# US 7,746,410 B2 · Picture adjustment method and apparatus for video display appliance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,746,410 B2 - Document ID: US7746410B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/952,794 - Filed: 2004-09-30 - Published: 2005-02-24 - Granted: 2010-06-29 - Earliest claimed: 2000-08-11 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Byung Han Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7746410B2 ## CPC - G09G 5/006: {Details of the interface to the display terminal (specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04)} - H04N 21/42204: {User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205)} - H04N 21/47: End-user applications - H04N 21/4854: {for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast} - H04N 21/42228: {the reprogrammable keys being displayed on a display screen in order to reduce the number of keys on the remote control device itself} - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said control section is configured to control the display of an OSD in a color corresponding to the OSD's stored accessibility information. ### Claim 3 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; and 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. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: an OSD output processing section configured to receive the OSD data from the control section and output OSD display information to a display device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control section is further configured to: receive a picture adjustment command request from a user; determine the accessibility of at least one adjustment OSD in accordance with the stored accessibility information for each picture adjustment OSD, provide the OSD data to the OSD output processing section based upon the stored accessibility information of the at least one picture adjustment OSD, and process a command for picture adjustment inputted through the OSD only if the OSD is determined to be accessible. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a display device configured to receive input from the OSD output processing section and display at least one on-screen display (OSD) for adjusting an apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one OSD is a picture adjustment OSD further comprising at least one picture adjustment menu. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the adjustment method comprises adjusting a picture displayed on a video display appliance. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the adjustment method further comprises: performing a user requested adjustment command if a corresponding OSD is accessible; and ignoring the requested adjustment command if the corresponding OSD is inaccessible. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein adjustment OSDs that are predetermined as inaccessible include shape of a screen, colors, OSD language, removing wave patterns, and color bleeding. ### Claim 11 A picture adjustment method, comprising: configuring a picture adjustment on-screen display (OSD) as accessible or inaccessible; and 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. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The picture adjustment method according to claim 11, further comprising: entering a picture adjustment menu by operation of a specified user; configuring, by the specified user, OSD accessibility information of a selected OSD; and blocking an inaccessible OSD from being accessed by another user.