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    PURPOSE: A television having a voice menu selecting apparatus by a voice is to listen a menu as a voice and select the menu by inputting a control signal. CONSTITUTION: A television comprises a receiving unit(16) for receiving a signal inputted from a remote controller, a microcomputer(14) for controlling the whole television operation, an OSD generator(15) for displaying a menu screen, a voice amplifying unit(7) for driving a speaker(8) to output a voice signal, and a CRT(13) which is driven by a CRT driving unit(12) and for outputting a menu screen. A menu composition unit(17) stores a data for a selected character menu and stores a voice menu date for the character menu data. A voice outputting unit(18) synthesizes and outputs a voice by the voice menu data which is output from the menu composition unit. The voice menu data of the menu composition unit is output to the voice outputting unit so that the menu screen is displayed as the voice according to a control signal of the microcomputer.
    公开号:KR20000027980A
    申请号:KR1019980046044
    申请日:1998-10-30
    公开日:2000-05-15
    发明作者:박주덕
    申请人:전주범；대우전자 주식회사；
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    专利说明:

    TV with voice menu selector
    The present invention relates to a television having an OSD menu selection device, and more particularly, to insert a voice output selection mode when a menu screen is visually displayed on a screen of a television, and to output a menu with audible voice when a menu is output. A television having a voice menu selection device configured to allow a viewer to hear this and input a control signal through a remote controller to select a menu.
    Most televisions typically have an OSD generator and are configured to generate OSD characters on the CRT screen of the television to perform menu selections when selecting a menu. While the letter display can be clearly recognized, there is a disadvantage in not knowing which menu is displayed unless a person with low vision or a screen is seen. In addition, since the character display screen is often a strong monochromatic screen, there is a problem such as adding eyestrain to the viewer.
    First, the structure and character display state of a conventional television will be described with reference to FIG.
    As shown, the general configuration of a television includes an antenna (1), a tuner (2), an IF amplifier (3), a P / S separation unit (4), a voice detector (5), a voice processor (6), The audio amplifier 7, the speaker 8, the OSD generator 15, the image detector 9, the image processor 10 and the mixer 11, and a memory device (E 2 PROM) for storing data are provided. It is composed of a microcomputer 14 to be connected, a receiving unit 16 for receiving a control signal input from a remote controller (not shown) and inputting the microcomputer 14 to the microcomputer 14, a CRT driving unit 12, and a CRT 13.
    The operating state of the television of the above structure is as follows.
    The broadcast signal of the airwave is received by the antenna 1, and the broadcast signal received by the tuner 2 controlled by the microcomputer 14 is tuned. The microcomputer 14 adjusts the broadcast station desired by the viewer, the volume control, the brightness and / or the contrast, etc., by the control signal input from the remote controller through the receiver 16. The IF amplifier 3 amplifies an intermediate frequency (IF) signal output from the tuner 2, and the P / S separation unit 4 includes a surface acoustic wave filter to convert the intermediate frequency (IF) into an image intermediate frequency ( PIF) and voice intermediate frequency (SIF).
    The voice detector 5 detects a voice signal from the voice intermediate frequency (SIF), and the voice processor 6 detects the detected voice signal based on the control signal of the microcomputer 14 (Base) and Treble. Voice processing such as volume and the like is performed, and the voice amplifier 7 amplifies the processed voice signal and outputs it to the speaker 8.
    On the other hand, the image intermediate frequency (PIF) is detected by the image signal from the image detector 9, the image signal detected by the image processing unit 10 according to the control signal of the microcomputer 14, color, tint, brightness, etc. R (Red), G (Green), B (Blue), and luminance (Y) signals corresponding to the video signals are output, and the R, G, B, and luminance (Y) signals are output from the mixer (11). By mixing and outputting the R ', G', B 'and OSD blanking signals Y' generated from the OSD generator 15, the CRT 13 is driven through the CRT driver 12, and the OSD generator 15 The image is displayed together with the predetermined OSD pattern data from.
    However, in the conventional television as described above, since the menu screen is displayed only on the CRT screen, inconvenience such as the need to always watch the screen for menu setting has occurred.
    The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to insert a voice output selection mode when the menu screen is displayed visually to output a menu by voice when the menu is output and the viewer hears and controls this. There is provided a television having an audio menu selection device configured to input a signal and select a menu.
    1 is a block diagram showing an example of a circuit configuration of a conventional TV receiver equipped with an audio menu selection apparatus of the present invention;
    2 is a flowchart showing an operating state of a television having an audio menu selection apparatus of the present invention;
    3 is a front view of a television showing an example of a menu selection screen.
    <Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>
    1: antenna 2: tuner 3: IF amplifier,
    4: P / S separator 5: voice detector 6: voice processor
    7: audio amplifier 8: speaker 9: video detector
    10: image processing unit 11: mixer 12: CRT drive unit
    13: CRT 14: Micom 15: OSD Generator
    16: Receiver 17: Menu Configuration 18: Audio Output
    20: TV
    The present invention for achieving the above object, the receiving unit 16 for receiving a signal input from the remote control, the microcomputer 14 for controlling the operation of the entire television, the OSD generating device 15 for displaying a menu screen and A television comprising a voice amplifier 7 for driving the speaker 8 to output a voice signal, and a CRT 13 for driving a menu screen and driven by the CRT driver 12; Synthesizing and outputting the voice by the menu configuration unit 17 and the voice menu data output from the menu configuration unit 17 for storing data on the text menu and storing voice menu data for the text menu data. And a voice output unit 18 for outputting the voice menu data of the menu unit 17 to the voice output unit 18 to output the menu screen to the voice menu according to the control signal of the microcomputer 14. On It characterized in that to perform the command input by.
    Hereinafter, a television with an audio menu selection apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
    The present invention not only outputs menu characters on the screen when the TV menu is displayed, but also visually selects the menu, and outputs the menu as an audio signal, thereby allowing the viewer to select the menu audibly, thereby increasing the added value of the TV and making it easier to use. Provide a surname.
    According to the present invention, the menu structure unit 17 and the audio output unit 18 are further provided in the conventional television, which is shown in FIG. The menu configuration unit 17 is connected to the microcomputer 14, and the same character menu data (for example, 1. TV setting, 2. Contrast setting, TV menu data) that is output through the OSD screen is stored Also, voice menu data for outputting a specific voice with respect to the text menu data is stored.
    The voice output unit 18 connected to the menu configuration unit 17 synthesizes and outputs voices by the voice menu data output from the menu configuration unit 17. The voice output unit 18 can be easily configured using a commercially available IC for voice synthesis.
    The operational effect of the television having the audio menu selection apparatus of the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2 and the television front view on which the menu of FIG. 3 is displayed.
    When the character menu mode is selected by the viewer, the microcomputer 14 outputs a control signal to the OSD generator 15 to display the initial menu on the screen. 3 is a front view of a television on which an example of an initial menu screen is displayed. The menu may be various kinds of menus, for example, 1. channel selection, 2. contrast selection. The character menu data as described above is stored in the menu configuration unit 17 and called by the microcomputer 17 when necessary.
    When the text menu is displayed on the CRT screen of the television 20 as described above, the viewer inputs a desired command using a remote controller (not shown). The microcomputer 14 detects an input command and performs a required operation accordingly.
    However, when the voice menu mode is set by the viewer, the microcomputer 14 detects this and instead of outputting the menu characters through the OSD generator 15, outputs a control signal to the menu configuration unit 17 to FIG. The selection menu data as shown is output to the audio output unit 18.
    The voice output unit 18 outputs a voice menu signal in accordance with voice menu control data for the selection menu output from the menu configuration unit 17. At this time, the audio menu signal output is essentially the same audio menu as shown in Fig. 3, and "Channel 1 is the menu setting. No. 2. The menu of the brightness setting. ..., press the desired menu number to select Please. " And audio signals are output.
    The voice signal data thus output is input to the voice amplifier 7 and amplified into a signal of sufficient magnitude. The amplified audio signal is finally output through the speaker 8 to become a sound that can be heard by the viewer. When the menu is output as voice as described above, the viewer selects the required operation by pressing the desired menu number using the remote controller according to the menu.
    When a command signal generated from a remote controller (not shown) controlled by the viewer is input through the receiver 16, the microcomputer 14 performs a specific operation according to the input signal. For example, if the viewer selects the "2. Contrast setting" mode, the microcomputer 14 also outputs "Bright setting or contrast setting" which is a submenu of "Contrast setting" as audio in the same manner as described above. The control signal input through the receiving unit 16 is decoded in the microcomputer 14 in the same manner as before, and the command is executed.
    As an example of audio menu output, a voice signal such as "No. 1 is bright setting. No. 2 is contrast setting. Press the desired menu number" is output through the speaker 8. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above main menus and submenus can be changed depending on the performance or function of the television.
    In the process of performing the command as described above, the microcomputer 14 always detects whether a voice menu off command is input from the viewer, and when an off command is input, stops the further voice menu output and exits the menu mode. do.
    In the present invention, it is also possible to simultaneously output the audio menu and the OSD text menu. That is, when the voice menu is selected, the microcomputer 14 outputs the voice menu normally through the speaker 8, and simultaneously outputs the same text menu (refer to FIG. 3) through the CRT 13 screen.
    That is, the character menu as shown in Fig. 3 is displayed on the screen of the CRT (13), and at the same time, No. 1 is the channel setting in the speaker (8). 2 is the contrast setting. Press the menu number you want to select. "
    The viewer can therefore adjust the television conveniently by watching the sound with his eyes or listening to the ear and pressing the desired menu number.
    According to the present invention as described above, by inserting the audio output selection mode when the menu screen is displayed visually, there is an advantage that the menu can be output by voice when the menu is output, and the viewer hears it and inputs a control signal to select the menu. .
    While the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention may be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit or the field of the present invention. It will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.
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    [1" claim-type="Currently amended] A receiver 16 for receiving a signal input from a remote controller, a microcomputer 14 for controlling the operation of the entire television, an OSD generator 15 for displaying a menu screen, and a speaker 8 for outputting an audio signal In a television comprising a voice amplifier (7) for driving a CRT (13) driven by the CRT driver 12 for outputting a menu screen,
    A menu configuration unit 17 for storing data on the selected text menu and storing voice menu data for the text menu data;
    It is composed of a voice output unit 18 for synthesizing and outputting the voice by the voice menu data output from the menu configuration unit 17,
    According to the control signal of the microcomputer 14 to output the menu screen to the audio menu, the audio menu data of the menu unit 17 to the audio output unit 18, characterized in that to perform a command input by the viewer TV with voice menu selector.
    [2" claim-type="Currently amended] The television set according to claim 1, wherein the audio menu and the menu screen are simultaneously output to the speaker and the CRT screen and displayed visually and audibly to the viewer.
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    1998-10-30|Application filed by 전주범, 대우전자 주식회사
    1998-10-30|Priority to KR1019980046044A
    2000-05-15|Publication of KR20000027980A
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    KR1019980046044A|KR20000027980A|1998-10-30|1998-10-30|Television having menu selecting apparatus by voice|
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