WO2018032679A1

WO2018032679A1 - Setting method and device for timed startup and shutoff of television

Info

Publication number: WO2018032679A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/112232
Authority: WO
Inventors: 汪晓荣
Original assignee: 深圳Tcl新技术有限公司
Priority date: 2016-08-18
Filing date: 2016-12-27
Publication date: 2018-02-22
Also published as: CN106162334A

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a setting method for timed startup and shutoff of a television, the method comprising: acquiring program information of an electronic program guide (EPG) program selected by a user, the program information comprising start time and end time of the program; determining timed startup time according to a detected timed setting operation and the start time; and/or determining timed shutoff time according to the detected timed setting operation and the end time. Also disclosed in the present invention is a setting device for timed startup and shutoff of the television, capable of effectively solving the technical problem in existing technology wherein timed startup and shutoff of a television cannot be accurately set, the operation is not convenient enough, power is wasted, the service life of the television is affected and flexibility is low.

Description

Method and device for setting television time switch machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of television technologies, and in particular, to a method and a device for setting a television time switch machine.

Background technique

In recent years, users' demand for TV functions has been increasing, and users have to watch some EPG (Electronic) in order to rest on time. Program Guide, The electronic program guide will shut down after the show, but sometimes the show plays too late, the user will fall asleep during the viewing process, but the TV is still playing the show. Or the user only wants to watch a certain program on time, and does not want to watch other programs. Maybe it is necessary to keep turning on and off to confirm whether the program has started broadcasting. All this adds unnecessary trouble to the user, wastes electricity and affects the TV. Life expectancy, so the function of the TV timer switch is one of the user requirements.

There are two main methods for the existing TV timer switch, one is a rough time setting, providing 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, etc., allowing the user to select a certain time to switch on and off. This method cannot be realized. For the purpose of precise timing, the other is to set the specific time for the user, such as 13:20, at which point the TV will automatically switch on and off, but this method has little correlation with the start time and end time of the TV program, and The operation is not convenient enough and the flexibility is low.

The above content is only used to assist in understanding the technical solutions of the present invention, and does not constitute an admission that the above is prior art.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide a setting method and setting device for a television time switch machine, which aims to solve the problem that the television time switch machine cannot be accurately timed in the prior art, the operation is not convenient, the flexibility is low, the power is wasted, and the life of the TV is affected. technical problem.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for setting a television timing switch, the method comprising:

Obtaining program information of the EPG program selected by the user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

If the timing setting operation includes a boot timing setting operation, setting the start time to the scheduled boot time; and/or,

If the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation, the end time is set to a timing shutdown time.

Preferably, the method further includes:

Determining a timing shutdown time of the first EPG program if it is detected that a difference between a timing shutdown time of the first EPG program that is set and a timing power-on time of the second EPG program is less than a first preset time threshold, where The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.

Preferably, the method further includes:

When the timed shutdown time has been set, and the television is in the power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt is displayed. The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

If the cancel instruction is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted;

If the non-cancel command is detected or no command is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the timed shutdown time is reached.

Preferably, the method further includes:

If the cancel instruction is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted;

Preferably, the method further includes:

When the scheduled power-on time has been set and the television is in the power-off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, the power-on operation is performed.

Preferably, the method further includes:

To achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a method for setting a television timing switch, the method comprising:

The timing start time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or the timing shutdown time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time.

Preferably, the step of determining a timing start time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or determining the timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time comprises:

If the timing setting operation includes a boot timing setting operation, setting the start time to the scheduled boot time;

and / or,

Preferably, the method further includes:

If the cancel instruction is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted;

Preferably, the method further includes:

To achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a setting device for a television time switch machine, the device comprising:

An obtaining module, configured to acquire program information of an EPG program selected by a user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

And a determining module, configured to determine a timing boot time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or determine a timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time.

Preferably, the determining module comprises:

a first setting unit, configured to set the start time to the timed start time if the timing setting operation includes a power on timing setting operation;

and / or,

And a second setting unit, configured to set the end time to a timing shutdown time if the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation.

Preferably, the device further comprises:

a first deleting module, configured to delete the first EPG program if it is detected that a difference between a timing shutdown time of the first EPG program that has been set and a timing power-on time of the second EPG program is less than a first preset time threshold a timed shutdown time, wherein the first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.

Preferably, the device further comprises:

a display module, configured to: when the timed shutdown time has been set, and when the television is in a power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than a second preset time threshold, the prompt is displayed a message, the prompt message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

a second deleting module, configured to delete the timed shutdown time if a cancel instruction is detected;

The shutdown module is configured to perform a shutdown operation when the timing shutdown time is reached if a non-cancel command is detected or no instruction is received.

Preferably, the device further comprises:

The booting module is configured to perform a booting operation when the scheduled booting time is set and the television is in a shutdown state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled booting time.

The invention provides a method and a device for setting a television time switch machine, which acquires program information of an EPG program selected by a user, the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program, and the operation time and the start time are determined according to the detected timing. And/or, determine the timing shutdown time based on the detected timing setting operation and the end time. Through the user-set timing setting operation, and the start time of the program and/or the end time of the program, the time of the switch can be accurately determined, which makes the operation more convenient, more flexible, saves energy, enhances the service life of the TV, and increases the user experience. .

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a television time switch machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a television time switch machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a television time switch machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a television time switch machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a setting device for a television time switch machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic diagram of a refinement function module of the determining module 502 in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a setting device for a television time switch machine according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

8 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a setting device for a television time switch machine according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a setting device of a television time switch machine according to an eighth embodiment 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

It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

The invention provides a setting method of a television time switch machine, in which program information of an EPG program selected by a user is acquired, the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program, and the operation and the start time are determined according to the detected timing. The scheduled power-on time, and/or, the timed shutdown time is determined based on the detected timing setting operation and the end time. Through the user-set timing setting operation, and the start time of the program and/or the end time of the program, the time of the switch can be accurately determined, which makes the operation more convenient, more flexible, saves energy, enhances the service life of the TV, and increases the user experience. .

1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for setting a TV timing switch machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, where the method includes:

Step 101: Acquire program information of an EPG program selected by a user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can select a favorite multicast channel through the menu provided by the EPG. After the user selects the EPG program desired to be viewed, the user acquires the program information of the EPG program selected by the user and displays and displays the program information. On the screen, the program information includes the start time and end time of the program.

Among them, EPG is Electronic Program The English abbreviation for Guide, which means an electronic program guide. The indexing and navigation of various services provided by IPTV are done through the EPG system. IPTV EPG is actually a portal system for IPTV. The interface of the EPG system is similar to the web page. On the EPG interface, various menus, buttons, links, etc. are available for the user to directly select the program. The EPG interface can also contain various types of dynamics for the user to browse or Static multimedia content.

Step 102: Determine a timing start time according to the detected timing setting operation and start time, and/or determine a timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user sets the scheduled booting time according to the start time on the display screen and the detected timing setting operation, and/or the user sets the timing shutdown time according to the end time on the display screen and the detected timing setting operation. . The timing setting operation includes a timed power setting and/or a timed power setting. For example, when the timing setting operation is a timed power-on setting, the timed power-on time is set according to the timed power-on setting and the start time. When the time-setting operation is the time-off setting, the time-off time is set according to the time-off setting and the ending time, and the timing setting operation is performed. For the timed power setting and the timed power setting, the timed power-on time is set according to the timed power-on setting and the start time, and the time-based power-off time is set according to the timed power-off setting and the end time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, program information of the EPG program selected by the user is acquired, and the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program, and the scheduled boot time is set according to the start time and/or the end time, and the detected timing setting operation. Or the timed shutdown time, the user can set the power-on mode and / or shutdown mode, and the regular power-on time and / or time-off time can accurately determine the time of the switch machine, making the operation more convenient, more flexible, saving energy, enhancing TV Lifetime and increased user experience.

Based on the first embodiment of the method for setting a television timing switch machine according to the present invention, step 102 includes:

Step a: If the timing setting operation includes a power-on timing setting operation, the start time is set to a timing power-on time;

and / or,

Step b: If the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation, the end time is set to the timing shutdown time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the start time of the program is set to the timed start time, and the end time of the program is set to the timed shutdown time. With this setting, the time of the switch can be accurately set and the user experience is improved.

Among them, the user can have multiple choices. If only the boot timing setting operation is included, only the scheduled boot time is set. If only the shutdown timing setting operation is included, only the scheduled shutdown time is set, and if both the boot timing setting operation and the shutdown timing setting operation are included, It is necessary to set the timed boot time and the timed shutdown time at the same time. For example, the current time is 10:10, the user selects the program start time at 12:10, and the end time is 13:10. If the user wants to start watching TV at 12:10, and wants to continue after watching the program. Watch, then only set the regular boot time. If the user wants to watch TV from the current time and shuts down after watching the program, only the timed shutdown time can be set. If the user only wants to watch the program, it is necessary to set the timed on time and the timed off time. Through the above operations, the time of the switch can be accurately determined, which makes the operation more convenient, the flexibility is higher, the power is saved, the service life of the TV is enhanced, and the user experience is increased.

In addition, the user can also manually set the start time and/or end time of the modified program as the scheduled boot time and/or the scheduled power off time, which can improve the user experience. For example, the start time of the program displayed on the display is 12:30. The user wants to turn on the TV automatically ten minutes before the start of the program. The user sets the timed start time to 12 according to the program start time displayed on the display. 20 points to improve the user experience.

2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for setting a TV timing switch machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, where the method includes:

Step 201: Obtain program information of an EPG program selected by a user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

Step 202: Determine a timing start time according to the detected timing setting operation and start time, and/or determine a timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and an end time;

The steps 201 and 202 are the same as the steps 101 and 102 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and are not described herein again.

Step 203: If it is detected that the difference between the scheduled shutdown time of the first EPG program and the scheduled power-on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold, the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program is deleted, where The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can set a plurality of EPG programs, and set a plurality of timing switch time, when the difference between the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program and the timing start time of the second EPG program is less than the first pre- Setting the time threshold deletes the timing off time of the first EPG program. The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program. For example, the timing off time of the first EPG program is 10:20, the time-on time of the second EPG program is 10:25, and the first preset time threshold is 10 minutes, and the timing of the first EPG program is off. The difference between the scheduled power-on time of the second EPG program is 5 minutes, which is less than the first preset time threshold, the timing of the first EPG program is deleted, and the program is not played. This avoids repeated switching on and off in a short period of time, making operation more convenient, more flexible, enhancing TV life and increasing user experience.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for setting a television time switch machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention, the method includes:

Step 301: Obtain program information of an EPG program selected by a user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

Step 302: Determine a timing start time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or determine a timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time; and continue to perform steps 303 and 304.

Step 303: If it is detected that the difference between the scheduled shutdown time of the first EPG program and the scheduled power-on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold, the time-off time of the first EPG program is deleted, where The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program;

Step 301 and step 302 are the same as step 101 and step 102 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1. Step 303 is the same as step 203 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and details are not described herein.

Step 304: When the timed shutdown time is set, and the television is in the power-on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt message is used to prompt the user. Whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the timed shutdown time has been set, and the television is in the power-on state, it is detected whether the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, and if less than, the prompt message is displayed, prompting The message is used to prompt the user to cancel the scheduled shutdown. For example, the first preset time threshold is 60 seconds, the timed shutdown time is 12:30, and the current time is 12:29:59, and a prompt message is displayed to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown.

The second preset time threshold may be modified according to actual conditions.

Step 305: If a cancel instruction is detected, deleting the timed shutdown time;

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the prompt message is displayed on the display screen, if the cancel instruction is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted, and the shutdown operation is no longer performed.

Step 306: If it is detected that the instruction is not canceled or no instruction is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the timed shutdown time is reached.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the non-cancel instruction is received before the timed shutdown time is reached, and the shutdown operation is performed. Or do not receive any instructions when the timed shutdown time is reached, perform a shutdown operation. The user can perform scheduled power on and/or timed shutdown settings according to the actual situation to improve the user experience.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to detect whether there are at least two adjacent timing shutdown times in the set timing shutdown time. If yes, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt message is used to prompt the user to select a timing shutdown time. After the time selection operation, other timing shutdown times other than the selected timing shutdown time of at least two adjacent timing shutdown times are deleted. The user can select multiple EPG programs and set multiple timing shutdown times based on the end time of these EPG programs. If multiple timed shutdown times are detected, a prompt message is displayed on the display, and the prompt message is used to prompt the user to select a timed shutdown time from a plurality of timed shutdown times. In the embodiment of the present invention, after detecting that the user selects a certain time, other timing shutdown times other than the selected timing shutdown time of at least two adjacent timing shutdown times are deleted. Through the above operations, it is possible to avoid frequent switching of the television and damage the life of the television.

The user presets a time period. If the user selects two EPG programs and sets two timing shutdown times, if the difference between the timing shutdown times of the two EPG programs is less than the preset time period, then the two are defined. The program is the adjacent timing shutdown time, otherwise it is the two timing shutdown times that are not adjacent.

4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for setting a TV timing switch machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, where the method includes:

Step 401: Obtain program information of an EPG program selected by a user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

Step 402: Determine a timing start time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or determine a timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time; continue to perform step 403, step 404, and step 407.

Step 403: If it is detected that the difference between the scheduled shutdown time of the first EPG program and the scheduled power-on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold, the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program is deleted, where The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program;

Step 404: When the timed shutdown time is set, and the television is in the power-on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt message is used to prompt the user. Whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

Step 405: If a cancel instruction is detected, deleting the timed shutdown time;

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the prompt message is displayed on the display screen, if the cancel command is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted, and the shutdown operation is no longer performed.

Step 406: If it is detected that the instruction is not canceled or no instruction is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the timed shutdown time is reached.

Step 401 and step 402 are the same as step 101 and step 102 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1. Step 403 is the same as step 203 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, step 404, step 405, and step 406. It is the same as step 304, step 305, and step 306 in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and details are not described herein again.

Step 407: When the scheduled power-on time is set and the television is in the power-off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, the power-on operation is performed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shutdown state means that all running programs are closed. The system background service is turned off, the system sends a special signal to the motherboard and the power supply, so that the power supply cuts off the power supply to all the devices, the TV is completely turned off, and the next time the power is turned on, the TV is completely restarted.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the television is automatically turned on by setting the scheduled power-on time in advance, so that the operation is more convenient, the flexibility is higher, and the user experience is increased.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a setting device for a television time switch machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, including:

The obtaining module 501 is configured to acquire program information of an EPG program selected by the user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can select a favorite multicast channel through the menu provided by the EPG. After the user selects the EPG program that is desired to be viewed, the obtaining module 501 acquires the program information of the EPG program selected by the user and the program information. On the display and display screen, the program information includes the start time and end time of the program.

Among them, EPG is Electronic Program The English abbreviation for Guide, which means an electronic program guide. The indexing and navigation of various services provided by IPTV are done through the EPG system. IPTV EPG is actually A portal system for IPTV. The interface of the EPG system is similar to the web page, in The EPG interface generally provides various types of menus, buttons, links, etc., which can be directly clicked by the user when selecting a program; the EPG interface can also contain various dynamic or static multimedia contents for the user to browse.

The determining module 502 is configured to determine a timing boot time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or determine the timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the determining module 502 sets the timing start time according to the start time on the display screen and the detected timing setting operation, and/or the determining module 502 sets the operation according to the end time on the display screen and the detected timing. Set the timed shutdown time. The timing setting operation includes a timed power setting and/or a timed power setting. For example, when the timing setting operation is the timing power-on setting, the determining module 502 sets the timing power-on time according to the timing power-on setting and the start time. When the timing setting operation is the timer power-off setting, the determining module 502 sets the timing shutdown according to the timing power-off setting and the ending time. Time, when the timing setting operation is the timed power setting and the timed power setting, the timed power-on time is set according to the timed power-on setting and the start time, and the time-based power-off time is set according to the timed power-off setting and the end time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the program information of the EPG program selected by the user is acquired, and the program information includes the start time and the end time of the program, and the determining module 502 starts the operation according to the start time and/or the end time and the detected timing setting operation. Time and / or timed shutdown time, through the user-set power-on mode and / or shutdown mode, and the regular power-on time and / or time-off time can accurately determine the time of the switch, making the operation more convenient, more flexible, saving energy Increase TV life and increase user experience.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a refinement function module of the determining module 502 in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, including a first setting unit 601 and a second setting unit 602.

The first setting unit 601 is configured to set a start time to a timing start time if the timing setting operation includes a power-on timing setting operation;

The second setting unit 602 is configured to set the end time to the timed shutdown time if the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first setting unit 601 sets the start time of the program to the timed start time, and the first setting unit 602 sets the end time of the program as the timed shutdown time. With this setting, the time switch can be accurately set. Time and improve the user experience.

The user can have multiple selections. If only the startup timing setting operation is included, the first setting unit 601 only sets the timing startup time. If only the shutdown timing setting operation is included, the second setting unit 602 only sets the timing shutdown time, if both When the power-on timing setting operation and the shutdown timing setting operation are performed, it is necessary to set the timing power-on time and the timing power-off time at the same time. For example, the current time is 10:10, the user selects the program start time at 12:10, and the end time is 13:10. If the user wants to start watching TV at 12:10, and wants to continue after watching the program. When viewing, the first setting unit 601 only sets the timed boot time. If the user wants to watch TV from the current time and shuts down after watching the program, the first setting unit 602 only sets the timed shutdown time. If the user only wants to watch the program, it is necessary to set the timed on time and the timed off time. Through the above operations, the time of the switch can be accurately determined, which makes the operation more convenient, the flexibility is higher, the power is saved, the service life of the TV is enhanced, and the user experience is increased.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a functional module of a setting device for a television time switch machine according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, including an obtaining module 501 and a determining module 502 as shown in FIG. A setting unit 601 and a second setting unit 602 are respectively similar to the content described in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 5 and the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 6, and details are not described herein again.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the setting device of the television timing switch machine further includes: a first deletion module 701.

The first deleting module 701 is configured to delete the timing of the first EPG program if the difference between the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program that is set and the scheduled power-on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold. The shutdown time, wherein the first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can set a plurality of EPG programs, and set a plurality of timing switch time, when the difference between the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program and the timing start time of the second EPG program is less than the first pre- The time threshold is set, and the first deletion module 701 deletes the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program. The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program. For example, the timing off time of the first EPG program is 10:20, the time-on time of the second EPG program is 10:25, and the first preset time threshold is 10 minutes, and the timing of the first EPG program is off. The difference between the timed start time of the second EPG program is 5 minutes, which is less than the first preset time threshold. The first deletion module 701 deletes the timed shutdown time of the first EPG program, and does not perform the timed shutdown operation to continue playing the program. This avoids repeated switching on and off in a short period of time, making operation more convenient, more flexible, enhancing TV life and increasing user experience.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a setting device for a television timing switch according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, including an obtaining module 501 and a determining module 502 as shown in FIG. a setting unit 601, a second setting unit 602, and a first deleting module 701 as shown in FIG. 7, and respectively corresponding to the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 6, and the first embodiment shown in FIG. The contents described in the sixth embodiment are similar and will not be described again here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the setting device of the television timing switch machine further includes: a display module 801, a second deletion module 802, and a shutdown module 803.

The display module 801 is configured to display a prompt message when the time difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold when the television is in the power-on state. The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the timing shutdown time has been set, and the television is in the power-on state, it is detected whether the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than a second preset time threshold. If not, the display module 801 displays a prompt. Message, the prompt message is used to prompt the user to cancel the timed shutdown. For example, the first preset time threshold is 60 seconds, the timed shutdown time is 12:30, and the current time is 12:29:59, and a prompt message is displayed to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown.

The second deleting module 802 is configured to delete the timing shutdown time if the cancel instruction is detected;

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the prompt message is displayed on the display screen, if the second deletion module 802 detects the cancel instruction, the timed shutdown time is deleted, and the shutdown operation is no longer performed.

The shutdown module 803 is configured to perform a shutdown operation when the timing shutdown time is reached if a non-cancel command is detected or no command is received.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shutdown module 803 receives a no-cancel instruction and performs a shutdown operation before reaching the scheduled shutdown time. Or the shutdown module 803 does not receive any instruction when the timing shutdown time is reached, and performs a shutdown operation. The user can perform scheduled power on and/or timed shutdown settings according to the actual situation to improve the user experience.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a setting device for a television time switch machine according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, including an obtaining module 501 and a determining module 502 as shown in FIG. a setting unit 601, a second setting unit 602, a first deleting module 701 as shown in FIG. 7, and a display module 801, a second deleting module 802, and a shutdown module 803 as shown in FIG. The fifth embodiment, the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 7, and the content described in the seventh embodiment shown in FIG. 8 are similar, and details are not described herein again.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the setting device of the television timing switch machine further includes: a booting module 901.

The booting module 901 is configured to perform a booting operation when detecting that the current time reaches the scheduled booting time when the scheduled booting time is set and the television is in the off state.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the booting module 901 controls the automatic booting of the television by setting the scheduled booting time in advance, so that the operation is more convenient, the flexibility is higher, and the user experience is increased.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the foregoing embodiment method can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be through hardware, but in many cases, the former is better. Implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, The optical disc includes a number of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a cell phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to perform the methods of various embodiments of the present invention.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and 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 setting a television time switch machine, characterized in that the method comprises:

Obtaining program information of the EPG program selected by the user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

If the timing setting operation includes a boot timing setting operation, setting the start time to the scheduled boot time; and/or,

If the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation, the end time is set to a timing shutdown time.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

Determining a timing shutdown time of the first EPG program if it is detected that a difference between a timing shutdown time of the first EPG program that is set and a timing power-on time of the second EPG program is less than a first preset time threshold, where The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

When the timed shutdown time has been set, and the television is in the power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt is displayed. The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

If the cancel instruction is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted;

If the non-cancel command is detected or no command is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the timed shutdown time is reached.
The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

When the timed shutdown time has been set, and the television is in the power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt is displayed. The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

If the cancel instruction is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted;

If the non-cancel command is detected or no command is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the timed shutdown time is reached.
The method of claim 1 further comprising:

When the scheduled power-on time has been set and the television is in the power-off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, the power-on operation is performed.
The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

When the scheduled power-on time has been set and the television is in the power-off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, the power-on operation is performed.
A method for setting a television time switch machine, characterized in that the method comprises:

Obtaining program information of the EPG program selected by the user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

The timing start time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or the timing shutdown time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time.
The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

Determining a timing shutdown time of the first EPG program if it is detected that a difference between a timing shutdown time of the first EPG program that is set and a timing power-on time of the second EPG program is less than a first preset time threshold, where The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.
The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

When the timed shutdown time has been set, and the television is in the power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt is displayed. The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

If the cancel instruction is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted;

If the non-cancel command is detected or no command is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the timed shutdown time is reached.
The method of claim 8 further comprising:

When the timed shutdown time has been set, and the television is in the power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt is displayed. The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

If the cancel instruction is detected, the timed shutdown time is deleted;

If the non-cancel command is detected or no command is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the timed shutdown time is reached.
The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

When the scheduled power-on time has been set and the television is in the power-off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, the power-on operation is performed.
The method of claim 8 further comprising:

When the scheduled power-on time has been set and the television is in the power-off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, the power-on operation is performed.
A device for setting up a television time switch machine, characterized in that the device comprises:

An obtaining module, configured to acquire program information of an EPG program selected by a user, where the program information includes a start time and an end time of the program;

And a determining module, configured to determine a timing boot time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or determine a timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time.
The device according to claim 13, wherein the determining module comprises:

a first setting unit, configured to set the start time to the timed start time if the timing setting operation includes a power on timing setting operation;

and / or,

And a second setting unit, configured to set the end time to a timing shutdown time if the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation.
The device according to claim 14, wherein the device further comprises:

a first deleting module, configured to delete the first EPG program if it is detected that a difference between a timing shutdown time of the first EPG program that has been set and a timing power-on time of the second EPG program is less than a first preset time threshold a timed shutdown time, wherein the first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.
The device according to claim 13, wherein the device further comprises:

a display module, configured to: when the timed shutdown time has been set, and when the television is in a power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than a second preset time threshold, the prompt is displayed a message, the prompt message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

a second deleting module, configured to delete the timed shutdown time if a cancel instruction is detected;

The shutdown module is configured to perform a shutdown operation when the timing shutdown time is reached if a non-cancel command is detected or no instruction is received.
The device according to claim 14, wherein the device further comprises:

a display module, configured to: when the timed shutdown time has been set, and when the television is in a power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than a second preset time threshold, the prompt is displayed a message, the prompt message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

a second deleting module, configured to delete the timed shutdown time if a cancel instruction is detected;

The shutdown module is configured to perform a shutdown operation when the timing shutdown time is reached if a non-cancel command is detected or no instruction is received.
The device according to claim 15, wherein the device further comprises:

a display module, configured to: when the timed shutdown time has been set, and when the television is in a power on state, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timed shutdown time is less than a second preset time threshold, the prompt is displayed a message, the prompt message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the timed shutdown;

a second deleting module, configured to delete the timed shutdown time if a cancel instruction is detected;

The shutdown module is configured to perform a shutdown operation when the timing shutdown time is reached if a non-cancel command is detected or no instruction is received.
The device according to claim 13, wherein the device further comprises:

The booting module is configured to perform a booting operation when the scheduled booting time is set and the television is in a shutdown state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled booting time.
The device according to claim 14, wherein the device further comprises:

The booting module is configured to perform a booting operation when the scheduled booting time is set and the television is in a shutdown state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled booting time.