Electronic equipment, function control method and device and storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to electronic equipment, a function control method and device and a storage medium. The electronic equipment comprises a display; an application processor is deployed on the system-on-chip chip platform; the first radio frequency chip is hung on the system-on-chip chip platform and is used for receiving radio and television signals; the memory is used for storing a broadcast television service protocol stack; wherein the application processor is used for calling a radio and television service protocol stack corresponding to the radio and television signal stored in the memory, demodulating the radio and television signal based on the called radio and television service protocol stack to obtain a data stream of the radio and television signal, and pushing the data stream to the display for displaying. According to the invention, it is ensured that the electronic device supports the radio and television service function, and extra cost, stacking area and extra power consumption are not increased at the same time.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to an electronic device, a function control method and device, and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous development of communication technology, users have higher and higher requirements for the diversity of electronic device functions.

[0003] In the related art, an external chip, such as an external China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting System on Chip (CMMB SOC), is used to enable the electronic device to receive broadcast television signals. However, the external system-on-chip approach usually has problems such as high cost, complex stacking, and high power consumption. Therefore, how to effectively implement the broadcast television service function on the electronic device has become a problem to be solved in the industry. SUMMARY

[0004] To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides an electronic device, a function control method and device, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, comprising: a display; a system-on-chip platform, wherein an application processor is deployed on the system-on-chip platform; a first radio frequency chip, which is hung on the system-on-chip platform and used to receive broadcast television signals; and a memory, which is used to store a broadcast television service protocol stack; wherein the application processor is used to call the broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signals stored in the memory, and demodulate the broadcast television signals based on the called broadcast television service protocol stack to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signals, and push the data stream to the display for display.

[0006] In an implementation manner, the electronic device further comprises: a baseband processor, which is deployed on the system-on-chip platform; and a second radio frequency chip, which is used to receive wireless communication signals; wherein the baseband processor is used to process the wireless communication signals received by the second radio frequency chip.

[0007] In one embodiment, the application processor comprises: a network signal detection component configured to detect a first signal characteristic of the broadcast television signal and a second signal characteristic of the wireless communication signal, the first signal characteristic characterizing a signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal, and the second signal characteristic characterizing a signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal; and a network switching control component configured to switch from a first network type to a second network type if the network signal detection component determines, based on the first signal characteristic, that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is below a threshold value, and determines, based on the second signal characteristic, that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is above a threshold value, wherein the first network type indicates demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signal, and the second network type indicates demodulating broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signal.

[0008] In one embodiment, the electronic device further comprises a communication component configured to broadcast a short-range communication signal based on a short-range communication technology, the short-range communication signal containing the data stream of the broadcast television signal, so that other devices demodulate the short-range communication signal to obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal and push the data stream to a display of the other devices for display, wherein the other devices include other electronic devices different from the electronic device.

[0009] According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a functional control method is provided, comprising: obtaining a broadcast television signal received by a first radio frequency chip; calling a broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signal stored in a memory; demodulating the broadcast television signal based on the called broadcast television service protocol stack to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signal, and pushing the data stream to a display for display.

[0010] In one embodiment, the method further comprises: obtaining a wireless communication signal received by a second radio frequency chip; determining a first signal characteristic of the broadcast television signal and a second signal characteristic of the wireless communication signal, the first signal characteristic characterizing a signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal, and the second signal characteristic characterizing a signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal; and switching from a first network type to a second network type in response to determining, based on the first signal characteristic, that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is below a threshold value, and determining, based on the second signal characteristic, that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is above a threshold value, wherein the first network type indicates demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signal, and the second network type indicates demodulating broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signal.

[0011] In an implementation, the method further includes broadcasting a short-range communication signal based on a short-range communication technology, the short-range communication signal containing a data stream of the broadcast television signal, so that other devices demodulate the short-range communication signal, obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal and push the data stream to a display of the other devices for display, wherein the other devices include other electronic devices different from the electronic device.

[0012] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a function control apparatus is provided, including: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a broadcast television signal received by a first radio frequency chip; a calling unit configured to call a broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signal stored in a memory; and a processing unit configured to demodulate the broadcast television signal based on the called broadcast television service protocol stack to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signal and push the data stream to a display for display.

[0013] In an implementation, the obtaining unit is further configured to obtain a wireless communication signal received by a second radio frequency chip; and the processing unit is further configured to determine a first signal characteristic of the broadcast television signal and a second signal characteristic of the wireless communication signal, the first signal characteristic representing signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal and the second signal characteristic representing signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal; and in response to determining that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is lower than a threshold value based on the first signal characteristic and determining that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is higher than the threshold value based on the second signal characteristic, switch from a first network type to a second network type; wherein the first network type represents demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal, and the second network type represents demodulating broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal.

[0014] In an implementation, the processing unit is further configured to broadcast a short-range communication signal based on a short-range communication technology, the short-range communication signal containing the data stream of the broadcast television signal, so that other devices demodulate the short-range communication signal, obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal and push the data stream to a display of the other devices for display, wherein the other devices include other electronic devices different from the electronic device.

[0015] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, including: a processor; and a memory storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to perform the function control method in the second aspect or any one of the implementations of the second aspect.

[0016] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, and the storage medium stores instructions. When the instructions in the storage medium are executed by a processor of an electronic device, the electronic device can perform the function control method in the second aspect or any one of the implementation forms of the second aspect.

[0017] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can have the following beneficial effects: by receiving a broadcast television signal in the first radio frequency chip, the broadcast television service function of the electronic device is improved without adding an additional system level chip, and the application processor of the system on chip platform of the electronic device is used for signal demodulation, thereby avoiding the cost, stacking and power consumption problems caused by the external system level chip.

[0018] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and are not limiting to the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated into and form part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0021] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0022] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device processing a broadcast television signal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0023] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0024] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device switching signal characteristics according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0025] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0026] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of sharing a broadcast television signal according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0027] Figure 8 is a flowchart of a function control method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0028] Figure 9This is a flowchart illustrating a signal switching according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0029] Figure 10 This is a block diagram of a functional control device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0030] Figure 11 This is a block diagram of a device for function control according to an exemplary embodiment. Detailed Implementation

[0031] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure.

[0032] The functional control method provided in this disclosure is applied to scenarios where electronic devices are controlled to perform broadcast television service functions.

[0033] In related technologies, there are methods to implement broadcast television service functions in electronic devices based on external system-on-a-chip (e.g., CMMB SOC chip). However, this approach is characterized by high cost, complex stacking, and high power consumption. In other words, electronic devices lack the ability to implement broadcast television service functions without adding a system-on-a-chip.

[0034] Furthermore, if broadcast television service functions are integrated into the modem of a system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform, it is inevitable that there will be convergence with cellular services using related technologies. This will lead to high software design complexity, and the method based on external system-on-a-chip will cause a series of problems such as increased costs, large hardware stacking area, and increased power consumption.

[0035] In view of this, this disclosure performs signal demodulation processing on the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip based on the electronic device's own system-on-a-chip platform, ensuring that the electronic device does not need to be configured with an additional system-on-a-chip to realize broadcast television service functions such as the transmission and reception of broadcast television signals and the processing of broadcast television signals.

[0036] In the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure, the first radio frequency chip can be understood as an electronic chip that is externally attached to the system-on-a-chip platform of the electronic device itself and is specifically used to process and generate radio frequency signals. Unlike the system-on-a-chip, the application processor (AP), memory, and baseband processor (BP) can all be understood as processing modules located in the system-on-a-chip platform (SOC) of the electronic device itself.

[0037] In this embodiment of the disclosure, a chip for transmitting and receiving broadcast television signals is used to ensure that the electronic device has the ability to receive broadcast television signals. For example, the first radio frequency chip receives the broadcast television signal, and then the electronic device's own system-on-a-chip platform processes the received signal. The implementation method is as follows: Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. The electronic device 100 includes: a display 101, a system-on-a-chip platform 102, a first radio frequency chip 103, a memory 104, and an application processor 105 deployed on the system-on-a-chip platform.

[0038] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the display 101 is used to display multimedia services corresponding to the multimedia data stream. For example, it displays the data stream of a broadcast television signal.

[0039] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the system-on-chip platform 102 is used to process the received multimedia signal according to the application processor 105 and push the processed multimedia signal to the display 101.

[0040] For example, the system-on-a-chip platform 102 uses the deployed application processor 105 to receive broadcast television signals and pushes the received broadcast television signals to the display 101, whereby the display 101 displays the broadcast television signals.

[0041] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first radio frequency chip 103 is externally mounted on the system-on-a-chip platform 102 and is used to receive broadcast television signals.

[0042] In this embodiment of the disclosure, memory 104 is used to store the broadcast television service protocol stack.

[0043] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the application processor 105 is used to call the broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signal stored in the memory 104, and demodulate the broadcast television signal based on the called broadcast television service protocol stack to obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal, and push the data stream to the display 101 for display.

[0044] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, an electronic device uses a first radio frequency chip externally mounted on a system-on-a-chip platform to receive broadcast television signals, and the received broadcast television signals are processed by the system-on-a-chip platform of the electronic device, without the need to add additional hardware facilities, thus reducing implementation costs.

[0045] The electronic device 100 involved in this disclosure embodiment also includes a baseband processor 106 deployed on a system-on-a-chip platform 102 and an externally attached second radio frequency chip 107. For example... Figure 2 As shown, Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0046] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the baseband processor 106 is used to process multimedia data streams, such as wireless communication signals.

[0047] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the second radio frequency chip 107 is used to receive wireless communication signals.

[0048] For example, the baseband processor 106 performs demodulation and other processing based on the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip 107.

[0049] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, the application processor 105 and the baseband processor 106 deployed on the system-on-a-chip platform 102 of the electronic device 100 are used to demodulate the multimedia signals received by different radio frequency chips, thereby avoiding the hardware design and stacking problems of the system-on-a-chip platform at the same level as the system-on-a-chip platform of the electronic device and reducing the implementation cost.

[0050] Examples such as Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an electronic device processing broadcast television signals according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0051] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the first radio frequency chip can also be understood as a chip with a broadcast network radio frequency system deployed, and the second radio frequency chip can also be understood as a chip with a cellular network radio frequency system deployed.

[0052] The broadcast television service protocol stack involved in this embodiment is pre-stored in the application processor's storage unit so that the core processor can quickly call it when needed. After demodulation processing is completed, the application processor pushes the processed broadcast television service data, i.e., the broadcast television signal stream, to the user.

[0053] In one implementation, an external chip with a broadcast network radio frequency system for transmitting and receiving broadcast television signals is attached to the outside of the System-on-a-Chip (SoC) of the electronic device. This chip receives the broadcast television signals, and the core processor (CPU) in the application processor (AP) of the electronic device's own SoC handles the signal demodulation task. Simultaneously, the broadcast television service protocol stack is stored in a memory unit for the core processor (CPU) to access, and the demodulated broadcast television service (multimedia data stream) is pushed to the user by the application processor (AP) for viewing.

[0054] In another example, a chip with a cellular network radio frequency system deployed on the outside of the system-on-a-chip (SoC) of an electronic device receives wireless communication signals, and then the baseband processor of the SoC processes the received wireless communication signals.

[0055] The following describes the execution process of the application processor 105 processing broadcast television signals according to the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0056] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment. For example... Figure 4 As shown, the application processor 105 of the electronic device includes a network signal detection component 108 and a network switching control component 109.

[0057] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network signal detection component 108 is used to detect a first signal feature of a broadcast television signal and a second signal feature of a wireless communication signal.

[0058] Among them, the first signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of broadcast television signals, and the second signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of wireless communication signals.

[0059] In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the network switching control unit 109 is used to switch from the first network type to the second network type when the network signal detection unit determines, based on the first signal characteristics, that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is lower than a threshold, and based on the second signal characteristics, determines that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is higher than a threshold.

[0060] Wherein, the first network type represents demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream, and the second network type represents demodulating the broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream.

[0061] In one embodiment, a network signal detection component is used to detect the signal quality of broadcast television signals in real time, and the first and second radio frequency chips carrying the broadcast television signals are adjusted in a timely manner to improve the user experience.

[0062] For example, taking the implementation of an electronic device switching a broadcast television signal to a wireless communication signal as an example, the process of an electronic device switching from a first network type to a second network type is explained. Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the switching signal characteristics of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0063] like Figure 5 As shown, the electronic device involved in this embodiment includes a broadcast television module, a cellular network module, a network detection unit, a network control unit, and an upper-layer service module.

[0064] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the network detection unit can also be understood as the network signal detection component 108, the network control unit can also be understood as the network switching control component 109, and the upper-layer service module can also be understood as the display 101.

[0065] In this embodiment, the electronic device receives broadcast television signals based on a broadcast television module and wireless communication signals based on a cellular network module. The electronic device determines signal characteristics such as signal strength and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the broadcast television signal and the cellular signal based on a network detection unit. Further, the network detection unit calculates whether the signal characteristics of the broadcast television signal are sufficient to ensure the normal operation of the broadcast television service and determines whether it is necessary to replace the broadcast television signal with a wireless communication signal in the current state. When the electronic device needs to switch the broadcast television signal to a wireless communication signal, the network control unit switches the network type, activates the data bearer of the wireless communication signal, and switches the data bearer of the broadcast television service from the broadcast television module to the cellular network module. Finally, the switched signal characteristics are input to the upper-layer service module.

[0066] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic device 100 also includes a communication component. For example... Figure 6 As shown, Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0067] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the communication component 110 is configured to broadcast a short-range communication signal according to short-range communication technology, so that other devices in the surrounding radio environment that receive the short-range communication signal can demodulate the short-range communication signal to obtain a data stream of broadcast television signal. The other devices then push the data stream to their displays for display.

[0068] In one example, communication component 110 is used to transmit short-range communication signals to other devices in the surrounding radio environment according to short-range communication technology, and the other devices demodulate the received short-range communication signals to obtain a data stream of broadcast television signals. The other devices push the data stream to their displays for display.

[0069] In this embodiment, the short-range communication signal may be a communication signal directly generated by the current electronic device based on the broadcast television signal; or it may be a communication signal generated by the current electronic device based on the data stream of the broadcast television signal obtained by demodulating the broadcast television signal.

[0070] Among them, other devices, after receiving the short-range communication signal, demodulate the short-range communication signal to obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal and display it.

[0071] Other devices include electronic devices that are different from the current electronic devices.

[0072] For example, since the current electronic device has broadcast television service functions, it can also be used to share broadcast television service functions with other electronic devices. The implementation method is as follows: the electronic device uses short-range communication technology to broadcast the data stream of broadcast television signals contained in the short-range communication signal to the surrounding radio environment, and other electronic devices near the current electronic device actively receive the data stream of the current electronic device, and then the other electronic devices perform broadcast television service functions according to the data stream received from the current electronic device.

[0073] The short-range communication technologies involved in this disclosure can also be referred to as near-field communication technologies, short-range communication technologies, etc. Short-range communication technologies include, but are not limited to: Bluetooth, wireless local area network technology, near-field communication, and wireless data association technology, which are technologies that use radio waves as the transmission medium for data transmission and communication within a relatively small space without the need for physical line connections.

[0074] In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, when an electronic device has broadcast television service functionality, the broadcast television signal acquired by the electronic device through the first radio frequency chip is shared with other electronic devices. The other electronic devices may be devices that support broadcast television service functionality, or they may be devices that do not support broadcast television service functionality.

[0075] In one embodiment, taking other electronic devices that do not support broadcast television service functions as an example, the method for an electronic device to share broadcast television service functions with other electronic devices is described, and its implementation is as follows: Figure 7 As shown. Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a method of sharing broadcast television signals according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0076] In this embodiment of the disclosure, the smart terminal 1 that supports broadcast television function can also be understood as an electronic device, and the smart terminal 2 that does not support broadcast television function can also be understood as other electronic devices.

[0077] Figure 7 In this scenario, a smart terminal 1, which supports broadcast television services, receives broadcast television signals through its broadcast television service module. After receiving the data stream from the broadcast television service module, the application processor broadcasts it to the surrounding radio environment via short-range communication technology. Meanwhile, a smart terminal 2, which does not support broadcast television services and is located in the surrounding radio environment, actively receives the signal transmitted by smart terminal 1 via short-range communication technology. Smart terminal 2 then demodulates and decodes the received signal to obtain the broadcast television signal stream.

[0078] In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a first radio frequency (RF) chip is externally mounted on the system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform of the electronic device itself, and this chip is used to receive broadcast television signals. Furthermore, the SoC platform of the electronic device itself includes multiple processing modules for processing broadcast television signals, such as an application processor, a core processor, and a memory. These multiple processing modules process the broadcast television signals, thereby ensuring that the first terminal possesses broadcast television service functions using both the RF system chip and the terminal's own SoC.

[0079] Based on the same concept, this disclosure also provides a method for function control using the above-described electronic device.

[0080] In this disclosure, the process of performing a function control method on an electronic device is described with reference to the following examples.

[0081] In the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure, the implementation method of using the application processor of an electronic device to process broadcast television signals is as follows: Figure 8 As shown. Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating a function control method according to an exemplary embodiment, including the following steps.

[0082] In step S11, the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip is acquired.

[0083] In one embodiment, a first radio frequency chip of an electronic device receives broadcast television signals from a broadcast television tower and transmits the received broadcast television signals to a system-on-a-chip (SoC) of the electronic device, where the application processor of the SoC platform processes the received signals.

[0084] In step S12, the broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signal stored in the memory is invoked.

[0085] In one embodiment, a broadcast television signal receiving module is integrated into the first radio frequency chip of the electronic device for receiving wireless signals from a broadcast television tower. The received broadcast television signals are then transmitted to the system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform of the electronic device, which controls the application processor of the SoC platform to invoke the broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signal.

[0086] In step S13, based on the invoked broadcast television service protocol stack, the broadcast television signal is demodulated to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream, and the data stream is pushed to the display for display.

[0087] In one implementation, the application processor of the electronic device's system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform is invoked. The SoC platform then modulates the received broadcast television signal using a pre-stored broadcast television service protocol stack to obtain a broadcast television signal data stream. Based on this data stream, the electronic device pushes the broadcast television service functions to a display for presentation.

[0088] In one embodiment, a first radio frequency (RF) chip receives broadcast television signals, and the signals are demodulated by the application processor of the electronic device's own SoC to realize broadcast television service functions. By integrating broadcast television signal receiving functionality into the first RF chip of the electronic device and calling the application processor of the electronic device for signal demodulation, the multimedia service functions of the electronic device are enhanced without adding an additional system-on-a-chip, reducing the complexity of hardware design and increasing flexibility.

[0089] In the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure, when the electronic device has the above-described functions, it is ensured that the electronic device has broadcast television service functions.

[0090] In one implementation, when an electronic device has broadcast television service functionality, and there is a need to switch the broadcast television signal to another signal—for example, when the signal strength of the broadcast television service cannot meet the user's needs—the broadcast television signal is switched to a signal that meets the user's requirements. The implementation method is as follows: Figure 9 As shown, Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating a signal switching according to an exemplary embodiment, including the following steps.

[0091] In step S21, the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip is acquired.

[0092] In one embodiment, a wireless communication signal is received by a wireless communication network radio frequency system in a second radio frequency chip externally mounted on an electronic device system-on-a-chip platform.

[0093] In step S22, the first signal characteristics of the broadcast television signal and the second signal characteristics of the wireless communication signal are determined.

[0094] In one embodiment, a broadcast television signal is determined as a first signal feature, and a wireless communication signal is determined as a second signal feature. The first signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal, and the second signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal.

[0095] In step S23, in response to determining that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is lower than a threshold based on the first signal characteristic, and determining that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is higher than a threshold based on the second signal characteristic, the system switches from the first network type to the second network type.

[0096] In one embodiment, a first signal feature and a second signal feature are detected. Based on the detection results, if it is determined that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is lower than a threshold and the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is higher than the threshold, then the broadcast television service data carried by the broadcast television signal is switched to be carried by the wireless communication signal.

[0097] The threshold can be set according to actual communication needs, such as setting a signal quality value.

[0098] Wherein, the first network type represents demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream, and the second network type represents demodulating the broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream.

[0099] In one implementation, by detecting signal characteristics in real time and dynamically switching based on signal transmission quality, the integration of broadcast television and wireless communication is ensured, improving user experience. Furthermore, when the transmission quality of broadcast television signals is poor, the system automatically switches to broadcast television service data carried by wireless communication signals, ensuring the continuity of broadcast television services. This fully leverages the coverage and transmission performance advantages of wireless communication networks, expanding the application scenarios of broadcast television services.

[0100] In one embodiment, since the current electronic device has broadcast television service capabilities, it can also be used to share the broadcast television service capabilities with other electronic devices. This is achieved by broadcasting a short-range communication signal containing a data stream of broadcast television signals based on short-range communication technology, so that other electronic devices can demodulate the short-range communication signal to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream, and then push the data stream to the display of the other electronic devices for display. These other devices include electronic devices different from the current electronic device.

[0101] In an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a first radio frequency chip specifically designed for transmitting and receiving broadcast television signals is externally mounted to the system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform of the electronic device. This chip captures the broadcast television signal. Upon receiving the signal, the electronic device transmits it to the core processor within the application processor of its own SoC platform, where the core processor performs demodulation processing. The electronic device receives the demodulated broadcast television signal stream and implements broadcast television service functions based on this signal stream.

[0102] In another exemplary embodiment, after receiving the data stream from the broadcast television service function module, the application processor of an electronic device equipped with broadcast television service functionality broadcasts the signal to the surrounding radio environment via short-range communication technology. Other electronic devices capture the signal transmitted by the electronic device through their built-in short-range communication technology receiving modules. After fine-tuning and decoding, the electronic device obtains the broadcast television signal stream, and the broadcast television service is played through its display module.

[0103] In another exemplary embodiment, an electronic device with broadcast television service functionality collects broadcast television signals and wireless communication signals in real time and performs in-depth analysis of signal characteristics such as signal strength and signal-to-noise ratio. When the broadcast television signal quality is poor, the cellular network data bearer function is activated, and then the data bearer for the broadcast television service is switched from the broadcast television module to the cellular network module. The cellular network data bearer function, which implements the broadcast television service functionality, can be understood as a method of performing broadcast television service functions based on cellular network information, such as rebroadcasting.

[0104] In the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure, a first radio frequency chip is externally mounted on the system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform of the electronic device for transmitting and receiving broadcast television signals, which helps to improve signal reception. When other electronic devices are present, the current electronic device enables other electronic devices to receive and play broadcast television services through short-range communication technology, realizing the sharing and expansion of broadcast television signals and improving the coverage and availability of broadcast television services. Furthermore, the current electronic device utilizes the mechanism of switching from broadcast television signal characteristics to cellular signals to ensure that users can obtain a high-quality broadcast television service experience in any environment, thereby improving user experience.

[0105] Based on the same concept, embodiments of this disclosure also provide a function control device.

[0106] It is understood that the functional control device provided in this disclosure includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to each function in order to achieve the above-mentioned functions. In conjunction with the units and algorithm steps of the various examples disclosed in this disclosure, this disclosure can be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed by hardware or by computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of the technical solutions of this disclosure.

[0107] Figure 10 This is a block diagram illustrating a functional control device according to an exemplary embodiment. (Refer to...) Figure 10 The device 200 includes an acquisition unit 201, a calling unit 202, and a processing unit 203.

[0108] The acquisition unit 201 is used to acquire the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip.

[0109] The calling unit 202 is used to call the broadcast television service protocol stack of the corresponding broadcast television signal stored in the memory.

[0110] The processing unit 203 is used to demodulate the broadcast television signal based on the invoked broadcast television service protocol stack, obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal, and push the data stream to the display for display.

[0111] In one embodiment, the acquisition unit 201 is further configured to: acquire the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip; the processing unit is further configured to: determine a first signal feature of the broadcast television signal and a second signal feature of the wireless communication signal, wherein the first signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal and the second signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal; in response to determining, based on the first signal feature, that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is lower than a threshold, and based on the second signal feature, that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is higher than a threshold, switch from the first network type to the second network type; wherein the first network type represents demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signal, and the second network type represents demodulating the broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain a data stream of the broadcast television signal.

[0112] In one embodiment, the processing unit 203 is further configured to: broadcast a short-range communication signal based on short-range communication technology, the short-range communication signal containing a data stream of broadcast television signal, so that other devices demodulate the short-range communication signal to obtain the data stream of broadcast television signal, and push the data stream to the display of other devices for display, wherein other devices include other electronic devices that are different from electronic devices.

[0113] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the manner in which each module performs its operations has been described in detail in the embodiments related to the method, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0114] Figure 11 This is a block diagram illustrating a device 300 for function control according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, device 300 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0115] Reference Figure 11 The device 300 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 302, memory 304, power component 306, multimedia component 308, audio component 310, input / output (I / O) interface 312, sensor component 314, and communication component 316.

[0116] Processing component 302 typically controls the overall operation of device 300, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 302 may include one or more processors 320 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 302 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 302 and other components. For example, processing component 302 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 308 and processing component 302.

[0117] Memory 304 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 300. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 300, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 304 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0118] The power supply component 306 provides power to the various components of the device 300. The power supply component 306 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 300.

[0119] Multimedia component 308 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 300 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 308 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 300 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0120] Audio component 310 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 310 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 300 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 304 or transmitted via communication component 316. In some embodiments, audio component 310 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0121] I / O interface 312 provides an interface between processing component 302 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0122] Sensor assembly 314 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 300. For example, sensor assembly 314 may detect the on / off state of device 300, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 300, changes in the position of device 300 or a component of device 300, the presence or absence of user contact with device 300, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 300, and temperature changes of device 300. Sensor assembly 314 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 314 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 314 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0123] Communication component 316 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 300 and other devices. Device 300 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, or 3G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 316 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 316 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0124] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 300 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the methods described above.

[0125] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 304 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 320 of the device 300 to perform the above-described method. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0126] It is understood that in this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a," "the," and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0127] It is further understood that the terms "first," "second," etc., are used to describe various types of information, but this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another, and do not indicate a specific order or degree of importance. In fact, the expressions "first," "second," etc., are completely interchangeable. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information can also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information can also be referred to as first information.

[0128] It is further understood that the terms “center,” “longitudinal,” “lateral,” “front,” “rear,” “up,” “down,” “left,” “right,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” and “outer,” etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this embodiment and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation.

[0129] It can be further understood that, unless otherwise specified, "connection" includes both direct connections where no other components exist between the two parties and indirect connections where other components exist between them.

[0130] It is further understood that although operations are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this disclosure, this should not be construed as requiring these operations to be performed in the specific order or serial order shown, or requiring all of the shown operations to be performed to obtain the desired result. In certain environments, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0131] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein.

[0132] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, characterized in that, The electronic device includes: monitor; A system-on-a-chip (SoC) platform, wherein an application processor is deployed on the SoC platform; The first radio frequency chip is mounted on the system-on-a-chip platform and is used to receive broadcast television signals. The memory is used to store the broadcast television service protocol stack; The application processor is used to call the broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signal stored in the memory, and demodulate the broadcast television signal based on the called broadcast television service protocol stack to obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal, and push the data stream to the display for display.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The electronic device also includes: Baseband processor, which is deployed on the system-on-a-chip platform; The second radio frequency chip is used to receive wireless communication signals; The baseband processor is used to process the wireless communication signals received by the second radio frequency chip.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The application processor includes: A network signal detection component is used to detect a first signal feature of the broadcast television signal and a second signal feature of the wireless communication signal, wherein the first signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal and the second signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal; A network switching control unit is configured to switch from a first network type to a second network type when the network signal detection unit determines, based on the first signal feature, that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is lower than a threshold, and based on the second signal feature, determines that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is higher than a threshold. Wherein, the first network type indicates demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream, and the second network type indicates demodulating the broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream.

4. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The electronic device also includes communication components; The communication component is used to broadcast a short-range communication signal based on short-range communication technology. The short-range communication signal includes a data stream of the broadcast television signal, so that other devices can demodulate the short-range communication signal, obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal, and push the data stream to the display of the other devices for display. The other devices include other electronic devices that are different from the electronic device.

5. A functional control method, characterized in that, The method includes: Acquire the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip of the electronic device; Call the broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signal stored in the memory of the electronic device; Based on the invoked broadcast television service protocol stack, the broadcast television signal is demodulated to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream, and the data stream is pushed to the display for display.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The method further includes: Acquire the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip; A first signal feature of the broadcast television signal and a second signal feature of the wireless communication signal are determined, wherein the first signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal and the second signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal; In response to determining, based on the first signal feature, that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is below a threshold, and based on the second signal feature, that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is above a threshold, the system switches from the first network type to the second network type. Wherein, the first network type indicates demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream, and the second network type indicates demodulating the broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The method further includes: Based on short-range communication technology, a short-range communication signal is broadcast, which includes a data stream of the broadcast television signal, so that other devices can demodulate the short-range communication signal, obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal, and push the data stream to the display of the other devices for display, wherein the other devices include other electronic devices different from the electronic device.

8. A functional control device, characterized in that, include: The acquisition unit is used to acquire the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip of the electronic device; The calling unit is used to call the broadcast television service protocol stack corresponding to the broadcast television signal stored in the memory; The processing unit is used to demodulate the broadcast television signal based on the invoked broadcast television service protocol stack, obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal, and push the data stream to the display for display.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that, The acquisition unit is further configured to: acquire the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip; The processing unit is also used for: A first signal feature of the broadcast television signal and a second signal feature of the wireless communication signal are determined, wherein the first signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal and the second signal feature characterizes the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal; In response to determining, based on the first signal feature, that the signal transmission quality of the broadcast television signal is below a threshold, and based on the second signal feature, that the signal transmission quality of the wireless communication signal is above a threshold, the system switches from the first network type to the second network type. Wherein, the first network type indicates demodulating the broadcast television signal received by the first radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream, and the second network type indicates demodulating the broadcast television service data carried in the wireless communication signal received by the second radio frequency chip to obtain the broadcast television signal data stream.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that, The processing unit is also used for: Based on short-range communication technology, a short-range communication signal is broadcast, which includes a data stream of the broadcast television signal, so that other devices can demodulate the short-range communication signal, obtain the data stream of the broadcast television signal, and push the data stream to the display of the other devices for display, wherein the other devices include other electronic devices different from the electronic device.

11. An electronic device, characterized in that, include: processor; Memory used to store processor-executable instructions; The processor is configured to perform the method described in any one of claims 5-7.

12. A storage medium, characterized in that, The storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by the processor of the electronic device, enable the electronic device to perform the method described in any one of claims 5-7.

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