Patent ID: 7486335
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for displaying and controlling an annularity-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 annularity-type OSD menu, wherein one of the function control targets is expanded into its one or more related optional items on an active area of the image display device when entering the active area; a control unit for outputting control signals and control data to display and control the annularity-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 function control targets and optional items related with one of the function control targets on the annularity-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; an image output unit for amplifying and outputting the resultant values; and the image display device, for displaying the resultant values received from the image output unit.