WO2009155751A1

WO2009155751A1 - Revolving sector menu interface for digital media playing

Info

Publication number: WO2009155751A1
Application number: PCT/CN2008/071750
Authority: WO
Inventors: 侯亮
Original assignee: Hou Liang
Priority date: 2008-06-23
Filing date: 2008-07-25
Publication date: 2009-12-30
Also published as: CN101615407A

Abstract

A revolving sector menu interface for digital media playing is provided. The playing interface in the revolving sector menu interface is a playing control region. The playing control region is divided into multiple menu regions for selecting multiple different target programs. Each menu region is used for controlling the selecting or playing of a corresponding target program segment. The target program is a sequence of multiple programs, or a single program in the sequence, or a single segment in the single program. The multiple menu regions circle around a revolving dot in a circular revolving sector modal and distributed in the playing control region. Moving a selection icon and after making choice of selecting, the target program corresponding to the menu region is played by a media playing control module.

Description

Rotating sector type digital media play menu interface

The invention relates to a digital playing media playing interface and a method for controlling the interface, in particular to a media playing interface using a 360 degree rotating sector and a control method thereof. Background technique

With the improvement of people's living standards, entertainment and leisure has become an important part of people's lives. People often enjoy various kinds of Internet computers, various home entertainment media devices or mobile media playback terminals, such as MP4 hard disk players. Film and television programs, surveys show that people who currently enjoy programs through various on-demand channels account for a large proportion. Various media usually use some play menus to select and play multiple programs, such as users using P2P network on-demand, they appreciate The program is more free and flexible. Unlike TV, the content of the program and the playing time are fixed, and the missing episodes cannot be replayed by rewinding. Therefore, most users currently choose to use the computer network live broadcast or hard disk storage to watch the program. In addition, the multi-set series of programs watched by users account for the majority, and the number of TV drama programs is often long. It is most suitable for P2P network on-demand or through hard disk media players. Currently, most commonly used media player interfaces belong to the list play menu. Interface, this interface plays a series. When there are a large number of programs, it is often necessary to select a later program by means of a side scroll bar or a page flip to page, and a mouse to switch between the scroll bar and the program menu to select a program. Affects the speed of selection. For traditional playback devices, such as DVD players or hard disk players, the common program selection interface is through the serial number of the program number. Into or through the "Next" and "Previous" menus to find programs, the operation is not intuitive and cumbersome, the user must also remember the sequence number of the last played program, even if the player has set the automatic memory tag The function, but if other program segments are played in the middle, the memory tag will be lost, making the operation very inconvenient.

Summary of the invention

One of the technical objects of the present invention is to provide an intuitive and easy to operate digital media 360 degree rotating sector type media playing interface.

It is still another technical object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling a digital media 360 degree rotating sector type media playing interface.

To achieve the above technical purpose, the play interface of the rotating sector type digital media play menu interface of the present invention is a play control area, and the play control area is divided into a plurality of menu areas for selecting different target programs, each menu. The area control selects and plays a different target program segment corresponding thereto, the target program being a sequential program group composed of a plurality of programs, or a single program in a sequential program group, or a single segment in a single program, the plurality of The menu area is distributed around a rotation point in a circular rotation sector in the play control area, and the selection icon is moved, and after the selection icon is further performed, the media play control module is called to play the target program segment corresponding to the menu area. The circular sector angle of the circular playback control area formed by all the sectorized menu areas around the rotation point is 360 degrees.

In the implementation, the play control area of the play interface is circular, square, and elliptical, and the rotation point is disposed at a position near the geometric center inside the play control area.

Each of the plurality of menu areas is highlighted according to the playing status of the program section corresponding to the menu area, so as to intuitively grasp the selection of the menu area. The playback status usually includes the following cases: a, the program segment corresponding to the menu area has been completely played; b, the program segment corresponding to the menu area has not been played; c, the program segment corresponding to the menu area has been played but The program link corresponding to the menu area is invalid or non-existent; e: the program segment corresponding to the menu area is being played; the above are in the five conditions of a, b, c, d and e respectively The color of the menu area is different; the color of each menu area under the five conditions of a, b, c, d, and e is different, and each of the menu areas is a, b, c, d, and e. The corresponding colors are yellow, green, red, gray, and blue; meanwhile, when the selection icon is on any of the menu areas, the menu area changes the original color to distinguish it from other menu areas.

The main menu of the play interface is a selection menu, selecting a media specific media program through a selection menu, selecting a program segment number by a mobile selection icon to select a target program segment for selective play, or a program selection of a main menu of the play interface. The form digital media rotates the sector type user interface, and the different program segments are selectively played by rotating the selection icon.

Advantageous Effects: The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface of the present invention not only controls the interface more intuitively, but also makes the selection and execution more convenient, and the user can conveniently know the on-demand status of the media that he is watching, especially the series with multiple episodes, and is convenient. The user plans and adjusts the viewing, increasing the user's viewing interest.

For the convenience of the description and details of the present invention, the following description will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic diagram of a media play interface of the present invention; 2 is a schematic diagram of an accessory for operating a media play interface of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an interface for selecting a play interface of a sequential program group according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a sequential play group rotation play interface of the present invention; The interface diagram of the program rotation playing interface of the present invention.

detailed description

First, referring to FIG. 1 , it is a schematic diagram of a media play interface according to an embodiment of a media play interface according to the present invention. The main operation is to operate the operation interface by using a human interface call control module, and the control is associated with the operation interface menu item. The media playing module plays the digital media data, and displays the operation change of the operation interface and the playing content of the media data by a display.

The play interface of the rotating sector type digital media play menu interface of the embodiment of the present invention is a play control area, and the play control area is divided into a plurality of menu areas for selecting different target programs, and the target program is composed of a plurality of A sequential program group consisting of programs, or a single program in a sequential program group, or a single segment in a single program, each menu area corresponding to a different target program segment for selective playback of the media playback control module.

In order to facilitate the more intuitive selection of the plurality of menu areas, a plurality of menu areas in the embodiment are played by quickly and intuitively selecting a corresponding menu area and playing the target file corresponding to the menu area. The control area is distributed around a rotation point in the form of a circular rotating sector. When selecting the target menu area, it is only necessary to combine the corresponding hardware devices. The user using the computer moves the mouse, the mouse cursor moves and selects a menu. After the zone, through the defined selection key, such as clicking the left mouse button for further selection, the selection area calls the media play control module to play the target program segment corresponding to the menu area. In this embodiment, the circular sector angle of the circular play control area formed by all the sector type menu areas around the rotation point is 360 degrees, that is, the play control area occupies the entire 360 degrees, so as to facilitate the operation of more episodes. During playback, each play menu area has a relatively large area for easier selection.

In a specific implementation process, the play control area of the play interface may be in various shapes, that is, may be a common circular or square shape, or may be combined with other control menus to form an elliptical shape, and the rotation point is set in the play control area. Near the inner geometric center.

Each of the plurality of menu areas is highlighted according to the playing status of the program section corresponding to the menu area, so as to intuitively grasp the status of the selected area to play, and the playing status usually includes the following situations: The program segment corresponding to the menu area has been completely played. b. The program segment corresponding to the menu area has not been played. c. The program segment corresponding to the menu area has been played but not completely played. d. The corresponding corresponding to the menu area The program link is invalid or non-existent; e: the program segment corresponding to the menu area is being played; the color of each menu area under the five conditions of a, b, c, d and e respectively is different; the above are respectively at a, b The color of each menu area under the five conditions of c, d, and e is different. The colors corresponding to each of the menu areas of the a, b, c, d, and e are yellow, green, red, and gray. And blue; meanwhile, when the selection icon is located on any of the menu areas, the menu area changes the original color to distinguish it from other menu areas.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a hardware structure that cooperates with the digital media rotating sector user interface of the present invention. The structure is an inductor type control structure including a knob 1 and a sliding groove 10, and the knob 1 is provided with an induction. Ring 2, rotating the knob 1 through the sliding slot 10, the sensing ring 2 senses the position change of the knob 1 to operate the rotating sector type user interface. Referring to FIG. 3, the main menu of the play interface is a selection menu. The media menu is selected by the selection menu, and the target segment is selected by the mobile selection icon to select the target segment for selective playback.

The program selection form of the main menu of the play interface may also be a digital media rotating sector type user interface, and the different program segments are selectively played by rotating the selection icon; taking computer playback as an example, the rotating sector type user interface is first Convenient and intuitive selection of different program types, such as feature films, romance films, horror movies..., then enter the next selection menu, and further select the sequential program group with multiple programs through the next menu, as shown in Fig. 4. As shown, after the specific program is selected, the play menu displays a rotating sector type user play interface having a plurality of program order groups, and as shown in FIG. 5, the program of the target serial number is conveniently selected through the rotating sector type user interface. Quickly find and play any program of the sequential program group.

In this embodiment, a rotating play interface is formed by a plurality of menu areas surrounding a rotation point, and the starting position of the sequential program group, that is, the position of the first set is usually at 0 o'clock (12 o'clock), so as to conform to people's operations. It is customary, but the starting position of the sequential program group in this embodiment does not have any limitation on the design of the menu of the present invention. The starting position of the sequential program group of the rotating playing interface of the present invention may be an arbitrarily set direction.

Claims

Claim

A rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface, wherein the playing interface of the rotating sector type digital media playing is a play control area, and the play control area is divided into a plurality of menu areas for selecting different target programs. Each menu area controls selection and playback of a different target program segment corresponding thereto, the target program being a sequential program group composed of a plurality of programs, or a single program in a sequential program group, or a single segment in a single program. The plurality of menu areas are distributed around a rotation point in a circular rotation sector in the play control area, and the selection icon is moved, and after the selection icon is further performed, the media play control module is called to play the menu. The target program segment corresponding to the area.

2. The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface according to claim 1, wherein the playing control area of the playing interface is circular, square, or elliptical, and the rotating point is set inside the playing control area and close to the geometrical structure. The location of the center.

3. The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of menu areas is highlighted according to a different playing condition of a program segment corresponding to the menu area. Display, in order to intuitively grasp the status of the selection of the menu area.

4. The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface according to claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of menu areas is displayed according to a different playing condition of the program segment corresponding to the menu area. Different colors, the playing status usually includes the following situations: a. The program segment corresponding to the menu area has been completely played; b. The program segment corresponding to the menu area has not been played; c. The program segment corresponding to the menu area is played. However, the program link corresponding to the menu area is invalid or does not exist; e: the menu area corresponds to The program segments are being played; the color of each menu area in the five conditions a, b, c, d, and e are different.

5. The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface according to claim 4, wherein the color corresponding to each of the menu areas in the five states a, b, c, d, and e respectively is yellow. , green, red, gray and blue.

6. The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface of claim 1, wherein when the selection icon is located on any one of the menu areas, the menu area changes the original color to distinguish it from other menu areas.

7. The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface according to claim 1, wherein a circular sector angle of the circular playing control area formed by all the sector type menu areas around the rotation point is 360 degrees.

8. The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface according to claim 1, wherein the program selection form of the main menu of the playing interface is a selection menu, and the selection menu has a program segment number, and is selected by moving. The icon selects the program segment number to select the target program segment for selective playback.

9. The rotating sector type digital media playing menu interface according to claim 1, wherein the program selection form of the main menu of the playing interface is the same sector type selection menu as the playing interface, and the icon is selected by rotation. Select and play different program segments.