TWI671679B - Translucent OSD display time method and display - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for displaying time on a translucent OSD, which is implemented by a display, the display includes a display unit and a processing unit, the display unit has a displayable area, and the displayable area can display an image data from a host, the The method includes: the processing unit displays, via the display unit, a first OSD area located in the displayable area and used to indicate a first time information, the first OSD area having M blocks arranged clockwise, the first The angles across the blocks of an OSD area relative to the center of the first OSD area are equal. A total opacity T of the m-th block of the first OSD area can be expressed by the following formula , Where m ∈ {1,2,…, M}, T ₁ is a first opacity and is expressed by the following formula , Where A is a first preset opacity value, and X is the first time information.

Description

Method and display for translucent OSD display time

The invention relates to a method for displaying time, in particular to a method for displaying time through a translucent OSD. The invention also relates to a display for displaying time through a translucent OSD.

General monitors can display time information in digital form via OSD (ON SCREEN DISPLAY, on-screen display). However, since the OSD display area is generally located in the center of the displayable area and is opaque, when displaying time information, it will seriously obscure the image data from the host.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for improving the display time of a translucent OSD, which has the disadvantages of the prior art.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a display which improves the disadvantages of the aforementioned prior art.

Therefore, the method for displaying time of the translucent OSD of the present invention is implemented by a display, the display is suitable for electrically connecting to a host, and includes a display unit and a processing unit. The display unit has a displayable area, and the processing unit can Displaying an image data from the host through the displayable area of the display unit, the method includes: the processing unit displays a first OSD located in the displayable area and indicating a first time information via the display unit Area, the first OSD area has M blocks arranged clockwise, the angles of the blocks of the first OSD area with respect to the center of the first OSD area are equal, and the mth of the first OSD area A block's total opacity T can be expressed as among them, , T ₁ is a first opacity and is expressed by the following formula Among them, A is a first preset opacity value, and X is the first time information.

In some implementation aspects, the first OSD region is further used to indicate a second time information, and the total opacity T of the m-th block of the first OSD region can be expressed by the following formula Where T ₂ is a second opacity and is expressed by the following formula Among them, B is a second preset opaque value, and Y is the second time information.

In some implementation aspects, the first OSD region further has M extension regions arranged clockwise and extending outward from the blocks, respectively, and the opacity of the m-th extension region is equal to T ₁ (m).

In some embodiments, the center of the first OSD region and the center of the displayable region substantially overlap.

In some embodiments, the outline of the first OSD region is circular, and the outline of each block of the first OSD region is fan-shaped.

In some embodiments, the processing unit further displays a second OSD region located in the displayable region and extending along the periphery of the displayable region in a ring shape through the display unit, and the inner edges of the second OSD region are adjacent to each other. The outer edge of the first OSD region and the second OSD region have M segments arranged clockwise. The angles of the segments of the second OSD region with respect to the center of the displayable region are equal. Adjacent segments have different colors or transparency.

In some embodiments, the center of the first OSD region does not overlap the center of the displayable region.

The display of the present invention is suitable for being electrically connected to a host, and includes a display unit and a processing unit. The display unit has a displayable area. The processing unit is electrically connected to the display unit, and can display an image data from the host through the displayable area of the display unit. The processing unit displays, via the display unit, a first OSD area located in the displayable area and used to indicate a first time information, the first OSD area has M blocks arranged clockwise, and the first OSD area The angles across the blocks of the first OSD region are equal to the center of the first OSD region. A total opacity T of the m-th block of the first OSD region can be expressed by the following formula among them, , T ₁ is a first opacity and is expressed by the following formula Among them, A is a first preset opacity value, and X is the first time information.

The effect of the present invention is that the first time information and the second time information are indicated with different degrees of opacity by the blocks of the first OSD area, so as to avoid completely covering the displayable area by using a translucent effect. The central area allows the user to know the first time information and the second time information from the first OSD area while watching the image data.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are represented by the same numbers.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a first embodiment of a method for displaying time of a translucent OSD according to the present invention is implemented by a display 100. The display 100 is adapted to be electrically connected to a host 200 and includes a display unit 1 and a processing unit 2 electrically connected to the display unit 1. The display unit 1 has a displayable area 300. The processing unit 2 can display an image data from the host 200 through the displayable area 300 of the display unit 1. In this embodiment, the host 200 is a computer host 200. A display card of the computer host 200 transmits the image data to the processing unit 2 of the display 100 via a video transmission line (such as an HDMI cable). The processing unit 2 When the image data is received, the image data is displayed through the displayable area 300 of the display unit 1.

The method of displaying the OSD time includes the following. The processing unit 2 displays a first OSD area 400 located in the displayable area 300 and used to indicate a first time information and a second time information via the display unit 1. The center of the first OSD region 400 overlaps with the center of the displayable region 300, and the outline of the first OSD region 400 is circular. The first time information and the second time information may be a current time or a timing time.

The first OSD region 400 has M blocks 401 arranged clockwise. The outline of each block 401 of the first OSD region 400 is fan-shaped. The angles spanned by the blocks 401 of the first OSD region 400 with respect to the center of the first OSD region 400 are equal, that is, the areas of the blocks 401 are the same as each other.

A total opacity T of the m-th block 401 of the first OSD region 400 can be expressed in the following manner (1) (1)

among them, , T ₁ is a first opacity and is represented by the following formula (2), T ₂ is a second opacity and is represented by the following way (3) (2) (3)

Among them, A is a first preset opacity value, X is the first time information, B is a second preset opacity value, and Y is the second time information.

It should be noted that the total opacity, the first opacity, and the second opacity represent the degree of opacity. When the value of the total opacity, the first opacity, or the second opacity is 100%, Indicates complete opacity (the image data from the host 200 will be completely obscured), when the value of the total opacity, the first opacity, or the second opacity is 0%, it indicates complete opacity (from the host 200 The image data will not be obscured at all).

In this embodiment, the first time information indicates second information, and the second time information indicates minute information. The first OSD area 400 has 60 blocks 401 (M = 60). The first OSD region 400 is divided into 60 blocks 401 through 60 imaginary lines extending radially outward from the center of the displayable region 300 (also the center of the first OSD region 400) as shown in FIG. 2. . The angle of each block 401 of the first OSD region 400 relative to the center of the displayable region 300 is 6 degrees. The starting point / end point of the arrangement of the blocks 401 is the position indicated by the twelve o'clock direction based on the center point of the displayable area 300.

For example, when the value of the first time information is 16 (X = 16, that is, the first time information indicates 16 seconds), and the value of the second time information is 3 (Y = 3, that is, The second time information indicates 3 minutes), and the first preset opacity value is 10% (A = 10%), and the second preset opacity value is 20% (B = 20%), then the first The total opacity T of each of the first block 401 to the third block 401 of an OSD region 400 is 10% + 20%, that is, 30%, and the fourth of the first OSD region 400 is The total opacity T of each of the block 401 to the 16th block 401 is 10% + 0%, that is, 10%, and the 17th block 401 to 60th of the first OSD region 400 The total opacity T of each of the blocks 401 is 0% + 0%, that is, 0% (that is, the image data from the host 200 is not blocked at all).

Thereby, the first OSD area 400 can indicate the first time information and the second time information, and a translucent effect is used without completely obscuring the central area of the displayable area 300.

Referring to FIG. 3, a second embodiment of a method for displaying time of a translucent OSD according to the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, and the differences are described below. In the second embodiment, the outline of the first OSD region 400 is rectangular, and the processing unit 2 also displays a ring-shaped display region 300 located in the displayable region 300 and extending along the periphery of the displayable region 300 via the display unit 1. Shaped second OSD area 500. An inner edge of the second OSD region 500 is adjacent to an outer edge of the first OSD region 400, and the second OSD region 500 has M sections 501 arranged clockwise. The angles of the segments 501 of the second OSD region 500 with respect to the center of the displayable region 300 are equal. Two adjacent sections 501 have different colors or transparency.

In the second embodiment, the second OSD area 500 has 60 sections 501 (M = 60). The second OSD region 500 is divided into 60 segments 501 through 60 imaginary lines extending radially from the center of the displayable region 300 (also the center of the first OSD region 400) as shown in FIG. 3. . The angle of each segment 501 of the second OSD region 500 with respect to the center of the displayable region 300 is 6 degrees. The starting point / end point of the arrangement of the segments 501 is the position indicated by the twelve o'clock direction based on the center point of the displayable area 300. Thereby, the second OSD region 500 can indicate a time scale, and the central region of the displayable region 300 will not be blocked.

Referring to FIG. 4, a third embodiment of the method for displaying time of a translucent OSD according to the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, and the differences are described below. In the third embodiment, the center of the first OSD region 400 and the center of the displayable region 300 do not overlap. As shown in FIG. 4, the center of the first OSD region 400 is adjacent to the upper right corner of the displayable region 300, and the area of the first OSD region 400 is smaller than the area of the first OSD region 400 in the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, a fourth embodiment of a method for displaying time of a translucent OSD according to the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, and the differences are described below. In the fourth embodiment, the first OSD region 400 further has M extension regions 402 arranged clockwise. The extended areas 402 correspond to the blocks 401, respectively, and each extended area 402 extends outward from the corresponding block 401. The starting point / end point of the arrangement of the extended areas 402 is the position indicated by the twelve o'clock direction based on the center point of the displayable area 300. The opacity of the m-th extension 402 is equal to T ₁ (m).

In summary, in the method for displaying time of a translucent OSD of the present invention, the blocks 401 of the first OSD region 400 indicate the first time information and the second time information with different degrees of opacity, thereby The translucent effect is used to avoid completely obscuring the central area of the displayable area 300, so that the user can learn the first time information and the second time information from the first OSD area 400 while viewing the image data, so it is true Can achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

100‧‧‧ Display

1‧‧‧display unit

2‧‧‧ processing unit

200‧‧‧host

300‧‧‧ displayable area

400‧‧‧First OSD area

401‧‧‧block

402‧‧‧extended area

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Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship of a first embodiment of a method for displaying time of a translucent OSD according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a displayable area of the first embodiment; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the displayable area of a second embodiment of a method for displaying a translucent OSD of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a semi-transparent display of the present invention; A schematic diagram of the displayable area of a third embodiment of the method of transparent OSD display time; and FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the displayable area of a fourth embodiment of the method of translucent OSD display time of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A method for displaying time on a translucent OSD, implemented by a display, the display is suitable for electrically connecting to a host, and includes a display unit and a processing unit. The display unit has a displayable area, and the processing unit can pass the display. The displayable area of the unit displays an image data from the host, and the method includes: the processing unit displays, via the display unit, a first OSD area located in the displayable area and used to indicate a first time information, the The first OSD region has M blocks arranged clockwise. The angles of the blocks of the first OSD region relative to the center of the first OSD region are equal. The m-th block of the first OSD region has A total opacity T can be expressed as among them, , T ₁ is a first opacity and is expressed by the following formula Among them, A is a first preset opacity value, and X is the first time information. The method for displaying time in a translucent OSD according to claim 1, wherein the first OSD region is further used to indicate a second time information, and the total opacity T of the m-th block of the first OSD region may be The following expression Where T ₂ is a second opacity and is expressed by the following formula Among them, B is a second preset opaque value, and Y is the second time information. The method for displaying time in a translucent OSD according to claim 2, wherein the first OSD region further includes M extension regions arranged clockwise and extending outward from the blocks, respectively, and the Transparency is equal to T ₁ (m). The method of translucent OSD display time according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a center of the first OSD region and a center of the displayable region substantially overlap. The method for displaying time in a translucent OSD according to claim 4, wherein an outline of the first OSD region is circular, and an outline of each block of the first OSD region is fan-shaped. The method for displaying time in a translucent OSD according to claim 4, wherein the processing unit further displays a second OSD region in the displayable region and extending in a ring shape along the periphery of the displayable region via the display unit. , The inner edge of the second OSD area is adjacent to the outer edge of the first OSD area, and the second OSD area has M sections arranged clockwise, the sections of the second OSD area are displayable relative to the displayable area The center of the area spans the same angle, and the adjacent two sections have different colors or transparency. The method for translucent OSD display time according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the center of the first OSD region does not overlap the center of the displayable region. The method for displaying time in a translucent OSD according to claim 7, wherein an outline of the first OSD region is circular, and an outline of each block of the first OSD region is fan-shaped. A display adapted to be electrically connected to a host, comprising: a display unit having a displayable area; and a processing unit electrically connected to the display unit and capable of displaying the display unit from the host through the displayable area of the display unit An image data; the processing unit displays, via the display unit, a first OSD area located in the displayable area and used to indicate a first time information, the first OSD area having M blocks arranged clockwise, the The angles spanned by the blocks of the first OSD region with respect to the center of the first OSD region are equal. A total opacity T of the m-th block of the first OSD region can be expressed by the following formula among them, , T ₁ is a first opacity and is expressed by the following formula Among them, A is a first preset opacity value, and X is the first time information. The display according to claim 8, wherein the first OSD area is further used to indicate a second time information, and the total opacity T of the m-th block of the first OSD area can be expressed by the following formula Where T ₂ is a second opacity and is expressed by the following formula Among them, B is a second preset opaque value, and Y is the second time information.