CN112835631B

CN112835631B - Method for starting homepage application and display equipment

Info

Publication number: CN112835631B
Application number: CN202110335893.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王光强
Original assignee: Juhaokan Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Juhaokan Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-29
Filing date: 2021-03-29
Publication date: 2024-04-05
Anticipated expiration: 2041-03-29
Also published as: CN112835631A

Abstract

In the embodiment, the method and the display device for starting the homepage application utilize the acquired mode information to start the homepage application when the display device is started, so that the homepage interface is displayed depending on user preference, the mode switching operation of the user is saved, and the use experience of the user is improved. The method comprises the following steps: receiving user input for starting display equipment, starting the display equipment, and acquiring mode information; if the mode information is acquired, a homepage application whose mode is the mode corresponding to the mode information is started.

Description

Method for starting homepage application and display equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of home page application, and in particular, to a method and a display device for starting a home page application.

Background

The intelligence of the display device provides many convenience to the user who can conduct remote conversations, watching video, playing games, and other entertainment activities through the display device. In the related art, since the unified home interface provided by the display device cannot meet the needs of different user groups, for example, when the user is a young child, the user needs to be properly reduced to touch the entertainment content, so that the home interface with the entertainment content cannot meet the needs of the user when the user is a young child, so how to meet the needs of different user groups by the display device becomes a problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a method for starting a homepage application and display equipment, and user experience is improved.

In a first aspect, there is provided a display device including:

a display for displaying a user interface;

a user interface for receiving an input signal;

a controller coupled to the display and the user interface, respectively, for performing:

receiving user input for starting display equipment, starting the display equipment, and acquiring mode information;

if the mode information is acquired, a homepage application whose mode is the mode corresponding to the mode information is started.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to perform: if the mode information is not acquired, a homepage application whose mode is a default mode is started.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to perform: and receiving user input of the switching mode, determining the switching mode, setting the mode of the homepage application as the switching mode, and storing mode information of the switching mode.

In some embodiments, the controller is further configured to perform: and receiving user input for closing the display equipment, storing mode information of the current mode, and closing the display equipment.

In some embodiments, the controller is configured to specifically perform:

After the startup starting service powers on the display device, starting the display device;

the system service sends an acquisition mode information message to the cache;

if the system service receives the mode information fed back by the cache, a message for starting the homepage application according to the mode information is sent to a desktop starter, and the desktop starter starts the homepage application according to the mode information.

In some embodiments, the controller is configured to perform the steps of starting the display device:

loading a bootstrap program into a random access memory, wherein the bootstrap program pulls up and runs an operating system of the display device, and the operating system depends on a Linux kernel;

starting a Linux kernel for setting an operating system;

after the operating system is set, searching an initialization file in the file of the operating system, and starting an initialization process; wherein the initiation initialization process is used for initializing and initiating the attribute service, and initiating the incubation process, the initiation incubation process is used for creating a socket, and starting a system service process through the socket, wherein the system service process is used for acquiring the mode information.

In some embodiments, the controller is configured to specifically perform:

receiving user input of a display mode, and controlling available modes of the display device to be displayed on the display;

Receiving user input of a selected mode, and if the selected mode is the same as the current mode, not performing any operation; if the selected mode is different from the current mode, the selected mode is determined to be a switched mode, the mode of the homepage application is set to be a switched mode, and the mode information of the switched mode is transmitted and stored in the cache.

In some embodiments, the available modes include a standard mode, a pediatric mode, and a succinct mode.

In some embodiments, the controller is configured to execute a home application whose startup mode is a mode information corresponding mode according to the following steps: different modes correspond to different activities; and starting the homepage application by utilizing the activity corresponding to the mode.

In a second aspect, there is provided a method of launching a home page application, comprising:

In the embodiment, the method and the display device for starting the homepage application start the homepage application by using the acquired mode information when the display device is started, so that the homepage interface is displayed according to user preference, the mode switching operation of the user is saved, and the use experience of the user is improved. The method comprises the following steps: receiving user input for starting display equipment, starting the display equipment, and acquiring mode information; if the mode information is acquired, a homepage application whose mode is the mode corresponding to the mode information is started.

Drawings

FIG. 1 illustrates an operational scenario between a display device and a control apparatus according to some embodiments;

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

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

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

FIG. 5 illustrates an icon control interface display diagram for an application in a display device 200 according to some embodiments;

a flowchart of a method of launching a home application according to some embodiments is shown schematically in fig. 6;

a home interface schematic diagram with a standard mode is illustrated in fig. 7, in accordance with some embodiments;

a homepage interface schematic diagram with a pediatric mode is shown in exemplary form in fig. 8, according to some embodiments;

FIG. 9 illustrates a homepage interface diagram for a succinct mode according to some embodiments;

a signaling diagram for starting up a display device according to some embodiments is illustrated in fig. 10;

a user interface schematic diagram showing available modes according to some embodiments is schematically shown in fig. 11.

Detailed Description

For purposes of clarity, embodiments and advantages of the present application, the following description will make clear and complete the exemplary embodiments of the present application, with reference to the accompanying drawings in the exemplary embodiments of the present application, it being apparent that the exemplary embodiments described are only some, but not all, of the examples of the present application.

Based on the exemplary embodiments described herein, all other embodiments that may be obtained by one of ordinary skill in the art without making any inventive effort are within the scope of the claims appended hereto. Furthermore, while the disclosure is presented in the context of an exemplary embodiment or embodiments, it should be appreciated that the various aspects of the disclosure may, separately, comprise a complete embodiment.

It should be noted that the brief description of the terms in the present application is only for convenience in understanding the embodiments described below, and is not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application. Unless otherwise indicated, these terms should be construed in their ordinary and customary meaning.

The terms "first," second, "" third and the like in the description and in the claims and in the above drawings are used for distinguishing between similar or similar objects or entities and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order, unless otherwise indicated (Unless otherwise 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 "comprise" and "have," 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 those elements expressly listed, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such product or apparatus.

The term "module" as used in this application 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 function associated with that element.

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

The term "gesture" as used herein refers to a user action by a change in hand shape or hand movement, etc., used to express an intended idea, action, purpose, or result.

A schematic diagram of an operation scenario between a display device and a control apparatus according to an embodiment is exemplarily shown in fig. 1. As shown in fig. 1, a user may operate the display apparatus 200 through the mobile terminal 300 and 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 infrared protocol communication or bluetooth protocol communication, and other short-range communication modes, etc., and the display device 200 is controlled by a wireless or other wired mode. The user may control the display device 200 by inputting user instructions through keys on a remote control, voice input, control panel input, etc. Such as: the user can input corresponding control instructions through volume up-down keys, channel control keys, up/down/left/right movement keys, voice input keys, menu keys, on-off keys, etc. on the remote controller to realize the functions of the control display device 200.

In some embodiments, mobile terminals, tablet computers, notebook computers, 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 running on a smart device. The application program, by configuration, can provide various controls to the user 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, implement connection communication through a network communication protocol, and achieve the purpose of one-to-one control operation and data communication. Such as: it is possible to implement a control command protocol established between the mobile terminal 300 and the display device 200, synchronize a remote control keyboard to the mobile terminal 300, and implement a function of controlling the display device 200 by controlling a user interface on the mobile terminal 300. The audio/video content displayed on the mobile terminal 300 can also be transmitted to the display device 200, so as to realize the synchronous display function.

As also shown in fig. 1, the display device 200 is also in data communication with the server 400 via a variety of communication means. The display device 200 may be permitted to make communication connections via 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 device 200. By way of example, 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 may be multiple 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, a projection display device. The particular display device type, size, resolution, etc. are not limited, 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 a smart network television function of a computer support function, including, but not limited to, a network television, a smart television, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), etc., in addition to the broadcast receiving television function.

A hardware configuration block diagram of the display device 200 according to an exemplary embodiment is illustrated in fig. 2.

In some embodiments, at least one of the controller 250, the modem 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, the display 275 is configured to receive image signals from the first processor output, and to display video content and images and components of the menu manipulation interface.

In some embodiments, display 275 includes a display screen assembly for presenting pictures, and a drive assembly for driving the display of images.

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

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

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

In some embodiments, display 275 is a projection display and may further 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 communication protocol chip, a wired ethernet communication protocol chip, or other network communication protocol chip or a near field communication protocol chip, and an infrared receiver.

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

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

In some embodiments, the detector 230 is a signal that the display device 200 uses to capture or interact with the external environment.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 includes an optical receiver, a sensor for capturing the intensity of ambient light, a parameter change may be adaptively displayed by capturing ambient light, etc.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 may further include an image collector, such as a camera, a video camera, etc., which may be used to collect external environmental scenes, collect attributes of a user or interact with a user, adaptively change display parameters, and recognize a user gesture to realize an interaction function 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 device 200 may adaptively adjust the display color temperature of the image. The display device 200 may be adjusted to display a colder color temperature shade of the image, such as when the temperature is higher, or the display device 200 may be adjusted to display a warmer color shade of the image when the temperature is lower.

In some embodiments, the detector 230 may also be a sound collector or the like, such as a microphone, that may be used to receive the user's sound. Illustratively, a voice signal including a control instruction for a user to control the display apparatus 200, or an acquisition environmental sound is used to recognize an environmental scene type so that the display apparatus 200 can adapt to environmental noise.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the input/output interface 255 is configured to enable 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, command instruction data, or the like.

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

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

In some embodiments, the frequency point demodulated by the modem 210 is controlled by the controller 250, and the controller 250 may send 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 a broadcasting system of the television signal. Or may be differentiated into digital modulation signals, analog modulation signals, etc., depending on the type of modulation. Or it may be classified into digital signals, analog signals, etc. according to the kind of signals.

In some embodiments, the controller 250 and the modem 210 may be located in separate devices, i.e., the modem 210 may also be located in an external device to the main device in which the controller 250 is located, such as an external set-top box or the like. In this way, 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 on the memory. The controller 250 may control the overall operation of the display apparatus 200. For example: in response to receiving a user command to select to display a UI object 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 of connecting to a hyperlink page, a document, an image, or the like, or executing an operation of a program corresponding to the icon. The user command for selecting the UI object may be an input command through various input means (e.g., mouse, keyboard, touch pad, etc.) connected to the display device 200 or a voice command corresponding to a voice uttered by the user.

As shown in fig. 2, the controller 250 includes at least one of a random access Memory 251 (Random Access Memory, RAM), a Read-Only Memory 252 (ROM), a video processor 270, an audio processor 280, other processors 253 (e.g., a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU), a central processing unit 254 (Central Processing Unit, 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 on-the-fly programs

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

In some embodiments, ROM 252 is used to store a basic input output system, referred to as a basic input output system (Basic Input Output System, BIOS). The system comprises a drive program and a boot operating system, wherein the drive program is used for completing power-on self-checking of the system, initialization of each functional module in the system and basic input/output of the system.

In some embodiments, the display device 200 power starts up upon receipt of a power-on signal, the CPU runs system boot instructions in the ROM 252, copying temporary data of the operating system stored in memory into the RAM 251 in order to boot up or run the operating system. When the operating system is started, the CPU copies temporary data of various applications in the memory to the RAM 251, and then, facilitates starting or running of the various applications.

In some embodiments, CPU 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 one main processor and one or more sub-processors. A main processor for performing some operations of the display apparatus 200 in the pre-power-up mode and/or displaying a picture in the 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 configured to generate various graphical objects, such as: icons, operation menus, user input instruction display graphics, and the like. The device comprises an arithmetic unit, wherein the arithmetic unit is used for receiving various interaction instructions input by a user to carry out operation and displaying various objects according to display attributes. And a renderer for rendering the various objects obtained by the arithmetic unit, wherein the rendered objects are used for being displayed on a display.

In some embodiments, video processor 270 is configured to receive external video signals, perform video processing such as decompression, decoding, scaling, noise reduction, frame rate conversion, resolution conversion, image composition, etc., according to standard codec protocols for input signals, and may result in signals that are displayed or played on directly displayable device 200.

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

The demultiplexing module is used for demultiplexing the input audio/video data stream, such as the input MPEG-2, and demultiplexes the input audio/video data stream into video signals, audio signals and the like.

And the video decoding module is used for processing the demultiplexed video signals, including decoding, scaling and the like.

And an image synthesis module, such as an image synthesizer, for performing superposition mixing processing on the graphic generator and the video image after the scaling processing according to the GUI signal input by the user or generated by the graphic generator, so as to generate an image signal for display.

The frame rate conversion module is configured to convert the input video frame rate, for example, converting the 60Hz frame rate into the 120Hz frame rate or the 240Hz frame rate, and the common format is implemented in an inserting frame manner.

The display format module is used for converting the received frame rate into a video output signal, and changing the video output signal to a signal conforming to 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 configured, where the integrated configuration may perform processing of graphics signals output to the display, and the separate configuration may perform different functions, such as gpu+ FRC (Frame Rate Conversion)) architecture, respectively.

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

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

In some embodiments, video processor 270 and 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 the controller 250, receives sound signals output by the audio processor 280, such as: the speaker 286, and an external sound output terminal that can be output to a generating device of an external device, other than the speaker carried by the display device 200 itself, such as: external sound interface or earphone interface, etc. can also include the close range 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 input from an external power source to the display device 200 under the control of the controller 250. The power supply 290 may include a built-in power circuit installed inside the display device 200, or may be an external power source installed in the display device 200, and a power interface for providing an external power source in the display device 200.

The user interface 265 is used to receive an input signal from a user and then transmit the received user input signal to the controller 250. The user input signal may be a remote control signal received through an infrared receiver, and various user control signals may be received through a network communication module.

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

In some embodiments, a user may input a user command through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) displayed on the display 275, and the user input interface receives the user input command 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 recognizes the sound or gesture through the sensor to receive the user input command.

In some embodiments, a "user interface" is a media interface for interaction and exchange of information between an application or operating system and a user that enables conversion between an internal form of information and a form acceptable to the user. A commonly used presentation form of the user interface is a graphical user interface (Graphic User Interface, GUI), which refers to a user interface related to computer operations that is 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 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, various service modules, and the like.

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

For example, the voice recognition module includes 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, the 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 data communication between the browsing servers. And the service module is used for providing various services and various application programs. Meanwhile, the memory 260 also stores received external data and user data, images of various items in various user interfaces, visual effect maps of focus objects, and the like.

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

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 to the display device 200, to function as an interaction between the user and the display device 200. Such as: the user responds to the channel addition and subtraction operation by operating the channel addition and subtraction key on the control apparatus 100, and the display apparatus 200.

In some embodiments, the control device 100 may be a smart device. Such as: the control apparatus 100 may install various applications for controlling the display apparatus 200 according to user's needs.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, a mobile terminal 300 or other intelligent electronic device may function similarly 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 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 and operation of the control device 100, as well as the communication collaboration among 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 device 200 under the control of the controller 110. Such as: the received user input signal is transmitted to the display device 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 touchpad 142, a sensor 143, keys 144, and other input interfaces. Such as: the user can implement a user instruction input function through actions such as voice, touch, gesture, press, and the like, and the input interface converts a received analog signal into a digital signal and converts the digital signal into a corresponding instruction signal, and sends the corresponding instruction signal to the display device 200.

The output interface includes an interface that transmits the received user instruction to the display device 200. In some embodiments, an infrared interface may be used, as well as 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 radio frequency signal interface is used, the user input instruction is converted into a digital signal, and then the digital signal is modulated according to a radio frequency control signal modulation protocol and then transmitted to the display device 200 through the radio frequency transmission 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 send the user input instruction to the display device 200 through a WiFi protocol, or a bluetooth protocol, or an NFC protocol code.

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

A power supply 180 for providing operating power support for the various elements of the control device 100 under the control of the controller. May be 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 architecture that allows users to manage files, run programs, and use the system. After power-up, the kernel is started, the kernel space is activated, hardware is abstracted, hardware parameters are initialized, virtual memory, a scheduler, signal and inter-process communication (IPC) are operated and maintained. After the kernel is started, shell and user application programs are loaded again. The application program is compiled into machine code after being started to form a process.

Referring to FIG. 4, in some embodiments, the system is divided into four layers, from top to bottom, an application layer (simply "application layer"), an application framework layer (Application Framework) layer (simply "framework layer"), a An Zhuoyun row (Android run) and a system library layer (simply "system runtime layer"), and a kernel layer, respectively.

In some embodiments, at least one application program is running in the application program layer, and these application programs may be a Window (Window) program of an operating system, a system setting program, a clock program, a camera application, and the like; and may be an application program developed by a third party developer, such as a hi-see program, a K-song program, a magic mirror program, etc. In particular implementations, the application packages in the application layer are not limited to the above examples, and may actually include other application packages, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The framework layer provides an application programming interface (aPPlication programming interface, API) and programming framework for application programs of the application layer. The application framework layer includes a number of predefined functions. The application framework layer corresponds to a processing center that decides to let the applications in the application layer act. An application program can access resources in a system and acquire services of the system in execution through an API interface

As shown in fig. 4, the application framework layer in the embodiment of the present application includes a manager (manager), 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 to interact with all activities that are running in the system; a Location Manager (Location Manager) is used to provide system services or applications with access to system Location services; a Package Manager (Package Manager) for retrieving various information about an application Package currently installed on the device; a notification manager (Notification Manager) for controlling the display and clearing of notification messages; a Window Manager (Window Manager) is used to manage bracketing icons, windows, toolbars, wallpaper, and desktop components on the user interface.

In some embodiments, the activity manager is to: the lifecycle of each application program is managed, as well as the usual navigation rollback functions, such as controlling the exit of the application program (including switching the currently displayed user interface in the display window to the system desktop), opening, backing (including switching the currently displayed user interface in the display window to the previous user interface of the currently displayed user interface), etc.

In some embodiments, the window manager is configured to manage all window procedures, such as obtaining a display screen size, determining whether there is a status bar, locking the screen, intercepting the screen, controlling display window changes (e.g., scaling the display window down, dithering, distorting, etc.), and so on.

In some embodiments, the system runtime layer provides support for the upper layer, the framework layer, and when the framework layer is in use, the android operating system runs the C/C++ libraries contained 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 kernel layer contains at least one of the following drivers: audio drive, display drive, bluetooth drive, camera drive, WIFI drive, USB drive, HDMI drive, sensor drive (e.g., fingerprint sensor, temperature sensor, touch sensor, pressure sensor, etc.), and the like.

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

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

In some embodiments, taking a magic mirror application (photographing application) as an example, when the remote control receiving device receives an input operation of the remote control, a corresponding hardware interrupt is sent to the kernel layer. The kernel layer processes the input operation into the original input event (including the value of the input operation, the timestamp of the input operation, etc.). The original input event is stored at the kernel layer. The application program framework layer acquires 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 takes the input operation as a confirmation operation, wherein 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, the magic mirror application is started, and further, a camera driver is started by calling the kernel layer, so that a still image or video is captured through a 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) acted on a display screen by a user, 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 (e.g., multi-window mode) and window position and size corresponding to the input operation are set by the activity manager of the application framework layer. And window management of the application framework layer draws a window according to the setting of the activity manager, then the drawn window data is sent to a display driver of the kernel layer, and the display driver displays application interfaces corresponding to the window data in different display areas of the display screen.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, the application layer contains at least one icon control that the application can display in the display, such as: 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 inputs from cable television, radio broadcast, 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, the video on demand application may provide video from different storage sources. Unlike live television applications, video-on-demand provides video displays from some storage sources. For example, video-on-demand may come from the server side of cloud storage, from a local hard disk storage containing stored video programs.

In some embodiments, the media center application may provide various multimedia content playing applications. For example, a media center may be a different service than live television or video on demand, and a user may access various images or audio through a media center application.

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

In order to solve the above problems, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for starting a home page application, as shown in fig. 6, including:

S100, receiving user input for starting the display equipment, and acquiring mode information. In this embodiment of the present application, the user input for starting the display device may be generated by pressing a start key on the control device by the user. The home page application needs to be launched after the display device is launched to cause the home page to be displayed on the user interface of the display device. The homepage provides media information for the user to select. In the related art, the displayed homepage is a unified homepage interface, and cannot meet the requirements of different user groups.

In the embodiment of the application, in order to meet the requirements of different user groups on the content on the homepage interface, a plurality of modes are set, and exemplary modes include a standard mode, a child mode and a simple mode. Different homepage interface contents are displayed in different modes, wherein the standard mode displays more contents, the homepage interface comprises a plurality of labels, and as shown in fig. 7, the homepage interface in fig. 7 is provided with labels such as an AI (advanced technology interface), a friend circle, a recommendation, a VIP (very important person), a spring, a television play, a movie, a K song, a body building and the like, and after a user selects a label control through a control device, the homepage interface displays media content corresponding to the label. The content displayed in the juvenile mode is educational and cartoon content conforming to the age of the juvenile, and the content watched by the juvenile population is limited, as shown in fig. 8. The content displayed in the succinct mode is concise, so that the operation selection by the elderly is facilitated, and the method is shown in fig. 9.

Since the display device belongs to a home appliance, a user using the display device is often unchanged, so that the user's preference is also relatively stable. If the child mode is enabled when the display device is used last time, the display device is used again, and the user is required to use the child mode again with high probability, so that in order to improve the use experience of the user, mode information is acquired when the display device is started. S200, judging whether mode information is acquired or not; s300, if the mode information is acquired, starting the homepage application with the mode corresponding to the mode information. In the embodiment of the application, the homepage application is started by using the mode information of the historical use mode, so that the user is prevented from manually adjusting the mode of the homepage application.

In some embodiments, the above process specifically includes, as shown in fig. 10: after the Boot starting service (Boot) powers on the display device, starting the display device; a system service (system server) sends an acquisition mode information message to a cache; the cache sends feedback mode information to the system service; if the system service receives the mode information, a message for starting the homepage application according to the mode information is transmitted to a desktop Launcher (desktop Launcher), and the desktop Launcher starts the homepage application according to the mode information.

In the embodiment of the application, when the homepage application is started when the display device is started, the homepage application is started by using the last mode, so that the use feeling of a user can be improved. Illustratively, the last homepage application uses the succinct mode, and the succinct mode is still used when the homepage application is started this time.

In some embodiments, the step of activating the display device includes:

when the power key of the display device is pressed, the boot chip code starts executing from a predefined place (cured in read only memory ROM). Loading a boot program (BootLoader) into a Random Access Memory (RAM), wherein the boot program pulls up and runs an Operating System (OS) of the display device, the operating system being dependent on a Linux kernel;

and starting the Linux kernel for setting an operating system. In some embodiments, when the Linux kernel is started, the cache, protected memory, schedule list, and load drivers are set.

After the operating system is set, searching an initialization file (init. Rc file) in the file of the operating system, and starting an initialization process (init process); wherein a start-up initialization process is used to initialize and start-up the property service, and a hatching process (zygate process) is started, the start hatching process is used for creating a Socket, and a system service process is started through the Socket and used for acquiring mode information.

In some embodiments, S400, if the mode information is not acquired, a home application whose mode is a default mode is started. In the embodiment of the application, the mode information corresponding to the used mode is stored in the cache, so that the homepage application is started by directly utilizing the mode information stored in the cache last time when the user uses the homepage application next time, and the use feeling of the user is improved. However, if the user does not set the mode, the embodiment of the present application directly starts the home application using the default mode, which may be a standard mode, for example. In some embodiments, a default mode may be set, and the default mode may be set to a juvenile mode or a simple mode, which may be specifically set according to actual use conditions.

In some embodiments, a user input to switch modes is received, a post-switch mode is determined, a mode of the home page application is set to the post-switch mode, and mode information of the post-switch mode is stored. In the embodiment of the application, the user can select the homepage application using the suitable mode by switching the modes. In the process of using the homepage application, if the current mode of the homepage application is not suitable, the mode can be switched to a new mode through resetting, and the mode information of the switched mode is stored, so that the next time the display device is started, and the homepage application is started. Illustratively, the current home page interface is shown in FIG. 7, user input is received to switch modes, and the mode of the home page application is set to a post-switch mode, illustratively, the post-switch mode home page interface is shown in FIG. 8.

In the embodiment of the application, the user can generate the user input of the switching mode in various modes.

In some embodiments, user input is received to display modes, and available modes of the display device are controlled to be displayed on the display, and in some embodiments, the available modes include a standard mode, a pediatric mode, and a compact mode, as shown in FIG. 11.

In some embodiments, a mode control of other modes is arranged on the homepage, and the selector can be moved to the mode control through the control device, and a confirmation key on the control device is pressed to generate user input for switching modes.

In some embodiments, an exit current mode control is set on the homepage, the selector may be moved to the exit current mode control by the control device, and a confirmation key on the control device is pressed to generate a user input for switching modes. Illustratively, the default mode is a standard mode, as shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 is a home interface in the juvenile mode, and the user moves the selector to the exit juvenile mode control through the control device and presses the ok key on the control device, at which point the home interface is displayed as shown in fig. 7.

In some embodiments, the user input to switch modes is generated when the selector moves to an edge control on the home interface and continues to press a directional key on the control device to move the selector outside of the home interface. Illustratively, as shown in FIG. 9, when the selector is moved to an edge control on the home interface, a prompt to switch modes is displayed on the home interface, illustratively, a top up-switch mode. When the user presses the up key on the control device, a user input of a switching mode is generated, the current home page interface is displayed as shown in fig. 9, and when the user presses the up key on the control device, the home page interface is displayed as the home page interface shown in fig. 8.

In some embodiments, user input is received to turn off the display device, mode information for the current mode is stored, and the display device is turned off. Before the display device is powered off, mode information of the current mode of the display device is stored in a cache so as to be used when the display device is powered on next time.

In some embodiments, the step of launching the home application with the mode corresponding to the mode information includes: different modes correspond to different activities; and starting the homepage application by utilizing the activity corresponding to the mode.

In some embodiments, launching the home application employs a standard android launch procedure, including:

1. a desktop starter (host) process initiates a start activity (startActivity) request to a system service process (system_server) by adopting inter-process communication (Binder IPC);

2. after receiving the request, the system service process sends a request for creating a process to the hatching process (zygate process); 3. hatching process derivation (fork) to get out new subprocesses, namely homepage Application (APP) processes;

4. a home page application process for initiating an additional application (attchapplication) request to a system service process through inter-process communication;

5. after receiving the request, the system service process performs a series of preparation work and then sends a request for planning and starting activity (scheduleLaunchlActivity) to the homepage application process through inter-process communication;

6. after receiving the request, an application thread (binder thread) of the home page application process sends a transmission ACTIVITY (launch_activity) message to the main thread through a handler (handler);

7. after receiving the information (message), the main thread creates a target Activity (Activity) through a transmitting mechanism, and calls back the method of Activity creation (Activity. OnCreate ()), and the like.

8. The homepage application is formally started, starts to enter an Activity (Activity) life cycle, and executes the onCreate/onStart/onResume method, so that after UI rendering is finished, the main interface of the App can be seen. In this step, different activities are designated according to the mode information, and the homepage application is started using the activities. Illustratively, the home pages of the different modes are different activities. The first Activity of each mode inherits the base class, and the mode of package name and class name is directly started when the base class is started.

Style: package name/class name.

Exemplary, standard mode: com.jamdeo.tv.vod/com.ju.main.laboratory.laboratory Activity;

child mode: com.jamdeo.tv/com.ju.main.laboncher.kisdAbctity;

succinct mode: com.jamdeo.tv.vod/com.ju.main.laboncher.olmodelactivity.

In the above embodiment, the method and the display device for starting the homepage application start the homepage application by using the acquired mode information when the display device is started, so that the homepage interface is displayed depending on user preference, the mode switching operation of the user is saved, and the use experience of the user is improved. The method comprises the following steps: receiving user input for starting display equipment, starting the display equipment, and acquiring mode information; if the mode information is acquired, a homepage application whose mode is the mode corresponding to the mode information is started.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution 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 scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the corresponding technical solutions 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, characterized by comprising:

a display for displaying a user interface;

a user interface for receiving an input signal of a control device provided with keys;

a processor for performing:

controlling a display to display a first homepage interface corresponding to a first mode, wherein the first mode is one of different display modes of the display device, different homepage interfaces corresponding to different display modes are used for adapting to operations of people of different ages, the first homepage interface comprises an edge control, a first control positioned below the edge control and a second control adjacent to the first control, and the edge control is arranged at the top edge position inside the first homepage interface;

When the selector is positioned on the first control, moving the selector to the edge control on the first homepage interface according to a key-up instruction input by the control device, wherein the key-up instruction is sent out after a key-up in the control device is triggered, the key-up is one of a plurality of direction keys in the control device, and the plurality of direction keys are respectively used for sending different direction key instructions after receiving user trigger so as to control the selector to move among the controls on the first homepage interface;

when the selector is positioned at the edge control, responding to a key-up instruction input by the control device, and identifying that the key-up instruction enables the selector to move to the outside of the first homepage interface, generating user input of a switching mode to display a mode switching layer, wherein a first mode control representing a first mode and a second mode control representing a second mode different from the first mode are arranged in the mode switching layer;

and responding to the input operation of selecting the second mode control, ending the first activity corresponding to the first mode, creating the second activity corresponding to the second mode, switching the mode of the homepage application into the second mode by utilizing the second activity, and controlling a display to display a homepage interface corresponding to the second mode.

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

when the selector moves to the edge control, the control display displays first prompt information on the first homepage interface, wherein the first prompt information is used for prompting to trigger an upper key of the control device to switch modes of the homepage interface.

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the processor includes a desktop launcher, a system service, a hatching process, a home page application process, and a main thread, and wherein the processor, when creating a second activity corresponding to the second mode, switches a mode of a home page application to the second mode using the second activity, and controls the display to display a home page interface corresponding to the second mode, is further configured to:

the desktop starter process initiates a first activity starting request to a system service process by adopting inter-process communication, wherein the first activity starting request is used for indicating to start the second activity;

after receiving the first activity starting request, the system service process sends a request for creating a process to the hatching process;

the hatching process derives a new subprocess which is a homepage application process;

The homepage application process initiates a first additional application program request to the system service process through inter-process communication;

after receiving the first additional application program request, the system service process sends a first plan starting activity request to the homepage application process through inter-process communication after preparing;

after receiving the first plan starting activity request, an application program thread of the homepage application process sends a first transmitting activity message to the main thread through a processing program;

after receiving the first transmission activity message, the main thread ends the first activity, creates the second activity through a transmission mechanism, and recalls the creation method of the second activity so as to formally start the homepage application, start entering the life cycle of the second activity, execute the creation, start and continue methods, and after the homepage interface rendering is finished, the display equipment controls the display to display the homepage interface corresponding to the second mode.

4. A display device according to claim 3, wherein the processor comprises a power-on start-up service and a system service for performing in particular:

The system service sends an acquisition mode information message to the cache;

if the system service receives the mode information fed back by the cache, sending a home page application starting message to the desktop starter according to the mode information, wherein the mode information is used for recording the first mode used by a home page interface when the display equipment is shut down last time;

the desktop starter process initiates a second activity starting request to the system service process by adopting inter-process communication, wherein the second activity starting request is used for indicating to start the first activity;

after receiving the second activity starting request, the system service process sends a request for creating a process to the hatching process;

the homepage application process initiates a second additional application program request to the system service process through inter-process communication;

after receiving the request of the second additional application program, the system service process sends a second plan starting activity request to the homepage application process through inter-process communication after preparing;

after receiving the second plan starting activity request, the application program thread of the homepage application process sends a second transmitting activity message to the main thread through the processing program;

After receiving the second transmitting activity message, the main thread creates the first activity through a transmitting mechanism and recalls the creation method of the first activity so as to formally start the homepage application, start entering the life cycle of the first activity, execute the creation, start and continue methods, and after the homepage interface rendering is finished, the display equipment controls the display to display the first homepage interface corresponding to the first mode.

5. The display device of claim 4, wherein the processor is configured to perform the step of starting the display device by:

loading a bootstrap program into a random access memory, wherein the bootstrap program pulls up and runs an operating system of the display device, the operating system being dependent on the Linu x kernel;

starting a Linu kernel for setting an operating system;

after the operating system is set, searching an initialization file in the file of the operating system to start an initialization process; wherein the initiation initialization process is used for initializing and initiating the attribute service, and initiating the incubation process, the initiation incubation process is used for creating a socket, and starting a system service process through a socket, wherein the system service process is used for acquiring the mode information.

6. The display device of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to execute the set operating system as follows: when the Linu kernel boots, a cache, protected memory, a schedule list, and a load driver are set.

7. The display device of claim 4 or 5, wherein after displaying the mode switching layer, the processor is further configured to perform:

responding to the input operation of selecting the first mode control, and not performing any operation;

and responding to the input operation of selecting the second mode control, switching the mode of the homepage application into the second mode, and sending and storing the mode information of the second mode into a cache.

8. A method of launching a home application, comprising:

displaying a first homepage interface corresponding to a first mode, wherein the first mode is one of different display modes of a display device, different homepage interfaces corresponding to different display modes are suitable for operation of people of different ages, the first homepage interface comprises an edge control, a first control positioned below the edge control and a second control adjacent to the first control, and the edge control is arranged at the top edge position inside the first homepage interface;

When the selector is positioned on the first control, moving the selector to the edge control on the first homepage interface according to a key-up instruction input by a control device, wherein the key-up instruction is sent out after a key-up in the control device is triggered, the key-up is one of a plurality of direction keys in the control device, and the plurality of direction keys are respectively used for sending different direction key instructions after receiving user trigger so as to control the selector to move among the controls on the first homepage interface;

and responding to the input operation of selecting the second mode control, ending the first activity corresponding to the first mode, creating the second activity corresponding to the second mode, switching the mode of the homepage application into the second mode by utilizing the second activity, and displaying a homepage interface corresponding to the second mode.