WO2019037542A1

WO2019037542A1 - Television source preview method and apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2019037542A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/093719
Authority: WO
Inventors: 林舜大; 梁照腾; 王凌晨; 赵德民
Original assignee: 深圳Tcl数字技术有限公司
Priority date: 2017-08-22
Filing date: 2018-06-29
Publication date: 2019-02-28
Also published as: CN107509102A

Abstract

The present application provides a television source preview method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The television source preview method comprises: when receiving a source switching instruction, obtaining first image information of a current source program corresponding to a current source, and displaying the first image information by a first window; obtaining a target source to be switched, and playing back a target source program corresponding to the target source by a second window; and displaying both the first window and the second window in a same interface according to a preset display rule.

Description

Television source preview method, device and computer readable storage medium

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of television technologies, and in particular, to a television source preview method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium.

Background technique

With the development of TV technology, the sources of TVs are increasingly diversified, such as TV, AV1, AV2, VGA, YPbPr and HDMI. The traditional source switching method is as follows: firstly, the source menu is displayed in the current interface window, and the user selects the source in the current interface window by using the up button, the down button or the input source switching button of the remote controller, and passes the The confirmation button on the remote control selects the target source, that is, plays the source program corresponding to the switched source in the current interface window, and completes the source switching. That is to say, the traditional source switching is completed in the same window, that is, the window can only display the source program corresponding to the current source, or one of the target source programs corresponding to the switched target source. And when switching, the device also initializes other functions, such as subtitle display, video encryption or sound amplifier. Therefore, technical problems such as long switching response time and slow switching speed are caused, thereby reducing the user experience.

Application content

The main purpose of the present application is to provide a television source preview method, a terminal, and a computer readable storage medium, which are intended to solve the technical problem of long switching response time and slow switching speed of the conventional switching source method.

To achieve the above objective, the present application provides a method for previewing a television source, and the method for previewing the television source includes the following steps:

Obtaining, by the first window, the first image information, when the switching source command is received, acquiring the first image information of the current source program corresponding to the current source;

Obtaining a target source to be switched, and playing a target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window;

The first window and the second window are simultaneously displayed in the same interface according to a preset display rule.

Optionally, after the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule, the method further includes:

Determining whether a confirmation switching instruction triggered according to a user operation is received;

Upon receiving the confirmation switching instruction, the second window is displayed in full screen to play the target source program.

Optionally, after the step of determining whether to receive the confirmation switching instruction triggered according to the user operation, the method further includes:

When the confirmation switching instruction is not received, the first window is displayed in full screen to play the current source program.

Optionally, after the step of acquiring the target source to be switched and playing the target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window, the method further includes:

Determine whether there are other sources other than the target source;

Acquiring the second image information of the target source program when the other source is present, and displaying the second image information through the second window;

Obtaining other target sources to be switched, and playing other source programs corresponding to the target source through the third window.

Optionally, the step of acquiring the second image information of the target source program and displaying the second image information through the second window when the other source is present includes:

Determining, in the presence of the other source, whether the target source has a target source program being played;

And acquiring the second image information of the target source program when the target source program is present, and displaying the second image information through the second window.

Optionally, after the step of determining whether the target source has a target source program being played, when the other source is present, the method further includes:

When there is no target source program, a black screen is displayed through the second window.

Optionally, after the step of acquiring the other target source to be switched, and playing the other source program corresponding to the target source through the third window, the method further includes:

Determining whether a confirmation source command is received within a preset time threshold;

Receiving a confirmation source command within a preset time threshold, switching to a corresponding window and playing a corresponding source program according to the window information in the confirmation source command.

Optionally, before the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule, the method further includes:

The first image information and the video image corresponding to the target source program are reduced according to a preset reference ratio.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present application further provides a preview device for a television source, wherein the preview device of the television source includes a processor, a memory, and is stored on the memory and can be on the processor. A preview program of a running television source, wherein the preview program of the television source is implemented by the processor to implement the steps as described above.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present application further provides a computer readable storage medium, where the preview program of a television source is stored, and the preview program of the television source is implemented by a processor. The steps of the preview method of the television source described above.

The present invention provides a method, a device, and a computer readable storage medium for previewing a television source. The method for previewing a television source obtains a current source program corresponding to a current source by receiving a switching source command. An image information, and displaying the first image information through a first window; acquiring a target source to be switched, and playing a target source program corresponding to the target source through a second window; according to a preset display rule, The first window and the second window are simultaneously displayed in the same interface. In the above manner, the present application pre-plays the target source program corresponding to the target source to be switched through the second window, and displays the first image information corresponding to the currently played current source program through the first window in the same interface. That is, while the current source program information currently being viewed is saved, the target source program is previewed. As can be seen from the above, the present application performs preview of the target source program through the second window. When the user confirms that switching to the target source, the user simply switches to the second window, and the response time is fast and the switching time is short, thereby solving the traditional The switching source method has a long switching response time and a technical problem of slow switching speed.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal in a hardware operating environment of a preview device for a television source according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for previewing a television source according to the present application;

3 is a schematic flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for previewing a television source according to the present application;

4 is a schematic flow chart of a third embodiment of a method for previewing a television source according to the present application.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed ways

It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the application and are not intended to be limiting.

The main idea of the solution of the embodiment of the present application is: the preview device of the television source obtains the first image information of the current source program corresponding to the current source by receiving the switching source instruction, and displays the first image through the first window. a first image information; acquiring a target source to be switched, and playing a target source program corresponding to the target source through a second window; displaying the first window and the same in the same interface according to a preset display rule The second window solves the technical problem of long switching response time and slow switching speed of the traditional switching source method.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal in a hardware operating environment of a preview device for a television source according to an embodiment of the present application.

The terminal in the embodiment of the present application may be a PC, or may be a smart phone, a tablet computer, an e-book reader, and an MP4 (Moving Picture). Experts Group Audio Layer IV, dynamic imaging experts compress standard audio layers 3) portable terminals such as players and portable computers with display functions. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the terminal can include a processor 1001 (eg, a CPU), a communication bus 1002, a user interface 1003, a network interface 1004, and a memory 1005. The communication bus 1002 is used to implement connection communication between these components; the user interface 1003 is connected with a tax control printer (for printing invoices), and the optional user interface 1003 may further include a display, an input unit such as a keyboard ( Keyboard) 1004 may optionally include a standard wired interface, a wireless interface (such as a WI-FI interface); the memory 1005 may be a high-speed RAM memory or a stable memory (non-volatile) Alternatively, the memory 1005 may alternatively be a storage device independent of the processor 1001 described above.

A person skilled in the art can understand that the terminal structure of the preview device hardware operating environment of the television source shown in FIG. 1 does not constitute a limitation of the preview device of the television source of the present application, and may include more or less than the illustration. Parts, or combinations of parts, or different parts.

With continued reference to FIG. 1, the memory 1005 as a computer storage medium of FIG. 1 can include an operating system, a network communication module, a user interface module, and a preview program for the television source.

In the terminal shown in FIG. 1 , the network interface 1004 is mainly used to connect to the cloud server and perform data communication with the cloud server. The user interface 1003 is mainly used to obtain the consumption information of the invoicing user (including the consumption amount, the consumption type, the payment party information, Business information and other related information). The user interface 1003 can also be connected to a client (user end) for data communication with the client; and the processor 1001 can be used to call a preview program of the television source stored in the memory 1005 and perform the following operations:

In this embodiment, in order to solve the technical problem of long switching response time and slow switching speed of the traditional switching source method, by providing a second window for previewing the target source program, when the user confirms that switching to the target source, only Simply switch to the second window to improve the response time of the source switching and shorten the switching time. Specifically, the user triggers the switching source command by opening a source menu, such as clicking a source menu button or a button. Receiving the switching source command, acquiring the current source selected by the current television terminal, and the first image information corresponding to the current source program being played under the current source, that is, the current source program currently being played. Watch the screen to take a screenshot and save the first image information after the screenshot to the image layer. The first image information is then displayed through the first window, and the playback path is saved.

Specifically, according to the target source to be switched selected by the user's selection focus, the target source program content corresponding to the target source in the database is acquired according to the target source. And in another window, that is, the second window, the acquired target source program is played.

Specifically, according to the preset display size, in the same interface, that is, the current display interface, the first window and the second window are simultaneously displayed in a preset window size ratio. The first window is a screenshot of the current source program content, and the second window is a video corresponding to the target source program to be switched selected by the user.

The embodiment provides a method, a device, and a computer readable storage medium for previewing a television source. The method for previewing a television source obtains a current source program corresponding to a current source by receiving a switching source command. And displaying the first image information through the first window; acquiring the target source to be switched, and playing the target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window; according to the preset display rule, The first window and the second window are simultaneously displayed in the same interface. In the above manner, the present application pre-plays the target source program corresponding to the target source to be switched through the second window, and displays the first image information corresponding to the currently played current source program through the first window in the same interface. That is, while the current source program information currently being viewed is saved, the target source program is previewed. As can be seen from the above, the present application performs preview of the target source program through the second window. When the user confirms that switching to the target source, the user simply switches to the second window, and the response time is fast and the switching time is short, thereby solving the traditional The switching source method has a long switching response time and a technical problem of slow switching speed.

Further, the processor 1001 may also call a preview program of the television source stored in the memory 1005 to perform the following operations:

Determine whether there are other sources other than the target source;

Based on the above hardware structure, an embodiment of a preview method of the television source of the present application is proposed.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for previewing a television source according to the present application.

In this embodiment, the preview method of the television source includes the following steps:

Step S10, when receiving the switching source instruction, acquiring first image information of the current source program corresponding to the current source, and displaying the first image information through the first window;

In this embodiment, in order to solve the technical problem of long switching response time and slow switching speed of the traditional switching source method, by providing a second window for previewing the target source program, when the user confirms that switching to the target source, only Simply switch to the second window to improve the response time of the source switching and shorten the switching time. Specifically, the user triggers the switching source command by opening a source menu, such as clicking a source menu button or a button. Receiving the switching source command, acquiring the current source selected by the current television terminal, and the first image information corresponding to the current source program being played under the current source, that is, the current source program currently being played. Watch the screen to take a screenshot and save the first image information after the screenshot to the image layer. The first image information is then displayed through the first window, and the playback path is saved. In a specific embodiment, the visual preview method provided in this embodiment can also be applied to channel switching.

Step S20: Obtain a target source to be switched, and play a target source program corresponding to the target source through a second window;

Specifically, according to the target source to be switched selected by the user's selection focus, the target source program content corresponding to the target source in the database is acquired according to the target source. And in another window, that is, the second window, the acquired target source program is played. Since the source does not need to mask the unstable state in the process of switching the source, it is not necessary to close the video picture corresponding to the current source program, and directly play the video corresponding to the target source program in the second window.

Step S30, displaying the first window and the second window simultaneously in the same interface according to a preset display rule.

Further, in order to completely display the image, the first image information and the video image corresponding to the target source program are reduced according to a preset reference ratio.

Specifically, the screenshot corresponding to the first image information information may be scaled down according to an area occupied by the source menu.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a second embodiment of a method for previewing a television source according to the present application.

In this embodiment, based on the foregoing embodiment shown in FIG. 2, further, in this embodiment, after step S30, the method further includes:

Step S40, determining whether a confirmation switching instruction triggered according to a user operation is received;

Specifically, when the user moves the focus of the selected source, that is, the user presses the confirm key to confirm that the source operation triggers the confirmation switching instruction, and determines whether the current television terminal receives the confirmation switching instruction.

Step S50: When receiving the confirmation switching instruction, the second window is displayed in full screen to play the target source program.

Specifically, if it is determined that the current television terminal receives the confirmation switching instruction, that is, the user confirms switching to the target source, the second window of the target source program is displayed, enlarged to the full screen of the current interface, and the corresponding Target source program.

Step S60: When the confirmation switching instruction is not received, the first window is displayed in full screen to play the current source program.

Specifically, if it is determined that the current television terminal does not receive the confirmation switching instruction, it indicates that the user does not confirm the switching source. In a specific embodiment, the preset time threshold may be set. When the preset time threshold is exceeded, and the user does not confirm the switching source, the current source is selected by default, and the first window is enlarged to the current interface and played. The video of the current source program corresponding to the first image information.

The embodiment provides a preview method of the television source, and previews the target source program through the second window. When the user confirms the switch to the target source, the user only needs to switch to the second window, and the response time is fast, and the switchover is performed. The short time is solved, thereby solving the technical problem that the switching time of the traditional switching source method is long and the switching speed is slow.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a third embodiment of a method for previewing a television source according to the present application.

In this embodiment, based on the foregoing embodiment shown in FIG. 2, after step S20, the method further includes:

Step S71, determining whether there is another source other than the target source;

In order to improve the user experience, the user can provide a one-click preview source in the embodiment, that is, a static picture of all the sources under the source menu can be simultaneously displayed in this embodiment. Specifically, a timer is added to the current television terminal, so that the television device switches all the signal sources in the source menu according to the preset time interval threshold, and performs video images corresponding to the source. Screenshots are then displayed in a number of different windows. Therefore, after switching to the target source for video playback of the target source program, that is, when receiving the switching source command triggered according to the user operation, it is further determined whether the source to be switched includes, in addition to the target source, Other sources. If it is determined that there is no other source, it is implemented in accordance with the flow described in the second embodiment.

Step S72, acquiring the second image information of the target source program when the other source is present, and displaying the second image information through the second window;

Specifically, if it is determined that there are other sources other than the target source, that is, there are multiple sources with signals at the same time. Receiving the switching source command, acquiring the target source currently switched by the current television terminal, and the second image information corresponding to the target source program being played under the target source, that is, the target source program currently being played. Watch the screen to take a screenshot and save the second image information after the screenshot to the image layer. The second image information is then displayed through the second window and the playback path is saved.

Step S73: Acquire other target sources to be switched, and play other source programs corresponding to the target source through the third window.

Specifically, according to the other target sources to be switched selected by the user's selection focus, according to the other target sources, other source program contents corresponding to the other target sources in the database are acquired. And in another window, that is, the third window, the obtained video corresponding to other source programs is played. Since the source does not need to mask the unstable state in the process of switching the source, it is not necessary to close the video picture corresponding to the target source program, and directly play the video corresponding to other source programs in the third window.

Step S74, when the other source is present, determining whether the target source has a target source program being played;

Specifically, when the user operates the trigger switching source command and determines that there is another source other than the target source, it is further determined whether the currently played target source program has an image. When there is no image in the currently played target source program, you can skip the screenshot and save the current playback path.

Step S75: Acquire second image information of the target source program when the target source program exists, and display the second image information through a second window.

Specifically, if it is determined that the target source program exists in the target source, that is, the corresponding video picture exists, acquiring the target source currently switched by the current television terminal, and the target source program being played under the target source. The corresponding second image information is a screenshot of the viewing screen of the target source program currently being played, and the second image information after the screenshot is saved to the image layer. The second image information is then displayed through the second window and the playback path is saved.

Step S76, displaying a black screen through the second window when the target source program is not present.

Specifically, if it is determined that the target source program does not exist in the target source, that is, there is no video picture being played in the target source, skipping the step of acquiring the current video interface, that is, skipping the screenshot step of the current video picture, A black screen is displayed directly through the second window.

Further, after step S73, the method further includes:

Step S77, determining whether a confirmation source command is received within a preset time threshold;

When switching all the sources in the source menu and displaying the screenshots, if the confirmation source command triggered by the user confirms the source operation is received, the operation may be that the user moves the selected focus to the selected source or directly The source selection is performed by the button of the remote control terminal, and the source switching is performed according to the source information included in the confirmation source command. Specifically, the current television device periodically detects whether a confirmation source command is received within a preset time threshold.

Step S78, receiving a confirmation source command within the preset time threshold, switching to the corresponding window and playing the corresponding source program according to the window information in the confirmation source command.

Specifically, when the confirmation source instruction is received within the preset time, the window information included in the confirmation source instruction, that is, the window information of the corresponding source program is displayed, and the corresponding window information is enlarged to the current The interface is full screen and plays the video picture corresponding to the source program.

The application also provides a computer readable storage medium.

The computer readable storage medium of the present application stores a preview program of the television source, and the preview program of the television source is executed by the processor to implement the steps of the smart method as described above.

For the method implemented by the preview program of the television source, refer to various embodiments of the preview method of the television source of the present application, and details are not described herein again.

It is to be understood that the term "comprises", "comprising", or any other variants thereof, is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or It also includes other elements that are not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, item, or system. An element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in a process, method, article, or system that includes the element, without further limitation.

The serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application are merely for the description, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

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 application, 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 as described above). , a disk, an optical disk, including a number of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.

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

Claims

A method for previewing a television source, wherein the preview method of the television source comprises the following steps:

Obtaining, by the first window, the first image information, when the switching source command is received, acquiring the first image information of the current source program corresponding to the current source;

Obtaining a target source to be switched, and playing a target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window;

The first window and the second window are simultaneously displayed in the same interface according to a preset display rule.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 1, wherein the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule further comprises:

Determining whether a confirmation switching instruction triggered according to a user operation is received;

Upon receiving the confirmation switching instruction, the second window is displayed in full screen to play the target source program.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 2, wherein the step of determining whether the acknowledgment switching instruction triggered according to the user operation is received further comprises:

When the confirmation switching instruction is not received, the first window is displayed in full screen to play the current source program.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 1, wherein after the step of acquiring the target source to be switched and playing the target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window, the method further includes:

Determine whether there are other sources other than the target source;

Acquiring the second image information of the target source program when the other source is present, and displaying the second image information through the second window;

Obtaining other target sources to be switched, and playing other source programs corresponding to the target source through the third window.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 4, wherein the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule further comprises:

The first image information and the video image corresponding to the target source program are reduced according to a preset reference ratio.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 4, wherein after the step of acquiring other target sources to be switched and playing other source programs corresponding to the target source through the third window, the method further includes :

Determining whether a confirmation source command is received within a preset time threshold;

Receiving a confirmation source command within a preset time threshold, switching to a corresponding window and playing a corresponding source program according to the window information in the confirmation source command.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 4, wherein said acquiring second image information of said target source program when said other source is present, and displaying said second through said second window The steps of the image information include:

Determining, in the presence of the other source, whether the target source has a target source program being played;

And acquiring the second image information of the target source program when the target source program is present, and displaying the second image information through the second window.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 7, wherein the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule further comprises:

The first image information and the video image corresponding to the target source program are reduced according to a preset reference ratio.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 7, wherein after the step of acquiring other target sources to be switched and playing other source programs corresponding to the target source through the third window, the method further includes :

Determining whether a confirmation source command is received within a preset time threshold;

Receiving a confirmation source command within a preset time threshold, switching to a corresponding window and playing a corresponding source program according to the window information in the confirmation source command.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 7, wherein, after the step of determining whether the target source has a target source program being played, when the other source is present, the method further includes:

When there is no target source program, a black screen is displayed through the second window.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 10, wherein the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule further comprises:

The first image information and the video image corresponding to the target source program are reduced according to a preset reference ratio.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 10, wherein after the step of acquiring other target sources to be switched and playing other source programs corresponding to the target source through the third window, the method further includes :

Determining whether a confirmation source command is received within a preset time threshold;

Receiving a confirmation source command within a preset time threshold, switching to a corresponding window and playing a corresponding source program according to the window information in the confirmation source command.
The method for previewing a television source according to claim 12, wherein the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule further comprises:

The first image information and the video image corresponding to the target source program are reduced according to a preset reference ratio.
A television source preview device, wherein the preview device of the television source comprises a processor, a memory, and a preview program of the television source stored on the memory and operable on the processor, wherein The following steps are performed when the preview program of the television source is executed by the processor:

Obtaining, by the first window, the first image information, when the switching source command is received, acquiring the first image information of the current source program corresponding to the current source;

Obtaining a target source to be switched, and playing a target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window;

The first window and the second window are simultaneously displayed in the same interface according to a preset display rule.
The apparatus for previewing a television source according to claim 14, wherein the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule further comprises:

Determining whether a confirmation switching instruction triggered according to a user operation is received;

Upon receiving the confirmation switching instruction, the second window is displayed in full screen to play the target source program.
The apparatus for previewing a television source according to claim 14, wherein after the step of acquiring the target source to be switched and playing the target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window, the method further includes:

Determine whether there are other sources other than the target source;

Acquiring the second image information of the target source program when the other source is present, and displaying the second image information through the second window;

Obtaining other target sources to be switched, and playing other source programs corresponding to the target source through the third window.
A computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores a preview program of a television source, and when the preview program of the television source is executed by the processor, the following steps are implemented:

Obtaining, by the first window, the first image information, when the switching source command is received, acquiring the first image information of the current source program corresponding to the current source;

Obtaining a target source to be switched, and playing a target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window;

The first window and the second window are simultaneously displayed in the same interface according to a preset display rule.
The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the step of simultaneously displaying the first window and the second window in the same interface according to the preset display rule further comprises:

Determining whether a confirmation switching instruction triggered according to a user operation is received;

Upon receiving the confirmation switching instruction, the second window is displayed in full screen to play the target source program.
The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the step of acquiring the target source to be switched and playing the target source program corresponding to the target source through the second window further comprises:

Determine whether there are other sources other than the target source;

Acquiring the second image information of the target source program when the other source is present, and displaying the second image information through the second window;

Obtaining other target sources to be switched, and playing other source programs corresponding to the target source through the third window.