Display system

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display unit, including a microprocessor, to convert an image signal and to display an image corresponding to the image signal;
• a bi-directional interface unit;
• and
• an external controller to receive a graphic user interface request from the display unit and display information of controllable functions of the display unit from the display unit through the bi-directional interface unit, and to directly provide a graphic user interface corresponding to the display information for the display unit such that the graphic user interface is displayed on the display unit together with control instructions to control the display unit through the displayed graphic user interface,
• wherein a first button in the graphic user interface, which is configured to execute a first function which is controlled by the display unit is activated, and wherein a second button in the graphic user interface is disabled, the second button being configured to execute a second function which is not controlled by the display unit,
• wherein the external controller to provide the graphic user interface to the display unit is not controlled via the graphic user interface, but the display unit to receive the graphic user interface from the external controller is controlled via the graphic user interface, and
• wherein the display information comprises activated information of a microprocessor changeable service menu and an image display state.

A method of controlling a display unit by a controller external to the display unit which has an image display unit and a microprocessor, comprising:

• requesting, by the display unit, a graphical user interface from the external controller,
• requesting, by the external controller, display information from the display unit;
• and
• directly providing, by the external controller, a customized graphic user interface corresponding to the received display information for the display unit such that the customized graphic user interface is displayed on the display unit together with control instructions to control the display unit through the displayed customized graphic user interface,
• wherein a first button in the graphic user interface, which is configured to execute a first function which is controlled by the display unit is activated,
• wherein a second button in the graphic user interface is disabled, the second button being configured to execute a second function which is not controlled by the display unit,
• wherein the controller to provide the customized graphic user interface to the display unit is not controlled via the customized graphic user interface, but the display unit to receive the customized graphic user interface from the controller is controlled via the customized graphic user interface, and
• wherein the display information comprises activated information of a microprocessor changeable service menu and an image display state.

A display system comprising:

• a controller, external to a display unit that has a microprocessor, the controller containing plural graphic user interfaces corresponding to respective display units, and which outputs, in response to a request from at least one of the respective display units, one of the plural graphic user interfaces to be displayed according to display information to the display units such that the graphic user interface is displayed on at least one of the display units, and outputs control instructions to control the display units through the displayed graphic user interface,
• wherein a first button in one of the plural graphic user interfaces, which is configured to execute a first function which is controlled by the corresponding display unit is activated, and
• wherein a second button in one of the plural graphic user interfaces is disabled, the second button being configured to execute a second function which is not controlled by the corresponding display unit,
• wherein the controller to provide the graphic user interface to the display unit is not controlled via the graphic user interface, but the display unit to receive the graphic user interface from the controller is controlled via the graphic user interface, and
• wherein the display information comprises activated information of a microprocessor changeable service menu and an image display state.

A method of controlling a display apparatus having a microprocessor comprising:

• requesting a graphic user interface by the display apparatus;
• directly providing display information to an external device from the display apparatus through a bi-directional interface unit;
• and
• receiving a graphic user interface from the external device through the bi-directional interface unit, the graphic user interface corresponding to the display information from the external device such that the graphic user interface is displayed on the display apparatus and has control instructions to control the display apparatus according to a setting through the displayed graphic user interface,
• wherein a first button in the graphic user interface, which is configured to execute a first function which is controlled by the display apparatus is activated, and wherein a second button in the graphic user interface is disabled, the second button being configured to execute a second function which is not controlled by the display apparatus,
• wherein the external device to provide the graphic user interface to the display is not controlled via the graphic user interface, but the display apparatus to receive the graphic user interface from the external device is controlled via the graphic user interface, and
• wherein the display information comprises activated information of a microprocessor changeable service menu and an image display state.

A display apparatus comprising:

• an image display unit to display an image;
• and
• an interface unit to bi-directionally communicate with an external device;
• a signal processor to convert a signal inputted through the interface unit to the image being displayed by the image display unit;
• and
• a controller within the image display unit to request a graphical user interface from the external device, to provide display information of controllable functions of the image display unit to the external device, and to receive a graphic user interface corresponding to updated display information from the external device such that the graphic user interface is displayed on the image display unit corresponding to control instructions to control the image display unit through the interface unit from the external device in accordance with the controllable functions,
• wherein a first button in the graphic user interface, which is configured to execute a first function which is controlled by the controller within the image display unit or the signal processor is activated, and wherein a second button in the graphic user interface is disabled, the second button being configured to execute a second function which is not controlled by the controller of the image display unit and the signal processor,
• wherein the external device to provide the graphic user interface to the display apparatus is not controlled via the graphic user interface, but the display apparatus to receive the graphic user interface from the external device is controlled via the graphic user interface, and
• wherein the display information comprises activated information of a controller changeable service menu and an image display state.

A method of controlling a display apparatus that has a microprocessor, comprising:

• communicating, by an external controller, control instructions to the display apparatus in response to a graphical user interface request by the display apparatus;
• sending, by the display apparatus, display information indicative of the display apparatus to the external controller in response to communicating the control instructions to the display apparatus;
• determining, by the external controller, a graphic user interface based on the display information;
• sending control instructions and the graphic user interface from the external controller to the display apparatus;
• and
• displaying the graphic user interface via the display apparatus to control the display apparatus,
• wherein the external controller to send the graphic user interface to the display apparatus is not controlled via the graphic user interface, but the display apparatus to receive the graphic user interface from the controller is controlled via the graphic user interface,
• wherein a first button in the graphic user interface, which is configured to execute a first function which is controlled by the display apparatus or a signal processor of the display apparatus is activated, and wherein a second button in the graphic user interface is disabled, the second button being configured to execute a second function which is not controlled by the display apparatus and the signal processor of the display apparatus, and
• wherein the display information comprises activated information of a microprocessor changeable service menu and an image display state.

A display system comprising:

• a display unit, including a microprocessor, to convert an image signal and to display an image having at least one adjustable image display state;
• and
• a controller external to a display unit, where the display unit requests a graphic user interface from the controller and the controller communicates with the display unit and receives display information from the display unit indicating a type of display unit in response to communicating with the display unit, where the controller outputs the graphic user interface to the display unit, based on the display information, to adjust the at least one adjustable image display state of the image,
• wherein the controller to send the graphic user interface to the display apparatus is not controlled via the graphic user interface, but the display unit to receive the graphic user interface from the controller is controlled via the graphic user interface,
• wherein a first button in the graphic user interface, which is configured to execute a first function which is controlled by an image display unit or a signal processor of the display unit is activated, and wherein a second button in the graphic user interface is disabled, the second button being configured to execute a second function which is not controlled by the image display unit and the signal processor of the display unit, and
• wherein the display information comprises activated information of a microprocessor changeable service menu and the at least one adjustable image display state.