IP Library Granted Patent US 11,102,441
Granted Patent B2
US 11,102,441 · App. 16/872,660 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Smart television and method for displaying graphical user interface of television screen shot

Inventors: Yansong Fu (Shandong, CN); Hu Song (Shandong, CN); Shanjuan Bao (Shandong, CN); Yanmei Yu (Shandong, CN); Sitai Gao (Shandong, CN); Zhitao Yu (Shandong, CN); Shan Zhou (Shandong, CN)
Assignee: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H04N5/4448H04N21/4312H04N21/4668H04N21/4782H04N21/47815
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Patent No.
US 11,102,441
App. No.
16/872,660
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure is intended to provide a smart television and a method for displaying a graphical user interface of a television screen shot. The method includes while a display device is displaying currently-played content, in response to receiving an input instruction for capturing a screen shot, acquiring a screen shot image comprising at least one object; and while the display device continues playing, displaying a screen shot content display layer on the display device. The screen shot content display layer is configured to present the screen shot image. The method further includes in response to receiving an input for selecting an object or a keyword matched with the object, displaying recommended content related to the object; in response to receiving a selection for a different object on the screen shot image by moving a focus frame, updating presentation of recommended content based on the selected different object.

Claims (47)

1. A smart television, comprising:

a display device configured to display a user interface;

a memory storing instructions; and

a processor in communication with the display device and the memory, wherein, when the processor executes the instructions, the processor is configured to perform:

while the display device is displaying currently-played content, in response to receiving an input instruction for capturing a screen shot, acquiring a screen shot image comprising at least one object,

while the display device continues playing, displaying a screen shot content display layer on the display device, wherein the screen shot content display layer is configured to present the screen shot image associated with the at least one object,

in response to receiving an input for selecting an object among the at least one object or a keyword matched with the object, displaying recommended content based on the object, and

in response to receiving a selection for a different object on the screen shot image by moving a focus frame to indicate the selection on the different object, updating presentation of recommended content based on the selected different object indicated by the focus frame;

in response to receiving the selection for the different object on the screen shot image by moving the focus frame to indicate the selection on the different object, updating presentation of a keyword associated with the selected different object indicated by the focus frame.

2. The smart television according to claim 1 , wherein, when the processor executes the instructions, the processor is further configured to perform:

in response to receiving the selection for the different object on the screen shot image by moving the focus frame to indicate the selection on the different object, updating a position of the focus frame in the screen shot image with a position of the selected different object in the screen shot image.

3. The smart television according to claim 1 , wherein the focus frame is assigned to the at least one object according to a predefined arrangement order in the screen shot image.

4. The smart television according to claim 3 , wherein when the processor executes the instructions, the processor is further configured to perform:

providing available options for the at least one object according to a correspondence between a position coordinate of the at least one object and the predefined arrange order in the screen shot image.

5. The smart television according to claim 1 , wherein the recommended content comprises:

at least one kind of content recommendation related to the at least one object,

a content profile related to a kind of the at least one kind of content recommendation, and

one or more content sources in the kind of the at least one kind of content recommendation.

6. The smart television according to claim 5 , wherein, when the processor executes the instructions, the processor is further configured to perform:

in response to receiving a selection for a kind of the at least one kind of content recommendation, activating a service or application corresponding to a silo associated with the kind of the at least one kind of content recommendation.

7. The smart television according to claim 6 , wherein the service or application comprises at least one of:

a webpage application,

a video application,

a television program application, and

a shopping application.

8. A method of displaying a graphical user interface for a television screen shot, comprising:

while a display device is displaying currently-played content, in response to receiving an input instruction for capturing a screen shot, acquiring, a screen shot image comprising at least one object;

while the display device continues playing, displaying a screen shot content display layer on the display device, wherein the screen shot content display layer is configured to present the screen shot image associated with the at least one object;

in response to receiving an input for selecting an object among the at least one object or a keyword matched with the object, displaying recommended content related to the object; and

in response to receiving a selection for a different object on the screen shot image by moving a focus frame to indicate the selection on the different object, updating presentation of recommended content based on the selected different object indicated by the focus frame;

in response to receiving the selection for the different object on the screen shot image by moving the focus frame to indicate the selection on the different object, updating presentation of a keyword associated with the selected different object indicated by the focus frame.

9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

in response to receiving the selection for the different object on the screen shot image by moving the focus frame to indicate the selection on the different object, updating a position of the focus frame in the screen shot image with a position of the selected different object in the screen shot image.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the focus frame is assigned to the at least one object according to a predefined arrangement order in the screen shot image.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

providing available options for the at least one object according to a correspondence between a position coordinate of the at least one object and the predefined arrange order in the screen shot image.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the recommended content comprises:

at least one kind of content recommendation related to the at least one object,

a content profile related to a kind of the at least one kind of content recommendation, and

one or more content sources in the kind of the at least one kind of content recommendation.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

in response to receiving a selection for a kind of the at least one kind of content recommendation, activating a service or application corresponding to a silo associated with the kind of the at least one kind of content recommendation.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the service or application comprises at least one of:

a webpage application,

a video application,

a television program application, and

a shopping application.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2020
From: FU, YANSONG; SONG, HU; BAO, SHANJUAN; YU, YANMEI; GAO, SITAI; YU, ZHITAO; ZHOU, SHAN
To: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (4)
CN 201711381692.9 · Dec 20, 2017 · national
CN 201810141211.5 · Feb 11, 2018 · national
CN 201810141949.1 · Feb 11, 2018 · national
CN 201810141968.4 · Feb 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018115482 · Nov 14, 2018
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