TWI436267B - Interactive control method and system for main screen and extended screen - Google Patents

Description

Interactive control method and system for main screen and extended screen

The present invention relates to a screen control method and system, and more particularly to an interactive control method and system for a main screen and an extended screen.

With the advent of the electronic information era, with the digitalization of the media and information and the popularity of the Internet, the way modern people obtain information or multimedia content has shifted from traditional TV and newspapers to computer networks. As users' demand for information and multimedia content is increasing, how to share limited computer system resources to more users within a given budget is a topic worth studying.

In the prior art, a computer operating system or a specific software provides a single host to connect multiple screens. However, in the above computer operating system or specific software, only two display modes, a copy mode and an extended mode, are provided for different screens. The copy mode is to copy two identical pictures and project them on two screens respectively, and the extension mode is a drag operation by a mouse, and the execution window is presented between the two screens.

In view of this, the present invention provides an interactive control method and system for a main screen and an extended screen, which can share limited computer system resources more efficiently to more users.

The invention provides an interactive control method for a main screen and an extended screen, which is suitable for interaction control between a main screen and an extended screen used by a host. The method displays a user interface on the extended screen, wherein the user interface includes an extended operation area and a main screen browsing area, and the extended operation area displays an execution window of at least one application executed by the host on the extended screen, and the main screen browsing area Displays a window thumbnail of at least one application executed by the host on the main screen. Then, receiving a drag operation for one of the execution windows in the extended operation area, and when the drag operation drags the execution window from the extended operation area to the main screen browsing area and terminates in the main screen browsing area, the execution window is switched and displayed. On the main screen, the control interface corresponding to the execution window is displayed on the extended screen.

The present invention provides a system for controlling interaction between a main screen and an extended screen, the system including a main unit, a main screen, and an extended screen. The main screen is connected to the main unit to display the screen of the main unit. The extended screen is connected to the host to display the user interface provided by the host. The user interface includes an extended operating area and a main screen browsing area. The extended operation area displays an execution window of at least one application executed by the host on the extended screen, and the main screen browsing area displays a window thumbnail of at least one application executed by the host on the main screen. When the host receives a drag operation for one of the execution windows in the extended operation area, and drags the execution window to the main screen browsing area and terminates in the main screen browsing area, the execution window is switched on the main screen, and the execution is performed. The corresponding control interface of the window is displayed on the extended screen.

Based on the above, the interactive control method and system for the main screen and the extended screen proposed by the present invention can utilize the interaction between the main screen and the extended screen to efficiently share the computer system resources provided by the host to more users.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a block diagram of an interactive control system for a main screen and an extended screen according to an embodiment of the invention. The interactive control system 100 of the main screen and the extended screen includes a host 110, a main screen 120, and an extended screen 130. The host 110 can be any electronic device having a central processing unit or other computing device, such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, and a personal digital assistant (PDA). The main screen 120 is connected to the host 110 to display the screen of the host 110. The main screen 120 can be a display device such as a liquid crystal screen, a cathode ray tube (CRT) screen, a flat panel display, a television, or the like. The extension screen 130 is connected to the host 110 for displaying the user interface provided by the host 110. The connection between the extension screen 130 and the host 110 can be a physical line connection or a wireless network interface connection, and the extension screen 130 can be a liquid crystal. Display devices such as screens, cathode ray tubes (CRT) screens, flat panel displays, televisions, and tablets.

2 is a flow chart of a method for controlling interaction between a main screen and an extended screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3A. First, the extended screen 130 displays the user interface 310 on the extended screen (step S210). The user interface 310 includes a main screen browsing area 312 and an extended operation area 314. The extended operation area 314 can display an execution window of at least one application executed by the host 110 on the extended screen 130 (for example, the execution window 316). The main screen browsing area 312 can display a window thumbnail of at least one application executed by the host 110 on the main screen 120 (for example, a window thumbnail 315).

3B and FIG. 3C are schematic diagrams of operation of a user interface according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3B and FIG. 3C at the same time. When the host 110 receives the user's drag operation on an execution window in the extended operation area 314 (step S220), for example, the user selects the execution window 320 in the extended operation area 314, and the execution window 320 is executing a multimedia application. . The host 110 will determine whether the drag operation drags the execution window 320 from the extended operation area 314 to the main screen browsing area 312 and terminates in the main screen browsing area 312 (step S230).

If the determination is yes, the host 110 switches the execution window 320 to the main screen 120 and displays the control interface 330 corresponding to the execution window 320 on the extended screen 130 (step S240). In other words, at this time, the main screen 120 presents the playing content of the multimedia application, and the extended screen 130 presents the operating menu of the multimedia application.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the main screen browsing area 312 may overlap with the extended operating area 314 and be hidden in the extended operating area 314, while the drag operation will extend any of the execution windows (eg, the execution window 320) from the extended operating area 314. When dragged to the main screen browsing area 312, the main screen browsing area 312 is initially displayed on the extended operating area 314.

FIG. 3D is a schematic diagram of a user interface operation according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3D simultaneously. The host 110 further includes a drag operation that receives one of the thumbnails of the window in the main screen browsing area 312 (eg, window thumbnail 315). When the drag operation drags the window thumbnail 315 from the main screen browsing area 312 to the extended operation area 314 and ends in the extended operation area 314, the host 110 switches the execution window 320 corresponding to the display window thumbnail 315 to the extended screen 130.

4 is a block diagram of an interactive control system for a main screen and an extended screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. The main screen and extended screen interactive control system 400 includes a host 401, a main screen 405, a wireless access point 408, and extended screens 410, 420, 430, 440. The host 401 includes a transmitter 402 and a receiver 404. The extended screen 410 includes a transmitter 412 and a receiver 414. The extended screen 420 includes a transmitter 422 and a receiver 424. The extended screen 430 includes a transmitter 432 and a receiver 434. 440 includes a transmitter 442 and a receiver 444.

The main screen 405 can be a display device such as a liquid crystal screen, a cathode ray tube (CRT) screen, a flat panel display, a television, and the like, and the main screen 405 is connected to the host 401. The extension screens 410-440 are connected to the host 401 through the wireless access point 408 to display the user interface provided by the host 401. The extended screen 410~440 can be a liquid crystal screen, a cathode ray tube (CRT) screen, a flat panel display, a television, a tablet computer and the like.

In this embodiment, the host 401 can receive an application request instruction transmitted in the plurality of extended screens (ie, the extended screens 410, 420, 430, and 440), execute the application according to the application, and provide the execution result of the application. The required extension screen. This application requires instructions to include a list of application requirements, extended screen addresses, and extended screen numbers.

The list of application requirements may be a list of application names that each extended screen desires to execute to the host 401, and may be used to request execution of at least one application from the host 110.

The extended screen address includes an Internet Address (IP Address), a Media Access Control Address (MAC Address), or a Port Address. In an embodiment, the extended screen address of each extended screen and its corresponding extended screen number may be pre-written to the host 401. For example, the extended screen address can utilize the internet address of each extended screen, for example, the Internet address 140.xxx.yyy.zz1 of the extended screen 410 can correspond to the extended screen number A, and the extended screen 420 The Internet address 140.xxx.yyy.zz2 corresponds to the extended screen number B. In this way, each extended screen only needs to add an extended screen number to the application request command to be transmitted to the host 401, and the host 401 can use the extended screen number to immediately determine the Internet where the extended screen of the application request command is transmitted. Address.

Then, the host 401 transmits an execution screen of at least one related application corresponding to the application requirement list to the corresponding extended screens according to the extended screen address or the extended screen number in each application request instruction.

Therefore, the present invention can extend the architecture of a host connected to multiple screens into a multi-user concept of a computer, and allows each user to execute the required software on each extended screen according to their own needs, without Need to go through a complex server-client architecture or a virtual machine architecture. In this way, all the extended screens are in the same host environment, and can share all the programs and resources of this host.

In summary, the interactive control method and system of the main screen and the extended screen of the present invention utilizes a main screen browsing area in the extended screen, and provides a user with a simple drag operation to execute the required application. The window switches between the main screen and the extended screen. In addition, by displaying the corresponding control interface on the extended screen while the execution window is switched to the main screen, the user who extends the screen can conveniently operate the execution window of the main screen display. By applying the above interactive control mode to multiple extended screens, host resources can be shared to multiple extended screens, and the functional requirements of different users can be met within a limited budget.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100. . . Interactive control system for main screen and extended screen

110. . . Host

120. . . Main screen

130. . . Extended screen

310. . . user interface

312. . . Main screen browsing area

314. . . Extended operating area

315. . . Execution window

320. . . Execution window

330. . . Control interface

400. . . Interactive control system for main screen and extended screen

401. . . Host

402. . . launcher

404. . . receiver

405. . . Main screen

408. . . Wireless access point

410, 420, 430, 440. . . Extended screen

412, 422, 432, 442. . . launcher

414, 424, 434, 444. . . receiver

S210~S240. . . Main screen and extended screen interactive control method flow steps

1 is a block diagram of an interactive control system for a main screen and an extended screen according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is a flow chart of an interactive control method for a main screen and an extended screen according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a user interface according to an embodiment of the invention.

3B, 3C, and 3D are schematic diagrams of operation of a user interface according to an embodiment of the invention.

4 is a block diagram of an interactive control system for a main screen and an extended screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

S210~S240. . . Main screen and extended screen interactive control method flow steps

Claims (10)

An interactive control method for a main screen and an extended screen, which is suitable for interaction control between a main screen and an extended screen used by a host, the method comprising the steps of: displaying a user interface on the extended screen, wherein the use The interface includes an extended operating area and a main screen browsing area, the extended operating area displays an execution window of the at least one application executed by the host on the extended screen, and the main screen browsing area displays the host on the main screen a window thumbnail of at least one application executed thereon; receiving a drag operation for one of the execution windows in the extended operation area; and dragging the execution window from the extended operation area to the main screen when the drag operation When the browsing area is terminated and the main screen browsing area is terminated, the execution window is switched to display the main screen, and a control interface corresponding to the execution window is displayed on the extended screen. The method for controlling the interaction between the main screen and the extended screen as described in claim 1 of the patent application, further comprising: receiving a drag operation for one of the thumbnails of the window in the main screen browsing area; and when the drag operation is the window When the thumbnail image is dragged from the main screen browsing area to the extended operation area and terminated in the extended operation area, the execution window corresponding to the window thumbnail is switched to display the extended screen. An interactive control method for a main screen and an extended screen as described in claim 1, wherein the main screen browsing area overlaps with the extended operation area and is hidden in the extended operation area, and the drag operation is performed in the extended operation area. When the extended operation area is dragged to the main screen browsing area, the main screen browsing area is displayed on the extended operation area. The interactive control method for the main screen and the extended screen as described in claim 1, wherein before displaying the user interface to the extended screen, the method further comprises: receiving, by the host, each of the plurality of extended screens The transmitted application request instruction, wherein the application request instruction includes an application request list, an extended screen address, and an extended screen number; and the extended screen address in the instruction is requested by the host according to the application And transmitting an execution screen of the at least one related application corresponding to the application requirement list to the corresponding extended screen. The interactive control method for the main screen and the extended screen as described in claim 4, wherein the extended screen address comprises an internet address, a media access control address or a single address. An interactive control system for a main screen and an extended screen, comprising: a host; a main screen connected to the host to display a picture of the host; and an extended screen connected to the host to display a user interface provided by the host, The user interface includes an extended operating area and a main screen browsing area, the extended operating area displays an execution window of the at least one application executed by the host on the extended screen, and the main screen browsing area displays the host a window thumbnail of at least one application executed on the main screen, wherein when the host receives a drag operation for one of the execution windows in the extended operation area, dragging the execution window to the main screen browsing area And ending in the main screen browsing area, switching the display window to the main screen, and displaying a control interface corresponding to the execution window on the extended screen. An interactive control system for a main screen and an extended screen as described in claim 6 wherein the host further comprises a drag operation for receiving one of the thumbnails of the plurality of windows in the main screen browsing area, when the drag operation When the thumbnail of the window is dragged from the main screen browsing area to the extended operating area and terminated in the extended operating area, the host switches to display the execution window corresponding to the window thumbnail on the extended screen. An interactive control system for a main screen and an extended screen as described in claim 6 wherein the main screen browsing area overlaps with the extended operation area and is hidden in the extended operation area, and the drag operation is performed in the extended operation area. When the extended operation area is dragged to the main screen browsing area, the main screen browsing area is displayed on the extended operation area. An interactive control system for a main screen and an extended screen as described in claim 6 wherein the host further comprises an application request command transmitted by each of the plurality of extended screens, wherein the application request instruction comprises a An application request list, an extended screen address and an extended screen number, and the host transmits the execution of at least one related application corresponding to the application request list according to the extended screen address in each application request instruction The screen is given to the corresponding extended screen. An interactive control system for a primary screen and an extended screen as described in claim 9 wherein the extended screen address comprises an internet address, a media access control address or a single address.