WO2011085652A1

WO2011085652A1 - Method, apparatus for navigating embedded browser and digital tv receiving terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2011085652A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/070039
Authority: WO
Inventors: 蔡婷; 刘汉军
Original assignee: 深圳市同洲电子股份有限公司
Priority date: 2010-01-14
Filing date: 2011-01-05
Publication date: 2011-07-21
Also published as: CN101770517B; CN101770517A

Abstract

A method for navigating an embedded browser is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps: when the embedded browser receives a return instruction, judging whether a current web page browsed by the embedded browser needs to be processed; if so, processing the current web page correspondingly; and if not, obtaining register information in an interception register class and executing a corresponding return operation according to the register information. The interception register class is utilized for storing the register information of an application, when a switching from the application to the embedded browser is done. The register information includes the name and the type of the application and the condition of returning to the application. The method ensures the intelligent automatic switching between the embedded browser and other applications, reduces the complexity of user operations effectively, improves intelligence of the embedded browser and enhances user convenience.

Description

Embedded browser navigation method, device and digital television receiving terminal The application is submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on January 14, 2010, and the application number is 201010044411.2, and the invention name is "embedded browser navigation method, device and digital television receiving terminal". The priority of the Chinese Patent Application, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to an embedded browser navigation method, an embedded browsing device, and a digital television receiving terminal. Background technique

With the continuous development of modern digital TV technology, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) technology is becoming more and more mature, and the application of embedded browser is more and more extensive. It has slowly become a fashion through digital TV set-top box browser web page information, watching TV broadcast programs, playing games online, listening to music, etc. This requires digital TV set-top box manufacturers and digital TV service operators to provide such a platform to meet customer needs.

In the prior art, the digital television technology first enters the browser, then accesses the webpage in the browser, and performs page operations in the browser through the return button, and cannot be returned from the browser to other application services. Now technology browses digital TV web pages, and when launching web pages, launches other application services by triggering webpage script information (such as launching media playback, system settings, games, DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting), stocks, etc. ), this way, you can not directly return to the browser from other application services to continue browsing the webpage information, nor can you return to the application directly from the browser browsing webpage, but only exit the browser through the remote control first, and then switch to the remote controller. application. This makes the program complicated when the user switches between the browser and each application, which increases the operation difficulty and brings inconvenience to the user. Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention is to provide an embedded browser navigation method, an embedded browsing device, and a digital television receiving terminal.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides an embedded browser navigation method, including: When the embedded browser receives the return instruction, it determines whether the current webpage browsed by the embedded browser needs to be processed, and if so, performs corresponding processing on the current webpage, and if not, acquires the registration information in the listening registration class, And performing a corresponding return operation according to the registration information, where the listening registration class is configured to save registration information of the application when switching from the application to the embedded browser, where the registration information includes the application The name, type, and conditions returned to the application.

The present invention provides an embedded browsing device, including:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a return instruction;

a determining unit, configured to determine whether the current webpage to be processed needs to be processed when receiving the returning instruction, and if yes, perform corresponding processing on the current webpage, if not, acquire registration information in the listening registration class, and according to the registration information Performing a corresponding return operation, the interception registration class is configured to save registration information of the application when switching from the application to the embedded browser, the registration information including the application name, type, and return to The conditions of the application.

Correspondingly, the present invention also provides a digital television receiving terminal comprising the embedded browsing device.

Embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects:

By implementing the invention, the information of the application is registered in the listening registration class by converting from the application to the embedded browser, so that the embedded browser can automatically return to the corresponding information according to the listening registration class. The application effectively reduces the complexity of the user's operation between the application and the embedded browser, effectively improves the intelligence of the embedded browser, and greatly improves the convenience of the user. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of an embedded browser navigation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flow chart of a second embodiment of an embedded browser navigation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flow chart of a third embodiment of an embedded browser navigation method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of an embedded browsing apparatus according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of an embedded browsing apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a third embodiment of an embedded browsing apparatus according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of an embedded browser navigation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, including:

100. The embedded browser receives the return instruction.

It should be noted that the return instruction is used to return from the embedded browser to other applications or return from the current webpage to the specified webpage or the previous page of the current webpage.

101. Determine whether the current webpage needs to be processed, and if yes, perform corresponding processing on the current webpage. If not, the registration information in the listening registration class is obtained, and a corresponding return operation is performed according to the registration information.

The snoop registration class is configured to register information for saving the application when the application is switched to the embedded browser, the information including the application name, type, and conditions returned to the application.

For example, when converting from the application A to the embedded browser, the information registration of the application A will be saved in the listening registration class, the information including the name and type of the application A, and returning from the embedded browser to the application. A condition.

The current webpage is a webpage currently being browsed by the embedded browser.

The corresponding processing on the current webpage includes: when the embedded browser receives the return instruction, the current webpage returns to another webpage preset when the returning instruction is returned, or returns to the current webpage when the current webpage is not the homepage Previous page, etc.

2 is a schematic flow chart of a second embodiment of an embedded browser navigation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, including:

200. The embedded browser receives a return instruction. It should be noted that the return instruction is used to return from the embedded browser to other applications or return from the current webpage to the specified webpage or the previous page of the current webpage.

201. Determine whether the current webpage browsed by the embedded browser needs to return to the specified other webpage, and if yes, return to the specified other webpage;

If not, it is determined whether the current webpage is the first page, if the determination is yes, the process proceeds to 202, and if not, returns to the previous page of the current webpage.

For example, when the embedded webpage A is preset to return, it will return to webpage B. When the embedded browser receives the return instruction while browsing webpage A, it will judge that the webpage needs to be returned to the specified webpage, that is, the embedded browser will return to webpage B.

For another example, if the embedded webpage A is not set back to the specified webpage in advance, the embedded browser receives the return instruction when browsing the webpage A, and determines that it does not need to return to the designated webpage, and determines whether the webpage A is the homepage. When the page A is not the home page, the embedded browser will directly return to the previous page of the page A. When the page A is the home page, 202 will be executed.

202. Determine whether there is registration information of the application in the listening registration class, and if the determination is no, the embedded browser refreshes the current webpage;

When the determination is YES, the registration information of the application registered in the listening registration class is acquired. It should be noted that the listening registration class stores information of an application registered when the application is switched to the embedded browser, and the registration information includes the application name, type, and return to the application. The conditions of the program.

When the user directly enters the embedded browser, the interception registration class does not have information of the registered application. At this time, when the webpage browsed by the embedded browser is the homepage and receives a return instruction, the pair will be executed. The browsing web page refresh operation.

When the user is converted from another application to the embedded browser, the registration information of the other application is saved in the listening registration class. At this time, when the webpage browsed by the embedded browser is the homepage and received When the instruction is returned, the registration information saved by the application in the listening registration class is obtained and further executed 203.

203. Match a condition returned to the application included in the registration information of the application to the return instruction, and return to the application matching the return instruction when matching, when not, the The embedded browser refreshes the current web page. It should be noted that, when the registration information of one or more applications is stored in the listening registration class, when returning, the conditions returned to the application included in the registration information of the application need to be matched with the return instruction. The condition for returning to the application specifically includes returning to the application when receiving a specified return instruction (which can be sent by the user through a button), and returning to the application when the registration information of the application is included When a certain specified return instruction of the application matches the return instruction, returning to the application, when all the application registration information stored in the listening registration class does not match the return instruction, then The webpage browsed by the embedded browser performs a refresh operation.

It should be noted that when there are multiple applications running and multiple return keys are defined, when switching from an application to an embedded browser, the application and the plurality of return keys are An association and registration to the listening registration class.

For example, the control device used by the user to control the embedded browser is provided with three return keys, namely, a return key 1, a return key 2, a return key 3, and an application A and a registered register class. Application B, wherein the condition returned to the application A is that the return instruction of the return key 1 is received and the web page browsed by the embedded browser is the home page and does not need to be returned to the specified web page, and the condition for returning to the application B is the reception return key 2 The return command and the web page browsed by the embedded browser are the home page and do not need to be returned to the specified web page. Let the web page T be the home page and not set back to other designated web pages.

When the embedded browser browses the web page T and receives the return instruction issued by the return key 1, the embedded browser will return to the application A according to the registration information stored in the instruction and the listening registration class.

When the embedded browser browses the web page T and receives the return instruction issued by the return key 2, the embedded browser will return to the application B according to the registration information stored in the instruction and the listening registration class.

When the embedded browser browses the webpage T and receives the return instruction issued by the return key 3, the embedded browser finds that there is no matching application registration information by matching the instruction with the registration information in the listening registration class, the embedded browser The web page T will be refreshed.

And if only one return key is defined, and there are multiple applications executing, when switching from the application to the embedded browser, the multiple applications will be registered in the listening registration class, then when the return instruction is When triggered, the above multiple applications will execute.

For example, while watching TV, the advertisement bar is played at the bottom of the screen. At this time, after the button enters the embedded browser, the application of the broadcast TV and the application of the broadcast advertisement will be registered with the browser, and when the return command is triggered. TV and advertisements will continue to be broadcast after returning from the embedded browser.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a third embodiment of an embedded browser navigation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, including:

300. The embedded browser receives a return instruction.

301. Determine whether the current webpage needs to be returned to the specified other webpage, and if yes, return to the specified other webpage;

If not, it is determined whether the current webpage is the first page, if the determination is yes, the execution is 302, and if not, the previous page of the current webpage is returned.

For another example, if the embedded webpage A is not set back to the specified webpage in advance, the embedded browser receives the return instruction when browsing the webpage A, and determines that it does not need to return to the designated webpage, and determines whether the webpage A is the homepage. When the page A is not the home page, the embedded browser will directly return to the previous page of the page A. When the page A is the home page, 302 will be executed.

302. Determine whether there is registration information of the application in the listening registration class. If the determination is no, the embedded browser refreshes the current webpage.

When the user is converted from another application to the embedded browser, the registration information of the other application is saved in the listening registration class. At this time, when the webpage browsed by the embedded browser is the homepage and received When the instruction is returned, the registration information saved by the application in the listening registration class is obtained and further executed. Line 303.

303. Match a condition returned to the application included in the registration information of the application with the return instruction, and return to the application matching the return instruction when matching, when not, the The embedded browser refreshes the current web page.

It should be noted that, when the registration information of one or more applications is stored in the listening registration class, when returning, the conditions for returning to the application included in the registration information of the application and the return instruction are required. Matching, when the condition of returning to the application included in the registration information of the application matches the return instruction, returning to the application, when all the application registration information saved in the listening registration class is When not matching the return instruction, a refresh operation is performed on the webpage browsed by the embedded browser.

However, if only one return key is defined, and multiple applications are executing, when switching from the application to the embedded browser, the multiple applications will be registered in the listening registration class, then when the return instruction When triggered, the above multiple applications will execute. For example, while watching TV, the advertisement bar is played at the bottom of the screen. At this time, after the button enters the embedded browser, the application of the broadcast TV and the application of the advertisement advertisement will be registered to the browser, and when the return instruction is triggered from the embedded TV and ads will continue to play after the browser returns

304. While returning to the application, register the information of the embedded browser in the listening registry.

The embedded browser information includes a link address of the webpage that the embedded browser returns to the webpage viewed before the application.

For example, the embedded browser returns from web page T to application A. At the same time as returning, the embedded browser information is registered in the listening registration class, including the link address of the saved web page T.

305. Acquire, when the application returns from the application to the embedded browser, registration information of the embedded browser in the listening registration class.

306. Return to the embedded browser according to the information of the embedded browser and open the corresponding webpage.

When returning from the application A to the embedded browser, the registration information of the embedded browser is obtained from the listening registration class, and according to the link of the webpage T saved in the registration information of the embedded browser. The address is returned to the embedded browser and the web page T is played.

307. After returning to the application, delete the registration information registered by the application in the listening registration class.

For example, the embedded browser returns from the web page to the application, and after returning, the registration information of the application will be deleted in the listening registration class.

If you need to return from application A to the embedded browser, the information for application A will be re-registered in the listening registration class.

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of an embedded browsing apparatus according to the present invention, including: a receiving unit 1 configured to receive a return instruction;

The determining unit 2 is configured to: after receiving the return instruction, the receiving unit 1 determines whether the current webpage needs to be processed, and if yes, performs corresponding processing on the current webpage, and if not, acquires registration information in the listening registration class, and according to the The registration information performs a corresponding return operation. The snooping registration class is configured to register information for saving the application when switching from the application to the embedded browser, the information including the application name, type, and conditions returned to the application.

For example, when converting from the application A to the embedded browser, the information registration of the application A will be saved in the listening registration class, the information including the name and type of the application A, and the escape from the embedded browser to Apply the conditions of A.

5 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of an embedded browsing apparatus according to the present invention, including: a receiving unit 1 configured to receive a return instruction;

The determining unit 2 is configured to: after receiving the return instruction, the receiving unit 1 determines whether the current webpage needs to be processed, and if yes, performs corresponding processing on the current webpage, and if not, acquires registration information in the listening registration class, and according to the The registration information performs a corresponding return operation.

The judging unit 2 includes:

The first determining sub-unit 21 is configured to determine whether the current webpage needs to be returned to the specified other webpage, and if yes, return to the specified other webpage.

For example, when the embedded webpage A is preset to return to the webpage B, and the embedded browser receives the returning instruction when browsing the webpage A, the first judging subunit 2 judges that the webpage A needs to return to the designated webpage, that is, execution and Return to page B.

a second determining sub-unit 22, configured to: when the first determining sub-unit determines to be no, determine whether the current webpage is a homepage, and if not, return to a previous page of the current webpage;

For example, if the embedded webpage A is not set back to the specified webpage in advance, the embedded browser receives the return instruction when browsing the webpage A, and the first judging subunit 21 judges that it does not need to return to the designated webpage, and at this time, the second judgment The sub-unit 22 determines whether the web page A is the first page. When the web page A is not the home page, it returns to the previous page of the web page A. When the web page A is the first page, the sub-unit 22 proceeds to the third judging sub-unit 23.

a third determining sub-unit 23, configured to determine the listening note when the second determining unit determines to be YES Whether there is registration information of the application in the book class, and if the determination is no, the current web page is refreshed; when the determination is YES, the registration information of the registered application is obtained.

When the user directly enters the embedded browser, the interception registration class does not have information of the registered application. At this time, when the webpage browsed by the embedded browser is the homepage and receives the return instruction, the third judgment The sub-unit 23 judges that there is no registration information of the application in the listening registration class, and performs an operation of refreshing the browsed web page.

When the user is converted from another application to the embedded browser, the registration information of the other application is saved in the listening registration class. At this time, when the webpage browsed by the embedded browser is the homepage and received When the instruction is returned, the third judging sub-unit 23 judges that there is registration information of the application in the listening registration class, and then the registration information saved by the application in the listening registration class is executed.

The matching unit 24 matches the condition returned to the application included in the registration information of the acquired application with the return instruction, and returns to the application matching the return instruction when matching, when not matching When the current web page is refreshed.

It should be noted that, when the registration information of one or more applications is stored in the listening registration class, when returning, the conditions for returning to the application included in the registration information of the application and the return instruction are required. Matching, when the condition of returning to the application included in the registration information of the application matches the return instruction, returning to the application, when all the application registration information saved in the listening registration class is When the return instruction does not match, a refresh operation is performed on the webpage browsed by the embedded browser.

When the embedded browser browses the webpage T and receives the return instruction issued by the return key 1, the matching unit 24 matches the return instruction with the registration information saved in the interception registration class, wherein the registration information of the application A matches the return instruction. Then return to application A.

When the embedded browser browses the webpage T, it receives a return instruction issued by the return key 2, and the matching unit 24 Matching the return instruction with the registration information saved in the listening registration class, wherein the registration information of the application B matches the return instruction, and then returns to the application B.

When the embedded browser browses the webpage T and receives the return instruction issued by the return key 3, the matching unit 24 matches the return instruction with the registration information saved in the listening registration class, and finds that there is no matching application registration information, and then refreshes the webpage. T.

6 is a schematic structural diagram of a third embodiment of an embedded browsing apparatus according to the present invention. In addition to the second embodiment, the embedded browsing apparatus further includes:

The deleting unit 3 is configured to delete the registration information registered by the application in the listening registration class.

For example, the embedded browser returns from the web page to the application, and after returning, the delete unit 3 deletes the registration information of the application in the listening registration class.

a first registration unit 4, for returning to the application, registering registration information of the embedded browser in the listening registration class, where the registration information includes an embedded browser returning to the application The link address of the web page that was viewed before the program.

For example, the embedded browser returns from the web page T to the application A, and while returning, the first registration unit 4 will register the information of the embedded browser in the listening registration class, the information including the embedded browser. Returns the link address of the web page T viewed before application A.

The returning unit 5 is configured to return to the corresponding webpage according to the registration information when returning from the application to the embedded browser.

For example, the embedded browser returns from the web page T to the application A, and while returning, the first registration unit 4 will register the information of the embedded browser in the listening registration class, the information including the embedded browser. Returns the link address of the web page T viewed before application A. When it is necessary to return from the application A to the embedded browser again, the return unit 5 returns to the web page T according to the link address of the web page T saved in the embedded browser information in the listening registration class.

a second registration unit 6, configured to register information of the application in the listening registration class when the application is currently converted to the embedded browser, where the information includes a name of the application , a type, and a condition for returning from the embedded browser to the application.

The embedded browsing device in the digital television receiving terminal of the present invention is substantially the same in function and structure as the embedded browsing device described in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, and will not be described in detail herein. The digital television receiving terminal of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, a set top box, an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), a digital television integrated machine, a television mobile phone, and the like having a function of receiving a digital television.

In summary, the present invention can be implemented by embedding the information of the application in the listening registration class and the link address of the saved web page when returning the application from the embedded browser when the application is converted to the embedded browser. The intelligent switching between the browser and each application effectively reduces the complexity of the user operation, improves the intelligence of the embedded browser, and greatly improves the convenience of the user. The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. These improvements and retouchings are also considered. It is the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

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An embedded browser navigation method, comprising:

When the embedded browser receives the return instruction, it determines whether the current webpage browsed by the embedded browser needs to be processed, and if so, performs corresponding processing on the current webpage, and if not, acquires registration information in the listening registration class, And performing a corresponding return operation according to the registration information, where the listening registration class is used for registering information of the application saved when the application is switched to the embedded browser, and the registration information includes the application. The program name, type, and conditions returned to the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining whether the current webpage browsed by the embedded browser needs to be processed, and if so, the step of performing corresponding processing on the current webpage comprises: determining whether the current webpage needs to be returned to the specified Other web pages, if yes, return to the specified other webpages,

If yes, determining whether the current webpage is a homepage, and if the determination is yes, performing the step of acquiring the registration information in the listening registration class and performing a corresponding return operation according to the registration information, and if not, returning to The previous page of the current web page.

The method of claim 2, wherein the step of acquiring the registration information in the listening registration class and performing the corresponding return operation according to the registration information comprises:

Determining whether there is registration information of the application in the listening registration class, and if the determination is no, the embedded browser refreshes the current webpage.

When the determination is yes, obtaining registration information of the application registered in the listening registration class; matching the condition returned to the application included in the registration information of the application with the return instruction, when matching Returning to the application matching the return instruction, when not matching, the embedded browser refreshes the current webpage.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

After returning to the application, the registration information registered by the application in the listening registration class is deleted.

The method according to any one of claims 4, further comprising: registering, in the listening registration class, registration information of the embedded browser while returning to the application, The registration information includes a link address of a webpage that is browsed before the embedded browser returns to the application;

Returning to the corresponding web page according to the registration information of the embedded browser when returning from the application to the embedded browser.

6. An embedded browsing device, comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive a return instruction;

The embedded browsing device according to claim 6, wherein the determining unit comprises:

a first determining subunit, configured to determine whether the current webpage needs to be returned to the specified other webpage, and if yes, return to the specified other webpage;

a second determining sub-unit, configured to: when the first determining sub-unit determines to be no, determine whether the current webpage is a homepage, and if the determination is yes, obtain registration information in the listening registration class, and execute according to the registration information The corresponding return operation, if no, returns to the previous page of the current web page.

The embedded browsing device according to claim 7, wherein the determining unit further comprises:

a third determining subunit, configured to: when the second determining subunit determines that the device is YES, determine whether there is registration information of the application in the listening registration class, and if the determination is no, refresh the current webpage, and determine that Yes, obtaining registration information of the registered application;

a matching unit, configured to return the included in the registration information of the acquired application to the response The condition of the program is matched with the return instruction, and when it matches, returns to the application matching the return instruction, and when it does not match, the current web page is refreshed.

The embedded browsing device according to claim 8, further comprising: a deleting unit, configured to delete registration information registered by the application in the listening registration class.

The embedded browsing device according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising:

a first registration unit, configured to register registration information of the embedded browser in the listening registration class, and the registration information includes an embedded browser returning to the application The link address of the previously viewed web page;

a returning unit for returning to the corresponding webpage according to the registration information of the embedded browser when returning from the application to the embedded browser.

The embedded browsing device of claim 10, further comprising: a second registration unit, configured to: when the application is currently converted to the embedded browser, in the listening registration class Registering information of the application, the information including a name, a type of the application, and a condition for returning from the embedded browser to the application.

A digital television receiving terminal, comprising the embedded browsing device according to any one of claims 6 to 11.