IP Library Granted Patent US 12,547,372
Granted Patent B2
US 12,547,372 · App. 18/278,537 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Display apparatus and display method

Inventors: Yunying Hao (Suwanee, GA); Zhen Wang (Suwanee, GA); Yuxi Li (Suwanee, GA); Hongxun Huang (Suwanee, GA); Zhaolong Zhu (Suwanee, GA); Yakai Lu (Suwanee, GA); Qi Chen (Suwanee, GA)
Assignee: VIDAA (NETHERLANDS) INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V.
G06F3/167
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Patent No.
US 12,547,372
App. No.
18/278,537
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a display apparatus, and display method. The display apparatus includes a display, a control device configured to control the display apparatus and including a power key and a shortcut key for voice control, a voice receiving device configured for receiving voice content from a user and a controller, in connection with the display, the control device and the voice receiving device.

Claims (58)

1 . A display apparatus, comprising:

a display;

a control device configured to control the display apparatus and comprising a power key and a shortcut key for voice control;

a voice receiving device configured for receiving voice content from a user; and

a controller, in connection with the display, the control device and the voice receiving device and configured to:

in response to a starting command for starting the display apparatus from the user, determine a starting manner of the starting command, wherein the starting manner comprises starting via the power key on a remote control, starting via the shortcut key for voice control and starting via the voice receiving device;

in response to the starting manner being starting via the power key, present first prompt information for indicating starting the display apparatus via voice control;

in response to the starting manner being starting via the shortcut key, present second prompt information for indicating starting the display apparatus via a voice control manner different from a current starting manner; and

in response to the starting manner being starting via the voice receiving device, present no prompt information for indicating interaction via voice control;

wherein the controller is further configured to:

in response to a first selection command for selecting a target channel from the user, move a focus to an item bar to which the target channel belongs;

in response to a modification command for modifying a channel name of the target channel, modify an original name of the target channel in the item bar to a user-defined target name;

in response to a first confirmation command for the item bar, control the display to present an input box at the channel name in the item bar;

in response to a second confirmation command after inputting the target name in the input box, control the display to present the target name as the channel name of the target channel;

store the target name and the original name of the target channel both in correspondence with the target channel, wherein the target name is configured for facilitating voice control;

receive a voice command for searching a first channel, and send the voice command to a server; and

receive a channel switch command for switching to the first channel from the server and determine whether an application is running in the display apparatus based on the channel switch command.

2 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

read a key code sent from the remote control to determine the starting manner of the starting command.

3 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

in response to a far-field switch in the display apparatus being on, present prompt information for indicating the far-field switch being on as the first prompt information; and

in response to the far-field switch in the display apparatus being off, present prompt information for indicating the far-field switching being off as the second prompt information and an extension control for guiding the user to turn on the far-field switch.

4 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

in response to the application being running in the display apparatus, convert the channel switch command to a channel search command for searching the first channel, and search for the first channel in the application in response to the channel search command; and

in response to no application being running in the display apparatus, directly switch to the first channel and play content provided by the first channel.

5 . A display method for a display apparatus, comprising:

in response to a starting command for starting the display apparatus from a user, determining a starting manner of the starting command, wherein the display apparatus comprises a remote control with a power key and a shortcut key for voice control and a voice receiving device configured for receiving voice content from a user, the starting manner comprises starting via a power key on a remote control, starting via a shortcut key for voice control and starting via a voice receiving device;

in response to the starting manner being starting via the power key, presenting first prompt information for indicating starting the display apparatus via voice control;

in response to the starting manner being starting via the shortcut key, presenting second prompt information for indicating starting the display apparatus via a voice control manner different from a current starting manner; and

in response to the starting manner being starting via the voice receiving device, presenting no prompt information for indicating interaction via voice control;

wherein the display method further comprises:

in response to a first selection command for selecting a target channel from the user, moving a focus to an item bar to which the target channel belongs;

in response to a modification command for modifying a channel name of the target channel, modifying an original name of the target channel in the item bar to a user-defined target name;

in response to a first confirmation command for the item bar, controlling the display to present an input box at the channel name in the item bar;

in response to a second confirmation command after inputting the target name in the input box, controlling the display to present the target name as the channel name of the target channel;

storing the target name and the original name of the target channel both in correspondence with the target channel, wherein the target name is configured for facilitating voice control;

receiving a voice command for searching a first channel, and sending the voice command to a server; and

receiving a channel switch command for switching to the first channel from the server and determining whether an application is running in the display apparatus based on the channel switch command.

6 . The display method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

reading a key code sent from the remote control to determine the starting manner of the starting command.

7 . The display method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

in response to a far-field switch in the display apparatus being on, presenting prompt information for indicating the far-field switch being on as the first prompt information; and

in response to the far-field switch in the display apparatus being off, presenting prompt information for indicating the far-field switching being off as the second prompt information and an extension control for guiding the user to turn on the far-field switch.

8 . The display method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

in response to the application being running in the display apparatus, converting the channel switch command to a channel search command for searching the first channel, and searching for the first channel in the application in response to the channel search command; and

in response to no application being running in the display apparatus, directly switching to the first channel and play content provided by the first channel.

9 . A non-transitory computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium stores computer instructions which are configured to cause the computer to:

in response to a starting command for starting a display apparatus from a user, determine a starting manner of the starting command, wherein the starting manner comprises starting via the power key on a remote control, starting via a shortcut key for voice control and starting via a voice receiving device;

in response to the starting manner being starting via the power key, present first prompt information for indicating starting the display apparatus via voice control;

in response to the starting manner being starting via the shortcut key, present second prompt information for indicating starting the display apparatus via a voice control manner different from a current starting manner;

in response to the starting manner being starting via the voice receiving device, present no prompt information for indicating interaction via voice control;

in response to a first selection command for selecting a target channel from the user, move a focus to an item bar to which the target channel belongs;

in response to a modification command for modifying a channel name of the target channel, modify an original name of the target channel in the item bar to a user-defined target name;

in response to a first confirmation command for the item bar, control the display to present an input box at the channel name in the item bar;

in response to a second confirmation command after inputting the target name in the input box, control the display to present the target name as the channel name of the target channel;

store the target name and the original name of the target channel both in correspondence with the target channel, wherein the target name is configured for facilitating voice control;

receive a voice command for searching a first channel, and send the voice command to a server; and

receive a channel switch command for switching to the first channel from the server and determine whether an application is running in the display apparatus based on the channel switch command.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2023
From: HAO, YUNYING; WANG, ZHEN; LI, YUXI; HUANG, HONGXUN; LU, YAKAI; ZHU, ZHAOLONG; CHEN, QI
To: VIDAA USA, INC.; VIDAA (NETHERLANDS) INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V.
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Priority Claims (5)
CN 202110277130.X · Mar 15, 2021 · national
CN 202110286305.3 · Mar 17, 2021 · national
CN 202110296619.1 · Mar 19, 2021 · national
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Continuity (1)
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