# US 2006/0125783 A1 · Display device with detachable housing

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- Number: US 2006/0125783 A1
- Document ID: US20060125783A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/163,429
- Filed: 2005-10-18
- Published: 2006-06-15
- Earliest claimed: 2004-12-10
- Inventors: Kuan-Hong Hsieh; Bing Li; Zai-An Pan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20060125783A1

## CPC

- H04N 5/44504: {Circuit details of the additional information generator, e.g. details of the character or graphics signal generator, overlay mixing circuits}
- H04N 21/414: Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
- H04N 21/4312: {involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations}
- H04N 21/485: End-user interface for client configuration
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A display device includes a main body, an interface unit, and a detachable housing. The interface unit interconnects the detachable housing with the main body. The detachable housing includes an on screen display (OSD) unit for storing a plurality of OSD data, and a command input unit for generating command signals in response to operations of a user. The main body receives the command signals through the interface unit, identifies the command signals, and if required, performing predetermined functions to obtain OSD data from the OSD unit through the interface unit, to display an OSD menu corresponding to the obtained OSD data, and adjust any parameters of the OSD menu according to the corresponding command signals.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display device comprising a main body, an interface unit, and a detachable housing, wherein:
the interface unit interconnects the detachable housing with the main body;
the detachable housing comprises an on screen display (OSD) unit for storing a plurality of OSD data, and a command input unit for generating command signals in response to operations of a user; and
the main body is for receiving the command signals through the interface unit, identifying the command signals, and if required, performing predetermined functions to obtain OSD data from the OSD unit through the interface unit, to display an OSD menu corresponding to the obtained OSD data, and adjust any parameters in the OSD menu according to corresponding one or more command signals.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a processing unit for controlling the display of the OSD menu in order to adjust any of the parameters in the OSD menu according to corresponding command signals received from the command input unit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a memory for storing a control program run by the processing unit, the control program comprising a plurality of subprograms for performing the predetermined functions, the predetermined functions comprising turning on the display device, turning off the display device, and adjusting parameters of the display device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The display device according to claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a display module for displaying the OSD menu.

### Claim 5

A detachable housing for a display device, the display device having a main body, the detachable housing interconnecting with the main body by way of an interface unit, the detachable housing comprising:
an on-screen display (OSD) unit for storing a plurality of OSD data; and
a command input unit for generating command signals in response to operations of a user;
wherein the main body is for receiving the command signals through the interface unit, identifying the command signals, and if required, performing predetermined functions to obtain OSD data from the OSD unit through the interface unit, to display an OSD menu corresponding to the obtained OSD data, and adjust any parameters in the OSD menu according to corresponding one or more command signals.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The detachable housing according to claim 5, wherein the command signals comprise signals for turning on the display device, turning off the display device, displaying the OSD menu, and adjusting parameters of the display device.