Picture adjustment method and apparatus for video display appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorByung Han Kim
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Abstract
Picture adjustment apparatus and methods for a video display appliance, include: a memory for storing information pertaining to at least one apparatus adjustment on-screen display (OSD), the adjustment OSD information including configurable OSD accessibility information, and a control section that processes the stored OSD information. The control section is configured to output OSD data to control display of each OSD, the accessibility of each OSD distinguishable in accordance with the stored OSD accessibility information, wherein an accessible OSD is displayed differently than an inaccessible OSD.
Claims12
An adjustment apparatus for an appliance, comprising:
- a memory for storing information pertaining to at least one apparatus adjustment on-screen display (OSD), the adjustment OSD information including configurable OSD accessibility information;
- a key manipulation section configured to receive OSD accessibility information entered by a specific user;
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- a control section that processes the stored OSD information, wherein the control section is configured to output OSD data to control display of each OSD, the accessibility of each OSD controlled by individual key manipulations and distinguishable in accordance with the stored OSD accessibility information, wherein an accessible OSD is displayed differently than an inaccessible OSD and the OSD is displayed, including a detail information on each accessible OSD and each inaccessible OSD.
An adjustment method for providing diverse adjustment functions for an appliance through a plurality of OSDs (on-screen displays), the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying an adjustment OSD configuration menu configured to display accessible and inaccessible OSDs;
- accessing each OSD by a separate key manipulation;
- receiving a specified user command to set the accessibility of a selected adjustment OSD;
- storing accessibility information pertaining to the selected OSD in a memory;
- exiting the OSD configuration menu;
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- displaying an accessible OSD differently than an inaccessible OSD, wherein the displayed OSD includes a detail information on each accessible OSD and each inaccessible OSD.
A picture adjustment method, comprising:
- configuring a picture adjustment on-screen display (OSD) as accessible or inaccessible;
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- displaying the configured OSD in accordance with stored OSD accessibility information, such that an accessible OSD is displayed differently than an inaccessible OSD, wherein displaying the configured OSD includes displaying a detail information corresponding to a type of the OSD;
- wherein each OSD is individually accessed by separate key manipulations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.