Menu displaying method for broadcasting television

Abstract

The invention relates to a menu displaying method for a broadcasting television. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps of: grouping menu items to form functional group menu items, with identical functions, of item sets, wherein each functional group menu item comprises corresponding sub-menu items; and in the displaying of each functional sub-menu item, if the contents of the displayed sub-menu item exceed the length limit of the menu, controlling the displayed sub-menu item in a scrolling way. By the method, the multilevel displaying of the menu can be realized, the designing requirement that different languages correspond to different translation lengths and the requirement of using intuitiveness of a user can be met under the condition of limited menu size, and a relatively higher practical value is ensured.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of broadcasting and television, and provides a method for displaying menu items through scrolling control. Background technique [0002] Existing radio and television sets are the most frequently used electrical appliances in family life as audio-visual playback equipment. With the development of LCD TV technology, TV sets are increasingly enhanced in terms of appearance and performance. Existing televisions display and control the television to implement specific functions through a user interface and menu items. When operating with the remote control, the main menu interface will pop up on the screen. The main menu is generally divided into image, sound, channel, setting, VGA and other functional options. The menu adopts the five-dimensional operation mode of up, down, left, right and selection, which is relatively convenient to use, and a maximum of 3 to 4 levels of nesting are used. The menu is a very importan...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] Existing broadcast TVs display and control the TV to achieve specific functions through the user interface and menu items, usually using static display menu items, limited by the size of the menu, the length of the displayed menu items is also limited

If the content of the displayed menu item exceeds the length limit, it is necessary to replace the expression content with a similar meaning so that it can be displayed within the specified length, which will sometimes cause the meaning expressed by the menu item to be unclear and expressive

Especially when translating in multiple languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, etc., the length of these foreign language translations often exceeds the length expressed in Chinese, and exceeds the limit of the length of the menu. If the translation is shortened, it cannot be expressed well Actual meaning, causing users to misunderstand

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