CN106162334A - The method to set up of TV timed power on/off and device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for setting a TV timing switch. The method includes: obtaining program information of an EPG program selected by a user, the program information including the start time and end time of the program, and determining the timing setting operation and start time according to the detected timing. The scheduled power-on time, and/or, determine the scheduled power-off time according to the detected timing setting operation and end time. The invention also discloses a setting device for a TV timer switch, which can effectively solve the technical problems in the prior art that the TV timer switch cannot be accurately timed, the operation is not convenient enough, electricity is wasted, the service life of the TV is affected, and the flexibility is low.

Description

Method and device for setting TV timing switch

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of televisions, in particular to a method and device for setting a timer switch of a television.

Background technique

In recent years, the user's demand for TV functions has been increasing. In order to take a break on time, the user will turn off the TV after watching a certain EPG (Electronic Program Guide, Electronic Program Guide) program, but sometimes the program is played too late, and the user is watching the program. fall asleep, but the TV is still playing. Or the user only wants to watch a certain program on time, but does not want to watch other programs, and may have to turn on and off constantly to confirm whether the program has been broadcast, all of which increase unnecessary troubles for the user, waste electricity and affect the TV. Life, so the TV timer switch function is one of the user needs.

However, there are two main methods of timing switch on and off the existing TV, one is a rough time setting, which provides 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, etc., allowing the user to select a certain time to switch on and off at a certain time, this method cannot be realized The purpose of precise timing, the other is that the user sets a specific time, such as 13:20, at which time the TV will automatically switch on and off, but this method has little correlation with the start time and end time of the TV program, and The operation is not convenient enough and the flexibility is low.

The above content is only used to assist in understanding the technical solution of the present invention, and does not mean that the above content is admitted as prior art.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and device for setting a TV timer switch, aiming to solve the problems in the prior art that the TV timer switch cannot be accurately timed, the operation is not convenient enough, the flexibility is low, electricity is wasted, and the life of the TV is affected. technical problem.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for setting a TV timing switch, said method comprising:

Obtain the program information of the EPG program selected by the user, the program information including the start time and end time of the program;

The timing power-on time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or the timing power-off time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time.

Preferably, the step of determining the timing power-on time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or, determining the timing power-off time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time includes:

If the timing setting operation includes a power-on timing setting operation, the start time is set as the timing power-on time;

and / or,

If the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation, the end time is set as the timing shutdown time.

Preferably, the method also includes:

If it is detected that the difference between the set timer shutdown time of the first EPG program and the timer startup time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold, then delete the timer shutdown time of the first EPG program, wherein the The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.

Preferably, the method also includes:

When the timer off time has been set and the TV is turned on, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timer off time is less than a second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown;

If a cancel instruction is detected, then delete the scheduled shutdown time;

If no cancellation instruction is detected or no instruction is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the scheduled shutdown time is reached.

Preferably, the method also includes:

When the scheduled power-on time has been set and the television is in a power-off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, a power-on operation is performed.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a device for setting a TV timer switch, said device comprising:

An acquisition module, configured to acquire the program information of the EPG program selected by the user, the program information including the start time and end time of the program;

The determining module is configured to determine the timing power-on time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or determine the timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time.

Preferably, the determination module includes:

A first setting unit, configured to set the start time as the timing power-on time if the timing setting operation includes a power-on timing setting operation;

and / or,

The second setting unit is configured to set the end time as the scheduled shutdown time if the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation.

Preferably, the device also includes:

The first deletion module is used to delete the first EPG program if it is detected that the difference between the set timing off time of the first EPG program and the timing on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold Timed shutdown time, wherein the first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.

Preferably, the device also includes:

A display module, configured to display a prompt if the difference between the current time and the scheduled shutdown time is detected to be less than a second preset time threshold when the television is turned on and the scheduled shutdown time has been set message, the prompt message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown;

The second deletion module is used to delete the scheduled shutdown time if a cancel instruction is detected;

The shutdown module is configured to perform a shutdown operation when the scheduled shutdown time is reached if it is detected that the instruction is not canceled or no instruction is received.

Preferably, the device also includes:

The power-on module is configured to perform a power-on operation if it is detected that the current time reaches the time when the regular power-on time has been set and the television is in a power-off state.

The present invention provides a method and device for setting a TV timer switch, which acquires the program information of the EPG program selected by the user. The program information includes the start time and end time of the program, and determines the timing start time according to the detected timing setting operation and start time , and/or, determine the timer shutdown time according to the detected timer setting operation and end time. Through the timing setting operation set by the user, and the start time of the program and/or the end time of the program, the timing switch time can be accurately determined, making the operation more convenient, more flexible, saving power, enhancing the service life of the TV, and increasing user experience. .

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a TV timing switch in the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a TV timing switch in the second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a TV timing switch in the third embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a TV timing switch in the fourth embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram of a functional module of a TV timer switch setting device in a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the detailed functional modules of the determination module 502 in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 5;

7 is a schematic diagram of the functional modules of a TV timer switch setting device in the sixth embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the functional modules of a TV timer switch setting device in the seventh embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a TV timer switch setting device in the eighth embodiment of the present invention.

The realization of the purpose of the present invention, functional characteristics and advantages will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

detailed description

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

The invention provides a method for setting a TV timing switch. In the method, the program information of the EPG program selected by the user is obtained. The program information includes the start time and end time of the program, and is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and start time. The scheduled power-on time, and/or, determine the scheduled power-off time according to the detected timing setting operation and end time. Through the timing setting operation set by the user, and the start time of the program and/or the end time of the program, the timing switch time can be accurately determined, making the operation more convenient, more flexible, saving power, enhancing the service life of the TV, and increasing user experience. .

Please refer to Fig. 1, which is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a TV timer on and off in the first embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising:

Step 101, obtain the program information of the EPG program selected by the user, the program information includes the start time and end time of the program;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can select the multicast channel he likes through the menu provided by the EPG, and after the user selects the EPG program he wants to watch, the program information of the EPG program selected by the user is obtained and the program information is displayed and displayed On the screen, the program information includes the start time and end time of the program.

Among them, EPG is the English abbreviation of Electronic Program Guide, which means Electronic Program Guide. The indexing and navigation of various services provided by IPTV are completed through the EPG system. IPTV EPG is actually a portal system of IPTV. The interface of the EPG system is similar to that of a Web page. The EPG interface generally provides various menus, buttons, links and other components that can be directly clicked by the user when selecting a program; the EPG interface can also contain various dynamic or Static multimedia content.

Step 102: Determine the timing power-on time according to the detected timing setting operation and start time, and/or determine the timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and end time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user sets the timing power-on time according to the start time on the display screen and the detected timing setting operation, and/or, the user sets the timing power-off time according to the end time on the display screen and the detected timing setting operation . Wherein, the timing setting operation includes timing power-on setting and/or timing power-off setting. For example, when the timing setting operation is timing power-on setting, then set the timing power-on time according to the timing power-on setting and start time; when the timing setting operation is timing shutdown setting, then set the timing shutdown time according to the timing shutdown setting and end time; For timing power-on setting and timing power-off setting, then set the timing power-on time according to the timing power-on setting and start time, and set the timing power-off time according to the timing power-off setting and end time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the program information of the EPG program selected by the user is obtained, the program information includes the start time and the end time of the program, and the timing power-on time and/or the timing setting operation are set according to the start time and/or end time and the detected timing setting operation Or the timing off time, through the startup mode and/or shutdown mode set by the user, and the timing startup time and/or timing shutdown time can accurately determine the timing shutdown time, making the operation more convenient, more flexible, saving power, and enhancing the TV Longer service life, increase user experience.

Based on the first embodiment of the method for setting a TV timing switch machine according to the present invention, step 102 includes:

Step a, if the timing setting operation includes a power-on timing setting operation, then set the start time as the timing power-on time;

and / or,

Step b. If the timing setting operation includes the shutdown timing setting operation, then set the end time as the timing shutdown time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the start time of the program is set as the timing power-on time, and the end time of the program is set as the timing power-off time. Through this setting, the timing power-on and power-off time can be set accurately, and user experience can be improved.

Among them, the user can choose multiple options. If it only includes the startup timing setting operation, only the timing startup time is set. If it only includes the shutdown timing setting operation, only the timing shutdown time is set. It is necessary to set the scheduled power-on time and the scheduled power-off time at the same time. For example, if the current time is 10:10, and the program selected by the user starts at 12:10 and ends at 13:10, if the user wants to start watching TV at 12:10, and wants to continue after watching the program watch, you only need to set the timing boot time. If the user wishes to start watching TV from the current time, and will turn off the machine after watching the program, it is only necessary to set the time for turning off the machine regularly. If the user only wants to watch that program, then it is necessary to set the scheduled power-on time and the scheduled power-off time at the same time. Through the above operations, the timing switch time can be accurately determined, making the operation more convenient, more flexible, saving electric energy, enhancing the service life of the TV, and increasing user experience.

In addition, the user can also manually set and modify the start time and/or end time of the program as the scheduled power-on time and/or the scheduled power-off time, which can improve user experience. For example, the start time of the program displayed on the display screen is 12:30, and the user wants the TV to be turned on automatically ten minutes before the start of the program, then the user sets the timing start time to 12:00 20 points for improving user experience.

Please refer to Fig. 2, which is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a TV timer switch in the second embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising:

Step 201, obtain the program information of the EPG program selected by the user, the program information includes the start time and end time of the program;

Step 202, determine the timing power-on time according to the detected timing setting operation and start time, and/or determine the timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and end time;

Wherein, step 201 and step 202 are the same as step 101 and step 102 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , and will not be repeated here.

Step 203, if it is detected that the difference between the set timer off time of the first EPG program and the timer on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold, delete the timer off time of the first EPG program, wherein, The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can set a plurality of EPG programs, and set a plurality of timing on/off times, when the difference between the timing off time of the first EPG program and the timing on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset If the time threshold is set, the scheduled shutdown time of the first EPG program will be deleted. Wherein, the first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program. For example, the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program is 10:20, the timing startup time of the second EPG program is 10:25, and the first preset time threshold is 10 minutes, then the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program and The difference between the timed power-on time of the second EPG program is 5 minutes, which is less than the first preset time threshold, the timed power-off time of the first EPG program is deleted, the timed power-off operation is not performed, and the program continues to be played. This avoids repeated switching on and off in a short period of time, making the operation more convenient and flexible, enhancing the service life of the TV, and increasing user experience.

Please refer to Fig. 3, which is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a TV timer switch in the third embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising:

Step 301, obtain the program information of the EPG program selected by the user, the program information includes the start time and end time of the program;

Step 302 , determine the timing power-on time according to the detected timing setting operation and start time, and/or determine the timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and end time; continue to execute steps 303 and 304 .

Step 303, if it is detected that the difference between the set timer off time of the first EPG program and the timer on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold, then delete the timer off time of the first EPG program, wherein, The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program;

Wherein, step 301 and step 302 are the same as step 101 and step 102 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , and step 303 is the same as step 203 in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , and will not be repeated here.

Step 304: When the scheduled shutdown time has been set and the TV is turned on, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the scheduled shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt message is used to remind the user Whether to cancel the timer shutdown;

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the scheduled shutdown time has been set and the TV is turned on, it is detected whether the difference between the current time and the scheduled shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, and if it is smaller, a prompt message is displayed to prompt The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown. For example, the first preset time threshold is 60 seconds, and the scheduled shutdown time is 12:30. If it is detected that the current time is 12:29:59, a prompt message will be displayed to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown.

Wherein, the second preset time threshold can be modified according to actual conditions.

Step 305, if a cancel instruction is detected, delete the scheduled shutdown time;

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the prompt message is displayed on the display screen, if a cancel instruction is detected, the scheduled power-off time is deleted, and the power-off operation is no longer performed.

Step 306 , if it is detected that the instruction is not canceled or no instruction is received, perform a shutdown operation when the scheduled shutdown time is reached.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the non-cancellation instruction is received before the scheduled shutdown time is reached, and the shutdown operation is executed. Or when no instruction is received when the scheduled shutdown time is reached, the shutdown operation is executed. The user can set the timed power-on and/or timed power-off according to the actual situation to improve the user experience.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it can be detected whether there are at least two adjacent timer shutdown times in the preset timer shutdown time, and if there are, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt message is used to prompt the user to select a timer shutdown time. After the time selection operation, other scheduled off times except the selected scheduled off time among at least two adjacent scheduled off times are deleted. The user can select multiple EPG programs, and set multiple timer shutdown times according to the end time of these EPG programs. If multiple scheduled shutdown times are detected, a prompt message is displayed on the display screen, and the prompt message is used to prompt the user to select a scheduled shutdown time from the multiple scheduled shutdown times. In the embodiment of the present invention, after it is detected that a certain time is selected by the user, other scheduled off times except the selected scheduled off time among at least two adjacent scheduled off times are deleted. Through the above operations, frequent switching on and off of the TV may be avoided, which may damage the service life of the TV.

Among them, the user presets a time period. If the user selects two EPG programs and sets two timing shutdown times, if the difference between the timing shutdown times between the two EPG programs is less than the preset time period, then define the two programs are adjacent scheduled off time, otherwise two non-adjacent scheduled off times.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic flow chart of a method for setting a TV timer on and off in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The method includes:

Step 401. Obtain the program information of the EPG program selected by the user. The program information includes the start time and end time of the program;

Step 402, determine the timing power-on time according to the detected timing setting operation and start time, and/or determine the timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and end time; continue to execute steps 403, 404 and 407.

Step 403, if it is detected that the difference between the set timer off time of the first EPG program and the timer on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold, delete the timer off time of the first EPG program, wherein, The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program;

Step 404: When the scheduled shutdown time has been set and the TV is turned on, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the scheduled shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt message is used to remind the user Whether to cancel the timer shutdown;

Step 405, if a cancel instruction is detected, delete the scheduled shutdown time;

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the prompt message is displayed on the display screen, if a cancel instruction is detected, the scheduled power-off time is deleted, and the power-off operation is no longer performed.

Step 406 , if it is detected that the instruction is not canceled or no instruction is received, perform a shutdown operation when the scheduled shutdown time is reached.

Wherein, step 401, step 402 are identical with step 101, step 102 in the first embodiment shown in Fig. 1, step 403 is identical with step 203 in the second embodiment shown in Fig. 2, step 404, step 405, step 406 It is the same as step 304, step 305, and step 306 in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 3 , and will not be repeated here.

Step 407 , when the scheduled power-on time has been set and the television is in the off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, perform a power-on operation.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shutdown state means that all running programs are closed. The background service of the system is closed, and the system sends a special signal to the motherboard and the power supply, so that the power supply cuts off the power supply to all devices, the TV is completely turned off, and the next time it is turned on, it will completely restart the TV.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the automatic power-on of the TV is controlled by setting the timing power-on time in advance, so that the operation is more convenient, the flexibility is higher, and the user experience is improved.

Please refer to Fig. 5, which is a schematic diagram of the functional modules of a TV timer switch setting device in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, including:

Obtaining module 501, for obtaining the program information of the EPG program selected by the user, the program information includes the start time and end time of the program;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can select his favorite multicast channel through the menu provided by the EPG. After the user selects the EPG program he wants to watch, the acquisition module 501 acquires the program information of the EPG program selected by the user and sends the program information On the display and display screen, the program information includes the start time and end time of the program.

Among them, EPG is the English abbreviation of Electronic Program Guide, which means Electronic Program Guide. The indexing and navigation of various services provided by IPTV are completed through the EPG system. IPTV EPG is actually a portal system of IPTV. The interface of the EPG system is similar to that of a Web page. The EPG interface generally provides various menus, buttons, links and other components that can be directly clicked by the user when selecting a program; the EPG interface can also contain various dynamic or Static multimedia content.

The determining module 502 is configured to determine the timing power-on time according to the detected timing setting operation and start time, and/or determine the timing power-off time according to the detected timing setting operation and end time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the determination module 502 sets the timing power-on time according to the start time on the display screen and the detected timing setting operation, and/or, the determination module 502 operates according to the end time on the display screen and the detected timing setting operation Set the timer shutdown time. Wherein, the timing setting operation includes timing power-on setting and/or timing power-off setting. For example, when the timing setting operation is the timing power-on setting, the determination module 502 then sets the timing power-on time according to the timing power-on setting and the start time; Time, when the timing setting operation is timing power-on setting and timing power-off setting, then set the timing power-on time according to the timing power-on setting and start time, and set the timing power-off time according to the timing power-off setting and end time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the program information of the EPG program selected by the user is acquired, the program information includes the start time and the end time of the program, and the determination module 502 sets the timing boot according to the start time and/or end time, and the detected timing setting operation Time and/or scheduled shutdown time, through the startup mode and/or shutdown mode set by the user, and the timing startup time and/or timing shutdown time can accurately determine the timing shutdown time, making the operation more convenient, more flexible, and saving power , enhance the service life of the TV, and increase the user experience.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of detailed functional modules of the determination module 502 in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 5 of the present invention, including a first setting unit 601 and a second setting unit 602 .

Wherein, the first setting unit 601 is configured to set the start time as the timing power-on time if the timing setting operation includes a power-on timing setting operation;

The second setting unit 602 is configured to set the end time as the timer shutdown time if the timer setting operation includes a shutdown timer setting operation.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first setting unit 601 sets the start time of the program as the timing power-on time, and the first setting unit 602 sets the end time of the program as the timing power-off time. Through this setting, the timing power-on and power-on time can be accurately set time and improve user experience.

Among them, the user can choose multiple options. If only the power-on timing setting operation is included, the first setting unit 601 only sets the timing power-on time; if only the shutdown timing setting operation is included, the second setting unit 602 only sets the timing shutdown time. For the start-up timing setting operation and the shutdown timing setting operation, it is necessary to set the timing startup time and timing shutdown time at the same time. For example, if the current time is 10:10, and the program selected by the user starts at 12:10 and ends at 13:10, if the user wants to start watching TV at 12:10, and wants to continue after watching the program See, the first setting unit 601 only needs to set the regular power-on time. If the user wishes to start watching TV from the current time, and will turn off the computer after watching the program, the first setting unit 602 only needs to set the timing off time. If the user only wants to watch that program, then it is necessary to set the scheduled power-on time and the scheduled power-off time at the same time. Through the above operations, the timing switch time can be accurately determined, making the operation more convenient, more flexible, saving electric energy, enhancing the service life of the TV, and increasing user experience.

In addition, the user can also manually set and modify the start time and/or end time of the program as the scheduled power-on time and/or the scheduled power-off time, which can improve user experience. For example, the start time of the program displayed on the display screen is 12:30, and the user wants the TV to be turned on automatically ten minutes before the start of the program, then the user sets the timing start time to 12:00 20 points for improving user experience.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a schematic diagram of the functional modules of a TV timer switch setting device in the sixth embodiment of the present invention, including an acquisition module 501 and a determination module 502 as shown in FIG. 5, and the first module shown in FIG. The first setting unit 601 and the second setting unit 602 are similar to those described in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 5 and the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 6 respectively, and will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the device for setting the timer switch of the TV further includes: a first deletion module 701 .

The first deletion module 701 is used to delete the timing of the first EPG program if it is detected that the difference between the set timing shutdown time of the first EPG program and the timing startup time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold Shutdown time, wherein, the first EPG program is played before the second EPG program.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can set a plurality of EPG programs, and set a plurality of timing on/off times, when the difference between the timing off time of the first EPG program and the timing on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset If the time threshold is set, the first deletion module 701 deletes the timer shutdown time of the first EPG program. Wherein, the first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program. For example, the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program is 10:20, the timing startup time of the second EPG program is 10:25, and the first preset time threshold is 10 minutes, then the timing shutdown time of the first EPG program and The difference between the scheduled power-on time of the second EPG program is 5 minutes, which is less than the first preset time threshold. The first deletion module 701 deletes the scheduled power-off time of the first EPG program, and continues to play the program without performing the scheduled power-off operation. This avoids repeated switching on and off in a short period of time, making the operation more convenient and flexible, enhancing the service life of the TV, and increasing user experience.

Please refer to FIG. 8, which is a schematic diagram of the functional modules of a TV timer switch setting device in the seventh embodiment of the present invention, including an acquisition module 501 and a determination module 502 as shown in FIG. 5, and the first module shown in FIG. A setting unit 601, a second setting unit 602, and a first deletion module 701 shown in FIG. 7 are respectively the same as the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. The content described in the six embodiments is similar, and will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the device for setting the timer switch of the TV further includes: a display module 801 , a second deletion module 802 , and a shutdown module 803 .

Among them, the display module 801 is used to display a prompt message when the scheduled shutdown time has been set and the TV is turned on, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the scheduled shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold. The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown;

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the scheduled shutdown time has been set and the TV is turned on, it is detected whether the difference between the current time and the scheduled shutdown time is less than the second preset time threshold, and if it is smaller, the display module 801 displays a prompt Message, the prompt message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown. For example, the first preset time threshold is 60 seconds, and the scheduled shutdown time is 12:30. If it is detected that the current time is 12:29:59, a prompt message will be displayed to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown.

Wherein, the second preset time threshold can be modified according to actual conditions.

The second deletion module 802 is configured to delete the scheduled shutdown time if a cancel instruction is detected;

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the prompt message is displayed on the display screen, if the second deletion module 802 detects a cancel instruction, it deletes the scheduled power-off time and does not perform the power-off operation any more.

The shutdown module 803 is configured to perform a shutdown operation when the scheduled shutdown time is reached if no cancel instruction is detected or no instruction is received.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shutdown module 803 receives the non-cancellation instruction before reaching the scheduled shutdown time, and executes the shutdown operation. Or the shutdown module 803 does not receive any instruction when the scheduled shutdown time is reached, and performs a shutdown operation. The user can set the timed power-on and/or timed power-off according to the actual situation to improve the user experience.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it can be detected whether there are at least two adjacent timer shutdown times in the preset timer shutdown time, and if there are, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt message is used to prompt the user to select a timer shutdown time. After the time selection operation, other scheduled off times except the selected scheduled off time among at least two adjacent scheduled off times are deleted. The user can select multiple EPG programs, and set multiple timer shutdown times according to the end time of these EPG programs. If multiple scheduled shutdown times are detected, a prompt message is displayed on the display screen, and the prompt message is used to prompt the user to select a scheduled shutdown time from the multiple scheduled shutdown times. In the embodiment of the present invention, after it is detected that a certain time is selected by the user, other scheduled off times except the selected scheduled off time among at least two adjacent scheduled off times are deleted. Through the above operations, frequent switching on and off of the TV may be avoided, which may damage the service life of the TV.

Among them, the user presets a time period. If the user selects two EPG programs and sets two timing shutdown times, if the difference between the timing shutdown times between the two EPG programs is less than the preset time period, then define the two programs are adjacent scheduled off time, otherwise two non-adjacent scheduled off times.

Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a schematic diagram of the functional modules of a TV timer switch setting device in the eighth embodiment of the present invention, including an acquisition module 501 and a determination module 502 as shown in FIG. A setting unit 601, a second setting unit 602, the first deletion module 701 shown in Figure 7 and the display module 801, the second deletion module 802, and the shutdown module 803 shown in Figure 8, and are respectively the same as those shown in Figure 5 The contents described in the fifth embodiment, the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 6 , the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , and the seventh embodiment shown in FIG. 8 are similar and will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the device for setting the timer switch of the TV further includes: a start-up module 901 .

The start-up module 901 is configured to perform a start-up operation if it detects that the current time reaches the fixed start-up time when the set start-up time has been set and the TV is in the off state.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shutdown state means that all running programs are closed. The background service of the system is closed, and the system sends a special signal to the motherboard and the power supply, so that the power supply cuts off the power supply to all devices, the TV is completely turned off, and the next time it is turned on, it will completely restart the TV.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the start-up module 901 controls the automatic start-up of the TV by presetting the scheduled start-up time, which makes the operation more convenient and flexible, and increases the user experience.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, and of course also by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the essence of the technical solution of the present invention or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of software products, and the computer software products are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, disk, CD) contains several instructions to make a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods of various embodiments of the present invention.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the description of the present invention and the contents of the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields , are all included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention in the same way.

Claims (10)

1. A method for setting a TV timer switch, characterized in that the method comprises: Obtain the program information of the EPG program selected by the user, the program information including the start time and end time of the program; The timing power-on time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or the timing power-off time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the timing start time is determined according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or, according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time The steps for determining when to schedule a shutdown include: If the timing setting operation includes a power-on timing setting operation, the start time is set as the timing power-on time; and / or, If the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation, the end time is set as the timing shutdown time. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises: If it is detected that the difference between the set timer shutdown time of the first EPG program and the timer startup time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold, then delete the timer shutdown time of the first EPG program, wherein the The first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the method further comprises: When the timer off time has been set and the TV is turned on, if it is detected that the difference between the current time and the timer off time is less than a second preset time threshold, a prompt message is displayed, and the prompt The message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown; If a cancel instruction is detected, then delete the scheduled shutdown time; If no cancellation instruction is detected or no instruction is received, the shutdown operation is performed when the scheduled shutdown time is reached. 5. according to the method described in any one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, described method also comprises: When the scheduled power-on time has been set and the television is in a power-off state, if it is detected that the current time reaches the scheduled power-on time, a power-on operation is performed. 6. A setting device for a TV timer switch, characterized in that the device comprises: An acquisition module, configured to acquire the program information of the EPG program selected by the user, the program information including the start time and end time of the program; The determining module is configured to determine the timing power-on time according to the detected timing setting operation and the start time, and/or determine the timing shutdown time according to the detected timing setting operation and the end time. 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the determining module comprises: A first setting unit, configured to set the start time as the timing power-on time if the timing setting operation includes a power-on timing setting operation; and / or, The second setting unit is configured to set the end time as the scheduled shutdown time if the timing setting operation includes a shutdown timing setting operation. 8. The device according to claim 7, further comprising: The first deletion module is used to delete the first EPG program if it is detected that the difference between the set timing off time of the first EPG program and the timing on time of the second EPG program is less than the first preset time threshold Timed shutdown time, wherein the first EPG program is played prior to the second EPG program. 9. The device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the device further comprises: A display module, configured to display a prompt if the difference between the current time and the scheduled shutdown time is detected to be less than a second preset time threshold when the television is turned on and the scheduled shutdown time has been set message, the prompt message is used to prompt the user whether to cancel the scheduled shutdown; The second deletion module is used to delete the scheduled shutdown time if a cancel instruction is detected; The shutdown module is configured to perform a shutdown operation when the scheduled shutdown time is reached if it is detected that the instruction is not canceled or no instruction is received. 10. The device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the device further comprises: The power-on module is configured to perform a power-on operation if it is detected that the current time reaches the time when the regular power-on time has been set and the television is in a power-off state.