Claims
- 1. An on-screen menu selecting method, wherein the menu selection time is shortened by making the speed of movement of a pointer between icons of different levels faster than the speed of movement of the pointer between icons of the same level.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the on-screen menu is displayed at multiple levels
- 3. The method of claim 1, comprising the steps of:
(a) determining the direction in which the pointer is moving; (b) determining whether there is only one menu that is displayed in the direction judged in step (a); and (c) controlling the pointer to move faster in the determined direction, if it is determined in the step (b) that only one menu is displayed.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein In the step (a), the direction in which a pointer is to move is determined by calculating a predetermined direction angle on the basis of the coordinate value of a current placed pointer.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the predetermined direction angle is ±60°.
- 6. An on-screen menu selecting apparatus, comprising:
a key operation unit having a remote controller and a key operator of a panel, particularly, having an on-screen pointer movement key for moving an on-screen pointer; an on-screen menu generator for generating an on-screen menu; an on-screen pointer moving unit for moving the on-screen pointer in response to the movement of the on-screen pointer movement key; an on-screen pointer speed controller for controlling the speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between icons, according to a predetermined control signal; and a controller for receiving a signal from the key operation unit, and controlling the on-screen menu generator to generate the on-screen menu, controlling the on-screen pointer moving unit to move the on-screen pointer, and particularly controlling the speed of movement of the on-screen pointer between icons of different levels to be faster than an initially-set speed.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the controller judges the direction in which the pointer is to be moved, determines whether only one menu has been displayed in the judged direction, and controls the pointer to move fast in the judged direction, if it is determined in step (b) that only one menu has been displayed.
- 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller determines the direction of movement of the pointer by calculating a predetermined direction angle on the basis of the coordinate value of the pointer located at present.
- 9. An on-screen menu selection method, comprising the steps of:
displaying a multilevel on-screen menu and a moveable pointer on a screen; moving the pointer in response to a control key; determining the variation in the X and Y coordinate values of the pointer, for determining the moving direction of the pointer; and adjusting the speed of movement of the pointer as a function of whether the variation in the X coordinate value is greater or less than the variation in the Y coordinate value.
- 10. The method of claim 9, said adjusting step further comprising:
moving the pointer at a first speed when the variation in the Y coordinate value is greater than the variation in the X coordinate value; and moving the pointer at a second speed when the variation in the X coordinate value is greater than the variation in the Y coordinate value.
- 11. The method of claim 10, said second speed being faster than said first speed.
- 12. The method of claim 11, said step of displaying a multilevel menu further comprising:
displaying a menu in which icons of the same level are displayed vertically to each other, and icons of different levels are displayed at different X-axis positions from each other.
- 13. An on-screen menu selecting apparatus, comprising:
a display unit, for displaying an on-screen menu; an on-screen menu generator connected to the display unit; a controller connected to the on-screen menu generator for controlling the on-screen menu generator; a key operation unit connected to the controller, said key operation unit comprising:
a remote controller; and a pointer movement key, for directing the movement of an on-screen pointer; an on-screen pointer moving unit connected to the controller and the display unit, for controlling the movement of an on-screen pointer under the control of the controller in response to a signal from the pointer movement key; and an on-screen pointer speed controller connected to the controller and the on-screen pointer moving unit, for controlling the on-screen pointer to move at different speeds.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 13, said controller further comprising:
means for determining the direction in which the pointer is moving; and means for controlling the on-screen pointer speed controller as a function of the determined direction.
- 15. The apparatus of claim 12, said pointer movement key being an I-point control key.
- 16. An on-screen menu selection method, comprising the steps of:
displaying a one-dimensional menu screen, and a moveable pointer, on a screen; controlling the pointer to move at a first speed on the screen; determining the direction of movement of the pointer on the screen; determining the number of menus within a predetermined angle around the direction of movement of the pointer; when only one menu is within the predetermined angle, increasing the speed of movement of the pointer.
- 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of:
when more than one menu is within the predetermined angle, performing a schemed processing order.
- 18. The method of claim 16, said predetermined angle being an angle range above and below the direction of movement of the pointer.
- 19. The method of claim 18, said angle range being ±60° around the direction of movement of the pointer.
- 20. The method of claim 16, said step of controlling the pointer further comprising:
controlling the direction of movement of the pointer using an I-point control key.
Priority Claims (1)
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45005/1998 |
Oct 1998 |
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CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C. §119 from my application METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING IN ON-SCREEN MENU filed with the Korean Industrial Property Office on Oct. 27, 1998 and there duly assigned Serial No. 45005/1998.