Display apparatus and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12079396-B2
Application number	US-202318297585-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2023
Priority date	Dec 18, 2019
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes: a display; a user interface; and a controller, configured to perform: in response to a user input, synchronizing menu content data set under a current source to other sources, so that the other sources can obtain the same display effect as that under the current source. Unnecessary repeated setting is avoided, and convenience is brought to users in use.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display configured to display an image and/or a user interface;
a user input interface, configured to receive a user input;
an external device interface, configured to connect with one or more external devices that provide contents;
a network connection component, configured to connect with network;
a memory configured to store instructions and data associated with the display; and
a controller, in connection with the display, the user input interface, the external device interface and configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
while a content provided by a first input source is displaying on the display, in response to a first instruction for showing a setting menu of display parameters, present a first graphical user interface that comprises the setting menu of display parameters for the first input source on the display;
in response to a second instruction for modifying at least one display parameter in the setting menu of display parameters, modify data of the at least one display parameter and store the modified data associated with the at least one display parameter in the first input source; and
in response to a third instruction for selecting a first function option in the setting menu of display parameters, write and store the modified data associated with the at least one display parameter for the first input source in other input sources except the first input source.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
while the content provided by the first input source is displaying on the display, in response to a fourth instruction for modifying a first display parameter in the setting menu of display parameters immediately after the third instruction, modify data of the first display parameter, and write and store the modified data of the first display parameter in all the input sources including the first input source and the other input sources.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
in response to a fifth instruction for switching the first input source to a second input source, display a content provided by the second input source on the display; and
while the content provided by the second input source is displaying on the display, in response to a sixth instruction for showing a setting menu of display parameters, present a second graphical user interface that comprises the setting menu of display parameters on the display;
wherein data associated with the at least one display parameter in the setting menu of display parameters in the second input source is the same as the modified data associated with the at least one display parameter in the first input source.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first input source is an input source associated with one of the one or more external devices.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second input source is an input source associated with one of the one or more external devices.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display parameters are parameters associated with an image quality of the display.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a signal type of an input content from the second input source is the same as a signal type of an input content from the first input source.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
in response to the third instruction for selecting the first function option in the setting menu of the display parameters, set and store an indicator for indicating the first function option has been selected.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
in response to the fourth instruction for modifying the first display parameter in the setting menu of display parameters, read the indicator associated with the first function option stored; and
in response to the indicator indicating that the first function option has been selected, write and store the modified data of the first display parameter in all the input sources.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
in response to determining no longer modifying the at least one display parameter in the setting menu of the display parameters, read the indicator associated with the first function option stored; and
in response to the indicator indicating that the first function option has been selected, write and store the modified data of the first display parameter in all the input sources.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the display apparatus to:
in response to a seventh instruction for exiting from the setting menu of display parameters in the first input source, read the indicator associated with the first function option; and
in response to the indicator indicating that the first function option has been selected, write and store data of current setting of display parameters for the first input source in other input sources except the first input source, and exit from the setting menu of display parameters in the first input source.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one display parameter comprises one or more of backlight, contrast, brightness, color and sharpness.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the setting menu of display parameters comprises a picture setting menu.

14. A process method for a display apparatus, comprising:
while a content provided by a first input source is displaying on a display of the display apparatus, in response to a first instruction for showing a setting menu of display parameters, presenting a first graphical user interface that comprises the setting menu of display parameters for the first input source on the display, wherein the display apparatus comprises the display for displaying an image, a user input interface configured for receiving a user input; an external device interface, configured for connecting with one or more external devices that provide contents; a network connection component configured for connecting with network;
in response to a second instruction for modifying at least one display parameter in the setting menu of display parameters, modifying data of the at least one display parameter and storing the modified data associated with the at least one display parameter in the first input source; and
in response to a third instruction for selecting a first function option in the setting menu of display parameters, writing and storing the modified data associated with the at least one display parameter for the first input source in other input sources except the first input source.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:
while the content provided by the first input source is displaying on the display, in response to a fourth instruction for modifying a first display parameter in the setting menu of display parameters immediately after the third instruction, modifying data of the first display parameter, and writing and

Assignees

• Hisense Visual Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Zhiyong

Classifications

• H04N21/43

  Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware {(real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00)} · CPC title

• H04N21/485 Primary

  End-user interface for client configuration · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• H04N21/4854

  for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast · CPC title

• H04N21/4852

  for modifying audio parameters, e.g. switching between mono and stereo · CPC title