Patent ID: 7595840
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for displaying and controlling a symmetry-type on-screen display (OSD) menu in an image display device, the apparatus comprising: a key input unit for pressing or rotating by a user in order to output command signals for displaying and controlling function control targets in the symmetry-type OSD menu; a control unit for outputting control signals and control data to display and control the symmetry-type OSD menu according to the command signals; an OSD menu generation unit for receiving the control signals and the control data and outputting OSD image signals to display the symmetry-type OSD menu; a storage unit for storing the control data and configuration information of the function control targets and related optional items of the function control targets; an image signal output unit for outputting second image signals; a pre-amplifier for converting the OSD image signals and second image signals to predetermined voltages and outputting resultant values of the conversion; and an image output unit for amplifying and outputting the resultant values.