CN117834971A - Display equipment and method for displaying spaced play channels - Google Patents

Abstract

The display device obtains state information of the alternate play channel and action information after entering the alternate play channel, sends the state information and the action information to a display interface of a display, and controls the display interface to display the state information and the action information. The state of the spaced play channel and the action of entering the spaced play channel can be intuitively displayed to the user, so that the convenience of the user in using the spaced play function is improved. In addition, the user can also more clearly determine the state of the alternate play channel, so that the alternate play function can be set by adopting corresponding operation, and the efficiency of the function of using the alternate play by the user is improved.

Description

Display equipment and method for displaying spaced play channels

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of display equipment control, in particular to a display equipment and a spaced play channel display method.

Background

With the development of society, the functions of display devices are increasing. The user can connect the intelligent terminal device with the display device, and the video resources on the intelligent terminal device are transmitted to the display device supporting the alternate play function for play in a mirror image mode by adopting a wireless screen-throwing play technology. The user can use the alternate play function according to the state of the alternate play channel and the action of entering the alternate play channel.

However, in the prior art, the state of the alternate play channel and the action of entering the alternate play channel cannot be intuitively displayed to the user, so that the convenience of the user in using the alternate play function is greatly reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides display equipment and a method for displaying a space-apart playing channel, which are used for solving the problem that the state of the space-apart playing channel cannot be intuitively displayed to a user and the action of entering the space-apart playing channel cannot be displayed to the user, so that the convenience of the function of using the space-apart playing by the user is greatly reduced.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a display device, comprising: the display is configured to display state information of the alternate play channel and action information after entering the alternate play channel in a display interface, wherein the state information is used for representing availability of the alternate play function, and the action information is used for guiding a user to set the alternate play function;

a controller configured to: acquiring state information of a spaced play channel and action information after entering the spaced play channel;

and sending the state information and the action information to a display interface of the display, and controlling the display interface to display the state information and the action information.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller is further configured to: obtaining brand information of display equipment from a television platform module;

if the display equipment does not support the alternate play function based on the brand information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an unsupported state;

if the display device supports the alternate play function based on the brand information, state information of the alternate play channel is determined based on the chip attribute of the display device.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller determines state information of the alternate play channel based on a chip attribute of the display device, and is further configured to:

acquiring the chip attribute of the display equipment from the television platform module;

if the display equipment does not support the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an unsupported state;

if the display device supports the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, the state information of the alternate play channel is determined based on the key information of the alternate play channel.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller controls the display interface to display status information and action information, and is further configured to:

and controlling the display interface not to display the spaced play channels in the preset channel list.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller determines state information of the blank playback channel based on key information of the blank playback channel, and is further configured to:

obtaining key information of the spaced play channel from a key information storage module;

if the display equipment does not download the key based on the key information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in a supporting but unavailable state;

if the display device is determined to have downloaded the key based on the key information, state information of the alternate play channel is determined based on the switching information of the alternate play channel.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller controls the display interface to display status information and action information, and is further configured to:

and controlling the display interface to display the blank play channel in a preset channel list by adopting a first mark, wherein the first mark is used for representing that the state information of the blank play channel is in a supporting but unavailable state.

In some embodiments of the present application, after the controller determines that the state information of the alternate play channel is in a supported but unavailable state, the controller is further configured to:

acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, and outputting prompt information of abnormal functions of the alternate play.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller determines state information of the alternate play channel based on the switching information of the alternate play channel, and is further configured to:

acquiring switching information of a space-free playing channel from a preset development kit module corresponding to the space-free playing function;

if the alternate play function is determined to be in a closed state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is only in a state of supporting connection with the terminal equipment;

and if the alternate play function is determined to be in an open state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an available state.

In some embodiments of the present application, after the controller determines that the state information of the alternate play channel is a state supporting only the connection terminal device, the controller is further configured to:

acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, outputting a setting page corresponding to the alternate play function, so that a user sets the alternate play function on the setting page.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller controls the display interface to display status information and action information, and is further configured to:

and controlling the display interface to display the blank play channel in a preset channel list by adopting a second mark, wherein the second mark is used for representing that the state information of the blank play channel is in an available state.

In some embodiments of the present application, after the controller determines that the state information of the alternate play channel is an available state, the controller is further configured to:

acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, outputting a main page corresponding to the alternate play function, so that a user can use the alternate play function on the main page.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a method for displaying a play channel at intervals, which is applied to a display device, and the method includes:

acquiring state information of a blank play channel and action information after entering the blank play channel, wherein the state information is used for representing the availability of a blank play function, and the action information is used for guiding a user to set the blank play function;

and sending the state information and the action information to a display interface of the display, and controlling the display interface to display the state information and the action information.

In some embodiments of the present application, the method further includes: obtaining brand information of display equipment from a television platform module;

if the display equipment does not support the alternate play function based on the brand information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an unsupported state;

if the display device supports the alternate play function based on the brand information, state information of the alternate play channel is determined based on the chip attribute of the display device.

In some embodiments of the present application, determining state information of a blank play channel based on a chip attribute of a display device includes:

acquiring the chip attribute of the display equipment from the television platform module;

if the display equipment does not support the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an unsupported state;

if the display device supports the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, the state information of the alternate play channel is determined based on the key information of the alternate play channel.

In some embodiments of the present application, controlling the display interface to display status information and action information includes:

and controlling the display interface not to display the spaced play channels in the preset channel list.

In some embodiments of the present application, determining state information of a blank play channel based on key information of the blank play channel includes:

obtaining key information of the spaced play channel from a key information storage module;

if the display equipment does not download the key based on the key information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in a supporting but unavailable state;

if the display device is determined to have downloaded the key based on the key information, state information of the alternate play channel is determined based on the switching information of the alternate play channel.

In some embodiments of the present application, the control display interface displays status information and action information, and further includes:

and controlling the display interface to display the blank play channel in a preset channel list by adopting a first mark, wherein the first mark is used for representing that the state information of the blank play channel is in a supporting but unavailable state.

In some embodiments of the present application, after determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in a supported but unavailable state, the method includes:

acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, and outputting prompt information of abnormal functions of the alternate play.

In some embodiments of the present application, determining state information of a blank play channel based on switch information of the blank play channel includes:

acquiring switching information of a space-free playing channel from a preset development kit module corresponding to the space-free playing function;

if the alternate play function is determined to be in a closed state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is only in a state of supporting connection with the terminal equipment;

and if the alternate play function is determined to be in an open state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an available state.

In some embodiments of the present application, after determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is a state supporting only the connection terminal device, the method includes:

acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, outputting a setting page corresponding to the alternate play function, so that a user sets the alternate play function on the setting page.

In some embodiments of the present application, the control display interface displays status information and action information, and further includes:

and controlling the display interface to display the blank play channel in a preset channel list by adopting a second mark, wherein the second mark is used for representing that the state information of the blank play channel is in an available state.

In some embodiments of the present application, after determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is an available state, the library:

acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, outputting a main page corresponding to the alternate play function, so that a user can use the alternate play function on the main page.

In a third aspect, the present application further provides a computer readable storage medium, where a program may be stored, where the program may implement some or all of the steps included in the embodiments of the method for displaying a blank play channel provided in the present application when executed.

According to the display device and the method for displaying the spaced play channels, the display device obtains the state information of the spaced play channels and the action information after entering the spaced play channels, sends the state information and the action information to the display interface of the display, and controls the display interface to display the state information and the action information. The state of the spaced play channel and the action of entering the spaced play channel can be intuitively displayed to the user, so that the convenience of the user in using the spaced play function is improved. In addition, the user can also more clearly determine the state of the alternate play channel, so that the alternate play function can be set by adopting corresponding operation, and the efficiency of the function of using the alternate play by the user is improved.

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

FIG. 2 illustrates a hardware configuration block diagram of a control device according to some embodiments;

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

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

FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart of a display device performing a method of alternate play channel presentation in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 6 illustrates a flowchart of a display device performing determining status information for a blank play channel based on brand information, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 7 illustrates a flowchart of a display device performing determining status information for a blank playback channel based on chip properties, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart of a display device performing determining state information for a blank playback channel based on key information, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart of a display device performing determining status information for a blank playback channel based on switch information, in accordance with some embodiments;

FIG. 10 illustrates a logical architecture diagram of a display device according to some embodiments;

fig. 11 illustrates an overall flow diagram of a method of show a show channel for a show channel in a space, according to some embodiments.

Detailed Description

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

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-described figures are used for distinguishing between similar or similar objects or entities and not necessarily for limiting a particular order or sequence, unless otherwise indicated. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances.

The terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to all elements explicitly listed, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such product or apparatus. The term "module" refers to any known or later developed hardware, software, firmware, artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, or combination of hardware or/and software code that is capable of performing the function associated with that element.

The display device provided in the embodiment of the application may have various implementation forms, for example, may be a television, an intelligent television, a computer, a laser projection device, a display (monitor), an electronic whiteboard (electronic bulletin board), an electronic desktop (electronic table), and the like. Fig. 1 and 2 are specific embodiments of a display device of the present application.

Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an operational scenario between a display device and a control apparatus according to some embodiments. As shown in fig. 1, a user may operate the display device 200 through the terminal device 300 or 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 infrared protocol communication or bluetooth protocol communication, and other short-range communication modes, and the display device 200 is controlled by a wireless or 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.

In some embodiments, the terminal device 300 (e.g., mobile terminal, tablet, computer, notebook, etc.) may also be used to control the display device 200. For example, the display device 200 is controlled using an application running on the terminal device.

In some embodiments, the display device may receive instructions not using the terminal device or the control device described above, but rather receive control of the user by touch or gesture, or the like.

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

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

Fig. 2 shows a hardware configuration block diagram of the control apparatus 100 according to some embodiments. As shown in fig. 2, the control device 100 includes a controller 110, a communication interface 130, a user input/output interface 140, a memory, and a power supply. The control apparatus 100 may receive an input operation instruction of a user, and convert the operation instruction into an instruction recognizable and responsive to the display device 200, and may perform an interaction between the user and the display device 200.

Fig. 3 illustrates a hardware configuration block diagram of a display device 200 according to some embodiments. As shown in fig. 3, the display apparatus 200 includes at least one of a modem 210, a communicator 220, a detector 230, an external device interface 240, a controller 250, a display 260, an audio output interface 270, a memory, a power supply, and a user interface.

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

The display 260 includes a display screen component for presenting a picture, and a driving component for driving an image display, a component for receiving an image signal from the controller output, displaying video content, image content, and a menu manipulation interface, and a user manipulation UI interface.

The display 260 may be a liquid crystal display, an OLED display, a projection device, or a projection screen.

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

A user interface, which may be used to receive control signals from the control device 100 (e.g., an infrared remote control, etc.).

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

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

The modem 210 receives broadcast television signals through a wired or wireless reception manner, and demodulates audio and video signals, such as EPG data signals, from a plurality of wireless or wired broadcast television 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.

The controller 250 controls the operation of the display device and responds to the user's operations through various software control programs stored on the memory. The controller 250 controls the overall operation of the display apparatus 200. For example: in response to receiving a user command to select a UI object to be displayed on the display 260, the controller 250 may perform an operation related to the object selected by the user command.

In some embodiments the controller includes at least one of a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), video processor, audio processor, graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), first to nth interfaces for input/output, a communication Bus (Bus), etc.

The user may input a user command through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) displayed on the display 260, 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.

A "user interface" is a media interface for interaction and exchange of information between an application or operating system and a user, which enables conversion between an internal form of information and a user-acceptable form. 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.

Fig. 4 illustrates a software configuration diagram in a display device 200 according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the system of the display device may include a Kernel (Kernel), a command parser (shell), a file system, and an application program. The kernel, shell, and file system together 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.

As shown in fig. 4, the system of the display device is divided into three layers, an application layer, a middleware layer, and a hardware layer, from top to bottom. In some embodiments, the system of the display device further includes a UI layer (not shown in the figure) located above the application layer, the UI layer receiving data transmissions of the application layer to enable a visual presentation of the display 260.

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

The application framework (Application Framework) is a complete program model with all the basic functions required by standard application software, such as: file access, data exchange, and the interface for the use of these functions (toolbar, status column, menu, dialog box).

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

The middleware layer includes middleware such as various television protocols, multimedia protocols, and system components. The middleware can use basic services (functions) provided by the system software to connect various parts of the application system or different applications on the network, so that the purposes of resource sharing and function sharing can be achieved.

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

In some embodiments, the display device 200 may play the data stream provided by itself, and may also receive the data stream sent by the terminal device 300 by way of projection or mirroring. The display device 200 includes playing the data stream in different modes, for example, a normal mode and an audio mode. In the normal mode, the display 260 of the display device 200 is in a bright screen state, the display 260 plays the video data of the data stream, and the audio output interface 270 outputs the audio data to the local speaker or the external audio output device for playing. In the audio mode, the display 260 of the display apparatus 200 is in a black screen state, the display 260 does not display video data, and the audio output interface 270 only outputs the audio data to the local speaker or the external audio output device for playing.

While the display device 200 is in the audio mode to play the data stream, if the user drops the screen again to play other data streams, the existing display device 200 still plays the newly played data stream in the audio mode. When the newly played data stream is video, the display 260 of the display device 200 still in the audio mode is still in a black screen state, and the video data in the newly cast data stream cannot be played through the display 260, so that the user cannot watch the video content and the user experience is poor.

To ensure that the display device 200 in the audio mode can light the display 260 in time to present a video picture through the display 260 when playing other data streams, some embodiments of the present application provide a display device 200 in which, in the audio mode, if a data stream sent by the terminal device 300 is received, the state of the display 260 can be controlled so that the display 260 can be lit in time when the video picture needs to be displayed.

In the related technology, a user can connect the intelligent terminal device with the display device, and the video resources on the intelligent terminal device are transmitted to the display device supporting the spaced play function for play in a mirror image mode by adopting a wireless screen-throwing play technology. The user can use the alternate play function according to the state of the alternate play channel and the action of entering the alternate play channel. However, in the prior art, the state of the alternate play channel and the action of entering the alternate play channel cannot be intuitively displayed to the user, so that the convenience of the user in using the alternate play function is greatly reduced.

Based on the above, the application provides a display device and a method for displaying a blank play channel, wherein the display device obtains the state information of the blank play channel and the action information after entering the blank play channel, then sends the state information and the action information to a display interface of a display, and controls the display interface to display the state information and the action information. The state of the spaced play channel and the action of entering the spaced play channel can be intuitively displayed to the user, so that the convenience of the user in using the spaced play function is improved. In addition, the user can also more clearly determine the state of the alternate play channel, so that the alternate play function can be set by adopting corresponding operation, and the efficiency of the function of using the alternate play by the user is improved.

Fig. 5 illustrates a flowchart of a display device performing a method of alternate play channel presentation in accordance with some embodiments, the controller being configured to perform the following steps when performing the alternate play channel presentation method illustrated in fig. 5:

s51, acquiring state information of the alternate play channel and action information after entering the alternate play channel.

On the television platform, the space-free playing, namely the AirPlay itself comprises two parts, namely HomeKit and AirPlay. The former is mainly used for connecting and binding terminal equipment such as iphone, mac and the like with a television supporting the AirPlay function, and can be used as a remote controller for remotely operating the television. The latter is mainly used for screen projection, audio and video playing and the like on televisions supporting AirPlay functions.

On a television platform, airPlay may exist as a virtual channel, i.e., a blank play channel, which is one type of entry that uses the AirPlay function. The status information of the alternate play channel is used for representing the availability of the alternate play function, and the action information is used for guiding a user to set the alternate play function. Illustratively, the state information may include, but is not limited to, an unsupported state, a supported but unavailable state, a state supporting only connected terminal devices, an available state, and the like. The action information may include, but is not limited to, outputting a prompt for abnormal play function of the blank play, outputting a setting page corresponding to the blank play function, outputting a main page corresponding to the blank play function, and the like.

S52, sending the state information and the action information to a display interface of the display, and controlling the display interface to display the state information and the action information.

The display interface is provided with an entrance of the spaced play channel, which comprises state information capable of displaying the spaced play channel and action information after entering the spaced play channel. The state information and the action information displayed on the display interface can be updated correspondingly according to the received information.

In some embodiments, when acquiring the state information of the blank play channel and the action information after entering the blank play channel, as shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is a flowchart of determining the state information of the blank play channel based on the brand information, which may include:

S61, obtaining brand information of the display equipment from the television platform module.

And S62, if the display equipment does not support the alternate play function based on the brand information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an unsupported state.

And S63, if the display equipment supports the alternate play function based on the brand information, determining the state information of the alternate play channel based on the chip attribute of the display equipment.

The television platform module provides brand information of the display device, and whether the display device of the brand supports the alternate play function can be rapidly and conveniently determined by acquiring the brand information of the display device. And may further determine whether the display device supports the spaced play function based on the chip attribute of the display device in a case where it is determined that the display device of the brand supports the spaced play function based on the brand information.

For example, the controller determines the state information of the alternate play channel based on the chip attribute of the display device, as shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is a flowchart of determining the state information of the alternate play channel based on the chip attribute, which may include:

s71, acquiring the chip attribute of the display device from the television platform module.

And S72, if the display equipment is determined to not support the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an unsupported state.

And S73, if the display equipment supports the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, determining the state information of the alternate play channel based on the key information of the alternate play channel.

The chip attribute is attribute information of the display device, and the chip attribute may be information of a chip type, a chip model number and the like, or may be other types of chip attribute. Whether the display equipment supports the alternate play function is further judged based on the chip attribute of the display equipment, so that the judgment accuracy is improved.

In the case where it is determined that the display device does not support the spaced play function based on the chip attribute, the controller controls the display interface to present the state information and the action information, illustratively, is further configured to: and controlling the display interface not to display the spaced play channels in the preset channel list.

The display interface can provide a plurality of inlets of different channels, namely a preset channel list can be displayed. When the display device does not support the blank play function, display data corresponding to the blank play channel in the preset channel list can be deleted, so that the blank play channel is not displayed in the preset channel list. Therefore, under the condition that the display equipment does not support the alternate play function, the user can clearly know that the alternate play function is not supported on the display equipment, operational confusion is not brought to the user, and the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, in a case where it is determined that the display device supports the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, the controller determines the state information of the alternate play channel based on the key information of the alternate play channel, as shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 is a flowchart of determining the state information of the alternate play channel based on the key information provided in the embodiment of the present application, and may include:

s81, acquiring key information of the spaced play channels from a key information storage module.

And S82, if the display equipment does not download the key based on the key information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in a supporting but unavailable state.

And S83, if the display equipment is determined to download the key based on the key information, determining the state information of the alternate play channel based on the switch information of the alternate play channel.

The key information storage module stores key information of the spaced play channels and can provide key-related services. The reasons for not downloading the keys by the display device may be various, for example, not downloaded due to network problems, not downloaded due to end user license agreement (End User Licence Agreement, EULA) closing problems, or other types of reasons.

In the case that the display device is determined to not download the key based on the key information, and the state information of the alternate play channel is determined to be a supported but unavailable state, the controller controls the display interface to display the state information and the action information, and is further configured to: and controlling the display interface to display the blank play channel in a preset channel list by adopting a first mark, wherein the first mark is used for representing that the state information of the blank play channel is in a supporting but unavailable state.

The first mark may be a gray mark, that is, the blank playing channel in the preset channel list is displayed with the gray mark, so that the user is indicated that the current display device supports the blank playing function, but the blank playing function is not available.

In addition, when the key information determines that the display device does not download the key, the key information can be detected once every preset time, for example, the key information can be detected once every 10s, so that whether the key has been downloaded by the display device can be determined in time, the state information of the alternate play channel can be updated in time, the accuracy of the displayed state information is ensured, and the user experience is improved.

In some embodiments, after the controller determines that the status information of the alternate play channel is in a supported but unavailable state, it is further configured to: and acquiring clicking operation of the user on the spaced play channel. And responding to the clicking operation, and outputting prompt information of abnormal functions of the alternate play.

If the user continues to click the button corresponding to the alternate play channel, the user will output the prompt information of the alternate play function abnormality, where the prompt information may be displayed on the display interface in a text form, or may be output in a voice play form, or may be output in other manners, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited specifically. The play function is not started while the prompt information of abnormal play function is output.

In some embodiments, in a case where the display device determines that the key has been downloaded based on the key information, the controller determines the state information of the blank play channel based on the switch information of the blank play channel, as shown in fig. 9, fig. 9 is a flowchart of determining the state information of the blank play channel based on the switch information provided in the embodiment of the present application, and may include:

s91, acquiring switching information of the alternate play channel from a preset development kit module corresponding to the alternate play function.

And S92, if the alternate play function is determined to be in the off state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in a state of only supporting the connection of the terminal equipment.

And S93, if the alternate play function is determined to be in an on state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an available state.

The preset development kit module provides functions of spaced play, including HomeKit, airPlay and the like. And also provides a switch for the alternate play function that can be turned on or off by a user to control the use of the alternate play function. If the alternate play function is determined to be in the off state based on the switch information, the state information of the alternate play channel is determined to be in a state of only supporting connection with the terminal device, namely, only the Homekit function can be used, the terminal device is connected with the display device, and the terminal device is used as a remote controller to control the display device.

At this time, if the user wants to continue using the alternate play function, in some embodiments, after the controller determines that the status information of the alternate play channel is a status supporting only the connection terminal device, the controller is further configured to: and acquiring clicking operation of the user on the spaced play channel. And responding to the clicking operation, outputting a setting page corresponding to the alternate play function, so that a user sets the alternate play function on the setting page. The switch of the alternate play function can be opened on the setting page, and in this way, the user can be guided to set the alternate play function so as to use the alternate play function more conveniently.

Upon determining that the alternate play function is in an on state based on the switch information, the controller illustratively controls the display interface to present state information and motion information, and is further configured to: and controlling the display interface to display the blank play channel in a preset channel list by adopting a second mark, wherein the second mark is used for representing that the state information of the blank play channel is in an available state.

The second mark may be a highlight mark, that is, the blank play channel in the preset channel list is displayed with the highlight mark, so that the user is indicated that the current display device supports all functions of blank play, that is, a HomeKit function and an air play function can be used. At this time, after the controller determines that the state information of the alternate play channel is the available state, it is further configured to: and acquiring clicking operation of the user on the spaced play channel. And responding to the clicking operation, outputting a main page corresponding to the alternate play function, so that a user can use the alternate play function on the main page.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10, fig. 10 is a logic architecture diagram of a display device provided in an embodiment of the present application, where the display device may include a man-machine interaction interface module, an air play related information obtaining module, a preset development kit module, a television platform module, and a key related information storage module. The man-machine interaction interface module can provide the display interface and display state information of the spaced play channel and action information after entering the spaced play channel on the display interface. The AirPlay related information acquisition module is a module for executing all operations of the controller, and can acquire brand information of the display device, chip attribute of the display device, key information of the alternate play channel, switch information of the alternate play channel and the like, synthesize the information to generate a state of the alternate play channel, and set the state in the television platform module so that the television platform module informs the man-machine interaction interface module of updating the state information of the alternate play channel. Specific contents of the preset development kit module, the television platform module and the key related information storage module are described above, and are not described herein.

On the basis of fig. 10, as shown in fig. 11, fig. 11 is an overall flowchart of a method for displaying a play channel with a space according to an embodiment of the present application. Specifically:

the brand information of the display device can be acquired from the television platform module, and if the display device is determined to not support the alternate play function based on the brand information, the state information of the alternate play channel is determined to be an unsupported state. And if the display equipment supports the alternate play function based on the brand information, acquiring the chip attribute of the display equipment from the television platform module. If the display equipment does not support the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, the state information of the alternate play channel is determined to be an unsupported state. If the display equipment supports the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, acquiring the key information of the alternate play channel from the key information storage module. If the display device is determined to not download the key based on the key information, the state information of the alternate play channel is determined to be a supported but unavailable state. If the display equipment is determined to download the key based on the key information, acquiring the switching information of the alternate play channel from a preset development kit module corresponding to the alternate play function. If the alternate play function is determined to be in the off state based on the switch information, the state information of the alternate play channel is determined to be in a state of only supporting the connection of the terminal equipment. And if the alternate play function is determined to be in an open state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an available state.

In some embodiments, a method for displaying a play channel at intervals is provided, and the method is applied to a display device and comprises the following steps: acquiring state information of the alternate play channel and action information after entering the alternate play channel, wherein the state information is used for representing availability of the alternate play function, and the action information is used for guiding a user to set the alternate play function. And sending the state information and the action information to a display interface of the display, and controlling the display interface to display the state information and the action information.

The implementation principle and the beneficial effects of the method for displaying the spaced play channel provided in the foregoing embodiments may be referred to the above limitation of each embodiment of the display device, and are not repeated herein.

In a specific implementation, the present invention further provides a computer readable storage medium, where the computer readable storage medium may store a program, where the program may include some or all of the steps in each embodiment of the display control method provided by the present invention when executed. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random-access memory (random access memory, RAM), or the like.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the techniques of embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in software plus a necessary general purpose hardware platform. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, in essence or contributing to the prior art.

The same or similar parts between the various embodiments in this specification are referred to each other. In particular, for the alternate play channel presentation method embodiment, since it is substantially similar to the display device embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and reference is made to the description in the display device embodiment for relevant points.

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 present disclosure and to enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the embodiments.

Claims (12)

1. A display device, characterized by comprising:

the display is configured to display state information of the alternate play channel and action information after entering the alternate play channel in a display interface, wherein the state information is used for representing availability of an alternate play function, and the action information is used for guiding a user to set the alternate play function;

a controller configured to:

acquiring state information of the spaced play channel and action information after entering the spaced play channel;

and sending the state information and the action information to a display interface of the display, and controlling the display interface to display the state information and the action information.

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

Obtaining brand information of the display equipment from a television platform module;

if the display equipment does not support the alternate play function based on the brand information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an unsupported state;

and if the display equipment supports the alternate play function based on the brand information, determining the state information of the alternate play channel based on the chip attribute of the display equipment.

3. The display device of claim 2, wherein the controller determines the status information of the alternate play channel based on a chip attribute of the display device, and is further configured to:

acquiring the chip attribute of the display device from the television platform module;

if the display equipment does not support the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is in an unsupported state;

and if the display equipment supports the alternate play function based on the chip attribute, determining the state information of the alternate play channel based on the key information of the alternate play channel.

4. A display device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the controller controls the display interface to present the status information and motion information, further configured to:

And controlling the display interface not to display the spaced play channels in a preset channel list.

5. The display device of claim 3, wherein the controller determines status information of the blank playback channel based on key information of the blank playback channel, and is further configured to:

acquiring key information of the spaced play channels from a key information storage module;

if the display equipment does not download the key based on the key information, determining that the state information of the spaced play channel is in a supporting but unavailable state;

and if the display equipment is determined to have downloaded the key based on the key information, determining the state information of the alternate play channel based on the switching information of the alternate play channel.

6. The display device of claim 5, wherein the controller controls the display interface to present the status information and motion information, further configured to:

and controlling the display interface to display the spaced play channels in a preset channel list by adopting a first mark, wherein the first mark is used for representing that the state information of the spaced play channels is in a supporting but unavailable state.

7. The display device of claim 5 or 6, wherein after the controller determines that the status information of the spaced apart playback channels is in a supported but unavailable state, is further configured to:

acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, and outputting prompt information of abnormal functions of the alternate play.

8. The display device of claim 5, wherein the controller determines status information of the blank playback channel based on switching information of the blank playback channel, and is further configured to:

acquiring switching information of the spaced play channel from a preset development kit module corresponding to the spaced play function;

if the alternate play function is determined to be in a closed state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the alternate play channel is only in a state of supporting connection with terminal equipment;

and if the open-close play function is determined to be in an open state based on the switch information, determining that the state information of the open-close play channel is in an available state.

9. The display device according to claim 8, wherein after the controller determines that the status information of the spaced play channel is a status supporting only a connection terminal device, it is further configured to:

Acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, outputting a setting page corresponding to the alternate play function, so that a user sets the alternate play function on the setting page.

10. The display device of claim 8, wherein the controller controls the display interface to present the status information and motion information, further configured to:

and controlling the display interface to display the spaced play channels in a preset channel list by adopting a second mark, wherein the second mark is used for representing that the state information of the spaced play channels is in an available state.

11. The display device of claim 8 or 10, wherein after the controller determines that the status information of the blank playback channel is an available status, is further configured to:

acquiring clicking operation of a user on the spaced play channel;

and responding to the clicking operation, outputting a main page corresponding to the alternate play function, so that a user can use the alternate play function on the main page.

12. A method for displaying a spaced play channel, which is applied to a display device, and is characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:

Acquiring state information of a blank play channel and action information after entering the blank play channel, wherein the state information is used for representing the availability of a blank play function, and the action information is used for guiding a user to set the blank play function;

and sending the state information and the action information to a display interface of the display, and controlling the display interface to display the state information and the action information.