CN101094362A - Signal receivers and operation method thereof - Google Patents

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CN101094362A
CN101094362A CNA2007101365898A CN200710136589A CN101094362A CN 101094362 A CN101094362 A CN 101094362A CN A2007101365898 A CNA2007101365898 A CN A2007101365898A CN 200710136589 A CN200710136589 A CN 200710136589A CN 101094362 A CN101094362 A CN 101094362A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a signal receiving device and its operation method, operation method of signal receiving device can connect with at least one signal source by HDMI mode, comprising: judging user whether operating sound key step, if judging as user operated sound key, then switch the signal source playing sound to signal receiving device to play, to switch the sound played in the signal receiving device to the signal source to play step. Therefore, no need GUI picture help, user not only can easily and conveniently switch sound box by operating sound key, and but also can operate sound key to make it accord with silence condition, therefore having the effect of closing sound.

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Signal receiver and method of operation thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to the signal processing technology field, especially relate to a kind of signal receiver and method of operation thereof { Signal sink and operation method thereof}.
Background technology
Exploitation has recently been announced by the single digital interface mode transmission of digital signal of video signal with the above bandwidth of 5Gbps and HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) (HDMI:High-DefinitionMultimedia Interface) specification of digital audio signal.HDMI is the digital audio/video interface that can transmit the data flow that does not have compression, for providing interface between compatible (compatible) digital audio/video source and the compatible digital audio/video display [example: TV (TV)].
Under audio/video source and state that audio/visual displays is connected by the HDMI mode, the user can control each audio/video source separately by graphic user interface (GUI:GraphicalUserInterface) picture of integrating.At this moment, (for example: TV) sound of Bo Fanging (for example: household audio and video system) play, need to switch audio amplifier is transformed into audio/video source in order to make audio/visual displays.For this reason, after the user can open the GUI picture earlier, on the GUI picture, carry out the switching of audio amplifier.So, switch to the audio amplifier of audio/video source from the audio amplifier of audio/visual displays for the position that will play sound; Perhaps switch to the audio amplifier of audio/visual displays, the GUI picture must be set for audio amplifier from audio/video source.Therefore, produced the play sound requirement at position of simple switching.
Summary of the invention
For solving the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of GUI picture that do not need to help, and just can switch the position that plays sound by simple key operation, also can close the signal receiver and the method for operation thereof of sound simultaneously.
In order to realize the foregoing invention purpose, the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions:
A kind of method of operation of signal receiver, described signal receiver are connected with at least one signal source by the HDMI mode, comprise following phases: judge user's stage of operation sound key whether; If judged result operated the tut key for the user, then switch to above-mentioned signal receiver and play, and the sound of playing in the above-mentioned signal receiver switched to the stage of playing after the above-mentioned signal source playing sound in the above-mentioned signal source.
The method of operation of aforesaid signal receiver is characterized in that above-mentioned signal receiver is equivalent to TV, and above-mentioned signal source is equivalent to household audio and video system.
The method of operation of aforesaid signal receiver is characterized in that it also comprises: judge whether the operating condition of tut key satisfies the stage of quiet condition; If being judged as the aforesaid operations condition satisfies above-mentioned quiet condition, then end the stage that above-mentioned signal source and above-mentioned signal receiver play sound.
Realize the signal receiver of above-mentioned purpose, can be connected with at least one signal source, comprising: have the sound key that the user operates, and when operation tut key, produce the user command input part of signal by the HDMI mode; Respond above-mentioned signal, the sound of playing in the above-mentioned signal source is switched to above-mentioned signal receiver play, the sound of playing in the above-mentioned signal receiver is switched to the main handling part that above-mentioned signal source is play.
Aforesaid signal receiver is characterized in that above-mentioned main handling part checks whether tut key operation condition satisfies quiet condition, and responds above-mentioned check result, ends to play tut by above-mentioned signal source and above-mentioned signal receiver.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: as mentioned above, the present invention is under the help that does not need the GUI picture, the user not only can by the operation sound key just can be easy and convenient the switching audio amplifier, and can make it meet quiet condition by the operation sound key, therefore also have the effect that can close sound.
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Fig. 1 is the picture of the whole system of shows signal receiver and signal source;
Fig. 2 is the picture of the signal receiver structure of embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the outward appearance picture that belongs to the remote controllers of user command input part of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of signal receiver method of operation;
Fig. 5 a~5c is the picture of an example of each GUI picture;
Fig. 6 a~6d is a picture of introducing the GUI picture of the process that the menu item of identical function changes;
Fig. 7 is a flow chart of introducing the method for operation of signal receiver;
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of method of operation of introducing the signal receiver of embodiments of the invention.
Major part symbol description in the accompanying drawing:
100,500: signal receiver 200~208,400: signal source
402,506: main handling part 404,508: aid in treatment portion
406:HDMI Transmitter 408,502:HDMI connecting portion
412~422,518: audio amplifier 504:HDMI Receiver
510: user command input part 512:GUI picture generating unit
514: image and acoustic processing portion
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Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the present invention is done concrete being described below:
Fig. 1 is the picture of the whole system of shows signal receiver and signal source, is made up of signal receiver 100, signal source 200~208, HDMI line (line) 310~318 and HDMI-CEC (Consumer ElectronicsControl) line 320~328.At this, only show the example that 4 signal sources 200~206 are connected with signal receiver 100, but also can by more than 4 or following signal source be connected with signal receiver 100.
With reference to figure 1, after audio frequency that signal receiver 100 received signal sources provide and/or vision signal are handled, show result by showing (display) portion's (not shown) or display (monitor) (not shown).The signal receiver 100 of carrying out this function has video displays such as TV (TV:TeleVision), projecting apparatus (projector) or display.At this, signal receiver 100 can comprise more than one equipment.
Signal source 200~208 can be stored respectively, broadcast and/or processing audio and/or vision signal, provides audio frequency and/or vision signal to signal receiver, can be connected with signal receiver 100 by at least one interface.A signal source can comprise more than one equipment.If a plurality of signal sources then are considered as compound apparatus a signal source in the present invention by physical interface form and signal receiver 100 with compound apparatus, are considered as equipment and record and narrate being included in each signal source in the compound apparatus.
Signal source has set-top box (STB:Set Top Box), PC (PC:Personal Computer), game machine (Video game system), digital video disk (DVD:Digita lVideo Disc) video tape recorder (recorder), can be contained in hard disk (the HDD:Hard Disc Device) register in STB or the DVD video recorder, household audio and video system (HTS:Home Theater System) or cartridge VTR audio/video source such as (VCR:VideoCassette Recorder).
Signal receiver 100 and line 310~318 and the HDMI-CEC line 320~328 of each signal source by establishing for the HDMI channel adopt the HDMI mode to connect.At this, for the ease of understanding, though distinguished HDMI line and CEC line among the figure, HDMI line and CEC line are made up of 1 cable.
Below, be introduced with reference to signal receiver 100 structures that show example of the present invention and Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 of operation.
Fig. 2 is the picture of signal receiver 100 structures of embodiments of the invention, is made up of signal source 400, signal receiver 500, HDMI channel lines and HDMI-CEC line 520.
The signal source 400 that is equivalent to each signal source 200~208 shown in Figure 1 is made up of main handling part 402, aid in treatment portion 404, HDMI transport part (Transmitter) 406 and HDMI connecting portion 408.Signal receiver 500 is made up of HDMI connecting portion 502, HDMI acceptance division (Receiver) 504, main handling part 506, aid in treatment portion 508, user command input part 510, GUI picture generating unit 512, image and acoustic processing portion 514, display part 516 and audio amplifier 518.
Aid in treatment portion 404 pin 410 by HDMI connecting portion 408 is to signal receiver 500 transmission CEC frames, or the CEC frame that is transmitted by pin 410 received signal receivers 500, and a piece and the data block of the CEC frame that receives offered main handling part 402.Aid in treatment portion 508 pin 503 by HDMI connecting portion 502 is to signal source 400 transmission CEC frames, or the CEC frame that is transmitted by pin 503 received signal sources 400, and a piece and the data block of the CEC frame that receives offered main handling part 506.
When HDMI connecting portion 408 or HDMI connecting portion 502 were A-type, pin 410 or pin 503 were equivalent to No. 13 pins of HDMI connecting portion 408 or HDMI connecting portion 502; Be equivalent to pin when being B-type No. 22; Be equivalent to pin when being C-type No. 14.Each aid in treatment portion 404 and 508 for example can use the interruption of 0.1ms unit for the CEC frame is sampled.Aid in treatment portion 404 and 508 can be included in main handling part 402 and 506 respectively, but the sampling of 0.1ms unit brings load may for the operation of other parts, therefore preferably establishes in addition.In addition, each aid in treatment portion 404 and 508 can carry out CEC line fault processing (handling) process respectively, identification CEC frame whether effectively (Validation) process and retransmit the process of defeated (Re-transmissions) CEC frame.
Each main handling part 402 and 506 can be handled CEC agreement (protocol) layer (layer) respectively and use (application) layer.
The CEC protocol layer provides the standard A PI (Application Programming Interface) of developing application for embodying middleware (middleware) layer of CEC protocol operation.And, considering the change of hardware, aid in treatment portion 404 and 508 can establish transplanting (porting) layer.The CEC protocol layer mainly acts on, and forms and the signal receiver 500 of administrative institute's connection and the device tree (tree) of signal source 400, also manages the state of each equipment simultaneously.Especially by application program, encapsulate (encapsulation) CEC agreement inside.
The HDMI transport part 406 of signal source 400 sends to signal receiver 500 by HDMI connecting portion 408 after receiving audio/video data from main handling part 402.At this moment, TDMS (the Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) mode of audio/video data by being called channel link is by line 560 transmission.The TDMS clock is for carrying out the clock of TDMS mode.
Simultaneously, when signal source 400 was household audio and video system, signal source 400 can comprise audio output part 430 and audio amplifier 412~422 again.At this moment, main handling part 402 outputs to audio output part 430 after reading and play the video and audio frequency that writes down in disk (not shown), tape (not shown) and the DVD (not shown).Audio output part 430 is under the control of aid in treatment portion 404, by the audio signal of audio amplifier 412~422 outputs by main handling part 402 receptions.And audio output part 430 also can be adjusted the Audio Meter that outputs to each audio amplifier.For convenience, each audio amplifier 412~422nd among Fig. 2, row is row.But when the three-dimensional broadcast output of household audio and video system 5.1 multimedia channel audio frequency, with user's benchmark, the audio amplifier 412 that is located at front, left side is FL (Front left) audio amplifiers; The audio amplifier 414 of right side of face is FR (Front Right) audio amplifier before being located at; The audio amplifier 416 that is located at front center is FC (Front Center) audio amplifiers; The audio amplifier 418 that is located at center left or right side is W (Woofer) audio amplifiers; The audio amplifier 420 that is located at the left side, back is RL (Rear left) audio amplifiers; The audio amplifier 422 that is located at right side, the right side is RR (Rear Right) audio amplifiers.
Behind the audio/video data that the HDMI acceptance division 504 of signal receiver 500 is transmitted by HDMI connecting portion 502 received signal sources 400, the audio/video data that receives is outputed to main handling part 506 respectively, image and acoustic processing portion 514.The user command that user command input part 510 is operated reception to main handling part 506 outputs by the user.
Fig. 3 for the remote controllers that belong to user command input part 510 of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as ' remote controller: outward appearance picture REMOte CONtroller ').
If when embodying user command input part 510, the hot key (hotkey) 530 that requirement shows the key shape that GUI picture user is pushed can be set on remote controller by remote controller.
Each one 508,512 and 514 of main handling part 506 control signal receiver 500.Under the control of main handling part 506,514 pairs of audio frequency and/or video datas that receive by HDMI acceptance division 504 of image and acoustic processing portion carry out the processing of Audio Signal Processing and/or vision signal respectively.
It is the user that offers by display part 516 sense of vision that image and acoustic processing portion 514 carry out result that vision signal handles, and the result who carries out Audio Signal Processing by image and acoustic processing portion 514 is the user that offers of audio amplifier 518 audios.GUI picture generating unit 512 generates the GUI picture under the control of main handling part 506, and the GUI picture that generates is outputed to image and acoustic processing portion 514.Image and acoustic processing portion 514 will by GUI picture generating unit 512 generate the GUI pictures and, after mixing or handle by the vision signal of HDMI acceptance division 504 inputs, be presented at display part 516.
Signal source 206 shown in Figure 1 conveys to signal receiver 100 again with it, but also can oneself handle the signal that is received after can receiving the audio/video of passing on from signal source 208.That is, if signal source 206 is equipped with each one of signal receiver 500 shown in Figure 2, then signal source 206 can play effect as signal receiver to signal source 208.
Below, be introduced with reference to the Fig. 4 to Fig. 7 that shows the signal receiver method of operation of carrying out the GUI function.For the ease of understanding the present invention, the method for operation of supposing signal receiver is to carry out by signal receiver shown in Figure 2 500, but is not limited to this.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of signal receiver method of operation.Main handling part 506 checks whether the user imports the requirement that proposes user GUI, 600 stages among the figure by user command input part 510.If judged result proposes the GUI requirement for the user, then main handling part 506 checks whether there is the signal source that links to each other with signal receiver 500,602 stages among the figure.As mentioned above, signal source can comprise an equipment, also can comprise a plurality of equipment.Its result, the connection status of all devices that main handling part 506 affirmations are connected with oneself in 602 stages.For the work of auxiliary this main handling part 506, aid in treatment portion 508 receives CEC frame (or GUI frame) from signal source 400, exports a piece and the data block of the CEC frame that is received to main handling part 506.Main handling part 506 can be by being included in the CEC frame logical address, affirmation equipment and the connection status between self of head.Preferably each equipment has intrinsic separately logical address.This is because main handling part 506 is to utilize logical address to confirm the connection status of each equipment.In order to confirm the connection status of each equipment, main handling part 506 loses can utilize logical address, also can utilize physical address (physical address).Signal receiver 500 can utilize physical address and logical address to confirm the connection status of equipment after generating and being transferred to signal source behind the physical address that is included in VSDB (Vendor-Specific Data Block) simultaneously.
Main handling part 506 is to the result of GUI picture generating unit 512 output affirmation equipment connection status, 604 stages among the figure.The affirmation result that GUI picture generating unit 512 utilizes main handling part 506 to provide generates the GUI picture that shows each equipment connection status, and the GUI picture that generates is outputed to image and acoustic processing portion 514,604 stages among the figure.Image and acoustic processing portion 514 are presented at the GUI picture of representing each equipment connection status on the menu item, 604 stages among the figure by display part 516.If, the equipment that is connected with signal receiver 500, then GUI picture generating unit 512 can generate GUI, and its state of expression on menu item also can generate the equipment that other information (example: " do not have connection by the GUI picture."), 606 stages among the figure.
Below, be introduced with reference to the method that is presented at generation GUI picture in the GUI picture generating unit 512 and Fig. 5 a~5c and Fig. 6 a~6d of GUI picture thereof.
Fig. 5 a~5c is an example of each GUI picture, can see the menu item 800~808 of user's optional function correspondence on the GUI picture.
Shown in Fig. 5 a to 5c, in the GUI picture, menu item can be by at least one is represented in the middle of device name (TV, DSIC, VCR, HDD etc.) and the icon.Therefore, the user can be by the connection state of the easier grasp equipment of GUI picture.
In the GUI picture, distinguish menu item and the pairing menu item of the not optional function of user of having represented user's optional function correspondence.For example, shown in Fig. 5 a, the menu item 800,802,806 of user's optional function correspondence and 808 font color are that highlighted processing 824 backs show, the font color of not optional menu item 804 is to carry out gloomy (gray) to handle 822 back demonstrations.When the signal source 400 be called the equipment of ' HDD register ' if be equipped with is connected to signal receiver 500, menu item 806 can select by highlighted font representation user " appreciate the HDD register ' function.But, ' signal source 400 of this equipment of VCR ' is not connected, then menu item 804 can not be selected by dark-coloured 822 font representation users ' appreciation VCR ' function with signal receiver 500 if be equipped with.In another example of the present invention, can in GUI, see the menu item of user's optional function correspondence, but can not see the menu item of the not optional function correspondence of user among the GUI.
In the GUI picture, can distinguish the menu item and the pairing menu item of the not optional function of user of expression user optional function correspondence.For example, shown in Fig. 5 a, menu item 802 background colours 820 of user's optional function correspondence and the background colour difference expression of other menu items 800,804,806 and 808.
In the GUI picture, can distinguish menu item and other menu items of the function correspondence that expression operating.' TV watch ' function for example, shown in Fig. 5 c, if operate, then menu item 800 is different with other menu items 802~808, adds check mark 840 and represents.The user can learn by 840 expressions of checking the number and operate TV.
And, when providing the similar or disparate devices of identical function to be connected, in the GUI picture, can represent the menu item of the identical function that a plurality of equipment provide successively according to user's selection with signal receiver.For example, suppose to provide the distinct device of the identical function of ' DISC appreciate ' to be ' combined video recorder ' and ' HDD DVD register '.At this moment, the user is by a left side/right button 830 shown in mouse or the remote controller application drawing 5b, and then the menu item 834 that is converted to shown in Fig. 5 c of menu item 832 is represented.
Fig. 6 a~6d is the picture that illustration is introduced the GUI picture of the process that the menu item of identical function changes.
With reference to figure 6a to 6d, then when the menu item 900 by the user-selected function correspondence of background colour difference expression and user do not select the menu item of function correspondence then, can learn that the function (' TV that is operating watches ') the check mark of menu item still be illustrated on the GUI.
If the distinct device of different kind (example: ' DVD home theater ' and ' HDD DVD register ') be connected to signal receiver, when then the user carried out the operation of an aforesaid left side/right button, the identical function that distinct device provides (example: ' was appreciated DISC ') menu item can be transformed into Fig. 6 b from Fig. 6 a and represent.And, if same category of device (for example: ' the blue light home theater of same kind ') be connected to signal receiver, when then the user carries out the operation of an aforesaid left side/right button, identical function (for example: ' VCR that provides by same category of device appreciate 1 ' and ' VCR appreciates 2 ') and menu item 1000 and 1002 can be transformed into Fig. 6 d from Fig. 6 c and represent.
Another menu item 1004 laggard line displays that the menu item 1004 that is shown as ' appreciate by TV ' in the function that the user is during by the left side shown in mouse or the remote controller application drawing 6c/right button, shown in Fig. 6 d ' audio amplifier conversion ' is converted to ' appreciate by home theater '.If have only one and carry out certain specific function (for example: ' and appreciate the HDD register ' function) equipment be connected to signal receiver, then shown in Fig. 5 a~5d, the menu item of ' appreciate HDD register ' function is not equipped with a left side/right button.
Multiple method by the GUI picture of remote controller operation shown in Fig. 5 a~5c and Fig. 6 a~6d is arranged.Can by an operation left side/right side shown in Figure 3/on/following directionkeys 534, a left side/right side in the GUI picture/on/following scroll through menus project, also can be by pushing the menu item of ACK button 536 selection hope.And remote controller also can comprise the cancel key 532 of the ejection (popup) that starts/cut out the GUI picture.And when pushing hot key 530, if certain hour (for example: in 40 seconds) user do not do any input, or other menus (for example TVGuide) can make the GUI picture disappear from display part 516 when movable.So, the method by remote controller operation GUI picture also has a lot of examples.
Fig. 7 is a flow chart of introducing the method for operation of signal receiver.
Main handling part 506 checks whether the user has selected the menu item of expression in the GUI picture, 1100 stages among the figure.If, selected menu item by user command input part 510, then main handling part 506 generates the order that control provides the equipment of selected menu item corresponding function, by aid in treatment portion 508 with the command transfer that generates in equipment, 1102 stages among the figure.
Main handling part 506 confirms by aid in treatment portion 508, and it is to close (off) still to open (on) that the device power supply (DPS) of the function of the menu item correspondence that the user selects in GUI is provided.If, being judged as and having closed device power supply (DPS), then main handling part 506 is transferred to relevant device by aid in treatment portion 508 after generating and opening the signal of device power supply (DPS).After opening the relevant device power supply, main handling part 506 makes its equipment that the function of user-selected menu item is provided.
Shown in Fig. 6 a~6d, the user is from ' appreciate by TV ' conversion audio amplifier to ' appreciate by home theater ', at first should be by the display part 516 demonstration GUI pictures of signal receiver 500.Afterwards, the user promptly passes through a left side/right button of menu item 1004 outfits of application drawing 6a by operation user command input part 510, selects to switch the audio amplifier of wishing.So, the user can pass through the desirable audio amplifier of GUI picture and selecting, according to the present invention, also can adopt additive method to select desirable audio amplifier.Below, with reference to Fig. 2 and 3 and Fig. 8, introducing does not need the GUI picture to help just can to switch the signal receiver and the method for operation thereof of the embodiments of the invention of audio amplifier.
For, be convenient to understand the present invention, the method for operation that is considered as signal receiver of the present invention shown in Figure 8 in the introduction is to be used as in the signal receiver shown in Figure 2 500 to carry out, but the present invention is not limited to this.Fig. 8 is the flow chart of method of operation of introducing the signal receiver of embodiments of the invention.
Main handling part 506 shown in Figure 2 judges whether the user has operated the sound key, 1200 stages among the figure.User command input part 510 is provided with the sound key of establishing for user operation 538 as shown in Figure 3, and outputs to main handling part 506 generate key signals when operation sound key 538 after.Thus, main handling part 506 is made the judgement that the user has operated the sound key when the key signals that reception user command input part 510 is provided.
If, operated sound key 538, the condition of then main handling part 506 decision operation sound keys (for example: operating period) whether satisfy quiet condition (for example: critical period), 1202 stages among the figure.For example, can be set at, if push sound key 538 during surpass critical period, then satisfy quiet condition; Perhaps can be set at, if push sound key 538 during be less than critical period, then satisfy quiet condition.
If the operating condition that is judged as sound key 538 satisfies quiet condition, then main handling part 506 ends (mute) signal source 400 and signal receiver 500 plays sound 1210 stages among the figure.That is, main handling part 506 is closed sound when pushing sound key 538 for a long time being judged as, or also can close sound being judged as the short time when pushing sound key 538.If, playing sound by audio amplifier 518, then main handling part 506 is controlled image and acoustic processing portions 514, ends audio amplifier 518 and plays sound 1210 stages among the figure.Or, if play sound by audio amplifier 412~422, then main handling part 506 transmits the sound abort commands to aid in treatment portion 404 by aid in treatment portion 508, aid in treatment portion 404 is according to the abort commands control audio efferent 430 of sound, end to play sound 1210 stages among the figure simultaneously by audio amplifier 412~422.
If the operating condition that is judged as sound key 538 does not satisfy quiet condition, then main handling part 506 judges it is that audio amplifier 412~422 by signal source 400 plays sound, and still the audio amplifier 518 by signal receiver 500 plays sound 1204 stages among the figure.If the audio amplifier 412~422 that is judged as by signal source 400 plays sound, then main handling part 506 is ended sound and is play by audio amplifier 412~422, and the audio amplifier 518 that makes sound pass through signal receiver 500 is play 1206 stages among the figure.For carrying out for 1206 stages, main handling part 506 is by aid in treatment portion 508, end the order of sound to aid in treatment portion 404 transmission requirements, aid in treatment portion 404 plays sound according to sound abort commands control audio efferent 430 and termination, and main simultaneously handling part 506 control images and acoustic processing portion 514 make it play sound by audio amplifier 518.But, be judged as audio amplifier 518 by signal receiver 500 when playing sound, main handling part 506 control images and acoustic processing portion 514 end to play sound by audio amplifier 518, control sound simultaneously and play 1208 stages among the figure by the audio amplifier 412~422 of signal source 400.In order to carry out for 1208 stages, main handling part 506 is when control image and acoustic processing portion 514 ends to play sound by audio amplifier 518, arrive aid in treatment portion 404 by the order that aid in treatment portion 508 transmission requirements play sound, aid in treatment portion 404 makes sound pass through audio amplifier 412~422 and plays according to the order control audio efferent 430 that receives.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, method shown in Figure 8 can not comprise for 1202 and 1210 stages.At this moment, if the user has operated sound key 538, then entered for 1204 stages.
Consequently, signal receiver 500 is equivalent to TV, when signal source 400 is equivalent to household audio and video system, does not need the GUI picture shown in Fig. 6 a~6d to help, and only needs operation sound key 538 just can easily switch audio amplifier.
The recording medium that computer can read comprises that preservation can be by the storage device of all kinds of the data of computer system reads.The recording medium that computer can read has media such as ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, tape, floppy disk, light data storage device, and comprises the mode that embodies by carrier wave (for example passing through internet transmission) form.And, after the computer system that the recording medium that computer can read is distributed to network is connected, by dispersing mode, the code that preservation and object computer can read.And the programming personnel of the technical field of the invention is functional (function) program, code and the code segment of inference embodiment user tracking method easily.
Below announce the present invention with preferred embodiment, so it is not in order to restriction the present invention, and all technical schemes that mode obtained of taking to be equal to replacement or equivalent transformation all drop in protection scope of the present invention.

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1, the method for operation of signal receiver, described signal receiver are connected with at least one signal source by the HDMI mode, comprise following phases: judge user's stage of operation sound key whether; If judged result operated the tut key for the user, then switch to above-mentioned signal receiver and play, and the sound of playing in the above-mentioned signal receiver switched to the stage of playing after the above-mentioned signal source playing sound in the above-mentioned signal source.
2, the method for operation of signal receiver according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned signal receiver is equivalent to TV, and above-mentioned signal source is equivalent to household audio and video system.
3, the method for operation of signal receiver according to claim 1 is characterized in that it also comprises: judge whether the operating condition of tut key satisfies the stage of quiet condition; If being judged as the aforesaid operations condition satisfies above-mentioned quiet condition, then end the stage that above-mentioned signal source and above-mentioned signal receiver play sound.
4, signal receiver can be connected with at least one signal source by the HDMI mode, comprising: have the sound key that the user operates, and produce the user command input part of signal when operation tut key; Respond above-mentioned signal, the sound of playing in the above-mentioned signal source is switched to above-mentioned signal receiver play, the sound of playing in the above-mentioned signal receiver is switched to the main handling part that above-mentioned signal source is play.
5, signal receiver according to claim 4, it is characterized in that whether above-mentioned main handling part inspection tut key operation condition satisfies quiet condition, and respond above-mentioned check result, end to play tut by above-mentioned signal source and above-mentioned signal receiver.
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