TWI234401B - Method and apparatus for displaying a PIP subscreen related to a PIP main screen - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for displaying a picture in picture (PIP) subscreen related to a PIP main screen. The apparatus displays the PIP subscreen related to the PIP main screen according to the identified data inputted by an user. The method uses at least one relative screen parameter to decide the PIP main screen and the PIP subscreen in a display unit. Hence, the PIP subscreen relates to the PIP main screen.

Description

1234401 Jade and invention description (1) [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to the screen display of an electronic device, and in particular, to a method and a device for determining whether to display a related mother-child day-and-day surface using input poor materials' Make the content of the child screen and the content of the mother screen relevant. [Prior art] The interactive TV Set material is used in the news, and the TV day is random, so it is disturbing. Another query is [invented in traditional electricity, traditional functions-Top Box users can face it, but when the user chooses the usual electric user, the cable and electric video content] It is only the TV that is not set, for example, STB: At the same time, the mother video opens the sub video channel to find the internal audio and video signals of the TV channel, so users can only watch the broadcast with interactive functions and selectivity. In addition, the knowledge is as follows: Although the interactive TV set-top box (Interactive 'allows users to browse graphic materials and use sub-day-viewing to watch cable TV channels and sub-screen content provided may not be relevant, The face-to-face cable TV channels are not necessarily related to the content of the mother screen. The cable TV channels corresponding to the mother daytime channel may be more than one hundred channels, and the user capacity is also very time-consuming. Invent the θ v data to decide whether to watch a screen where the user can use input recognition to identify the parent screen that can be displayed on this device. &Amp; Relevant screens are displayed on a sub-screen in the display unit. An association can make the content of the child's written parentheses unrelated to the child screen. Therefore, in order to achieve the above and other purposes, the association. This month's knowledge: a way to show the relevance

1234401 Five 'invention description (2) Mother picture device. This and input unit. The unit inputs at least one piece of data and channel data to determine a corresponding correlation signal, so that the sub-picture property is associated with the video stream. In order to achieve the diurnal parameters of the mother's diurnal surface. Data ’on the display. The user enters a channel data selection parameter on the display so that the associated parent is the data in the code that achieves the day-to-day display of the son and daughter. If the channel data selection code is used, the content is included. Then, the above sum method. In this case, if the group identification in the unit is used, the screen in the corresponding unit and the above method are used. Enter the system according to the channel, and enter one of the selected systems. Electronic installation The display unit, storage unit, and control unit. Video C stores multiple related screen parameters. Control Control S number of single machine. In addition, the input unit turns 70 'according to the identification data and channel data, and the control unit can display an associated mother day and an associated mother screen according to the associated day and day parameters. Relevant sub-picture content has other purposes of association. The present invention proposes a method for displaying relevance sub-j. The method includes setting at least one association in the electronic device. The user only enters a set of channel information, and then displays a television picture based on the channel information. If the data is associated with a set of channel data, according to the identification picture parameter and the associated picture parameters, the selected associated picture is used to display an associated parent picture and an associated sub-picture, and the contents of the associated sub-picture are related. For other purposes, this The invention proposes another method for displaying the correlation. The method includes setting a code in a network segment system in a network server. If the user only inputs channel data, the television screen is displayed in the display unit. The other side identifies the data and the channel data, According to the associated screen corresponding to the identification data. After that, the program setting of the associated screen Formula code to the electronic processing means browser program code associated with a screen of the system through the Internet

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System setup code. According to the result of running the system setting code in the code of the associated screen, an associated mother screen and an associated child screen are displayed in the display unit, so that the associated mother screen and the associated child screen content are related. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the above identification data and data determine the content of the associated mother screen. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned channel data is used to cause a television picture to be displayed in an associated sub-picture. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned identification data is input by the user in a specific key mode. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned keystroke mode is used to enter identification data, and then enter channel data. The key mode described is the content of the related day and night parameter envelopes that are entered first. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the channel data is uploaded, and the identification data is input. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned related parent day-to-day parameters are used to determine the related parent picture, including parity == child i ::::: picture parameter package according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, The above-mentioned system setting lightweight code includes a sub-picture position parameter for determining the display position of the sub-picture and a sub-picture length and width parameter for determining the length and width of the sub-day surface. —. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic device executes the system setting code, the system setting code calls a system setting function, and the sub-picture = position parameter and the sub-screen length and width parameters are passed into the system setting function. . To sum up, the present invention provides a method for displaying a related picture of mother and daughter.

Page 8 1234401 V. Description of the Invention (4). The user can use a specific key to turn in the identification data and channel-beacon, and can browse the Internet screen and watch the TV channel corresponding to the content of the Internet screen at the same time, without being troubled by the inability to find the relevant TV channel. Description of the drawing: I 〇〇: display related son and daughter day and night device 102: control unit 104: storage unit 106, 405: display unit 108: input unit II 0: network signal 11 2: first signal 202, 408 · Pictures 204, 406 · Mother pictures S302 ~ S320: Display related picture mother and daughter pictures 402: Infrared remote control n method 404: Electronic device 41 0: Network system 41 2: TV system 41 4: Network servo器 41 8: Correlative mother daytime range S5 0 2 ~ S524: Displaying the correlative mother-in-law written [Embodiment] — The flow of method 1 is shown in Fig. 1 'which shows the display of the _ preferred embodiment of the present invention Block diagram of irrelevant denim surface device. Device for displaying related picture-in-picture

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V. Description of the invention (5) 100 includes a control unit 102, a storage unit 104, and a display unit 70108. The control unit 102 is coupled to 106 and the input unit 108. Meow Tsai 701 04, display unit 106 and input Next, we will explain the display of the related picture-in-picture screen device 10 2 Input multiple shadows by Yu Gu, p 'Working early is a network in this embodiment' Audio and video streaming signal two networks = 110 and first signal 112, the first signal "2" is a television message. Since the mother picture is to correspond to a ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A 1U symbol sub-picture, a frequency setting is stored in the unit 104, and this file contains multiple groups of associated pictures ^ Moreover, the input unit 108 may be a Wireless communication transmitter, hey a wired device. That is, the input unit 108 in this embodiment may be an Ergo Red Line remote control, or a panel electrically coupled to the related picture-in-picture device 100. After the user inputs data using the input unit 108, the signal is transmitted to the control unit 102 by wireless transmission. Next, if the input data contains identification data, a related picture is displayed on the display unit = two, that is, the control unit 102 finds out the channel configuration file according to the identification data and channel input data input by the user. The corresponding associated picture parameter causes the display unit 106 to display an associated parent picture and an associated child day and night face corresponding to the parent picture. In the embodiment of the present invention, the associated mother picture is a web page picture 'and the associated child picture is a television day screen. On the other hand, if there is no identification information in the input data and only channel data, the display unit displays only one TV screen. The following are examples. If the designer wants a user to choose to watch a popular movie (TV picture) and browse the introduction of this popular movie (web page picture) ’or just watch this popular movie, do n’t watch this popular movie.

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=, The designer can set a plurality of associated picture parameters in the channel profile. In ^, the associated picture parameters may include an associated parent picture parameter and an off-screen picture parameter, or only an associated parent picture parameter. For example, ^ 'The following related picture parameters: 56 tv: // 56 056 http://www.fflovie.com/fflovie.html tv: // 56 = In the above set of related picture parameters, the leftmost number of each column Forms 56 and 56 are key codes entered by the user in input unit 108. The number 0 in the second column associated picture parameter gold '056 is identification data and the number 56 is channel data. The associated parental information parameter is http: // www · movie · com / movie · html It is used to display a daily page of the webpage that introduces this popular movie. Furthermore, the associated sprite parameter tv: // 56 is used to display the TV picture of a popular movie. On the other hand, if the user inputs 056 (containing the identification 2) with an infrared remote control, it means that the user wants to watch this popular movie and browse this popular movie introduction at the same time. Next, the control unit 〇〇2 selects the associated picture parameters in the second column, and uses the network signal 110 and the first signal 112 to display the L number of the 56th station (analog or digital TV signal in this embodiment). In the sub-picture, and the content of the web screen at http://www.movie.com/movie.html will not be displayed in the mother screen. Please refer to Figure 2, in which the associated mother screen will be displayed on the mother day surface 204, and the associated child day screen will be displayed on the child screen 202. If the user inputs 56 (without identification data 0) with the infrared remote control, it means that the user only wants to watch the 56th TV channel, and the control unit 102 selects the associated picture parameter (tv: / / 56), and the first signal 112 'is used to display the television signal of the 56th station on the television day.

Page 111234401 V. Description of the invention (7) It is worth noting that in the above embodiment, the associated mother day surface can also be any content corresponding to the associated child day surface, for example, the program list of the channel at the time, The program list of the channel 'or the program introduction list of the channel, etc. Moreover, in the user's key press mode, the identification data can be input first, and then the channel data, for example: input 56 (the number 0 is the identification data, and the number 56 is the frequency data). Alternatively, the key method is to enter the channel information first, and then enter the identification information, for example, enter 5 6 0 (the number 0 is the identification information, and the number 56 is the channel information). Without departing from the spirit of the present invention, the key mode can be adjusted to meet actual needs. Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for displaying the associative daughter's day surface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. This method can be applied to electronic devices, such as: Interactive TV Set-Top Box (STB). In this embodiment, the method can be applied to the device as shown in FIG. First, at least one related picture parameter is set in the electronic device (S304), for example, multiple related parent picture parameters and multiple related sub picture parameters. The operation principle of the above parameters is similar to that of the embodiment in FIG. 1 and will not be described again. Then, the user inputs data using the infrared remote control (S306). Next, after receiving the signal input by the user, the electronic device determines whether the input data includes identification data (S308). If the input data includes identification data, the electronic device selects a corresponding related screen parameter according to the identification data and channel data to a preset plurality of related screen parameters (S3 10). After that, the electronic device downloads the corresponding data from the network system or the television system according to the associated picture parameters (S3 丨 2). Next, the electronic device displays the associated sub-picture and the associated mother picture according to the parameters of the associated picture in cooperation with the network system data or the television system data (s 31 4).

Page 12 1234401 V. Description of the invention (8) The right input data does not include identification data, then the electronic device determines whether the input data is only channel data (s 3 1 6). If the input data contains only channel data, the display unit displays only the TV screen (S318). If the input data does not include identification data and channel data, the electronic device performs corresponding functions according to the input data, such as: adjusting the volume, turning off the power, and so on (S32). Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a diagram illustrating a structure operation diagram of a related daughter-child diurnal surface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The architecture includes an infrared remote controller 4 ^ 2, an electronic device 4〇4, a network system 41〇, a television system 412, a network server '414, and an associated picture 418. The electronic device 404 includes a display unit 405 ', a display unit 405, and a mother screen 406 and a child screen 408. In addition, the user controls the electronic device 404 with the infrared remote control 402. Furthermore, the electronic device 404 is coupled to the television system 412 and the network system 41. In addition, the network system 410 is coupled to a network server 414. The structure and operation principle of the electronic device 400 is similar to the embodiment in FIG. 1 and will not be repeated. FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a method for displaying a correlation sub-screen in another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The following describes the method of displaying the related daughter face in this embodiment, and referring to FIG. 4 for the combination. In the network server 414, add its own system setting code to the code of ϋ: qi: 418 ♦, which contains the associated sub-screen parameters, close contact | Jinpinhui slave, sub-screen position parameters ⑽4) Off = Draw =;:, 子 ”Length and width parameters 4.2 Input data to the electronic device 4 = 5 Two-use two use infrared remote control device 404 to receive the use of Germany; V type 〇56 ° The electronic contains identification information (S508). Zide ， 芸 铨 入 咨 ”In the working materials, no mt ^ ^ 404 m ^^„ t # ^^ ^ t

1234401 V. Description of the invention (9) Link picture (S510). Next, the electronic device 404 downloads the code of the associated screen 418 through the network system (S512). Then, after the Lan Browser program in the electronic device 404 processes the code of the associated screen 418, the system setting code calls a system setting function built into the electronic device 404, and sets the associated screen parameters (including the associated sub-screen parameters). And associated parent day and day parameters), sub-screen length and width parameters, and sub-screen position parameters are passed to the system setting function. Therefore, according to the associated sub-picture parameters, associated mother picture parameters, sub-picture length and width parameters, and sub-day plane position parameters, this system sets a function to operate the electronic device 404 to determine the content and picture size of the associated sub-picture and associated mother picture. And position (S516). Finally, the display of the electronic device 404 displays an associated sub-picture and a corresponding associated mother picture (S518). If the input data does not include identification data, the electronic device 404 determines whether the input data is only channel data (S520). If the input data contains only channel data, the display unit only displays the TV day (3522). If the input data does not include identification data and channel data, the corresponding functions are performed according to the input data, such as adjusting the volume, turning off the power, and so on (S524). The following is an example description. Please refer to FIG. 1 in combination. This method is used to display the related picture-in-picture device 100. If the designer wants a user to watch a popular movie (TV picture) and browse the introduction of this popular movie at the same time (webpage daytime), then the designer can set a plurality of related daytime parameters in the channel profile. Two related day and night parameters are described below: 56 tv: // 56 056 http://www.movie.com/temp-056.html where 'leftmost digits 56 and 0 in each column 56 indicates that the user types the wheel Into the unit

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Key code of 108. In the second column of associated picture parameters, the number 0 in 056 is identification data and the number 56 is channel data. The associated parent picture parameter is http: " www · movie · com / temp-05 6 · html is a web page of an associated picture. If the user inputs 56 with an infrared remote control (without identification data, it means that the user only wants to watch the 56th TV channel, then the control unit 102 selects the associated picture parameter in the first column (tv: // 56 ), And use the first signal 'to display the TV signal of the 56th station on the TV screen. Another time if the user inputs 056 (including identification material 0) with an infrared remote control, it means that the user wants to watch this popular at the same time Movies and browsing this popular movie introduction. Next, the control unit 102 selects the related picture parameter of the second row and downloads the corresponding page of the related picture. A sa _ ί, the page of the related picture is placed on the web server It is written in the device 41 4 and written with / R 14 /. Furthermore, the code of the associated screen contains a paragraph (ΐ i ί 2ί iUavaScript). The system setting program is written in the daytime parameter parameter code and contains the specific correlator. Screen parameters, the person who downloads this network screen; and the sub-screen position parameters. When the system is used to set the code device 404, the function constructed by this claw description language (subscription of the subprogram is called, and the system settings sub-screen 408 in the electronic device 404 is called to display the 56th, and the electronic device 404 generates a corresponding The action of the content makes the content of the Futami Channel on the 56th TV video channel 'and makes the popular movie within the parent picture 406 (the TV screen has a correlation with Mengu. For example: the sub picture display ~' the mother picture shows this popular Introduction to the movie

1234401 V. Description of the invention (page 11). It should be specifically explained here that η is also for example only. It is not, $. The operator of the system setting code should be able to see the possibility on his own, and he is familiar with the above. According to the above, the present invention shakes the mountain. Target mode. And device. The user can use the method of displaying the related picture and picture. When watching the picture and picture, use ^ to choose whether to watch the picture and picture. The TV channel should be based on the contents of the network picture. In addition, since ^ ..., the relevant TV can be found, so that the TV program producers can adjust the width of 2 ', and the content of the picture of the mother and daughter will add more visual effects. Set the sub-screen in the network screen code on the road feeder. J2: In: compatibility of settings and system expansion capabilities. Large-scale electronic device Although the present invention has been disclosed in the preferred embodiment as above, it is determined that the present invention 'anyone skilled in the art will not depart from this; within the Ming Wai' there should be some changes and retouching. The scope of the appended patent application shall be as defined by the following. * Scope Field Page 16123440 The diagram is briefly explained in order to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable. The preferred embodiments are given below. With reference to the accompanying drawings, the detailed description is as follows: FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a display device for displaying a related child-mother screen according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of displaying the related picture of mother and child in the embodiment; FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a method of displaying the picture of related daughter and mother in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 shows a preferred method of the invention FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for displaying a picture of a related daughter and mother according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (1)

muoi VI. Patent application scope 1. A device for displaying the related daylight surface of a mother and child, comprising: a display unit; a storage unit storing at least one associated picture parameter; a control unit coupled to the display unit and the storage unit, input At least one video stream signal; and an input unit that inputs an identification data and a channel data to the control unit, determines the corresponding picture parameter corresponding to the identification data and the channel data, and the control unit is based on the associated day-to-day The parameters and the video stream signal display an associated mother day surface and an associated child day surface in the display unit, so that the associated mother picture is related to the content of the associated child day surface. 2. The device for displaying the day and night face of a related mother and child as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the identification data is the number 0. 3. The device for displaying a related picture of a parent-child picture as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the channel data is used to display a television daytime picture on the related picture of a child. 4. The device for displaying a related mother-child daytime display as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the related mother screen is a program table. 5. The device for displaying a related parent-child picture as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the related parent-picture is a program introduction table. 6. The device for displaying the related child-mother daylight surface as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the identification data is input by a user with a touch of a button. 7. The device for displaying the related child and mother screen as described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the key mode is to input the identification data first, and then the channel data. 1 I mimmm Page 18 12344401 ;, i VI. Application for patent scope 8. The device for displaying the related daughter-in-law daytime surface as described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, where the key mode is to enter the channel information first, and then enter the Identification information. 9. The device for displaying a related picture of a parent-child picture as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the identification data is input by a user using one of a wireless transmitter or a wired device. 1 (K A method for displaying a related picture of mother and daughter, applicable to an electronic device, including the following steps: setting at least one related picture parameter in the electronic device; If a user inputs only one channel data, a television picture is displayed in a display unit based on the channel data; and if a user inputs an identification data and a channel data, according to the identification data and the channel data Select the corresponding related day-surface parameters, and use the selected related screen parameters to display an associated parent screen and an associated child day-surface in the display unit, so that the related parent day-surface and the associated child day-surface content are related . 11. The method for displaying the associated daylight surface as described in item 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the identification data is entered by a user using one of a wireless transmitter or a wired device. 1 2. The method for displaying the related mother-child day-and-day view as described in item 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the channel data is input by a user using one of a wireless transmitter or a wired device. 1 3. The method for displaying the day and night face of a related mother-in-law as described in item 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the identification data is the number 0. Page 19 1264401 VI. Scope of Patent Application 1 4. The method of displaying the related picture of mother and child as described in Item 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the content of the related picture of mother is a program table. 1 5. The method for displaying a related parent-child picture as described in item 10 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the content of the related parent-child picture is a program introduction table. 16. The method for displaying a related picture of a parent-child picture as described in item 10 of the scope of patent application, wherein the identification data is input by a user with a button. 1 7. The method for displaying a related picture of mother and child as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the key mode is to input the identification data first, and then the channel data. 1 8. The method of displaying the related picture of mother and child as described in item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the key mode is to input the channel data first, and then the identification data. 19. A method for displaying a related picture of mother and daughter, suitable for an electronic device, comprising the following steps: adding a system setting code to at least one code associated with the day and night in a web server; if a user only Inputting a channel information, displaying a television picture in a display unit according to the channel information; and, If a user inputs an identification data and a channel data, the corresponding daylight surface is selected according to the identification data and the channel data; the code of the related daylight surface is transmitted to the electronic device through a network system; the electronic A browser program on the device processes the associated day and night code; and, Page 20 125 Details; 6. The scope of patent application is based on the result of running the system setting code in the code of the associated day surface, and a related mother day surface and an associated sub-screen are displayed in a display unit, so that the The associated mother picture is related to the associated child's day-to-day content. 20. The method for displaying the associated mother-child diurnal surface as described in item 19 of the scope of patent application, wherein the identification data is input by a user using one of a wireless transmitter or a wired device. 2 1. The method for displaying a related picture of mother and daughter as described in item 19 of the scope of patent application, wherein the channel data is input by a user using one of a wireless transmitter or a wired device. 2 2. The method for displaying a related picture of mother and child as described in item 19 of the scope of patent application, wherein the identification data is a number 0. 2 3. The method for displaying a related picture of mother and child as described in item 19 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the mother and child face is a program table. 2 4. The method for displaying a related picture of mother and child as described in item 19 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the mother and child face is a program introduction table. 25. The method for displaying a related picture of mother and child as described in item 19 of the scope of patent application, wherein the identification data is input by a user with a button. Then enter the frequency son and daughter day and face and then enter the identity 2 6. The method of displaying the associated son and daughter screen as described in Item 25 of the scope of patent application, wherein the key method is to enter the identification data first. 2 7. The method for displaying the key as described in item 25 of the scope of patent application, wherein the key mode is to input the channel data and other data first. Sexual mother day face 2 8. Display as described in item 19 of the scope of patent application Page 21 Ugly loi ‘; 'i 丨' —_ 6. The method of applying for a patent, where the system setting code includes a sub-screen length and width parameter to determine the length and width of the sub-day surface. 2 9. According to the method for displaying a related daughter-child screen as described in item 28 of the scope of patent application, when the device displaying the related daughter-child screen executes the system setting code, the system setting code calls a system setting function, The length and width parameters of the sub-day plane are passed into the system setting function. 30. The method for displaying a related sub-picture as described in item 19 of the scope of patent application, wherein the system setting code includes a sub-picture position parameter to determine the display position of the sub-picture. 3 1. According to the method for displaying the day-and-day relationship of a related daughter and mother as described in Item 30 of the scope of patent application, when the electronic device executes the system setting code, the system setting code calls a system setting function, and the child The diurnal position parameter is passed into this system setting function. Page 22