Patent ID: 6993725

Claim:
A display device including a display section for displaying a video signal, comprising: an on-screen display generating section for generating a menu matrix having a plurality of menu icons arranged in a plurality of rows and columns on the display section, the plurality of menu icons being individually selectable for enabling a user to adjust a display state of the display section; a key inputting section adapted to allow a user to select any desired one of the plurality of menu icons; and a control section adapted to control a pointer so that the pointer is initially positioned at a menu icon in the central region of the menu matrix upon the initial display of the menu matrix, the pointer indicating a menu icon selected through the key inputting section, said control section determining a frequency of use for each of the menu icons selected by a user via the key inputting section, and disposing the menu icon having the highest frequency of use at the central region of the menu matrix where the pointer is initially positioned.