Dynamic Menu Button for Sub Image Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display apparatuses with picture in picture (PIP) function require complex menu navigation to adjust the display state of sub images, making it difficult for users to easily change and position sub images relative to main images.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus with a user selection part, including a menu adjusting button and direction keys, that allows users to easily adjust the display state of sub images by selecting the button or direction keys, enabling seamless positioning of sub images within or outside main images, and swapping their positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If complex menu navigation is used to adjust sub image display state, then adjustment functionality is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the menu adjusting button's function changeable based on display state. When sub image is displayed, the button adjusts sub image position; when not displayed, it enters menu mode. This dynamic function adaptation simplifies operation by eliminating the need for separate buttons for different functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The menu adjusting button is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a sub image position adjustment control and as a menu entry button. This universal button design reduces the number of controls needed and simplifies the user interface by combining multiple functions into a single element.
2Ease of operation
If separate menus are provided for main image and sub image position adjustment, then adjustment precision is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the sub image position adjustment function with the existing menu adjusting button, combining what were previously separate control mechanisms into a unified interface. This merging reduces menu structure complexity and improves ease of operation by allowing sub image adjustment through the same button used for other menu functions.
3Ease of operation
If additional buttons are added for sub image adjustment, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the menu adjusting button universal by enabling it to perform multiple functions: adjusting sub image position when sub image is displayed, and entering menu mode when sub image is not displayed. This eliminates the need for additional dedicated buttons, maintaining ease of operation while reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The button's function dynamically changes based on the display state, adapting its behavior to provide the most appropriate control function at any given moment. This dynamic adaptation allows a single button to replace multiple buttons, improving ease of operation without increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a display apparatus comprising a display part which displays a main image and a sub image thereon, further comprising a user selection part having a menu adjusting button, such as a button; and a processor to adjust a display state of the sub image by a selection of the menu adjusting button if the display part displays the main image and the sub image thereon, and to adjust a predetermined menu by the selection of the menu adjusting button if the display part does not display the sub image thereon. Thus, the present invention provides a display apparatus to change a display state of a sub image without difficulty and a control method thereof.