CN114157890A

CN114157890A - Video progress synchronization method, display equipment and refrigeration equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114157890A
Application number: CN202010930923.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王光强
Original assignee: Juhaokan Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Juhaokan Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-07
Filing date: 2020-09-07
Publication date: 2022-03-08

Abstract

The invention discloses a video progress synchronization method, display equipment and refrigeration equipment, and the display equipment provided by the invention comprises the following steps: a display; the communicator, is used for the display device to connect with server; a first controller respectively connected to the display, the communicator and the user interface, for performing: receiving a first operation of a user, and playing a video according to the received first operation; and when the user leaves, sending the playing record of the video to a server, and when receiving an acquisition request sent by a refrigeration device corresponding to the display device in response to the trigger operation of the user, the server sends the playing record to the refrigeration device, so that the refrigeration device continues to play the video according to the playing record. Therefore, the user can watch the video with the synchronous playing progress on the display device on the refrigeration device, and the using experience of the user is improved.

Description

Video progress synchronization method, display equipment and refrigeration equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of video progress synchronization, in particular to a video progress synchronization method, display equipment and refrigeration equipment.

Background

With the popularization of AIOT, intelligent household appliances are more and more popularized, and users can watch videos on different intelligent household appliances. However, when a user watches the same video on different intelligent household appliances, the problem that the video playing progress is not synchronous on different intelligent household appliances is found, and the use experience of the user is influenced. In some embodiments, the intelligent household appliance includes a display device, an intelligent device and an intelligent terminal, for example, the intelligent device may be a refrigerator, a tea table, a fitting mirror and the like, and the intelligent terminal may be a computer, a mobile phone, a tablet computer and the like.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides a video progress synchronization method, display equipment and refrigeration equipment so as to improve the use experience of users.

In a first aspect, the present invention provides a display device, comprising: a display; a user interface; the communicator is used for connecting the display equipment with the server; a first controller respectively connected to the display, the communicator and the user interface, for performing:

receiving a first operation of a user, and playing a video according to the received first operation; when a user leaves, sending the playing record of the video to a server, and when receiving an acquisition request sent by a refrigeration device corresponding to the display device in response to a trigger operation of the user, the server sends the playing record to the refrigeration device, so that the refrigeration device continues to play the video according to the playing record, wherein the playing record comprises a video identifier and a playing progress.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a display device comprising: a display; a user interface; the communicator is used for connecting the display equipment with the server; a first controller respectively connected to the display, the communicator and the user interface, for performing:

receiving a trigger operation of a user; responding to an acquisition request sent to a server by the triggering operation, so that the server sends a playing record of a video sent to the server by the refrigeration equipment when a user leaves to the display equipment, wherein the playing record comprises a video identifier and a playing progress; and continuing to play the video at the playing progress according to the video identification.

In a third aspect, the present invention provides a refrigeration appliance comprising: a box body for placing food materials; the door body is arranged on the box body; the display screen is arranged on the door body and used for displaying an interactive interface; a second controller for performing: receiving a trigger operation; responding to a trigger operation, and acquiring a playing record of a video on a display device corresponding to the refrigeration device; and acquiring a video according to the video identifier of the playing record, and playing the video from the acquired playing progress, wherein the playing record comprises the video identifier and the playing progress.

In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides a display device comprising: a display; a user interface; the communicator is used for connecting the display equipment with the server; a first controller respectively connected to the display, the communicator and the user interface, for performing:

receiving a first operation of a user, and playing a video according to the received first operation;

when a user leaves, sending the playing record of the video to a server, and when receiving an acquisition request sent by other display equipment corresponding to the display equipment in response to a trigger operation of the user, the server issues the playing record to the other display equipment, so that the other display equipment continues to play the video according to the playing record, wherein the playing record comprises a video identifier and a playing progress.

In a fifth aspect, the present invention provides a display device comprising: a display; a user interface; the communicator is used for connecting the display equipment with the server; a first controller respectively connected to the display, the communicator and the user interface, for performing:

receiving a trigger operation of a user; responding to an acquisition request sent to a server by the triggering operation, so that the server sends a play record of a video sent to the server by other display equipment when a user leaves to the display equipment, wherein the play record comprises a video identifier and a play progress; according to the playing identification, the video is continuously played at the playing progress

In a sixth aspect, the present invention provides a video progress synchronization method applied to a display device, including:

receiving a first operation of a user, and playing a video according to the received first operation; and sending the playing record of the video to a server, and when receiving an acquisition request sent by a refrigeration device corresponding to the display device in response to a trigger operation of a user, the server sends the playing record to the refrigeration device, so that the refrigeration device continues to play the video according to the playing record, wherein the playing record comprises a video identifier and a playing progress.

In a seventh aspect, the present invention provides a video progress synchronization method applied to a refrigeration device, including:

receiving a trigger operation; responding to the trigger operation, and acquiring a play record corresponding to the user account; and acquiring a video according to the video identifier of the playing record, and playing the video from the acquired playing progress, wherein the playing record comprises the video identifier and the playing progress.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation scenario between a display device 200 and a control apparatus 100;

fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the display device 200 in fig. 1;

fig. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of the control apparatus 100 in fig. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a software configuration in the display device 200 in fig. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an icon control interface display of an application on display device 200;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a user interface of a display device;

FIG. 7 is another schematic diagram of a user interface of a display device;

FIG. 8 is a user interface diagram illustrating a health screen;

FIG. 9 is yet another user interface diagram of a display device;

fig. 10 is a signaling diagram illustrating a video progress synchronization method;

a video progress synchronization method is exemplarily shown in fig. 11.

Detailed Description

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

All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the exemplary embodiments described herein without inventive step, are intended to be within the scope of the claims appended hereto. In addition, while the disclosure herein has been presented in terms of one or more exemplary examples, it should be appreciated that aspects of the disclosure may be implemented solely as a complete embodiment.

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 are not necessarily meant to define a particular order or sequence Unless otherwise indicated. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments described herein are, for example, capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In some embodiments, the mobile terminal 300 may install a software application with the display device 200 to implement connection communication through a network communication protocol for the purpose of one-to-one control operation and data communication. Such as: the mobile terminal 300 and the display device 200 can establish a control instruction protocol, synchronize a remote control keyboard to the mobile terminal 300, and control the display device 200 by controlling a user interface on the mobile terminal 300. The audio and 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 apparatus 200 also performs data communication with the server 400 through various communication means. The display device 200 may be allowed to be communicatively connected through a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and other networks. The server 400 may provide various contents and interactions to the display apparatus 200. Illustratively, the display device 200 receives software program updates, or accesses a remotely stored digital media library, by sending and receiving information, as well as Electronic Program Guide (EPG) interactions. The server 400 may be a cluster or a plurality of clusters, and may include one or more types of servers. Other web service contents such as video on demand and advertisement 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 limiting, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that the display device 200 may be modified in performance and configuration as desired.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In some embodiments, when the power-on signal is received, the display device 200 starts to power up, the CPU executes the system boot instruction in the ROM 252, and copies the temporary data of the operating system stored in the memory to the RAM 251 so as to start or run the operating system. After the start of the operating system is completed, the CPU copies the temporary data of the various application programs in the memory to the RAM 251, and then, the various application programs are started or run.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In some embodiments, the graphics processor 253 and the video processor may be integrated or separately configured, and when the graphics processor and the video processor are integrated, the graphics processor and the video processor may perform processing of graphics signals output to the display, and when the graphics processor and the video processor are separately configured, the graphics processor and the video processor may perform different functions, respectively, for example, a GPU + frc (frame Rate conversion) architecture.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In some embodiments, a "user interface" is a media interface for interaction and information exchange between an application or operating system and a user that enables conversion between an internal form of information and a form that is acceptable to the user. A 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 a visual interface element such as an icon, a button, a menu, a tab, a text box, a dialog box, a status bar, a navigation bar, a Widget, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In some embodiments, the system may include a Kernel (Kernel), a command parser (shell), a file system, and an application 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The foregoing describes the hardware configuration, software configuration, and functional implementation of the display device.

The method provided by the embodiment of the application aims at the synchronous expansion of the video between the display equipment and the refrigeration equipment, and the display equipment receives the first operation of a user and plays the video. For example, the first operation may be performed by the user operating the control device to move the selector to select a control corresponding to a video desired to be viewed on the interface on the display device, and clicking a confirmation key.

In the embodiment of the application, in order to facilitate that a user can synchronously watch videos played on the display device on the refrigeration device, the display device plays the videos according to the first operation, and sends the playing records of the videos to the server, and the server stores the playing records by taking a user account as a dimension. In some embodiments, the play record includes a video identification and a play progress. In the subsequent steps, the refrigeration equipment can acquire the playing record through the server, and then continue to play the video according to the playing progress in the playing record.

In the embodiment of the application, the video identifiers correspond to videos one to one, and for example, the playing progress is the playing progress of the video when the playing record is sent, and may be 11min28s, 5min12s, and the like. In the embodiment of the application, the play record of the video is stored by taking the user account as a dimension, for example, the user account logged on the display device is xiaoming, the play record of the user account xiaoming stored in the server may include 11min28s for transmission through coconut and 5min12s for iron man, and if the user account logged on the display device is small red, the play record of the user account small red stored in the server includes 1h12min for transmission through mi. In some embodiments, the video identification may be represented by numbers, text, and/or images.

In the embodiment of the application, the display device can send the playing record of the video to the server under various scenes. In some embodiments, receiving an input pause operation, a play record of the video is sent to the server. In some embodiments, the display device further comprises a human body detector, and the human body detector is used for determining whether a user displays a preset viewing range of the device, and further determining whether to send the video playing record to the server. In some embodiments, the playing record of the video is sent to the server according to a preset period. In other embodiments, it is determined whether to send the play record to the server by determining whether other devices logged into the same user account are playing video. The following describes a method for synchronizing video progress involved in sending a play record of a video based on the above different scenes by a specific description.

In some embodiments, before sending the play record of the video to the server, the method further includes: an input pause operation is received. Illustratively, the interface is shown in FIG. 6 in response to a pause operation. In some embodiments, after receiving the input pause operation, the user input play operation is received again, that is, after pausing the video, the video is continuously watched. Since there is a time difference between pausing the video playing and continuously watching the video playing, if the video is played by other smart devices logged in the same user account within a time period corresponding to the time difference, at this time, the playing progress is changed, in order to avoid repetition of the video content watched by the user, in this embodiment of the application, if there is an update in the playing progress recorded by the server, the video is played according to the received updated playing progress sent by the server, for example, as shown in fig. 6, the playing progress of the video is 11min5s, and when the video is played by other smart devices within the time period corresponding to the time difference, and the display device plays the video again, as shown in fig. 7, the playing starts from the updated playing progress 28min5 s.

If the playing progress recorded in the server is not updated, it indicates that the user does not play the video through other intelligent devices, and therefore the video is directly played according to the playing progress after the pause operation is received.

In some embodiments, when the playing progress recorded by the server is updated, the video is played according to the received updated playing progress; when the playing progress recorded by the server is not updated, the step of playing the video according to the playing progress after the pause operation is received comprises the following steps: responding to the playing operation, and sending an acquisition request of a playing record to the server; receiving a playing record fed back by a server in response to the acquisition request of the playing record; when the playing progress of the feedback is different from the playing progress during the pause, playing the video according to the playing progress of the feedback; and when the feedback playing progress is the same as the playing progress during the pause, continuing playing the video from the playing progress during the pause.

Illustratively, when the playing progress after the pause operation is 11min28s and the feedback playing progress is 12min5s, the video continues to be played according to the feedback playing progress of 12min5 s. When the playing progress after the pause operation is 11min28s and the feedback playing progress is 11min28s, the video is continuously played according to the playing progress after the pause 11min28 s.

In some embodiments, the display device further comprises a human body detector; before sending the playing record of the video to the server, the method further comprises the following steps: acquiring a detection signal input by a detector; when the detection signal represents that the user leaves a preset watching range, the playing record of the video is sent to a server; and when the detection signal indicates that the user does not leave the preset watching range, the playing record of the video is not sent to the server.

It should be noted that, when the user leaves the preset viewing range, it indicates that the user is not viewing the video through the display device in the preset viewing range, at this time, it is possible that the user needs to view the video through another device, so the play record of the video is sent to the server. And if the user watches the video in the preset watching range, not sending the playing record of the video to the server.

In some embodiments, in order to save resources, when the detection signal indicates that the user leaves the preset viewing range, the playing of the video is also paused when the playing record of the video is sent to the server. Since the number of users watching the video by using the display device may be a single person or a plurality of persons, in some embodiments, when a plurality of persons watch the video, the detection signal indicates that a user leaves a preset watching range, and at this time, the playing of the video is paused. In some embodiments, when a plurality of persons watch the video, the detection signal indicates that one user leaves the preset watching range, and the playing of the video is not suspended, but the playing record of the video is uploaded to the server, so that the leaving user can synchronously watch the video by using other devices. In some embodiments, when a plurality of users watch the video, the detection signal indicates that all the users leave the preset watching range, and the playing of the video is paused. In some embodiments, when the number of users watching a video is one, the playing of the video is paused when the user leaves a preset watching range.

In some embodiments, after the playing of the video is paused, the detection signal indicates that the user who leaves enters the preset viewing range again, that is, the user enters the preset viewing range again after leaving the preset viewing range, at this time, the display device continues to play the video, and before the video is played, it is first determined whether the playing progress recorded by the server is updated;

when the playing progress recorded by the server is updated, playing the video according to the received updated playing progress; and when the playing progress recorded by the server is not updated, continuing playing the video according to the playing progress after the pause operation is received.

In some embodiments, in order to avoid affecting normal playing of other devices that are playing the video, the step of sending the playing record of the video to the server includes: sending a play state confirmation request to a server to determine whether other equipment under the user account plays the video; when other equipment under the user account does not play the video, sending the playing record of the video to a server;

and when other equipment under the user account plays the video, not sending the playing record of the video to a server. In some embodiments, the server comprises a business server and an internet of things server; in some embodiments, whether the video is played by other equipment under the user account is confirmed through the internet of things server, a long link is maintained with the internet of things server after the equipment is started, and the playing state of the equipment is reported to the internet of things server in real time.

In the embodiment of the application, the refrigeration plant is in including the box that is used for placing edible material, the setting the door body of box and setting are in display screen on the door body, the display screen is used for showing interactive interface. When a user wants to watch the same video on the display device through the refrigeration device, the user can log in the same user account number as the display device on the refrigeration device, receive the triggering operation and send an acquisition request for acquiring the playing record to the server in response to the triggering operation. And the server receives the acquisition request and sends a play record to the refrigeration equipment, and the refrigeration equipment acquires the video according to the video identifier in the play record and continues to play the video according to the play progress in the play record. In some embodiments, if the play record is not acquired, the display screen is controlled to display a designated interface. In some embodiments, the designated interface may be a health screen, which mainly displays functions related to health, and for example, as shown in fig. 8, health management, ice control, food management, a menu, and the like are displayed on the health screen. The content of the specified interface is not limited in the embodiment of the application.

In some embodiments, the refrigeration appliance receives an exit play video operation; and responding to the operation of quitting playing the video, controlling the display screen to display a specified interface, and sending the playing record of the video to the server.

In some embodiments, the triggering operation includes an operation of starting a display screen, or an operation of switching the display screen from a first mode to a second mode, wherein the first mode is a food material management mode, and the second mode is a mode different from the food material management mode; or, opening the door body. In some embodiments, the triggering operation further comprises powering back on the refrigeration appliance or logging back in the user account. The operation of starting the display screen can comprise the operations of opening a door body, enabling a person to approach the refrigeration equipment, clicking the display screen and the like.

In some embodiments, the video playing exit operation is received after the refrigeration equipment continues playing the video according to the playing progress in the playing record. And responding to the operation of quitting playing the video, controlling the display screen to display a specified interface, and sending the playing record of the video to the server. In the embodiment of the application, in order to ensure that the display device and the refrigeration device can synchronize the playing progress of other devices when playing videos, the refrigeration device also needs to upload the playing record of the videos to the server except that the display device needs to upload the playing record of the videos.

In some embodiments, the step of acquiring, in response to the trigger operation, the play record corresponding to the user account includes: sending a playing record acquisition request to the server according to the user account of the refrigeration equipment; and receiving the playing record fed back by the server.

In some embodiments, the step of playing the video from the obtained playing progress includes:

and acquiring a play record corresponding to the user account from the server, and inquiring the play state of the display equipment. In some embodiments, the server includes a service server and an internet of things server, the playing record of the video is obtained from the service server, the playing state of the query psychological device is determined by the internet of things server, a long link and the internet of things server are maintained after the display device is powered on, and the playing state of the display device is reported to the internet of things server in real time.

And in response to the state of the display device being the pause playing state, controlling an upper layer of a user interface of the display screen to display a synchronous prompt message so as to prompt a user to synchronously watch the video played on the display device. When the status of the display device is the pause playing status, the user does not have a need to watch the video on the display device, and a synchronization prompt message is displayed on the display screen, where the synchronization prompt message is exemplarily shown in fig. 9, and the synchronization prompt message in fig. 9 shows that a text "whether to continue watching or not" detects that you are watching "celebration year" on the television side and whether to watch synchronously on the refrigerator side? Additionally, the sync prompt message includes a view control and a cancel control. The user interface of the display screen may also be viewed while the synchronization prompt message is displayed.

And responding to the selected viewing control in the synchronous prompt message, controlling not to display the synchronous prompt message on a layer above a user interface of a display screen, playing a corresponding video according to the playing progress, and updating the playing record in the server in real time. For example, the user may move the focus to the viewing control through the user control device, and press a confirmation key on the control device to complete the operation of selecting the viewing control in the synchronization prompt message. In some embodiments, the record of the playing of the refrigerator is also uploaded to the server in real time.

And controlling a display screen to stop displaying the synchronous prompt message and only displaying a specified interface in response to the selection of the cancel control in the synchronous prompt message.

And controlling the display screen to display a specified interface in response to the condition that the display equipment is in the normal playing state. In some embodiments, when the display device normally plays the video, a user may wish to watch the video on the display device, so that the user does not need to control the display screen to play the video synchronously, and a designated interface can be displayed.

In view of the above description, in some embodiments, when the number of users watching a video is one, after the users watch the video on the display device, the users enter the kitchen to watch the video by using the refrigeration device, and then return to the living room to continue watching the video through the display device, in the scene, a method for synchronizing the progress of the video is provided, as shown in fig. 10, and the method includes: s101, receiving a first operation of a user by the display equipment. And S102, playing the video according to the first operation. And S103, sending the playing record of the video to a server. S104, the server stores the playing record. When the user leaves the living room and enters the kitchen, the user performs the triggering operation, and S105, the refrigeration device receives the triggering operation. And S106, responding to the trigger operation, and acquiring a play record corresponding to the user account on the refrigeration equipment. And S107, receiving the play record sent by the server. And S108, acquiring a video according to the video identifier in the playing record, and playing the video from the acquired playing progress. And S109, sending the playing record of the video to a server. S110, the server stores the playing record. When the user leaves the kitchen, the user enters the living room again to watch the video through the display device. The user performs a play operation, and S111, the display device receives the play operation input by the user. And S112, responding to the playing operation, updating the playing record, and playing the video according to the updated playing progress. And S113, sending the playing record of the video to a server. And S114, storing the playing record. By the method in the embodiment of the application, when a user watches videos through different devices, repeated watching of the video contents can be avoided, and user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 11, the present application provides a video progress synchronization method applied to a display device, including:

and sending the playing record of the video to a server, and when receiving an acquisition request sent by a refrigeration device corresponding to the display device in response to a trigger operation of a user, the server sends the playing record to the refrigeration device, so that the refrigeration device continues to play the video according to the playing record, wherein the playing record comprises a video identifier and a playing progress.

In some embodiments, a video progress synchronization method applied to a refrigeration device includes:

receiving a trigger operation;

responding to the trigger operation, and acquiring a play record corresponding to the user account;

and acquiring a video according to the video identifier of the playing record, and playing the video from the acquired playing progress, wherein the playing record comprises the video identifier and the playing progress.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the techniques of the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented as software plus a required general purpose hardware platform. In particular implementations, the present invention also provides a computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium may store a program, and when the computer storage medium is located in a display device, the program may include program steps included in a multi-way video call processing method that the controller 250 is configured to execute. The computer storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM) or a Random Access Memory (RAM).

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

a display;

a user interface;

the communicator is used for connecting the display equipment with the server;

a first controller respectively connected to the display, the communicator and the user interface, for performing:

when a user leaves, sending the playing record of the video to a server, and when receiving an acquisition request sent by a refrigeration device corresponding to the display device in response to a trigger operation of the user, the server sends the playing record to the refrigeration device, so that the refrigeration device continues to play the video according to the playing record, wherein the playing record comprises a video identifier and a playing progress.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the user's exit means a time of a pause operation for receiving an input.

3. The display device according to claim 2, wherein after receiving the input pause operation, the first controller is further configured to:

receiving a play operation input by a user;

when the playing record recorded by the server is updated, playing the video according to the received updated playing record;

and when the playing record recorded by the server is not updated, continuing playing the video according to the playing record after the pause operation is received.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein when there is an update in the play record recorded by the server, the video is played according to the received updated play record; when the playing record recorded by the server side is not updated, the step of playing the video according to the playing record after the pause operation is received comprises the following steps:

responding to the playing operation, and sending an acquisition request of a playing record to the server;

receiving a playing record fed back by a server in response to the acquisition request of the playing record;

when the playing record of the feedback is different from the playing record during the pause, playing the video according to the playing record of the feedback;

and when the playing record of the feedback is the same as the playing record at the pause time, continuing playing the video from the playing record at the pause time.

5. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising a human body detector;

before the sending the play record of the video to the server, the first controller is further configured to:

acquiring a detection signal input by a detector;

when the detection signal represents that the user leaves a preset watching range, determining that the user leaves, and sending the playing record of the video to a server;

and when the detection signal indicates that the user does not leave the preset watching range, the playing record of the video is not sent to the server.

6. The display device of claim 5, wherein when the detection signal indicates that the user leaves the preset viewing range, the first controller is further configured to: pausing the playing of the video.

7. The display device of claim 6, wherein after pausing the playback of the video, the first controller is further configured to:

when the detection signal represents that the user enters a preset viewing range, determining whether the playing record recorded by the server is updated;

8. A display device, comprising:

a display;

a user interface;

the communicator is used for connecting the display equipment with the server;

receiving a trigger operation of a user;

responding to an acquisition request sent to a server by the triggering operation, so that the server sends a playing record of a video sent to the server by the refrigeration equipment when a user leaves to the display equipment, wherein the playing record comprises a video identifier and a playing progress;

and continuing to play the video at the playing progress according to the video identification.

9. A refrigeration appliance, comprising:

a box body for placing food materials;

the door body is arranged on the box body;

the display screen is arranged on the door body and used for displaying an interactive interface;

a second controller for performing: receiving a trigger operation;

responding to a trigger operation, and acquiring a playing record of a video on a display device corresponding to the refrigeration device;

10. A cold storage device according to claim 9, wherein the triggering operation is:

starting the operation of the display screen; or the like, or, alternatively,

an operation of switching the display screen from a first mode to a second mode, wherein the first mode is a food material management mode and the second mode is a mode different from the food material management mode; or the like, or, alternatively,

and opening the door body.

11. The refrigeration device as recited in claim 9 wherein the step of obtaining a play record corresponding to the user account in response to the triggering operation comprises:

sending a playing record acquisition request to the server according to the account information of the refrigeration equipment;

and receiving the playing record fed back by the server.

12. A cold storage device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the step of playing the video from the retrieved play record comprises:

acquiring a play record corresponding to a user account from a server, and inquiring the play state of display equipment;

in response to the state of the display device being a pause playing state, controlling an upper layer of a user interface of the display screen to display a synchronous prompt message so as to prompt a user to synchronously watch the video played on the display device;

and responding to the selected viewing control in the synchronous prompt message, controlling not to display the synchronous prompt message on a layer above a user interface of a display screen, playing the corresponding video according to the playing record, and updating the playing record in the server in real time.

13. A display device, comprising:

a display;

a user interface;

the communicator is used for connecting the display equipment with the server;

14. A display device, comprising:

a display;

a user interface;

the communicator is used for connecting the display equipment with the server;

receiving a trigger operation of a user;

responding to an acquisition request sent to a server by the triggering operation, so that the server sends a play record of a video sent to the server by other display equipment when a user leaves to the display equipment, wherein the play record comprises a video identifier and a play progress;

and according to the playing identification, continuing to play the video at the playing progress.

15. A video progress synchronization method is applied to display equipment and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

16. A video progress synchronization method is applied to a refrigeration device and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

receiving a trigger operation;