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Method and device for controlling television

A TV and video image technology, applied to color TV parts, TV system parts, TVs, etc., can solve problems such as inability to provide accurate reminders, inaccurate measurement of actual viewing time, etc., so as to promote the development of correct viewing TV habit, health protection, system stability increase effect

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-14
VIMICRO CORP
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[0005] The purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and device for controlling a TV, which can determine the actual viewing time of the audience through face detection and provide accurate reminders of the viewing time, and solve the problem that the actual viewing time cannot be accurately measured in the prior art. Technical problems that cannot be accurately reminded

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[0053] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, specific embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0054] figure 1 It is a flow chart of the steps of the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the method for controlling the TV includes:

[0055] Step 101, obtain the video image of the viewing position in front of the TV through the video acquisition device;

[0056] Step 102, performing face detection on the video image, and determining the viewing time of the current viewer according to the detection result;

[0057] Step 103, perform a time reminding operation according to the viewing time of the current viewer. The step 103 specifically includes: if the viewing time exceeds the first time threshold value, displaying prompt information on the TV screen; and / or, if the face image of the current viewer...

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The invention provides a method and a device for controlling a television. The method includes: step 1, acquiring a video image of watching position in front of the television via a video acquisition apparatus, step 2, performing face detection on the video image and determining watching time of current viewers according to detection results, and step 3, performing time reminding operation according to watching time of the current viewers. The method and the device can determine actual watching time of viewers according to the face detection and perform accurate reminding of watching time, thereby resolving the technical problem that accurate reminding can not be achieved because actual watching time can not be determined accurately in the prior art.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to television control technology, in particular to a method and device for controlling a television. Background technique [0002] TV is a household appliance with a very high utilization rate in daily life. It not only provides the function of disseminating audio-visual information, but also provides rich entertainment programs. These programs bring a lot of fun to people's spare time. [0003] However, due to the great attraction of TV, there are more and more discomforts and even diseases caused by watching TV too much and watching TV too close. However, there are few intelligent reminder functions in existing TV systems. Depending on the viewing time provided by the TV or the viewing distance provided by the sensor as a control parameter. [0004] The viewing time provided by the TV is generally calculated from the start time to the shutdown time, not the viewing time in front of the TV, because many people have developed th...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N5/445G06K9/00
Inventor 谌安军
Owner VIMICRO CORP
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