CN111988646B

CN111988646B - User interface display method and display device of application program

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Publication number: CN111988646B
Application number: CN202010796983.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邵肖明; 黄宏勋
Original assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-10
Filing date: 2020-08-10
Publication date: 2022-11-11
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-10
Also published as: CN111988646A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a user interface display method and display equipment of an application program, wherein in the embodiment of the display equipment disclosed by the application, a controller is configured to receive a first control instruction for indicating to start the display equipment; in response to the first control instruction, presenting a user interface of the first application program on the display when the current display device is in a language setting state; when the current display device is not in the language setting state, a user interface of the first application is not presented on the display. In the embodiment of the application, the display equipment can be set to be in a language setting state in advance in an environment which is suitable for the requirements of various display equipment menu languages. After the display equipment is started, the user interface can be directly presented to the user on the display and used for setting the user interface of the first application program of the menu language of the display equipment, the user can change the menu language without searching the language menu bar in the deeper menu, and the user experience is improved.

Description

User interface display method and display device of application program

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of software, in particular to a user interface display method and display equipment for an application program.

Background

Setting different menu languages is one of the basic functions of the smart television. The set language modification menu is often deep in hierarchy, for example, a user needs to find a setting command first, then find an equipment parameter command in a setting menu bar, then find a language command in the equipment parameter menu bar, and perform an operation of changing the menu language after entering the language menu bar.

In some environments (such as a hotel environment), in order to meet the language requirements of users in different countries, the users in different countries are required to modify the menu language of the smart television before using the smart television. However, if the smart television is turned on, the currently used menu language is not the language known by the current user, and the current user cannot easily find the position of the language menu bar due to the deeper language modification menu hierarchy, which results in poor user experience.

Disclosure of Invention

Based on the technical problem, the invention aims to provide a user interface display method and display equipment for an application program.

A first aspect of embodiments of the present application shows a display device, including:

a display;

a user input interface;

a controller configured to:

receiving a first control instruction input from the user input interface and indicating to start the display device;

in response to the first control instruction, when the display device is in a language setting state currently, presenting a user interface of a first application program on the display, wherein the first application program is used for setting a menu language of the display device;

when the display device is not currently in the language setting state, not presenting a user interface of the first application on the display.

A second aspect of the embodiments of the present application shows a method for displaying a user interface of an application program, including:

receiving a first control instruction input from a user input interface and indicating to start the display device;

As can be seen from the foregoing technical solutions, in the technical solution shown in the embodiment of the present application, the controller is configured to receive a first control instruction, which is input from the user input interface and instructs to start the display device; in response to the first control instruction, when the current display equipment is in a language setting state, presenting a user interface of a first application program on the display, wherein the first application program is used for setting a menu language of the display equipment; when the current display device is not in the language setting state, a user interface of the first application program is not presented on the display. In the embodiment of the application, the display device can be set to be in a language setting state in advance in an environment which is suitable for the menu language requirements of various display devices. After the display equipment is started, when the display equipment is in a language setting state, the user interface of the first application program for setting the menu language of the display equipment can be directly presented to the user on the display, the user can change the menu language without searching the language menu bar in a deeper menu, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

A schematic diagram illustrating an operational scenario between a display device 200 and a control apparatus 100 according to some embodiments is illustrated in fig. 1;

a block diagram of a hardware configuration of a display device 200 according to some embodiments is illustrated in fig. 2;

fig. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a hardware configuration of the control apparatus 100 according to some embodiments;

a schematic diagram of the software configuration in the display device 200 according to some embodiments is illustrated in fig. 4;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of a configuration of applications in a display device 200 according to some embodiments;

fig. 6 schematically illustrates a user interface in the display device 200 according to an embodiment;

fig. 7 schematically shows a further user interface in the display device 200 according to an embodiment;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating still another user interface in the display apparatus 200 according to an embodiment;

fig. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating still another user interface in the display apparatus 200 according to the embodiment;

a flow chart of a method of displaying a user interface of an application according to an embodiment is illustrated in fig. 10.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, embodiments and advantages of the present application clearer, the following description of exemplary embodiments of the present application will clearly and completely describe the exemplary embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the exemplary embodiments of the present application, and it is to be understood that the described exemplary embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments.

All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the exemplary embodiments described herein without making any inventive step, are intended to be within the scope of the claims appended hereto. In addition, while the disclosure herein has been presented in terms of exemplary embodiment or embodiments, it should be appreciated that individual aspects of the disclosure can be utilized in a variety of forms and embodiments.

It should be noted that the brief descriptions of the terms in the present application are only for convenience of understanding of the embodiments described below, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application. These terms should be understood in their ordinary and customary meaning unless otherwise indicated.

The terms "first", "second", "third", and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between similar or analogous objects or entities and are not necessarily meant to limit a particular order or sequence Unless otherwise indicated (Unless other indicated). It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

Furthermore, the terms "comprises" and "comprising," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product or device that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to those elements explicitly listed, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such product or device.

The term "module" as used herein refers to any known or later developed hardware, software, firmware, artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, or combination of hardware and/or software code that is capable of performing the functionality associated with that element.

The term "remote control" as used in this application refers to a component of an electronic device, such as the display device disclosed in this application, that is typically wirelessly controllable over a short range of distances. Typically using infrared and/or Radio Frequency (RF) signals and/or bluetooth to connect with the electronic device, and may also include WiFi, wireless USB, bluetooth, motion sensor, etc. For example: the hand-held touch remote controller replaces most of the physical built-in hard keys in a common remote control device with a user interface in a touch screen.

The term "gesture" as used in this application refers to a user's behavior through a change in hand shape or an action such as hand motion to convey a desired idea, action, purpose, or result.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation scenario between a display device and a control apparatus according to an embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, a user may operate the display device 200 through the mobile terminal 300 and the control apparatus 100.

In some embodiments, the control apparatus 100 may be a remote controller, and the communication between the remote controller and the display device includes an infrared protocol communication or a bluetooth protocol communication, and other short-distance communication methods, etc., and the display device 200 is controlled by wireless or other wired methods. The user may input a user command through a key on a remote controller, a voice input, a control panel input, etc. to control the display apparatus 200. Such as: the user can input a corresponding control command through a volume up/down key, a channel control key, up/down/left/right moving keys, a voice input key, a menu key, a power on/off key, etc. on the remote controller, to implement the function of controlling the display device 200.

In some embodiments, mobile terminals, tablets, computers, laptops, and other smart devices may also be used to control the display device 200. For example, the display device 200 is controlled using an application program running on the smart device. The application, through configuration, may provide the user with various controls in an intuitive User Interface (UI) on a screen associated with the smart device.

In some embodiments, the mobile terminal 300 may install a software application with the display device 200 to implement connection communication through a network communication protocol for the purpose of one-to-one control operation and data communication. Such as: the mobile terminal 300 and the display device 200 can establish a control instruction protocol, synchronize a remote control keyboard to the mobile terminal 300, and control the display device 200 by controlling a user interface on the mobile terminal 300. The audio/video content displayed on the mobile terminal 300 may also be transmitted to the display device 200, so as to implement the synchronous display function.

As also shown in fig. 1, the display apparatus 200 also performs data communication with the server 400 through various communication means. The display device 200 may be allowed to be communicatively connected through a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and other networks. The server 400 may provide various contents and interactions to the display apparatus 200. Illustratively, the display device 200 receives software program updates, or accesses a remotely stored digital media library, by sending and receiving information, as well as Electronic Program Guide (EPG) interactions. The server 400 may be a cluster or a plurality of clusters, and may include one or more types of servers. Other web service content such as video-on-demand and advertising services are provided through the server 400.

The display device 200 may be a liquid crystal display, an OLED display, or a projection display device. The particular display device type, size, resolution, etc. are not limiting, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that the display device 200 may be modified in performance and configuration as desired.

The display apparatus 200 may additionally provide an intelligent network tv function of a computer support function including, but not limited to, a network tv, an intelligent tv, an Internet Protocol Tv (IPTV), and the like, in addition to the broadcast receiving tv function.

A hardware configuration block diagram of a display device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment is exemplarily shown in fig. 2.

In some embodiments, at least one of the controller 250, the tuner demodulator 210, the communicator 220, the detector 230, the input/output interface 255, the display 275, the audio output interface 285, the memory 260, the power supply 290, the user interface 265, and the external device interface 240 is included in the display apparatus 200.

In some embodiments, a display 275 receives image signals originating from the first processor output and displays video content and images and components of the menu manipulation interface.

In some embodiments, the display 275, includes a display screen component for presenting a picture, and a driving component that drives the display of an image.

In some embodiments, the video content is displayed from broadcast television content, or alternatively, from various broadcast signals that may be received via wired or wireless communication protocols. Alternatively, various image contents received from the network communication protocol and sent from the network server side can be displayed.

In some embodiments, the display 275 is used to present a user-manipulated UI interface generated in the display apparatus 200 and used to control the display apparatus 200.

In some embodiments, a driver assembly for driving the display is also included, depending on the type of display 275.

In some embodiments, display 275 is a projection display and may also include a projection device and a projection screen.

In some embodiments, communicator 220 is a component for communicating with external devices or external servers according to various communication protocol types. For example: the communicator may include at least one of a Wifi chip, a bluetooth module, a wired ethernet module, and other network communication protocol chips or near field communication protocol chips, and an infrared receiver.

In some embodiments, the display apparatus 200 may establish control signal and data signal transmission and reception with the external control apparatus 100 or the content providing apparatus through the communicator 220.

In some embodiments, the user interface 265 may be configured to receive infrared control signals from a control device 100 (e.g., an infrared remote control, etc.).

In some embodiments, the detector 230 is a signal used by the display device 200 to collect an external environment or interact with the outside.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 includes a light receiver, a sensor for collecting the intensity of ambient light, and parameters changes can be adaptively displayed by collecting the ambient light, and the like.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 may further include an image collector, such as a camera, etc., which may be configured to collect external environment scenes, collect attributes of the user or gestures interacted with the user, adaptively change display parameters, and recognize user gestures, so as to implement a function of interaction with the user.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 may also include a temperature sensor or the like, such as by sensing ambient temperature.

In some embodiments, the display apparatus 200 may adaptively adjust a display color temperature of an image. For example, when the temperature is high, the display device 200 may be adjusted to display a color temperature of the image in a cool tone, or when the temperature is low, the display device 200 may be adjusted to display a warm tone.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 may also be a sound collector or the like, such as a microphone, which may be used to receive the user's voice. Illustratively, a voice signal including a control instruction of the user to control the display device 200, or to collect an ambient sound for recognizing an ambient scene type, so that the display device 200 can adaptively adapt to an ambient noise.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the input/output interface 255 is configured to allow data transfer between the controller 250 and external other devices or other controllers 250. Such as receiving video signal data and audio signal data of an external device, or command instruction data, etc.

In some embodiments, the external device interface 240 may include, but is not limited to, the following: the interface can be any one or more of a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), an analog or data high-definition component input interface, a composite video input interface, a USB input interface, an RGB port and the like. The plurality of interfaces may form a composite input/output interface.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the tuning demodulator 210 is configured to receive a broadcast television signal through a wired or wireless receiving manner, and may perform modulation and demodulation processes such as amplification, mixing, resonance, and the like, and demodulate an audio and video signal from a plurality of wireless or wired broadcast television signals, where the audio and video signal may include a television audio and video signal carried in a television channel frequency selected by a user, and an EPG data signal.

In some embodiments, the frequency points demodulated by the tuner demodulator 210 are controlled by the controller 250, and the controller 250 can send out a control signal according to the user selection so that the modem responds to the television signal frequency selected by the user and modulates and demodulates the television signal carried by the frequency.

In some embodiments, the broadcast television signal may be classified into a terrestrial broadcast signal, a cable broadcast signal, a satellite broadcast signal, an internet broadcast signal, or the like according to the broadcasting system of the television signal. Or may be classified into a digital modulation signal, an analog modulation signal, and the like according to a modulation type. Or the signals are classified into digital signals, analog signals and the like according to the types of the signals.

In some embodiments, the controller 250 and the modem 210 may be located in different separate devices, that is, the modem 210 may also be located in an external device of the main device where the controller 250 is located, such as an external set-top box. Therefore, the set top box outputs the television audio and video signals modulated and demodulated by the received broadcast television signals to the main body equipment, and the main body equipment receives the audio and video signals through the first input/output interface.

In some embodiments, the controller 250 controls the operation of the display device and responds to user operations through various software control programs stored in memory. The controller 250 may control the overall operation of the display apparatus 200. For example: in response to receiving a user command for selecting a UI object displayed on the display 275, the controller 250 may perform an operation related to the object selected by the user command.

In some embodiments, the object may be any one of selectable objects, such as a hyperlink or an icon. Operations related to the selected object, such as: displaying an operation connected to a hyperlink page, document, image, or the like, or performing an operation of a program corresponding to the icon. The user command for selecting the UI object may be a command input through various input means (e.g., a mouse, a keyboard, a touch pad, etc.) connected to the display apparatus 200 or a voice command corresponding to a voice spoken by the user.

As shown in fig. 2, the cavity controller 250 includes at least one of a Random Access Memory 251 (RAM), a Read-Only Memory 252 (ROM), a video processor 270, an audio processor 280, other processors 253 (e.g., a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a Central Processing Unit 254 (CPU), a Communication Interface (Communication Interface), and a Communication Bus 256 (Bus), which connects the respective components.

In some embodiments, RAM 251 is used to store temporary data for the operating system or other programs that are running.

In some embodiments, ROM 252 is used to store instructions for various system boots.

In some embodiments, the ROM 252 is used to store a Basic Input Output System (BIOS). The system is used for completing power-on self-test of the system, initialization of each functional module in the system, a driver of basic input/output of the system and booting an operating system.

In some embodiments, upon receiving the power-on signal, the display device 200 may power-up the processor to run system boot instructions in the ROM 252, copying temporary data of the operating system stored in the memory to the RAM 251 to facilitate booting or running of the operating system. After the start of the operating system is completed, the processor copies the temporary data of various application programs in the memory to the RAM 251, and then, the various application programs are started or run.

In some embodiments, processor 254 is used to execute operating system and application program instructions stored in memory. And executing various application programs, data and contents according to various interactive instructions received from the outside so as to finally display and play various audio and video contents.

In some exemplary embodiments, the CPU processor 254 may comprise a plurality of processors. The plurality of processors may include a main processor and one or more sub-processors. A main processor for performing some operations of the display apparatus 200 in a pre-power-up mode and/or operations of displaying a screen in a normal mode. One or more sub-processors for one operation in a standby mode or the like.

In some embodiments, the graphics processor 253 is used to generate various graphics objects, such as: icons, operation menus, user input instruction display graphics, and the like. The display device comprises an arithmetic unit which carries out operation by receiving various interactive instructions input by a user and displays various objects according to display attributes. And the system comprises a renderer for rendering various objects obtained based on the arithmetic unit, wherein the rendered objects are used for being displayed on a display.

In some embodiments, the video processor 270 is configured to receive an external video signal, and perform video processing such as decompression, decoding, scaling, noise reduction, frame rate conversion, resolution conversion, image synthesis, and the like according to a standard codec protocol of the input signal, so as to obtain a signal that can be displayed or played on the direct display device 200.

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

The demultiplexing module is used for demultiplexing the input audio and video data stream, and if the input MPEG-2 is input, the demultiplexing module demultiplexes the input audio and video data stream into a video signal and an audio signal.

And the video decoding module is used for processing the video signal after demultiplexing, including decoding, scaling and the like.

And the image synthesis module is used for carrying out superposition mixing processing on the GUI signal input by the user or generated by the user and the video image after the zooming processing by the graphic generator so as to generate an image signal for display.

The frame rate conversion module is configured to convert an input video frame rate, such as a 60Hz frame rate into a 120Hz frame rate or a 240Hz frame rate, and the normal format is implemented in, for example, an interpolation frame mode.

The display format module is used for converting the received video output signal after the frame rate conversion, and changing the signal to conform to the signal of the display format, such as outputting an RGB data signal.

In some embodiments, the graphics processor 253 may be integrated with the video processor, or may be separately provided, where the integrated configuration may perform processing of a graphics signal output to the display, and the separate configuration may perform different functions, such as a GPU + FRC (Frame Rate Conversion) architecture.

In some embodiments, the audio processor 280 is configured to receive an external audio signal, decompress and decode the received audio signal according to a standard codec protocol of the input signal, and perform noise reduction, digital-to-analog conversion, and amplification processes to obtain an audio signal that can be played in a speaker.

In some embodiments, video processor 270 may comprise one or more chips. The audio processor may also comprise one or more chips.

In some embodiments, the video processor 270 and the audio processor 280 may be separate chips or may be integrated together with the controller in one or more chips.

In some embodiments, the audio output, under the control of controller 250, receives sound signals output by audio processor 280, such as: the speaker 286, and an external sound output terminal of a generating device that can output to an external device, in addition to the speaker carried by the display device 200 itself, such as: external sound interface or earphone interface, etc., and may also include a near field communication module in the communication interface, for example: and the Bluetooth module is used for outputting sound of the Bluetooth loudspeaker.

The power supply 290 supplies power to the display apparatus 200 from the power input from the external power source under the control of the controller 250. The power supply 290 may include a built-in power supply circuit installed inside the display apparatus 200, or may be a power supply interface installed outside the display apparatus 200 to provide an external power supply in the display apparatus 200.

A user interface 265 for receiving an input signal of a user and then transmitting the received user input signal to the controller 250. The user input signal may be a remote controller signal received through an infrared receiver, and various user control signals may be received through the network communication module.

In some embodiments, the user inputs a user command through the control apparatus 100 or the mobile terminal 300, the user input interface responds to the user input through the controller 250 according to the user input, and the display device 200 responds to the user input through the controller 250.

In some embodiments, a user may enter user commands on a Graphical User Interface (GUI) displayed on the display 275, and the user input interface receives the user input commands through the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Alternatively, the user may input the user command by inputting a specific sound or gesture, and the user input interface receives the user input command by recognizing the sound or gesture through the sensor.

In some embodiments, a "user interface" is a media interface for interaction and information exchange between an application or operating system and a user that enables conversion between an internal form of information and a form that is acceptable to the user. A common presentation form of a User Interface is a Graphical User Interface (GUI), which refers to a User Interface related to computer operations and displayed in a graphical manner. It may be an interface element such as an icon, a window, a control, etc. displayed in a display screen of the electronic device, where the control may include a visual interface element such as an icon, a button, a menu, a tab, a text box, a dialog box, a status bar, a navigation bar, a Widget, etc.

The memory 260 includes a memory storing various software modules for driving the display device 200. Such as: various software modules stored in the first memory, including: at least one of a base module, a detection module, a communication module, a display control module, a browser module, and various service modules.

The base module is a bottom layer software module for signal communication between various hardware in the display device 200 and for sending processing and control signals to the upper layer module. The detection module is used for collecting various information from various sensors or user input interfaces, and the management module is used for performing digital-to-analog conversion and analysis management.

For example, the voice recognition module comprises a voice analysis module and a voice instruction database module. The display control module is used for controlling the display to display the image content, and can be used for playing the multimedia image content, UI interface and other information. And the communication module is used for carrying out control and data communication with external equipment. And the browser module is used for executing a module for data communication between browsing servers. And the service module is used for providing various services and modules including various application programs. Meanwhile, the memory 260 may also store a visual effect map for receiving external data and user data, images of various items in various user interfaces, and a focus object, and the like.

Fig. 3 exemplarily shows a block diagram of a configuration of the control apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, the control apparatus 100 includes a controller 110, a communication interface 130, a user input/output interface, a memory, and a power supply source.

The control device 100 is configured to control the display device 200 and may receive an input operation instruction of a user and convert the operation instruction into an instruction recognizable and responsive by the display device 200, serving as an interaction intermediary between the user and the display device 200. Such as: the user responds to the channel up and down operation by operating the channel up and down keys on the control device 100.

In some embodiments, the control device 100 may be a smart device. Such as: the control apparatus 100 may install various applications that control the display apparatus 200 according to user demands.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, a mobile terminal 300 or other intelligent electronic device may function similar to the control device 100 after installing an application that manipulates the display device 200. Such as: the user may implement the functions of controlling the physical keys of the device 100 by installing applications, various function keys or virtual buttons of a graphical user interface available on the mobile terminal 300 or other intelligent electronic device.

The controller 110 includes a processor 112 and RAM 113 and ROM 114, a communication interface 130, and a communication bus. The controller is used to control the operation of the control device 100, as well as the communication cooperation between the internal components and the external and internal data processing functions.

The communication interface 130 enables communication of control signals and data signals with the display apparatus 200 under the control of the controller 110. Such as: the received user input signal is transmitted to the display apparatus 200. The communication interface 130 may include at least one of a WiFi chip 131, a bluetooth module 132, an NFC module 133, and other near field communication modules.

A user input/output interface 140, wherein the input interface includes at least one of a microphone 141, a touch pad 142, a sensor 143, keys 144, and other input interfaces. Such as: the user can realize a user instruction input function through actions such as voice, touch, gesture, pressing, and the like, and the input interface converts the received analog signal into a digital signal and converts the digital signal into a corresponding instruction signal, and sends the instruction signal to the display device 200.

The output interface includes an interface that transmits the received user instruction to the display apparatus 200. In some embodiments, the interface may be an infrared interface or a radio frequency interface. Such as: when the infrared signal interface is used, the user input instruction needs to be converted into an infrared control signal according to an infrared control protocol, and the infrared control signal is sent to the display device 200 through the infrared sending module. And the following steps: when the rf signal interface is used, a user input command needs to be converted into a digital signal, and then the digital signal is modulated according to the rf control signal modulation protocol and then transmitted to the display device 200 through the rf transmitting terminal.

In some embodiments, the control device 100 includes at least one of a communication interface 130 and an input-output interface 140. The control device 100 is provided with a communication interface 130, such as: the WiFi, bluetooth, NFC, etc. modules may transmit the user input command to the display device 200 through the WiFi protocol, or the bluetooth protocol, or the NFC protocol code.

A memory 190 for storing various operation programs, data and applications for driving and controlling the control apparatus 200 under the control of the controller. The memory 190 may store various control signal commands input by a user.

And a power supply 180 for providing operational power support to the elements of the control device 100 under the control of the controller. A battery and associated control circuitry.

In some embodiments, the system may include a Kernel (Kernel), a command parser (shell), a file system, and an application. The kernel, shell, and file system together form the basic operating system structure that allows users to manage files, run programs, and use the system. After power-on, the kernel starts, activates kernel space, abstracts hardware, initializes hardware parameters, etc., runs and maintains virtual memory, scheduler, signals and inter-process communication (IPC). And after the kernel is started, loading the Shell and the user application program. The application program is compiled into machine code after being started, and a process is formed.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the system is divided into four layers, which are, from top to bottom, an Application (Applications) layer (referred to as an "Application layer"), an Application Framework (Application Framework) layer (referred to as a "Framework layer"), an Android runtime (Android runtime) layer and a system library layer (referred to as a "system runtime library layer"), and a kernel layer.

In some embodiments, at least one application program runs in the application program layer, and the application programs can be Window (Window) programs carried by an operating system, system setting programs, clock programs, camera applications and the like; or may be an application developed by a third party developer such as a hi program, a karaoke program, a magic mirror program, or the like. In specific implementation, the application packages in the application layer are not limited to the above examples, and may actually include other application packages, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The framework layer provides an Application Programming Interface (API) and a programming framework for the application program of the application layer. The application framework layer includes a number of predefined functions. The application framework layer acts as a processing center that decides to let the applications in the application layer act. The application program can access the resource in the system and obtain the service of the system in execution through the API interface

As shown in fig. 4, in the embodiment of the present application, the application framework layer includes a manager (Managers), a Content Provider (Content Provider), and the like, where the manager includes at least one of the following modules: an Activity Manager (Activity Manager) is used for interacting with all activities running in the system; the Location Manager (Location Manager) is used for providing the system service or application with the access of the system Location service; a Package Manager (Package Manager) for retrieving various information related to an application Package currently installed on the device; a Notification Manager (Notification Manager) for controlling display and clearing of Notification messages; a Window Manager (Window Manager) is used to manage the icons, windows, toolbars, wallpapers, and desktop components on a user interface.

In some embodiments, the activity manager is to: managing the life cycle of each application program and the general navigation backspacing function, such as controlling the exit of the application program (including switching the user interface currently displayed in the display window to the system desktop), opening, backing (including switching the user interface currently displayed in the display window to the previous user interface of the user interface currently displayed), and the like.

In some embodiments, the window manager is configured to manage all window processes, such as obtaining a display size, determining whether a status bar is available, locking a screen, intercepting a screen, controlling a display change (e.g., zooming out, dithering, distorting, etc.) and the like.

In some embodiments, the system runtime layer provides support for an upper layer, i.e., the framework layer, and when the framework layer is used, the android operating system runs the C/C + + library included in the system runtime layer to implement the functions to be implemented by the framework layer.

In some embodiments, the kernel layer is a layer between hardware and software. As shown in fig. 4, the core layer includes at least one of the following drivers: audio drive, display drive, bluetooth drive, camera drive, WIFI drive, USB drive, HDMI drive, sensor drive (such as fingerprint sensor, temperature sensor, touch sensor, pressure sensor, etc.), and so on.

In some embodiments, the kernel layer further comprises a power driver module for power management.

In some embodiments, software programs and/or modules corresponding to the software architecture of fig. 4 are stored in the first memory or the second memory shown in fig. 2 or 3.

In some embodiments, taking a magic mirror application (a photographing application) as an example, when the remote control receiving device receives a remote control input operation, a corresponding hardware interrupt is sent to the kernel layer. The kernel layer processes the input operation into an original input event (including information such as a value of the input operation, a timestamp of the input operation, etc.). The raw input events are stored at the kernel layer. The application program framework layer obtains an original input event from the kernel layer, identifies a control corresponding to the input event according to the current position of the focus and uses the input operation as a confirmation operation, the control corresponding to the confirmation operation is a control of a magic mirror application icon, the magic mirror application calls an interface of the application framework layer to start the magic mirror application, and then the kernel layer is called to start a camera driver, so that a static image or a video is captured through the camera.

In some embodiments, for a display device with a touch function, taking a split screen operation as an example, the display device receives an input operation (such as a split screen operation) that a user acts on a display screen, and the kernel layer may generate a corresponding input event according to the input operation and report the event to the application framework layer. The window mode (such as multi-window mode) corresponding to the input operation, the position and size of the window and the like are set by an activity manager of the application framework layer. And the window management of the application program framework layer draws a window according to the setting of the activity manager, then sends the drawn window data to the display driver of the kernel layer, and the display driver displays the corresponding application interface in different display areas of the display screen.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, the application layer containing at least one application may display a corresponding icon control in the display, such as: the system comprises a live television application icon control, a video-on-demand application icon control, a media center application icon control, an application center icon control, a game application icon control and the like.

In some embodiments, the live television application may provide live television via different signal sources. For example, a live television application may provide television signals using input from cable television, radio broadcasts, satellite services, or other types of live television services. And, the live television application may display video of the live television signal on the display device 200.

In some embodiments, a video-on-demand application may provide video from different storage sources. Unlike live television applications, video on demand provides a video display from some storage source. For example, the video on demand may come from a server side of the cloud storage, from a local hard disk storage containing stored video programs.

In some embodiments, the media center application may provide various applications for multimedia content playback. For example, a media center, which may be other than live television or video on demand, may provide services for a user to access various images or audio through a media center application.

In some embodiments, an application center may provide storage for various applications. The application may be a game, an application, or some other application associated with a computer system or other device that may be run on the smart television. The application center may obtain these applications from different sources, store them in local storage, and then be operable on the display device 200.

According to the display device 200, the present application provides a method for displaying a user interface of an application program, and the method can be applied to the display device 200. The display device 200 may be specifically a smart television device. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the application interface display method is not only applied to the smart television device, but also may be applied to other display devices such as a tablet computer, a smart phone, and an intelligent projection device.

The application programs are software programs installed in the operating system of the display device 200, and include system applications, custom programs, third party applications, and the like. Different applications have different functions to meet the needs of different users. For example, a video-like application may provide online video asset playback for a user to enrich the signal source of the display device 200; the music application program can provide online audio resource playing for the user; entertainment application programs can provide entertainment experiences such as games for users through a series of interaction modes and pictures; the information application program can provide news information for users through messages such as texts, pictures, videos and the like which are updated in real time.

A schematic diagram of a user interface in a display device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment is illustrated in fig. 6. The user interface of FIG. 6 includes a menu bar, wherein the menu bar includes a plurality of mode controls, including in particular a "mall" mode control, a "Home" mode control, a "Hotel" mode control, and the like. The mode controls correspond to different display device modes. The user can move the focus on different mode controls by manipulating the control device 100 or by touch on a touch screen. For example, in a hotel application environment, a hotel operator may move focus to a "hotel" mode control, and further, receive a user-entered instruction to select the "hotel" mode control, and enter the "hotel" mode on the display device. At the same time that the display device enters the "hotel" mode, the controller controls the presentation of a "hotel" mode identification on the display to indicate that the current change mode was successful, as shown in fig. 7.

In some embodiments, in the user interface shown in fig. 7, the controller receives an instruction for selecting the "hotel" mode identifier, which is input by the user, and reports an operation corresponding to the instruction to the server; the operation is to select the "hotel" mode identification control, and the selection of the "hotel" mode identification control means that after the focus is moved to the selection of the "hotel" mode identification control, the user selects the selection of the "hotel" mode identification control by pressing a key corresponding to the selection function on the control device or by pressing. After receiving an instruction for selecting the "hotel" mode identifier input by the user, the controller controls to present a "hotel" mode menu bar on the display, as shown in fig. 8, wherein the "hotel" mode menu bar includes a plurality of switch controls: "Logo" switch controls, "language" switch controls, "hotel information" switch controls, and the like.

For example, when the "Logo" switch control is set to the on state, the display device boot screen displays a Logo, when the "hotel information" switch control is set to the on state, the display device boot screen displays hotel information, and when the "language" switch control is set to the on state, the display device boot screen displays a first application (i.e., a language menu bar). Can set up the slide button in one side of each switch controlling part, when the slide button is located left side one end, then this switch controlling part is the off-state, and when the slide button is located right side one end, then this switch controlling part is the on-state. For example, as shown in fig. 8, when the slide button of the current "language" switch control is located at one end of the left side in the user interface, the "language" switch control is in an off state, an instruction for the user to select the slide button of the "language" switch control or drag the slide button is received, so that the slide button of the "language" switch control is moved to one end of the right side, the slide button of the "language" switch control is changed from the off state to the on state, and at this time, the background system automatically changes the states of the other switch controls to the off state. When the display equipment is in the 'hotel' mode and the 'language' switch control is in the opening state, the display equipment is in the language setting state.

An embodiment of the present application provides a display device, including:

a user interface configured to receive an input instruction of a user;

a display configured to display a user interface;

a controller configured to: receiving a first control instruction input from a user input interface and indicating to start the display device; illustratively, the user inputs a first control instruction instructing to start the display device by manipulating a switch key on the control apparatus 100 or by pressing a switch key provided on the display device.

And responding to a first control instruction which is input by a user and indicates to start the display equipment, enabling the display equipment to enter a starting state, and judging whether the current display equipment is in a language setting state before displaying a picture. Whether the language setting state is set by the user before the power-on is finished. In the above embodiment, in the use environment of the hotel, the hotel operator sets the mode of the display device in the hotel to the "hotel" mode, and sets the state of the "language" switch control to the on state in the mode menu of the "hotel" mode, so that the display device is in the language setting state.

In some embodiments, a user interface of a first application for setting a menu language of a display device is presented on a display while a current display device is in a language setting state. The first application may be a language menu bar in which the user may select a desired menu language.

The user interface of the first application, as shown in fig. 9, includes a plurality of language controls and selectors. The language control and the menu language of the display device have a preset mapping relation, and the selector is used for moving to be located on different language controls according to the received instruction. Illustratively, the plurality of language controls includes: the language controls of "english" language control, "french" language control, "chinese" language control, etc., wherein the same language can be further divided according to different countries or regions, for example, the "english" language control is further subdivided into "english (british)" language control, "english (usa)" language control, "english (canada)" language control, etc., so as to meet the needs of users in more different countries. In addition, the text on the language control uses a language type corresponding to the language type to which the language control is mapped. In an exemplary manner, the first and second electrodes are, the language controls for "English (UK)", "English (USA)", "English (Canada)", and "English (Canada)", are "English (United Kingdom)", "English (United States)", and "English (Canada)", respectively.

In some embodiments, receiving a fourth control instruction input from the user input interface indicating to move the selector; and responding to a fourth control instruction, moving the selector from the first language control to the second language control, and changing the menu language of the display equipment from the first language to the second language according to a preset mapping relation. Illustratively, the current focus is located on an English (United Kingdom) "language control, an instruction for instructing to move the focus is received from the user input interface, the control focus is moved from the English (United Kingdom)" language control to a "chinese (simplified)" language control, and the menu language of the display device is changed from English (uk) to chinese (simplified) according to a preset mapping relationship between the language control and the menu language of the display device. Additionally, a welcome language may also be displayed on the user interface of the first application, with the focus on the English (United Kingdom) "language control, and the welcome language displayed in English as" welcome! When the control focus is moved from English (United Kingdom) "language control to" chinese (simplified) "language control, the welcome language is displayed in chinese as" welcome you "and please select the language" while the menu language of the display device is changed from English (United Kingdom) to chinese (simplified), so that the user can more intuitively see whether the menu language is successfully changed.

In some embodiments, when the current display device is not in the language setting state, then the user interface of the first application is not presented on the display. Here, the display device is not in the language setting state, and may be that the display device is not in the "hotel" mode, or that the "language" switch is in the off state although the display device is in the "hotel" mode.

For example, in the user interface shown in fig. 7, when the controller receives a user input to select the "home" mode control, the display device is set to be in the "home" mode, and when the display device is powered on after being powered off, an interface for setting the first application program of the menu language is not presented on the display. Or, in the user interface shown in fig. 7, when the controller receives a selection of the "hotel" mode control input by the user, the display device is set to be in the "hotel" mode, further, the controller receives an instruction of selecting the "hotel" mode identifier input by the user, and controls to present a "hotel" mode menu bar on the display, further, the controller receives a selection of a sliding button of the "Logo" switch control by the user, so that when the sliding button of the "Logo" switch control is moved from one end on the left side to one end on the right side, the sliding button of the "Logo" switch control is changed from the off state to the on state. When the display equipment is in the 'hotel' mode and the 'language' switch control is in the closing state, the display equipment is not in the language setting state, so that the user interface of the first application program for setting the menu language cannot be presented on the display when the display equipment is started up after being turned off, and the user interface corresponding to the 'Logo' switch control is presented on the display.

The specific implementation algorithm of the embodiment of the application is as follows: the controller enters a power-on state after receiving a first control instruction which is input from the user input interface and indicates to start the display device, and simultaneously registers power-on broadcast for judging whether the current display device is in a 'hotel' mode. If the current display device is in the "hotel" mode, then a hotel service is initiated, under which the television service logic in the "hotel" mode is processed, and if the current display device is not in the "hotel" mode, then the hotel service is not initiated. Further, it is determined whether the "language" switch is in an on state, and if the "language" switch is in the on state, a language menu bar is presented on the display. The language menu bar reads all languages supported by the whole machine to form a plurality of language controls and displays the language controls on the user interface. And receiving an instruction for selecting a certain language control input from the user input interface, calling a language setting interface, and modifying the language of the whole menu.

An embodiment of the present application provides a method for displaying a user interface of an application program, as shown in fig. 10, including:

s100, receiving a first control instruction which is input from a user input interface and indicates to start the display equipment; illustratively, the user inputs a first control instruction indicating to start the display device by manipulating a switch key on the control apparatus 100 or by pressing a switch key provided on the display device.

S200, responding to the first control instruction, and when the current display equipment is in a language setting state, presenting a user interface of a first application program on the display, wherein the first application program is used for setting a menu language of the display equipment; illustratively, in response to a first control instruction input by a user and instructing to start the display device, the display device enters a start state, and before displaying a picture, whether the current display device is in a language setting state is judged. Whether the language setting state is set by the user before the power-on is finished. In the above embodiment, in the usage environment of the hotel, the hotel operator sets the mode of the display device in the hotel to the "hotel" mode, and sets the state of the "language" switch control to the on state in the mode menu of the "hotel" mode, so that the display device is in the language setting state.

When the current display device is in the language setting state, a user interface of a first application, including a plurality of language controls and selectors, as shown in FIG. 9, is presented on the display. The language control and the menu language of the display device have a preset mapping relation, and the selector is used for moving to be located on different language controls according to the received instruction. Illustratively, the plurality of language controls includes: the language controls of "english" language control, "french" language control, "chinese" language control, etc., wherein the same language can be further divided according to different countries or regions, for example, the "english" language control is further subdivided into "english (british)" language control, "english (usa)" language control, "english (canada)" language control, etc., so as to meet the needs of users in more different countries. In addition, the text on the language control uses a language type corresponding to the language type to which the language control is mapped. In an exemplary manner, the first and second electrodes are, the language controls for "English (UK)", "English (USA)", "English (Canada)", and "English (Canada)", are "English (United Kingdom)", "English (United States)", and "English (Canada)", respectively.

S300, when the current display equipment is not in the language setting state, not presenting the user interface of the first application program on the display. Illustratively, the display device is not in a language setting state, which may be that the display device is not in a "hotel" mode, or that the "language" switch is in an off state while the display device is in a "hotel" mode. Then after power-up, the user interface of the first application is not displayed, but other user interfaces are displayed, for example, a user interface corresponding to a "Logo" switch control is presented on the display.

As can be seen from the foregoing technical solutions, in the technical solution shown in the embodiment of the present application, the controller is configured to receive a first control instruction, which is input from the user input interface and instructs to start the display device; in response to the first control instruction, when the current display device is in a language setting state, presenting a user interface of a first application program on the display, wherein the first application program is used for setting a menu language of the display device; when the current display device is not in the language setting state, a user interface of the first application program is not presented on the display. In the embodiment of the application, the display device can be set to be in a language setting state in advance in an environment which is suitable for the menu language requirements of various display devices. After the display equipment is started, when the display equipment is in a language setting state, the user interface of the first application program for setting the menu language of the display equipment can be directly presented to the user on the display, the user can change the menu language without searching the language menu bar in a deeper menu, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and these modifications or substitutions do not depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

The foregoing description, for purposes of explanation, has been presented in conjunction with specific embodiments. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the embodiments to the precise forms disclosed above. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the embodiments and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

a display;

a user input interface;

a controller configured to:

in response to the first control instruction, when the display device is in a language setting state currently, presenting a user interface of a first application program on the display, wherein the first application program is used for setting a menu language of the display device; the user interface of the first application program comprises a plurality of language controls and selectors, wherein the language controls and the menu language of the display equipment have a preset mapping relation; the selector is used for moving to be positioned on different language controls according to the received instruction;

receiving a fourth control instruction input from a user input interface to instruct to move the selector when the display device is currently in a language setting state;

responding to the fourth control instruction, moving the selector from the first language control to the second language control, and changing the menu language of the display equipment from the first language to the second language according to the preset mapping relation;

when the display device is not in the language setting state, not presenting a user interface of the first application program on the display;

the language setting state is a standard mode and the language switch is an on state, and the controller, when setting the display device to the standard mode, is specifically configured to:

receiving a second control instruction input from a user input interface and instructing a standard mode control to be selected in a mode setting menu bar, wherein the mode setting menu bar includes a plurality of mode controls;

in response to the second control instruction, presenting a standard mode identifier on the display, the standard mode identifier indicating that the display device is currently in a standard mode.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the controller, when setting the language switch to an on state, is specifically configured to:

presenting a standard mode menu bar on the display while presenting the standard mode identification on the display, the standard mode menu bar including a language switch control;

receiving a third control instruction input from a user input interface and indicating selection of the language switch control;

changing the language switch from an off state to an on state in response to the third control instruction.

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the text on the language control uses a language type that corresponds to a language type mapped by the language control.

4. A method for displaying a user interface of an application program, comprising:

in response to the first control instruction, when the display device is in a language setting state currently, presenting a user interface of a first application program on a display, wherein the first application program is used for setting a menu language of the display device; the user interface of the first application program comprises a plurality of language controls and selectors, wherein the language controls and the menu language of the display equipment have a preset mapping relation; the selector is used for moving to be positioned on different language controls according to the received instruction;

receiving a fourth control instruction input from a user input interface to instruct movement of the selector when the display device is currently in a language setting state;

the language setting state is a standard mode and the language switch is an on state, and when the display device is set to the standard mode, the method specifically comprises the following steps:

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein when the language switch is set to the on state, the method specifically comprises:

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the text on the language control uses a language type that corresponds to the language type mapped by the language control.