KR101580793B1 - Image Display Device and Operating Method Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

To a video display apparatus and an operation method thereof. The method comprising the steps of: receiving a first pointing signal based on a user command from a spatial remote controller when storing a pattern for the first menu is selected; storing a locus of the first pointing signal as a pattern for the first menu; When the pointing signal is input from the spatial remote controller while the menu is being executed, determining whether the locus of the pointing signal corresponds to the stored pattern, and when the locus of the pointing signal corresponds to the stored pattern, . According to the present invention, it is possible to store a pattern for executing a predetermined menu based on a user command.

Space remote control, video display, pattern storage

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to an image display device and an operation method thereof,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and an operation method thereof, and more particularly, to an image display apparatus and a method of operating the same which allow a user to quickly execute a desired menu in an image display apparatus using a space remote controller.

A video display device is a device capable of displaying a broadcast signal, a user input signal, a video signal, a signal transmitted from a web server, and the like on a display unit. In particular, a broadcasting display device is a device for displaying a user-selected broadcasting signal among broadcasting signals transmitted from a broadcasting station, and is being converted from analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting worldwide.

Since digital broadcasting transmits digital video and audio signals, compared with analog broadcasting, it is strong against noise and has a small data loss, is advantageous for error correction, has high resolution, and can provide a clear screen. Also, a user-oriented interactive service can be provided.

On the other hand, a remote control device separated from the image display device, for example, a remote control, is used for operating the image display device. In accordance with the diversification of operations performed in the image display apparatus, various functions are additionally required for the remote control apparatus. Therefore, various methods for enhancing user's convenience in a video display device using a remote control device have been studied.

There is also a need for a method that allows a user to conveniently store a signal of a desired type and to execute the operation using the stored signal.

An object of the present invention is to provide an image display apparatus and a method of operating the same that can easily carry out a menu by receiving a signal having a locus desired by a user using a space remote controller and storing the received signal in a pattern for executing a predetermined menu .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating a video display device, the method comprising: receiving a first pointing signal based on a user command from a spatial remote controller when pattern storage for a first menu is selected; Determining whether a locus of the pointing signal corresponds to a stored pattern when a pointing signal is input from the spatial remote controller while a second menu is being executed; And if the locus of the pointing signal corresponds to a stored pattern, executing the first menu.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image display apparatus including an interface unit receiving a first pointing signal based on a user command from the spatial remote controller when pattern storage for a first menu is selected, Wherein the control unit determines whether the pointing signal corresponds to the stored pattern when the pointing signal is input through the interface unit while the second menu is being executed and if the pointing signal corresponds to the stored pattern, And a controller for executing the first menu when the stored pattern corresponds to the stored pattern.

According to the present invention, it is possible to store a pattern for executing a predetermined menu based on a user command.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is an internal block diagram of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, an image display apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an image / audio processing unit 101, an interface unit 150, a storage unit 160, a display 170, 175 and a control unit 180. [

The video / audio processing unit 101 processes the inputted video signal or audio signal so that video or audio can be outputted to the display 170 and the audio output unit 175 of the video display device 100. [ To this end, the video / audio processing unit 101 may include a signal input unit 110, a demodulation unit 120, and a signal processing unit 140. The signal input unit 110 may include a tuner unit 111, an A / V input unit 112, a USB input unit 113, and a radio signal input unit 114.

The tuner unit 111 selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by a user from an RF (Radio Frequency) broadcast signal received through an antenna, and outputs the selected RF broadcast signal as an intermediate frequency signal, Conversion. For example, if the selected RF broadcast signal is a digital broadcast signal, it is converted into a digital IF signal (DIF). If the selected RF broadcast signal is an analog broadcast signal, it is converted into an analog baseband image or an acoustic signal (CVBS SIF). That is, the tuner unit 111 can process a digital broadcast signal or an analog broadcast signal. The analog base band image or the sound signal CVBS SIF output from the tuner unit 111 can be directly input to the signal processing unit 140. [

In addition, the tuner unit 111 can receive an RF broadcast signal of a single carrier according to an Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC) scheme or an RF broadcast signal of a plurality of carriers according to a DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) scheme.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the video display apparatus 100 may include at least two tuner units. In a case where at least two tuner units are provided, the second tuner unit selects an RF broadcast signal corresponding to a channel selected by the user among the RF broadcast signals received through the antenna, similar to the first tuner unit, Frequency signal or a baseband image or an acoustic signal.

In addition, the second tuner unit may sequentially select RF broadcast signals of all the broadcast channels stored through the channel memory function among the received RF broadcast signals, and convert the RF broadcast signals into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, or an acoustic signal. And the second tuner unit may periodically perform the conversion operation of all the broadcast channels. Accordingly, the image display apparatus 100 can display the image of the broadcast signal converted through the first tuner unit, and can provide images of the plurality of channels converted through the second tuner unit in a thumbnail form. In this case, the first tuner unit converts a main RF broadcast signal selected by the user into an intermediate frequency signal, a baseband image, or an audio signal, and the second tuner sequentially / periodically selects all RF broadcast signals except for the main RF broadcast signal It can be converted into an intermediate frequency signal or a baseband image or an acoustic signal.

The demodulation unit 120 receives the digital IF signal DIF converted by the tuner unit 111 and performs a demodulation operation. For example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner unit 111 is the ATSC scheme, the demodulation unit 120 performs 8-VSB (8-Vestigal Side Band) demodulation. As another example, when the digital IF signal output from the tuner unit 111 is a DVB system, the demodulator 120 performs CODDMA (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation) demodulation.

Also, the demodulation unit 120 may perform channel decoding. To this end, the demodulator 120 includes a trellis decoder, a de-interleaver, and a Reed Solomon decoder to perform trellis decoding, deinterleaving, Solomon decoding can be performed.

The demodulation unit 120 may perform demodulation and channel decoding, and then output a stream signal TS. At this time, the stream signal may be a video signal, an audio signal, or a signal in which a data signal is multiplexed. For example, the stream signal may be an MPEG-2 TS (Transprt Stream) in which an MPEG-2 standard video signal, a Dolby AC-3 standard sound signal, etc. are multiplexed. Specifically, the MPEG-2 TS may include a header of 4 bytes and a payload of 184 bytes.

The stream signal output from the demodulation unit 120 may be input to the signal processing unit 140. The signal processing unit 140 performs demultiplexing, signal processing, and the like, and then outputs an image to the display 170 and outputs a voice to the voice output unit 175.

In the case of a video display apparatus having at least two tuner units, a demodulating unit corresponding to the number of demultiplexer units may be provided. The demodulator may be provided separately according to the ATSC scheme and the DVB scheme.

In addition, the signal input unit 110 can connect an external device and the image display device 100. [ The external device refers to various types of video or audio output devices such as a video cassette player, a DVD player, a radio, an audio player, an MP3 player, a camera, a camcorder, a computer, The signal input unit 110 inputs a video, audio, or data signal of an external device to a signal processing unit 140 capable of processing a video signal and an audio signal of the video display device 100.

The A / V input unit 112 of the signal input unit 110 may include a CVBS (Composite Video Banking Sync) terminal, a component terminal, and an S-Video A digital video interface (DVI) terminal, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) terminal, an RGB terminal, a D-SUB terminal, an IEEE 1394 terminal, a SPDIF terminal, and a liquid HD terminal. The CVBS terminal, and the S-video terminal may be converted into a digital signal and input to the signal processing unit 140. [ The digital signal input through the other input terminal may be input to the signal processing unit 140 without performing the analog / digital conversion process.

The USB input unit 113 can input video and audio signals through the USB terminal.

The wireless signal input unit 114 can connect the video display device 100 to a wireless network. The image display apparatus 100 may be connected to the wireless Internet through the wireless signal input unit 114. [ For wireless Internet access, WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) In addition, the wireless signal input unit 114 can perform short-range wireless communication with other electronic devices. For example, it can be connected to other electronic devices in accordance with Bluetooth, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), UWB (Ultra Wideband) and ZigBee communication standards.

Also, the signal input unit 110 can connect the video display device and the set-top box. For example, when the set-top box is a set-top box for an IP (Internet Protocol) TV, the video, audio or data signals of the IP TV set-top box can be transmitted to the signal processing unit, To the IP TV set-top box.

The signal processing unit 140 demultiplexes the received stream signal, for example, an MPEG-2 TS, into a video signal, an audio signal, and a data signal, respectively. Also, the signal processing unit 140 can perform image processing of the demultiplexed video signal. For example, if the demultiplexed video signal is a coded video signal, it can be decoded. Specifically, when the demultiplexed video signal is an MPEG-2 standard-coded video signal, it can be decoded by an MPEG-2 decoder. Also, if the demultiplexed video signal is an encoded video signal of the H.264 standard according to the DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) scheme or DVB-H, it can be decoded by the H.264 decoder.

In addition, the signal processing unit 140 may process brightness, tint, and color of a video signal. The video signal processed by the signal processing unit 140 is displayed on the display 170. Also, the signal processing unit 140 can perform the voice processing of the demultiplexed voice signal. For example, if the demultiplexed speech signal is a coded speech signal, it can be decoded. Specifically, when the demultiplexed speech signal is an MPEG-2 standard encoded speech signal, it can be decoded by an MPEG-2 decoder. In addition, if the demultiplexed speech signal is a coded voice signal of the MPEG 4 BSAC (Bit Sliced Arithmetic Coding) standard according to a terrestrial DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) scheme, it can be decoded by an MPEG 4 decoder. Also, if the demultiplexed speech signal is an encoded audio signal of the AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) standard of MPEG 2 according to the satellite DMB scheme or DVB-H, it can be decoded by the AAC decoder.

In addition, the signal processing unit 140 can process a base, a treble, a volume control, and the like.

The voice signal processed by the signal processing unit 140 is output to the voice output unit 175 by voice.

In addition, the signal processing unit 140 may perform data processing of the demultiplexed data signal. For example, if the demultiplexed data signal is a coded data signal, it can be decoded. The encoded data signal may be EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information including broadcast information such as a start time and an end time of a broadcast program broadcasted on each channel. For example, the EPG information may be ATSC-PSIP (ATSC-Program and System Information Protocol) information in the case of the ATSC scheme and DVB-Service Information (DVB-SI) information in case of the DVB scheme . The ATSC-PSIP information or DVB-SI information may be information included in the above-described stream, i.e., the header (4 bytes) of the MPEG-2 TS.

Also, the signal processing unit 140 may be configured to display on the screen of the display 170, based on at least one of the image-processed video signal and the data-processed data signal, and a user input signal input through the remote control device 200 Various information can be displayed in graphic or text.

The signal processing unit 140 may be implemented as a single module integrated with the control unit 160.

The storage unit 160 may store a program for each signal processing and control in the control unit 180 or may store a video signal, a voice signal, or a data signal subjected to signal processing. Also, the storage unit 160 may perform a function of temporarily storing video, audio, or data signals input to the signal input unit 110. [

The storage unit 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) RAM, ROM (EEPROM, etc.), and the like. The video display apparatus 100 can reproduce and provide a file (moving picture file, still picture file, music file, document file, etc.) stored in the storage unit 160 to a user.

The controller 180 controls the overall operation of the image display apparatus 100. The control unit 180 can receive signals transmitted from the remote control device 200 through the interface unit 150. [ The control unit 180 determines a command input by the user to the remote control apparatus 200 through the received signal and controls the image display apparatus 100 to correspond to the command. For example, when the user inputs a predetermined channel selection command, the controller 180 controls the tuner unit 111 such that the selected channel is input through the signal input unit 110. In addition, the signal processor 140 is controlled to process the video signal and the audio signal of the selected channel. In addition, the control unit 140 controls the signal processing unit 140 so that the channel information selected by the user can be outputted through the display 170 or the audio output unit 175 together with the processed video signal and audio signal.

As another example, the user can input another kind of video or audio output command through the remote control device 200. [ That is, the user may desire to watch the camera or camcorder image signal inputted through the USB input unit 113 instead of the broadcast signal. In this case, the control unit 180 processes the video signal or audio signal input through the USB input unit 113 of the signal input unit 110 through the signal processing unit 140 and transmits the video signal or audio signal through the display 170 or the audio output unit 175 Audio processing unit 101 so as to be output.

The control unit 180 determines the user command inputted through the user input unit 155 formed in the image display apparatus 100 and controls the image display apparatus 100 to correspond to the command inputted through the remote control apparatus 200 . For example, the user can input an on / off command, a channel change command, a volume change command, and the like through the user input unit 155. The user input unit 155 may be a button or a key formed on the image display apparatus 100. The control unit 180 may determine whether the user input unit 155 has been operated and control the image display apparatus 100 accordingly.

The control unit 180 may be implemented as one module including the signal processing unit 140.

The display 170 may display a broadcast image or an object according to a signal transmitted from the controller 180.

The object includes various kinds of menus or widgets displayed on the display 170 so as to be able to input commands to the image display apparatus 100 or display information related to the image display apparatus 100. [

An object refers to an image or text representing information about an image displayed on the image display apparatus 100 or the image display apparatus 100, such as the sound output level of the image display apparatus 100, channel information, and current time. The object may be displayed in the image display apparatus 100 or may be implemented in a different form (for example, moving picture) according to the kind of information to be displayed, and the object of the present embodiment does not limit the scope of the right of the present invention.

As an example of an object, a widget is an element that allows a user to directly change specific data in a GUI (Graphic User Interface).

The object may be one of a ball balance control button, a channel control button, a menu, an icon, a navigation tab, a scroll bar, a progress bar, a text box, and a window displayed on the display 170 of the image display apparatus 100. The shape of the object implemented in the image display apparatus 100 may be modified in accordance with the specific specification of the GUI to be implemented or implemented in the image display apparatus 100 and the object of the present embodiment does not limit the scope of rights of the present invention No.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are perspective views of a space remote controller capable of inputting commands to an image display apparatus and an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The space remote controller 201 is one of the remote control devices 200 that can input commands to the image display device 100. In this embodiment, the spatial remote controller 201 transmits and receives signals in accordance with the RF communication standard with the image display apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. 2A, a pointer 202 corresponding to a signal transmitted from the spatial remote controller 201 may be displayed on the image display apparatus 100. FIG.

The user can move or rotate the space remote controller 201 up, down, left, right, back and forth. The pointer 202 displayed on the video display device 100 corresponds to the motion of the spatial remote controller 201. [ FIG. 2B shows a bar displayed on the image display device 100 in response to the motion of the spatial remote controller 201. FIG.

2B, when the user moves the spatial remote controller 201 to the left, the pointer displayed on the image display device 100 also moves to the left corresponding to the pointer. In the present embodiment, the spatial remote controller 201 has a sensor capable of discriminating a motion. Information about the motion of the spatial remote controller 201 sensed through the sensor of the spatial remote controller 201 is transmitted to the image display device 100. [ The image display apparatus 100 determines the operation of the spatial remote controller 201 from the information on the motion of the spatial remote controller 201 and calculates the coordinates of the pointer 202 corresponding thereto.

2A and 2B illustrate an example in which the pointer 200 displayed on the display 170 moves in correspondence with the up, down, left, right, or rotation of the spatial remote controller 201. FIG. The moving speed and the moving direction of the pointer 200 may correspond to the moving speed and the moving direction of the spatial remote controller 201. In this embodiment, the pointer displayed on the video display device 100 is set to move in response to the operation of the spatial remote controller 201. [ As another example, it is possible to set a predetermined command to be inputted to the video display device 100 in response to the operation of the spatial remote controller 201. That is, when moving the remote control 201 back and forth, the size of the image displayed on the image display device 200 can be enlarged or reduced. Therefore, the present embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

3 is an internal block diagram of an interface unit of a spatial remote controller and an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The space remote controller 201 includes a wireless communication unit 220, a user input unit 230, a sensor unit 240, an output unit 250, a power supply unit 260, a storage unit 270, 280).

The wireless communication unit 220 transmits and receives signals to and from the video display device 100. In this embodiment, the spatial remote controller 201 may include an RF module 221 capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100 according to the RF communication standard. The spatial remote controller 201 may include an IR module 223 capable of transmitting and receiving signals with the interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100 according to the IR communication standard.

In the present embodiment, the spatial remote controller 201 transmits a signal containing information on the operation of the spatial remote controller 201 to the image display apparatus 100 through the RF module 221. In addition, the spatial remote controller 201 can receive a signal transmitted from the image display apparatus 100 through the RF module 221. [ Also, the spatial remote controller 201 can transmit commands to the image display apparatus 100 via the IR module 223, such as power on / off, channel change, volume change, and the like, if necessary.

The user input unit 230 may include a keypad or a button. The user can input a command related to the image display apparatus 100 to the space remote controller 201 by operating the user input unit 230. [ When the user input unit 230 includes a hard key button, the user can input a command related to the image display apparatus 100 to the space remote controller 201 through a push operation of the hard key button. When the user input unit 230 has a touch screen, the user can touch a soft key of the touch screen to input a command related to the image display apparatus 100 to the space remote controller 201. In addition, the user input unit 230 may include various types of input means such as a scroll key, a jog key, and the like that can be operated by the user, and the present invention does not limit the scope of the present invention.

The sensor unit 240 may include a gyro sensor 241 or an acceleration sensor 243. The gyro sensor 241 can sense information on the operation of the spatial remote controller 201. [ For example, the gyro sensor 241 can sense information about the operation of the spatial remote controller 201 on the basis of the x, y, and z axes. The acceleration sensor 243 can sense information on the moving speed of the spatial remote controller 201 and the like.

The output unit 250 may output an image or sound signal corresponding to the operation of the user input unit 230 or corresponding to the signal transmitted from the image display apparatus 100. [ The user can recognize whether the user input unit 230 is operated or whether the image display apparatus 100 is controlled through the output unit 250.

For example, the output unit 250 may include an LED module 251 that is turned on when the user input unit 230 is operated or a signal is transmitted to or received from the image display device 100 through the wireless communication unit 220, a vibration module 253 for outputting sound, an acoustic output module 255 for outputting sound, or a display module 257 for outputting an image.

The power supply unit 260 supplies power to the space remote controller 201. The power supply unit 260 can reduce the power consumption by stopping the power supply when the space remote controller 201 does not move for a predetermined time. The power supply unit 260 may resume power supply when a predetermined key provided in the space remote controller 201 is operated.

The storage unit 270 may store various kinds of programs, application data, and the like necessary for controlling or operating the spatial remote controller 201. If the spatial remote controller 201 wirelessly transmits and receives a signal through the image display device 100 and the RF module 221, the spatial remote controller 201 and the image display device 100 transmit and receive signals through a predetermined frequency band . The control unit 280 of the spatial remote controller 201 stores information on a frequency band or the like capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal with the video display device 100 paired with the spatial remote controller 201 in the storage unit 270, .

The control unit 280 controls various matters related to the control of the spatial remote controller 201. The control unit 280 transmits a signal corresponding to a predetermined key operation of the user input unit 230 or a signal corresponding to the operation of the spatial remote controller 201 sensed by the sensor unit 240 through the wireless communication unit 220 100 to the interface unit 150 of FIG.

The interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100 includes a wireless communication unit 151 capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving signals to and from the spatial remote controller 201 and a wireless communication unit 151 for calculating coordinate values of the pointer corresponding to the operation of the spatial remote controller 210 And a coordinate value calculator 154 that can calculate the coordinate value.

The interface unit 150 can wirelessly transmit and receive signals to and from the spatial remote controller 201 through the RF module 152. Also, the IR remote controller 201 can receive a signal transmitted in accordance with the IR communication standard through the IR module 153.

The coordinate value calculator 154 corrects the camera shake or error from the signal corresponding to the operation of the spatial remote controller 201 received via the wireless communication unit 151 and outputs the coordinate value of the pointer 202 to be displayed on the display 170 x, y) can be calculated.

The transmission signal of the spatial remote controller 201 inputted to the image display apparatus 100 through the interface unit 150 is transmitted to the control unit 180 of the image display apparatus 100. The control unit 180 can determine the information about the operation of the spatial remote controller 201 and the key operation from the signal transmitted from the spatial remote controller 201 and control the image display apparatus 100 accordingly.

As another example, the spatial remote controller 201 can calculate the pointer coordinate value corresponding to the operation of the spatial remote controller and output it to the interface unit 150 of the image display device 100. [ In this case, the interface unit 150 of the image display apparatus 100 can transmit information on the received pointer coordinate values to the control unit 180 without any additional camera shake or error correction process.

A block diagram of the spatial remote controller 201 among the image display apparatus 100 and the remote controller 200 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is a block diagram for an embodiment of the present invention. Each component of the block diagram can be integrated, added, or omitted according to specifications of the video display device 100 and the spatial remote controller 201 actually implemented. That is, two or more constituent elements may be combined into one constituent element, or one constituent element may be constituted by two or more constituent elements, if necessary. In addition, the functions performed in each block are intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and the specific operations and apparatuses do not limit the scope of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, the first menu is selected, and the pattern storage for the first menu is selected (S400). The first menu does not necessarily have to be executed, and if the pattern storage for the first menu can be directly selected, the first menu need not be selected. The first menu may be image quality adjustment, screen size adjustment, broadcast information search, channel list search, sound output volume adjustment, video editing, and the like. When the pattern storage for the first menu is selected, an input window for displaying the input pointing signal can be displayed.

Next, the first pointing signal is input based on the user command (S405). The pointing signal includes a value output from the gyro sensor 241 and the acceleration sensor 243 included in the spatial remote controller 201. When the spatial remote controller 201 is in the activated state, Can be continuously transmitted. The pointing signal may be transmitted from the spatial remote controller together with the selection signal. The selection signal is a signal transmitted from the spatial remote controller 201 to the wireless communication unit 151 when a user command is inputted through the user input unit 230. The first pointing signal input in step S405 may be displayed on the display 170. [

Next, the control unit 180 stores the locus of the pointing signal input in step S405 as a pattern for the first menu (S410). The control unit 180 may store the pattern for the first menu in the storage unit 160 or the control unit 180 itself. Next, when the end of pattern storage is selected, the controller 180 ends the pattern storage for the first menu (S415).

Next, the control unit 180 executes the second menu, and displays an execution image corresponding to the execution of the second menu on the display 170 (S420). The second menu is different from the first menu and may be any one of image quality adjustment, screen size adjustment, broadcast information search, channel list search, sound output volume adjustment, and movie editing.

Next, while the second menu is being executed, a pointing signal is input from the spatial remote controller 201 through the interface unit 150 (S425). The pointing signal may be transmitted together with the selection signal. The pointing signal inputted in the step S425 may be displayed on the display 170. [

The control unit 180 determines whether the locus of the pointing signal input in step S425 corresponds to the pattern of the first menu stored in step S410 (S430).

If it is determined in operation S430 that the locus of the pointing signal corresponds to the pattern of the first menu, the controller 180 executes the first menu (S435). The control unit 180 may execute a first menu to display an image displaying the first menu itself on the display 170 or an image displayed when the first menu is executed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S430 that the locus of the pointing signal does not correspond to the pattern for the first menu, the second menu is continuously executed and displayed on the display 170. [

5 to 7 are views showing an operation method of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, together with a screen displayed on the display.

5 (a), the uppermost menu 500 is executed, and an image quality wizard menu 505 and a pattern storage 510 are displayed. When the image quality wizard menu 505 is selected and the pattern storage 510 for the first menu is selected, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), an input window 515 ) Is displayed. When the first pointing signal is input, the locus 520 of the first pointing signal is displayed in the input window 515, and the locus 520 of the first pointing signal is stored as a pattern for the first menu.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the broadcast menu is executed and the broadcast image 525 is displayed, the locus 530 of the pointing signal is displayed when the pointing signal is input. It is determined whether or not the locus 530 of the pointing signal corresponds to the pattern for the stored first menu.

When the locus 530 of the pointing signal corresponds to the pattern for the stored first menu, the image quality wizard menu 510 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (a) , A screen 535 on which the image quality wizard menu 510 is executed may be displayed.

Meanwhile, the present invention can be embodied as a code readable by a processor in a processor-readable recording medium provided in an image display apparatus. The processor-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by the processor is stored. Examples of the recording medium readable by the processor include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and also a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet. In addition, the processor readable recording medium may be distributed over networked computer systems so that code readable by the processor in a distributed manner can be stored and executed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

1 is an internal block diagram of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are perspective views of a space remote controller capable of inputting commands to an image display apparatus and an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an internal block diagram of an interface unit of a spatial remote controller and an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 7 are views showing an operation method of an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, together with a screen displayed on the display.

Claims (10)

A method of operating a video display device using a spatial remote controller having an IR module and an RF module, Receiving a first pointing signal based on a user command from the space remote controller when pattern storage for the first menu is selected; Storing a locus of the first pointing signal as a pattern for the first menu; Displaying a broadcast image based on an IR signal from the IR module of the spatial remote controller; Determining whether a locus of the pointing signal corresponds to a stored pattern when a pointing signal is input based on an RF signal from the RF module of the spatial remote controller while the broadcast image is displayed; And And if the locus of the pointing signal corresponds to the stored pattern, executing the first menu. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising displaying an input window for displaying an input pointing signal when the pattern storage is selected. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising the step of displaying a locus of the pointing signal. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the first menu is one of image quality adjustment, picture size adjustment, broadcast information search, channel list search, sound output volume adjustment, and movie editing. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the first pointing signal and the pointing signal are transmitted together with a selection signal. A video display device using a spatial remote controller having an IR module and an RF module, An interface unit receiving a first pointing signal based on a user command from the space remote controller when pattern storage for the first menu is selected; And Controls the display unit to display a broadcast image based on an IR signal from the IR module of the spatial remote controller, and controls the display unit to display a broadcast image, Wherein the control unit determines whether the pointing signal corresponds to a stored pattern when a pointing signal is input from the RF module of the spatial remote controller through the interface unit and the pointing signal corresponds to a stored pattern, 1 < / RTI > menu. The method according to claim 6, And a display for displaying an input window for displaying an input pointing signal when the pattern storage is selected. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the control unit displays a trajectory of the pointing signal. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the first menu is one of image quality adjustment, picture size adjustment, broadcast information search, channel list search, sound output volume adjustment, and movie editing. The method according to claim 6, Wherein the first pointing signal and the pointing signal are transmitted together with a selection signal.

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