Method and device for controlling information source selection, equipment, storage medium and program product

Abstract

The invention provides a method, device and equipment for controlling information source selection, a storage medium and a program product, and relates to the technical field of remote control. The method comprises the following steps: after detecting one key operation of a first key or receiving a voice instruction, sending a control instruction to enable the television to display pictures in sequence according to the steps of information source selection, and finally displaying contents associated with a first information source; wherein the control instruction is associated with the configuration information; the configuration information is acquired from the outside by the remote controller. According to the invention, the control instruction for switching the signal source of the television to the first signal source can be sent only through one-time key operation or voice operation, and a user does not need to carry out multiple operations, so that the operation convenience of signal source switching is improved; meanwhile, the control instruction is associated with the configuration information, and the configuration information is obtained from the outside by the remote controller, so that a user does not need to learn an information source switching path, the operation difficulty of information source switching is reduced, and finally the use experience of the user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of remote control technology, and in particular to a method, device, equipment, storage medium and program product for controlling information source selection. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of television, televisions are now equipped with multiple source input interfaces to display content provided by multiple sources. Therefore, if a user needs to watch content provided by one of the sources, it is usually necessary to go through the source selection operation steps from the currently displayed content to finally display the content corresponding to another source. Based on this, the user needs to complete the source switching operation through the remote control.

[0003] Currently, users need to press multiple buttons on the remote control in sequence to complete the source switching operation. For example, first press a button to display the source switching interface on the TV, then press another button to select the target source, and finally press the down arrow key, the confirmation key, etc. to switch the TV source to the selected source. However, users need to press multiple buttons, which makes the source switching operation cumbersome, that is, the source switching operation is inconvenient, which ultimately affects the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides a method, device, equipment, storage medium and program product for controlling information source selection, so as to solve the defect of complicated information source switching operation in the prior art.

[0005] The present invention provides a method for controlling information source selection, which is applied to a remote controller, and the method comprises: After detecting a key operation of the first key or receiving a voice command, sending a control command to enable the television to display pictures in sequence according to the steps of the information source selection, and finally display the content associated with the first information source; The control instruction is associated with configuration information; the configuration information is obtained by the remote controller from the outside.

[0006] The present invention also provides a method for controlling information source selection, which is applied to a set-top box. The method comprises: Sending configuration information to the remote control, wherein the configuration information is associated with a control instruction issued by the remote control, wherein the control instruction is used to cause the television to display images in sequence according to the steps of the information source selection, and finally display the content associated with the set-top box; The control instruction is sent after the remote controller detects a key operation of the first button or receives a voice instruction.

[0007] The present invention also provides a device for controlling information source selection, which is deployed in a remote controller, and the device comprises: The instruction sending module is used to send a control instruction after detecting a key operation of the first key or receiving a voice instruction, so that the television sets display pictures in sequence according to the steps of the information source selection, and finally display the content associated with the first information source; The control instruction is associated with configuration information; the configuration information is obtained by the remote controller from the outside.

[0008] The present invention also provides an electronic device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the processor executes the program, the method for controlling information source selection as described in any one of the above is implemented.

[0009] The present invention also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for controlling information source selection as described in any one of the above is implemented.

[0010] The present invention also provides a computer program product, comprising a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for controlling information source selection as described in any one of the above is implemented.

[0011] The method, apparatus, device, storage medium and program product for controlling source selection provided by the present invention send a control instruction after detecting a single key operation of a first button or receiving a voice instruction, so that the television displays pictures in sequence according to the steps of source selection, and finally displays the content associated with the first source. Based on this, only one key operation or voice operation is required to send a control instruction for selecting the television source as the first source, without the need for the user to perform multiple operations, thereby improving the operational convenience of source switching and ultimately improving the user's sense of experience. At the same time, the control instruction is associated with the configuration information, and the configuration information is obtained from the outside by the remote control, so that the user does not need to learn the source switching path, and the user only needs one key operation or voice operation to complete the source selection and switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of source switching and ultimately improving the user's sense of experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0013] Figure 1 This is one of the flow charts of the method for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention.

[0014] Figure 2This is the second flow chart of the method for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention.

[0015] Figure 3 This is the third flow chart of the method for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention.

[0016] Figure 4 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the device for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention.

[0017] Figure 5 This is the second structural schematic diagram of the device for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention.

[0018] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the electronic device provided by the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0020] With the rapid development of television, televisions now have multiple source input interfaces to display content provided by multiple sources. Therefore, if the user needs to go through the source selection operation steps from the current display content to finally display the content corresponding to another source, based on this, the user needs to complete the source switching operation through the remote control. For example, most users have purchased the content rights of the set-top box, but the user may actually watch the multimedia content of the TV itself. If the user wants to watch the multimedia content provided by the set-top box, then the user needs to actively switch from the TV source to the set-top box source.

[0021] At present, users need to press multiple buttons on the remote control in sequence to complete the source switching operation. For example, first press a button to display the source switching interface on the TV, then press another button to select the target source, and finally press the down arrow key, the confirmation key, etc. to switch the TV source to the selected source. However, users need to press multiple buttons, which makes the source switching operation cumbersome, that is, the source switching operation is not convenient, which ultimately affects the user experience. And because different TV manufacturers have different source switching paths, users also need to learn the source switching paths. Therefore, if the source switching operation is cumbersome for users, it will further affect the user experience.

[0022] In view of the above problems, the present invention proposes the following embodiments. Figure 1-Figure 3 A method of controlling source selection according to the present invention is described.

[0023] Figure 1 is one of the flow charts of the method for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention, such as Figure 1 As shown, the method for selecting a control source applied to a remote controller includes the following step 110.

[0024] Step 110: after detecting a key operation of the first key or receiving a voice command, sending a control command to enable the television to display images in sequence according to the steps of selecting the source, and finally display the content associated with the first source.

[0025] Here, the one-time key operation of the first button is an operation triggered by the user through the remote control. The key operation is a source selection operation to indicate the completion of source switching. For example, the remote control includes a first button to achieve one-key source switching, thereby improving the convenience of source switching. The remote control sends a control instruction in response to the user triggering operation triggered by the user pressing the first button.

[0026] Here, the voice command is a command triggered by the user through the remote control. The remote control has a voice acquisition function, so as to realize the voice source switching, thereby improving the convenience of source switching. Specifically, the remote control receives the voice command, and if it is determined that the voice command is a voice command for switching the TV source to the first source, it sends a control command; for example, the user says to the remote control "Please help me enter the set-top box source / HDMI1 port source", the remote control receives the voice command and performs voice recognition locally or reports it to the cloud for voice recognition, and finally determines that the voice command is a voice command for switching the TV source to the first source, and the remote control then sends a control command to perform corresponding operations on the TV.

[0027] In addition, the user trigger operation can also be triggered in other ways to send a control instruction, thereby realizing the selection and switching of the information source.

[0028] In one embodiment, the remote controller uses infrared transmission to send control instructions to the TV, that is, the control instructions are carried by infrared signals, that is, infrared signals are sent. Of course, the remote controller can also use other wireless transmission methods to send control instructions to the TV, that is, the control instructions can also be carried by other control information, which is not specifically limited here.

[0029] It should be noted that a single button operation or voice command of the first button is used to select the signal source of the TV. Based on this, the control instruction is used to make the TV display the screen in sequence according to the steps of the signal source selection, and finally display the content associated with the first signal source. For example, the current display content of the TV is switched to the content associated with the first signal source; if the current display content is within a certain app on the TV, and the first signal source is a set-top box signal source, the control instruction is used to switch the signal source of the TV to the set-top box signal source. For the user, he only performs a single button operation on the first button of the remote control or sends a voice command to the remote control. For the TV, based on the control instruction sent by the remote control, the display screen of the TV simulates the operation steps of the user to select the signal source. For example, if the user uses an ordinary remote control to select a TV source, it is usually necessary to trigger multiple buttons to implement multiple operation steps. The following example uses an ordinary remote control to press two buttons in sequence, and the corresponding TV performs two operation steps. The user presses the "Source Setting" button, and the TV correspondingly displays a screen A1 including a list of multiple sources. The screen A1 includes the first source and the TV focus stays on the first source. The user presses the "Confirm" button for the second time, and the TV correspondingly displays the content associated with the first source, such as the homepage of the first source, and the corresponding screen is B1. Further, the following example is that a common remote control presses three buttons in sequence, and the corresponding TV performs three operation steps. The user presses the "source setting" button, and the TV displays a screen A2 including multiple source lists, which includes the first source and the TV focus stays at other positions in the list higher than the first source. The user presses the "down" button for the second time, and the TV displays a screen B2 including multiple source lists. The TV focus moves to the position of the first source in the screen B2. The user presses the "confirm" button for the third time, and the TV displays the content associated with the first source, such as the homepage of the first source, and the corresponding screen is C2. It can be understood that the screens A1 to B1 and the screens A2 to C2 are all progressive in operation behavior. The control instructions sent by the remote control of the present application can simulate the operation steps in the user's source selection process, and the TV also responds to the control instructions to display the display screens associated with the source selection steps in sequence; so that after simple user operations, the remote control and the TV can complete the complex source selection process, which is conducive to simplifying user operations and improving user experience.

[0030] Furthermore, if the first signal source is a set-top box signal source, that is, the device associated with the first signal source is a set-top box, considering that in the prior art the user needs to first find the TV remote control to switch the signal source, and then use the set-top box remote control for intelligent control, two remote controls are required, which places high demands on user interaction and has low operational convenience, thereby affecting the user experience; based on this, the remote control can be the remote control corresponding to the set-top box, so that the remote control corresponding to the set-top box can complete both signal source switching and intelligent control, thereby improving the user experience.

[0031] The control instruction is associated with configuration information; the configuration information is obtained by the remote controller from the outside.

[0032] Optionally, the control instruction is determined based on the configuration information, that is, the content carried in the configuration information can be used to send the control instruction associated with the configuration information to the television.

[0033] It should be noted that the configuration information is received from the outside, so that the user does not need to operate the remote control to determine the control instruction, and further does not need to learn the source switching path, thereby ultimately improving the convenience of source switching.

[0034] Specifically, the configuration information is obtained in the following manner: the remote controller receives the configuration information sent by the device. The device may include but is not limited to: a set-top box, a smart phone, a cloud, etc. The following embodiments are described using a set-top box as an example, and the embodiments of other devices are basically the same as the embodiments of the set-top box.

[0035] Furthermore, after detecting a key operation of the first button or receiving a voice command, if the remote control has not queried the configuration information, a request message is sent to the device so that the device returns the configuration information. Of course, the acquisition of the configuration information can also be performed before detecting a key operation of the first button or receiving a voice command.

[0036] Furthermore, considering that the user was not interested in a video from the set-top box source the last time the TV played it, the source was switched to the TV's own program. If the user needs to switch the TV's source to the set-top box source, the page will be switched again to the video page where the TV played the set-top box source the last time. If the user does not remember the previous video page, it is easy to confuse the user, that is, it is not clear whether the source switch was successful. Also, considering that the page displayed on the TV after the source switch is sometimes similar to the page before the source switch, the user is not sure whether the source switch was successful. Also, after switching from the TV's own multimedia content to the set-top box source, if the content of the set-top box source is inconsistent each time, it is difficult for some elderly and young users to distinguish whether the set-top box source has been switched successfully, and they do not know how to perform subsequent set-top box content control operations. Such users usually only start from the fixed page of the set-top box and then perform subsequent control operations. Based on this, in some implementations of the present application, in addition to executing the operation of sending control instructions to the television, the remote control also sends a first instruction to the set-top box so that the set-top box outputs a signal corresponding to the target page, that is, it is used to make the television display the target page corresponding to the source of the set-top box. For example, the target page is the homepage of the EPG (Electrical Program Guide). Based on this, the implementation of the present application is conducive to returning to the fixed "home" page of the set-top box after the user performs a key operation on the first button once, so that the user can more intuitively know that the source of the TV is switched to the source of the set-top box, that is, the user can know whether the source switch is successful, avoiding the user from triggering the operation multiple times or misoperation, thereby improving the user experience.

[0037] The method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention sends a control instruction after detecting a single key operation of a first button or receiving a voice instruction, so that the television displays pictures in sequence according to the steps of source selection, and finally displays the content associated with the first source. Based on this, only one key operation or voice operation is required to send a control instruction for selecting the television source as the first source, without the need for the user to perform multiple operations, thereby improving the operational convenience of source switching and ultimately improving the user's sense of experience. At the same time, the control instruction is associated with the configuration information, and the configuration information is obtained from the outside by the remote control, so that the user does not need to learn the source switching path, and the user only needs one key operation or voice operation to complete the source selection and switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of source switching and ultimately improving the user's sense of experience.

[0038] Based on any of the above embodiments, in the above step 110, sending a control instruction includes: At least two control instructions are sent in sequence.

[0039] It should be noted that, considering that for some TV manufacturers, at least two remote control buttons need to be pressed to complete the source switching, based on this, after detecting a key operation of the first button or receiving a voice command, at least two control instructions are sent in sequence.

[0040] Each of the control instructions is used to control the TV to perform a step of selecting a source. That is, each control instruction is used to control the TV to perform a step of switching a source, and there is a sequence for the steps of switching sources performed by the TV to display different pictures in sequence, and finally display the content associated with the first source, so at least two control instructions need to be sent in sequence.

[0041] Exemplarily, a TV needs to press three buttons to complete the source switching operation, for example, the three buttons include: a button for controlling the TV to display the home page, a button for controlling the TV to display the source selection interface, and a button for confirming the selection. Based on this, the embodiment of the present invention sends three control instructions in sequence, the first control instruction sent is used to control the TV to execute the step of displaying the home page, the second control instruction sent is used to control the TV to execute the step of displaying the source selection interface, and the last control instruction sent is used to control the TV to execute the step of confirming the selection.

[0042] Exemplarily, a TV needs to press four buttons to complete the source switching operation, for example, the four buttons include: a button for controlling the TV to display the home page, a button for controlling the TV to display the source selection interface, a right button, and a button for confirming the selection. Based on this, the embodiment of the present invention sends four control instructions in sequence, the first control instruction sent is used to control the TV to execute the step of displaying the home page, the second control instruction sent is used to control the TV to execute the step of displaying the source selection interface, the control instruction sent thereafter is used to control the TV to execute the step of selecting the target source, and the last control instruction sent is used to control the TV to execute the step of confirming the selection.

[0043] Furthermore, to ensure the quality of the control command received by the TV, a certain time interval is required between two adjacent control commands, so as to ensure the successful completion of the information source switching. Specifically, at least two control commands are sent in sequence according to a preset time interval, and the preset time interval is usually within 1 second to ensure the efficiency of the information source switching.

[0044] Furthermore, the sending order of the at least two control instructions is related to the configuration information.

[0045] It should be noted that the sending order of at least two control instructions is also determined by the configuration information, that is, the sending order of at least two control instructions is specified in the configuration information. In other words, the sending order of at least two control instructions is associated with the execution steps required for the TV's signal source to switch to the first signal source.

[0046] It should be noted that the configuration information is received from the outside, so there is no need for the user to operate the remote control to determine the at least two control instructions, and there is no need for the user to operate the remote control to determine the sending order of at least two control instructions, and there is no need for the user to learn the source switching path, thereby ultimately improving the convenience of source switching.

[0047] The method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention, after detecting a single key operation of a first key or receiving a voice command, sends at least two control commands in sequence, so that the television displays the screen in sequence according to the steps of source selection, and finally displays the content associated with the first source. Based on this, only one key operation or voice operation is required to send a control command to select the source of the television as the first source, without the need for the user to perform multiple operations, thereby improving the operational convenience of source switching and ultimately improving the user's sense of experience; at the same time, each control instruction is associated with configuration information, and the configuration information is obtained from the outside by the remote control, so that the user does not need to learn the source switching path, and the user only needs one key operation or voice operation to complete the source selection and switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of source switching and ultimately improving the user's sense of experience.

[0048] In one embodiment, the device associated with the first signal source is a set-top box, and in response to a key operation on the first button or a received voice command, the remote controller sends the first command in addition to executing the step of sending the control command, so that the set-top box outputs a signal corresponding to the home page of the electronic program guide EPG. Specifically, the remote controller can use a second wireless transmission method to send the first command to the set-top box. For example, the second wireless transmission method is a Bluetooth transmission method; of course, the second wireless transmission method can also be other transmission methods, such as an infrared transmission method.

[0049] It should be noted that the first instruction may be sent before the control instruction, or after the control instruction, or simultaneously with the control instruction. Furthermore, if the number of control instructions is at least two, the first instruction may be sent within the sending time period of at least two control instructions.

[0050] For the set-top box, the set-top box responds to the first instruction and outputs a signal corresponding to the EPG homepage to control the television to display the EPG homepage corresponding to the source of the set-top box.

[0051] In addition, it is also considered that the installation and maintenance personnel may need to perform a source switching test. Therefore, through the above method, it is convenient for the installation and maintenance personnel to know more intuitively whether the source of the TV is switched to the source of the set-top box, that is, it is convenient for the installation and maintenance personnel to know whether the source switching is successful, thereby improving the installation efficiency of the installation and maintenance personnel. It is also considered that some users, such as the elderly, only know how to enter certain columns or programs from the EPG homepage. Therefore, through the above method, it is convenient for users to operate, thereby improving the user experience.

[0052] The method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to executing the step of sending a control instruction, also sends a first instruction to the set-top box to make the set-top box output a signal corresponding to the EPG homepage, so that the user can more intuitively know that the source of the TV is switched to the set-top box source, that is, the user can know whether the source switching is successful, avoiding the user from triggering the operation multiple times, thereby improving the user experience.

[0053] Based on any of the above embodiments, in the method, the remote controller uses a first wireless transmission method to send a control instruction to the TV, and uses a second wireless transmission method to send a first instruction to the set-top box; the first wireless transmission method and the second wireless transmission method are different.

[0054] In the method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention, the transmission mode of the control instruction is different from the transmission mode of the first instruction, thereby avoiding conflicts when the two are sent, that is, ensuring that in addition to executing the step of sending the control instruction, the first instruction can also be sent to the set-top box at the same time, ensuring that the EPG homepage is displayed at the first time, thereby improving the user experience.

[0055] Based on any of the above embodiments, the first wireless transmission mode is an infrared transmission mode, and the second wireless transmission mode is a Bluetooth transmission mode.

[0056] The infrared transmission method uses electromagnetic waves in the infrared or near-infrared band to transmit at a relatively short distance, and has strong directionality. However, considering that the set-top box may be deployed in some locations that block infrared signals, and considering that the user does not point the remote control at the set-top box when selecting a source, based on this, the second wireless transmission method can select the Bluetooth transmission method. The Bluetooth transmission method can support reliable data transmission between the remote control and the set-top box device within a certain distance range, and is insensitive to the directionality of the remote control device. Even if the remote control is not aimed at the set-top box, the Bluetooth transmission method is also helpful in ensuring that the first command can be sent to a set-top box that is far away from the TV or deviates from the TV or is blocked. Ensure that the TV displays the EPG homepage, thereby ensuring that the user knows whether the source switching is successful, thereby further improving the user experience.

[0057] Based on any of the above embodiments, the physical signal directionality corresponding to the first wireless transmission mode and the second wireless transmission mode is different. Specifically, the first wireless transmission mode can be a strong directional physical signal transmission mode, such as an infrared transmission mode; the second wireless transmission mode can be a weak directional physical signal transmission mode or a non-directional physical signal transmission mode, such as Bluetooth, WiFi, and other wireless transmission modes that do not require high directionality of physical transmission signals. Strong directional physical signal transmission means that only devices in the direction of physical signal transmission or refraction can receive the signal. For example, when a user usually uses a remote control, the infrared transmitter of the remote control is directed toward the device to be controlled, so that the device can be on the transmission path of the infrared signal, thereby receiving and parsing the corresponding control instructions; weak directional or non-directional physical signal transmission means that the physical signal is transmitted in an omnidirectional or nearly omnidirectional direction. For example, when a user connects a Bluetooth speaker to a mobile phone and uses it as a music playback peripheral for the mobile phone, there is usually no specific directional requirement for the position relationship between the Bluetooth speaker and the mobile phone. Taking into account that the set-top box may be deployed in some obstructed locations, and taking into account that the user does not point the remote control at the set-top box when selecting a source, based on this, a second wireless transmission method with a physical signal directionality different from that of the first wireless transmission method is selected. This is beneficial when the user uses the remote control to point at the TV. While ensuring that the control command is sent to the TV, it is also beneficial for the first command to be successfully sent to the set-top box which is usually far away from the TV or deviates from the TV or is in an obstructed position, ensuring that the TV displays the EPG homepage, thereby ensuring that the user knows whether the source switching is successful, thereby further improving the user experience.

[0058] Based on any of the above embodiments, the first wireless transmission mode is a directional transmission mode, for example, the first wireless transmission mode is an infrared transmission mode or a laser transmission mode, and the second wireless transmission mode is a non-directional transmission mode, for example, the second wireless transmission mode is a Bluetooth transmission mode or a wireless transmission mode such as WiFi that is not fixed to a certain direction; the directional transmission mode is common in light waves in a specific wavelength range or sound waves in a specific frequency range, and refers to the concentration and deviation in the propagation direction of the physical signal. A light beam with good directivity can effectively focus on the target, with high transmission efficiency and high precision of the focus point. Only devices in the propagation direction can receive the signal, for example: when a user usually uses a remote control, the infrared transmitter of the remote control is directed toward the device to be controlled, so that the device can be on the transmission path of the infrared signal, thereby receiving and parsing the corresponding control instructions; the non-directional physical signal transmission mode refers to the physical signal being transmitted in an omnidirectional or near-omnidirectional direction. For example, when a user connects a Bluetooth speaker to a mobile phone and uses it as a music playback peripheral for the mobile phone, there is usually no specific directional requirement for the position relationship between the Bluetooth speaker and the mobile phone. Considering that the set-top box may be deployed in some obstructed or deviated positions, and considering that the user does not point the remote control at the set-top box when selecting a source. Based on this, the first wireless transmission method with directional characteristics is selected to send the control command. In accordance with the user's operating habits, it is conducive to successfully sending the control command to the TV. Selecting the second wireless transmission method with non-directional characteristics to send the first command is conducive to ensuring that the first command can be sent to the set-top box that is usually far away from the TV or deviated from the TV or obstructed, which is conducive to ensuring that the TV displays the EPG homepage, thereby ensuring that the user knows whether the source switch is successful, thereby further improving the user experience.

[0059] Based on any of the above embodiments, the transmission parameters of the second wireless transmission mode can be made stronger than the transmission parameters of the first wireless transmission mode, and the transmission parameters may include one or more of transmission distance, penetration or wavelength. For example, the first wireless transmission mode is an infrared transmission mode, and the second wireless transmission mode is a Bluetooth transmission mode; since the infrared transmission mode is usually limited by angles, the signal transmitter of the remote control needs to be aimed at the signal receiver of the TV, resulting in a short remote control distance. Considering that the deployment location of the set-top box may be remote from the user's location or even blocked, the transmission distance of Bluetooth can usually reach about 10 meters, the signal is strong, no angle alignment is required, and it can even be remotely controlled through walls, which is conducive to achieving control of set-top box devices that are blocked or installed in poor locations. In addition, infrared usually cannot penetrate obstacles and is more suitable for point-to-point linear data transmission, but Bluetooth has strong penetration of obstacles. Through the Bluetooth transmission mode, the first instruction is easier to reach the set-top box with a poor installation location. In addition, the infrared transmission mode usually has a physical transmission frequency above 3THZ, so it is "strongly directional" (focused); while the underlying physical transmission frequency of technologies such as Bluetooth and WiFi is lower than 3THZ, so it is a more "divergent" physical transmission mode. Based on this, the transmission parameters of the second wireless transmission method are stronger than the infrared transmission method. While ensuring that the control command is sent to the TV through the first transmission method, it is more conducive to ensuring that the first command can also be sent to the set-top box that is far away from the TV or deviates from the TV or is blocked, so as to ensure that the TV displays the EPG homepage, thereby ensuring that the user knows whether the source switching is successful, thereby further improving the user experience. Further, in order to better illustrate the difference in penetration between the two transmission methods, it can be understood that if the TV and the set-top box in the user's home are both blocked or the user turns his back to the TV and the set-top box and misoperates the remote control, although the remote control sends the control command and the first command, the set-top box can receive the first command and output the signal corresponding to the EPG homepage, but the TV cannot receive the control command and execute the steps of selecting the source to display the screen in sequence, and finally display the content associated with the first source; in this case, since the TV side does not execute the steps of selecting and entering the first source, the TV will not suddenly display the content associated with the first source, which is also conducive to avoiding user misoperation and other behaviors.

[0060] Based on any of the above embodiments, the remote controller has a plurality of buttons, and the plurality of buttons are composed of at least one first button and a plurality of second buttons.

[0061] The remote control cannot control the television to switch or jump images according to at least one step of the source selection based on one or more key operations on the second button. Alternatively, the remote control cannot control the television to display images in sequence according to the source selection steps and finally display the content associated with the first source based on one or more key operations on the second button (for example, sequential key operations on any two or more second buttons).

[0062] Here, if there are multiple first buttons, different contents associated with the first source can be displayed by triggering different first buttons. For example, if one of the first buttons is a "Mobile HD" button, then after pressing the button, the TV will eventually display the EPG homepage corresponding to the set-top box; if one of the first buttons is a "Watch TV" button, then after pressing the button, the TV will eventually display the live program of the set-top box source.

[0063] It should be noted that the remote control cannot control the TV to switch or jump the screen according to at least one step of the source selection based on one or more button operations on the second button, that is, only through the first button can one-key source switching be achieved.

[0064] It should be noted that the remote control cannot control the TV to display images in sequence according to the steps of source selection and finally display the content associated with the first source based on one or more key operations on the second button (for example, sequential key operations of any two or more second buttons), indicating that it is impossible to form a key sequence corresponding to the source switching path of the first source based on other buttons of the remote control except the first button.

[0065] The method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention, through the above-mentioned manner, the remote control cannot control the TV to display pictures in sequence according to the steps of source selection based on one or more key operations on the second button, and finally display the content associated with the first source, so that the remote control can be without some conventional buttons, which is conducive to simplifying the number of buttons of the remote control and improving the user experience; at the same time, there is no need for the user to operate the remote control to determine the control command, and further there is no need for the user to learn the source switching path, which ultimately improves the convenience of source switching.

[0066] Based on any of the above embodiments, the device associated with the first information source is a set-top box; before sending the control instruction, the method further includes: receiving configuration information sent by the set-top box.

[0067] In one embodiment, the configuration information may be a JSON data file.

[0068] In one embodiment, the control instruction may be an infrared signal, based on which the configuration information may be infrared code combination information; specifically, the remote controller may receive the infrared code combination information sent by the set-top box.

[0069] In some embodiments, the set-top box obtains configuration information based on the following method: obtaining identification data of the television; and obtaining configuration information corresponding to the television based on the identification data of the television.

[0070] In one embodiment, the set-top box sends a query request to the server, which carries the identification data of the TV, so that the server can obtain the configuration information corresponding to the TV based on the identification data, and return the configuration information to the set-top box; the set-top box receives the configuration information sent by the server, that is, the server completes the generation of the configuration information.

[0071] In one embodiment, the identification data is EDID (Extended Display Identification Data). Further, the identification data is read by the set-top box from the TV via an HDMI cable.

[0072] The method for controlling signal source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention receives configuration information sent by a set-top box, that is, the configuration information is received from the outside, so that the user does not need to learn the signal source switching path. The user only needs to trigger a simple key operation or voice command input to complete the signal source switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of signal source switching and ultimately improving the user's usage experience.

[0073] Based on any of the above embodiments, when sending a control instruction includes sending at least two control instructions in sequence, the configuration information includes at least two sub-configuration information arranged in sequence, and each control instruction is associated with one sub-configuration information.

[0074] It should be noted that the control instruction is determined based on the sub-configuration information, that is, the content carried in the sub-configuration information can be used to send a control instruction associated with the sub-configuration information to the TV. At the same time, at least two sub-configuration information are sequentially arranged in the configuration information, based on which the configuration information specifies the order of sending the at least two control instructions, that is, based on the order of the sub-configuration information in the configuration information, the at least two control instructions are sent sequentially.

[0075] In one embodiment, the configuration information may be a JSON data file, and the JSON data file includes at least two sub-configuration information.

[0076] In one embodiment, the control instruction may be an infrared signal, based on which the configuration information may be infrared code combination information; specifically, the infrared code combination information sent by the receiving set-top box includes at least two infrared code information arranged in sequence, and then based on the order of the infrared code information in the infrared code combination information, the infrared signals corresponding to each infrared code information in the infrared code combination information are output in sequence.

[0077] In one embodiment, the set-top box sends a query request to the server, which carries the identification data of the TV, so that the server can obtain the configuration information corresponding to the TV based on the identification data, and return the configuration information to the set-top box; the set-top box receives the configuration information sent by the server, that is, the server completes the generation of the configuration information.

[0078] In another embodiment, the set-top box sends a query request to the server, and the query request carries the identification data of the television, so that the server can obtain the sub-configuration information set and the sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information corresponding to the television based on the identification data, and return the sub-configuration information set and the sending order information to the set-top box; the set-top box receives the sub-configuration information set and the sending order information sent by the server, and generates the configuration information based on the sub-configuration information set and the sending order information, that is, the set-top box completes the generation of the configuration information. Among them, the sub-configuration information set can include sub-configuration information other than the at least two sub-configuration information for source switching. For example, the control instruction can be an infrared signal, based on which, the sub-configuration information set can be an infrared code information set, and the infrared code information set includes all infrared code information corresponding to the television.

[0079] The method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention receives configuration information sent by a set-top box, that is, the configuration information is received from the outside, so that the user does not need to learn the source switching path. The user only needs to trigger a simple key operation or voice command input to complete the source switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of the source switching and ultimately improving the user's usage experience; and the configuration information includes at least two sub-configuration information arranged in sequence, based on which the remote control can directly know the sending order of at least two control instructions based on the configuration information, so that the remote control can simply and quickly complete the source switching.

[0080] Based on any of the above embodiments, after receiving the configuration information sent by the set-top box, the method further includes: storing the configuration information based on a first storage command sent by the set-top box.

[0081] Among them, the first storage command is sent by the set-top box to the remote control after the set-top box receives the second storage command sent by the server; the second storage command is sent by the server to the set-top box after the server receives the storage request reported by the mobile terminal; and the storage request is triggered by the user through the mobile terminal.

[0082] Considering that different types of televisions of a brand may have different at least two control instructions for switching information sources, and the sending order of the at least two control instructions may also be different. Based on this, a mobile terminal determines configuration information adapted to the television, and stores the adapted configuration information, so that in response to a user trigger operation later, at least two control instructions are directly output in sequence based on the stored configuration information.

[0083] Furthermore, in order to reduce user operations, the mobile terminal may be an installation and maintenance terminal for the set-top box installer, so that the installer can complete the determination of the configuration information, thereby improving the user experience.

[0084] Exemplarily, the mobile terminal displays at least one signal source switching scheme, and in response to a user selection operation, the mobile terminal sends signal source switching scheme selection information to the server; the server returns corresponding configuration information to the set-top box based on the signal source switching scheme selection information; the set-top box sends the configuration information to the remote control for the installation and maintenance personnel to trigger the user trigger operation to test whether the signal source switching is successful; if the signal source switching is successful, it means that the configuration information is the configuration information adapted for the TV. At this time, the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger a storage request through the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal reports the storage request to the server. After receiving the storage request, the server sends a second storage command to the set-top box. After receiving the second storage command, the set-top box sends a first storage command to the remote control for the remote control to store the configuration information; if the signal source switching is unsuccessful, it means that the configuration information is not the configuration information adapted for the TV. At this time, the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger the user selection operation again through the mobile terminal until the configuration information finally sent to the remote control is the configuration information adapted for the TV.

[0085] Furthermore, after the remote control receives the configuration information sent by the set-top box, the configuration information is first cached for use by the remote control during the verification process. However, since the configuration information is not necessarily the configuration information adapted for the television, the configuration information is not stored first.

[0086] The method for controlling information source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention stores configuration information based on a first storage command sent by a set-top box, and the first storage command is sent by the set-top box to the remote control after the set-top box receives a second storage command sent by the server, and the second storage command is sent by the server to the set-top box after the server receives a storage request reported by a mobile terminal, and the storage request is triggered by a user through a mobile terminal, so that the user selects the configuration information to be stored through the mobile terminal, that is, the accuracy of determining the configuration information is improved, thereby ensuring the subsequent successful completion of the information source switching.

[0087] Based on any of the above embodiments, in the method, the configuration information is sent by the server to the set-top box after the server receives the source switching scheme selection information sent by the mobile terminal; the configuration information is associated with the identification data of the TV; the source switching scheme selection information is sent by the mobile terminal to the server based on the user triggering at least one source switching scheme; the identification data of the TV is received by the server from the mobile terminal.

[0088] Considering that different types of televisions of a brand may have different at least two control instructions for switching information sources, and the output order of the at least two control instructions may also be different. Based on this, configuration information adapted to the television is determined by a mobile terminal.

[0089] Furthermore, in order to reduce user operations, the mobile terminal may be an installation and maintenance terminal for the set-top box installer, so that the installer can complete the determination of the configuration information, thereby improving the user experience.

[0090] In one embodiment, the server directly returns configuration information including at least two sub-configuration information arranged in sequence to the set-top box.

[0091] In another embodiment, the server returns at least two sub-configuration information and the sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information to the set-top box, and the set-top box generates the configuration information based on the at least two sub-configuration information and the sending order information, that is, the set-top box completes the generation of the configuration information.

[0092] In a specific embodiment, a mobile terminal displays at least one signal source switching scheme corresponding to identification data of a television, and the mobile terminal sends signal source switching scheme selection information to a server in response to a user selection operation; the server returns corresponding configuration information to a set-top box based on the signal source switching scheme selection information; the set-top box sends the configuration information to a remote control for installation and maintenance personnel to trigger a user trigger operation to test whether the signal source switching is successful; if the signal source switching is successful, it means that the configuration information is adapted for the television, and at this time the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger a storage request through the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal reports the storage request to the server, and after receiving the storage request, the server sends a second storage command to the set-top box, and after receiving the second storage command, the set-top box sends a first storage command to the remote control for the remote control to store the configuration information; if the signal source switching is unsuccessful, it means that the configuration information is not adapted for the television, and at this time the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger a user selection operation again through the mobile terminal until the configuration information finally sent to the remote control is adapted for the television.

[0093] In one embodiment, the information source switching scheme selection information includes scheme identification data of the information source switching scheme, so that the server returns corresponding configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data. For example, the server directly returns configuration information including at least two sub-configuration information in sequence to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data; or, the server returns at least two sub-configuration information and transmission order information of at least two sub-configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data, and the set-top box generates the configuration information based on the at least two sub-configuration information and the transmission order information.

[0094] In one embodiment, the mobile terminal itself stores in advance at least one signal source switching scheme corresponding to the identification data. For example, the mobile terminal itself stores in advance the scheme identification data of at least one signal source switching scheme corresponding to the identification data. Thus, after the mobile terminal determines the identification data of the TV, it can display at least one signal source switching scheme corresponding to the identification data of the TV.

[0095] The method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention comprises the following steps: the configuration information is sent by the server to the set-top box after the server receives the source switching scheme selection information sent by the mobile terminal, and the source switching scheme selection information is sent by the mobile terminal to the server based on the user triggering at least one source switching scheme, so that the user selects a source switching scheme adapted to the TV from at least one source switching scheme through the mobile terminal, that is, selects the configuration information adapted to the TV, thereby improving the accuracy of determining the configuration information, thereby ensuring the subsequent successful completion of the source switching; at the same time, the configuration information is associated with the identification data of the TV, and the identification data of the TV is received by the server from the mobile terminal, thereby ensuring that the configuration information is the configuration information adapted to the TV, thereby improving the accuracy of determining the configuration information, thereby ensuring the subsequent successful completion of the source switching.

[0096] Based on any of the above embodiments, the source switching scheme is associated with the scheme identification data sent by the server to the mobile terminal, and the scheme identification data is sent by the server to the mobile terminal after the server receives the target data from the mobile terminal, and the target data includes the identification data of the TV.

[0097] Here, the scheme identification data is used to uniquely identify the information source switching scheme.

[0098] In a specific embodiment, a mobile terminal acquires target data and sends the target data to a server; the server returns scheme identification data of at least one information source switching scheme to the mobile terminal based on the target data; the mobile terminal displays at least one information source switching scheme based on the scheme identification data of at least one information source switching scheme, and the mobile terminal sends information source switching scheme selection information to the server in response to a user selection operation; the server returns corresponding configuration information to a set-top box based on the information source switching scheme selection information; the set-top box sends the configuration information to a remote controller so that an installation and maintenance personnel can trigger a user trigger operation to test whether the information source switching is successful; if the information source switching is successful, it means that the configuration information is configuration information adapted for the TV, and at this time the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger a storage request through the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal reports the storage request to the server, and after receiving the storage request, the server sends a second storage command to the set-top box, and after receiving the second storage command, the set-top box sends a first storage command to the remote controller so that the remote controller can store the configuration information; if the information source switching is unsuccessful, it means that the configuration information is not configuration information adapted for the TV, and at this time the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger a user selection operation again through the mobile terminal until the configuration information finally sent to the remote controller is configuration information adapted for the TV.

[0099] In one embodiment, the television displays image information, and the installation and maintenance personnel scan the image information through a mobile terminal, that is, the mobile terminal determines the target data based on the scanned image information. For example, the image information is a two-dimensional code, and the two-dimensional code includes the target data.

[0100] In an embodiment of the present invention, the information source switching scheme selection information includes scheme identification data of the information source switching scheme, so that the server returns corresponding configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data. For example, the server directly returns configuration information including at least two sub-configuration information in sequence to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data; or, the server returns at least two sub-configuration information and the sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data, and the set-top box generates the configuration information based on the at least two sub-configuration information and the sending order information.

[0101] Furthermore, the target data also includes set-top box identification data of the set-top box, so that the server knows to which set-top box the configuration information needs to be sent.

[0102] Furthermore, considering that the configuration information in the remote control usually only needs to be configured once, based on this, before the above-mentioned step 110, the remote control sends source configuration data to the set-top box, wherein the target data is obtained by the mobile terminal reading the image information displayed on the TV; the image information is triggered by the set-top box after the server sends the input instruction and the TV displays it; the input instruction is sent by the server after receiving the source configuration data.

[0103] In one embodiment, the information source configuration data includes voice data received by the remote controller for information source switching. In another embodiment, the information source configuration data includes key identification data corresponding to a key of the remote controller, that is, the user starts information source configuration by pressing a key of the remote controller.

[0104] In a specific embodiment, the remote control sends source configuration data to the set-top box; the set-top box sends the source configuration data to the server; the server parses the source configuration data and sends an input command to the set-top box based on the parsing result; after receiving the input command, the set-top box triggers the television to display image information so that the mobile terminal can read the image information to obtain the identification data of the television and the set-top box identification data of the set-top box; the mobile terminal displays at least one source switching scheme corresponding to the identification data of the television, and the mobile terminal sends the source switching scheme selection information to the server in response to the user selection operation; the server returns the corresponding configuration information to the set-top box based on the source switching scheme selection information; the set-top box sends the configuration information to the remote control , so that the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger the user trigger operation to test whether the signal source switching is successful; if the signal source switching is successful, it means that the configuration information is the configuration information adapted for the TV. At this time, the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger a storage request through the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal reports the storage request to the server. After receiving the storage request, the server sends a second storage command to the set-top box. After receiving the second storage command, the set-top box sends the first storage command to the remote control for the remote control to store the configuration information; if the signal source switching is unsuccessful, it means that the configuration information is not the configuration information adapted for the TV. At this time, the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger the user selection operation again through the mobile terminal until the configuration information finally sent to the remote control is the configuration information adapted for the TV.

[0105] In the method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention, a source switching scheme is associated with scheme identification data sent by a server to a mobile terminal, so that at least one source switching scheme in the mobile terminal is determined by the server, thereby avoiding errors in the source switching scheme for user selection, thereby improving the accuracy of determining configuration information, and further ensuring the subsequent successful completion of source switching; at the same time, the scheme identification data is sent by the server to the mobile terminal after the server receives target data from the mobile terminal, and the target data includes identification data of the television, thereby ensuring that at least one source switching scheme for user selection is the source switching scheme corresponding to the television, that is, avoiding errors in the source switching scheme for user selection, thereby improving the accuracy of determining configuration information, and further ensuring the subsequent successful completion of source switching.

[0106] Based on any of the above embodiments, before the above step 110, the method further includes: sending information source configuration data to the set-top box, where the information source configuration data includes voice data received by the remote controller for information source switching.

[0107] Considering that the configuration information in the remote controller usually only needs to be configured once, based on this, after the remote controller sends the source configuration data to the set-top box, it indicates that the configuration information in the remote controller starts to be configured.

[0108] Among them, the source configuration data includes the voice data received by the remote control for source switching, thereby avoiding the need to configure the configuration information through the mobile phone APP and avoiding the need to trigger the configuration operation through the remote control buttons, thereby improving the user experience.

[0109] Among them, the identification data is obtained by the mobile terminal reading the image information displayed on the TV; the image information is triggered by the set-top box to display on the TV after the server sends an input instruction; the input instruction is sent by the server after receiving the source configuration data.

[0110] In a specific embodiment, the remote control collects voice data for information source switching (for example, the text content corresponding to the voice data is to start one-key information source configuration), and then the remote control sends the information source configuration data to the set-top box; the set-top box sends the information source configuration data to the server; the server parses the voice data in the information source configuration data, and sends an input instruction to the set-top box based on the parsing result; after the set-top box receives the input instruction, it triggers the TV to display image information so that the mobile terminal can read the image information to obtain the identification data of the TV; the mobile terminal displays at least one information source switching scheme corresponding to the identification data of the TV, and the mobile terminal sends the information source switching scheme selection information to the server in response to the user selection operation; the server returns the corresponding configuration information to the server based on the information source switching scheme selection information. Set-top box; the set-top box sends the configuration information to the remote control for the installation and maintenance personnel to trigger the user trigger operation to test whether the signal source switching is successful; if the signal source switching is successful, it means that the configuration information is the configuration information adapted for the TV. At this time, the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger a storage request through the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal reports the storage request to the server. After receiving the storage request, the server sends a second storage command to the set-top box. After receiving the second storage command, the set-top box sends a first storage command to the remote control for the remote control to store the configuration information; if the signal source switching is unsuccessful, it means that the configuration information is not the configuration information adapted for the TV. At this time, the installation and maintenance personnel can trigger the user selection operation again through the mobile terminal until the configuration information finally sent to the remote control is the configuration information adapted for the TV.

[0111] In one embodiment, the television displays image information, and the installation and maintenance personnel scan the image information through a mobile terminal, that is, the mobile terminal determines the identification data of the television based on the scanned image information. For example, the image information is a two-dimensional code, and the two-dimensional code includes the identification data of the television.

[0112] The method for controlling source selection provided by the embodiment of the present invention sends source configuration data to the set-top box to start configuring configuration information adapted to the television, thereby meeting the configurable requirements of the configuration information; at the same time, the source configuration data includes voice data received by the remote control for source switching, thereby avoiding the need for configuration in other complex ways, thereby improving the user experience; in addition, the identification data is obtained by the mobile terminal reading the image information displayed on the television, thereby improving the accuracy of the identification data, thereby improving the accuracy of the configuration information, and ultimately ensuring that the source switching is successfully completed; at the same time, the image information is triggered by the set-top box after the server sends an input instruction, and the input instruction is sent by the server after receiving the source configuration data, and then the server completes the analysis of the voice data, reducing the requirements for the set-top box, thereby reducing the cost of the set-top box.

[0113] To facilitate understanding of the above embodiments, a specific embodiment is described here. Figure 2 As shown, in step 201, the remote control sends voice data to the set-top box; in step 202, the set-top box sends voice data to the server; in step 203, the server sends an input command to the set-top box to make the TV display image information; in step 204, the mobile terminal sends target data to the server (including identification data of the TV obtained by the mobile terminal reading the image information); in step 205, the server sends scheme identification data of at least one information source switching scheme to the mobile terminal; in step 206, the mobile terminal sends information source switching scheme selection information (including scheme identification data) to the server; in step 207, the server Send at least two sub-configuration information and sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information to the set-top box; step 208, the set-top box sends configuration information including at least two sub-configuration information arranged in sequence to the remote control; after step 208, the installation and maintenance personnel trigger the user trigger operation to test whether the source switching is successful, if the source switching is successful, execute step 209, if the source switching fails, return to step 206; step 209, the mobile terminal sends a storage request to the server; step 210, the server sends a second storage command to the set-top box; step 211, the set-top box sends a first storage command to the remote control.

[0114] Based on any of the above embodiments, before the above step 110, the method also includes: receiving configuration information sent by the set-top box, the configuration information including first configuration information and second configuration information, the first configuration information including at least two sub-configuration information, the second configuration information including the sending order information of the at least two sub-configuration information, and each of the control instructions is associated with one sub-configuration information.

[0115] It should be noted that the control instruction to be output in response to the user triggering operation is determined based on the sub-configuration information, that is, the content carried in the sub-configuration information can be used to send a control instruction associated with the sub-configuration information to the TV. At the same time, the second configuration information includes the sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information, based on which the output order of at least two control instructions is specified in the second configuration information, that is, based on the sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information, at least two control instructions are sent in sequence, or, based on the sending order information, at least two sub-configuration information are sorted to obtain configuration information including at least two sub-configuration information sorted in sequence, thereby sending at least two control instructions in sequence based on the sorting of the sub-configuration information in the configuration information.

[0116] In one embodiment, the first configuration information may be a JSON data file, and the JSON data file includes at least two sub-configuration information. In another embodiment, one sub-configuration information is a JSON data file.

[0117] In one embodiment, the control instruction may be an infrared signal, based on which the first configuration information may be infrared code combination information; specifically, the infrared code combination information sent by the receiving set-top box includes at least two infrared code information, and then based on the second configuration information, the infrared signals corresponding to each infrared code information in the infrared code combination information are output in sequence.

[0118] In some embodiments, the set-top box obtains the configuration information in the following manner: obtaining identification data of the television; and obtaining configuration information corresponding to the television based on the identification data of the television. In one embodiment, the identification data is EDID.

[0119] Furthermore, the first configuration information also includes sub-configuration information other than at least two sub-configuration information. For example, the control instruction may be an infrared signal, based on which the first configuration information may be an infrared code information set, and the infrared code information set includes all infrared code information corresponding to the TV. Based on this, if there is a change in the source switching path later, only the output order of at least two sub-configuration information needs to be updated, and there is no need to update the first configuration information, thereby improving the maintainability of the remote control.

[0120] In one embodiment, after receiving the configuration information sent by the set-top box, the method further comprises: storing the configuration information based on a first storage command sent by the set-top box. The first storage command is sent by the set-top box to the remote controller after the set-top box receives a second storage command sent by the server; the second storage command is sent by the server to the set-top box after the server receives a storage request reported by the mobile terminal; and the storage request is triggered by the user through the mobile terminal.

[0121] In some embodiments, the configuration information is sent by the server to the set-top box after receiving the information source switching scheme selection information sent by the mobile terminal; the configuration information is associated with the identification data of the television; the information source switching scheme selection information is sent by the mobile terminal to the server after the user triggers at least one information source switching scheme; the identification data of the television is received by the server from the mobile terminal. In a specific embodiment, the server returns the first configuration information and the second configuration information to the set-top box.

[0122] In one embodiment, the information source switching scheme selection information includes scheme identification data of the information source switching scheme, so that the server returns corresponding configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data. For example, the server returns first configuration information and second configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data.

[0123] In one embodiment, the information source switching scheme is associated with scheme identification data sent by the server to the mobile terminal, and the scheme identification data is sent by the server to the mobile terminal after the server receives target data from the mobile terminal, and the target data includes identification data of the television. In an embodiment of the present invention, the information source switching scheme selection information includes scheme identification data of the information source switching scheme, so that the server returns corresponding configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data. For example, the server returns first configuration information and second configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data.

[0124] In one embodiment, source configuration data is sent to a set-top box, the source configuration data including voice data received by the remote controller for source switching. The identification data is obtained by the mobile terminal reading image information displayed on the television; the image information is displayed by the television when the set-top box triggers the input instruction after the server sends the input instruction; the input instruction is sent by the server after receiving the source configuration data.

[0125] The method for controlling signal source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention receives configuration information sent by a set-top box, that is, the configuration information is received from the outside, so that the user does not need to learn the signal source switching path. The user only needs to trigger a simple key operation or voice command input to complete the signal source switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of signal source switching and ultimately improving the user's usage experience.

[0126] Based on any of the above embodiments, in the method, the set-top box obtains the at least two sub-configuration information and the sending order information in the following manner: sending a query request to a server, the query request carrying the identification data of the TV; receiving feedback information from the server, the feedback information including the at least two sub-configuration information of the TV, and the sending order information corresponding to the TV.

[0127] Specifically, the set-top box sends a query request to the server, which carries the identification data of the TV, so that the server can obtain at least two sub-configuration information and the sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information corresponding to the TV based on the identification data, and return it to the set-top box as feedback information.

[0128] Furthermore, the feedback information also includes sub-configuration information other than at least two sub-configuration information. For example, the control instruction may be an infrared signal, based on which, the sub-configuration information may be infrared code information, and the feedback information includes all infrared code information corresponding to the TV. Based on this, if the source switching path changes later, only the output order of at least two sub-configuration information needs to be updated, and there is no need to update the first configuration information, thereby improving the maintainability of the remote control.

[0129] In the method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention, configuration information is received from a set-top box, and the set-top box receives at least two sub-configuration information and their sending order information from a server, so that the user does not need to learn the source switching path, and the user only needs to trigger a simple key operation or voice command input to complete the source switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of the source switching and ultimately improving the user's usage experience; at the same time, the query request sent to the server includes the identification data of the TV, thereby ensuring that the at least two sub-configuration information and their sending order information obtained are the information corresponding to the TV, thereby improving the accuracy of the configuration information determination and ultimately ensuring that the source switching is successfully completed.

[0130] Based on any of the above embodiments, in the method, the identification data is extended display identification data EDID, and the identification data is read by the set-top box from the television via an HDMI cable.

[0131] The method for controlling source selection provided by the embodiment of the present invention enables a set-top box to quickly and accurately obtain identification data of a television through an HDMI cable, thereby ensuring that the set-top box can quickly and accurately obtain at least two sub-configuration information and their sending order information, thereby improving the accuracy of determining the configuration information, and ultimately ensuring that the source switching is successfully completed.

[0132] Based on any of the above embodiments, before the above step 110, the method further includes: receiving configuration information sent by a set-top box, where the configuration information includes at least two sub-configuration information sent sequentially by the set-top box.

[0133] Correspondingly, the sending of at least two control instructions in sequence includes: sending the control instruction associated with each of the sub-configuration information in the order in which the at least two sub-configuration information are received.

[0134] It should be noted that the control instruction to be sent in response to the user triggering operation is determined based on the sub-configuration information, that is, the content carried in the sub-configuration information can be used to send a control instruction associated with the sub-configuration information to the TV. At the same time, at least two sub-configuration information are sent sequentially by the set-top box, that is, at least two sub-configuration information are received sequentially by the remote control, based on which, the control instruction associated with each sub-configuration information is sent according to the order in which the at least two sub-configuration information are received.

[0135] In one embodiment, at least two control instructions are sent in sequence directly based on the order in which the at least two sub-configuration information are received. In another embodiment, at least two sub-configuration information are sorted based on the order in which the at least two sub-configuration information are received to obtain configuration information including at least two sub-configuration information sorted in sequence, thereby sending at least two control instructions in sequence based on the order in which the sub-configuration information is sorted in the configuration information.

[0136] For a set-top box, the set-top box obtains sending sequence information of at least two sub-configuration information, and based on the sending sequence information, sequentially sends at least two sub-configuration information to the remote controller.

[0137] In one embodiment, a sub-configuration information is a JSON data file.

[0138] In one embodiment, the control instruction may be an infrared signal, based on which the sub-configuration information may be infrared code information; specifically, at least two infrared code information sent sequentially by the receiving set-top box are received, and then the control instruction associated with each infrared code information is sent in the order of receiving the at least two infrared code information.

[0139] In some embodiments, the set-top box obtains and sends at least two sub-configuration information based on the following method: obtaining identification data of the TV; obtaining at least two sub-configuration information corresponding to the TV and sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information based on the identification data of the TV; based on the sending order information, sending at least two sub-configuration information to the remote control in sequence.

[0140] In one embodiment, the set-top box sends a query request to the server, the query request carries identification data of the television, so that the server can obtain at least two sub-configuration information corresponding to the television and the sending order information of the at least two sub-configuration information based on the identification data.

[0141] In one embodiment, the identification data is EDID. Further, the identification data is read by the set-top box from the TV via an HDMI cable.

[0142] In one embodiment, after receiving the configuration information sent by the set-top box, the method further comprises: storing the configuration information based on a first storage command sent by the set-top box. The first storage command is sent by the set-top box to the remote controller after the set-top box receives a second storage command sent by the server; the second storage command is sent by the server to the set-top box after the server receives a storage request reported by the mobile terminal; and the storage request is triggered by the user through the mobile terminal.

[0143] In some embodiments, the configuration information is sent by the server to the set-top box after receiving the information source switching scheme selection information sent by the mobile terminal; the configuration information is associated with the identification data of the television; the information source switching scheme selection information is sent by the mobile terminal to the server after the user triggers at least one information source switching scheme; the identification data of the television is received by the server from the mobile terminal. In a specific embodiment, the server returns at least two sub-configuration information and the sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information to the set-top box.

[0144] In one embodiment, the information source switching scheme selection information includes scheme identification data of the information source switching scheme, so that the server returns corresponding at least two sub-configuration information and sending order information of at least two sub-configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data.

[0145] In one embodiment, the information source switching scheme is associated with scheme identification data sent by the server to the mobile terminal, the scheme identification data is sent by the server to the mobile terminal after the server receives target data from the mobile terminal, and the target data includes identification data of the television. In the embodiment of the present invention, the information source switching scheme selection information includes the scheme identification data of the information source switching scheme, so that the server returns corresponding at least two sub-configuration information and the sending order information of the at least two sub-configuration information to the set-top box based on the scheme identification data.

[0146] In one embodiment, source configuration data is sent to a set-top box, the source configuration data including voice data received by the remote controller for source switching. The identification data is obtained by the mobile terminal reading image information displayed on the television; the image information is displayed by the television when the set-top box triggers the input instruction after the server sends the input instruction; the input instruction is sent by the server after receiving the source configuration data.

[0147] The method for controlling signal source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention receives configuration information sent by a set-top box, that is, the configuration information is received from the outside, so that the user does not need to learn the signal source switching path. The user only needs to trigger a simple key operation or voice command input to complete the signal source switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of signal source switching and ultimately improving the user's usage experience.

[0148] Based on any of the above embodiments, the present invention further provides a method for controlling information source selection applied to a set-top box. Figure 3 FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the method for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention. Figure 3 As shown, the method for controlling information source selection applied to a set-top box includes the following step 310.

[0149] Step 310, sending configuration information to the remote control, the configuration information is associated with the control instructions issued by the remote control, the control instructions are used to make the TV display pictures in sequence according to the steps of source selection, and finally display the content associated with the set-top box.

[0150] The control instruction is sent after the remote controller detects a key operation of the first key or receives a voice signal.

[0151] In the method for controlling source selection provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the set-top box sends configuration information to the remote controller, and the remote controller can output control instructions in response to a single key operation of the user on the first button or a voice command input by the user. The configuration information is associated with the control instructions issued by the remote controller, and the control instructions are used to make the television display pictures in sequence according to the steps of source selection, and finally display the content associated with the set-top box. Based on this, with only a simple trigger operation, the remote controller can output control instructions to control the television to execute the steps of source selection, without the need for the user to perform multiple operations, thereby improving the operational convenience of source switching and ultimately improving the user's sense of experience. At the same time, since the control instructions are associated with the configuration information, there is no need for the user to learn the source switching path. The user only needs to trigger a simple single key operation on the first button or input a voice command to complete the source switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of source switching and ultimately improving the user's sense of experience.

[0152] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the method for controlling information source selection performed by the set-top box further includes: After the remote controller detects a key operation of the first key or receives a voice signal, the set-top box receives the first instruction and outputs a signal corresponding to the home page of the electronic program guide EPG.

[0153] Based on any of the above embodiments, before the above step 310, the method further includes: sending a query request to a server, the query request carrying identification data of the TV; receiving feedback information from the server, the feedback information including configuration information corresponding to the TV.

[0154] In the method for controlling source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention, configuration information is received from a server, and the configuration information is sent to a remote control. The user does not need to learn the source switching path, and the user only needs to trigger a user trigger operation to complete the source switching, thereby reducing the operational difficulty of the source switching and ultimately improving the user's usage experience; at the same time, the query request sent to the server includes the identification data of the TV, thereby ensuring that the acquired configuration information is the information corresponding to the TV, thereby improving the accuracy of the configuration information, and ultimately ensuring that the source switching is successfully completed.

[0155] Based on any of the above embodiments, before the above step 310, the method also includes: receiving source configuration data sent by the remote control, the source configuration data including voice data received by the remote control for source switching; sending the source configuration data to the server so that the server can send input instructions; in response to the input instructions sent by the server, triggering the TV to display image information, the image information being associated with the identification data of the TV.

[0156] The method for controlling source selection provided by the embodiment of the present invention receives source configuration data sent by a set-top box to start configuring configuration information adapted to a television, thereby meeting the configurable requirements of the configuration information; at the same time, the source configuration data includes voice data received by a remote control for source switching, thereby avoiding the need for configuration in other complex ways, thereby improving the user experience; in addition, the identification data is associated with the image information, that is, the identification data is obtained by a mobile terminal reading image information displayed on a television, thereby improving the accuracy of determining the identification data, thereby improving the accuracy of determining the configuration information, and ultimately ensuring that the source switching is successfully completed; at the same time, the image information is triggered by the set-top box after the server sends an input instruction, and the input instruction is sent by the server after receiving the source configuration data, and then the server completes the parsing of the voice data, thereby reducing the requirements for the set-top box, thereby reducing the cost of the set-top box.

[0157] Based on any of the above embodiments, in the method, the configuration information includes at least two sub-configuration information arranged in sequence; each of the control instructions is associated with one sub-configuration information.

[0158] In the method for controlling information source selection provided by an embodiment of the present invention, the configuration information includes at least two sub-configuration information arranged in sequence, based on which the remote control can directly know the output order of at least two control instructions based on the configuration information, so that the remote control can complete the information source switching simply and quickly.

[0159] Based on any of the above embodiments, in the method, the configuration information includes first configuration information and second configuration information, the first configuration information includes at least two sub-configuration information, and the second configuration information includes the sending order information of the at least two sub-configuration information; each of the control instructions is associated with one sub-configuration information.

[0160] Based on any of the above embodiments, in the method, the configuration information includes at least two sub-configuration information sent by the set-top box in sequence; each of the control instructions is associated with one sub-configuration information.

[0161] Based on any of the above embodiments, after the above step 310, the method further includes: receiving a second storage command sent by the server; in response to the second storage command, sending a first storage command to the remote controller so that the remote controller stores the configuration information. The second storage command is sent by the server to the set-top box after receiving a storage request reported by the mobile terminal; and the storage request is triggered by the user through the mobile terminal.

[0162] The method for controlling information source selection provided by the embodiment of the present invention allows the user to select the configuration information to be stored through the mobile terminal in the above manner, thereby improving the accuracy of determining the configuration information and ensuring the subsequent successful completion of information source switching.

[0163] The device for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention is described below. The device for controlling information source selection described below and the method for controlling information source selection described above can be referred to each other.

[0164] Figure 4 FIG. 1 is one of the structural diagrams of the device for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention, such as Figure 4 As shown, the device for controlling signal source selection deployed in the remote controller includes: an instruction sending module 410.

[0165] The instruction sending module 410 is used to send a control instruction after detecting a key operation of the first key or receiving a voice instruction, so that the TV sets display pictures in sequence according to the steps of the information source selection, and finally display the content associated with the first information source.

[0166] The control instruction is associated with configuration information; the configuration information is obtained by the remote controller from the outside.

[0167] Figure 5 FIG. 2 is a second structural diagram of the device for controlling information source selection provided by the present invention. Figure 5 As shown, the device for controlling information source selection deployed in a set-top box includes: an information sending module 510 .

[0168] The information sending module 510 is used to send configuration information to the remote control, where the configuration information is associated with the control instructions issued by the remote control. The control instructions are used to enable the TV to display images in sequence according to the steps of source selection and finally display the content associated with the set-top box.

[0169] The control instruction is sent after the remote controller detects a key operation of the first button or receives a voice instruction.

[0170] Figure 6 An example of a physical structure diagram of an electronic device is shown in FIG. Figure 6 As shown, the electronic device may include: a processor 610, a communication interface 620, a memory 630 and a communication bus 640, wherein the processor 610, the communication interface 620 and the memory 630 communicate with each other through the communication bus 640. The processor 610 may call the logic instructions in the memory 630 to execute a method for controlling source selection applied to a remote controller, the method comprising: after detecting a single key operation of a first key or receiving a voice instruction, sending a control instruction so that the television set sequentially displays images according to the steps of source selection, and finally displays the content associated with the first source; wherein the control instruction is associated with configuration information; and the configuration information is obtained by the remote controller from the outside. Or execute a method for controlling source selection applied to a set-top box, the method comprising: sending configuration information to a remote controller, the configuration information is associated with a control instruction issued by the remote controller, the control instruction is used to cause the television set to sequentially display images according to the steps of source selection, and finally display the content associated with the set-top box; wherein the control instruction is sent after the remote controller detects a single key operation of the first key or receives a voice instruction.

[0171] In addition, the logic instructions in the above-mentioned memory 630 can be implemented in the form of a software functional unit and can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium when it is sold or used as an independent product. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), disk or optical disk, etc. Various media that can store program codes.

[0172] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a computer program product, the computer program product includes a computer program, the computer program can be stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the computer can execute the method for controlling the selection of a remote control provided by the above methods, the method comprising: after detecting a single key operation of a first button or receiving a voice command, sending a control instruction so that the television set displays pictures in sequence according to the steps of the source selection, and finally displays the content associated with the first source; wherein the control instruction is associated with configuration information; the configuration information is obtained by the remote control from the outside. Or execute the method for controlling the selection of a set-top box, the method comprising: sending configuration information to the remote control, the configuration information is associated with the control instruction issued by the remote control, the control instruction is used to make the television set display pictures in sequence according to the steps of the source selection, and finally display the content associated with the set-top box; wherein the control instruction is sent after the remote control detects a single key operation of the first button or receives a voice instruction.

[0173] On the other hand, the present invention also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, it is implemented to execute the method for controlling the selection of a remote control provided by the above methods, the method comprising: after detecting a single key operation of a first button or receiving a voice command, sending a control instruction to make the television display pictures in sequence according to the steps of the source selection, and finally display the content associated with the first source; wherein the control instruction is associated with configuration information; the configuration information is obtained by the remote control from the outside. Or execute the method for controlling the selection of a set-top box, the method comprising: sending configuration information to the remote control, the configuration information is associated with the control instruction issued by the remote control, the control instruction is used to make the television display pictures in sequence according to the steps of the source selection, and finally display the content associated with the set-top box; wherein the control instruction is sent after the remote control detects a single key operation of the first button or receives a voice instruction.

[0174] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the scheme of this embodiment. Ordinary technicians in this field can understand and implement it without paying creative labor.

[0175] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each implementation method can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be implemented by hardware. Based on this understanding, the above technical solution is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, a disk, an optical disk, etc., including a number of instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment or some parts of the embodiments.

[0176] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for controlling information source selection, characterized in that: Applied to a remote controller, the method includes: After detecting a key operation of the first key or receiving a voice command, sending a control command to cause the television to display images in sequence according to the steps of the signal source selection and finally display content associated with the first signal source; The control instruction is associated with configuration information; and the configuration information is obtained by the remote controller from the outside.

2. The method for controlling information source selection according to claim 1, wherein: The sending of the control instruction comprises: Sending at least two control instructions in sequence; Each of the control instructions is used to control the television to perform a step of selecting a signal source.

3. The method for controlling information source selection according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The device associated with the first information source is a set-top box; After detecting a key operation of the first key or receiving a voice command, the method further includes: A first instruction is sent to enable the set-top box to output a signal corresponding to the home page of the electronic program guide (EPG).

4. The method for controlling information source selection according to claim 3, wherein: The remote controller uses a first wireless transmission method to send the control instruction to the television, and uses a second wireless transmission method to send the first instruction to the set-top box; the first wireless transmission method and the second wireless transmission method are different.

5. The method for controlling information source selection according to claim 4, wherein: The first wireless transmission mode is an infrared transmission mode, and the second wireless transmission mode is a Bluetooth transmission mode; Or, the first wireless transmission mode is a strongly directional physical signal transmission mode, and the second wireless transmission mode is a weakly directional physical signal transmission mode or a non-directional physical signal transmission mode; Alternatively, the first wireless transmission mode is a directional transmission mode, and the second wireless transmission mode is a non-directional transmission mode; Alternatively, the transmission parameters of the second wireless transmission mode are stronger than the transmission parameters of the first wireless transmission mode, and the transmission parameters include transmission distance and / or penetration.

6. The method for controlling information source selection according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The remote controller has a plurality of buttons, and the plurality of buttons consists of at least one first button and a plurality of second buttons; The remote control cannot control the television to switch or jump images according to at least one step of source selection based on one or more key operations on the second button; and / or The remote control cannot control the television to display images in sequence according to the steps of source selection and ultimately display content associated with the first source based on one or more key operations on the second button.

7. The method for controlling information source selection according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The device associated with the first information source is a set-top box; Before sending the control instruction, the method further includes: Receive the configuration information sent by the set-top box.

8. The method for controlling information source selection according to claim 2, wherein: The configuration information includes at least two sub-configuration information arranged in sequence, and each of the control instructions is associated with one sub-configuration information.

9. A method for controlling information source selection, characterized in that: Applied to a set-top box, the method includes: Sending configuration information to the remote control, the configuration information being associated with a control instruction issued by the remote control, the control instruction being used to cause the television to display images in sequence according to the steps of source selection and ultimately display content associated with the set-top box; The control instruction is sent after the remote controller detects a key operation of the first button or receives a voice instruction.

10. The method for controlling information source selection according to claim 9, wherein: The method further comprises: After the remote controller detects a key operation of the first button or receives a voice signal, the set-top box receives the first instruction sent by the remote controller and outputs a signal corresponding to the home page of the electronic program guide (EPG).

11. A device for controlling information source selection, characterized in that: Deployed on a remote controller, the device includes: an instruction sending module, configured to send a control instruction after detecting a single key operation of the first button or receiving a voice instruction, so as to cause the television to display images in sequence according to the steps of the signal source selection and ultimately display content associated with the first signal source; The control instruction is associated with configuration information; and the configuration information is obtained by the remote controller from the outside.

12. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein: When the processor executes the computer program, the method for controlling information source selection according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is implemented.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for controlling information source selection according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is implemented.

14. A computer program product comprising a computer program, characterized in that When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for controlling information source selection according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is implemented.

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