WO2011000125A1

WO2011000125A1 - Method for performing operable option in menu and electric device using the same

Info

Publication number: WO2011000125A1
Application number: PCT/CN2009/000721
Authority: WO
Inventors: 付遥远; 何志军; 宁尚国
Original assignee: 深圳Tcl新技术有限公司
Priority date: 2009-06-29
Filing date: 2009-06-29
Publication date: 2011-01-06
Also published as: CN102356643A

Abstract

A method for performing an operable option in a menu and an electric device using the same are applicable to the field of control technique. The method includes: a, receiving a control command and looking up the operable option which corresponds to the control command; and b, invoking a key icon which corresponds to the operable option and generating a displayed menu according to the key icon which corresponds to the operable option, wherein the menu contains the name of the operable option and its corresponding key icon, and the key icon corresponds to the key on a key inputting unit. The method and the electric device can save the time consumed when a user operates the menu and greatly improve the menu operation efficiency.

Description

Method for executing options in the execution menu and electrical equipment using the same

The present invention belongs to the field of control technology, and in particular, to a method for executing an operable option in a menu and an electrical device using the same. Background technique

The Chinese Patent Application Publication No. 200510121672.9 discloses a menu option in a pull-down menu of a graphical operation interface. In the invention, a method for setting and displaying information, data and/or input primitives through a pull-down menu graphical operation interface is implemented such that the drop-down menu or its sub-menu has a large number of menu options of any type, the plurality of menu options being at least Includes a number of: a) menu options that can be recalled and selected in any combination, and b) menu options that are mutually exclusive and therefore only convertible. Menu options based on a and b are available in drop-down menus and submenus at any time. Its intrinsic state change and status identifier that describes the characteristics of this menu option.

In the method described above, the user needs to press the up and down or left and right keys to move the cursor to select an operable option, and then press the confirm key or the select key, the control unit can perform the operation of the user selected option, if the number of operable options in the menu More often, the user spends a relatively long time moving the cursor through the up and down or left and right keys.

Therefore, there is a need for a technical solution that allows a user to quickly select an operable option in a television menu and perform an operation corresponding to the operable option. Summary of the invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of executing an operable option in a menu and an electrical appliance employing the same, which is directed to solving the problem of rapid operation of options in a menu.

The present invention is implemented by a method for executing an operable option in a menu, the method comprising: a, receiving a control command, and searching for an operable option corresponding to the control command;

b. Calling a button icon corresponding to the operable option, and generating a menu display according to the button icon corresponding to the operable option, the menu includes the operable option name and a corresponding button icon thereof, and the button icon and The buttons on the key input unit correspond.

More specifically, the button on the key input unit is a button of a specific shape, and the button icon is the special The shape of the button.

More specifically, the button on the key input unit is a button to which a specific pattern and/or color is attached, and the button icon is a graphic to which the specific pattern and/or color button is attached.

More specifically, the key input unit is a remote controller or a control panel of the electrical device.

More specifically, after step b, the method further includes:

c. Receiving a control command sent after the button on the key input unit is triggered, and executing an operable option corresponding to the triggered button.

The present invention also provides an electric appliance using the method of claim 1, the electric appliance comprising a control unit, a menu generating unit, a storage unit and a display unit, wherein:

The control unit is configured to search for an operable option corresponding to the control instruction, and transmit the search result to the menu generating unit;

The menu generating unit is configured to, according to the search result of the control unit, invoke a button icon corresponding to the operable option from the storage unit, and generate a menu to send the display unit;

The display unit is configured to display the menu, the menu includes the operable option and a corresponding button icon, and the button icon corresponds to a button on the key input unit;

The storage unit is configured to store an operable option corresponding to the remote control command, and a button icon corresponding to the operable option.

More specifically, the electrical device is a television set.

More specifically, the button on the key input unit is an added button or a multiplexed existing button.

More specifically, the control unit is further configured to receive a control command sent after the button on the key input unit is triggered, and execute an operable option corresponding to the triggered button.

The invention overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art. When the electrical device receives the control instruction, the system searches for an operable option corresponding to the control instruction, and simultaneously displays a button icon corresponding to each operable option through the menu, indicating that the user triggers the button icon corresponding to the When the user needs to operate an operation option, the user can trigger the remote control or the button corresponding to the button icon on the control panel. It is no longer necessary to select the option to be operated from among the plurality of operable options by moving the cursor. The technical solution provided by the invention can save time spent by the user in operating the menu, and greatly improves the efficiency of the menu operation. DRAWINGS 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a television menu according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a pop-up menu provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of a layout of a remote controller button according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a television provided by an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of operation of a television provided by an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the electrical equipment is described by taking a television as an example. When the technical solution provided by the present invention is specifically applied, other electrical equipments may also be applied to the technical solutions provided by the present invention, and the implementation principles thereof are basically the same, and details are not described herein.

In the present invention, the television multi-level menu is described as a menu directory tree, and each operable option in the menu is described as a node under the menu directory tree. In the television menu provided by the present invention, each operable option in each menu is In addition to displaying the function corresponding to the option, the button of the key input unit corresponding to the option is also displayed by the icon, and the user is instructed to control the function of the television to perform the option. These icons can be button icons of different shapes, such as square buttons, circular buttons, oval buttons, triangular buttons, diamond buttons, etc., or button icons with different patterns added, such as a mesh pattern, a honeycomb pattern, a zigzag pattern. , grid pattern, brick pattern, of course, can also be a combination of shape and pattern.

A schematic diagram of a TV menu structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. The menu in FIG. 1 includes four levels, and the first layer is a "menu" directory, which is equivalent to the first layer node, "menu", and directory. There are 5 operable options (the second layer), which are "picture", "music", "movie", "game" and "karaoke", which are equivalent to the second layer node. Among them, in the menu tree, The "picture", "music", "movie", "game" and "karaoke" options each have different operational options (third layer), ie the third layer node, eg "movie" Under the options, there are several options for "Movie 1", "Movie 2", ..., "Movie n", which is equivalent to the third layer node. Under each movie option, there are "Play", "Pause", " Pause "and" delete "these operational options (the fourth layer), of course, there are more operational options, such as renaming, etc., equivalent to the fourth layer node. Specific application of the technical solution provided by the present invention At the same time, the menu shown in FIG. 1 can be simultaneously with the pop-up menu disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention. The display may also be omitted, but only the pop-up menu described in the embodiment of the present invention is displayed.

In the present invention, the key input unit is used for the user to input a control command to the television. When the technical solution provided by the present invention is specifically applied, the key input unit may be a television remote controller or a television keypad, as described below. Take the TV remote control as an example for illustration.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the user triggers the "menu" button on the remote controller, the remote controller transmits a corresponding remote control signal, and the television receives the remote control signal and parses the remote control signal, and according to the analysis result, the current remote control command can be determined. To recall the TV menu, the TV will look for how many user-friendly options are available under the "Menu" node. As mentioned above, there are a total of 5 operational options, namely "picture", "music" ", "movie", "game" and "karaoke", the system will generate a pop-up menu display as shown in Figure 2, in addition to the name of each operable option by text display, At the same time, the button icons corresponding to the respective operable options are displayed, and the button icons include the shapes and patterns of the buttons corresponding to the respective operable options, such as the square button 201 (corresponding to the "picture" option) and the triangle button 202 (with "music"). Optional), round button 203 (corresponding to the "Movie" option), diamond button 204 (corresponding to the "Game" option), and oval buttons 205 (corresponds to the "karaoke" option). In addition, the square button 201 has a textured pattern, the triangular button 202 has a honeycomb pattern > the circular button 203 has a zigzag pattern, the diamond button 204 has a grid pattern, and the elliptical button 205 has a brick pattern.

These button icons correspond to the buttons on the remote control of the TV. As shown in Figure 2, the button icons in the pop-up menu are used to instruct the user to control the TV through the corresponding buttons on the remote control to perform corresponding operations, such as by triggering on the remote controller. The square button can control the TV to open the picture. By triggering the triangle button on the remote control, you can control the TV to perform music functions and so on.

When the user wants to control the TV to perform the "movie" function, the circular button on the remote controller can be triggered. When the user triggers the circular button on the remote controller, the remote controller will transmit a corresponding remote control signal to the television, and the television receives After the remote control signal is parsed, it can be judged according to the analysis result that the current remote control command of the remote control is to start the "movie" function, and the television will find how many operable options are available for the user under the "movie" node. As shown in Figure 1, there are a total of n movies that can be selected by the user (for convenience of description, with n being 5 for explanation), the system will generate a pop-up menu display according to this, except that the pop-up menu is displayed by text. In addition to the various operable options, the button icons corresponding to the respective operable options are also displayed, and the button icons include the shape and pattern of the buttons corresponding to the respective operable options, such as the square button 301 (corresponding to the movie 1;), the triangular button 302 (corresponding to movie 2), circular button 303 (corresponding to movie 3), diamond button 304 (corresponding to movie 4), and oval Button 305 (corresponding to movie 5). The button icon in the menu is used to instruct the user to control the TV to perform corresponding operations through the corresponding button on the remote controller. For example, by triggering the square button on the remote controller, the TV can be controlled to open the movie 1 by triggering the triangle button on the remote controller. , you can control the TV to open the movie 2 and so on.

When the user wants to control the TV to open the movie 3, the circular button on the remote controller can be triggered. Similarly, when the user triggers the circular button on the remote controller, the remote controller will transmit a corresponding remote control signal to the television, the television After receiving the remote control signal, it can be parsed. According to the analysis, it can be judged that the current remote control command of the remote control is to open "Movie 3". At this time, the TV will find how many users can operate under the "Movie 3" directory. Operation options, as shown in Figure 1, have a total of four types of operations that can be selected by the user: "Play", "Pause", "Pause" and "Delete". The system will generate a pop-up menu display according to which, in addition to displaying various operable options through text, the button icons corresponding to the respective operable options are also displayed, and the button icons include corresponding to each operable option. The shape and pattern of the buttons, such as the square button 401 (corresponding to the "play" option), the triangle button 402 (corresponding to the "pause" option), the round button 403 (corresponding to the "stop" option), and the diamond button 404 (and " Delete the "option corresponding". Assuming that the user needs to play the movie 3, it is no longer necessary to move the cursor to select the "play" option, but instead can directly trigger the square button on the remote control, the remote controller will transmit a control signal, and the television will analyze and analyze the control signal after receiving the control signal. The control command corresponding to the control signal is then searched for an operable option corresponding to the control command, because the control command has no corresponding operable option, that is, there is no menu of the next level, and the system can directly execute the Controls the function corresponding to the instruction.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a television system according to an embodiment of the present invention, including a remote controller and a television. The television includes a display unit and a keypad, and the remote controller and the keypad are key input units of the system.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a remote controller button layout according to an embodiment of the present invention. As an embodiment of the key input unit of the present invention, some buttons on the remote controller have a specific shape and/or pattern (may also be different) The color identification), corresponding to the button icons of the various operable options in the above TV menu, such as a square button, a circular button, an oval button, a triangle button, a diamond button, etc., such as a square button with a textured pattern, a triangle The button has a honeycomb pattern, the circular button has a zigzag pattern, the diamond button has a grid pattern, and the oval button has a brick pattern.

The schematic block diagram of the television provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as shown in FIG. 5, and includes a remote control signal receiving unit, a control unit, a menu generating unit, a storage unit, and a display unit.

The storage unit is connected to the menu generating unit and the control unit, and is configured to store an operable option corresponding to the remote control instruction, and a button icon corresponding to the operable option, and the button icon simultaneously corresponds to the button on the remote controller for the menu generation Unit call; of course, the above remote command is a remote command corresponding to multiple operable options, because When the operable option corresponding to the remote command is two or more, the user needs to select one; if a remote command does not have a corresponding operable option and does not require user selection, the system can directly execute the remote command; The receiving unit is connected to the control unit, and is configured to receive a remote control signal input by the user through the remote controller, and transmit the received remote control signal to the control unit;

The control unit is connected to the menu generating unit for parsing the received remote control signal, parsing the control command corresponding to the remote control signal, searching for an operable option corresponding to the control command from the storage unit, and transmitting the search result to the menu generating unit;

The menu generating unit is connected to the display unit, and is configured to call an icon and menu data corresponding to the operable option from the storage unit according to the operable option transmitted by the control unit, and generate a menu to send the display unit;

The display unit is used to display a menu, which includes the names of the operable options and their corresponding button icons, which correspond to the buttons on the remote control.

Specifically, the information stored in the storage unit has the following correspondence: the correspondence between the remote control command and the executable option, the correspondence between the operable option and the button icon, and the correspondence between the button icon and the remote control button of the television.

If the control command received by the TV is "call menu", the remote command corresponds to the following operable options:

"picture", "music", "movie", "game" and "karaoke"; the correspondence between button icons and operable options is as follows: square button 201 icon corresponds to "picture" option, triangle button 202 icon and The "Music" option corresponds, the circular button 203 icon corresponds to the "Movie" option, the Diamond button 204 icon corresponds to the "Game" option, the oval button icon 205 corresponds to the "Karaoke" option; the button icon and the TV remote control The corresponding relationship of the buttons is as follows: the square button 201 icon corresponds to the square button on the remote controller, the triangle button 202 icon corresponds to the triangle icon on the remote controller, the diamond button 204 icon corresponds to the diamond button on the remote controller, the oval button icon 205 and the remote controller The upper oval button corresponds.

When the television shown in FIG. 5 is running, the user may first trigger a "menu" button on the remote controller, and the remote controller transmits a corresponding remote control signal to the television, and the remote control signal receiving unit of the television receives the signal and transmits it to the control unit. The control unit analyzes and parses out the corresponding control command to "call menu", and the control unit searches the storage unit for the operable option corresponding to the "call menu" control command, and finds that the corresponding operable option is "picture". ,

"Music", "Movie", "Game" and "Karaoke", the operation option information is transmitted to the menu generating unit, and the menu generating unit searches for the button icons corresponding to the operable options from the storage unit to find the square. The button 201 icon corresponds to the "picture" option, the triangle button 202 icon corresponds to the "music" option, the round button 203 icon corresponds to the "movie" option, the diamond button 204 icon corresponds to the "game" option, and the oval button map The label 205 corresponds to the "karaoke"option; the menu generating unit calls the button icon from the storage unit according to the search result, generates a pop-up menu, and sends the generated menu data to the display unit, and the display unit displays the pop-up as shown in FIG. menu.

When the control command input by the user is another control command, the television operates according to the above principle, and generates a pop-up menu display corresponding to the control command, where the button icon in the pop-up menu indicates that the user triggers the corresponding button on the remote controller, that is, It can control the function of the TV to execute the corresponding icon of the button icon.

After the pop-up menu is displayed on the television display screen, the user can trigger a button corresponding to one of the button icons in the pop-up menu, for example, the button corresponding to the button 203 icon is a round button on the remote controller. When the user needs to activate the function corresponding to the "movie" option, the circular button on the remote controller can be triggered. After the circular button is triggered, the remote controller will send a remote control signal to the television, and the television passes the remote control signal. The control command is parsed, and the operable options corresponding to the control command include "movie 1", "movie 2", "movie 3", "movie 4", and "movie 5", and then call the button icons corresponding to the operable options. Display, and so on, until the user completes the operation of the television. If it is found that the control instruction does not have a corresponding operable option, the function corresponding to the control instruction is directly executed.

The operation flowchart of the television provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as shown in FIG. 6, and includes the following steps:

1. Receiving a remote control signal, parsing the remote control signal, and parsing the remote control command corresponding to the remote control signal;

2. Find the operable option corresponding to the remote control command, and find the icon corresponding to the operable option;

3. Generate a menu according to the icon that is found, and the menu includes an icon corresponding to the operable option;

4. Display the generated menu, and the menu includes an icon corresponding to the operable option;

5. Does the user trigger the button corresponding to the icon on the remote control? If yes, go to step 1, otherwise end the process. In the embodiment of the present invention, the remote controller matched with the television is different from the existing remote controller. The button layout of the remote controller is as shown in FIG. 4, and some buttons on the remote controller have a specific shape and/or pattern, and the above Each of the option icons in the TV menu corresponds to these buttons, and the buttons having the specific shape and/or pattern can multiplex the existing function buttons of the remote controller, or can be added buttons, when the user needs to control the television to perform display on the display screen. When one of the plurality of operable options in the menu does not need to be selected by moving the cursor, the button corresponding to the option icon on the remote controller can be directly triggered.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the key input unit is exemplified by a remote controller, and other key input units, such as a key panel of a television set, can also be matched with the television provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is provided. The technical solution, the implementation principle thereof and the type of implementation principle of the remote controller can be realized by those skilled in the art without creative labor, which will not be described. The following is an experimental statistical data table in which the time taken by the present invention to directly execute the operable option in the menu according to the indication of the icon and the time taken to select the option in the menu one by one using the direction key in the prior art, the experiment is for the menu directory The option of the third layer node in the tree is made.

36 7.01 5.15 5.67 5.31 4.12 3.94 3.55 3.62 3.47 3.59 3.61 3.53

37 7.14 5.61 5.53 5.40 5.21 3.33 3.82 3.69 4.03 3.67 3.55 3.53

38 5.28 5.37 5.82 5.17 3.84 4.07 3.89 3.67 3.52 3.50 3.21 3.59

39 7.10 6.35 5.27 4.67 4.66 3.67 3.50 3.85 3.45 3.61 3.47 3.46

40 6.71 6.28 5.36 4.83 5.13 3.98 3.61 3.67 3.49 3.52 3.82 3.79

41 7.19 5.31 5.10 4.56 4.34 3.78 3.35 3.47 3.61 3.64 3.38 3.33

42 6.20 6.41 5.37 4.82 4.59 4.55 3.75 3.66 3.66 3.36 3.46 3.42

43 6.16 5.29 5.67 5.07 3.88 3.81 3.69 3.42 3.43 3.33 3.53 3.56

44 5.87 5.94 5.73 4.97 3.97 3.57 3.70 3.74 3.52 3.81 3.64 3.47

45 6.91 5.23 5.27 4.67 5.09 4.16 3.92 3.48 3.47 3.63 3.52 3.44

46 6.82 6.71 5.67 4.55 5.12 4.26 3.83 3.78 4.01 3.30 3.80 3.37

47 5.68 5.17 5.29 4.49 4.67 3.80 3.56 4.00 3.47 3.57 3.48 3.67

48 6.53 5.80 5.08 5.32 4.30 3.37 3.73 3.50 3.77 3.48 3.44 3.59

49 5.37 6.02 4.98 4.82 4.02 3.68 4.03 3.84 3.94 3.77 3.76 3.42

50 6.48 5.76 5.35 4.88 4.58 3.97 3.56 3.48 3.34 3.67 3.76 3.47 Average 6.36 5.78 5.39 4.91 4,43 3.87 3.70 3.65 3.60 3.56 3.56 3.54 Compare "Select the option in the menu directly according to the indication of the area label" and "Lee J hanging direction keys one by one Options in the menu"

Option

No. 6 5 4 3 2 1 time section

Province

Bit - s) 2.92 2.28 2.01 1.21 0.82 0.5 Efficiency

High (%) 45.1 39.6 37.6 24.8 17.9 12.6 In the technical solution provided by the present invention, the operable option corresponding to the control instruction and its corresponding button icon are displayed on the screen, when the user needs to perform the function of an operable option, The corresponding button on the remote controller can be directly triggered according to the button icon corresponding to the operable option, so there is no need to move the cursor in the menu, and the operable option to be executed is selected, thereby greatly reducing the steps of the user operating the menu, and the number of operable options of the menu When there are six, the efficiency of the first to sixth options by the user through the technical solution provided by the present invention is increased by 12.6%, 17.9%, 24.8, 37.6%, 39.6%, and 45.1%, respectively. As the menu of the above-mentioned experimental object, there are only six options. From the experimental data, it can be seen that the more the number of options of the menu, the more time saved by the present invention, and the greater the efficiency.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

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A method for executing an operable option in a menu, the method comprising: a, receiving a control command, searching for an operable option corresponding to the control command; b, calling a button icon corresponding to the operable option, according to The button icon corresponding to the operable option generates a menu display, where the menu includes the name of the operable option and its corresponding button icon, and the button icon corresponds to the button on the key input unit.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the button on the key input unit is a button of a specific shape, and the button icon is a graphic of the button of the specific shape.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the button on the key input unit is a button to which a specific pattern and/or color is attached, and the button icon is attached with a specific pattern and/or color. The graphic of the button.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the key input unit is a remote controller or a control panel of the electrical device.

The method according to claim 1, wherein after step b, the method further comprises: c. receiving a control instruction sent after the button on the key input unit is triggered, and executing a corresponding corresponding to the triggered button Operation options.

An electric appliance according to the method of claim 1, wherein the electric appliance comprises a control unit, a menu generating unit, a storage unit and a display unit, wherein: the control unit is configured to search for a control command An operation option, the search result is transmitted to the menu generating unit; the menu generating unit is configured to, according to the search result of the control unit, invoke a button icon corresponding to the operable option from the storage unit to generate Sending a menu to the display unit; the display unit is configured to display the menu, the menu includes the operable option and a corresponding button icon, and the button icon corresponds to a button on the key input unit; The unit is configured to store an operable option corresponding to the remote control command, and a button icon corresponding to the operable option.

7. The electrical device according to claim 6, wherein the electrical device is a television.

8. The electrical device according to claim 6, wherein the button on the key input unit is an added button or a multiplexed existing button.

The electric device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit is further configured to receive a control command sent after the button on the key input unit is triggered, and perform a corresponding operation corresponding to the triggered button. Operation options.

10. The electric appliance according to claim 9, wherein the key input unit is a remote controller or a control panel of the electric appliance.