Method and apparatus of composing menu for users

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of composing a user menu by proving a shortened route to the menu the user selected among a hierarchically structured On Screen Display menu so that the user can find a menu he or she wants more conveniently. The method comprises the steps of deciding whether an item is optionally selected out of the hierarchically structured OSD menu items; deciding whether a user menu registration button for the optionally selected item is pressed; registering the selected menu with the user menu by adding an index to the currently selected item once the user menu registration button is properly pressed; displaying the registered user menu on an OSD menu if a user view menu is established; actuating a corresponding menu item when an optional item is selected among the user menu; and deleting a menu item from the user menu if a deletion button is pressed on an optionally selected item out of the user menu.

1. A method of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure, the method comprising the steps of:
 deciding whether an item is optionally selected out of the hierarchically structured OSD menu items;   deciding whether a user menu registration button for the optionally selected item is pressed;   registering the selected menu with the user menu by adding an index to the currently selected item once the user menu registration button is properly pressed;   displaying the registered user menu on an OSD menu if a user view menu is established; actuating a corresponding menu item when an optional item is selected among the user menu; and   deleting a menu item from the user menu if a deletion button is pressed on an optionally selected item out of the user menu.   
     
     
       2. A method of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 1 , wherein said user menu is setting if the user select ‘main source’ using the remote control. 
     
     
       3. A method of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 1 , wherein the user select ‘special’ item among the initial OSD menu using the remote control, then the hierarchically structured OSD menu is displayed. 
     
     
       4. A method of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 1 , wherein when the user menu displayed the user can choose certain item. 
     
     
       5. A method of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 1 , wherein said registering step registers a specific user menu; the user presses the ‘user menu registration’ button on the remote control, a microcomputer detects the user pressed button, and stores index data on the corresponding item into the user menu domain. 
     
     
       6. A method of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 1 , wherein a user can delete any item from the user menu at any time by deletion button on the remote control. 
     
     
       7. A method of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 1 , wherein a user can be optionally composed of display position of the user menu screen, size and color. 
     
     
       8. A method of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 1 , wherein if the user wishes to see detailed items of ‘main source’, the user moves the cursor of the remote control and presses a confirm key. 
     
     
       9. An apparatus of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure, the apparatus comprising:
 a graphics processing unit for graphically processing the OSD menu;   a memory for storing index data on the OSD menu to provide the data to the graphics processing unit;   a microcomputer for displaying the OSD menu or the user menu on the screen by controlling said graphics processing unit and for actuating a corresponding menu item when an optional item is selected among the user menu; and   a remote control having a deletion button for deletion a menu item from the user menu.   
     
     
       10. An apparatus of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 9 , wherein said graphics processing unit displays the user menu on the screen. 
     
     
       11. An apparatus of composing a user menu for displaying On Screen Display (OSD) menu with a hierarchical structure of  claim 9 , wherein said microcomputer includes a remote control signal receiving circuit. 
     
     
       12. A method for composing a menu, the method comprising:
 displaying a plurality of menu items of a first menu on a display;   activating a menu item from the plurality of menu items of the first menu;   registering the activated menu item with a second menu;   displaying the registered menu item of the second menu on the display;   activating a menu item of the second menu;   actuating an operation corresponding to the activated menu item of the second menu; and   deleting a menu item from the second menu when a delete request is received.    
     
     
       13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first menu is displayed at the same time as the second menu.  
     
     
       14. The method of claim 12, wherein the deleted menu item is no longer displayed on the second menu.  
     
     
       15. The method of claim 12, wherein the deleted menu item is displayed on the first menu.  
     
     
       16. An apparatus for composing a menu, the apparatus comprising:
 a display configured to display a first menu comprising a plurality of menu items; and   a processing unit configured to:
 activate a menu item from the plurality of menu items of the first menu when a first input to activate the menu item is received; 
 register the activated menu item with a second menu when a second input to register the activated menu item is received; 
 control the display to display the second menu when a display input is received, wherein the second menu comprises at least the registered menu item; 
 activate a menu item of the second menu when the menu item of the second menu is selected; 
 actuate an operation corresponding to the activated menu item of the second menu; and 
 delete a menu item from the second menu when a third input is received.  
   
     
     
       17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first menu is displayed at the same time as the second menu.  
     
     
       18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the deleted menu item is no longer displayed on the second menu.  
     
     
       19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the deleted menu item is displayed on the first menu.  
     
     
       20. A method for composing a menu, the method comprising:
 displaying a first menu comprising a plurality of menu items on a display;   activating a menu item from the plurality of menu items of the first menu;   registering the activated menu item with a second menu;   displaying the second menu, which comprises the registered menu item, on the display responsive to a single key input;   activating a menu item of the second menu;   actuating an operation corresponding to the activated menu item of the second menu; and   deleting a menu item from the second menu when a second input is received.    
     
     
       21. The method of claim 20, wherein the first menu is displayed at the same time as the second menu.  
     
     
       22. The method of claim 20, wherein the deleted menu item is no longer displayed on the second menu.  
     
     
       23. The method of claim 20, wherein the deleted menu item is displayed on the first menu.