Apparatus for displaying television receiver operational parameters in a separate area of the screen
US5237417A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/57
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A television receiver includes a display control device for providing, in a portion of a main screen area adapted for displaying an image for input video signals, a subsidiary screen area adapted for displaying other images than the image by input video signals, and a character signal generator for generating character signals on the basis of control data. The character signals from the character signal generator are supplied to the display control device for displaying the control data on the subsidiary screen area to display a variety of the control data on the subsidiary screen area of the television receiver without obstructing its main screen area to improve operability of the television receiver.
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