US 2009/0158345 A1 · TELEVISION USER MODE

Abstract

Systems and methods for effectively hiding or disabling rarely used features and capabilities of a television so such features do not disturb the daily ease of use of the television and unauthorized users are prevented from changing settings and degrading the performance of the television. The television system preferably can be setup or programmed to work in either an “advanced mode” or a “daily use mode.” In the advanced mode, a user or installer is provided access to both all setup and all daily use functionality or features of the television. In the daily use mode, the overall user interface is optimized to avoid cluttering the menu system with features not needed for daily use. Users can operate all the features of the television necessary for daily use without altering any of the “authorized user only” settings and the less technically skilled will enjoy improved ease of use.

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Dependent claims

A control system for a television comprising

a screen,
a projection/image display system coupled to the screen,
an on-screen-display (OSD) controller coupled to the display system and the screen,
a video input coupled to the OSD, and
a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the OSD controller, the CPU comprising non-volatile memory upon which a software program is stored, the software program includes a set of instructions for toggling between advanced and non-advanced modes of operation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Television user mode

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Abstract

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