Search method and apparatus for television

Abstract

The invention discloses a search method and apparatus for a television. The search method includes the following steps that: when a first operation instruction sent by a remote control device is received, a current interface is hidden, a search box is displayed, and a cursor is made to be located at the search box; when the cursor is located at a blank search box, and a second operation instruction sent by the remote control device is received, an array consisting of a plurality of keys is displayed, and the cursor is made to be located at the array. According to the search method and apparatus for the television of the invention, as long as the first operation instruction sent by the remote control device can be received by any interface of the television, and the current interface is hidden, the program search box can be displayed, and the cursor can be made to be located at the search box, and therefore, a program searching process can be simplified, the search box can be displayed on the screen of the television at any time according to the requirements of a user, and a search path can be shortened; when the cursor is located at the blank search box, it only needs to receive the second operation instruction of the remote control device, so that the search keyboard can be displayed; and therefore, program search can be completed, and the search of television programs is simpler and more convenient.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of television, and in particular to a search method and device for television. Background technique [0002] At present, when searching for a TV, the existing search method first requires the user to exit the current interface of the TV, open the search menu through the menu button of the remote control device, and then select the corresponding search category (for different channels) in the search menu. Programs, movies, TV shows, etc.), and then in the interface after a selected search category, enter the content you want to search in the search box in the interface through the remote control’s Jiugongge input method. Obviously, the existing TV search The method has the problem of complicated operation process and complicated steps. [0003] Regarding the problems of complicated operating procedures and cumbersome steps when searching for TVs in related technologies, no effective solution has been proposed yet. S...

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[0004] Aiming at the problems of complex operation process and cumbersome steps when searching for TV in the related art, the present invention proposes a search method and device for TV, which can simplify the program search process and enable the search box to be quickly searched according to user needs at any time. Displayed on the TV screen, thereby shortening the search path; and when the cursor is in the blank search box, just click the OK button on the remote control device to display the search keyboard, thereby completing the search for the program, making the search for TV programs simple and convenient

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