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US9270920B2 US14/203,578 US201414203578A US9270920B2 US 9270920 B2 US9270920 B2 US 9270920B2 US 201414203578 A US201414203578 A US 201414203578A US 9270920 B2 US9270920 B2 US 9270920B2
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  • the present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing the method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling channel-switching and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing the method.
  • buttons for these functions. More and more TV stations are launched, which leads that 3 digits are needed for numbering TV channels. Even if there are several buttons on remote controllers, most users get used to operating up/down or +/ ⁇ buttons to switch channels in sequence. If numbers of their favorite channels are distributed discretely, users have to operate up/down or +/ ⁇ buttons for many times to switch to another favorite channel, or they have to remember the number of their favorite channel to input through remote controllers and further press “Enter” or “OK” to confirm to switch.
  • a method for controlling channel-switching is provided to predict a next channel to be switched to according to a current channel.
  • the method for controlling channel-switching includes the following steps:
  • a channel-switching correlation table is looked up to obtain at least one candidate channel, which is predicted to be watched after the current channel;
  • the current channel is switched to the at least one candidate channel through the data transmission unit when a channel-switching signal is received, such that the display unit displays the at least one candidate channel.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for executing the steps of the aforementioned method for controlling channel-switching. Steps of the method are as disclosed above.
  • a device for controlling channel-switching includes a data transmission unit, a storage unit and a processing unit.
  • the data transmission unit builds a connection with a display unit.
  • the storage unit stores several instructions and a channel-switching correlation table.
  • the processing unit is electrically connected with the data transmission unit and the storage unit.
  • the instructions stored in the storage unit are operable to cause the processing unit to execute the following steps.
  • the processing unit drives the display unit to display a current channel through the data transmission unit.
  • the processing unit looks up the channel-switching correlation table to obtain at least one candidate channel, which is predicted to be watched after the current channel.
  • the processing unit switches the current channel to the at least one candidate channel through the data transmission unit when a channel-switching signal is received, such that the display unit displays the at least one candidate channel.
  • FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a method for controlling channel-switching according to one embodiment of this invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of the channel-switching correlation table
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of a scenario for applying a method for controlling channel-switching of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of a device for controlling channel-switching according to one embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 a flow diagram will be described that illustrates a method for controlling channel-switching according to one embodiment of this invention.
  • a next channel to be switched to is predicted according to a current channel.
  • the method for controlling channel-switching may take the form of a computer program product (for example, an APP) stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions embodied in the medium.
  • a computer program product for example, an APP
  • Non-volatile memory such as read only memory (ROM), programmable read only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), and electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) devices
  • volatile memory such as static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and double data rate random access memory (DDR-RAM)
  • optical storage devices such as compact disc read only memories (CD-ROMs), digital versatile disc read only memories (DVD-ROMs), and Blu-ray Disc read only memories (BD-ROMs); magnetic storage devices such as hard disk drives (HDDs); and solid-state disks (SSDs).
  • HDDs hard disk drives
  • SSDs solid-state disks
  • the method 100 for controlling channel-switching includes the following steps:
  • a current channel is displayed through a display unit.
  • the display unit has displayed a channel for more than a time threshold for setting-current-channel, the displayed channel is set as the current channel.
  • a channel-switching correlation table is looked up to obtain at least one candidate channel, which is predicted to be watched after the current channel.
  • such candidate channel would be the one, which a user is most likely to or frequently watch after the current channel.
  • FIG. 2 an embodiment of the channel-switching correlation table is illustrated.
  • the channel-switching correlation table stores correlation values, which are in connection with switching one channel to another candidate channel, which a user is most likely to or frequently watch next. For example, when the current channel is CH-1, the highest correlation value is in connection with switching to CH-3, and, as a result, CH-3 can be taken as a candidate channel, which is predicted to be watched after the current channel.
  • the correlation values in the channel-switching correlation table may be accumulated number, accumulated time or any other accumulated value in connection with switching one channel to another channel.
  • the difference of the channel number between the current channel and these candidate channels may be taken as a factor for sorting the candidate channels.
  • the time that correlation values were increased may be taken as a factor for sorting the candidate channels.
  • the current channel is switched to the at least one candidate channel when a channel-switching signal is received, such that the display unit displays the at least one candidate channel.
  • the channel-switching signal is generated by a remote controller operated by a user. For example, a user can operate +, ⁇ , up, down or any other button for switching to a next channel to generate the channel-switching signal. Therefore, a user can operate a remote controller as usual, and he/she can enjoy the channel-switching function provided by this invention.
  • the channel-switching signal can be generated by other buttons of a remote controller or generated by other types of operating interfaces, which should not be limited by this disclosure.
  • the candidate channel is predicted according to the current channel displayed on the display unit, which leads that the predicted candidate channel fits the user's habit after watching the current channel. Therefore, a user can switch to his/her frequently watched channels without remembering channel numbers and with few operation clicks.
  • step 120 can be performed when the current channel is switched to or the channel-switching signal is received to switch the current channel to another channel, which should not be limited in this disclosure.
  • step 120 more than one candidate channels, which are predicted to be watched after the current channel, can be obtained at step 120 , and these candidate channels may form a switching sequence.
  • step 150 may be performed to determine if the current channel has been switched for more than a time threshold for correlation-value-adjustment.
  • step 180 when another channel-switching signal is received at the time that the current channel has not been switched for more than the time threshold for correlation-value-adjustment, the current channel is switched to the next candidate channel in the switching sequence, such that the display unit displays the next candidate channel in the switching sequence. Therefore, the display unit can display the candidate channels, which are predicted to be watched after the current channel, respectively, which fits the user's habit.
  • step 170 may be performed to determine if all of the candidate channels have been switched to. When not all of the candidate channels have been switched to, it is switched to the next candidate channel in the switching sequence (step 180 ).
  • step 190 when all of the candidate channels have been switched to, the current channel is switched to a next-number channel, a channel number of which is next to the current channel, such that the display unit displays the next-number channel. Therefore, even if the user does not want to watch the predicted candidate channels, channels can still be switched according to the channel number.
  • a correlation value, which is in connection with switching the current channel to the candidate channel, in the channel-switching correlation table is increased (for example, a reference value is added to this correlation value.) Therefore, the candidate channel can be predicted precisely.
  • the correlation value, which is in connection with switching the current channel to the candidate channel, in the channel-switching correlation table may be reduced.
  • different time thresholds may be provided to be a factor to increase or reduce correlation values, which should not be limited in this disclosure. Therefore, even if a user just switches through many channels quickly, their correlation values would be reduced to prevent from taking these channels as candidate channels.
  • the current channel is switched to a channel other than the candidate channels, correlation value of the channel other than the candidate channels can also be adjusted according to the total time that the user watch it.
  • the channel-switching correlation table may be updated every preset time interval. For example, the correlation values may be multiplied by a value between 0-1 to reduce the effect of the previous switches. Therefore, the predicted candidate channels can fit the user's watching habit lately.
  • buttons “+”, “ ⁇ ” may be set to switch to candidate channels and switch to the channels, which have been watched after power-on.
  • buttons “up”, “down” may be set to switch to candidate channels and switch to the channels, which have been watched after power-on.
  • any two buttons on a remote controller can be set to switch to candidate channels and switch to the channels, which have been watched after power-on.
  • the displayed channel (which may be a candidate channel or any other channel selected by other methods) is set as the current channel, and step 120 may be re-performed to obtain at least one candidate channel, which is predicted to be watched after the current channel.
  • different channel-switching correlation tables may be provided for different parameters, such as different periods of time (for example, morning, afternoon or night), identification information of a current user in front of the display unit, or any other parameter for selecting a suitable channel-switching correlation table.
  • a preset block 201 of the display unit 200 may be utilized to display information of the candidate channels, such as the channel numbers of the candidate channels.
  • EPG Electronic program guides
  • the device 300 for controlling channel-switching includes a data transmission unit 310 , a storage unit 320 and a processing unit 330 .
  • the data transmission unit 310 builds a connection with a display unit 400 .
  • the processing unit 330 is electrically connected with the data transmission unit 310 and the storage unit 320 .
  • a remote controller 500 and the device 300 for controlling channel-switching are integrated to a single device.
  • the device 300 for controlling channel-switching can be integrated to a TV Set-Top box or a TV.
  • the device 300 for controlling channel-switching may be a single device, and may build a connection with the remote controller 500 and a TV Set-Top box/TV through a wired or wireless data transmission interface.
  • the storage unit 320 may be a read-only memory (ROM), a flash memory, a soft disk drive (S.D.D.), a hard disk drive (H.D.D.), an optical storage device, an USB disk, a database accessible from a network, or any other storage unit.
  • the processing unit 330 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a control unit, a micro-processor or any other hardware for executing instructions.
  • the storage unit 320 stores several instructions and a channel-switching correlation table.
  • the channel-switching correlation table stores correlation values, which are in connection with switching one channel to another candidate channel.
  • the instructions stored in the storage unit 320 are operable to cause the processing unit 330 to execute the following steps.
  • the processing unit 330 drives the display unit 400 to display a current channel through the data transmission unit 310 .
  • the remote controller 500 may transmit a signal, which corresponds to a button, to a TV Set-Top box or a TV, such that the display unit 400 corresponding to the TV Set-Top box or the TV displays the current channel.
  • the device 300 for controlling channel-switching may receive a signal, which corresponds to a button, from the remote controller 500 , and then the device 300 for controlling channel-switching may drive the display unit 400 to display the current channel corresponding to the signal.
  • the processing unit 330 looks up the channel-switching correlation table stored in the storage unit 320 to obtain at least one candidate channel, which is predicted to be watched after the current channel. In some embodiments, such candidate channel would be the one, which a user is most likely to or frequently watch after the current channel. In addition, the processing unit 330 may look up different channel-switching correlation tables according to different parameters.
  • the parameter may include periods of time (for example, morning, afternoon or night), identification information of a current user in front of the display unit 400 , or any other parameter for selecting a suitable channel-switching correlation table.
  • the remote controller 500 may generate a corresponding channel-switching signal. For example, a user can operate +, ⁇ , up, down or any other button for switching to a next channel to generate the channel-switching signal. Therefore, a user can operate the remote controller 500 as usual, and he/she can enjoy the channel-switching function provided by this invention.
  • the channel-switching signal can be generated by other buttons of the remote controller 500 or generated by other types of operating interfaces, which should not be limited by this disclosure.
  • the processing unit 330 switches the current channel to the at least one candidate channel through the data transmission unit 310 , such that the display unit 400 displays the at least one candidate channel.
  • the candidate channel is predicted according to the current channel displayed on the display unit 400 , which leads that the predicted candidate channel fits the user's habit after watching the current channel. Therefore, a user can switch to his/her favorite channels without remembering channel numbers and with few operation clicks.
  • the processing unit 330 may obtain more than one candidate channels, which are predicted to be watched after the current channel, and these candidate channels may form a switching sequence.
  • the storage unit 320 further stores instructions operable to cause the processing unit 330 to switch to the next candidate channel in the switching sequence for the display unit 400 to display when another channel-switching signal is received from the remote controller 500 at the time that the current channel has not been switched for more than a time threshold for correlation-value-adjustment. Therefore, the display unit 400 can display the candidate channels, which are predicted to be watched after the current channel, respectively, which fits the user's habit.
  • the processing unit 300 can still switched to a next-number channel, a channel number of which is next to the current channel, for the display unit 400 to display. Therefore, even if the user does not want to watch the predicted candidate channels, channels can still be switched according to the channel number.
  • the processing unit 330 may increase a correlation value, which is in connection with switching the current channel to the candidate channel, in the channel-switching correlation table. In some embodiments of this invention, the processing unit 330 may increase the correlation value immediately. In some other embodiment of this invention, the processing unit 330 may upload an instruction for increasing the correlation value to a server 600 to update the channel-switching correlation table stored in the server 600 . The processing unit 300 may periodically download the channel-switching correlation table stored in the server 600 to update the channel-switching correlation table stored in the storage unit 320 .
  • the processing unit 330 may reduce the correlation value, which is in connection with switching the current channel to the candidate channel, in the channel-switching correlation table in the storage unit 320 . Therefore, even if a user just switches through many channels quickly, their correlation values would be reduced to prevent from taking these channels as candidate channels.
  • the processing unit 330 may update the channel-switching correlation table stored in the storage unit 320 or the server 600 every preset time interval. For example, the processing unit 330 may multiply the correlation values in the channel-switching correlation table to a value between 0-1 to reduce the effect of the previous switches. Therefore, the predicted candidate channels can fit the user's watching habit lately.
  • buttons “+”, “ ⁇ ” on the remote controller 500 may be set to switch to candidate channels and switch to the channels, which have been watched after power-on.
  • buttons “up”, “down” on the remote controller 500 may be set to switch to candidate channels and switch to the channels, which have been watched after power-on.
  • any two buttons on the remote controller 500 can be set to switch to candidate channels and switch to the channels, which have been watched after power-on.

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