The present invention relates to a mode switching method and a display apparatus, and more particularly, to a mode switching method and a display apparatus with an automatic mode switching function.
With the advanced technology, the liquid crystal display television can connect to the Internet for receiving an image stream, and further can connect to the video game console and the personal computer for entertainment and working process. Generally, the television may be switched into a vocal enhancement mode and a movie mode when a user watches the image stream on the television, and the television may be switched into a heavy bass mode when the user plays the video game console via the television, and the television may be switched into an eye protection mode when the television is connected to the personal computer. However, the conventional television cannot identify a connected external device belongs to the video game console or the Internet set-top box or the personal computer; the user has to manually adjust the sound parameter, the illumination parameter and the image parameter of the television for a scenario mode suitable for the external device. The user must reset several troublesome parameters whenever the conventional television is connected to the unknown external device, even though the video game console, the Internet set-top box and the personal computer were connected before. Thus, design of a display apparatus capable of automatically switching into a proper mode is an important issue in the display industry.
The present invention provides a mode switching method and a display apparatus with an automatic mode switching function for solving above drawbacks.
According to the claimed invention, a mode switching method is applied to a display apparatus with a first scenario mode and a second scenario mode. The first scenario mode provides a first shortcut menu, and the second scenario mode provides a second shortcut menu different from the first shortcut menu. The mode switching method includes receiving a first signal source from a first external device, analyzing the first signal source to determine the first external device is matched with the first scenario mode or the second scenario mode, and displaying the first shortcut menu on a display interface of the display apparatus and hiding the second shortcut menu when the first external device is matched with the first scenario mode.
According to the claimed invention, the first scenario mode has a first parameter assembly, the second scenario mode has a second parameter assembly different from the first parameter assembly, the mode switching method utilizes the first parameter assembly to adjust the display apparatus and displays the first parameter assembly on the display interface via the first shortcut menu when the first external device is matched with the first scenario mode.
According to the claimed invention, the display apparatus includes a first signal receiver and a second signal receiver respectively matched with the first scenario mode and the second scenario mode. A step of analyzing the first signal source includes determining the first signal source is transmitted from the first signal receiver or the second signal receiver, and deciding the first external device is matched with the first scenario mode when the first signal source is transmitted from the first signal receiver.
According to the claimed invention, the first scenario mode and the second scenario mode are respectively matched with a first marking label and a second marking label. A step of analyzing the first signal source includes determining a marking label contained by the first signal source belongs to the first marking label or the second marking label, and deciding the first external device is matched with the first scenario mode when the marking label belongs to the first marking label.
According to the claimed invention, the display apparatus is further electrically connected to a second external device. The mode switching method further includes receiving a second signal source from the second external device, analyzing the second signal source to determine whether the first scenario mode provides a specific shortcut menu relevant to the second external device, and deciding whether to display the specific shortcut menu on the display interface according to a determination result.
According to the claimed invention, a sound signal or an illumination signal provided by the second external device is adjusted via a predefined parameter of the first scenario mode.
According to the claimed invention, the display apparatus further includes an identity recognizer and stores a plurality of user parameter assemblies in the first scenario mode. The mode switching method includes analyzing an identification signal from the identity recognizer, determining whether a user identity acquired by the identification signal is matched with one user parameter assembly of the plurality of user parameter assemblies according to an analysis result, and utilizing the user parameter assembly to adjust the display apparatus and displaying the user parameter assembly on the display interface via the first shortcut menu when the user identity is matched with the user parameter assembly.
According to the claimed invention, the mode switching method further includes determining whether the user identity is located within an effective operation range of the display apparatus, and determining whether the user identity is matched with the user parameter assembly when the user identity is located within the effective operation range.
According to the claimed invention, an image identification result or a sound identification result of the identification signal is analyzed to determine the user identity.
According to the claimed invention, the display apparatus further includes an environmental detector and stores a plurality of environmental calibration parameters in the first scenario mode respectively corresponding to a plurality of condition thresholds. The mode switching method further includes analyzing a detection signal from the environmental detector to acquire an environmental condition around the display apparatus, determining whether the acquired environmental condition conforms to one condition threshold of the plurality of condition thresholds, and utilizing an environmental calibration parameter relevant to the condition threshold to adjust the display apparatus when the acquired environmental condition conforms to the condition threshold.
According to the claimed invention, the detection signal is analyzed to compute an environmental intensity or an environmental color temperature around the display apparatus.
According to the claimed invention, a display apparatus with an automatic mode switching function includes at least one signal receiver, a display interface, a memory module and an operation processor. The signal receiver is adapted to connect with a first external device in a detachable manner. The memory module is adapted to store a first scenario mode providing a first shortcut menu, and a second scenario mode providing a second shortcut menu different from the first shortcut menu. The operation processor is electrically connected to the at least one signal receiver, the display interface and the memory module. The operation processor is adapted to analyze a first signal source from the first external device received by the at least one signal receiver for determining the first external device is matched with the first scenario mode or the second scenario mode, and display the first shortcut menu on the display interface and hide the second shortcut menu when the first external device is matched with the first scenario mode.
The mode switching method and the display apparatus of the present invention can provide a quick switching function. The mode switching method can automatically identify content of the signal source from the external device and automatically actuate the scenario mode corresponding to the external device when the external device is connected to the display apparatus; which means the display apparatus can memorize setting of several types of the external device in different scenario modes, and t can be simultaneously applied by the related shortcut menu and the related parameter assembly when being connected to the external device, without extra manual adjustment. In operation process of the display apparatus, the mode switching method can immediately record shortcut options of the shortcut menu and parameter values of the parameter assembly which are manually adjusted by the user in each scenario mode; if the display apparatus is connected to the same type of the external device again, the adjusted shortcut menu and the adjusted parameter assembly in each scenario mode can be automatically imported for simplifying and reducing the complicated parameter adjustment.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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The display interface 16 can be the LCD panel or the projection lens of the display apparatus 10; any component capable of transforming video content of the display apparatus 10 into an image frame for being watched by the user belongs to a scope of the display interface 16 in the present invention. The memory module 18 may be the flash memory, the dynamic random access memory, or any available memory. The memory module 18 can store a plurality of scenario modes, which is respectively matched with different types of the first external device 12. Each scenario mode can provide a shortcut menu different from ones of other scenario modes, and each shortcut menu can have parameter assembly different from ones of other shortcut menus. The operation processor 20 can be electrically connected to the signal receiver 14, the display interface 16 and the memory module 18. The operation processor 20 can analyze the type of the first external device 12 via signals from the signal receiver 14, to automatically select and switch the matched scenario mode and the matched parameter assembly on the display interface 16, so that the display apparatus 10 can provide the preferred audiovisual experience suitable for the type of the first external device 12.
In the embodiment, the memory module 18 can include three scenario modes, such as a first scenario mode for the video game console 12A, a second scenario mode for the Internet set-top box 12B, and a third scenario mode for the personal computer 12C. A number and an applied condition of the scenario mode are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, which depend on the design demand. The shortcut menu may include a parameter assembly at least having a sound parameter, an illumination parameter and an image parameter; the display apparatus 10 may optionally provide other types of the parameters and the related parameter assembly, and a detailed description is omitted herein for simplicity. The sound parameter may be interpreted as sound volume and effect of the speaker. The illumination parameter may be interpreted as decorative effect of the screen light on the display apparatus 10. The image parameter may be interpreted as visual effect of the display interface 16, such as color gamut or image quality.
It should be mentioned that the display apparatus 10 may include one or more signal receivers 14. If the display apparatus 10 has one signal receiver 14, the signal receiver 14 can receive a first signal source S1 when the first external device 12 is manually connected to the display apparatus 10, and the operation processor 20 can identify a marking label contained by the first signal source S1 belongs to a first marking label of the first scenario mode, or a second marking label of the second scenario mode, or a third marking label of the third scenario mode, so as to decide the first external device 12 is the video game console 12A, or the Internet set-top box 12B, or the personal computer 12C. If the display apparatus 10 has several signal receivers 14, such as the first signal receiver 14A and the second signal receiver 14B, the signal receivers 14 are used to respectively connect with different types of the first external devices 12; the operation processor 20 can identify the first signal source S1 is transmitted from the signal receiver 14A or 14B, and decide the first external device 12 which provides the first signal source S1 belongs to the video game console 12A, the Internet set-top box 12B or the personal computer 12C.
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If the scenario mode and related parameter setting in the shortcut menu selected by the first external device 12 have some predefined parameters relevant to the second external device 22, the foresaid predefined parameters can be used to both adjust functions (which are related to the predefined parameter) of the display apparatus 10 and the second external device 22. For example, if the display apparatus 10 is connected to the video game console 12A and the second external device 22 is the external speaker, the sound parameter of the first shortcut menu in the first scenario mode (which means the game mode) can be used to adjust the sound signal of the second external device 22 and the built-in speaker of the display apparatus 10; if the second external device 22 is the external decorative light bar, the illumination parameter of the first shortcut menu can be used to adjust the illumination signal of the second external device 22 and the screen light of the display apparatus 10.
Besides, the display apparatus 10 may optionally include an identity recognizer 24, and the memory module 18 may store a plurality of user parameter assemblies for different user identities. The identity recognizer 24 can be an image sensor, a sound sensor or a barcode scanner used to acquire the identification signal. The operation processor 20 can recognize the user identity in accordance with an image identification result, or a sound identification result, or a barcode identification result. For example, the image sensor may face toward a front of the display apparatus 10 to acquire a surveillance image as being the identification signal, and then human face recognition technology can be used to determine the user identity inside the surveillance image, so as to match the determined user identity with the plurality of user parameter assemblies for finding out whether the determined user identity has a predefined user parameter assembly; if so, the predefined user parameter assembly can be automatically applied in accordance with the type and the scenario mode of the first external device 12.
For example, the user parameter assembly of the user A in the first scenario mode (such as the game mode) may set the sound parameter as the heavy bass mode, and the user parameter assembly of the user B in the first scenario mode (such as the game mode) may set the sound parameter as the mid bass mode. If the video game console 12A is connected to the display apparatus 10, the display apparatus 10 can determine the first scenario mode is applicable and display the first shortcut menu on the display interface 16; then, the display apparatus 10 further can analyze the identification result of the identity recognizer 24, to activate the game mode with the heavy bass mode when the user A stands before the display apparatus 10, or to activate the game mode with the mid bass mode when the user B stands before the display apparatus 10.
The identity recognizer 24 may have the limited surveillance range, and can detect a distance of the user relative to the display apparatus 10. Therefore, the display apparatus 10 of the present invention can further determine whether the user identity is located within an effective operation range of the display apparatus 10. If the user identity is located inside the effective operation range, the identified user is represented as an operator of the display apparatus 10, and the display apparatus 10 can determine whether the user identity related to the identified user is mated with any of the plurality of user parameter assemblies. That is to say, if the identity recognizer 24 recognizes the user A and the user B both standing before the display apparatus 10, but the user A is located within the effective operation range rather than the user B, or the users A and B both stand inside the effective operation range but the user A is more close to the display apparatus 10, the first shortcut menu and the first parameter assembly belonging to the user A can be applied for the display apparatus 10.
Moreover, the display apparatus 10 may optionally include an environmental detector 26, and the memory module 18 may store a plurality of environmental calibration parameters for some or all of the scenario modes. The environmental detector 26 may be an ambient light sensor disposed on a top side or a lateral side of the display apparatus 10, and adapted to acquire illumination information around the display apparatus 10. The display apparatus 10 can analyze a detection signal generated by the environmental detector 26 to acquire an environmental condition around the display apparatus 10, and compare the environmental condition with a condition threshold for executing related parameter calibration in accordance with a comparison result. The memory module 18 mat pre-store one or some condition thresholds, and each of the condition thresholds may have a specific environmental calibration parameter; if the environmental condition conforms to one of the condition thresholds, the environmental calibration parameter which corresponds to the conformed condition threshold can be used to adjust the parameter setting of the display apparatus 10.
For example, if the environmental intensity is low, the environmental condition acquired by the environmental detector 26 may conform to a low-illumination condition threshold (which may be interpreted as the environmental condition is equal to or smaller than the condition threshold), and thus the low-illumination condition threshold can provide the corresponding environmental calibration parameter used to adjust one or some image parameters of the display apparatus 10 in the current scenario mode, such as increasing an image contrast to ensure visibility of the image detail. If the environmental intensity is high, the environmental condition acquired by the environmental detector 26 may conform to a high-illumination condition threshold (which may be interpreted as the environmental condition is equal to or higher than another condition threshold), and thus the environmental calibration parameter of the high-illumination condition threshold can adjust the display apparatus 10, such as preventing the image from overexposure to maintain the preferred audiovisual experience. Analysis of the detection signal is not limited to acquirement of the environmental intensity around the display apparatus 10, and the detection signal may be represented as the environmental color temperature or any other datum, which depends on the design demand.
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If the customized scenario mode is existed, the display apparatus 10 may store one or some mode setting data in accordance with the user's habit or historic recording; then, step S108 can be executed to inspect whether the first signal source S1 acquired by the signal receiver 14 is matched with the customized scenario mode; the foresaid step can be interpreted as determining whether matching inspection of the scenario mode is actuated. If the matching inspection is not actuated, step S110 can be executed to inspect whether the user customizes or changes the shortcut menu and the related parameter assembly. If there has no customized or changed recording, step S112 can be executed to apply the common shortcut menu and the common parameter assembly for the display apparatus 10 in accordance with the historic recording; if there has the customized or changed recording, step S114 can be executed to apply the customized or changed shortcut menu and the related parameter assembly for the display apparatus 10.
If the matching inspection of the scenario mode is actuated via execution of step S108, step S116 can be executed to determine whether the scenario mode customized by the user belongs to the first scenario mode (such as the game mode), or the second scenario mode (such as the movie mode), or the third scenario mode (such as the working mode), and apply the shortcut menu and the parameter assembly corresponding to the customized scenario mode for the display apparatus 10; other unrelated scenario modes, unrelated shortcut menus and unrelated parameter assemblies are not displayed and not applied for the display apparatus 10.
Therefore, when the mode switching method of the present invention determines that the memory module 18 of the display apparatus 10 does not have the customized scenario mode, the systematically predefined scenario mode can be applied directly; when the memory module 18 has the customized scenario mode, the present invention can further determine whether the signal source from the external device is matched with the customized scenario mode (in step S108). If the signal source cannot be matched with the customized scenario mode, the mode switching method can inspect whether the user intends to reset or change the shortcut menu and the parameter assembly (in step S110), so as to decide whether to select the common shortcut menu and the related parameter assembly via the historic recording, or to apply the customized scenario mode and the related shortcut menu and the related parameter assembly for the display apparatus 10 (in step S112 and step S114); if the signal source can be matched with the customized scenario mode, the predefined scenario mode can be directly applied for the display apparatus 10 (in step S116).
Moreover, the user who is authorized to operate the display apparatus 10 may be plural, so that the mode switching method of the present invention may utilize the identity recognizer 24 to recognize the user identity between step S102 and step S104, and then can decide whether the memory module 18 stores the customized parameter assembly in accordance with the user identity. The identity recognizer 24 may recognize the user identity via the human face identification technology, body shape identification technology, human gesture identification technology, or sound identification technology. In addition, the display apparatus 10 can optionally analyze information from the environmental detector 26 when executing the mode switching method of the present invention to select or check the shortcut menu and the parameter assembly, so as to adaptively adjust the related parameters of the display apparatus 10 for the preferred audiovisual experience.
In conclusion, the mode switching method and the display apparatus of the present invention can provide a quick switching function. The mode switching method can automatically identify content of the signal source from the external device and automatically actuate the scenario mode corresponding to the external device when the external device is connected to the display apparatus; which means the display apparatus can memorize setting of several types of the external device in different scenario modes, and t can be simultaneously applied by the related shortcut menu and the related parameter assembly when being connected to the external device, without extra manual adjustment. In operation process of the display apparatus, the mode switching method can immediately record shortcut options of the shortcut menu and parameter values of the parameter assembly which are manually adjusted by the user in each scenario mode; if the display apparatus is connected to the same type of the external device again, the adjusted shortcut menu and the adjusted parameter assembly in each scenario mode can be automatically imported for simplifying and reducing the complicated parameter adjustment.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
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110122257 | Jun 2021 | TW | national |