CN111698551B - Content display method and display equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention relates to the field of display technology, in particular to a content display method and display device. The channel list can be generated in multiple channel search modes, and the channel list displayed on the first scene page is generated in the first channel search mode. of. In response to an input instruction to switch the channel search mode of the first scene page, the channel list in the first scene page is switched to be generated in the second channel search mode. In response to an input instruction for switching scene pages, jump from the first scene page to the second scene page, and the channel list in the second scene page is also switched to be generated in the second channel search mode. In this way, after the user switches the channel search mode on a scene page, all the scene pages of the display device will be switched accordingly. After the user switches from this scene page to other scene pages, there is no need to switch the channel search mode again, thereby reducing user operations The number of times to improve the user's viewing experience.

Description

A content display method and display device

This application claims the priority of a Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on January 21, 2020, with application number 202010071414.9, and the title of the invention is "A Content Display Method and Display Device", the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference in this application .

technical field

The invention relates to the field of software technology, in particular to a content display method and a display device.

Background technique

The acquisition of the TV channel watched by the user includes multiple search methods such as satellite, antenna, and digital. Different search methods and different search satellites will result in receiving different channels, and will also produce different channel lists.

Based on the above reasons, in order to watch more different channels, the user may need to freely switch between multiple search methods to obtain a better viewing experience. At the same time, TV includes different scenes, such as live viewing scene, EPG (Electronic Program Guide, electronic program guide) scene, boot scene and so on. At present, in different TV scenarios, switching channel search methods needs to be switched separately in each scenario, resulting in more user operations and poor viewing experience.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a content display method and a display device, which are used to reduce the number of operations of a user and improve the user's viewing experience when switching channel search modes in different scenes of a TV.

In a first aspect, a display device is provided, including:

monitor;

user interface;

Controller, to execute:

The first scene page is displayed on the monitor;

In response to a first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the first scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search modes; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the first scene page is Generated in the first channel search mode;

In response to a second input instruction, switch the channel list in the first scene page to be generated in a second channel search mode;

Jumping from the first scene page to the second scene page in response to a third input instruction, and converting the channel list in the second scene page from the channel list generated in the first channel search mode The switching of is generated in the second channel search mode.

In a second aspect, a display device is provided, including:

monitor;

user interface;

Controller, to execute:

The scene page is displayed on the monitor;

In response to the first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search modes; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the scene page is the first channel Generated in search mode;

In response to the second input instruction, a search mode list is displayed on one side of the channel list, the search mode list includes a plurality of search mode options, and the current selector selects the first channel search mode option;

In response to a third input instruction, the control selector is moved from the first channel search mode option to the second channel search mode option, and the channel list in the scene page is switched to be in the second channel search mode Generated.

In a third aspect, a display device is provided, including:

monitor;

user interface;

Controller, to execute:

A live scene page is displayed on the display, and the live scene page includes program content;

In response to the first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search modes; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the live scene page is the first Generated in the channel search mode, the program content is the content provided by the channels in the channel list generated in the first channel search mode;

In response to a second input instruction, switch the channel list in the first scene page to be generated in the second channel search mode, and switch the program content to be generated in the second channel search mode Content provided by channels in the channel list.

In a fourth aspect, a display device is provided, including:

monitor;

user interface;

Controller, to execute:

The EPG scene page is displayed on the display, and the scene page includes a channel list and program information corresponding to the channels in the channel list; wherein, the current channel list included in the EPG scene page is in the first channel search mode Generated, the program information is the program information corresponding to the channel in the channel list generated in the first channel search mode;

In response to the first input instruction, switch the channel list in the EPG scene page to the channel generated in the second channel search mode, and switch the program information to the channel generated in the second channel search mode The program information corresponding to the channel in the list.

In a fifth aspect, a display device is provided, including:

monitor;

user interface;

Controller, to execute:

The live scene page is displayed on the monitor;

In response to the first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the live scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search methods; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the live scene page is the first Generated in a channel search mode;

In response to a second input instruction, switching the channel list in the live scene page to be generated in a second channel search mode;

In response to a third input instruction, jump from the live scene page to the EPG scene page, and switch the channel list in the EPG scene page from the one generated in the first channel search mode to generated in the second channel search mode;

In response to a fourth input instruction, switching the channel list in the EPG scene page to be generated in a third channel search mode;

In response to the fifth input instruction, jump from the EPG scene page to the live scene page;

In response to the sixth input instruction, display a channel list on the live scene page, and switch the channel list on the live scene page from the one generated in the second channel search mode to the one generated in the second channel search mode. Generated in three-channel search mode.

In a sixth aspect, a method for displaying content is provided, including:

The first scene page is displayed on the monitor;

In response to a first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the first scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search modes; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the first scene page is Generated in the first channel search mode;

In response to a second input instruction, switch the channel list in the first scene page to be generated in a second channel search mode;

Jumping from the first scene page to the second scene page in response to a third input instruction, and converting the channel list in the second scene page from the channel list generated in the first channel search mode The switching of is generated in the second channel search mode.

In a seventh aspect, a method for displaying content is provided, including:

The scene page is displayed on the monitor;

In response to the first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search modes; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the scene page is the first channel Generated in search mode;

In response to the second input instruction, a search mode list is displayed on one side of the channel list, the search mode list includes a plurality of search mode options, and the current selector selects the first channel search mode option;

In response to a third input instruction, the control selector is moved from the first channel search mode option to the second channel search mode option, and the channel list in the scene page is switched to be in the second channel search mode Generated.

In an eighth aspect, a method for displaying content is provided, including:

A live scene page is displayed on the display, and the live scene page includes program content;

In response to the first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search modes; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the live scene page is the first Generated in the channel search mode, the program content is the content provided by the channels in the channel list generated in the first channel search mode;

In response to a second input instruction, switch the channel list in the first scene page to be generated in the second channel search mode, and switch the program content to be generated in the second channel search mode Content provided by channels in the channel list.

In the ninth aspect, a method for displaying content is provided, including:

The EPG scene page is displayed on the display, and the scene page includes a channel list and program information corresponding to the channels in the channel list; wherein, the current channel list included in the EPG scene page is in the first channel search mode Generated, the program information is the program information corresponding to the channel in the channel list generated in the first channel search mode;

In response to the first input instruction, switch the channel list in the EPG scene page to the channel generated in the second channel search mode, and switch the program information to the channel generated in the second channel search mode The program information corresponding to the channel in the list.

In a tenth aspect, a method for displaying content is provided, including:

The live scene page is displayed on the monitor;

In response to the first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the live scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search methods; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the live scene page is the first Generated in a channel search mode;

In response to a second input instruction, switching the channel list in the live scene page to be generated in a second channel search mode;

In response to a third input instruction, jump from the live scene page to the EPG scene page, and switch the channel list in the EPG scene page from the one generated in the first channel search mode to generated in the second channel search mode;

In response to a fourth input instruction, switching the channel list in the EPG scene page to be generated in a third channel search mode;

In response to the fifth input instruction, jump from the EPG scene page to the live scene page;

In response to the sixth input instruction, display a channel list on the live scene page, and switch the channel list on the live scene page from the one generated in the second channel search mode to the one generated in the second channel search mode. Generated in three-channel search mode.

In the above embodiments, the channel list can be generated in multiple channel search modes, and the channel list displayed on the first scene page is generated in the first channel search mode. In response to an input instruction of switching the channel search mode of the first scene page, the channel list in the first scene page is switched to be generated in the second channel search mode. In response to an input instruction for switching scene pages, jump from the first scene page to the second scene page, and the channel list in the second scene page is also switched to be generated in the second channel search mode. In this way, after the user switches the channel search mode on a scene page, all the scene pages of the display device are switched accordingly. After the user switches from this scene page to other scene pages, there is no need to switch the channel search mode again, thereby reducing user operations The number of times to improve the user's viewing experience.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative effort.

FIG. 1A exemplarily shows a schematic diagram of an operation scene between a display device and a control device;

FIG. 1B exemplarily shows a configuration block diagram of the control device 100 in FIG. 1A;

FIG. 1C exemplarily shows a configuration block diagram of the display device 200 in FIG. 1A;

FIG. 1D exemplarily shows a block diagram of the architecture configuration of the operating system in the memory of the display device 200;

2A-2G exemplarily show a schematic diagram of a GUI 400 provided by the display device 200 through the operation of the control device 100;

FIG. 3 exemplarily shows a schematic diagram of a specific implementation logic process of a content display method.

Detailed ways

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments . Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Fig. 1A exemplarily shows a schematic diagram of an operation scene between a display device and a control device. As shown in FIG. 1A , the communication between the control apparatus 100 and the display device 200 can be performed in a wired or wireless manner.

Among them, the control device 100 is configured to control the display device 200, which can receive the operation instruction input by the user, and convert the operation instruction into an instruction that the display device 200 can recognize and respond to, and acts as an intermediary for the interaction between the user and the display device 200 effect. For example, the user operates the channel addition and subtraction keys on the control device 100, and the display device 200 responds to the channel addition and subtraction operations.

The control device 100 may be a control device 100A, including infrared protocol communication, bluetooth protocol communication, and other short-distance communication methods, etc., and controls the display device 200 through wireless or other wired methods. The user can control the display device 200 by inputting user commands through buttons on the control device, voice input, control panel input, and the like. For example, the user can control the display device 200 by inputting corresponding control commands through the volume plus and minus keys, channel control keys, up/down/left/right movement keys, voice input keys, menu keys, and power on/off keys on the control device. function.

The control device 100 may also be a smart device, such as a mobile terminal 100B, a tablet computer, a computer, a notebook computer, and the like. For example, the display device 200 is controlled using an application program running on the smart device. The app can be configured to provide users with various controls through an intuitive user interface (UI) on the screen associated with the smart device.

Exemplarily, the mobile terminal 100B can install a software application with the display device 200, realize connection and communication through a network communication protocol, and realize the purpose of one-to-one control operation and data communication. For example, the mobile terminal 100B can establish a control instruction protocol with the display device 200, and by operating various function keys or virtual buttons on the user page provided on the mobile terminal 100B, functions such as physical keys arranged by the control device 100A can be realized. The audio and video content displayed on the mobile terminal 100B may also be transmitted to the display device 200 to realize a synchronous display function.

The display device 200 may provide a broadcast receiving function and an Internet TV function of a computer support function. The display device may be implemented as a digital TV, Internet TV, Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), or the like.

The display device 200 may be a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting display, or a projection device. The specific display device type, size and resolution are not limited.

The display device 200 also performs data communication with the server 300 through various communication methods. Here, the display device 200 may be allowed to be communicatively connected via a local area network (LAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), and other networks. The server 300 may provide various contents and interactions to the display device 200 . For example, display device 200 may send and receive information, such as: receiving Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data, receiving software program updates, or accessing a remotely stored digital media library. The servers 300 may be in one group or in multiple groups, and may be one or more types of servers. Other network service contents such as video on demand and advertisement service are provided through the server 300 .

FIG. 1B exemplarily shows a configuration block diagram of the control device 100 . As shown in FIG. 1B , the control device 100 includes a controller 110 , a memory 120 , a communicator 130 , a user input interface 140 , an output interface 150 , and a power supply 160 .

The controller 110 includes a random access memory (RAM) 111 , a read only memory (ROM) 112 , a processor 113 , a communication interface, and a communication bus. The controller 110 is used to control the operation and operation of the control device 100 , as well as the communication and cooperation between internal components, external and internal data processing functions.

Exemplarily, when detecting an interaction in which the user presses a button arranged on the control device 100A or touches a touch panel arranged on the control device 100A, the controller 110 may control to generate a signal corresponding to the detected interaction, and This signal is sent to the display device 200 .

The memory 120 is used to store various operating programs, data and applications for driving and controlling the control device 100 under the control of the controller 110 . The memory 120 can store various types of control signal instructions input by the user.

The communicator 130 implements communication of control signals and data signals with the display device 200 under the control of the controller 110 . For example, the control device 100 sends a control signal (such as a touch signal or a button signal) to the display device 200 via the communicator 130 , and the control device 100 can receive the signal sent by the display device 200 via the communicator 130 . The communicator 130 may include an infrared signal interface 131 and a radio frequency signal interface 132 . For example, when using an infrared signal interface, user input commands need to be converted into infrared control signals according to the infrared control protocol, and sent to the display device 200 through the infrared sending module. For another example: in the radio frequency signal interface, the user input command needs to be converted into a digital signal, and then modulated according to the radio frequency control signal modulation protocol, and then sent to the display device 200 by the radio frequency sending terminal.

The user input interface 140 may include at least one of a microphone 141, a touch panel 142, a sensor 143, a button 144, etc., so that the user can input user instructions about controlling the display device 200 to the control device through voice, touch, gesture, press, etc. 100.

The output interface 150 outputs the user instruction received by the user input interface 140 to the display device 200 , or outputs the image or voice signal received by the display device 200 . Here, the output interface 150 may include an LED interface 151, a vibration interface 152 generating vibration, a sound output interface 153 outputting sound, a display 154 outputting an image, and the like. For example, the control device 100A can receive output signals such as audio, video, or data from the output interface 150, and display the output signal as an image on the display 154, output it as an audio form at the sound output interface 153, or output it as vibration at the vibration interface 152. form.

The power supply 160 is used to provide operating power support for each component of the control device 100 under the control of the controller 110 . The form can be a battery and related control circuits.

FIG. 1C exemplarily shows a hardware configuration block diagram of the display device 200 . As shown in FIG. 1C , the display device 200 may include a tuner and demodulator 210, a communicator 220, a detector 230, an external device interface 240, a controller 250, a memory 260, a user interface 265, a video processor 270, a display 275, An audio processor 280 , an audio output interface 285 , and a power supply 290 .

The tuner and demodulator 210 receives broadcast TV signals through wired or wireless methods, and can perform modulation and demodulation processing such as amplification, frequency mixing and resonance, and is used to demodulate the TV selected by the user from multiple wireless or cable broadcast TV signals. The audio and video signals carried in the frequency of the channel, as well as additional information (such as EPG data).

Tuner demodulator 210, according to user selection and controlled by controller 250, responds to the frequency of the TV channel selected by the user and the TV signal carried by the frequency.

The tuner demodulator 210 can receive signals in many ways according to the different broadcasting formats of the TV signals, such as: terrestrial broadcasting, cable broadcasting, wireless network broadcasting or Internet broadcasting, etc.; and according to different modulation types, digital modulation or Analog modulation method; and according to the different types of TV signals received, it can demodulate analog signals and digital signals.

In some other exemplary embodiments, the tuner-demodulator 210 may also be in an external device, such as an external set-top box. In this way, the set-top box outputs TV signals after modulation and demodulation, and inputs them into the display device 200 through the external device interface 240 .

The communicator 220 is a component for communicating with external devices or external servers according to various types of communication protocols. For example, the display device 200 may transmit content data to an external device connected via the communicator 220 , or browse and download content data from the external device connected via the communicator 220 . The communicator 220 may include a network communication protocol module such as a WIFI module 221, a Bluetooth communication protocol module 222, a wired Ethernet communication protocol module 223 or a near-field communication protocol module, so that the communicator 220 can receive information from the control device 100 according to the control of the controller 250. Control signals, and realize the control signals as WIFI signals, Bluetooth signals, radio frequency signals, etc.

The detector 230 is a component of the display device 200 for collecting signals from the external environment or interacting with the outside. The detector 230 may include a sound collector 231, such as a microphone, which may be used to receive the voice of the user, such as a voice signal of a control instruction for the user to control the display device 200; or, may collect environmental sound for identifying the type of the environmental scene, and realize the display The device 200 can adapt to environmental noise.

In some other exemplary embodiments, the detector 230 may also include an image collector 232, such as a camera, a camera, etc., which may be used to collect external environmental scenes to adaptively change the display parameters of the display device 200; and to collect The attributes of the user or the interaction gesture with the user to realize the function of interaction between the display device and the user.

In some other exemplary embodiments, the detector 230 may further include a light receiver, configured to collect ambient light intensity, so as to adapt to changes in display parameters of the display device 200 and the like.

In some other exemplary embodiments, the detector 230 may further include a temperature sensor, for example, by sensing the ambient temperature, the display device 200 may adaptively adjust the display color temperature of the image. Exemplarily, when the temperature is relatively high, the display device 200 can be adjusted to display an image with a cooler color temperature; when the temperature is relatively low, the display device 200 can be adjusted to display an image with a warmer color temperature.

The external device interface 240 is a component for the controller 250 to control data transmission between the display device 200 and external devices. The external device interface 240 can be connected with external devices such as set-top boxes, game devices, and notebook computers in a wired/wireless manner, and can receive external devices such as video signals (such as moving images), audio signals (such as music), additional information (such as EPG, etc.) ) and other data.

Wherein, the external device interface 240 may include: a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) terminal 241, a composite video blanking synchronization (CVBS) terminal 242, an analog or digital component terminal 243, a universal serial bus (USB) terminal 244, a component (Component) Any one or more of terminals (not shown in the figure), red, green and blue (RGB) terminals (not shown in the figure) and the like.

The controller 250 controls the work of the display device 200 and responds to user operations by running various software control programs (such as an operating system and various application programs) stored in the memory 260 .

As shown in FIG. 1C , the controller 250 includes a random access memory (RAM) 251 , a read only memory (ROM) 252 , a graphics processor 253 , a CPU processor 254 , a communication interface 255 , and a communication bus 256 . Among them, the RAM 251 , the ROM 252 , the graphic processor 253 , and the CPU processor 254 are connected through the communication interface 255 through the communication bus 256 .

ROM252 is used to store various system startup instructions. For example, when receiving the power-on signal, the display device 200 is powered on, and the CPU processor 254 executes the system startup command in the ROM252, and copies the operating system stored in the memory 260 to the RAM251 to start running and starting the operating system. After the operating system is started, the CPU processor 254 copies the various application programs in the memory 260 to the RAM 251, and then starts running and starting various application programs.

The graphics processor 253 is used to generate various graphic objects, such as icons, operation menus, and graphics displayed by user input instructions. The graphics processor 253 may include an arithmetic unit, configured to perform calculations by receiving various interactive instructions input by the user, and then display various objects according to display attributes; and include a renderer, configured to generate various objects obtained based on the arithmetic unit, and perform The rendered results are displayed on the display 275 .

The CPU processor 254 is configured to execute operating system and application program instructions stored in the memory 260 . And execute various applications, data and content processing according to received user input instructions, so as to finally display and play various audio and video content.

In some exemplary embodiments, the CPU processor 254 may include multiple processors. Multiple processors may include a main processor and multiple or one sub-processors. The main processor is used for performing some initialization operations of the display device 200 in the display device preloading mode, and/or, displaying images in the normal mode. Multiple or one sub-processor for performing an operation in a state such as display device standby mode.

The communication interface 255 may include a first interface to an nth interface. These interfaces may be network interfaces connected to external devices via a network.

The controller 250 may control overall operations of the display device 200 . For example, in response to receiving a user input command for selecting a GUI object displayed on the display 275, the controller 250 may perform an operation related to the object selected by the user input command.

Wherein, the object may be any one of selectable objects, such as a hyperlink or an icon. The operations related to the selected object include, for example, displaying hyperlink pages, documents, images, etc., or executing programs corresponding to the object. The user input command for selecting a GUI object may be a command input through various input devices (eg, mouse, keyboard, touch pad, etc.) connected to the display device 200 or a voice command corresponding to a voice spoken by the user.

The memory 260 is used for storing various types of data, software programs or application programs that drive and control the operation of the display device 200 . Memory 260 may include volatile and/or non-volatile memory. And the term “storage” includes the memory 260 , the RAM 251 and the ROM 252 of the controller 250 , or a memory card in the display device 200 .

In some embodiments, the memory 260 is specifically used to store the operating program that drives the controller 250 in the display device 200; store various application programs built in the display device 200 and downloaded by the user from an external device; Data such as various GUIs, various objects related to the GUI, and visual effect images of selectors used to select GUI objects.

In some embodiments, memory 260 is specifically used to store drivers and related data for modem 210, communicator 220, detector 230, external device interface 240, video processor 270, display 275, audio processor 280, etc. , such as external data (such as audio and video data) received from an external device interface or user data (such as key information, voice information, touch information, etc.) received by a user interface.

In some embodiments, the memory 260 specifically stores software and/or programs representing an operating system (OS), and these software and/or programs may include, for example: a kernel, middleware, an application programming interface (API) and/or application. Exemplarily, the kernel can control or manage system resources, and functions implemented by other programs (such as the middleware, API or application program); meanwhile, the kernel can provide an interface to allow middleware, API or application program access control controller to control or manage system resources.

FIG. 1D exemplarily shows a block diagram of the architecture configuration of the operating system in the memory of the display device 200 . The operating system architecture consists of application layer, middleware layer and kernel layer from top to bottom.

Application layer, system-built-in applications and non-system-level applications belong to the application layer. Responsible for direct interaction with the user. The application layer may include multiple applications, such as setting applications, live broadcast applications, on-demand applications, media center applications, and so on. These application programs can be implemented as web applications, which are executed based on the WebKit engine, and specifically can be developed and executed based on HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript.

Here, HTML, the full name of HyperText Markup Language (HyperText Markup Language), is a standard markup language for creating web pages. Links, etc., the browser will read the HTML document, interpret the content of the tags in the document, and display it in the form of a web page.

CSS, the full name of Cascading Style Sheets (Cascading Style Sheets), is a computer language used to express the style of HTML files, and can be used to define style structures, such as fonts, colors, positions, etc. The CSS style can be directly stored in the HTML web page or in a separate style file to realize the control of the style in the web page.

JavaScript is a language applied to web page programming, which can be inserted into HTML pages and interpreted and executed by browsers. The interactive logic of the Web application is implemented through JavaScript. JavaScript can communicate with the kernel layer by encapsulating the JavaScript extension interface through the browser.

The middleware layer can provide some standardized interfaces to support the operation of various environments and systems. For example, the middleware layer can be implemented as a multimedia and hypermedia information encoding expert group (MHEG) of middleware related to data broadcasting, can also be implemented as DLNA middleware of middleware related to external device communication, and can also be implemented as a middleware providing Middleware, etc. that display the browser environment in which each application in the device runs.

The kernel layer provides core system services, such as: file management, memory management, process management, network management, system security authority management and other services. The kernel layer may be implemented as a kernel based on various operating systems, for example, a kernel based on a Linux operating system.

The kernel layer also provides communication between system software and hardware, and provides device driver services for various hardware, such as: providing display drivers for monitors, camera drivers for cameras, key drivers for control devices, and WIFI modules. Provide WiFi driver, provide audio driver for audio output interface, provide power management driver for power management (PM) module, etc.

The user interface 265 receives various user interactions. Specifically, it is used to send the user's input signal to the controller 250, or transmit the output signal from the controller 250 to the user. Exemplarily, the control device 100A may send input signals such as power switch signals, channel selection signals, and volume adjustment signals input by the user to the user interface 265, and then the user interface 265 forwards them to the controller 250; or, the control device 100A may Receive output signals such as audio, video, or data output from the user interface 265 after being processed by the controller 250, and display the received output signals or output the received output signals in the form of audio or vibration.

In some embodiments, the user can input user commands on a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display 275, and the user interface 265 receives user input commands through the GUI. In particular, the user interface 265 can receive user input commands for controlling the position of the selector in the GUI to select different objects or items.

Alternatively, the user may input a user command by inputting a specific sound or gesture, and the user interface 265 recognizes the sound or gesture through a sensor to receive the user input command.

The video processor 270 is used to receive an external video signal, and perform video data processing such as decompression, decoding, scaling, noise reduction, frame rate conversion, resolution conversion, image synthesis, etc. according to the standard codec protocol of the input signal, to obtain A video signal displayed or played directly on the display 275.

Exemplarily, the video processor 270 includes a demultiplexing module, a video decoding module, an image synthesis module, a frame rate conversion module, a display formatting module and the like.

Among them, the demultiplexing module is used to demultiplex the input audio and video data stream, such as input MPEG-2 stream (compression standard based on digital storage media moving images and voice), then the demultiplexing module demultiplexes it Multiplexed into video signal and audio signal, etc.

The video decoding module is used to process the demultiplexed video signal, including decoding and scaling.

An image compositing module, such as an image compositor, is used to superimpose and mix the graphic generator with the zoomed video image according to the GUI signal input by the user or generated by itself, so as to generate an image signal available for display.

The frame rate conversion module is used to convert the frame rate of the input video, such as converting the frame rate of the input 60Hz video to a frame rate of 120Hz or 240Hz, and the usual format is realized by frame interpolation.

The display formatting module is used to change the signal output by the frame rate conversion module into a signal conforming to a display format such as a display, such as converting the format of the signal output by the frame rate conversion module to output RGB data signals.

The display 275 is used for receiving the image signal input from the video processor 270 to display video content, images and menu manipulation pages. The displayed video content may be from the broadcast signal received by the tuner 210 , or from the video content input by the communicator 220 or the external device interface 240 . The display 275 simultaneously displays the user manipulation page UI generated in the display device 200 and used to control the display device 200 .

And, the display 275 may include a display screen component for presenting images and a driving component for driving image display. Alternatively, if the display 275 is a projection display, it may also include a projection device and a projection screen.

The audio processor 280 is used to receive external audio signals, perform decompression and decoding according to the standard codec protocol of the input signals, and perform audio data processing such as noise reduction, digital-to-analog conversion, and amplification processing to obtain audio data that can be displayed in the speaker 286. The audio signal played.

Exemplarily, the audio processor 280 can support various audio formats. Such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) and other formats.

The audio output interface 285 is used to receive the audio signal output by the audio processor 280 under the control of the controller 250. The audio output interface 285 may include a speaker 286, or output to an external audio output terminal 287 of a generating device of an external device, such as an earphone output terminal.

In some other exemplary embodiments, the video processor 270 may comprise one or more chips. The audio processor 280 may also include one or more chips.

And, in some other exemplary embodiments, the video processor 270 and the audio processor 280 may be separate chips, or may be integrated with the controller 250 into one or more chips.

The power supply 290 is configured to provide power supply support for the display device 200 under the control of the controller 250 by supplying power input from an external power supply. The power supply 290 can be a built-in power supply circuit installed inside the display device 200 , or a power supply installed outside the display device 200 .

It should be noted that an option refers to a visual object displayed on a GUI provided by a display device to identify corresponding content such as an icon, a thumbnail, or a link. Options are often presented in a variety of forms. For example, the options may include text content and/or images for displaying thumbnails associated with the text content. As another example, an option can be the text and/or icon of an application.

As shown in FIG. 2B , the channel search method list includes four channel search method options: digital option, antenna option, satellite option, and favorite option.

It should also be noted that the GUI displayed on the display also provides a selector indicating that any option is selected, and the position of the selector in the GUI can be moved through the input of the user operating the control device to change the selection of different options.

The display form of the selector can be a focus object. Items may be selected or controlled by controlling movement of a focus object displayed in the display device 200 according to a user's input through the control apparatus 100 . For example, the user can select and control an item by controlling the focus object to move between items through the arrow keys on the control device 100 . The identification form of the focus object is not limited. For example, as shown in Figure 2B, the edge color of the option is set to realize or identify the position of the focus object. For example, the color of the edge of the icon that is not marked with focus is gray, and the color of the edge of the icon that is marked with focus is light blue. The light blue aperture that flickers at a certain frequency is set on the edge, and the position of the focused object can also be identified by changing the border line, size, transparency, outline and/or font of the text or image of the focused item.

2A-2G exemplarily show a schematic view of a GUI 400 provided by the display device 200 by operating the control device 100 .

As shown in FIG. 2A , there is a live scene page 41 for a user to watch a live program, and the program content provided by channel A1 is being played on the live scene page. When the user presses the channel list button on the control device, the display device will superimpose and display the channel list 41-1 on the program content screen in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button. The channel list includes multiple channel options, and the header of the channel list includes the number of the current channel search mode, indicating that the current channel list is generated in the digital channel search mode. Here, although not shown in the figure, as an initial state, the search method of other scene pages is also a digital channel search method.

In FIG. 2A , when the user presses the direction key on the control device, the display device responds to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the key, and controls the focus to move from the channel option to the digital channel search mode option on the header. When the user presses the confirmation button on the control device, the display device responds to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, as shown in FIG. 2B , and displays a search method list 41-2 on one side of the channel list. The search mode list includes multiple channel search mode options, examples include: digital channel search mode options, antenna channel search mode options, satellite channel search mode options, and favorite channel search mode options.

In FIG. 2B , the focus is on the digital channel search mode option, and the currently displayed channel list is generated in the digital channel search mode, that is, the channels in the current channel list are searched through the digital channel search mode. Fig. 2B exemplarily shows the channel options searched through digital channel search: A1-A8.

In FIG. 2B, when the user presses the direction key on the control device, the display device responds to the command corresponding to the key value of the key, as shown in FIG. 2C, and moves the focus from the digital channel search mode option to the antenna channel search mode option, Then the header of the channel list shows the current channel search method: antenna. Indicates that the current channel list is switched to be generated in the antenna channel search mode, and the channels in the channel list are obtained through the antenna search mode. The channel options listed in the channel list are switched to: B1~B8. At the same time, the program content played on the live scene page is switched from the program content provided by channel A1 to the program content provided by channel B1.

The live scene page also includes an information column. When the channel list is switched to be generated in the antenna channel search mode, the content in the information column is also switched from the digital channel search mode to the antenna channel search mode.

In FIG. 2C , when the user presses the EPG button on the control device, the display device switches from the live scene page to the EPG page 42 in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, as shown in FIG. 2D . The EPG page also includes a channel list 42-1, which has also been switched from being generated in the digital channel search mode to being generated in the antenna channel search mode. The channel options listed in the channel list are switched to: B1~B5 (due to the screen size limitation, only B1~B5 are displayed, you can pull down to find other channel options that are not displayed). Through this association method, after the user switches the channel search method on the live scene page, all other scenes will also switch to the same channel search method, so that the user does not need to adjust each scene one by one, reducing the number of user operations and improving user experience. Spend.

The EPG scene page shown in FIG. 2D includes a plurality of channel areas, and the channel area includes a plurality of time areas, and all program options included in each channel are arranged in the corresponding time area in order of playing time. For example, channel 1B1 includes a0, a1, and a2 (only three program options are listed in the example), and the three program options of a0, a1, and a2 are arranged at 22:00, 23:00, and 00:00 in the order of broadcast time. In the three time zones, the program options of other channels are also arranged in the time zone of the corresponding channel in this way, and the time length of each program option is different. Can intuitively understand the broadcast time of all program options on all channels. In addition, the current time axis is also set in the time area, and the current time axis can move from left to right in the time area as time goes by, so that users can more intuitively understand the playing status of all programs (playing, playing progress, time until upcoming playback, etc.).

On the EPG scene page, when the channel list is switched from digital channel search mode to antenna channel search mode, the program information in multiple channel areas on the EPG scene page is also switched to antenna channel Program information generated in search mode.

In FIG. 2D , when the user presses the direction key on the control device, the display device moves the focus to the header of the channel list in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the key. When the user presses the confirmation key on the control device, the display device responds to the command corresponding to the key value of the key, as shown in Figure 2E, a channel search mode list is displayed on one side of the channel list, and the channel search mode list includes: digital channel search mode options, Antenna channel search method options, satellite channel search method options, and favorite channel search method options.

At this point the focus is on the antenna channel search mode. When the user presses the direction key on the control device, the display device will move the focus to the satellite channel search mode in response to the command corresponding to the key value of the key, as shown in Figure 2F, the header of the channel list will display the current channel search mode Search method for satellite channels. Indicates that the current channel list is generated in satellite channel search mode. The channel options listed in the channel list are also switched to: C1~C5. At the same time, the program information in multiple channel areas in the EPG scene page is also switched to the program information generated in the satellite channel search mode.

In FIG. 2F , when the user presses the return button on the control device, the display device jumps from the EPG scene page back to the live scene page in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button. In the live scene page, when the user presses the channel list button on the control device, the display device responds to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, as shown in FIG. 2G , superimposing and displaying the channel list on the live program screen again. The header of the channel list shows that the current channel search mode is satellite channel search mode, and the channel options in the channel list are also switched to: C1~C8.

The specific implementation logic process of channel list switching as shown in Figure 3 is as follows: when the user inputs a request to switch the channel search mode from the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode on the first scene page, the UI layer sends the request transmitted to the bottom layer. The bottom layer obtains the switching request, switches the channel list from the channel list generated in the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode, and transmits the channel list generated in the second channel search mode to the UI layer, Displayed on the first scene page.

When the user inputs a request to switch scene pages in the first scene page, the UI layer obtains the request, and switches from the first scene page to the second scene page for display. When the user inputs an instruction to call out the channel list in the second scene page, the UI layer sends a request to the bottom layer to obtain the channel list. At this time, the bottom layer transmits the channel list generated in the switched second channel search mode to the UI layer, and the UI layer displays it after obtaining it. In this way, when the channel search mode is switched on a certain scene page, the channel search mode can also be switched synchronously on other scene pages.

The content display method in the embodiment of the present application may include the following steps:

Step 1: The first scene page is displayed on the display; for example, as shown in FIG. 2A , the live scene page 41 is for users to watch live programs, and the program content provided by channel A1 is being played on the live scene page.

Step 2: In response to the first input instruction, display a channel list on the first scene page, the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search methods; wherein, the currently displayed on the first scene page The channel list is generated in the first channel search mode;

For example, when the user presses a channel list button on the control device, the display device will superimpose and display the channel list 41-1 on the program content screen in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button. The channel list includes multiple channel options, and the header of the channel list includes the number of the current channel search mode, indicating that the current channel list is generated in the digital channel search mode.

Step 3: In response to a second input instruction, switch the channel list in the first scene page to be generated in the second channel search mode;

For example, in FIG. 2A, when the user presses the direction key on the control device, the display device responds to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the key, and controls the focus to move from the channel option to the digital channel search mode option on the header. When the user presses the confirmation button on the control device, the display device responds to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, as shown in FIG. 2B , and displays a search method list 41-2 on one side of the channel list.

In FIG. 2B, the focus is on the digital channel search mode option. When the user presses the direction key on the control device, the display device responds to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the key, as shown in Figure 2C, and moves the focus from the digital channel search mode option to the antenna channel search mode option, and the channel list The head display shows the current channel search method: antenna. Indicates that the current channel list is switched to one generated in antenna channel search mode.

Step 4: In response to a third input instruction, jump from the first scene page to the second scene page, and search the channel list in the second scene page from the first channel The switch generated in the mode is generated in the second channel search mode.

For example, in FIG. 2C, when the user presses the EPG button on the control device, the display device switches from the live scene page to the EPG page 42 in response to the command corresponding to the key value of the button, as shown in FIG. 2D. The EPG page also includes a channel list 42-1, which has also been switched from being generated in the digital channel search mode to being generated in the antenna channel search mode.

The content display method in the embodiment of the present application may include the following steps:

Step 1: Display an EPG scene page on the display, and the scene page includes a channel list and program information corresponding to the channels in the channel list; wherein, the channel list currently included in the EPG scene page is on the first channel Generated in the search mode, the program information is the program information corresponding to the channel in the channel list generated in the first channel search mode;

For example, the EPG scene page shown in FIG. 2D includes a plurality of channel areas, and the channel area includes a plurality of time areas, and all program options included in each channel are arranged in the corresponding time area in order of playing time. For example, channel 1B1 includes a0, a1, and a2 (only three program options are listed in the example), and the three program options of a0, a1, and a2 are arranged at 22:00, 23:00, and 00:00 in the order of broadcast time. In the three time zones, the program options of other channels are also arranged in the time zone of the corresponding channel in this way, and the time length of each program option is different. Can intuitively understand the broadcast time of all program options on all channels.

Step 2: In response to the first input instruction, switch the channel list in the EPG scene page to be generated in the second channel search mode, and switch the program information to be generated in the second channel search mode Program information corresponding to the channels in the generated channel list.

For example, in the EPG scene page, when the channel list is switched from being generated in the digital channel search mode to being generated in the antenna channel search mode, the program information in the multiple channel areas in the EPG scene page is also switched to be in the Program information generated in antenna channel search mode.

The content display method in the embodiment of the present application may include the following steps:

Step 1: The live scene page is displayed on the display; for example, as shown in FIG. 2A , the live scene page 41 is for users to watch live programs, and the program content provided by channel A1 is being played on the live scene page.

Step 2: In response to the first input instruction, display a channel list on the live scene page, the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search methods; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the live scene page It is generated in the first channel search mode;

For example, when the user presses a channel list button on the control device, the display device will superimpose and display the channel list 41-1 on the program content screen in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button. The channel list includes multiple channel options, and the header of the channel list includes the number of the current channel search mode, indicating that the current channel list is generated in the digital channel search mode.

Step 3: In response to the second input instruction, switch the channel list in the live scene page to be generated in the second channel search mode;

For example, in Figure 2B, when the user presses the direction key on the control device, the display device responds to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the key, as shown in Figure 2C, and moves the focus from the digital channel search mode option to the antenna channel search mode option, the header of the channel list displays the current channel search method: antenna. Indicates that the current channel list is switched to be generated in the antenna channel search mode, and the channels in the channel list are obtained through the antenna search mode.

Step 4: In response to the third input instruction, jump from the live scene page to the EPG scene page, and generate the channel list in the EPG scene page from the first channel search mode The switching is generated in the second channel search mode;

For example, in FIG. 2C, when the user presses the EPG button on the control device, the display device switches from the live scene page to the EPG page 42 in response to the command corresponding to the key value of the button, as shown in FIG. 2D. The EPG page also includes a channel list 42-1, which has also been switched from being generated in the digital channel search mode to being generated in the antenna channel search mode.

Step 5: In response to the fourth input instruction, switch the channel list in the EPG scene page to be generated in the third channel search mode;

For example, as shown in FIG. 2E , the channel search mode list is displayed on one side of the channel list, and the focus is on the antenna channel search mode at this time. When the user presses the direction key on the control device, the display device will move the focus to the satellite channel search mode in response to the command corresponding to the key value of the key, as shown in Figure 2F, the header of the channel list will display the current channel search mode Search method for satellite channels. Indicates that the current channel list is generated in satellite channel search mode.

Step 6: In response to the fifth input instruction, jump from the EPG scene page to the live scene page;

For example, in FIG. 2F , when the user presses the return button on the control device, the display device jumps back from the EPG scene page to the live scene page in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button.

Step 7: In response to the sixth input instruction, display a channel list on the live scene page, and switch the channel list on the live scene page from generated in the second channel search mode to in Generated in the third channel search mode.

For example, in the live scene page, when the user presses the channel list button on the control device, the display device responds to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, as shown in FIG. 2G , superimposing and displaying the channel list on the live program screen again. The header of the channel list shows that the current channel search mode is satellite channel search mode.

While preferred embodiments of the invention have been described, additional changes and modifications to these embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art once the basic inventive concept is appreciated. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be construed to cover the preferred embodiment as well as all changes and modifications which fall within the scope of the invention.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, the present invention also intends to include these modifications and variations.

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A display device, characterized in that, comprising: monitor; user interface; Controller, to execute: The first scene page is displayed on the monitor; In response to a first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the first scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search modes; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the first scene page is Generated in the first channel search mode; In response to a second input instruction, switch the channel list in the first scene page to be generated in a second channel search mode; In response to a third input instruction, jump from the first scene page to a second scene page, and switch the channel list in the second scene page from the one generated in the first channel search mode is generated in the second channel search mode; When the user presses the return button on the control device, in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, jump back from the EPG scene page to the live scene page; In the live scene page, when the user presses the channel list button on the control device, in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, the channel list is superimposed and displayed again on the live program screen; The controller is also used to execute: when a request for switching the channel search mode from the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode is input in the first scene page, the UI layer transmits the request to the bottom layer; the bottom layer obtains the channel search mode. Switching request, switch the channel list generated in the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode, and transmit the channel list generated in the second channel search mode to the UI layer, in the first channel search mode displayed on the scene page. 2. The display device according to claim 1, characterized in that, in the step of superimposing and displaying the channel list again on the live program screen by the controller in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value, the channel list The header shows that the current channel search mode is the satellite channel search mode, and the channel options in the channel list are also switched. 3. A display device, characterized in that, comprising: monitor; user interface; Controller, to execute: The live scene page is displayed on the monitor; In response to the first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the live scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search methods; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the live scene page is the first Generated in a channel search mode; In response to a second input instruction, switching the channel list in the live scene page to be generated in a second channel search mode; In response to the third input instruction, jump from the live scene page to the EPG scene page, and switch the channel list in the EPG scene page from the one generated in the first channel search mode to the one in the Generated in the above-mentioned second channel search mode; In response to a fourth input instruction, switching the channel list in the EPG scene page to be generated in a third channel search mode; In response to the fifth input instruction, jump from the EPG scene page to the live scene page; In response to the sixth input instruction, display a channel list on the live scene page, and switch the channel list on the live scene page from the one generated in the second channel search mode to the one generated in the second channel search mode. Generated under the three-channel search method; The controller is also used to execute: when a request for switching the channel search mode from the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode is input in the first scene page, the UI layer transmits the request to the bottom layer; the bottom layer obtains the channel search mode. Switching request, switch the channel list generated in the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode, and transmit the channel list generated in the second channel search mode to the UI layer, in the first channel search mode displayed on the scene page. 4. A content display method, comprising: The first scene page is displayed on the monitor; When the user presses the return button on the control device, in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, jump back from the EPG scene page to the live scene page; In the live scene page, when the user presses the channel list button on the control device, in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button; in response to the first input instruction, the channel list is displayed on the first scene page, and the channel The list can be generated in a variety of channel search modes; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the first scene page is generated in the first channel search mode; In response to a second input instruction, switch the channel list in the first scene page to be generated in a second channel search mode; In response to a third input instruction, jump from the first scene page to a second scene page, and switch the channel list in the second scene page from the one generated in the first channel search mode is generated in the second channel search mode; The method also includes: when a request for switching the channel search mode from the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode is input in the first scene page, the UI layer transmits the request to the bottom layer; the bottom layer obtains the switching request, Switch the channel list generated in the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode, and transmit the channel list generated in the second channel search mode to the UI layer, in the first scene page to show. 5. The content display method according to claim 4, characterized in that, in response to the instruction corresponding to the key value of the button, in the step of superimposing and displaying the channel list again on the live program screen, the header of the channel list displays the current channel The search method is a satellite channel search method, and the channel options in the channel list are also switched. 6. A content display method, comprising: The live scene page is displayed on the monitor; In response to the first input instruction, a channel list is displayed on the live scene page, and the channel list can be generated in a variety of channel search methods; wherein, the channel list currently displayed on the live scene page is the first Generated in a channel search mode; In response to a second input instruction, switching the channel list in the live scene page to be generated in a second channel search mode; In response to the third input instruction, jump from the live scene page to the EPG scene page, and switch the channel list in the EPG scene page from the one generated in the first channel search mode to the one in the Generated in the above-mentioned second channel search mode; In response to a fourth input instruction, switching the channel list in the EPG scene page to be generated in a third channel search mode; In response to the fifth input instruction, jump from the EPG scene page to the live scene page; In response to the sixth input instruction, display a channel list on the live scene page, and switch the channel list on the live scene page from the one generated in the second channel search mode to the one generated in the second channel search mode. Generated under the three-channel search method; The method also includes: when a request for switching the channel search mode from the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode is input in the first scene page, the UI layer transmits the request to the bottom layer; the bottom layer obtains the switching request, Switch the channel list generated in the first channel search mode to the second channel search mode, and transmit the channel list generated in the second channel search mode to the UI layer, in the first scene page to show.

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