Patent ID: 9131188
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling an image display device, the method comprising: detecting a first input of at least one of a plurality of control key buttons provided at a predetermined area on the image display device; displaying a plurality of control key OSDs (On-Screen Displays) which correspond to the control key buttons, respectively, on a first display area of the image display device, the control key OSDs and the control key buttons being in parallel to each other and being arranged along a horizontal direction; receiving a second input of a first control key button while the control key OSDs are displayed; displaying a plurality of menu item OSDs on a second display area of the image display device in response to the second input, the plurality of menu item OSDs being arranged in a line along a vertical direction from a control key OSD corresponding to the first control key button; and displaying a plurality of select key OSDs on a portion of the first display area of the image display device at which the displayed control key OSDs other than the control key OSD corresponding to the first control key button disappear, the plurality of select key OSDs selecting one of the plurality of menu item OSDs, and the plurality of select key OSDs and the control key buttons being in parallel to each other and being arranged along the horizontal direction, wherein types of select keys included in the plurality of select key OSDs are different from types of corresponding control keys included in the corresponding control key OSDs, wherein all of the select keys included in the plurality of select key OSDs are dedicated directional keys which correspond to the mounting positions of the control key buttons, respectively, and wherein the plurality of menu item OSDs and the plurality of select key OSDs are simultaneously displayed on different areas of the image display device in response to the input of the first control key button.