Patent ID: 7659940
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital television apparatus, comprising: a display; a processor, coupled to the display, for providing OSD output signals to the display in response to user commands transmitted from a remote control unit associated with the digital television apparatus; means, coupled to the processor, for communicating with a peripheral device interconnected by a digital bus, and receiving from the peripheral device OSD signals formatted in accordance with one of a first and a second user interface mode for generating a user interface display for controlling operation of the peripheral device, the processor providing OSD output signals according to a respective processing mode associated with received OSD signals; the processor generating OSD signals for providing a user interface mode selection display in response to a predetermined user command, the user interface mode selection display allowing the user to select one of the first user interface mode and the second user interface mode as a default user interface mode, the processor transmitting user selection of the default user interface mode to the peripheral device to thereby request that subsequent OSD signals from the peripheral devices be formatted in accordance with the default user interface mode.