Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for controlling the output of a display unit to meet various requirements of the user, and an output control apparatus employing the same.

Abstract: A method for labeling input sources in a display device includes connecting to a plurality of input sources, at a plurality of input terminals within the display device, and then controlling display of a main input menu listing the input terminals and corresponding ones of the input sources. An image from one of the input sources or input terminals selected from the main input menu is displayed with a name of the input source and a name of the input terminal corresponding to the selection made from the main input menu. The main input menu may not be displayed when the image and names of the input source and input terminal are displayed.

Abstract: A method for labeling input sources in a display device includes connecting to a plurality of input sources, at a plurality of input terminals within the display device, and then controlling display of a main input menu listing the input terminals and corresponding ones of the input sources. An image from one of the input sources or input terminals selected from the main input menu is displayed with a name of the input source and a name of the input terminal corresponding to the selection made from the main input menu. The main input menu may not be displayed when the image and names of the input source and input terminal are displayed.

Abstract: A display device and a method for labeling input sources are disclosed, to set and provide label information of the input sources on a screen of the display device, for a user's convenience, in which the display device includes a plurality of input terminals respectively connected to a plurality of input sources, a controller configured to display a menu of setting label information of the input sources on a screen, and to display the corresponding label information along with an image of the input source selected by a user; and a memory configured to store the received label information of the input sources.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video display device, and more particularly, to a digital television and channel setting method thereof that enables a setting of preferred channels according to genre by selecting a channel label.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for controlling the output of a display unit to meet various requirements of the user, and an output control apparatus employing the same.

Abstract: A method for controlling channel tuning of a digital TV is disclosed, in which a desired channel can easily be tuned in accordance with a user's input in a digital TV having a channel number of a major-minor type. The method for controlling channel tuning of a digital TV includes the steps of tuning a corresponding channel referring to a corresponding channel data depending on whether channel a data of a major number input by a user exists in a previously stored channel map if the user inputs a major number only, controlling an analog channel if the user inputs a major number or a minor number of 0, and controlling tuning of a corresponding channel depending on whether a channel data of the minor number input by the user exists in the previously stored channel map if the user inputs the major number and the minor number not 0. Since the user can recognize the minor channel data of the desired major channel, it is possible to prevent any confusion in selecting a plurality of minor channels from occurring.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image display method and apparatus capable of displaying best quality images even when image signals with a variety of aspect ratios are inputted. The image display method includes restoring a picture frame from a video data stream, detecting an aspect ratio of the picture frame, checking if the aspect ratio of the picture frame is matched with a predetermined aspect ratio of a digital TV receiver, adjusting a vertical size or a horizontal size of the picture frame if the aspect ratio of the picture frame and the predetermined aspect ratio of the digital TV receiver are different from each other, and format-converting the picture frame having the adjusted vertical size or horizontal size in accordance with a selected output format to output the format-converted the picture frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an auto channel search apparatus for a TV and a method thereof capable of easily recognizing a broadcast channel of a user. The above-described method includes a step for displaying a channel list in accordance with a channel search instruction of a user and performing a search in the sequence of the number stored in the channel list, and a step for performing an indication operation for separating a channel number which does not have a broadcast signal with respect to a channel number which has a broadcast signal in the channel list.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying video data on a screen in a digital television system are disclosed. Since a viewer can easily notice that he or she is watching a multi-angle digital channel according to the present invention, the viewer can conveniently select a desired picture. The method includes tuning to a channel selected by a viewer and displaying the video data depending on a total number of video IDs of the selected channel and whether a multi-angle mode is set. If a multi-angle mode is set, the apparatus decodes all sets of the received video data and display all of them in a screen at same time. Then the viewer can select a desired channel. If the multi-angle mode is not set, it displays the first encoded set of video data with a multi-angle icon. The icon indicates the current picture the viewer is watching is one of the multi-angle pictures. Similarly, he or she can easily select a desired channel by simply using the remote control device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for improving picture quality of a digital television is disclosed in which a picture image motion adaptive interpolation process is used when an interlaced picture is converted to a progressive picture, thereby providing optimal picture quality.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an auto channel search apparatus for a TV and a method thereof capable of easily recognizing a broadcast channel of a user. The above-described method includes a step for displaying a channel list in accordance with a channel search instruction of a user and performing a search in the sequence of the number stored in the channel list, and a step for performing an indication operation for separating a channel number which does not have a broadcast signal with respect to a channel number which has a broadcast signal in the channel list.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an auto channel search apparatus for a TV and a method thereof capable of easily recognizing a broadcast channel of a user. The above-described method includes a step for displaying a channel list in accordance with a channel search instruction of a user and performing a search in the sequence of the number stored in the channel list, and a step for performing an indication operation for separating a channel number which does not have a broadcast signal with respect to a channel number which has a broadcast signal in the channel list.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image display method and apparatus capable of displaying best quality images even when image signals with a variety of aspect ratios are inputted. The image display method includes restoring a picture frame from a video data stream, detecting an aspect ratio of the picture frame, checking if the aspect ratio of the picture frame is matched with a predetermined aspect ratio of a digital TV receiver, adjusting a vertical size or a horizontal size of the picture frame if the aspect ratio of the picture frame and the predetermined aspect ratio of the digital TV receiver are different from each other, and format-converting the picture frame having the adjusted vertical size or horizontal size in accordance with a selected output format to output the format-converted the picture frame.

Abstract: A method for controlling channel tuning of a digital TV is disclosed, in which a desired channel can easily be tuned in accordance with a user's input in a digital TV having a channel number of a major-minor type. The method for controlling channel tuning of a digital TV includes the steps of tuning a corresponding channel referring to a corresponding channel data depending on whether channel a data of a major number input by a user exists in a previously stored channel map if the user inputs a major number only, controlling an analog channel if the user inputs a major number or a minor number of 0, and controlling tuning of a corresponding channel depending on whether a channel data of the minor number input by the user exists in the previously stored channel map if the user inputs the major number and the minor number not 0. Since the user can recognize the minor channel data of the desired major channel, it is possible to prevent any confusion in selecting a plurality of minor channels from occurring.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying video data on a screen in a digital television system are disclosed. Since a viewer can easily notice that he or she is watching a multi-angle digital channel according to the present invention, the viewer can conveniently select a desired picture. The method includes tuning to a channel selected by a viewer and displaying the video data depending on a total number of video IDs of the selected channel and whether a multi-angle mode is set. If a multi-angle mode is set, the apparatus decodes all sets of the received video data and display all of them in a screen at same time. Then the viewer can select a desired channel. If the multi-angle mode is not set, it displays the first encoded set of video data with a multi-angle icon. The icon indicates the current picture the viewer is watching is one of the multi-angle pictures. Similarly, he or she can easily select a desired channel by simply using the remote control device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for improving picture quality of a digital television is disclosed in which a picture image motion adaptive interpolation process is used when an interlaced picture is converted to a progressive picture, thereby providing optimal picture quality.