Television – Basic receiver with additional function – For display of additional information
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-28
2002-01-08
Hsia, Sherrie (Department: 2614)
Television
Basic receiver with additional function
For display of additional information
C348S570000, C348S734000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06337718
ABSTRACT:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C §119 from an application entitled TV Controlling Method Having Adjust Mode Reset Function earlier filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Oct. 28 1998, and there duly assigned Serial No. 98-45345 by that Office.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for controlling television settings, and more particularly, to a TV controlling method having an adjust mode reset function.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, a television set is equipped with functions of easily controlling various adjust modes of brightness, color, contrast, visibility, sound and the like by displaying an adjust mode menu on a TV screen. Also, the adjust mode can be controlled using a remote controller according to users' preferences. In such a TV set, the respective adjust mode levels are set to be most suitable to users' preferences when it leaves the factory.
FIG. 1
shows an adjust mode menu screen for adjusting contrast, brightness, color or visibility of a general TV screen. In
FIG. 1
, if a user intends to adjust the color after an adjust mode menu screen is set, a color bar on the menu of the TV screen is highlighted by adjusting a cursor key installed in a remote controller, and the color level is increased or decreased using a data UP/DOWN key, thereby fine tuning the color to be suitable for a user.
However, if the difference between a contrast or brightness mode value currently set and a desired mode value is great, the corresponding data UP/DOWN key must be kept pressed until the desired level is reached. Also, in order to adjust the mode values to users' preferred basic values when TV sets leave the factory, they must be adjusted using data UP and/or DOWN keys.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a method for controlling a TV set equipped with a reset function of simply setting on an adjust mode menu screen adjust mode values to default values set when it leaves the factory.
Accordingly, to achieve the above objective, there is provided a TV controlling method having an adjust mode reset function for adjusting a user control on an adjust mode menu screen, the method including selecting a predetermined mode to be changed on the adjust mode menu screen, if a desired mode value is close to the currently set mode value, inputting a corresponding data UP/DOWN key to set a desired mode value, if there is a great difference between the desired mode value and the currently set mode value, inputting a RESET value to set the mode value to a default value set when the TV set leaves the factory and then inputting the corresponding data UP/DOWN key to set a desired mode value, and if an EXIT key is input, returning to a channel screen.
Also, if a RESET key is input when a fine tuning mode is selected, manual fine tuning is canceled.
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Korean Patent Office Action, dated Apr. 18, 2001.
Bushnell , Esq. Robert E.
Hsia Sherrie
Samsung Electronics Co,. Ltd
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