CN111781997B

CN111781997B - Output apparatus and control method

Info

Publication number: CN111781997B
Application number: CN202010622370.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 连巧珍; 罗雄鹏; 方伟强
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-30
Filing date: 2020-06-30
Publication date: 2023-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-30
Also published as: CN111781997A

Abstract

The application provides an output device and a control method, wherein a first interface which is exposed through a shell and is connected with an input device and a second interface which is connected with a processing device are configured, the second interface can receive a content signal from the processing device and can transmit the input signal of the input device to the processing device so as to realize remote operation of the processing device, if a processing component detects that the input signal of the input device meets a first condition, the first content is called, the first content is different from a second content corresponding to the content signal from the processing device, the first content and/or the second content is output by an output component, and in the case of simultaneously outputting the first content and the second content, the first content can influence the second content, so that the output reliability of the first content is ensured. Therefore, the input signal of the input device connected by the first interface is used for indicating the processing component to call the remote operation mode of the first content, so that the operation convenience is improved.

Description

Output apparatus and control method

Technical Field

The present application relates generally to the field of communication control, and more particularly, to an output device and a control method.

Background

In the current use process of output devices such as a television display, a computer display, a mobile phone display and the like in the market, in order to meet the watching demands of different viewers, the parameters of the output devices are usually required to be properly adjusted, the keys on the output devices are directly operated in the prior art, corresponding functional components are awakened, and the parameters of the output devices are adjusted, but the operation distance is limited in the mode, so that the operation is very inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present application proposes an output device comprising:

a housing;

a first interface exposed through the housing for connecting to an input device;

a second interface exposed through the housing for connecting a processing device, wherein the second interface is capable of receiving content signals from the processing device and transmitting input signals from the input device to the processing device;

the processing component is used for calling first content if the input signal of the input device is detected to meet a first condition, wherein the first content is different from second content corresponding to the content signal;

and an output component for outputting the first content and/or the second content, wherein if the first content and the second content are output simultaneously, the first content affects the second content.

Optionally, the processing component includes:

a first processing component for detecting whether an input signal of the input device satisfies a first condition;

a second processing component for invoking a first content if the input signal meets the first condition;

and a first data transmission channel can be formed between the first processing component and the first interface so as to acquire the input signal input by the input device through the first interface.

Optionally, the processing component further includes:

the third processing component is connected with the second processing component;

a second data transmission channel can be formed between the third processing component and the first interface so as to acquire a first control signal input by the input device through the first interface;

the second processing component is further configured to acquire the first control signal, and adjust the first content output by the output component.

Optionally, further comprising;

a first switching assembly including a first state and a second state for connecting the second processing assembly and controlling switching from the first state to the second state by the second processing assembly if the input signal satisfies the first condition;

Wherein, in the first state of the first switching component, the first interface and the first processing component form the first data transmission channel therebetween; the second data transmission channel is formed between the first interface and the third processing component when the first switching component is in the second state.

Optionally, the first processing component includes:

a plurality of connection ports, wherein a first connection port is connected with the first interface, and a second connection port is connected with the second processing component as a part of the first data transmission channel;

the first processing component is used for acquiring the input signal of the input device received through the first connection port, detecting that the input signal of the input device meets a first condition, and sending a detection result to the second processing component through the third connection port.

Optionally, a third connection port of the plurality of connection ports is connected with the second interface to form a third data transmission channel;

and in the process of switching between the first data transmission channel and the second data transmission channel and switching to another data transmission channel for communication, the third data transmission channel maintains a communication state.

Optionally, a fourth connection port of the plurality of connection ports is connected to an external device, and the fourth connection port and the third connection port can form an extension part of the third data transmission channel;

the first connection port is connected with the first switching component as a part of the first data transmission channel in the first state of the first switching component; the third processing assembly is coupled to the first switching assembly as part of the second data transmission path in the second state of the first switching assembly.

Optionally, the output device further includes:

the third interface is exposed through the shell and used for connecting with external equipment;

the second switching component is used for connecting the third interface and can form a fourth data transmission channel with a fourth connection port of the first processing component;

the third switching assembly is used for connecting the second processing assembly and the third processing assembly and connecting the first switching assembly or the second switching assembly in different states;

wherein the third switching component is controlled by the second processing component to connect with the first switching component in the second state as part of the second data transmission channel in case the input signal fulfils the first condition.

Optionally, a fourth connection port of the plurality of connection ports is connected with an external device, and a third connection port is connected with the first switching component;

wherein, when the first switching component is in the first state, the third connection port is connected with the second interface to form a fifth data transmission channel; the third connection port is connected to the third processing assembly as part of the second data transmission channel in the second state of the first switching assembly.

The application also provides a control method, which comprises the following steps:

determining that a first interface of an output device is connected with an input device, and a second interface is connected with a processing device to acquire an input signal of the input device received by the first interface, wherein the second interface can transmit the input signal of the input device to the processing device;

detecting that an input signal of the input device meets a first condition, and calling first content, wherein the first content is different from second content corresponding to a content signal received from the processing device through the second interface;

outputting the first content and/or the second content, wherein if the first content and the second content are output simultaneously, the first content affects the second content.

Therefore, the application provides the output device and the control method, the input device is connected with the first interface exposed through the shell of the output device, the processing device is connected with the second interface exposed through the shell of the output device, the second interface can receive the content signal from the processing device and transmit the input signal of the input device to the processing device, if the processing component detects that the input signal received at the moment meets the first condition, the processing component can call the first content, such as the output parameter of the output device, which is different from the second content corresponding to the content signal, and the output component outputs the first content and/or the second content, and if the first content and the second content are output at the same time, the first content affects the second content, so that the subsequent processing component obtains the control signal of the input device, and the adjustment of the first content is realized.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to the provided drawings without inventive effort to a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an alternative example of an output device proposed in the present application;

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic view of a scenario of an alternative example of an output device presented herein;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a further alternative example of an output device proposed in the present application;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of a scenario of a further alternative example of an output device proposed in the present application;

fig. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a further alternative example of the output device proposed in the present application;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic structural diagram of a further alternative example of an output device proposed in the present application;

fig. 7 shows a schematic structural diagram of still another alternative example of the output device proposed in the present application;

fig. 8 shows a schematic structural diagram of still another alternative example of the output device proposed in the present application;

fig. 9 shows a schematic structural diagram of still another alternative example of the output device proposed in the present application;

fig. 10 shows a schematic structural diagram of still another alternative example of the output device proposed in the present application;

fig. 11 shows a flowchart of an alternative example of a control method suitable for the output device proposed in the present application.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden from the present disclosure, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, for convenience of description, only a portion related to the present application is shown in the drawings. Embodiments and features of embodiments in this application may be combined with each other without conflict.

It should be appreciated that "system," "apparatus," "unit" and/or "module" as used in this application is one method for distinguishing between different components, elements, parts, portions or assemblies at different levels. However, if other words can achieve the same purpose, the word can be replaced by other expressions.

As used in this application and in the claims, the terms "a," "an," "the," and/or "the" are not specific to the singular, but may include the plural, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In general, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" merely indicate that the steps and elements are explicitly identified, and they do not constitute an exclusive list, as other steps or elements may be included in a method or apparatus. The inclusion of an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises an element.

Wherein, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, "/" means or is meant unless otherwise indicated, for example, a/B may represent a or B; "and/or" herein is merely an association relationship describing an association object, and means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, "plurality" means two or more than two. The following terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature.

In addition, flowcharts are used in the present application to illustrate operations performed by an output device according to embodiments of the present application. It should be appreciated that the preceding or following operations are not necessarily performed in order precisely. Rather, the steps may be processed in reverse order or simultaneously. Also, other operations may be added to or removed from these processes.

Aiming at the prior art problems described in the background art, the method is expected to adopt a mode of operation to be more convenient, reduce the limit of the operation distance, realize the awakening of the self functional components of the output equipment, and further realize the adjustment of the output content of the output equipment. Based on the above, the application proposes the concept of waking up the functional components of the output device by using the input device and calling the corresponding content generated by the output device, thereby solving the technical problems that the input component is inconvenient to trigger due to the fact that the input component (such as a physical key, a virtual key and the like) of the output device is directly used for operating the output device in the prior art, and the user arm length or the placement position of the output device is limited.

Based on the above description of the present application, the present application proposes an output device, as shown in fig. 1, which is a schematic structural diagram of an alternative example of the output device proposed in the present application, and the output device 100 may include: a housing 110, a first interface 120, a second interface 130, a processing assembly 140, and an output assembly 150, wherein:

the first interface 120 may be exposed through the housing for connection to the input device 200.

It should be understood that, the interface type of the first interface 120 and the interface attribute information such as the communication protocol thereof are matched with the interface type of the data interface of the input device 200 connected thereto and the interface attribute information such as the communication protocol thereof, so as to ensure the normal data communication between the first interface 120 and the connected input device 200, but the application does not limit the respective interface attribute information of the data interfaces of the first interface 120 and the input device 200.

Based on the above analysis, the first interface 120 and the input device 200 may be connected and disconnected by a plug-in manner, but not limited to this connection manner. In some embodiments, the connection between the first interface 120 and the input device 200 may also be implemented using a wireless or wired network, and the implementation of the first interface 120 that connects the input device 200 to the output device 100 is not limited in this application.

In this embodiment, since the input device 200 can implement data interaction with the output device 100 through the first interface 120, which may include, but is not limited to, a human interface device (Human Interface Device, HID), the input device 200 may be, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, etc., according to actual application requirements, and the device type of the input device 200 is not limited in this application.

In addition, it should be noted that, for the output device 100 proposed in the present application, it may be a device having an output function, such as an image output device, an audio output device, and the like, and the present application does not limit the device type of the output device 100.

Moreover, in some embodiments of the present application, the output device 100 may be a stand-alone device, such as a projector, display, or the like; in yet other embodiments of the present application, the output device 100 may be an integral part of a computer device, such as a notebook computer screen, an integrated screen, or a mobile phone screen, where the product content of the output device 100 is not limited and may be determined according to practical application requirements.

The second interface 130 may be exposed through the housing for connection to the processing device 300.

The interface attribute requirements of the second interface 130 are similar to those of the first interface 120, and the interface attribute requirements are required to be matched with the interface attribute information of the data interface of the connected processing device 300, so that the processing device 300 can implement data communication with the output device 100 through the second interface 130, but the content of the interface attribute information of the second interface 130 is not limited.

In addition, for the connection manner between the second interface 130 and the processing device 300 in this embodiment, a plug-in manner may be adopted, or connection between the two may be implemented through a wired or wireless network, which is not limited in this application, and may be determined according to practical situations.

In this embodiment of the present application, the processing device 300 may be an electronic device with data processing capability, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a personal computer (personal computer, PC), a netbook, an electronic book reader, a desktop computer, etc., and the application needs of a specific application scenario may be determined without limitation to the device type of the processing device 300.

In practical application of the embodiment, the first interface 120 of the output device 100 can receive an input signal from the input device 200; the second interface 130 is capable of receiving content signals from the processing device 300 and transmitting input signals of the input device 200 received through the first interface 120 to the processing device 300, and it can be seen that the input device 200 and the processing device 300 are capable of achieving data communication with each other through the first interface 120 and the second interface 130 of the output device 100.

With this connection structure, if a data transmission channel between the input device 200 and the processing device 300 is implemented through the output device 100, a user may transmit an input signal (such as an operation instruction or multimedia content) output by the input device 200 to the processing device 300 by operating the input device 200, so as to implement an operation on the processing device 300, thereby meeting an operation requirement on the processing device 300.

Wherein the signal type of the content signal from the processing device 300 may be determined depending on the device type of the output device. For example, the output device 100 is an image output device, and the second interface 130 is capable of receiving a display signal from the processing device 300; if the output device 100 is an audio output device, the second interface 130 can receive audio signals from the processing device 300, etc., but the content signals are not limited to the display signals and audio signals listed above, and are not listed here.

The processing component 140 may be configured to invoke a first content if it is detected that the input signal of the input device 200 satisfies a first condition, the first content being distinct from the second content corresponding to the content signal from the processing device 300.

In the present application, the first content is a content that the output device 100 itself stores and generates. In some embodiments, the first content may be used to prompt a control operation of the output device 100, so that the user may control the output device, and the specific information content of the first content and its role in the application of the output device are not limited in this application.

Based on the analysis, in some embodiments of the present application, the first content may include: product information, user guidance, output parameters, product optimization, etc. of the output device 100. If the output device 100 has a display function, the output parameters may include display brightness, display contrast, etc. of the output device 100, which is not limited in this application, and is specific as the case may be. It should be noted that the first content invoked by the processing component 140 needs to be content that is independently generated by the output device 100, and not content that is directly or indirectly acquired or received by the output device 100 from other devices, and herein, content that is indirectly acquired or received by the output device 100 from other devices includes, but is not limited to, content that is recovered based on signals acquired or received from other devices.

For example, if the output device 100 is a display, the first content may include content displayed on an OSD display interface of the output device 100. Wherein OSD is an abbreviation of On Screen Display, applied to a display, and specifically expressed as follows: special fonts or figures are generated in the screen of the display, so that a user can obtain information such as various working indexes of the display. In practical applications of this embodiment, if the display simultaneously displays the first content displayed on the OSD display interface of the output device 100 and the second content corresponding to the display content signal from the processing device 300 (such as a computer, a mobile phone, etc.), such as an operating system interface, an image display interface, etc., in this case, the first content of this embodiment may be superimposed on the second content, and at least a portion of the second content may be blocked by the first content.

In yet another embodiment, according to the viewing requirement of the second content, the present embodiment may further adjust the display state of the first content, for example, increase the transparency of the OSD display interface, so that the second content is presented and blocked according to the first transparency; alternatively, the embodiment may output the OSD display interface directly according to the display state of the first transparency, so that the user can view the first content and the second content at the same time. The first transparency may be 50%, 60%, etc., and specific values of the first transparency are not limited and may be flexibly adjusted.

In this embodiment, the second content is a content corresponding to the content signal from the processing device 300, and therefore, specific information included in the second content may be determined according to the content signal, instead of the content independently generated by the output device 100.

For example, referring to the schematic view of the application scenario of the output device shown in fig. 2, in which a represents the first content, B represents the second content, and in conjunction with the above analysis, the second content B may be controlled by the control signal received from the processing device 300 through the second interface 130; alternatively, according to the above-mentioned connection structure, in the case where the input device 200 and the processing device 300 form a data transmission channel through the interfaces of the respective connected output devices 100, the second content B may be controlled by an input signal from the input device 200, and the specific implementation process is not limited in this application.

Specifically, if the output device 100 is an image output device, in some embodiments of the present application, the second content B may include information output by the system operation of the processing device 300, such as an operating system interface, an image display interface, etc., and the user may operate the input device in the manner described in the foregoing paragraphs, so as to implement adjustment or control of these information, and a specific adjustment or control process may be determined according to actual application requirements, which is not described in detail in the present application.

It should be understood that, if the output device 100 is another type of device, the information included in the second content may be changed accordingly, but the source of the second content and the manner of generating the second content are similar, which is not listed in this application.

In combination with the above analysis, the first interface 120 receives the input signal from the input device 200 and may send the input signal to the processing component 140, after the processing component 140 obtains the input signal of the input device 200, it may first detect whether the input signal meets a preset first condition, where the first condition may refer to a condition that triggers the processing component to call the first content, and the specific content of the first condition may be determined according to the content of the input signal that triggers the processing component to call the first content, or the generation mode of the input signal, where the specific content of the first condition is not limited in this application.

Based on the above analysis, in the application, in order to solve the problem that in the prior art, a user sends a generated input signal to the processing component 140 by operating an input component of the output device 100, such as pressing a physical key or a virtual key, and the like, and the processing component 140 calls a content call control mode of the first content, the content call control mode is limited by the arm length of the user, or the user may directly perform a preset specific operation or multimedia content on the input device 200, so that the user may directly perform the preset specific operation or multimedia content on the input device 100, and the processing component 140 of the output device 100 is triggered to call the first content, that is, remote triggering of the processing component 140 to call the first content is realized, and convenience of operation is improved.

Therefore, the present embodiment may determine the first condition according to the predetermined specific operation or the information such as the multimedia content, and the content of the information may be determined according to the device type of the input device 200. In some embodiments presented herein, the operation instructions generated by a particular hotkey operation or a particular multimedia content may be configured to trigger the processing component 140 of the output device 100 to invoke the first content.

Specifically, if the input device 200 is a mouse, the output device 100 is a display output device, and the preset specific hot key may be determined by using the configuration of the left key, the right key and the roller component of the mouse, so as to simultaneously press the left and right keys of the mouse and maintain t1 for a period of time (for example, long press for 3 seconds, 4 seconds, 5 seconds, etc., which may be configured in a self-defined manner, the numerical value of t1 is not limited in the present application); long-time pressing of a left button or a right button of the mouse for t 2; simultaneously pressing left and right mouse keys for n1 times; the specific numerical values of the time and the number of times involved in the operation modes of the mouse hotkey for calling the first content by the enumerated several trigger processing components 140 are not limited, and can be flexibly adjusted according to the use habit or the requirement, and the operation modes of the mouse hotkey are not limited to the enumerated several modes of the application, and can be flexibly adjusted according to the actual operation habit or the requirement.

Similarly, if the input device 200 is a keyboard and the output device 100 is a display output device, the hot key operation manner for triggering the processing component 140 to invoke the first content may include, but is not limited to: the operation modes of the keyboard hot keys formed by the combination of the function keys and the letter keys in the keyboard, such as pressing Ctrl keys, letter O keys, ctrl keys, letter M keys, ctrl keys, letter D keys and the like, are not listed one by one, and can be determined according to personal use habits and requirements.

It can be seen that, in the case of generating the first condition according to a specific operation instruction generated by a hot key operation on a preconfigured input device, the detecting, by the processing component 140, that the input signal of the input device 200 meets the first condition may specifically include: the processing component 140 detects whether the operation instruction transmitted by the input device 200 is a specific operation instruction, where the specific operation instruction is an instruction generated by a preset hotkey operation on the input device, that is, a preset instruction for instructing the processing component 140 to call the first content, and the content of the specific operation instruction is not limited in this application.

Since in practical applications, for the processing device 300 such as a computer and a mobile phone, for convenience of operation, a corresponding hotkey is generally configured for some feature operations performed by the processing device 300, and in a case that a data transmission channel is formed between the input device 200 and the processing device 300, a user may perform a hotkey operation on the input device 200, a generated control signal may be transmitted to the processing device 300 through the data transmission channel, and the processing device 300 detects that the received control signal is a control signal corresponding to a preset hotkey, and may perform a corresponding preset operation.

In order to avoid that in the implementation in which the processing component 140 is instructed to invoke the first content in the hot key operation manner of the operation input device 200 as described above, the operation instruction generated by the operation shortcut key causes an erroneous response of the processing device 300, the present application may distinguish the hot key operation from the hot key operation content that controls the processing device 300 to perform a specific operation in the course of invoking the hot key operation of the first content by the processing component 140 of the configuration output device 100.

Based on the above analysis, in some embodiments of the present application, after the processing component 140 obtains the input signal of the input device 200, it may detect whether the input signal is a specific operation instruction for invoking the first content, and if so, it may be considered that the input signal of the input device 100 satisfies the first condition, the processing component 140 will invoke the first content and prohibit sending the input signal to the processing device 300 connected to the second interface 130; if not, it may be considered that the input signal of the input device 100 does not satisfy the first condition, the processing component 140 may not invoke the first content, and may send the input signal to the processing device 300 connected to the second interface 130, and the processing device 300 may perform a corresponding operation in response to the input signal, which is equivalent to the user operating the input device 200 through the data transmission channel between the first interface 120 and the second interface 130 of the output device 100, so as to implement the operation on the processing device 300.

In one possible implementation manner, in the case where the processing component 140 detects that the input signal of the input device 200 is not a specific operation instruction, the input signal may also be directly ignored and not transmitted to the processing device 300, which may be determined according to a specific application scenario of the output device.

In still other embodiments, if the input device 200 is an audio collector such as a microphone, in order to instruct the processing component 140 of the output device 100 to call the first content, audio information (i.e. multimedia content) capable of expressing the meaning that needs to call the first content, such as "turn on the first content of the output device 100" may be directly input, that is, this embodiment may configure in advance wake-up information capable of waking up the processing component 140 to call the first content, and in practical applications, the user may directly say the wake-up information, and instruct the processing component 140 of the output device 100 to call the first content. Based on this, the first condition may be that the multimedia content transmitted by the input device 200 can express the meaning of invoking the first content, or that the multimedia content transmitted by the input device 200 includes preset wake-up information, but is not limited thereto, and the specific situation may be determined as appropriate.

In this case, the detecting, by the processing component 140, that the input signal of the input device 200 satisfies the first condition may specifically include: the processing component 140 detects whether the multimedia content transmitted by the input device 200 meets a first condition, where if the first condition is the upper condition content, the detection process may include detecting whether the multimedia content transmitted by the input device 200 includes semantic information for invoking the first content, or includes the above activation information, and if the detection result is yes, the processing component 140 may respond to the transmission content to invoke the first content, and at the same time, may prohibit the transmission content of the input device 200 from being sent to the processing device 300. As a possible implementation manner, the data transmission channel between the first interface 120 and the second interface 130 may be disconnected, and the data transmission channel between the first interface 120 and the component calling the first content in the processing component 140 may be switched to transmit the transmission content of the input device or the detection result thereof, so as to ensure the implementation reliability of calling the first content.

It should be noted that, the specific implementation method for the processing component 140 to detect that the input signal of the input device 200 meets the first condition is not limited to the implementation manner listed above, and may be determined based on factors such as the device types of the input device 200 and the output device 100, which are not described in detail herein.

In addition, in this case, similarly to the above-described embodiment of invoking the first content by the hotkey operation instructing processing section 140, when configuring the activation information capable of invoking the first content, it is necessary to distinguish it from the activation information instructing the processing apparatus 300 to perform the preset operation, and the content contained in the two sets of activation information is not limited in this application.

Therefore, in order to improve the reliability of the process component 140 invoking the first content, the process component 140 may be further configured to detect that the input signal of the input device 200 is an invoking configuration request for the first content, respond to the invoking configuration request, obtain a target input signal for invoking the first content, and generate a first condition using the target input signal if the target input signal does not meet a second condition, where the second condition may be a target input signal that the process device 300 can respond to, that is, the process device 300 defines a preset operation corresponding to the target input information, and the specific content expression of the second condition is not limited in this application.

Thus, if the target input signal configured to instruct the processing component 140 to invoke the first content is not responded by the processing device 300, that is, the processing device 300 does not specifically define the target input signal, the first condition may be generated by using the target input signal, and the input device 200 may be subsequently operated to generate the target input signal (such as the specific operation instruction, the multimedia content, etc.) to instruct the processing component 140 to invoke the first content, and since the processing device 300 does not specifically define the target input signal, the processing component 140 transmits the target input signal to the processing device 300, and the processing device 300 cannot respond to the target input signal, so that the user performs the hot key operation on the input device, and the generated target input signal does not affect the operation of the processing device 300.

In still other embodiments, in conjunction with the above analysis, to radically stop that the target input information may affect the operation of the processing device 300, the processing component 140 of the present application may detect whether the input signal of each input device meets the first condition and does not meet the second condition, if the input signal meets the first condition but does not meet the second condition, disconnect the data transmission channel formed between the first interface 120 and the second interface 130, and switch the first interface 120 to the data transmission channel between the first processing component implementing the call of the first content, so as to refuse to transmit the input signal to the processing device 300, thereby avoiding that the input signal is transmitted to the processing device 300 and affecting the operation of the processing device 300.

It should be appreciated that, for an input signal of the input device 200 received by the first interface 120 of the output device 100, the data transmission channel formed between the first interface 120 and the second interface 130 may be disconnected to prohibit the input signal from being transmitted to the processing device 300 as long as it is determined that the second condition as described above is not satisfied. The implementation manner of the control of the disconnection and connection states of the data transmission channel can be implemented by using a corresponding switching component, but is not limited to the implementation manner.

And an output component 150 for outputting the first content and/or the second content, wherein if the first content and the second content are output at the same time, the first content affects the second content.

In practical applications of this embodiment, the output device 100 is in different states, and the content output by the output component 150 may be different, for example, when the output device 100 is in state 1, the content output by the output component 150 does not include the first content, and in this case, the output component 150 may output the second content; if the output device 100 is in state 2, the content output by the output component 150 includes the first content, and at this time, the adjustment or control of the first content may be implemented by operating the input device; other contents may be output while the output device 100 is in other states, and are not limited to the first and second contents described above.

In the case where the content output by the output component 150 includes the first content, the output component 150 may output the first content alone, or may output the first content and the second content simultaneously, and for the information included in the first content and the second content and the source thereof, reference may be made to the description of the corresponding parts above, which is not repeated.

In this application, when the processing component 140 calls the first content and outputs the first content through the output component 150, the first content will be mainly output as the output component 150, that is, when the first content and the second content are simultaneously output, the output effect of the first content will be preferentially considered, so that the first content output by the output component 150 affects the second content that is simultaneously output.

Specifically, if the output component 150 of the present application is a display output component, the content signal received by the second interface 130 may be a display content signal, in this case, the output component 150 outputs the first content and the second content at the same time, where the first content and the second content may be display contents, and the first content is the main display content of the embodiment of the present application, and may block the second content that is output at the same time, as required, so that the display content of the first content may be completely and reliably output, as shown in the application scenario schematic diagram of the output device 100 shown in fig. 2.

Of course, in some embodiments, in the case where the output component 150 outputs the first content and the second content simultaneously, the entire content output area thereof may be divided into different areas for outputting different display contents respectively, so that the complete output of the second content is also achieved on the basis of ensuring that the output component 150 outputs the complete and reliable first content. In practical applications, the manner in which the output component 150 outputs the first content and the second content simultaneously may be determined according to practical situations, including but not limited to the implementation method of the two components above.

If the output component is an audio output component, the content signal received by the second interface 130 from the processing device 300 may specifically be an audio content signal, so that the audio output component outputs the first content and the second content at the same time, and may be the first audio content and the second audio content, respectively. As in some embodiments, the output component 150 may add the first audio content and attenuate the second audio content according to the actual requirements, so that in the case of outputting the first audio content and the second audio content simultaneously, the user is ensured to reliably receive the first audio content, but the method is not limited to this processing manner, and may be determined according to the specific application scenario requirements.

In practical applications of the present application, for the first content output by the output component 150 of the output device 100, the subsequent control may be performed based on the input device 200 connected through the first interface 120, and the adjustment of the first content can be implemented, and the specific adjustment control process will not be described in detail. It can be seen that, in the manner of operating the first content by operating the input device 200 connected to the first interface 120 according to this embodiment, remote operation is achieved, and compared with the conventional operation manner of the input assembly, the convenience of the operation manner is improved, and the operation requirement of the user can be better met.

In some embodiments, in order to facilitate the user to operate the input device 200 and the processing device 300, the user can also see the content in the output surface of the output device 100 (for example, the display surface of the display output device), that is, the content output by the output component 150, the devices respectively connected to the first interface 120 and the second interface 130 may be disposed between the output surface and the user, so that the user can realize the viewing of the first content and the input of the input signal without changing the position, and the inconvenience caused by the user considering the viewing of the first content output by the front surface of the output device and the triggering of the input component of the output device at the same time is avoided.

It should be understood that the configuration of the output device shown in fig. 1 does not limit the output device in the embodiments of the present application, and in practical applications, the output device may include more or less components than those shown in fig. 1, or some components may be combined, which are not listed herein.

In summary, the output device provided in the present application is configured with a first interface and a second interface exposed through the housing, so that the input device is conveniently connected to the first interface, and the processing device is connected to the second interface, so that the first interface can receive an input signal of the input device, the second interface can receive a content signal (including, but not limited to, the display content signal and the audio content signal listed above) from the processing device, and can transmit the input signal of the input device to the processing device, so as to implement remote operation on the processing device. The processing component configured by the output device may invoke the first content when detecting that the input signal of the input device meets the first condition, which is different from the second content corresponding to the content signal from the processing device, and then the output component outputs the first content and/or the second content, and in the case of simultaneously outputting the first content and the second content, the first content affects the second content, so as to ensure the output reliability of the first content. Therefore, compared with the operation control mode that the processing component is required to call the first content by the input component (such as a physical key, a virtual key and the like) of the output device in the prior art, the remote operation mode that the processing component is required to call the first content by using the input signal of the input device connected by the first interface improves the operation convenience, and solves the technical problem that the existing operation control mode is limited by the arm length of a user or the input component of the output device is inconvenient to trigger due to the placement position of the output device.

Based on the constituent structure of the output device 100 described in the above embodiment, the structure of the processing component 140 therein will be mainly described in detail, and as shown in fig. 3, the processing component 140 in the output device 100 proposed in the above embodiment may include, but is not limited to: a first processing component 141 and a second processing component 142, wherein:

the first processing component 141 may be configured to detect whether the input signal of the input device 200 meets the first condition, and the specific detection implementation manner may refer to the description of the corresponding parts of the foregoing embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

The second processing component 142 may be configured to invoke the first content if the input signal of the input device 200 satisfies the first condition, which is not described in detail in the embodiment of the present application, and may be determined according to the information included in the first content described above, which is not described in detail in the embodiment,

in combination with the analysis of the foregoing embodiment, a first data transmission channel (such as a bi-directional arrow line indicated by the number (1) in fig. 3) can be formed between the first processing component 141 and the first interface 120, so as to obtain an input signal input by the input device 200 through the first interface 120, and then detect the input signal in the foregoing manner.

In practical application of the present application, the first processing component 141 may be an interface expansion device integrated with a controller, for example, a USB interface expansion device such as a USB Hub (Hub), which may be specifically determined according to an interface type for implementing data communication between different devices, and is limited to the USB interface expansion device.

It should be understood that, for the above-mentioned interface expansion device, there are typically a plurality of connection ports, so that the output device 100 may directly or indirectly connect a plurality of external devices through different connection ports, such as the input device 200, the processing device 300, etc. as described above, and the connected external devices may also include, but are not limited to, a storage device such as a usb disk, etc. according to actual application requirements, a wireless device for constructing a wireless network signal, etc. In practical application, the plurality of connection ports of the interface expansion device can form a data transmission channel with each other, so that data interaction between external devices connected to different connection ports of the interface expansion device is realized. At least part of the connection ports of the interface expansion device may be exposed through the housing 110, so that a user may select to connect with an external device, and according to actual needs, the interface types of the plurality of connection ports of the interface expansion device may be the same or different, which is not limited in this application.

As shown in fig. 4, for example, taking an application scenario in which a certain connection port of the interface expansion device of the output device 100 is connected to a storage device such as a usb disk 400, in conjunction with the structural schematic shown in fig. 3, a connection port of the interface expansion device (i.e. an optional first processing component 141) connected to the usb disk can form a data transmission channel with the second interface 130 of the output device 100, and in general, the data transmission channel can maintain a connected state to implement data communication between the usb disk and the processing device 300 connected to the second interface 130.

Meanwhile, in the case where a data transmission channel is formed between the first interface 120 and the second interface 130, data communication may also be performed between the input device 200 connected to the first interface 120 and the processing device 300 connected to the second interface 130, such as a user operating the input device 200, transmitting a generated input signal to the processing device 300 through the data transmission channel, so that the processing device 300 performs a preset operation or the like in response to the input signal. It can be seen that the data communication between the input device 200 and the processing device 300 and the data communication between the usb disk 400 and the processing device 300 are respectively implemented, the data transmission channels used by the respective data transmission channels do not affect each other, or a first data transmission channel is formed between the first interface 120 and the first processing component 141, and the first processing component 141 detects whether the input signal of the input device 200 meets the first condition, so that the second processing component 142 does not affect the data communication between the usb disk 400 and the processing device 300 in the process of calling the first content when the first condition is met.

In some embodiments of the present application, the second processing component 142 may only have a data restoring capability, and not have a data generating capability, such as a scaler processor, where the first processing component 141 detects that the input signal of the input device 200 meets the first condition, and generates the first call instruction, the second processing component 142 may restore the information of the first call instruction, and call the first content in response to the first call instruction. The information of the first call instruction may be different corresponding to the first content including different information, which is not described in detail herein.

In connection with the above description of the input device 200, if the input signal sent to the first interface 120 is an instruction output by the human interface device HID (such as a mouse, a keyboard, etc.), and is recorded as an HID instruction, the first processing component 141 detects that the first condition is met, and the generated first call instruction may be an instruction transmitted to the second processing component 142 through the synchronous serial bus I2C, or GPIO (GeneralPurpose Input Output general purpose input/output, which may also be referred to as a bus expander), or UARI (UniversalAsynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, general asynchronous receiver Transmitter), which may be determined according to a specific communication protocol, and is not limited to the transmission manner listed in this embodiment.

In still other embodiments of the present application, the second processing component 142 may not only have a data reduction capability, but also have a data generation capability, for example, it may integrate the functions of the MCU processor (such as the data generation capability) on the scaler processor, so after the second processing component 142 completes the first content call, the first control may be controlled based on the first control signal of the input device 200 received by the first interface 120, for example, the output parameter of the output device is adjusted, and the specific adjustment control implementation process is not described in detail.

It should be noted that, in the above embodiment, whether the second processing component has the data restoring capability and the data generating capability, or has no data generating capability, only has the data restoring capability, in the case where the output component 150 of the output device 100 also outputs the second content, the second processing component 142 may receive the content signal from the processing device 300 through the second interface 130, and restore and output the content signal.

Based on the structure of the processing component 140 described in the foregoing embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the processing component 140 may further include, but is not limited to, a third processing component 143, where the third processing component 143 is connected to the second processing component 142, and a second data transmission channel (such as a bidirectional arrow line corresponding to the number (2) in fig. 5) can be formed between the third processing component 143 and the first interface, so as to obtain a first control signal input by the input device 200 through the first interface 120, and accordingly, the second processing component 142 may also be used to obtain the first control signal, and adjust the first content output by the output component 150, such as adjusting an output parameter of the output device 100.

In connection with the above analysis of the data processing capabilities of the second processing component 142, the second processing component 142 in this embodiment may have only data reduction capabilities, no data generation capabilities, and the third processing component 143 has data generation capabilities. The second processing component 142 may be a scaler processor and the third processing component 143 may be an MCU processor, for example.

In practical application of the present embodiment, in connection with the description of the structure of the output device 100 provided in the present application in the foregoing embodiment, through the first data transmission channel, when the first processing component 141 receives the input signal of the input device 200 and detects that the input signal meets the first condition, the second processing component 142 invokes the first content and outputs the first content through the output component 150, and at the same time, the third processing component 143 may form the second data transmission channel with the first interface 120, so that data communication can be performed between the input device 200 and the output component 150, and the user may operate the input device 200 to adjust the content output by the output component 150. For the implementation procedure of calling the first content, reference may be made to the description of the foregoing embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

For the process of adjusting the output content (such as the first content) of the output component 150, the process of adjusting the output parameter of the output device based on the first control signal transmitted by the input device 200 received by the first interface 120 is described by taking the output device 100 as a display, the input devices 200 connected to the first interface 120 are respectively keyboards, the first content is an output parameter of the output device 100 itself, and specifically, an application scenario of displaying brightness is taken as an example.

In the above manner, the output component 150 outputs an output parameter adjustment interface, which includes the display brightness adjustment parameter, and in the state that the second data transmission channel is in communication, the up shift key (i.e., "∈" key) and/or the right shift key (→) in the keyboard is pressed and clicked, and the output device 100 increases the display brightness; pressing the move down key (i.e., the "≡" key) and/or the move left key (i.e., the "≡" key) in the keyboard is clicked, the output device 100 reduces the display brightness; pressing a confirmation key (i.e., the "Enter" key) in the keyboard is clicked, and the output device 100 saves the current output parameters or confirms the current options; pressing an exit key (e.g., an "Esc" key) in the keyboard is clicked, and the output device 100 exits the current interface, such as from the current level menu to the previous level menu or exiting the current state. Note that, the manner of adjusting the brightness of the output device 100 by using the keyboard is not limited to the key manner illustrated in the present embodiment.

Similarly, if the input device 200 is a mouse, the output parameters of the output device 100, such as brightness, can be adjusted by using the left key, the right key and the middle roller of the mouse; if the input device 200 uses an audio collector, the output parameters of the output device 100 may be adjusted by using the semantics expressed by the collected voice information or the keywords contained in the collected voice information, and the detailed implementation process will not be described in detail in this application.

It should be noted that, in the first interface 120 connected to the input device 200, a first data transmission channel is formed between the first interface and the first processing component 141, and a second data transmission channel is formed between the first interface and the third processing component 143, only one data transmission channel can be formed at the same time, and the first interface 120 is in a connected state, that is, the first data transmission channel or the second data transmission channel in which the first interface 120 participates.

In some embodiments, the first interface 120, whether participating in forming the first data transmission channel (i.e. in a connected state) or participating in forming the second data transmission channel, may not affect the connected state of the data transmission channel (which may be denoted as the third data transmission channel) between a certain connection port of the first processing component 141 and the second interface 130, which are connected to the usb disk (or other external device) 400 as shown in fig. 4, so that the whole process of calling the first content and adjusting the first content according to the above manner may not affect the data communication between the processing device 300 and other external devices such as the usb disk, and loss of transmission data in the data communication process is avoided.

In still other embodiments, due to the change of the structural connection relationship between the components included in the output device 100, in the process of switching between the first data transmission channel and the second data transmission channel, mainly in the process of switching from the first data transmission channel to the second data transmission channel, data communication between the processing device 300 and other external devices such as the usb disk 400 is interrupted, so that data is lost. Accordingly, in practical applications, the output device 100 of the corresponding structure may be used according to practical requirements.

Further, in order to implement the above-mentioned switching between the first data transmission channel and the second data transmission channel, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the output device 100 provided in the present application may further include:

a first switching component 160, which may include a first state and a second state, for connecting the second processing component 142, and is controlled by the second processing component 142 to switch from the first state to the second state in case the input signal of the input device 200 satisfies the first condition.

In combination with the above analysis, in the first state where the first switching component 160 is in the first state, the first data transmission channel is formed between the first interface 120 and the first processing component 142, and in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, in the first state, the first data transmission channel between the first interface 120 and the first processing component 142 is maintained in a communicating state, and the second interface 130 can form a data transmission channel with the first processing component 142, which can be used as an extension of the first data transmission channel, but in other embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the data transmission channel between the second interface 130 and the first processing component 142 can be maintained in a communicating state, which can be determined according to different structural connection relationships of the output device 100, mainly, and the positional relationship between the first switching component and other components may be determined, but is not limited to the description of the corresponding parts of the following embodiments.

In the second state of the first switching component 160, the first interface 120 and the third processing component 143 form a second data transmission channel therebetween, as shown in fig. 6, and the first interface 120 and the third processing component 143 may form the second data transmission channel through the first switching component 160; in the structure shown in fig. 7, the first interface 120 is connected to the first processing component 141, and forms a second data transmission channel with the third processing component 143 through the first switching component 160, and it is apparent that components through which the second data transmission channel passes may be different in different structures of the output device.

In addition, in conjunction with the above description of the second data transmission channel, in an actual application of the present embodiment, when the second processing component 142 invokes the first content, the second processing component 142 controls the first switching component 160 to switch to the second state, so as to form the second data transmission channel, so as to subsequently operate the input device 200, implement output content of the output component 150, such as adjustment of output parameters of the output device 100 itself, and the specific implementation process will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

In practical application of the present application, when the second processing component 142 knows that the input signal of the input device 200 meets the first condition, a first switching instruction may be generated and sent to the first switching component 160 to control the first switching component 160 to switch from the first state where the first switching component 160 is currently located to the second state, so that the first content output by the output component 150 can be controlled by the first control signal received by the first interface 120, but is not limited to this switching control manner.

It should be appreciated that in connection with the description of the above embodiments, in the first state of the first switching component 160, the first interface 120 may obtain an input signal of the input device 200, so that the first processing component 141 detects whether it meets the first condition, and in further embodiments, the input signal may be transmitted to the processing device 300 through the second interface 130, so as to implement remote operation of the processing device 300, where the implementation may be appropriate.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first switching component 160 may include a single pole double throw switch, etc., but is not limited thereto, as long as the first and second states are provided, and different data transmission channels are implemented in different states, and the specific circuit structure of the first switching component 160 is not specifically shown in the present application

In connection with the above description of the first processing component 141 in some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the first processing component 141 may include a plurality of connection ports (not all of which are shown in the figures), and the first connection port P1 is connected to the first interface 120 as a part of the first data transmission channel; the second connection port P2 is connected to the second processing assembly 142. Based on this, the first processing component 141 may be configured to obtain the input signal of the input device 200 received through the first connection port P1, detect that the input signal of the input device 200 meets the first condition, and send the detection result to the second processing component 142 through the second connection port P2, so that the second processing component 142 invokes the first content, and the specific implementation process may be described with reference to the corresponding part of the foregoing embodiment.

It should be noted that, the type of the interfaces of the plurality of connection ports included in the first processing component 141 is not limited, and if the interfaces are USB interface expansion devices, the plurality of connection ports may be a plurality of USB interfaces, but not limited thereto, and according to actual needs, the interfaces may also be interface expansion devices including a plurality of types of interfaces, etc. as described above, the disclosure is not limited in detail.

Further, in some embodiments, referring to the structure shown in fig. 6, the third connection port P3 of the plurality of connection ports included in the first processing component 141 may be connected to the second interface 130 to form a third data transmission channel, and the third data transmission channel maintains a connected state during a process of switching between the first data transmission channel and the second data transmission channel and switching to another data transmission channel for communication, that is, during a control process of calling the first content process or adjusting the output first content in the above manner, data communication between the processing device 300 and the third connection port P3 is not affected. In this case, if the external device (such as the usb flash disk) connected to the third connection port and the fourth connection port P4 of the first processing component 141 forms a data transmission channel, so that data communication is performed between the external device and the processing device 300, the switching between the first data transmission channel and the second data transmission channel, and the respective communication process will not affect the data communication between the external device and the processing device 300, so that loss of data transmitted in the data communication process is not avoided.

Specifically, in an alternative embodiment of the present application, as shown in the schematic structure of the output device in fig. 8, the fourth connection port P4 in the first processing component 141 is connected to the external device, and the fourth connection port P4 and the third connection port P3 can form an extension portion of the third data transmission channel, so that the processing device 300 connected to the second interface can perform data communication with the external device 400. It should be noted that, the fourth connection port P4 may be exposed through the housing so as to connect to an external device, and this structure is not shown in fig. 8; alternatively, the fourth connection ports P4 may be connected to other interfaces exposed through the housing (which are different from the above-mentioned idle interfaces of the first interface 120 and the second interface 130, but are not limited thereto in this application), and the number of the fourth connection ports P4 may be multiple (e.g. black dots on the frame of the first processing component 141 in fig. 8, but not limited to the number of the fourth connection ports shown), and the external device 400 may be connected to any fourth connection port.

In connection with the description of the above embodiment, in the first state of the first switching assembly 160, the first connection port P1 is connected to the first switching assembly 160 as a part of the first data transmission channel, so that the first interface communicates with the first processing assembly; and in the first state of the first switching component 160, the third processing component 143 is connected to the first switching component 160, so as to be used as a part of the second data transmission channel, so that the first interface is communicated with the third processing component 143, and regarding the working process of the output device 100 in the different states of the first switching component 160, reference may be made to the description of the corresponding parts of the above embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

Referring to the schematic structure of the output device shown in fig. 8, if the output device is a display, the external device is a usb disk, the processing device 300 is a computer, the input device is a mouse, the user performs a hot key operation of waking up the OSD menu on the mouse, and since the first switching component 160 is in the first state at this time, an operation command generated by the mouse is sent to the first processing component 141 through the connected first interface 120, the operation command is detected to satisfy the first condition, the second processing component 142 (such as a Scalar processor) is notified to call the OSD menu of the display and output the OSD menu on the display, and at the same time, the second processing component 142 will control the first switching component 160 to the second state, so that the first interface 120 is communicated with the third processing component 143, and the subsequent user can transmit the generated control signal to the third processing component 143 through the formed second data transmission channel by operating the mouse, so that the operation of the mouse is determined by analyzing the operation of the mouse, and the corresponding control command is generated, the second processing component 142 obtains the control command, and adjusts the output parameters in the OSD menu output by the display. It should be appreciated that the above control process is similar for other types of input devices 200, output devices 100, and will not be described in detail herein.

Wherein, during the first state of the first switching component 160, the user may also send the generated control signal (a signal for invoking the first content, which is not preset) to the processing device 300 by operating the mouse, and the processing device 300 performs a preset operation in response to the control signal; meanwhile, the USB flash disk 400 and the processing device 300 can communicate through the third data transmission channel, and the process of calling the OSD menu and adjusting the parameters contained in the OSD menu described above can not influence the data transmission between the USB flash disk 400 and the processing device 300, so that the data loss is avoided.

In yet another alternative embodiment of the present application, as shown in a schematic structural diagram of an output device in fig. 9, the output device 100 may further include a third interface 170, a second switching component 180, and a third switching component 190, where:

the third interface 170 may be exposed through the housing for connecting to the external device 400. In practical applications, the number of the third interfaces 170 may be multiple, which is not shown in fig. 9, and the interface attribute information about the third interfaces 170 is similar to the interface number information of the first interfaces 120 and/or the second interfaces 130, which is not described in detail herein, and may be determined according to the practical requirements.

The second switching component 180 is configured to connect to the third interface 170, and is capable of forming a fourth data transmission channel with the fourth connection port P4 of the first processing component 141, where the data communication between the external device 400 and the processing device 300 can be implemented when the fourth connection port P4 is connected to the third connection port P3. It should be noted that, by default, the second switching component 180 may be in the first state, that is, the state in which the third interface 170 communicates with the fourth connection port P4.

The third switching component 190 may be used to connect the second processing component 142 and the third processing component 143, and in a different state (may be denoted as a plurality of third states), to connect the first switching component 160 or the second switching component 180, depending on which interface the input device is connected to, where the first switching component 160 is the same structure as the second switching component 180, and the third switching component may be a single multi-throw switch, which is not described in detail herein, but is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment of the present application, in the case that the input signal meets the first condition, the second processing component 142 controls the third switching component 190 to be connected to the first switching component 160 in the second state, as a part of the second data transmission channel. In this case, the second processing unit 142 controls the first switching unit 160 to switch to the second state, so that the first interface 120 connected to the input device 200 is disconnected from the first connection port P1, and the communication between the first connection port 120 and the third processing unit 143 is implemented, and the specific implementation process may refer to the description of the corresponding parts of the above embodiment and will not be repeated.

It can be seen that, unlike the output device structure shown in fig. 8, two levels of switching components are provided in this embodiment, and a first level of switching component (i.e., the third switching component 190) selects which second level of switching component (i.e., the first switching component 160 and each second switching component 180) is to be connected, and the states of these switching components are controlled by the second processing component 142, and the specific control process may be described in the corresponding portion of the above embodiment. Based on the output device structure shown in fig. 9, data communication between the external device 400 and the processing device 300 is not affected in the control process of calling, adjusting and the like of the first content, and data loss is avoided.

In still another alternative embodiment of the present application, referring to the output device structure shown in fig. 10, if the fourth connection port P4 of the first processing component 141 is connected to the external device 400, the third connection port P3 is connected to the first switching component 160, which is a technical problem of the prior art.

In this case, since the first interface 120 is connected to the third connection port P3 through the first connection port P1, the data communication between the input device 200 and the processing device 300 can be realized, that is, the processing device can receive the input signal of the input device 200. In the second state of the first switching component 160, the third connection port P3 is connected to the third processing component 143, and is used as a part of the second data transmission channel, in this case, the control signal of the input device 200 can be transmitted to the third processing component through the second data transmission channel, and the generated control instruction is sent to the second processing component 142 by the second processing component, so that the second processing component adjusts the first content output by the output component 150 in response to the control instruction, and a specific implementation process may refer to the description of the corresponding part of the foregoing embodiment.

As can be seen from the above description of the structure of the output device shown in fig. 10, when the first switching component 160 is switched to the second state, the third connection port P3 is disconnected from the second interface 130, so that the data communication between the external device 400 and the processing device 300 is interrupted, which also causes data loss. Accordingly, in the practical application of the output device 100 proposed in the present application, the output device with a corresponding structure may be flexibly selected according to the requirements of the practical application, including, but not limited to, the output devices with several structures listed above.

Based on the structure of the output device 100 described in the above embodiments, the present application proposes a control method applicable to an output device, as shown in fig. 11, which may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

step S1, determining that a first interface of an output device is connected with an input device, and a second interface of the output device is connected with a processing device to acquire an input signal of the input device received by the first interface;

in this embodiment, the second interface may transmit the input signal of the input device to the processing device, and with respect to the connection relationship of each component in the output device, reference may be made to the description of the corresponding portion of the foregoing embodiment, which is not repeated herein.

Step S2, detecting that an input signal of input equipment meets a first condition, and calling first content;

the first content is different from the second content corresponding to the content signal received from the processing device through the second interface, and for the information and the difference included in the first content and the second content, reference may be made to the description of the corresponding parts of the above embodiment, which is not repeated in this embodiment.

In some embodiments, the processing component of the output device may specifically determine whether to invoke the first condition by detecting whether the operation instruction transmitted by the input device is a specific operation instruction, or detecting whether the multimedia content transmitted by the input device includes specific semantic information or activation information, where the specific implementation process may refer to the description of the corresponding part of the foregoing embodiment.

And step S3, outputting the first content and/or the second content.

In the practical application of the application, if the first content and the second content are output at the same time, the first content affects the second content. Specifically, if the content signal from the processing device is a display content signal, the first content may block the second content when the first content and the second content are simultaneously output, as shown in fig. 4 above; if the content signal from the processing device is an audio content signal, the first content may interfere with the second content in the case of outputting the first content and the second content at the same time, which may be determined according to the device type of the output device, and the specific implementation may refer to, but is not limited to, the description of the corresponding parts of the above embodiments.

In summary, based on the structure of the output device according to the foregoing embodiment of the present application, when determining that the first interface of the output device is connected to the input device and the second interface is connected to the processing device, the processing component may acquire the input signal of the input device received by the first interface, detect that the input signal of the input device meets the first condition, call the first content, and send the first content to the output component, where the first content is different from the second content corresponding to the content signal received by the second interface from the processing device, and output the first content.

And after receiving the second content corresponding to the content signal from the processing device and sending the second content to the output device for output, the user can use the input device to realize remote operation on the processing device, so that user experience is improved.

It should be noted that, based on the output device structures described in the foregoing different output device embodiments, the implementation method for implementing the refinement of the control method provided in the present application may be different, and specifically may be combined with the working process of the output device structure portion described in the foregoing embodiment and the technical effects achieved by the working process, and each refinement embodiment of the control method is not described in detail herein.

In this specification, each embodiment is described in a progressive or parallel manner, and each embodiment is mainly described by a difference from other embodiments, and identical and similar parts between the embodiments are all enough to refer to each other. For the method disclosed in the embodiment, since it corresponds to the output device disclosed in the embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant points are referred to the output device part.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An output device, comprising:

a housing;

an output component for outputting the first content and/or the second content, wherein the first content affects the second content if the first content and the second content are output simultaneously;

the processing assembly includes:

a first data transmission channel can be formed between the first processing component and the first interface so as to acquire the input signal input by the input device through the first interface;

the second processing component is further used for acquiring the first control signal and adjusting the first content output by the output component;

The first processing assembly includes: a plurality of connection ports, wherein a third connection port of the plurality of connection ports is connected with the second interface to form a third data transmission channel;

2. The output device of claim 1, further comprising;

3. The output device of claim 2, the first processing component comprising:

4. The output device of claim 3, a fourth connection port of the plurality of connection ports connecting an external device, the fourth connection port and the third connection port being capable of forming an extension of the third data transmission channel;

5. The output device of claim 3, further comprising:

6. The output device of claim 5, a fourth connection port of the plurality of connection ports connected to an external device, a third connection port connected to the first switching component;

7. A control method, comprising:

outputting the first content and/or the second content, wherein if the first content and the second content are output simultaneously, the first content affects the second content;

wherein a first processing component of an output device detects whether an input signal of the input device meets a first condition, and a second processing component of the output device invokes a first content if the input signal meets the first condition;

a third processing component of the output device connected with the second processing component, acquiring a first control signal input by the input device through the first interface, and transmitting the first control signal to the second processing component so that the second processing component adjusts the first content output by the output component;

A first data transmission channel can be formed between the first processing component and the first interface so as to acquire the input signal input by the input device through the first interface; a second data transmission channel can be formed between the third processing component and the first interface, and the first processing component comprises: a plurality of connection ports, wherein a third connection port of the plurality of connection ports is connected with the second interface to form a third data transmission channel;