WO2016107248A1

WO2016107248A1 - Method and apparatus for checking language settings of television

Info

Publication number: WO2016107248A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/092273
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘卫方; 王小红; 姜奇; 陈涛
Original assignee: 深圳Tcl数字技术有限公司
Priority date: 2014-12-29
Filing date: 2015-10-20
Publication date: 2016-07-07
Also published as: CN105812953A

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for checking language settings of a television, comprising: acquiring an IP address of a television access network, and obtaining current geographic position information of a television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network; obtaining language information corresponding to the current geographic position information of the television according to the current geographic position information of the television; receiving language setting information input by a user; and when the language information corresponding to the current geographic position information of the television is inconsistent with language information set by the user, generating prompt information. Also disclosed are an apparatus for checking language settings of a television, and a television. The present invention avoids the problem that the television cannot be used normally due to the fact that a setting language input by the user is wrong.

Description

Method and device for verifying language setting of television

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of televisions, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for verifying language settings of a television set.

Background technique

With the rapid development of import and export trade, TV sets produced in a certain country may be sold to many countries, and when the TV is shipped from the factory, it is not possible to configure correspondingly for different countries of sale, such as language settings. Therefore, when the TV is shipped from the factory, multiple language items are imported for the user to select. After the user sets a language that he or she knows well, the menu on the TV will be converted into the set language.

However, once the user accidentally sets an error, the TV may not work properly.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for verifying the language setting of a television set, which aims to prevent the setting language of the user input from being incorrect and causing the television to be unable to be used normally.

The invention provides a method for verifying a language setting of a television set, comprising the following steps:

Obtaining an IP address of the television access network, and obtaining current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network;

Obtaining language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television set according to current geographic location information of the television;

Receiving language setting information input by the user;

When the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television set is inconsistent with the language information set by the user, prompt information is generated.

Preferably, the obtaining an IP address of the television access network and obtaining the television The current geographical location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the machine access network includes:

Send a query command to the public network server to obtain the IP address of the TV access network;

Matching the IP address of the television access network to the pre-stored IP address database to obtain current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network.

Preferably, the geographical location database stores location information of an IP address assigned by the Internet Name and Digital Address Assignment Organization to each country.

Preferably, the obtaining the language information corresponding to the current geographic location information of the television set according to the current geographic location information of the television set comprises:

Finding a locally stored geographic location database according to current geographic location information of the television, and determining language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television;

When the geolocation database does not exist locally, the network is connected to search for and download the geolocation database on the network.

Preferably, the determining, according to the current geographic location information of the television, the locally stored geographic location database, and determining the language information corresponding to the current geographic location information of the television set, further comprising:

If the language information matching the current geographical location information is multiple, if any one of the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is consistent with the language information set by the user, the current geographic location of the television is determined. The language information corresponding to the location information is consistent with the language information set by the user.

Preferably, the locating the locally stored geographic location database according to the current geographic location information of the television set, and determining the language information corresponding to the current geographic location information of the television set, further includes:

When the local geographical location database does not have language information matching the current geographical location information, the network is connected to search for and download the language package matching the current geographical location information on the network.

Preferably, the IP address includes a public network address and a private network address, and the public network address It belongs to the IP address segment assigned by the Internet Name and Number Address Assignment Organization to each country.

Preferably, after the step of obtaining the IP address of the television access network and obtaining the current geographical location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network, the method further includes:

The current geographic location information obtained is stored for direct access next time.

The invention also provides a verification device for language setting of a television set, comprising:

a geographic location identification module, configured to obtain an IP address of the television access network, and obtain current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network;

a language information obtaining module, configured to obtain language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television set according to current geographic location information of the television set;

a receiving module, configured to receive language setting information input by the user;

And a verification module, configured to generate prompt information when the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is inconsistent with the language information set by the user.

Preferably, the geographic location identification module comprises:

The IP address obtaining module is configured to send an inquiry command to the public network server to obtain an IP address of the television access network;

The IP address resolution module is configured to match an IP address of the television access network to a pre-stored IP address database, and obtain current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network.

Preferably, the language information obtaining module is specifically configured to:

Find a locally stored geographic location based on the current geographic location information of the television a database, determining language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television;

Preferably, the verification module is further configured to:

Preferably, the language information obtaining module is further configured to:

Preferably, the IP address includes a public network address and a private network address, and the public network address belongs to an IP address segment allocated by the Internet Name and Digital Address Assignment Organization to each country.

Preferably, the geographic location identification module is further configured to: store the obtained current geographic location information for the next direct acquisition.

The embodiment of the invention obtains the language information corresponding to the IP address of the television access network, and then verifies the setting language input by the user according to the language information, and prompts the user according to the verification result, thereby avoiding user input. The setting language is wrong and the TV is not working properly.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for verifying a language setting of a television set according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a prompt when the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is inconsistent in the verification method of the language setting of the television set of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram showing a refinement process of acquiring current geographic location information of a television set of the television set of the present invention;

4 is a functional block diagram of a verification device for language setting of a television set of the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram showing a refinement flow of a geographic location identification module in a verification device for language setting of a television set according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is a block diagram showing the hardware structure of the television set of the present invention.

The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.

detailed description

The technical solutions of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

1 is a flow chart showing a first embodiment of a method for verifying a language setting of a television set according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the verification method of the language setting of the television includes the following steps:

Step S110: Obtain an IP address of the television access network, and obtain current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network.

When the television accesses the network, it sends an inquiry command to the IP (Internet Protocol) protocol public network server to obtain the IP address when the TV accesses the network. The IP address may include a public network address and a private network address, and the public network address belongs to an IP address segment assigned to each country by ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). By parsing the public network address in the IP address, the current geographical location information of the television corresponding to the IP address can be obtained. Once the location information is obtained, it can also be stored in memory for the next direct acquisition.

Step S120: Obtain language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television according to current geographic location information of the television;

In this embodiment, a mapping table of geographic location and language information may be pre-stored. By looking up the mapping table, language information corresponding to the current geographic location information of the television is obtained. The mapping table can be stored in the memory of the TV set when the TV is shipped from the factory, and can be retrieved when needed. The mapping table can also be obtained by the television set from the network or from an external device. The specific mapping table is shown in Table 1 below:

Table 1. Mapping of geographic location information and language information

语言代码Language code	国家/地区country / region
""(空字符串)"" (empty string)	无变化的文化Unchanging culture
AfAf	公用荷兰语Common Dutch
af-ZAaf-ZA	公用荷兰语-南非Common Dutch - South Africa
SqSq	阿尔巴尼亚Albania
sq-ALsq-AL	阿尔巴尼亚-阿尔巴尼亚Albania-Albania
ArAr	阿拉伯语Arabic
ar-DZar-DZ	阿拉伯语-阿尔及利亚Arabic-Algeria
ar-BHar-BH	阿拉伯语-巴林Arabic-Bahrain
…...	…...
ViVi	越南Vietnam
vi-VNvi-VN	越南-越南Vietnam-Vietnam

Step S130: Receive language setting information input by the user;

When the user uses the TV for the first time, or when the TV is to be reset, the language information displayed on the TV must be set. For example, if the user is Chinese, the language can be set to Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese; if the user is American, the language can be set to American English and so on.

Step S140: When the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is inconsistent with the language information set by the user, prompt information is generated.

When the user inputs the language information, the language information input by the user is obtained, and compared with the language information of the current geographical location information of the television. If the two are inconsistent, a prompt message is generated to prompt the user whether to re- Settings, as shown in Figure 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the foregoing S110 may specifically include:

Step S111: Send an inquiry command to the public network server to obtain an IP address of the television access network;

When the TV is connected to the network, it sends an inquiry command to the public network server to obtain the IP address of the TV access network. Here, the public network address of the IP address is obtained. For example, the public network address of the obtained IP address is 0.0.20.1.

Step S112, matching an IP address of the television access network with a pre-stored geographical location database, and obtaining current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network.

The public network address of the obtained IP address is matched with the geographical location database to obtain the current geographical location information, and the current geographical location information is the country where the television is located. The geolocation database stores the IP address segment information that ICANN assigns to each country, as shown in Table 2.

Table 2

国别Country	IP段IP segment
澳大利亚Australia	0.0.0.0～0.31.0.0.0.0 to 0.31.
韩国Korea	0.32.0.0～0.63.0.32.0.0~0.63.
日本Japan	1.144.0.0～1.191.1.144.0.0~1.191.

As can be seen from Table 2, the country information to which the public network address 0.0.20.1 obtained in step S110 belongs is Australia.

It should be noted that the foregoing geographical location database may be stored in the local storage or may be stored in the network server. In this embodiment, the geographical location database is preferably stored in the network server, which not only saves the locally stored resources, but also saves the locally stored resources. The latest IP address segment information is obtained by updating the IP address segment data in the web server.

Further, when the geographical location database does not exist locally, the network may be connected, and the geographical location database may be searched through the network, or directly access the database storage location, and then downloaded to the television. In this embodiment, the free GEOLiteCity database provided by MaxMind will be used for the query. Therefore, when the database does not exist locally, the TV will be downloaded to the MaxMind website via the GEOIP data interface: http://geolite.maxmind.com. After downloading the extract, store the database in a local directory. By calling the api interface, the TV can query the area information of the user according to the IP address of the TV access network.

Further, when the locally stored geographical location database does not have language information corresponding to the geographical location information, the network may be connected, and the language package may be searched through the network, or the language package storage location may be directly accessed, and then downloaded to the television. In this embodiment, the language information package can be downloaded from the official website provided by the TV manufacturer, or can be obtained on other websites and imported into a designated location of the television. In this embodiment, when the geographic location of the television is currently located, the language pack corresponding to the geographic location is obtained through the network, and all the language packs are not required to be imported when the television is shipped, thereby saving the storage space of the television. .

Further, if there is a plurality of language information matching the current geographical location information, if any one of the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is consistent with the language information set by the user, the television is determined The language information corresponding to the current geographical location information is consistent with the language information set by the user. Specifically, if the current geographical location information indicates that the country is Hong Kong, and the language information matching the country may include Chinese, Cantonese, English, and the like. Therefore, the user in the geographic location is setting the language information of his TV. It can be set to Chinese, Cantonese or English. After receiving the language information input by the user, if the input language information is consistent with any one of the language information corresponding to the geographical location information, the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television and the language information set by the user are determined. Consistent, that is, no prompt information is generated.

Correspondingly, as shown in Fig. 4, a verification device for the language setting of the television set of the present invention is proposed. The verification device for the language setting of the television includes:

The geographic location identification module 110 is configured to obtain an IP address of the television access network, and obtain current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network;

The language information obtaining module 120 is configured to obtain language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television set according to current geographic location information of the television set;

The receiving module 130 is configured to receive language setting information input by the user;

The verification module 140 is configured to generate prompt information when the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is inconsistent with the language information set by the user.

When the television accesses the network, it sends an inquiry command to the IP (Internet Protocol) protocol public network server to obtain the IP address when the TV accesses the network. The IP address may include a public network address and a private network address, and the public network address belongs to an IP address segment assigned to each country by ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). The geographic location identification module 110 can obtain the current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the PIP address by parsing the public network address in the IP address. Once the location information is obtained, it can also be stored in memory for the next direct acquisition.

In this embodiment, a mapping table of geographic location and language information may be pre-stored. The language information obtaining module 120 obtains language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television by looking up the mapping table. The mapping table can be stored in the memory of the TV when the TV is shipped from the factory. Medium, for the need to retrieve. The mapping table can also be obtained by the television set from the network or from an external device.

When the user uses the TV for the first time, or when the TV is to be reset, the language information displayed on the TV must be set. Therefore, the receiving module 130 will receive the language setting information issued by the user. The verification module 140 compares the language setting information sent by the user with the language information of the current geographical location information of the television. If the two are inconsistent, a prompt message is generated to prompt the user whether to reset.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the geographical location identification module 110 includes:

The IP address obtaining module 111 is configured to send a query command to the public network server to obtain an IP address of the television access network.

The IP address parsing module 112 is configured to match an IP address of the television access network with a pre-stored geographic location database, and obtain current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network.

The foregoing geographical location database may be stored in the local storage or may be stored in the network server. In this embodiment, the geographical location database is preferably stored in the network server, which not only saves the locally stored resources, but also updates the IP address in the network server. The address segment data is obtained to obtain the latest IP address segment information.

Further, the language information obtaining module 120 is specifically configured to:

When the geographical location database does not exist locally, the network is connected to search for and download the geographical location database on the network;

When the local geolocation database does not have language information that matches the current geographic location information, then the network is connected to search for and download the language packs that match the country on the network.

When the geographical location database does not exist locally, you can connect to the network and search the geographical location database through the network, or directly access the database storage location, and then download to the TV. In this embodiment, the free GEOLiteCity database provided by MaxMind will be used for the query. Therefore, when the database does not exist locally, the TV will be downloaded to the MaxMind website via the GEOIP data interface: http://geolite.maxmind.com. After downloading the extract, store the database in a local directory. By calling the api interface, the TV can query the area information of the user according to the IP address of the TV access network.

When the locally stored geographical location database does not have language information corresponding to the geographical location information, the network may be connected, and the language package may be searched through the network, or the language package storage location may be directly accessed, and then downloaded to the television. In this embodiment, the language information package can be downloaded from the official website provided by the TV manufacturer, or can be obtained on other websites and imported into a designated location of the television. In this embodiment, when the geographic location of the television is currently located, the language pack corresponding to the geographic location is obtained through the network, and all the language packs are not required to be imported when the television is shipped, thereby saving the storage space of the television. .

Further, the language information obtaining module 120 is further configured to:

Specifically, if the current geographical location information indicates that the country is Hong Kong, and the country is different from the country The language information can be included in Chinese, Cantonese, English and so on. Therefore, users in this geographic location can be set to Chinese, Cantonese or English when setting the language information of their TV. After receiving the language information input by the user, if the input language information is consistent with any one of the language information corresponding to the geographical location information, the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television and the language information set by the user are determined. Consistent, that is, no prompt information is generated.

Correspondingly, the present invention also provides a television set. As shown in FIG. 6, the television set can include a processor 101, a memory 102, a display screen 103, a speaker 104, a user interface 105, a network interface 106, a data interface 107, and a communication bus 108. Among them, the communication bus 108 is used for communication between the various components in the television set. The network interface 106 is used to implement communication between the television and the Internet device, external terminal devices, such as mobile terminals, other servers, and the like. Data interface 107 can be used to receive broadcast signals. Network interface 106 may include an RS232 interface, a radio frequency interface, a WIFI interface, and the like. The user interface 105 is configured to receive a control command from the user and send the received control command to the processor 101 for processing. Display screen 103 is used to display data processed in processor 101 or to display broadcast signals received by data interface 107. The speaker 104 is used to play audio data to be played by the processor 101. Memory 102 can include one or more computer readable storage media, and includes not only internal memory but also external memory. The memory 102 stores an operating system, a verification device of a language setting, and the like. The processor 101 will call the verification device and other components of the language setting in the memory 102 to realize automatic verification when the user sets the language of the television. The specific structure and working principle of the calibration device of the language setting can be referred to the description of the previous embodiment, and will not be described herein.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patents. The equivalent structure or equivalent process transformations made by the description of the present invention and the drawings are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields. The same is included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

A method for verifying a language setting of a television set, characterized in that the verification method of the language setting of the television set comprises the following steps:

Obtaining an IP address of the television access network, and obtaining current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network;

Obtaining language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television set according to current geographic location information of the television;

Receiving language setting information input by the user;

When the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television set is inconsistent with the language information set by the user, prompt information is generated.
A method for verifying a language setting of a television set according to claim 1, wherein said obtaining an IP address of a television access network and obtaining a television corresponding to an IP address of said television access network Current location information includes:

Send a query command to the public network server to obtain the IP address of the TV access network;

The IP address of the television access network is matched with the pre-stored geographical location database, and the current geographical location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network is obtained.
The method for verifying a language setting of a television set according to claim 2, wherein said geographical location database stores location information of an IP address assigned to each country by an Internet name and digital address assignment organization.
The method for verifying a language setting of a television set according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television set according to current geographic location information of the television set comprises: :

Finding a locally stored geographic location database according to current geographic location information of the television, and determining language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television;

When the geolocation database does not exist locally, connect to the network to search on the network. And download the geolocation database.
The method for verifying the language setting of the television set according to claim 4, wherein the finding a locally stored geographical location database according to the current geographical location information of the television, and determining the current status of the television set The language information corresponding to the geographical location information further includes:

If the language information matching the current geographical location information is multiple, if any one of the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is consistent with the language information set by the user, the current geographic location of the television is determined. The language information corresponding to the location information is consistent with the language information set by the user.
The language setting verification method for a television set according to claim 4, wherein the finding a locally stored geographical location database according to current geographic location information of the television, and determining a current geographic location of the television set The language information corresponding to the location information further includes:

When the local geographical location database does not have language information matching the current geographical location information, the network is connected to search for and download the language package matching the current geographical location information on the network.
The method for verifying a language setting of a television set according to claim 1, wherein the IP address comprises a public network address and a private network address, and the public network address belongs to an Internet name and digital address allocation organization and is allocated to each country. IP address segment.
The language setting verification method for a television set according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining an IP address of the television access network and obtaining the connection with the television After the step of entering the current geographical location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the network, the method further includes:

The current geographic location information obtained is stored for direct access next time.
A verification device for a language setting of a television set, characterized in that the verification device for the language setting of the television set comprises:

a geographic location identification module, configured to obtain an IP address of the television access network, and obtain current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network;

a language information obtaining module, configured to obtain language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television set according to current geographic location information of the television set;

a receiving module, configured to receive language setting information input by the user;

And a verification module, configured to generate prompt information when the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is inconsistent with the language information set by the user.
The apparatus for verifying the language setting of the television set according to claim 9, wherein the geographic location identification module comprises:

The IP address obtaining module is configured to send an inquiry command to the public network server to obtain an IP address of the television access network;

The IP address resolution module is configured to match an IP address of the television access network to a pre-stored IP address database, and obtain current geographic location information of the television corresponding to the IP address of the television access network.
A verification device for language setting of a television set according to claim 10, It is characterized in that the geographical location database stores location information of an IP address assigned by the Internet Name and Digital Address Assignment Organization to each country.
The apparatus for verifying the language setting of the television set according to claim 9, wherein the language information obtaining module is specifically configured to:

Finding a locally stored geographic location database according to current geographic location information of the television, and determining language information corresponding to current geographic location information of the television;

When the geolocation database does not exist locally, the network is connected to search for and download the geolocation database on the network.
The verification device for the language setting of the television set according to claim 12, wherein the verification module is further configured to:

If the language information matching the current geographical location information is multiple, if any one of the language information corresponding to the current geographical location information of the television is consistent with the language information set by the user, the current geographic location of the television is determined. The language information corresponding to the location information is consistent with the language information set by the user.
The apparatus for verifying the language setting of the television set according to claim 12, wherein the language information obtaining module is further configured to:

When the local geographical location database does not have language information matching the current geographical location information, the network is connected to search for and download the language package matching the current geographical location information on the network.
The apparatus for verifying the language setting of the television set according to claim 9, wherein the IP address comprises a public network address and a private network address, and the public network address belongs to an Internet name and digital address allocation organization and is assigned to each Country IP address segment.
The apparatus for verifying the language setting of the television set according to claim 9, wherein the geographic location identification module is further configured to: obtain current geographic location information Store it for direct access next time.