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US 10,944,934 · App. 16/319,989 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Method and apparatus for channel switching in interactive smartboard

Inventor: Changjun Wu (Guangzhou, CN)
Assignees: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Co., Ltd.; Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co. Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,944,934
App. No.
16/319,989
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for channel switching in an interactive smartboard including receiving a channel switching request to switch from a first channel to a second channel; detecting a state of a system associated with the second channel; and when the state of the system associated with the second channel is a sleep state or a dormant state, according to the channel switching request, switching a touch receiving service to the system associated with the second channel and switching a current display from the first channel to the second channel, and waking up the system associated with the second channel.

Claims (42)

1. A method for channel switching in an interactive smartboard, wherein the smartboard comprises at least two channels for receiving signals, a first channel of the at least two channels receiving a first signal generated by a first system, a second channel of the at least two channels receiving a second signal generated by a second system that is coupled to the first system through a microcontroller, and the smartboard displays different contents while in different channels, the method comprising:

receiving a channel switching request to switch from the first channel associated with the first system to the second channel associated with the second system;

detecting whether a state of the second system associated with the second channel is a sleep state or a work state; and

responsive to detecting that the state of the second system is the sleep state, according to the channel switching request,

switching a touch receiving service to the second system and switching a current display from the first channel to the second channel, and

while the touch receiving service to the second system and the current display from the first channel to the second channel are being switched, waking up the second system to ensure the second channel working properly after switching the current display from the first channel to the second channel; and

responsive to detecting that the state of the second system is the work state, according to the channel switching request, without a process to wake up from the sleep state, switching the touch receiving service to the second system and switching the current display from the first channel to the second channel.

2. The method for channel switching in the interactive smartboard according to claim 1 , wherein the waking up the second system further comprises:

transmitting a waking up instruction to the second system, to control the second system to switch from one of the sleep state to the work state.

3. The method for channel switching in the interactive smartboard according to claim 1 , wherein, after the according to the channel switching request, switching the touch receiving service to the second system and switching the current display from the first channel to the second channel, and waking up the second system, further comprises:

receiving a touch request to a display interface of the second system;

transmitting the touch request to the second system; and

acquiring and displaying a view of a result obtained by the second system performing an operation corresponding to the touch request in response to the touch request.

4. The method for channel switching in the interactive smartboard according to claim 1 , wherein the first channel is a TV channel, the second channel is a personal computer (PC) channel, the first system associated with the first channel is an Android system, and the second system is a Windows system.

5. An apparatus for channel switching in an interactive smartboard, wherein the smartboard comprises at least two channels for receiving signals, a first channel of the at least two channels receiving a first signal generated by a first system, a second channel of the at least two channels receiving a second signal generated by a second system that is coupled to the first system through a microcontroller, and the smartboard displays different contents while in different channels, comprising:

a switching request receiving module to receive a channel switching request to switch from the first channel associated with the first system to the second channel associated with the second system;

a state detecting module to detect whether a state of the second system associated with the second channel is a sleep state or a work state; and

a switching module to responsive to detecting that the state of the second system is the sleep state, according to the channel switching request,

switch a touch receiving service to the second system and switch a current display from the first channel to the second channel, and

while the touch receiving service to the second system and the current display from the first channel to the second channel are being switched, wake up the second system to ensure the second channel working properly after switching the current display from the first channel to the second channel; and

responsive to detecting that the state of the second system is the work state, according to the channel switching request, without a process to wake up from the sleep state, switch the touch receiving service to the second system and switching the current display from the first channel to the second channel.

6. The apparatus for channel switching in the interactive smartboard according to claim 5 , wherein the switching module comprises:

a waking up module to transmit a waking up instruction to the second system, and control the second system to switch from one of the sleep state to the work state.

7. The apparatus for channel switching in the interactive smartboard according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a touch request receiving module to receive a touch request to a display interface of the second system;

a request transmitting module to transmit the touch request to the second system; and

a view acquiring module to acquire and display a view of a result obtained by the second system performing an operation corresponding to the touch request in response to the touch request.

8. The apparatus for channel switching in the interactive smartboard according to claim 5 , wherein the first channel is a TV channel, the second channel is a PC channel, the first system associated with the first channel is an Android system, and the second system is a Windows system.

9. A computing device for channel switching in an interactive smartboard, wherein the smartboard comprises at least two channels for receiving signals, a first channel of the at least two channels receiving a first signal generated by a first system, a second channel of the at least two channels receiving a second signal generated by a second system that is coupled to the first system through a microcontroller, and the smartboard displays different contents while in different channels, the computing device comprising: a computer readable storage medium, a display screen with a touch function, and one or more processors, wherein the computer readable storage medium is configured to store at least one instruction, and the at least one instruction, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the computing device to:

receive a channel switching request to switch from the first channel associated with the first system to the second channel associated with the second system;

detect whether a state of the second system associated with the second channel is a sleep state or a work state; and

responsive to detecting that the state of the second system is the sleep state, according to the channel switching request,

switch a touch receiving service to the second system and switch a current display from the first channel to the second channel, and

while the touch receiving service to the second system and the current display from the first channel to the second channel are being switched, wake up the second system to ensure the second channel working properly after switching the current display from the first channel to the second channel; and

responsive to detecting that the state of the second system is the work state, according to the channel switching request, without a process to wake up from the sleep state, switch the touch receiving service to the second system and switching the current display from the first channel to the second channel.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein responsive to detecting that the state of the second system is the sleep state, according to the channel switching request, switch a touch receiving service to the second system and switch a current display from the first channel to the second channel, the at least one instruction further causes the computing device to:

transmit a waking up instruction to the second system, and control the second system to switch from one of the sleep state to the work state.

11. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one instruction, when executed, causes the computing device to:

receive a touch request to a display interface of the second system;

transmit the touch request to the second system; and

acquire and display a view of a result obtained by the second system performing an operation corresponding to the touch request in response to the touch request.

12. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein the first channel is a TV channel, the second channel is a PC channel, the first system associated with the first channel is an Android system, and the second system is a Windows system.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INTERNAL ADDRESS OF THE FIRST ASSIGNEE, NAMELY HANGPU PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 048111 FRAME 0120. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 24, 2019
From: WU, CHANGJUN
To: GUANGZHOU SHIYUAN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; GUANGZHOU SHIRUI ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 048136/0765 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2019
From: WU, CHANGJUN
To: GUANGZHOU SHIYUAN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; GUANGZHOU SHIRUI ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 048111/0120 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201611030860.5 · Nov 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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