WO2015074608A1

WO2015074608A1 - Method and device for controlling interface switching of smart television

Info

Publication number: WO2015074608A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/091914
Authority: WO
Inventors: 初超; 于佳; 高琪; 仝永辉
Original assignee: 乐视致新电子科技（天津）有限公司
Priority date: 2013-11-21
Filing date: 2014-11-21
Publication date: 2015-05-28

Abstract

Provided in an embodiment of the present invention are a method and device for controlling interface switching of a smart television. A smart television comprises a plurality of interfaces, each interface corresponding to an identifier, and a plurality of interfaces being arranged in an interface queue according to a preset order; in any interface, the method comprises: receiving and parsing a control signal; if the control signal indicates interface switching, then determining the position of the current interface in the interface queue and a switching direction; based on the position of the current interface in the interface queue, determining whether a target interface to be switched to exists in the switching direction; and if yes, then switching from the current interface to the target interface, displaying at a preset position over the target interface the identifiers of interfaces arranged in the preset order, and highlighting the identifier corresponding to the target interface, thus shortening the operation path for interface switching, and informing a user of the current interface, further facilitating the user.

Description

Control method and control device for interface switching of smart television

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of smart television, and in particular to a method and a control device for controlling interface switching of a smart television.

Background technique

In the case that the personal computer (PC) has been intelligent, and the mobile phone and tablet computer have been extensively intelligent, in order to comply with the trend of "high definition", "networking" and "intelligence" of the TV, smart TV has gradually entered. our life.

The so-called smart TV, like a smart phone, has a fully open platform and is equipped with an operating system. Customers can install and uninstall application software, games, etc. provided by TV manufacturers or third-party service providers while enjoying ordinary TV content. The program can continuously expand and upgrade the functions of the smart TV through such programs, and the smart TV can be connected to a network, an AV device, a PC, etc., and can obtain program content from various channels such as a network, an AV device, and a PC. The content that consumers most need is clearly displayed on the TV screen through an easy-to-use integrated operation interface.

Existing smart TVs typically include more than one interface, such as an interface that displays traditional signal sources, a specific interface that displays video resources provided by the smart TV server, an interface that displays downloadable applications, and the like.

After the smart TV is turned on, the main page of the homepage is displayed on the display screen of the smart TV. The main interface of the homepage usually includes prompt icons (such as text information, video information being played, icons, etc.) that can enter the above interfaces, and triggers The prompt identifiers can enter the corresponding interface. If you want to switch from the current interface to other interfaces, you need to return to the main interface of the home page from the current interface, and then trigger other prompt information on the main interface of the home page to enter the interface.

In the above process of switching from the current interface to the target interface, it is necessary to return to the main interface of the homepage first, and then enter the target interface, the operation path is relatively complicated, and the operation is troublesome for the user.

Therefore, how to solve the shortcomings of the above-mentioned interface switching of the existing smart TV has become the most problem to be solved at present.

Summary of the invention

A control method and control device for interface switching of a smart television, one of the purposes is to solve the problem After the main interface of the homepage, the switching between different interfaces can be realized, the operation path of the interface switching can be shortened, and the interface position of the user can be prompted to be more convenient for the user.

To achieve the above objective, according to an aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a method for controlling interface switching of a smart television is provided. The smart television includes multiple interfaces, and each interface corresponds to a prompt identifier, and the multiple interfaces are in accordance with The preset order is arranged as an interface queue. When in any interface, the method includes:

Receiving control signals and parsing them;

If the control signal is for interface switching, determining a location of the current interface in the interface queue and a switching direction;

Determining, according to the location of the current interface in the interface queue, whether there is a target interface switchable to the switching direction;

If the determination result is yes, performing switching from the current interface to the target interface, and displaying a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the target interface, and The prompt identifier corresponding to the target interface is highlighted.

Preferably, the method further includes:

If the judgment result is no, the preset animation is displayed to prompt the current interface that the switching operation cannot be performed in the switching direction.

Preferably, before performing the switching from the current interface to the target interface, the method further includes:

Displaying a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the current interface, and highlighting the prompt identifier corresponding to the current interface.

Preferably, the method further includes:

After the interface is switched, all the prompts are hidden by modifying the visibility attribute.

Preferably, the method further includes:

After switching to the target interface, the timing is started;

If the control signal indicating the continued switching is not received within the preset time period, it is determined that the interface switching ends.

Preferably, the method further includes:

After switching to the target interface, if a control signal carrying other indications is received, it is determined that the interface switching ends.

Preferably, the determining, according to the location of the current interface in the interface queue, whether there is a target interface switchable to the switching direction, including:

When the current interface is the first interface in the interface queue, it is determined that there is no target interface switchable to the left switching direction; or

When the current interface is the last interface in the interface queue, it is determined that there is no target interface switchable to the right switching direction.

Preferably, the plurality of interfaces comprise: an interface for displaying video resources of a traditional signal source, a search interface for searching files in the smart television server, and a specific interface for displaying video resources in the smart television server, An on-demand interface for video resources in an on-demand smart TV server for displaying an application interface of a downloadable application in a smart TV server.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a control device for interface switching of a smart television is provided. The smart TV includes multiple interfaces, each interface corresponding to a prompt identifier, and the multiple interfaces. Arranged as an interface queue in a preset order, the device includes:

The parsing module is configured to receive and parse the control signal on any interface;

a first determining module, configured to determine a location of the current interface in the interface queue and a switching direction when the control signal is to perform interface switching;

The determining module is configured to determine, according to the location of the current interface in the interface queue, whether there is a target interface switchable to the switching direction; and the switching module is configured to: when the determining result of the determining module is yes And performing a switching from the current interface to the target interface, displaying a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the target interface, and corresponding to the target interface The prompt logo is highlighted.

Preferably, the device further includes:

The first display module is configured to display a preset animation when the determination result of the determining module is negative, to prompt the current interface that the switching operation cannot be performed in the switching direction.

Preferably, the device further includes:

The second display module is configured to display a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the current interface, and highlight the prompt identifier corresponding to the current interface.

Preferably, the device further includes:

The hidden module is configured to hide all prompt identifiers by modifying the visibility attribute after the interface is switched.

Preferably, the device further includes:

a timing module configured to start timing after switching to the target interface;

The second determining module is configured to determine that the interface switching ends when the control signal indicating the continued switching is not received within the preset time period.

Preferably, the device further includes:

The third determining module is configured to determine that the interface switching ends after receiving the control signal carrying the other indication after switching to the target interface.

Preferably, the determining module is specifically configured as:

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer readable recording medium on which a program for executing the above method is recorded.

With the above technical solution, the control method and the control device for the interface switching of the smart TV provided by the embodiment of the present invention can realize the switching between different interfaces without going through the main interface of the first page, shorten the operation path of the interface switching, and can prompt the user to be currently The location of the interface is more convenient for the user.

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1 is a flowchart of a method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of an interface (1) in a method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a schematic diagram of an interface (2) in a method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to an embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without departing from the inventive scope are the scope of the present application.

1 is a flowchart of a method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to an embodiment of the present application.

In this embodiment, the smart TV includes multiple interfaces, each interface corresponding to one prompt identifier, and the multiple interfaces are arranged in a preset order.

For example, the following five interfaces may be included and arranged in the following order: a first interface for displaying a video resource interface of a conventional signal source (HDMI interface), and a second interface for searching for files in a smart TV server. Search interface (search interface); a third interface for displaying a specific interface (specific interface) of video resources in the smart TV server; and a fourth interface for on-demand interface for video resources on the smart TV server ( The on-demand interface); the fifth interface for displaying the application interface (application interface) of the downloadable application in the smart TV server. Of course, other types of interfaces can be set according to specific needs.

When in any of the above interfaces, the method includes the following steps:

S101. Receive a control signal and parse the control signal.

The control signal can be triggered by the button of the remote controller or by the touch screen of the remote controller. Alternatively, in the case where the smart TV is connected to another terminal device (for example, a mobile phone or the like) through a protocol such as UPNP, such a control signal may be transmitted through other terminal devices. In this case, it is equivalent to using an application installed on the terminal device to simulate the remote controller to realize control of the smart TV.

S102. If the control signal is to perform interface switching, determine a location of the current interface in the interface queue and a switching direction.

In S102, a step of determining, that is, a knot for analyzing the control signal according to S101 may be included. The content of the control signal is judged. In this step, the signal to be determined includes: whether it is a signal for performing interface switching.

When it is determined that the received control signal is a control signal for performing interface switching, the position of the current interface in the interface queue may be determined first, and then the switching direction indicated by the control signal may be determined. Of course, the control signal may also be determined first. Switch the direction and determine the position of the current interface in the interface queue.

S103. Determine, according to the location of the current interface in the interface queue, whether there is a target interface switchable to the switching direction.

In this embodiment, if the current interface is the first interface in the interface queue, it can be determined that there is no target interface switchable to the left switching direction; if the current interface is the last interface in the interface queue , it can be judged that there is no target interface switchable to the right switching direction.

S104. If the determination result of S103 is YES, that is, there is a target interface switchable to the switching direction, perform switching from the current interface to the target interface, and display the preset position at the top of the target interface. The preset identifiers of the respective interfaces arranged in the order are preset, and the prompt identifiers corresponding to the target interfaces are highlighted.

In addition, if the determination result of S103 is no, that is, there is no target interface switchable to in the switching direction, a preset animation (such as a rebound animation, etc.) is displayed to prompt the user that the current interface cannot be switched in the switching direction. Continue to perform the switching operation, and also improve the efficiency of the user switching interface while giving the user a guiding role.

2 is a schematic diagram (1) of an interface in a method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to an embodiment of the present application. It should be noted that the specific content in the interface is not displayed in the schematic diagram.

Performing a switch from the HDMI interface to the specific interface 20, and displaying a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in the lower portion above the specific interface 20 (HDMI, search, specific, on-demand, as shown in the figure) The identifier of the application is highlighted, and the prompt identifier 21 corresponding to the specific interface 20 is highlighted to prompt the user to switch to the interface.

In this embodiment, before S104, that is, before performing the switching from the first interface to the second interface, the following steps may be further included:

The preset position above the first interface displays the prompt identifiers of the respective interfaces arranged in the preset order, and the prompt identifier corresponding to the first interface is highlighted.

Referring to FIG. 3, a method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided. The interface diagram (2), it should be noted that the specific content in the interface is not displayed in the diagram.

Before switching from the HDMI interface 30 to the specific interface 20, the prompt identifiers of the respective interfaces arranged in the preset order described above may be displayed in the lower portion above the HDMI interface 30 (HDMI, search, specific, on-demand, as shown in the figure) The identifier of the application is highlighted, and the prompt identifier 31 of the HDMI interface 30 is highlighted. For example, the prompt identifier can be enlarged and displayed, and the prompt identifier is brightened, and the shape of the prompt identifier is changed to other prompt identifiers. Highlight differently to remind the user of the interface they were in before switching.

Further, after the interface switching ends, all the prompt identifiers may be hidden by modifying the visibility attribute of all prompt identifiers, so as to prevent the presence of the prompt identifier from affecting the user's viewing or performing other operations.

For example, in the Android system, the visibility attribute, which includes visible, invisible, etc., mainly controls the display, display, and hiding of text. In this embodiment, the hiding of the prompt identifiers may be implemented by modifying the value of the visibility of the prompt identifier to invisible.

In this embodiment, whether the interface switching ends can be determined by:

One is that, after switching from the current interface to the target interface, a timer can be started for timing. If the control signal indicating that the switching interface is continued is not received within the preset time period, it is determined that the interface switching ends.

Specifically, for example, after switching from the HDMI interface 30 to the specific interface 20, a timer can be started for timing, if the preset time (for example, within 3 seconds, of course, it can be preset to different time according to needs). If the specific interface 20 does not receive the control signal to continue switching the interface, the end of the interface switching operation can be determined.

The other is that after switching from the current interface to the target interface, if a control signal carrying other indications is received, it is determined that the interface switching ends.

Specifically, for example, after switching from the HDMI interface 30 to the specific interface 20, if the specific interface 20 receives a control signal such as querying a certain video, selecting a certain video for viewing, or the like, the end of the interface switching operation may also be determined.

In the control method for the interface switching of the smart TV provided by the embodiment of the present application, the smart TV includes a plurality of interfaces arranged in a preset order, and the switching between different interfaces can be realized without the user's main interface, thereby shortening the operation of the interface switching. The path is more convenient for the user, and each interface corresponds to a prompt identifier. After the execution interface is switched, the preset position of the interface is displayed in the preset order. The prompt identifier of each interface can prompt the user to be in the current interface position, which can play a better guiding role, and can also display the preset animation mode when the current interface has no switchable target interface in the switching direction. The user is prompted to perform the switching operation, and the user can be better guided, and the efficiency of the user switching interface is improved.

A control device for switching the interface of the smart TV corresponding to the control method of the interface switching of the smart TV provided by the embodiment of the present application will be described below.

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to an embodiment of the present application. In this embodiment, the smart TV includes multiple interfaces, each interface corresponding to one prompt identifier, and the multiple interfaces are arranged as an interface queue in a preset order.

The device includes:

The parsing module 41 is configured to receive a control signal at any interface and parse the control signal.

The first determining module 42 is configured to determine a position of the current interface in the interface queue and a switching direction when the control signal is to perform interface switching.

The first determining module 42 can also be used for determining that the content of the control signal is determined according to the result of the parsing by the parsing module 41 for the control signal. The signal that needs to be determined includes: whether it is a signal for performing interface switching.

The determining module 43 is configured to determine, according to the location of the current interface in the interface queue, whether there is a target interface switchable to the switching direction.

In this embodiment, the determining module 43 can determine that if the current interface is the first interface in the interface queue, it can be determined that there is no target interface switchable to the left switching direction; When the interface is the last interface in the interface queue, it can be determined that there is no target interface switchable to the right switching direction. The switching module 44 is configured to perform switching from the current interface to the target interface when the determination result of the determining module is YES, and display the preset position above the target interface in a preset order. The prompt identifiers of the arranged interfaces are highlighted, and the prompt identifier corresponding to the target interface is highlighted to prompt the user to switch to the interface.

In this implementation, the device may further include a first display module. When the determination result of the determination module 43 is negative, the preset animation is displayed to prompt that the current interface cannot perform the switching operation in the switching direction.

That is to say, if the determination result of the determination module 43 is no, that is, there is no target interface switchable to the switching direction, the preset animation (such as a rebound animation, etc.) is displayed to prompt the user to switch the current interface. It is no longer possible to continue the switching operation in the direction. In this embodiment, the apparatus may further include:

The second display module is configured to display a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the current interface, and highlight the prompt identifier corresponding to the current interface, for example, the prompt identifier may be The display is enlarged, the prompt identifier is brightened, and the shape of the prompt identifier is changed to be different from other prompt identifiers to highlight the interface to prompt the user.

Further, in this embodiment, the apparatus may further include:

The hidden module is configured to hide all the prompt identifiers by modifying the visibility attribute of all prompt identifiers after the interface is switched, so as to prevent the presence of the prompt identifier from affecting the user's viewing or performing other operations.

In this embodiment, the apparatus may further include a timing module and a second determining module to determine an end of the interface switching operation, wherein:

a timing module configured to start a timer to time when switching to the target interface.

In this embodiment, the apparatus may also include a third determining module to determine the end of the interface switching.

The third determining module is configured to determine that the interface switching ends after receiving the control signal carrying the other indication after switching to the target interface. In the control device for the interface switching of the smart TV provided by the embodiment of the present application, the smart TV includes a plurality of interfaces arranged in a preset order, and can switch between different interfaces without shortening the interface of the first page, thereby shortening the operation of the interface switching. The path is more convenient for the user. At the same time, each interface corresponds to a prompt identifier. After the interface is switched, the prompt position of each interface arranged in the preset order is displayed at the preset position of the interface, and the user is prompted to be currently present. The position of the interface can play a better guiding role. When the current interface has no switchable target interface in the switching direction, the preset animation can also be displayed to prompt the user that the switching operation cannot be performed, or The user plays a better guiding role while improving the efficiency of the user switching interface.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the above method embodiment.

Wherein the computer readable recording medium includes any mechanism for storing or transmitting information in a form readable by a computer (eg, a computer). For example, a machine-readable medium includes read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk storage media, optical storage media, flash storage media, electrical, optical, acoustic, or other forms of propagation signals (eg, carrier waves) , infrared signals, digital signals, etc.). It should be noted that each embodiment in the specification is described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same similar parts between the embodiments are referred to each other. can. For the device type embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiment.

Finally, it should also be noted that in this context, relational terms such as first and second are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply these entities. There is any such actual relationship or order between operations. Furthermore, the term "comprises" or "comprises" or "comprises" or any other variations thereof is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device that comprises a plurality of elements includes not only those elements but also Other elements, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, item, or device. An element that is defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device that comprises the element.

Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on The differences from the other embodiments are the same, and the same similar parts between the respective embodiments can be referred to each other. For the device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiment.

The control method and the control device for the interface switching of the smart TV provided by the embodiment of the present application are described in detail. The principle and the implementation manner of the present application are described in the following, and the description of the above embodiment is described. It is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core ideas; at the same time, for those of ordinary skill in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there will be changes in specific implementation manners and application scopes. The contents of this specification are not to be construed as limiting the application.

Claims

A control method for interface switching of a smart TV, the smart TV includes a plurality of interfaces, each interface corresponding to a prompt identifier, and the plurality of interfaces are arranged as an interface queue according to a preset order, when in any interface, the The methods include:

Receiving control signals and parsing them;

If the control signal is for interface switching, determining a location of the current interface in the interface queue and a switching direction;

Determining, according to the location of the current interface in the interface queue, whether there is a target interface switchable to the switching direction;

If the determination result is yes, performing switching from the current interface to the target interface, and displaying a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the target interface, and The prompt identifier corresponding to the target interface is highlighted.
The method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 1, further comprising:

If the judgment result is no, the preset animation is displayed to prompt the current interface that the switching operation cannot be performed in the switching direction.
The control method of the interface switching of the smart TV according to claim 2, wherein before performing the switching from the current interface to the target interface, the method further includes:

Displaying a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the current interface, and highlighting the prompt identifier corresponding to the current interface.
The method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 3, further comprising:

After the interface is switched, all the prompts are hidden by modifying the visibility attribute.
The method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 4, further comprising:

After switching to the target interface, the timing is started;

If the control signal indicating the continued switching is not received within the preset time period, it is determined that the interface switching ends.
The method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 4, further comprising:

After switching to the target interface, if a control signal carrying other indications is received, it is determined that the interface switching ends.
The method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 1, wherein the determining whether there is a switchable switchover direction based on a position of the current interface in the interface queue To the target interface, including:

When the current interface is the first interface in the interface queue, it is determined that there is no target interface switchable to the left switching direction; or

When the current interface is the last interface in the interface queue, it is determined that there is no target interface switchable to the right switching direction.
The method for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the plurality of interfaces comprise: an interface for displaying video resources of a conventional signal source, for searching in a smart television server The search interface of the file is used to display a specific interface of the video resource in the smart TV server, and an on-demand interface for on-demand video resources in the smart TV server for displaying an application interface of the downloadable application in the smart TV server.
A control device for interface switching of a smart TV, the smart TV includes a plurality of interfaces, each interface corresponding to a prompt identifier, and the plurality of interfaces are arranged in an interface queue according to a preset order, and the device includes:

The parsing module is configured to receive and parse the control signal on any interface;

a first determining module, configured to determine a location of the current interface in the interface queue and a switching direction when the control signal is to perform interface switching;

The determining module is configured to determine, according to the location of the current interface in the interface queue, whether there is a target interface switchable to the switching direction; and the switching module is configured to: when the determining result of the determining module is yes And performing a switching from the current interface to the target interface, displaying a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the target interface, and corresponding to the target interface The prompt logo is highlighted.
The device for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 9, further comprising:

The first display module is configured to display a preset animation when the determination result of the determining module is negative, to prompt the current interface that the switching operation cannot be performed in the switching direction.
The apparatus for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 10, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

The second display module is configured to display a prompt identifier of each interface arranged in a preset order in a preset position above the current interface, and highlight the prompt identifier corresponding to the current interface.
The apparatus for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 11, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

The hidden module is configured to hide all prompt identifiers by modifying the visibility attribute after the interface is switched.
The apparatus for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 12, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

a timing module configured to start timing after switching to the target interface;

The second determining module is configured to determine that the interface switching ends when the control signal indicating the continued switching is not received within the preset time period.
The device for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 12, further comprising:

The third determining module is configured to determine that the interface switching ends after receiving the control signal carrying the other indication after switching to the target interface.
The apparatus for controlling interface switching of a smart television according to claim 9, wherein the determining module is specifically configured to:

When the current interface is the first interface in the interface queue, it is determined that there is no target interface switchable to the left switching direction; or

When the current interface is the last interface in the interface queue, it is determined that there is no target interface switchable to the right switching direction.
The control device for interface switching of a smart television according to any one of claims 9 to 15, wherein the plurality of interfaces comprise: an interface for displaying video resources of a conventional signal source, for searching in a smart television server The search interface of the file is used to display a specific interface of the video resource in the smart TV server, and an on-demand interface for on-demand video resources in the smart TV server for displaying an application interface of the downloadable application in the smart TV server.
A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 8.