US20120182478A1 - Audio/video device having a volume control function for an external audio reproduction unit by using volume control buttons of a remote controller and volume control method therefor - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a volume control method for audio/video devices and an audio/video device using the method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a volume control method for audio/video devices and an audio/video device, capable of controlling the volume of an external audio reproduction unit by use of volume control buttons of a remote controller without a separate On-screen display (OSD) menu window when the external audio reproduction unit such as an earphone, a headset, or speakers is plugged in.
- OSD On-screen display
- the audio/video (A/V) device such as a television set, a projection TV, an LCD TV, and a home theater reproduces an audio signal through built-in speakers when receiving and reproducing the broadcast signal, and the A/V device controls its volume by use of a remote controller for controlling the speakers.
- a remote controller for controlling the speakers.
- a user wants to listen to a broadcast by plugging an external audio reproduction unit such as a headset or an earphone in an A/V device, he or she can not directly control the volume level for the external audio reproduction unit by using the volume control buttons of a remote controller, but controls the volume level for the external audio reproduction unit on an OSD menu window provided on the A/V device.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an audio reproduction unit of a conventional A/V device, which conceptually depicts connections of speakers and an external audio reproduction unit.
- the audio reproduction unit of an A/V device has an amplification unit 10 for amplifying an input audio signal, a switch 20 for switching an output of the amplification unit 10 , and speakers 30 .
- An audio signal output from the amplification unit 10 is reproduced through the speakers 30 or a headset 40 .
- the switch 20 is built in a headphone jack constructed to generally disconnect the amplification unit 10 with the speakers 30 when the headset 40 is plugged in the A/V device. That is, when the male connector of a headset 40 is inserted into the headphone jack, the amplification unit 10 and the speakers 30 are disconnected from each other, and an audio signal output from the amplification unit 10 is applied to the headset 40 .
- the output signal of the amplification unit 10 is applied only to the speakers 30 .
- the audio reproduction unit constructed as above applies an audio signal to the speakers 30 and the headset 40 in the same signal level.
- the speakers 30 have the impedance of 4 ⁇ ⁇ 8 ⁇
- the headset 40 has the impedance of 16 ⁇ ⁇ 32 ⁇ . Accordingly, when the volume level set for the speakers 30 is applied to the headset 40 , an audio signal is reproduced by the headset 40 and the speakers 30 in a different volume level.
- a viewer is inconvenienced not only in properly controlling the volume level whenever plugging the headset in an A/V device, but also in setting the volume level for the speakers 30 again when releasing the headset 40 from the A/V device.
- FIG. 2A is a view illustrating another audio reproduction unit provided in a conventional A/V device.
- the audio reproduction unit shown in FIG. 2A partially solves the problem of the audio reproduction unit shown in FIG. 1 . That is, the audio reproduction unit solves the problem of separately setting the volume levels of the speakers and the headset, which is characterized in that volume values on speakers 54 and a headset 55 are stored in an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM) 51 .
- EEPROM electrically erasable and programmable read only memory
- the audio reproduction unit enables a processor 52 (receiving information from key input unit 53 ) to detect the plugging of a headset 55 into an amplification unit 50 and apply a volume value for the headset 55 to the amplification unit 50 , so as to enable the amplification unit 50 to output an audio signal in a proper volume level when a viewer plugs or unplugs the headset 55 into or from the output port of the amplification unit 50 .
- the A/V device having the audio reproduction unit stores in the EEPROM 51 the latest volume values, that is, the latest volume values for the speakers 54 and the headset 55 that a viewer sets to the A/V device.
- the viewer loads a separate OSD menu window on a display unit (not shown) of the A/V device, and increases or decreases the volume value set for the headset 55 on the display unit, when the viewer wants to change the volume value.
- FIG. 2B is a view illustrating a volume-setting process for the headset 55 of the A/V device of FIG. 2A .
- the viewer has the OSD menu window 60 displayed on the display unit, and adjusts the volume level with an input device such as a remote controller (not shown).
- the viewer chooses an Audio menu 61 and a headset adjustment option 62 a for adjusting the volume level for a headset, and increases or decreases the volume level of the headset 55 through a volume control menu window 62 b displayed on the OSD menu window 60 .
- the viewer experiences inconvenience and not-too-easy operations.
- An aspect of the present invention is to provide an audio/video device and a volume control method facilitating volume controls of an external audio reproduction unit by using volume control buttons of a remote controller.
- an audio/video (A/V) device including speakers, an audio output port for externally outputting an audio signal, an audio signal processing unit for reproducing and amplifying the audio signal and applying the amplified audio signal to any of the speakers or the audio output port, a memory unit for storing volume control values corresponding to the audio output port and the speakers, and a control unit for applying to the audio signal processing unit any of the volume control values stored in the memory based on whether the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port.
- the control unit controls the audio signal processing unit to increase or decrease the volume control values for the audio output port by the volume control buttons provided on the remote controller when the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port.
- the A/V device may further include a display unit for reproducing a video signal.
- the control unit controls the display unit to display a volume control menu window for increasing or decreasing the volume control values when detecting the external audio reproduction unit plugged in the audio output port.
- the volume control menu window is displayed on a portion of an image reproduction area of the display unit when the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port.
- the volume control menu window for the external audio reproduction unit is converted to a volume control menu window for the speakers when the external audio reproduction unit is unplugged from the audio output port.
- the external audio reproduction unit is any of a headset, an earphone, and the speakers.
- an aspect of the present invention is to provide a volume control method for an A/V device having speakers for reproducing an audio signal, an audio output port for externally outputting the audio signal, and a display unit for reproducing images, includes steps of detecting whether an external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port, displaying on the display unit a volume control menu window for controlling volume levels to be output from the audio output port when the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port, and increasing or decreasing the volume level for the external audio reproduction unit plugged in the audio output port on the volume control menu window by using volume control buttons of a remote controller for controlling the A/V device.
- a previously stored volume value for the external audio reproduction unit is displayed on the display unit.
- the previously stored volume value is the latest volume value set for the external audio reproduction unit during operations of the A/V device.
- the step of displaying the volume control menu window on the display unit converts the volume control menu window on the display unit to a volume control menu window for the speakers when the external audio reproduction unit is released from the audio output port.
- FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an audio reproduction unit of a conventional audio/video device
- FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating another audio reproduction unit of the conventional audio/video device
- FIG. 2B is a view illustrating a volume control process for a headset for the audio/video device of FIG. 2A ;
- FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a volume control method for an audio/video device according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the audio/video device of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are views illustrating an OSD menu window displayed on a screen depending on whether a headset is plugged in;
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart for controlling the volume level for an external audio reproduction unit by using volume control buttons of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a volume control method for an A/V device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- An A/V device 100 controls volume levels and sets channels by using a remote controller 400 , and the main body of the A/V device 100 is provided with an audio output port in which an external audio reproduction unit such as a headset 300 is plugged.
- the main body of the A/V device 100 has a power switch, channel-setting buttons, volume control buttons, a headset jack, a screen 150 , and speakers 161 . If the headset 300 is not plugged in the headset jack by using a male connector 301 , an audio signal is reproduced through the speakers 161 provided on the main body of the A/V device 100 .
- an On-screen display (OSD) menu window 150 a for controlling the volume level for the headset 300 is displayed on the bottom of the screen, that is, of a display unit 150 . If the viewer presses volume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on the remote controller 400 , the cursor on the OSD menu window 150 a moves so that the magnitude of an audio signal applied to the headset 300 increases and decreases. In FIG. 3 , the cursor 151 a indicates that the volume level is set to “30”. If the viewer unplugs the headset 300 from the A/V device 100 , an OSD menu window (not shown) for controlling the volume level for the speakers 161 is displayed on the bottom of the display unit 150 .
- OSD menu window not shown
- the viewer can control the volume level for the speakers 161 by using the volume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on the remote controller 400 . Therefore, the viewer does not have to control the volume level for the headset 300 with a complicated OSD as shown in FIG. 2B .
- the viewer can conveniently control the volume level of the headset 300 by using the remote controller 400 at the same time that the viewer plugs the headset 300 in the headset jack provided on the A/V device 100 .
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the A/V device 100 of FIG. 3 , which will be described together with FIG. 3 as below.
- the A/V device 100 has a tuner 110 , a signal separation unit 120 , a video signal processing unit 130 , an audio signal processing unit 140 , a screen 150 , speakers 161 , an audio output port 162 , a processor 170 , an OSD processing unit 180 , a ROM 190 , and a key input unit 200 .
- the tuner 110 receives broadcast signals, and selects any of the broadcast signals received according to the channel-setting keys 401 and 402 provided on the remote controller 400 .
- the signal separation unit 120 separates a video signal and an audio signal from a broadcast signal selected by the tuner 110 .
- the separated video signal is applied to the video signal processing unit 130
- the audio signal is applied to the audio signal processing unit 140 .
- the video signal processing unit 130 decodes and applies an input video signal to the screen 150
- the audio signal processing unit 140 amplifies and outputs the input audio signal to the speakers 161 .
- the output terminal of the audio signal processing unit 140 is connected together with the speakers 161 and the audio output port 162 .
- any audio signal is not applied to the speakers 161 . That is, the audio signal processing unit 140 applies the audio signal to any of the speakers 161 and the audio output port 162 .
- the processor 170 controls the overall functions of the A/V device 100 , and controls the video signal processing unit 130 , the audio signal processing unit 140 , and the tuner 110 , by using a control signal. For example, when the viewer sends a control signal for channel changes to the key input unit 200 by using the remote controller 400 , the key input unit 200 receives and applies the control signal to the processor 170 , and the processor 170 responds to the control signal and controls to change channels broadcasted from tuner 110 .
- the processor 170 controls the video signal processing unit 130 , using the control signal sent by the remote controller 400 , so as to change the contrast value or the luminance value for the image output on the screen 150 . Furthermore, when an external audio reproduction unit such as a headset 300 is plugged in the audio output port 162 , the processor 170 loads a volume setting value for the headset 300 that is built in the ROM 190 in response to the plugging of the headset 300 , and controls the audio signal processing unit 140 based on the volume-setting value to change the level of an audio signal output from the audio signal processing unit 140 to the audio output port 162 .
- the processor 170 controls the OSD processing unit 180 to display on the screen 150 an OSD menu window such as the window 150 a enabling the viewer to see whether the headset 300 is plugged in.
- the OSD menu window such as the window 150 a displayed on the screen 150 by the OSD processing unit 180 enables the viewer to control the volume to a certain level with the volume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on the remote controller 400 .
- the ROM 190 stores the latest volume values, that is, the respective volume values for the speakers 161 and the headset 300 that the viewer sets to the A/V device 100 .
- the stored values are displayed on the OSD menu window such as the window 150 a , and the displayed values can be immediately changed through the volume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on the remote controller 400 .
- FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B illustrate OSD menu windows displayed on the screen 150 depending on whether the headset 300 is plugged in.
- FIG. 5A illustrates an OSD menu window 150 a when the headset 300 is plugged in the A/V device 100 .
- the OSD menu window 150 a for controlling the volume level for a headset 300 is displayed on the bottom of the screen 150 at the same time that the headset 300 is plugged in.
- the viewer presses the volume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on the remote controller 400 , looking at the displayed OSD menu window 150 a , to control the volume level for an external audio reproduction unit such as the headset 300 .
- FIG. 5B illustrates an OSD menu window 150 b displayed on the screen 150 when the headset 300 is unplugged from the A/V device 100 .
- the OSD menu window 150 b for controlling the volume level for the speakers 161 provided in the A/V device 100 is displayed on the bottom of the screen 150 . If the viewer presses the volume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on the remote controller 400 , the volume level for the speakers 161 is controlled and the controlled volume value is stored in the ROM 190 . Hence, the viewer can easily control the level of an audio signal to be reproduced through the speakers 161 or the headset 300 by pressing the volume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on the remote controller 400 without having to pay attention to whether the headset 300 is plugged in.
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining a volume control method for external audio reproduction units such as a headset according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the processor 170 determines whether an external audio reproduction unit such as a headset or an earphone is plugged in the A/V device 100 at step S 310 .
- the audio output port 162 connected to the output terminal of the audio signal processing unit 140 may determine whether the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in.
- a sensor detects whether the headset 300 is plugged in.
- the sensor is mounted inside the audio output port 162 to detect the plugging of a headset 300 .
- the processor 170 can detect the plug-in of the headset 300 through changes of the impedance or currents of the audio output port 162 .
- the processor 170 loads a volume control value corresponding to the headset 300 out of the volume control values stored in the ROM 190 , and applies the volume control value to the audio signal processing unit 140 to decrease or increase the amplification degree of the audio signal processing unit 140 at step S 320 .
- the processor 170 controls the OSD processing unit 180 to apply an OSD menu window from the OSD processing unit 180 to the video signal processing unit 130 so that the viewer can increment or decrement the volume level for the headset 300 at step S 330 . If any external audio reproduction unit is not plugged in the audio output port 162 , the processor 170 loads a volume control value corresponding to the speakers 161 out of the volume control values stored in the ROM 190 , and applies the loaded volume control value to the audio signal processing unit 140 so as to increase or decrease the amplification degree of the audio signal processing unit 140 at step S 340 .
- the processor 170 controls the OSD processing unit 180 to apply the OSD menu window from the OSD processing unit 180 to the video signal processing unit 130 so that the viewer can increase or decrease the volume level of the speakers 161 at step S 350 .
- the processor 170 stands by for the inputs of the volume control buttons of the remote controller 400 which are used for volume controls at step S 360 . Pressing the volume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on the remote controller 400 , the viewer can move the cursor 151 a on the OSD menu window 150 a or 150 b back and forth to change the volume control value stored in the ROM 190 . Simultaneously, the amplification degree of the audio signal processing unit 140 is changed according to the changed volume control values at step S 370 .
- the processor 170 stands by for a predetermined time such as 5 seconds, and checks if the inputs are applied from the volume control buttons 403 and 404 within a predetermined time such as five seconds at step S 380 .
- the processor 170 changes the volume control values of the ROM 190 set for the speakers 161 and the headset 300 according to the inputted control signal corresponding to the volume control buttons 403 and 404 . Otherwise, the processor 170 turns off the OSD menu window 150 a or 150 b which is for volume controls. Accordingly, the viewer does not have to check whether the headset 300 is plugged in the A/V device 100 in order to separately control volumes.
- the viewer does not have to separately control volume levels for the plugged external audio reproduction unit.
- the present invention displays a menu window for controlling volume levels for the external audio reproduction unit so that the viewer can conveniently control the volume levels on the displayed menu window with the volume control buttons provided on the remote controller.
Abstract
An audio/video (A/V) device having a volume control function for external audio reproduction units by using volume control buttons of a remote controller is provided. The A/V device includes speakers, an audio output port for externally outputting an audio signal, an audio signal processing unit for reproducing and amplifying the audio signal and applying the amplified audio signal to the speakers or the audio output port, a memory unit for storing volume control values, and a control unit for applying to the audio signal processing unit any of the volume control values stored in the memory based on whether the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port. The control unit controls the audio signal processing unit to adjust the volume control values for the audio output port by the volume control buttons when the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port.
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- This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 12/652,892, filed Jan. 6, 2010, which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/849,137, filed May 20, 2004, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,672,470, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C §119 from Korean patent Application No. 2003-82851, filed on Nov. 21, 2003, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a volume control method for audio/video devices and an audio/video device using the method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a volume control method for audio/video devices and an audio/video device, capable of controlling the volume of an external audio reproduction unit by use of volume control buttons of a remote controller without a separate On-screen display (OSD) menu window when the external audio reproduction unit such as an earphone, a headset, or speakers is plugged in.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In general, the audio/video (A/V) device such as a television set, a projection TV, an LCD TV, and a home theater reproduces an audio signal through built-in speakers when receiving and reproducing the broadcast signal, and the A/V device controls its volume by use of a remote controller for controlling the speakers. When a user wants to listen to a broadcast by plugging an external audio reproduction unit such as a headset or an earphone in an A/V device, he or she can not directly control the volume level for the external audio reproduction unit by using the volume control buttons of a remote controller, but controls the volume level for the external audio reproduction unit on an OSD menu window provided on the A/V device.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an audio reproduction unit of a conventional A/V device, which conceptually depicts connections of speakers and an external audio reproduction unit. - The audio reproduction unit of an A/V device has an
amplification unit 10 for amplifying an input audio signal, aswitch 20 for switching an output of theamplification unit 10, andspeakers 30. An audio signal output from theamplification unit 10 is reproduced through thespeakers 30 or aheadset 40. Theswitch 20 is built in a headphone jack constructed to generally disconnect theamplification unit 10 with thespeakers 30 when theheadset 40 is plugged in the A/V device. That is, when the male connector of aheadset 40 is inserted into the headphone jack, theamplification unit 10 and thespeakers 30 are disconnected from each other, and an audio signal output from theamplification unit 10 is applied to theheadset 40. When the male connector is not inserted into the headphone jack, the output signal of theamplification unit 10 is applied only to thespeakers 30. The audio reproduction unit constructed as above applies an audio signal to thespeakers 30 and theheadset 40 in the same signal level. In general, thespeakers 30 have the impedance of 4Ω˜8Ω, whereas theheadset 40 has the impedance of 16Ω˜32Ω. Accordingly, when the volume level set for thespeakers 30 is applied to theheadset 40, an audio signal is reproduced by theheadset 40 and thespeakers 30 in a different volume level. As a result, a viewer is inconvenienced not only in properly controlling the volume level whenever plugging the headset in an A/V device, but also in setting the volume level for thespeakers 30 again when releasing theheadset 40 from the A/V device. -
FIG. 2A is a view illustrating another audio reproduction unit provided in a conventional A/V device. - The audio reproduction unit shown in
FIG. 2A partially solves the problem of the audio reproduction unit shown inFIG. 1 . That is, the audio reproduction unit solves the problem of separately setting the volume levels of the speakers and the headset, which is characterized in that volume values onspeakers 54 and aheadset 55 are stored in an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM) 51. The audio reproduction unit enables a processor 52 (receiving information from key input unit 53) to detect the plugging of aheadset 55 into anamplification unit 50 and apply a volume value for theheadset 55 to theamplification unit 50, so as to enable theamplification unit 50 to output an audio signal in a proper volume level when a viewer plugs or unplugs theheadset 55 into or from the output port of theamplification unit 50. The A/V device having the audio reproduction unit stores in the EEPROM 51 the latest volume values, that is, the latest volume values for thespeakers 54 and theheadset 55 that a viewer sets to the A/V device. - However, even though the volume values for the
headset 55 is stored in theEEPROM 51, the viewer loads a separate OSD menu window on a display unit (not shown) of the A/V device, and increases or decreases the volume value set for theheadset 55 on the display unit, when the viewer wants to change the volume value. -
FIG. 2B is a view illustrating a volume-setting process for theheadset 55 of the A/V device ofFIG. 2A . - To control the volume level for the
headset 55 shown inFIG. 2A , the viewer has theOSD menu window 60 displayed on the display unit, and adjusts the volume level with an input device such as a remote controller (not shown). In the OSDmenu window 60, the viewer chooses anAudio menu 61 and aheadset adjustment option 62 a for adjusting the volume level for a headset, and increases or decreases the volume level of theheadset 55 through a volumecontrol menu window 62 b displayed on theOSD menu window 60. In controlling the volume level for theheadset 55, the viewer experiences inconvenience and not-too-easy operations. - The present invention has been developed in order to solve the above drawbacks and other problems associated with the conventional arrangement. An aspect of the present invention is to provide an audio/video device and a volume control method facilitating volume controls of an external audio reproduction unit by using volume control buttons of a remote controller.
- The foregoing and other aspects and advantages are substantially realized by providing an audio/video (A/V) device including speakers, an audio output port for externally outputting an audio signal, an audio signal processing unit for reproducing and amplifying the audio signal and applying the amplified audio signal to any of the speakers or the audio output port, a memory unit for storing volume control values corresponding to the audio output port and the speakers, and a control unit for applying to the audio signal processing unit any of the volume control values stored in the memory based on whether the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port. The control unit controls the audio signal processing unit to increase or decrease the volume control values for the audio output port by the volume control buttons provided on the remote controller when the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port.
- The A/V device may further include a display unit for reproducing a video signal. The control unit controls the display unit to display a volume control menu window for increasing or decreasing the volume control values when detecting the external audio reproduction unit plugged in the audio output port.
- The volume control menu window is displayed on a portion of an image reproduction area of the display unit when the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port.
- The volume control menu window for the external audio reproduction unit is converted to a volume control menu window for the speakers when the external audio reproduction unit is unplugged from the audio output port.
- In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the external audio reproduction unit is any of a headset, an earphone, and the speakers.
- Furthermore, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a volume control method for an A/V device having speakers for reproducing an audio signal, an audio output port for externally outputting the audio signal, and a display unit for reproducing images, includes steps of detecting whether an external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port, displaying on the display unit a volume control menu window for controlling volume levels to be output from the audio output port when the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the audio output port, and increasing or decreasing the volume level for the external audio reproduction unit plugged in the audio output port on the volume control menu window by using volume control buttons of a remote controller for controlling the A/V device.
- In displaying the volume control menu window on the display unit, a previously stored volume value for the external audio reproduction unit is displayed on the display unit.
- In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the previously stored volume value is the latest volume value set for the external audio reproduction unit during operations of the A/V device.
- In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the step of displaying the volume control menu window on the display unit converts the volume control menu window on the display unit to a volume control menu window for the speakers when the external audio reproduction unit is released from the audio output port.
- The above aspects and features of the present invention will be more apparent by describing certain embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an audio reproduction unit of a conventional audio/video device; -
FIG. 2A is a block diagram illustrating another audio reproduction unit of the conventional audio/video device; -
FIG. 2B is a view illustrating a volume control process for a headset for the audio/video device ofFIG. 2A ; -
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a volume control method for an audio/video device according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the audio/video device ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5A andFIG. 5B are views illustrating an OSD menu window displayed on a screen depending on whether a headset is plugged in; and -
FIG. 6 is a flow chart for controlling the volume level for an external audio reproduction unit by using volume control buttons of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. - The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 3 illustrates a volume control method for an A/V device according to an embodiment of the present invention. - An A/
V device 100 controls volume levels and sets channels by using aremote controller 400, and the main body of the A/V device 100 is provided with an audio output port in which an external audio reproduction unit such as aheadset 300 is plugged. The main body of the A/V device 100 has a power switch, channel-setting buttons, volume control buttons, a headset jack, ascreen 150, andspeakers 161. If theheadset 300 is not plugged in the headset jack by using amale connector 301, an audio signal is reproduced through thespeakers 161 provided on the main body of the A/V device 100. If a viewer plugs theheadset 300 in the headset jack, an On-screen display (OSD)menu window 150 a for controlling the volume level for theheadset 300 is displayed on the bottom of the screen, that is, of adisplay unit 150. If the viewer pressesvolume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on theremote controller 400, the cursor on theOSD menu window 150 a moves so that the magnitude of an audio signal applied to theheadset 300 increases and decreases. InFIG. 3 , thecursor 151 a indicates that the volume level is set to “30”. If the viewer unplugs theheadset 300 from the A/V device 100, an OSD menu window (not shown) for controlling the volume level for thespeakers 161 is displayed on the bottom of thedisplay unit 150. Thus, the viewer can control the volume level for thespeakers 161 by using thevolume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on theremote controller 400. Therefore, the viewer does not have to control the volume level for theheadset 300 with a complicated OSD as shown inFIG. 2B . The viewer can conveniently control the volume level of theheadset 300 by using theremote controller 400 at the same time that the viewer plugs theheadset 300 in the headset jack provided on the A/V device 100. -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the A/V device 100 ofFIG. 3 , which will be described together withFIG. 3 as below. - The A/
V device 100 has atuner 110, asignal separation unit 120, a videosignal processing unit 130, an audiosignal processing unit 140, ascreen 150,speakers 161, anaudio output port 162, aprocessor 170, anOSD processing unit 180, aROM 190, and akey input unit 200. - The
tuner 110 receives broadcast signals, and selects any of the broadcast signals received according to the channel-settingkeys remote controller 400. Thesignal separation unit 120 separates a video signal and an audio signal from a broadcast signal selected by thetuner 110. The separated video signal is applied to the videosignal processing unit 130, and the audio signal is applied to the audiosignal processing unit 140. The videosignal processing unit 130 decodes and applies an input video signal to thescreen 150, and the audiosignal processing unit 140 amplifies and outputs the input audio signal to thespeakers 161. The output terminal of the audiosignal processing unit 140 is connected together with thespeakers 161 and theaudio output port 162. If a headset, an earphone, or external speakers (not shown) are plugged in theaudio output port 162, any audio signal is not applied to thespeakers 161. That is, the audiosignal processing unit 140 applies the audio signal to any of thespeakers 161 and theaudio output port 162. - The
processor 170 controls the overall functions of the A/V device 100, and controls the videosignal processing unit 130, the audiosignal processing unit 140, and thetuner 110, by using a control signal. For example, when the viewer sends a control signal for channel changes to thekey input unit 200 by using theremote controller 400, thekey input unit 200 receives and applies the control signal to theprocessor 170, and theprocessor 170 responds to the control signal and controls to change channels broadcasted fromtuner 110. If the viewer increments or decrements a contrast value or a luminance value for an image displayed on thescreen 150, theprocessor 170 controls the videosignal processing unit 130, using the control signal sent by theremote controller 400, so as to change the contrast value or the luminance value for the image output on thescreen 150. Furthermore, when an external audio reproduction unit such as aheadset 300 is plugged in theaudio output port 162, theprocessor 170 loads a volume setting value for theheadset 300 that is built in theROM 190 in response to the plugging of theheadset 300, and controls the audiosignal processing unit 140 based on the volume-setting value to change the level of an audio signal output from the audiosignal processing unit 140 to theaudio output port 162. Simultaneously, theprocessor 170 controls theOSD processing unit 180 to display on thescreen 150 an OSD menu window such as thewindow 150 a enabling the viewer to see whether theheadset 300 is plugged in. The OSD menu window such as thewindow 150 a displayed on thescreen 150 by theOSD processing unit 180 enables the viewer to control the volume to a certain level with thevolume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on theremote controller 400. - The
ROM 190 stores the latest volume values, that is, the respective volume values for thespeakers 161 and theheadset 300 that the viewer sets to the A/V device 100. The stored values are displayed on the OSD menu window such as thewindow 150 a, and the displayed values can be immediately changed through thevolume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on theremote controller 400. -
FIG. 5A andFIG. 5B illustrate OSD menu windows displayed on thescreen 150 depending on whether theheadset 300 is plugged in. -
FIG. 5A illustrates anOSD menu window 150 a when theheadset 300 is plugged in the A/V device 100. TheOSD menu window 150 a for controlling the volume level for aheadset 300 is displayed on the bottom of thescreen 150 at the same time that theheadset 300 is plugged in. The viewer presses thevolume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on theremote controller 400, looking at the displayedOSD menu window 150 a, to control the volume level for an external audio reproduction unit such as theheadset 300. - Next,
FIG. 5B illustrates anOSD menu window 150 b displayed on thescreen 150 when theheadset 300 is unplugged from the A/V device 100. TheOSD menu window 150 b for controlling the volume level for thespeakers 161 provided in the A/V device 100 is displayed on the bottom of thescreen 150. If the viewer presses thevolume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on theremote controller 400, the volume level for thespeakers 161 is controlled and the controlled volume value is stored in theROM 190. Hence, the viewer can easily control the level of an audio signal to be reproduced through thespeakers 161 or theheadset 300 by pressing thevolume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on theremote controller 400 without having to pay attention to whether theheadset 300 is plugged in. -
FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining a volume control method for external audio reproduction units such as a headset according to an embodiment of the present invention. - If the A/
V device 100 is powered on at step S300, theprocessor 170 determines whether an external audio reproduction unit such as a headset or an earphone is plugged in the A/V device 100 at step S310. Theaudio output port 162 connected to the output terminal of the audiosignal processing unit 140 may determine whether the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in. - For example, when the
headset 300 is plugged in theaudio output port 162 by using themale connector 301, a sensor (not shown) detects whether theheadset 300 is plugged in. The sensor is mounted inside theaudio output port 162 to detect the plugging of aheadset 300. When theheadset 300 is plugged in theaudio output port 162, theprocessor 170 can detect the plug-in of theheadset 300 through changes of the impedance or currents of theaudio output port 162. - If an external audio reproduction unit such as the
headset 300 is plugged in the A/V device 100, theprocessor 170 loads a volume control value corresponding to theheadset 300 out of the volume control values stored in theROM 190, and applies the volume control value to the audiosignal processing unit 140 to decrease or increase the amplification degree of the audiosignal processing unit 140 at step S320. - The
processor 170 controls theOSD processing unit 180 to apply an OSD menu window from theOSD processing unit 180 to the videosignal processing unit 130 so that the viewer can increment or decrement the volume level for theheadset 300 at step S330. If any external audio reproduction unit is not plugged in theaudio output port 162, theprocessor 170 loads a volume control value corresponding to thespeakers 161 out of the volume control values stored in theROM 190, and applies the loaded volume control value to the audiosignal processing unit 140 so as to increase or decrease the amplification degree of the audiosignal processing unit 140 at step S340. - Next, the
processor 170 controls theOSD processing unit 180 to apply the OSD menu window from theOSD processing unit 180 to the videosignal processing unit 130 so that the viewer can increase or decrease the volume level of thespeakers 161 at step S350. - If the
OSD menu screen 150 to enable a user to control the volume level for theheadset 300 or thespeakers 161, theprocessor 170 stands by for the inputs of the volume control buttons of theremote controller 400 which are used for volume controls at step S360. Pressing thevolume control buttons 403 and 404 provided on theremote controller 400, the viewer can move thecursor 151 a on theOSD menu window ROM 190. Simultaneously, the amplification degree of the audiosignal processing unit 140 is changed according to the changed volume control values at step S370. - If no input occurs by the volume control buttons of the
remote controller 400 when theOSD menu window screen 150, theprocessor 170 stands by for a predetermined time such as 5 seconds, and checks if the inputs are applied from thevolume control buttons 403 and 404 within a predetermined time such as five seconds at step S380. - If there exists an input of a control signal from the
volume control buttons 403 and 404 within the predetermined time as a result of the check, theprocessor 170 changes the volume control values of theROM 190 set for thespeakers 161 and theheadset 300 according to the inputted control signal corresponding to thevolume control buttons 403 and 404. Otherwise, theprocessor 170 turns off theOSD menu window headset 300 is plugged in the A/V device 100 in order to separately control volumes. - As described above, according to the present invention, with respect to plugging an external audio reproduction unit such as a headset, an earphone, and external speakers in an A/V device, the viewer does not have to separately control volume levels for the plugged external audio reproduction unit. When the external audio reproduction unit is plugged in the A/V device, the present invention displays a menu window for controlling volume levels for the external audio reproduction unit so that the viewer can conveniently control the volume levels on the displayed menu window with the volume control buttons provided on the remote controller.
- The foregoing embodiment and advantages are merely exemplary and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. The present teaching can be readily applied to other types of apparatuses. Also, the description of the embodiments of the present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the claims, and many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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1. An audio/video (A/V) device comprising:
a display;
at least one speaker;
an audio output port which outputs an audio signal to an audio output port;
an audio signal processing unit which amplifies the audio signal and outputs the amplified audio signal to one of the at least one speaker and the audio output port;
a memory unit which stores volume control values corresponding to the audio output port and the at least one speaker; and
a control unit which one of the volume control values stored in the memory in response to the external speakers being plugged into the audio output port, controls the audio signal processing unit to change the one volume control values in response to the external speakers being plugged into the audio output port, and controls the display to display an indicator corresponding to the changed one of the volume control values in response to the external speakers being plugged into the audio output port.
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