IP Library Granted Patent US 8,896,762
Granted Patent B2
US 8,896,762 · App. 13/869,681 · Granted Nov 25, 2014

Method and apparatus for accessing multimedia resource of smart television and smart television

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Patent No.
US 8,896,762
App. No.
13/869,681
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for accessing a multimedia resource of a smart television, includes: receiving a channel selection signal to determine a target channel index number; querying pre-bound correspondence between a channel index number and a multimedia resource; when one multimedia resource corresponding to the target channel index number exists, starting the multimedia resource; and when multiple multimedia resources corresponding to the target channel index number exist, presenting all identifiers of the multimedia resources corresponding to the target index number, and determining a target multimedia resource according to a selection instruction of a user and starting the target multimedia resource, where the multimedia resource is a television channel or an application program.

Claims (26)

1. A method for accessing a multimedia resource of a smart television, comprising:

receiving a channel selection signal to determine a target channel index number;

querying pre-bound correspondence between a channel index number and a multimedia resource; and

when multiple multimedia resources corresponding to the target channel index number exist, presenting all identifiers of the multimedia resources corresponding to the target index number, determining a target multimedia resource according to a selection instruction of a user and, when the target multimedia resource is determined to be an application program, starting the application program without exiting a running user interface, wherein

the multiple multimedia resources comprise a television channel and an application program.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the channel selection signal to determine the target index number comprises:

receiving a selection signal on an electronic program guide EPG to determine a target index number.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the channel selection signal to determine the target index number comprises:

receiving a key value selection signal of a remote controller to determine a target index number.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

judging whether the selection instruction is an application program selection instruction, and if yes, activating an application service corresponding to the application program selection instruction.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

stopping outputting television programs of television channels corresponding to all identifiers of television channels corresponding to the target index number.

6. An apparatus for accessing a multimedia resource of a smart television, comprising a signal receiving unit, a querying unit, a starting unit, and a presenting unit, wherein

the signal receiving unit is configured to receive a channel selection signal to determine a target index number;

the querying unit is configured to query pre-bound correspondence between a channel index number and a multimedia resource; and

when multiple multimedia resources corresponding to the target index number exist, the presenting unit presents all identifiers of the multimedia resources corresponding to the target index number, the starting unit determines a target multimedia resource according to a selection instruction of a user and, when the target multimedia resource is determined to be an application program, the starting unit starts the application program without exiting a running user interface, wherein

the multiple multimedia resources comprise a television channel and an application program.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the signal receiving unit is configured to receive the channel selection signal on an electronic program guide EPG to determine the target index number.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the signal receiving unit is configured to receive a key value selection signal of a remote controller to determine the target index number.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the starting unit comprises an instruction receiving module, a judging module, and an activating module, wherein

the instruction receiving module is configured to receive the selection instruction of the user; and

the judging module is configured to judge whether the selection instruction is an application program selection instruction, and if yes,

the activating module is configured to activate an application service corresponding to the application program selection instruction.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the starting unit further comprises a stopping module, wherein

the stopping module is configured to, after the activating module activates the application service corresponding to the application program selection instruction, stop outputting television programs of television channels corresponding to all identifiers of television channels corresponding to the target index number.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2024
From: VID SCALE, INC.
To: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 068284/0031 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2018
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
To: VID SCALE, INC.
Reel/Frame 046335/0592 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2013
From: LI, GUOZHU
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031038/0503 →