Multi-Standard Live TV Display with Regional Middleware Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Display apparatuses typically support only one television standard per region, limiting their use to that region, necessitating multiple purchases for users in regions with multiple standards, thereby increasing expenses.
Innovation Solution
The display apparatus is equipped with a television input framework (TIF) and first television input service (TIS) supporting all global standards, along with first middleware providing protocols for these standards, allowing it to dynamically adjust to any regional standard upon power-on, thereby enabling the display of live programs worldwide.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a display apparatus supports only one television standard per region, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but the adaptability to different regions is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus is designed to support multiple television standards (ATSC, DVB, ISDB, SECAM, PAL, NTSC) within a single device, enabling it to function universally across different regions without requiring additional hardware purchases. This multi-functionality directly resolves the contradiction by improving adaptability while managing device complexity through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically activates specific television standards based on the detected or selected region, rather than permanently supporting all standards simultaneously. This dynamic approach allows the display apparatus to adapt to different regional standards on demand, improving versatility while maintaining manageable device complexity through selective activation of required components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a display apparatus supports multiple television standards, then the adaptability to different regions is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus pre-configures and prepares multiple television standard support modules in advance, allowing it to quickly adapt to different regions without requiring complex real-time configuration. The region selection mechanism is pre-established, enabling the system to activate the appropriate standard efficiently when a region is selected, thus managing complexity while maintaining high adaptability.
3Reliability
If users purchase multiple display apparatuses for different regions, then the reliability of watching live programs in each region is improved, but the loss of substance (additional expenses) increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple region-specific display apparatus functions into a single unified device. By integrating support for multiple television standards (ATSC, DVB, ISDB, SECAM, PAL, NTSC) and implementing a region selection mechanism, the system combines what would otherwise require separate purchases into one apparatus, thereby reducing additional expenses while maintaining the reliability of watching live programs across different regions.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a display apparatus and a method for displaying a live program. The display apparatus is provided with a television input framework (TIF), a first television input service (TIS) and a first middleware which can support various regional standards worldwide. According to the method, a display apparatus, in response to a power-on command, turns on a second TIS and a second middleware corresponding to a first region, the second TIS is the first TIS providing the service supporting for a first standard, the second middleware is the first middleware providing the protocol supporting for the first standard, and the first standard is a standard supported in the first region; in response to a command to select the live broadcast application, obtain a live program corresponding to the first standard through the second TIS and the second middleware; and display the live program.