CN112733050A

CN112733050A - Display method of search results on display device and display device

Info

Publication number: CN112733050A
Application number: CN202110117077.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邹欢欢
Original assignee: Vidaa Netherlands International Holdings BV; Vidaa USA Inc
Current assignee: Vidaa Netherlands International Holdings BV; Vidaa USA Inc
Priority date: 2021-01-28
Filing date: 2021-01-28
Publication date: 2021-04-30

Abstract

The application provides a display method of search results on display equipment and the display equipment. The controller of the display apparatus may receive a search instruction that a user wants to search for a certain content, and control the display to display a presentation page containing a search result. The search results are displayed on the display page according to different resource categories, each search result comprises a content title and a display image corresponding to the content title, and the content title comprises search content of a user. And then, the controller responds to a focus moving instruction input by the user, controls the focus frame on the display page to move to the position of the target search result which the user wants to watch, and controls the target search result to be displayed in an enlarged mode. Therefore, the technical scheme of the application can display the search results in a waterfall flow mode, so that the search results are displayed in front of the user more visually and clearly, meanwhile, more types of search results are provided for the user, and further the user experience is improved.

Description

Display method of search results on display device and display device

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of display technologies, and in particular, to a method for displaying search results on a display device and a display device.

Background

With the development of technology, the number of media assets and the number of applications that can be applied to a display device have grown very rapidly. The number of assets, applications, etc. that can be displayed on the interface of the display device is limited. Therefore, for other assets, applications, etc. that cannot be presented on the display device, the display device may provide the user with a content search function. The user inputs keywords, keywords or full names of the contents to be watched on the search page, and the display device displays the searched contents matched with the input keywords, keywords or full names for the user to select.

However, in the current display device, search results displayed for the user's needs are presented only in the form of tab pages according to their categories. Taking the display page shown in fig. 5 as an example, the search content "P" input by the user is first displayed on the top of the display page, and then the type tags of the search results, such as video type, application type, sports type, internet search type, etc., are displayed below the search content. When a user selects any type of tag, all search results in the type are displayed below the tag bar, and when the user browses a certain search result, poster content corresponding to the search result is correspondingly displayed on the right side of a display page.

However, the content that can be displayed by the above display method may be limited, and only the search content under the type tag selected by the user can be displayed, and for the search results under other types, the user needs to reselect the corresponding type tag to see the search content. In addition, only when a user browses a certain search result, the display page can display corresponding poster content and the like. Therefore, the search results displayed by the display method of the search results are not comprehensive and are not visual.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a display method of search results on display equipment and the display equipment, and aims to solve the problem that the search results on the existing display equipment are not displayed comprehensively.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a display device comprising:

a display;

a controller configured to:

controlling a display to display a presentation page containing a search result in response to a search instruction input by a user; the search results are displayed according to different resource categories, each search result comprises a content title and a display image corresponding to the content title, and the content title comprises search content input by a user; the display page can be expanded horizontally and vertically and is used for displaying more resource categories and displaying more search results under each resource category;

and responding to a focus moving instruction input by a user, controlling a focus frame on the display page to move to the position of the target search result, and controlling the target search result to be displayed in an enlarged mode.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to:

responding to a search instruction input by a user, and requesting different search results under different resource categories from a server;

and controlling the category titles of all the resource categories to be sequentially and longitudinally displayed on the display page, and controlling all the search results to be sequentially and transversely displayed below the corresponding category titles.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to:

in the case where the resource category to which the target search result selected by the user belongs is a television channel, in response to a confirmation instruction input by the user, detecting whether the target search result belongs to the content of the digital television dtv or the content of the web television ott;

under the condition that the target search result belongs to the content of the digital television dtv, acquiring the content corresponding to the target search result through a digital television signal, and controlling a display to display the content corresponding to the target search result;

and in the case that the target search result belongs to the content of the web television ott, requesting the content corresponding to the target search result from the server through a web television signal, and controlling a display to display the content corresponding to the target search result.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to:

responding to a focus moving instruction input by a user, and controlling a focus frame on a display page to move to the position of an Internet search option; the internet search option is located at the lowest part of all the category titles of the display page and is used for providing an internet search entrance for the user.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to:

controlling a display to display a search page in response to a search page display instruction input by a user; the search page includes a search content input box and an input keyboard.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to:

when a user selects to browse search results under other category titles adjacent to the current category title, taking the position of a focus frame under the current category title as a default selection position under the current category title;

when the user again selects to browse the search results under the current category title, the control focus box moves directly to the default selection position.

In a second aspect, the present application further provides a method for displaying search results on a display device, including:

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

As can be seen from the above, the present application provides a display method for displaying search results on a display device and a display device. The controller of the display apparatus may receive a search instruction that a user wants to search for a certain content, and control the display to display a presentation page containing a search result. The search results are displayed on the display page according to different resource categories, each search result comprises a content title and a display image corresponding to the content title, and the content title comprises search content of a user. Moreover, the presentation page can be expanded horizontally and vertically to present more resource categories and search results under each resource category. And then, the controller responds to a focus moving instruction input by the user, controls the focus frame on the display page to move to the position of the target search result which the user wants to watch, and controls the target search result to be displayed in an enlarged mode so as to be watched by the user conveniently. Therefore, the technical scheme of the application can display the search results in a waterfall flow mode, so that the search results are displayed in front of the user more visually and clearly, meanwhile, more types of search results are provided for the user, and further the user experience is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly explain the technical solution of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a usage scenario of a display device according to some embodiments;

fig. 2 illustrates a hardware configuration block diagram of the control apparatus 100 according to some embodiments;

fig. 3 illustrates a hardware configuration block diagram of the display apparatus 200 according to some embodiments;

FIG. 4 illustrates a software configuration diagram in the display device 200 according to some embodiments;

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of a search results display page commonly used in current display devices 200, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 6 illustrates a control flow diagram for controller 250 according to some embodiments;

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic diagram of a presentation page in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 8 illustrates a second schematic diagram of a presentation page in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 9 illustrates a third schematic diagram of a presentation page, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 10 illustrates a second control flow diagram of controller 250 according to some embodiments;

FIG. 11 illustrates a third control flow diagram of controller 250 according to some embodiments;

fig. 12 shows a display page schematic of a digital television dtv according to some embodiments;

FIG. 13 illustrates a display page schematic of a web TV ott according to some embodiments;

FIG. 14 illustrates a fourth schematic diagram of a presentation page, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 15 illustrates a fifth schematic diagram of a presentation page in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 16 illustrates a schematic diagram of an Internet search page in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 17 illustrates a fourth control-flow diagram of controller 250 according to some embodiments;

FIG. 18 illustrates a schematic diagram of a search page, according to some embodiments;

FIG. 19 illustrates a sixth schematic diagram of a presentation page in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 20 illustrates a seventh schematic diagram of a presentation page in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 21 illustrates a flow diagram of a method of presentation of search results on a display device according to some embodiments.

Detailed Description

To make the purpose and embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the exemplary embodiments of the present application with reference to the attached drawings in the exemplary embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described exemplary embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments.

It should be noted that the brief descriptions of the terms in the present application are only for the convenience of understanding 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 not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order, unless otherwise indicated. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances.

The terms "comprises" and "comprising," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to all elements expressly listed, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such product or apparatus.

The term "module" 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.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a usage scenario of a display device according to some embodiments. As shown in fig. 1, the display apparatus 200 is also in data communication with a server 400, and a user can operate the display apparatus 200 through the smart device 300 or the control device 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 at least one of an infrared protocol communication or a bluetooth protocol communication, and other short-distance communication methods, and controls the display device 200 in a wireless or wired manner. The user may control the display apparatus 200 by inputting a user instruction through at least one of a key on a remote controller, a voice input, a control panel input, and the like.

In some embodiments, the smart device 300 may include any of a mobile terminal, a tablet, a computer, a laptop, an AR/VR device, and the like.

In some embodiments, the smart device 300 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.

In some embodiments, the smart device 300 and the display device may also be used for communication of data.

In some embodiments, the display device 200 may also be controlled in a manner other than the control apparatus 100 and the smart device 300, for example, the voice instruction control of the user may be directly received by a module configured inside the display device 200 to obtain a voice instruction, or may be received by a voice control apparatus provided outside the display device 200.

In some embodiments, the display device 200 is also in data communication with a server 400. 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. The server 400 may be a cluster or a plurality of clusters, and may include one or more types of servers.

In some embodiments, software steps executed by one step execution agent may be migrated on demand to another step execution agent in data communication therewith for execution. Illustratively, software steps performed by the server may be migrated to be performed on a display device in data communication therewith, and vice versa, as desired.

Fig. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a hardware configuration of the control apparatus 100 according to some embodiments. As shown in fig. 2, the control device 100 includes a controller 110, a communication interface 130, a user input/output interface 140, a memory, and a power supply. The control apparatus 100 may receive an input operation instruction from 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.

In some embodiments, the communication interface 130 is used for external communication, and includes at least one of a WIFI chip, a bluetooth module, NFC, or an alternative module.

In some embodiments, the user input/output interface 140 includes at least one of a microphone, a touchpad, a sensor, a key, or an alternative module.

Fig. 3 illustrates a hardware configuration block diagram of a display device 200 according to some embodiments.

In some embodiments, the display apparatus 200 includes at least one of a tuner demodulator 210, a communicator 220, a detector 230, an external device interface 240, a controller 250, a display 260, an audio output interface 270, a memory, a power supply, a user interface.

In some embodiments the controller comprises a central processor, a video processor, an audio processor, a graphics processor, a RAM, a ROM, a first interface to an nth interface for input/output.

In some embodiments, the display 260 includes a display screen component for displaying pictures, and a driving component for driving image display, a component for receiving image signals from the controller output, displaying video content, image content, and menu manipulation interface, and a user manipulation UI interface, etc.

In some embodiments, the display 260 may be at least one of a liquid crystal display, an OLED display, and a projection display, and may also be a projection device and a projection screen.

In some embodiments, the tuner demodulator 210 receives broadcast television signals via wired or wireless reception, and demodulates audio/video signals, such as EPG data signals, from a plurality of wireless or wired broadcast television signals.

In some embodiments, communicator 220 is a component for communicating with external devices or servers according to various communication protocol types. For example: the communicator may include at least one of a Wifi module, a bluetooth module, a wired ethernet module, and other network communication protocol chips or near field communication protocol chips, and an infrared receiver. The display apparatus 200 may establish transmission and reception of control signals and data signals with the control device 100 or the server 400 through the communicator 220.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 is used to collect signals of the external environment or interaction with the outside. For example, detector 230 includes a light receiver, a sensor for collecting ambient light intensity; alternatively, the detector 230 includes an image collector, such as a camera, which may be used to collect external environment scenes, attributes of the user, or user interaction gestures, or the detector 230 includes a sound collector, such as a microphone, which is used to receive external sounds.

In some embodiments, the external device interface 240 may include, but is not limited to, the following: high Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), analog or data high definition component input interface (component), composite video input interface (CVBS), USB input interface (USB), RGB port, and the like. The interface may be a composite input/output interface formed by the plurality of interfaces.

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.

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 controls the overall operation of the display apparatus 200. For example: in response to receiving a user command for selecting a UI object to be displayed on the display 260, 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, an icon, or other actionable control. The operations related to the selected object are: displaying an operation connected to a hyperlink page, document, image, or the like, or performing an operation of a program corresponding to the icon.

In some embodiments the controller comprises at least one of a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a video processor, an audio processor, a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a RAM Random Access Memory (RAM), a ROM (Read-Only Memory), a first to nth interface for input/output, a communication Bus (Bus), and the like.

A CPU processor. For executing operating system and application program instructions stored in the memory, and executing various application programs, data and contents according to various interactive instructions receiving external input, so as to finally display and play various audio-video contents. The CPU processor may include a plurality of processors. E.g. comprising a main processor and one or more sub-processors.

In some embodiments, a graphics processor for generating various graphics objects, such as: at least one of an icon, an operation menu, and a user input instruction display figure. The graphic processor comprises an arithmetic unit, which performs operation by receiving various interactive instructions input by a user and displays various objects according to display attributes; the system also 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 is configured to receive an external video signal, and perform at least one of video processing such as decompression, decoding, scaling, noise reduction, frame rate conversion, resolution conversion, and image synthesis according to a standard codec protocol of the input signal, so as to obtain a signal displayed or played on the direct display device 200.

In some embodiments, the video processor includes at least one of a demultiplexing module, a video decoding module, an image composition 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 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. And the frame rate conversion module is used for converting the frame rate of the input video. And the display formatting module is used for converting the received video output signal after the frame rate conversion, and changing the signal to be in accordance with the signal of the display format, such as an output RGB data signal.

In some embodiments, the audio processor 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 at least one of noise reduction, digital-to-analog conversion, and amplification processing to obtain a sound signal that can be played in the speaker.

In some embodiments, a user may enter user commands on a Graphical User Interface (GUI) displayed on display 260, 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 commonly used presentation form of the 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 the display screen of the electronic device, where the control may include at least one of an icon, a button, a menu, a tab, a text box, a dialog box, a status bar, a navigation bar, a Widget, etc. visual interface elements.

In some embodiments, user interface 280 is an interface that may be used to receive control inputs (e.g., physical buttons on the body of the display device, or the like).

In some embodiments, a system of a display device may include a Kernel (Kernel), a command parser (shell), a file system, and an application program. The kernel, shell, and file system together make up the basic operating system structure that allows users to manage files, run programs, and use the system. After power-on, the kernel is started, kernel space is activated, hardware is abstracted, hardware parameters are initialized, and virtual memory, a scheduler, signals and interprocess communication (IPC) are operated and maintained. 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.

As shown in fig. 4, the system of the display device may include a Kernel (Kernel), a command parser (shell), a file system, and an application program. The kernel, shell, and file system together make up the basic operating system structure that allows users to manage files, run programs, and use the system. After power-on, the kernel is started, kernel space is activated, hardware is abstracted, hardware parameters are initialized, and virtual memory, a scheduler, signals and interprocess communication (IPC) are operated and maintained. 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.

As shown in fig. 4, the system of the display device is divided into three layers, i.e., an application layer, a middleware layer and a hardware layer from top to bottom.

The Application layer mainly includes common applications on the television and an Application Framework (Application Framework), wherein the common applications are mainly applications developed based on the Browser, such as: HTML5 APPs; and Native APPs (Native APPs);

an Application Framework (Application Framework) is a complete program model, and has all basic functions required by standard Application software, such as: file access, data exchange …, and interfaces (toolbars, status bars, menus, dialog boxes) for use of these functions.

Native APPs (Native APPs) may support online or offline, message push, or local resource access.

The middleware layer comprises various television protocols, multimedia protocols, system components and other middleware. The middleware can use basic service (function) provided by system software to connect each part of an application system or different applications on a network, and can achieve the purposes of resource sharing and function sharing.

The hardware layer mainly comprises an HAL interface, hardware and a driver, wherein the HAL interface is a unified interface for butting all the television chips, and specific logic is realized by each chip. The driving mainly comprises: audio drive, display driver, bluetooth drive, camera drive, WIFI drive, USB drive, HDMI drive, sensor drive (like fingerprint sensor, temperature sensor, pressure sensor etc.) and power drive etc..

With the development of technology, the number of media assets and the number of applications that can be applied in the display device 200 are rapidly increasing. The number of assets, applications, etc. that can be displayed on the interface of the display device 200 is limited. Accordingly, the display apparatus 200 may provide the user with a content search function for other media assets, applications, etc. that cannot be presented on the display apparatus 200. When a user inputs a keyword, a full name, or the like of a content desired to be viewed on a search page, the display device 200 displays the searched content matched with the input keyword, or full name for the user to select.

However, in the current display device 200, search results displayed for the user's needs are presented only in the form of tab pages according to their categories. Taking the display page shown in fig. 5 as an example, the search content "P" input by the user is first displayed on the top of the display page, and then the type tags of the search Results, such as Video type (Video), application type (Apps), sports type (Sport), internet search type (Web Results), etc., are displayed below the search content. When a user selects any type of tag, all search results in the type are displayed below the tag bar, and when the user browses a certain search result, poster content corresponding to the search result is correspondingly displayed on the right side of a display page.

Based on the above content, the embodiment of the application provides a display method of search results on a display device and the display device 200, which can display the search results in a waterfall flow manner, so that the search results are displayed more visually and more clearly in front of a user, and meanwhile, more types of search results are provided for the user, and further, the user experience is improved.

As described in the foregoing embodiments, the display device 200 in the embodiment of the present application has the controller 250. The controller 250 may receive some control instructions for content search, etc. input to the display device 200 by a user, and control the display 260 to perform presentation of a corresponding search result according to various control instructions.

FIG. 6 illustrates a control flow diagram for controller 250 according to some embodiments. FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic diagram of a presentation page, according to some embodiments.

As shown in fig. 6, the controller 250 in the embodiment of the present application may receive a search instruction input to the display apparatus 200 by a user. In the search instruction, the content that the user wants to search is included, and the search content may be a keyword, a specific full name, or the like, for example, if the content that the user wants to search is totally called "APP", then the keyword "a", "P", or "AP" may be input, and the full name "APP" may also be input.

Then, the controller 250 acquires search results associated with the search content of the user in response to the search instruction, and places the search results according to categories to which the search results belong, thereby forming a presentation page. In the embodiment of the present application, the controller 250 finally controls the display 260 to display the display page as shown in fig. 7. And displaying the search results in the display page in a waterfall flow mode, firstly, sequentially and longitudinally displaying the resource categories to which the search results belong on the display page, and then, sequentially and transversely displaying the search results under each resource category. For example, the search content of the user is the keyword "P", the resource categories displayed on the presentation page may include, but are not limited to, "Movies", "TV Series", "Apps", "Topic", "channels", etc., and then the search results of some movie resources are presented under the "Movies" title, the search results of some TV Series resources are presented under the "TV Series" title, the search results of some application resources are presented under the "Apps" title, the search results of some Topic resources are presented under the "Topic" title, and the search results of some channel resources are presented under the "channels" title.

As shown in fig. 7, the search result is usually presented in two parts, one part being the title of the content, such as the name of the movie resource, the name of the drama resource, the name of the application, the name of the title, the name of the tv channel, and so on; the other part is a presentation image corresponding to a title of the content, such as a poster of a movie asset, a poster of a tv show asset, an icon of an application, a cover of a theme, a logo of a tv channel, and the like. The content title usually contains the search content input by the user, for example, the user inputs the keyword "P", and then the content titles of all the search results carry the letter "P".

In addition, since the search result often includes a presentation image, the number of images that can be presented on a screen of the display 260 is limited, and in order to enable the presentation to present more content, in the embodiment of the present application, the presentation page is set to be a page that can be expanded in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, a plurality of resource categories can be presented in one page, and a plurality of search results can be presented under each resource category. Even though the screen of the display 260 can display only a part of the search results and the resource categories, the remaining part of the resource categories may be displayed vertically or the remaining part of the search results may be displayed horizontally as long as the user inputs a control instruction.

FIG. 8 illustrates a second schematic diagram of a presentation page, according to some embodiments. FIG. 9 illustrates a third schematic diagram of a presentation page, according to some embodiments.

As shown in fig. 7, in the display page, content under the "Movies" title can only be displayed vertically currently, and when the user selects the focus frame to move downward, the focus frame automatically jumps to the position of the search result in the next category title, so that the display page displays part of the search result under the "TV Series" title; or the user continues to select the focus frame to move down, causing the focus frame to jump to the location of the search results under the "Apps" heading, as shown in fig. 8.

Furthermore, in the presentation page shown in fig. 7, only part of the search results can be displayed horizontally, and when the user selects the focus to move to the right continuously, the presentation page will display the rest part of movie resources under the "Movies" title, as shown in fig. 9.

It is worth noting that in the embodiment of the application, the number of resource categories and the number of search results that can be displayed on one page of a display page need to be determined according to the size of a set display image, and if the display image is large, only one resource type of search results can be completely displayed on one page as shown in fig. 7; if the presentation image is small, then the search results for both resource types can be fully presented on one page as shown in FIG. 8.

As shown in fig. 6, after the display 260 displays the presentation page for the user, the user may input a focus moving instruction again according to the viewed content, and the controller 250 controls the focus frame on the presentation page to move up, down, left, and right, and selects a target search result that the user wants to view. And the selected target search result can be enlarged and displayed, so that the target search result is more prominent and is convenient for the user to watch. For example, as shown in fig. 7, when the user selects the first movie resource under the "Movies" title, the name and poster of the movie resource are enlarged to some extent compared with other movie resources for the purpose of highlighting.

In the embodiment of the present application, the manner in which the user inputs various control commands includes, but is not limited to, inputting commands by pressing buttons of a remote controller, inputting commands by voice, and the like.

As can be seen from the above, in the display device 200 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the controller 250 may receive a search instruction from a user, and control the display 260 to display a presentation page containing a search result. The search results are displayed on the display page according to different resource categories, each search result comprises a content title and a display image corresponding to the content title, and the content title comprises search content of a user. Moreover, the presentation page can be expanded horizontally and vertically to present more resource categories and search results under each resource category. Then, the controller 250 controls the focus frame on the presentation page to move to the position of the target search result that the user wants to view in response to the focus moving instruction input by the user, and controls the target search result to be displayed in an enlarged manner for the user to view. Therefore, the search results can be displayed in a waterfall flow mode according to the scheme of the embodiment of the application, so that the search results are displayed in front of the user more visually and clearly, meanwhile, more types of search results are provided for the user, and the user experience is further improved.

FIG. 10 illustrates a second control flow diagram of controller 250 according to some embodiments.

In some embodiments, the display device 200 does not store many resource categories, and in order to obtain more comprehensive search results, the controller 250 may send the search content of the user to the server after receiving a search instruction input by the user, and request the server to search for more comprehensive results. Then, the server obtains different search results under each resource category according to the search content, and sends the search results back to the controller 250.

The controller 250 controls category titles of the resource categories to be sequentially displayed vertically on the presentation page, and controls search results to be sequentially displayed horizontally below the corresponding category titles, for example, as shown in fig. 7-8.

Then, the controller 250 receives a focus moving instruction input by the user, controls the focus frame on the display page to move to the position of the target search result, and controls the target search result to be displayed in an enlarged manner.

It can be seen that, in some embodiments, the controller 250 can also provide the user with more comprehensive search results by means of the powerful search capability of the server.

FIG. 11 illustrates a third control flow diagram for controller 250 according to some embodiments.

In some embodiments, the television channels may also include digital television dtv channels and internet television ott channels. Among them, the content of the digital television dtv is channel data searched by the controller 250 of the display device 200 by connecting a signal line and a satellite, and the content of the web television ott is channel data obtained by the controller 250 from a server. Therefore, as shown in fig. 11, in some embodiments, the controller 250 further needs to detect the resource category to which the target search result selected by the user belongs, and in the case that the resource category to which the target search result belongs is a television channel, the controller 250 receives a confirmation instruction input by the user on the current television channel, and in response to the instruction, detects whether the target search result selected by the user belongs to the content of the digital television dtv or the content of the web television ott.

In general, channel information of each television channel is stored in the database of the display device 200, and tvType (channel category) is used in the channel information to distinguish whether the channel is a digital television dtv channel or an internet television ott channel. When the tvType is 2, the channel is a digital television dtv channel; when tvType is 100, this channel is represented as an iptv ott channel.

Then, when the target search result belongs to the content of the digital television dtv, the controller 250 acquires the content corresponding to the target search result through the digital television signal, and controls the display 260 to display the content, that is, controls the display 260 to display the content of the target digital television channel selected by the user. Alternatively, if the target search result belongs to the content of the web tv ott, the controller 250 requests the server for the content corresponding to the target search result through the web tv signal, and controls the display 260 to display, that is, controls the display 260 to display the content corresponding to the target web tv channel selected by the user.

Fig. 12 shows a display page schematic of a digital television dtv according to some embodiments.

In some embodiments, after the display 260 displays the channel content of the digital television dtv, the display page of the channel also provides some digital television channel options for the user to select, such as "1 DC 041080 i", "2 DC 04480 i", "3 DC 04480 p", "4 DC 04576 i", "5 DC 04576 p" shown in fig. 12.

FIG. 13 illustrates a display page schematic of a web TV ott according to some embodiments.

In some embodiments, after the display 260 displays the channel content of the web TV ott, the web TV channel options that can be selected by the user are also provided on the display page of the channel, such as "4002 TG Movies", "4003 Camp Spoopy", "4004 ZooMoo", "4005 Gross Out TV", "4006 TG Junior" shown in fig. 13.

In addition, in practical applications, the channel information of the digital television dtv and the network television ott may be provided by the same display page, and different types of channels may be distinguished on the display page by different title bar contents. For example, under the title column of "Cable" shown in fig. 12-13, a channel list of the digital television dtv is correspondingly stored, and under the title column of "Kids", a channel list of the internet television ott is correspondingly stored. The user can select different types of channels corresponding to different title bars by selecting different title bars. After selection, the display 260 may continue to display the content of the channel selected by the user. Also, some "channel favorite" functions may be provided on the display page, such as the "FAV 1" option shown in fig. 12 and 13, and when the user selects this option, the display 260 displays the digital tv channels and/or the network tv channels that the user has favorite.

FIG. 14 illustrates a fourth schematic diagram of a presentation page, according to some embodiments.

As shown in fig. 14, in some embodiments, if the content searched by the user is the keyword "P", a channel containing "P" in several channel names is displayed under the tv channel category (Channels) on the presentation page, wherein, taking the channel name of "17 DC 04576P" as an example, 17 represents the channel number, and DC 04576P represents the channel name. Generally, channel contents having a channel number below 4000 belong to contents of the digital television dtv, and channel contents having a channel number above 4000 belong to contents of the web television ott. The manner shown in fig. 14 reveals the name of the channel, and is also advantageous for the user to directly judge the channel category of the target channel by the name.

FIG. 15 illustrates a fifth schematic diagram of a presentation page according to some embodiments. FIG. 16 illustrates a schematic diagram of an Internet search page in accordance with some embodiments.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 15, the presentation page is also provided with an Internet Search option "Search the web". When the search results displayed on the display 260 are less relevant to the content desired by the user, or the search results are not the content desired by the user, the user may select the internet search option, which causes the display 260 to display an internet search page as shown in fig. 16, which the user may then use to search for relevant content. Specifically, the user may input a focus moving instruction to the display device 200, and the controller 250 controls the focus frame on the presentation page to move to the position of the internet search option in response to each focus moving instruction. And, the controller 250 controls the display 260 to display the internet search page after the user confirms.

It can be seen that in some embodiments, the presentation page may also provide the user with an internet search function, with which the user may search for more and more accurate search results.

FIG. 17 illustrates a fourth control-flow diagram for controller 250 according to some embodiments. FIG. 18 illustrates a schematic diagram of a search page according to some embodiments.

In some embodiments, the user may first enter search content on the search page and confirm that the display 260 will display a presentation page containing the search results. Before this, the controller 250 needs to receive a search page display instruction input by the user and then control the display 260 to display the search page. The specific process is shown in the flow chart of fig. 17. The search page includes a search content input box and an input keyboard as shown in fig. 18, the user can select a target letter on the input keyboard by pressing a direction key on the remote controller, or can input the target letter by a voice input mode, the target letter is displayed in the search content input box, and the user can select an "OK" key on the input keyboard after confirming that the target letter is correct. Then, the controller 250 obtains different search results under different resource categories according to the search content input by the user.

FIG. 19 illustrates a sixth schematic of a presentation page according to some embodiments. FIG. 20 illustrates a seventh schematic diagram of a presentation page according to some embodiments.

Typically, the default position of the focus box on the presentation page is the first search result under the first resource category. However, through a series of operations by the user, the focus frame may be moved to different locations under each resource category, which may be locations of search results with high user satisfaction. Thus, in some embodiments, the controller 250 needs to save the last location of the focus frame under each resource category so that when the user browses to a resource category again, the focus frame can be quickly positioned to the location that the user browsed last. The specific mode can be as follows: when the user selects to browse the search results under other category titles adjacent to the current category title, the controller 250 takes the position of the focus frame under the current category title as the default selection position under the current category title; when the user again chooses to browse the search results under the current category title, the control focus box moves directly to the default selection position.

For example, in the presentation page shown in FIG. 19, the user is currently browsing the fifth movie resource "P-47 Thunderbolt" under the first resource category title "Movies", where the location of the focus box is. If the user browses directly to a Series in the next resource category title "TV Series", as shown in FIG. 20, the position of the fifth movie resource "P-47 Thunderbolt" under the category title "Movies" is required as the default selection position of the focus frame under the category title "Movies". When the user browses movie resources again returning to the category title "Movies" after browsing search results of other resource categories, the controller 250 directly moves the focus frame to the previously set default selection position, as shown in fig. 19.

In the foregoing, the display pages in the embodiments of the present application are described by taking category titles as examples in a sequential and vertical manner. In other embodiments, category titles may be sequentially and horizontally arranged at the upper part of the display page, then different search results are sequentially and vertically arranged under each category title, and the search results are also composed of content titles and display images, so that a display page with vertical waterfall flow can be formed.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present application, in addition to the resource categories of Movies, TV Series, Apps, Topic, channels, and the like mentioned in the foregoing embodiments, resources of types H5 (web recommendation content, such as advertisements), Video (Video), Video _ Series (Video diversity), API (media request interface), daisy _ Deviant (art picture), and the like may also be included. This is not to be taken as an example.

As can be seen from the above, the display device 200 according to the embodiment of the present application may display search results obtained according to search content input by a user in a waterfall flow manner, and the search results are displayed not only in the form of several category titles, but also in the form of content titles and display images of the search results. By the method, the search results can be displayed in front of the user more visually and clearly, and meanwhile, more types of search results are provided for the user, so that the user experience is improved.

The embodiment of the present application provides a method for displaying search results on a display device, which may be applied to a component such as the controller 250 described in the foregoing embodiment, which can implement a control function. As shown in fig. 21, the method may include the steps of:

in step S101, in response to a search instruction input by the user, the display 260 is controlled to display a presentation page containing a search result. The search results are displayed according to different resource categories, each search result comprises a content title and a display image corresponding to the content title, and the content title comprises search content input by a user. The presentation page is shown in FIG. 7 and may be expanded horizontally and vertically to present more resource categories and to present more search results under each resource category.

And step S102, responding to a focus moving instruction input by a user, controlling a focus frame on the display page to move to the position of the target search result, and controlling the target search result to be amplified and displayed.

The method for displaying the search results on the display device, provided by the embodiment of the application, can display the search results in a waterfall flow mode, so that the search results are displayed in front of a user more visually and clearly, meanwhile, more types of search results are provided for the user, and further the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: responding to a search instruction input by a user, and requesting different search results under different resource categories from a server; and controlling the category titles of all the resource categories to be sequentially and longitudinally displayed on the display page, and controlling all the search results to be sequentially and transversely displayed below the corresponding category titles.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: in the case where the resource category to which the target search result selected by the user belongs is a television channel, in response to a confirmation instruction input by the user, detecting whether the target search result belongs to the content of the digital television dtv or the content of the web television ott; under the condition that the target search result belongs to the content of the digital television dtv, acquiring the content corresponding to the target search result through a digital television signal, and controlling the display 260 to display the content corresponding to the target search result; in the case where the target search result belongs to the content of the web tv ott, the content corresponding to the target search result is requested from the server by the web tv signal, and the display 260 is controlled to display the content corresponding to the target search result.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: and in response to a focus moving instruction input by the user, controlling the focus frame on the display page to move to the position of the Internet search option. And the Internet search option is positioned at the lowest part of all the category titles of the display page and is used for providing an Internet search entrance for the user.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: in response to a search page display instruction input by the user, the display 260 is controlled to display a search page. Wherein the search page includes a search content input box and an input keyboard.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: when a user selects to browse search results under other category titles adjacent to the current category title, taking the position of a focus frame under the current category title as a default selection position under the current category title; when the user again selects to browse the search results under the current category title, the control focus box moves directly to the default selection position.

As the method for displaying the search result on the display device in the embodiment of the present application may be applied to the controller 250 in the foregoing embodiment, other contents related to the method for displaying the search result on the display device in the embodiment of the present application may refer to the contents in the foregoing embodiment, and are not described herein again.

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, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art 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 the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions 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 controller configured to:

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

7. A method for displaying search results on a display device is characterized by comprising the following steps:

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising: