Patent Abstract:
A method of button routing editing for a storage medium menu containing at least one button is provided. The method includes steps of (a) displaying a routing reminder on a button with an incorrect routing status; (b) selecting at least one button; (c) displaying a routing controller on the selected button, wherein the routing controller comprises a first control button, a second control button, a third control button and a fourth control button; and (d) selecting one of the above-mentioned control buttons, and then selecting a target button to set a routing direction target for the selected control button to the target button, wherein after the steps (b)-(d) are performed, if there exists any button with an incorrect routing status, the routing reminder is displayed thereon, and if there exists any button with a correct routing status, no routing reminder is displayed thereon.

Full Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a method of editing for a storage medium menu, and more particularly to a method of button routing editing for a storage medium menu. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The function of button routing editing for a DVD (digital video disc) menu is generally applied to a few high-level of DVD software, and the editing method can be divided into the following two types. 
         [0003]    Please refer to  FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram showing the method of button routing editing for a DVD menu in the prior art. The method is to assign numbers on each button for displaying four routing direction targets. The disadvantage for this method is the numbers of the four routing direction targets of each button are displayed on a screen simultaneously so that it is inconvenient for the user to identify the routing status of a certain button. Besides, the method can not present the button with an incorrect routing status. Furthermore, only one routing direction target for one button can be set at a time during the editing process. 
         [0004]    Another method is to present the routing direction target for the selected button with a line or arrow. However, only one button can be selected at a time. Therefore, only one routing direction target for one button can be set at a time. Moreover, this method also can not present the button with an incorrect routing status. 
         [0005]    In order to overcome the drawbacks in the prior art, an improved method of button routing editing for a storage medium menu is provided. The particular design in the present invention not only solves the problems described above, but also is easy to be implemented. Thus, the present invention has the utility for the industry. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method of button routing editing for a storage medium menu is provided. The method only presents the information that the user cares, including the routing direction target for the selected button and the button with an incorrect routing status. Besides, through the method, the respective routing direction targets for multiple buttons can be set to a specific button at a time. 
         [0007]    In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method of button routing editing for a storage medium menu containing at least one button is provided. The method includes steps of (a) displaying a routing reminder on a button with an incorrect routing status; (b) selecting at least one button; (c) displaying a routing controller on the selected button, wherein the routing controller comprises a first control button, a second control button, a third control button and a fourth control button; and (d) selecting one of the first control button, the second control button, the third control button and the fourth control button, and then selecting a target button to set a routing direction target for the selected control button to the target button, wherein after the steps (b)-(d) are performed, if there exists any button with an incorrect routing status, the routing reminder is displayed thereon, and if there exists any button with a correct routing status, no routing reminder is displayed thereon. 
         [0008]    In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, a routing editing system for editing routings of buttons in a storage medium menu is provided. The routing editing system includes at least one routing reminder displayed on a button with an incorrect routing status; and at least one routing controller displayed on at least one button selected by a user, wherein the routing controller includes a first control button, a second control button, a third control button and a fourth control button. One of the control buttons is selected and a target button is selected for setting the routing direction target of the selected control button to the target button. 
         [0009]    The above objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed descriptions and accompanying drawings, in which: 
     
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0010]      FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram showing the method of button routing editing for a DVD menu in the prior art; 
           [0011]      FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram showing the method of button routing editing for a DVD menu according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
           [0012]      FIGS. 3(   a )- 3 ( b ) are schematic diagrams showing the method of button routing setting according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and 
           [0013]      FIGS. 4(   a )- 4 ( b ) are schematic diagrams showing the method of button routing canceling according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0014]    The present invention will now be described more specifically with reference to the following embodiments. It is to be noted that the following descriptions of preferred embodiments of this invention are presented herein for the purposes of illustration and description only; it is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise form disclosed. 
         [0015]    In the present invention, two components, the routing controller and the routing reminder, are used to display the routing status of a button. The routing controller is displayed on the button that user selects. Each routing controller includes four control buttons and their corresponding lines or arrows which are pointed to the corresponding routing direction targets. The routing reminder is displayed on the button with an incorrect routing status. The symbols and meanings of the routing reminder are illustrated as follows. 
         [0016]               routing orphan symbol: This means a default button is unable to be linked to the button with the routing orphan symbol via any routing. 
         [0017]               routing trap symbol: This means four routing directions for the button with the routing trap symbol are all pointed to itself. When other buttons are linked to the button with the routing trap symbol, they are unable to be linked out. 
         [0018]    ◯ routing orphan and trap symbol: This means the symbol is a routing orphan and a routing trap. 
         [0019]    Please refer to  FIG. 2 , which is a schematic diagram showing the method of button routing editing for a DVD menu according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the DVD menu includes three buttons  23 ,  25 ,  26 . The routing statuses of the buttons  25 ,  26  are displayed by two routing controllers  21 ,  22  respectively, wherein the black solid arrows are pointed to their corresponding routing direction targets. 
         [0020]    The routing controller  21  includes a control button in an up direction  211 , a control button in a down direction  212 , a control button in a left direction  213  and a control button in a right direction  214 . The routing controller  22  includes a control button in an up direction  221 , a control button in a down direction  222 , a control button in a left direction  223  and a control button in a right direction  224 . A routing orphan symbol  24  is displayed on the button  23 , which means the default button is unable to be linked thereto via any routing. 
         [0021]    The present invention provides the following two operating methods to edit the button routing: 
         [0022]    1. When the control button in a certain direction of the routing controller is clicked with a cursor and then a specific target button is clicked, the routing direction target for the control button will be set to the specific target button. If a plurality of buttons are selected during the operation, and the control button in the certain direction of one of the selected buttons is selected and then the specific target button is clicked, the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons in the certain direction of all selected buttons will be set to the specific target button. 
         [0023]    2. When the control button in a certain direction of the routing controller is clicked with a cursor and then dragged to a specific target button, the routing direction target for the control button will be set to the specific target button. If a plurality of buttons are selected during the operation, and the control button in the certain direction of one of the selected buttons is selected and then dragged to the specific target button, the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons in the certain direction of all selected buttons will be set to the specific target button. 
         [0024]    Please refer to  FIGS. 3(   a )- 3 ( b ), which are schematic diagrams showing the method of button routing setting according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIGS. 3(   a )- 3 ( b ), the routing orphan symbol  24  is displayed on the button with an incorrect routing status  23 . The routing controller  22  displays the routing status of the button  25 , wherein the respective routing direction targets for the control button in the up direction  221 , the control button in the left direction  223  and the control button in the right direction  224  are not set, and the routing direction target for the control button in the down direction is set to the button  26 . The routing controller  21  displays the routing status of the button  26 , wherein the control button in the up direction  211  is set to the button  25 , the routing direction target for the control button in the left direction  213  is not set, and the respective routing direction targets for the control button in the down direction  212  and the control button in the right direction  214  are set to the headpage. If the user wants to set the routing direction target for the control button in the right direction  214  of the button  26  to the button  23 , he has to select the button  26  first for displaying the routing controller  21  thereon. Next, the user clicks the control button in the right direction  214  with a cursor and then clicks the button  23  or drags the control button in the right direction  214  to the button  23 . At this time, the routing direction target for the control button in the right direction  214  of the button  26  will be set to the button  23 , and an arrow is generated on the routing controller  21  which is pointed from the control button in the right direction  214  to the button  23 . Preferably, the arrow can also be replaced with a line. 
         [0025]    The routing direction targets for the control buttons  224 ,  214  in the right direction of the buttons  25 ,  26  are set to the button  23  at the same time and the routing controllers  21 ,  22  generate two arrows respectively that are pointed from the control buttons  214 ,  224  to the button  23  when the buttons  25 ,  26  are selected simultaneously, the control button in the right direction  214  of the button  26  is clicked with the cursor (or the control button in the right direction  224  of the button  25  is clicked with the cursor), and the button  23  is clicked. Preferably, the arrows can also be replaced with lines. 
         [0026]    Otherwise, when the buttons  25 ,  26  are selected simultaneously, the control button in the right direction  214  of the button  26  is clicked with the cursor (or the control button in the right direction  224  of the button  25  is clicked with the cursor), and the control button in the right direction  214  of the button  26  is dragged to the button  23  (or the control button in the right direction  224  of the button  25  is dragged to the button  23 ), the routing direction targets for the control buttons  224 ,  214  in the right direction of the buttons  25 ,  26  are also set to the button  23  simultaneously. 
         [0027]    Besides, as shown in  FIG. 3(   b ), the routing orphan symbol  24  originally displayed on the button  23  will disappear since the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons  214 ,  224  have been set thereto to make it a button with a correct routing status. Moreover, if the button  25  or  26  is originally a button with an incorrect routing status but has become a button with a correct routing status after the setting procedure, the routing reminder originally displayed thereon will disappear. 
         [0028]    The present invention provides the following three operating methods to cancel the routing direction target for the control button: 
         [0029]    1. When the control button in a certain direction of the routing controller is clicked with a cursor and then the background area of the DVD menu is clicked, the routing direction target for the control button will be cancelled. If a plurality of buttons are selected during the operation, and a control button in a certain direction of one of the selected buttons is selected and then the background area of the DVD menu is clicked, the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons in the certain direction of the selected buttons will all be cancelled. 
         [0030]    2. When the control button in a certain direction of the routing controller is clicked with a cursor and then dragged to the background area of the DVD menu, the routing direction target for the control button will be cancelled. If a plurality of buttons are selected during the operation, and a control button in a certain direction of one of the selected buttons is selected and then dragged to the background area of the DVD menu, the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons in the certain direction of the selected buttons will all be cancelled. 
         [0031]    3. When the control button in a certain direction of the routing controller is clicked with a cursor and then double clicked, the routing direction target for the control button will be cancelled. If a plurality of buttons are selected during the operation, and a control button in a certain direction of one of the selected buttons is selected and then double clicked, the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons in the certain direction of the selected buttons will all be cancelled. 
         [0032]    Please refer to  FIGS. 4(   a )- 4 ( b ), which are schematic diagrams showing the method of button routing canceling according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIGS. 4(   a )- 4 ( b ), the user may select the control button in the right direction  224  first, and then click the background area  27  of the DVD menu with the cursor or drag the control button in the right direction  224  to the background area  27 . In this way, the routing direction target for the control button in the right direction  224  of the button  25  will be cancelled. Furthermore, the user may select the buttons  25 ,  26  simultaneously, and click the control button in the right direction  224  of the routing controller  22  with the cursor (or click the control button in the right direction  214  of the routing controller  21  with the cursor), and then click the background area  27  of the DVD menu with the cursor or drag the control button in the right direction  224  to the background area  27 . In this way, the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons in the right direction  224 ,  214  of the buttons  25 ,  26  will be cancelled. 
         [0033]    Otherwise, the user may also select the buttons  25 ,  26  simultaneously and then double click the control button in the right direction  224  of the routing controller  22  with the cursor (or double click the control button in the right direction  214  of the routing controller  21  with the cursor). In this way, the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons in the right direction  224 ,  214  of the buttons  25 ,  26  will be cancelled. 
         [0034]    At this time, as shown in  FIG. 4(   b ), the routing orphan symbol  24  is displayed on the button  23  since the respective routing direction targets for the control buttons  214 ,  224  originally set thereto have been cancelled which makes it a button with an incorrect routing status. Moreover, if the button  25  or  26  is originally a button with a correct routing status but has become a button with an incorrect routing status after the canceling procedure, the routing reminder will be displayed thereon. 
         [0035]    In conclusion, the present invention provides a method of button routing editing for a storage medium menu. The method only presents the information that the user cares, including the routing direction target for the selected button and the button with an incorrect routing status. Besides, through the method, the respective routing direction targets for multiple buttons can be set to a specific button at a time. Therefore, the present invention effectively solves the problems and drawbacks in the prior art, and thus it fits the demand of the industry and is industrially valuable. 
         [0036]    While the invention has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims which are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.

Technology Classification (CPC): 6