TWI682637B - Method for customizing button of remote control - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for customizing a button of a remote control is adapted to a display device and a remote control corresponding to the display device. The method includes: receiving a trigger signal, wherein the trigger signal is generated while a particular button of the remote control is pressed; determining whether a continuous time of the trigger signal is greater than or equal to a first threshold, wherein, the continuous time is corresponding to a time during which the particular button is pressed continuously; capturing functional image information of the display device while the continuous time is greater than or equal to the first threshold, wherein the functional image information is corresponding to a functional image the display device displays while the remote control generates the trigger signal; generating customized button information to associate the particular button to the functional image information; and storing the customized button information.

Description

Method for customizing remote control buttons

The invention relates to a remote controller, and in particular to a method for customizing the keys of the remote controller.

The operation mode of the general display device can be operated through the keys on the casing, or through the keys on the remote control corresponding to the display device. Current display devices, such as smart TVs, have complex and versatile functions. When people operate such complicated display devices, in addition to some common functions, they can directly correspond to specific buttons on the casing or remote control (such as the source switch button) , Previous channel return key, etc.), most other functions are usually selected and executed through the On Screen Display (OSD) menu.

Although most functions of the display device, even those functions that are not provided with corresponding buttons on the remote control, can be selected and executed through the OSD menu. However, the OSD menu is mostly a layered structure. When a user wants to perform a specific function, he must use the direction keys and selection keys on the shell or remote control to move and select item by layer and layer by layer in each layer of the OSD menu. After many operations, you can come to the function screen where the specific function you want to perform and choose to execute this specific function. The above operation method is not only time-consuming, but also lacks convenience.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for customizing the keys of a remote controller, which allows users to define specific keys on the remote controller according to their own needs, so as to increase the convenience of use.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for customizing keys of a remote controller is applicable to a display device and a remote controller corresponding to the display device. The method includes: receiving a trigger signal, wherein a trigger signal is generated when a specific key on the remote controller is pressed; whether the duration of the trigger signal is greater than or equal to a first threshold is determined, wherein the duration corresponds to the time that the specific key is continuously pressed ; When the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, capture the function screen information of the display device, where the function screen information corresponds to the function screen displayed by the display device when the remote control generates a trigger signal; generate custom key information to enable specific keys Related to the function screen information; and save the custom key information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining the duration of the trigger signal includes: determining whether the cycle number is greater than 0, wherein the initial value of the cycle number is 0 and corresponds to a cycle period, and the time when a specific key is continuously pressed Each time it accumulates to be equal to the cycle period, the cycle number increases by 1.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining the duration of the trigger signal further includes: determining whether the remainder of the number of cycles divided by a cycle rate is 0.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the method further includes: determining whether the pressed specific key belongs to a custom function key or belongs to a non-custom function key. When a specific key belongs to a custom function key, the custom key information is generated.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the method further includes: determining whether the functional screen belongs to a screen that can be customized or cannot be customized, wherein when the functional screen belongs to a screen that can be customized Screen to generate custom key information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the method further includes: determining whether the function screen information has been associated with any other key, wherein when the function screen information is not associated with any other key, it is generated from Define key information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the method further includes: determining whether the pressed specific key has been associated with any other function screen information, wherein the pressed specific key has no association Generate custom key information from any other function screen information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the function screen information includes a package name and a class name.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the method of customizing the keys of the remote controller further includes: determining whether the duration of the trigger signal is less than the second threshold; and when the duration is less than the second threshold, executing the information corresponding to the function screen associated with the specific key Function screen.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the duration is less than the second threshold, the method further includes: determining whether the function screen corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key is the same as the currently displayed function screen; determining the function associated with the specific key Whether the application corresponding to the screen information exists; and when it is determined that the function screen corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key is not the same as the currently displayed function screen, and the application corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key exists , The function screen corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key is executed.

In summary, according to the method of customizing the keys of the remote controller according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can correspond any function screen of the display device to a specific key on the remote controller according to his own needs. The user can make this specific key be customized by long-pressing a specific key on the remote control, so that short-pressing the specific key in the future can execute this function screen. Compared with the prior art, in the case where the dedicated key corresponding to this function screen is not provided on the casing or the remote control, the method of customizing the remote control key of the embodiment of the present invention allows the remote control key to be customized as Corresponding to this function screen, the operation is more time-saving and more convenient.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a display device 100 and a remote controller 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the display device 100 is a smart TV, but it is not limited thereto. The remote controller 200 corresponds to the display device 100, and the remote controller 200 can remotely control the display device 100 in a wireless manner. The remote control 200 is provided with a plurality of custom function keys 210 and a plurality of non-custom function keys 220. The custom function key 210 has a customizing function. The user can define the function of the custom function key 210 by long pressing the custom function key 210.

For example, the user can first perform operations and selections on various layers through the OSD menu provided by the display device 100 until the desired function screen 110 is entered. At this time, when the display device 100 displays the function screen 110, the user can press a specific key on the remote controller 200, and the specific key belongs to the custom function key 210, and when the specific key is pressed When the duration of reaches a certain threshold (that is, the first threshold described later), the remote controller 200 and the display device 100 will automatically correspond this particular key to this function screen 110, and store this related information in the display In the memory of the device 100 or the remote controller 200. When the user wants to open this function screen 110 next time, just short press the specific button, the display device 100 will directly open and display this function screen 110, and the user no longer needs to go through the OSD menu to perform layer by layer Operation and selection can enter this function screen 110. The above-mentioned method of customizing specific keys on the remote controller 200 is described in detail as follows.

Please also refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a long-press method for a method of customizing keys of a remote controller 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, this method of customizing the keys of the remote controller 200 is applicable to the display device 100 and the remote controller 200 corresponding to the display device 100. In different embodiments, this method of customizing the keys of the remote controller 200 can also be applied to the keys provided on the casing of the display device 100; or it can also be applied to other types of keys, such as specific keys on the keyboard or sliding Specific keys on the mouse.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, the method of customizing the keys of the remote controller 200 includes the following steps, but is not limited thereto. Also, the order of the following steps is not limited to the order disclosed herein. In step S101, when the user presses a specific button on the remote controller 200, the specific button of the remote controller 200 generates a trigger signal, and the control module of the remote controller 200 itself receives the trigger signal; or, the display device 100 Of the control module will receive the trigger signal through the wireless transceiver (such as infrared receiver). At this time, the specific key is in the down action state, the system will receive the trigger signal and start timing, and then go to step S102. In step S102, the remote controller 200 and/or the display device 100 (hereinafter referred to as "system") will determine whether the duration of the trigger signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold. The duration corresponds to the time when a specific key is continuously pressed. For example, when a specific key is continuously held down for 3 seconds, the duration is 3 seconds. If the first threshold is 5 seconds, when the specific key is continuously held for 5 seconds or more than 5 seconds, the system will determine that the duration of the trigger signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold, and then it will go to step S103; and when the specific key is pressed If the duration of pressing and holding is less than 5 seconds, the system determines that the duration of the trigger signal is less than the first threshold, and then proceeds to step S111. At this time, the system displays a warning message and immediately ends the procedure. In this embodiment, the custom program is automatically executed from step S101, but it is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the way to determine whether the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold may use a repeat count method. For example, the system determines whether the number of cycles is greater than zero. The initial value of the cycle number is 0 and corresponds to a cycle period, and each time the time when a specific key is continuously pressed is equal to one cycle period, the cycle number will increase by 1; and, continue to accumulate to be equal to the next cycle During the cycle, the number of cycles will increase by one. Assuming that the cycle period is 5 seconds, when the specific key is continuously held down for 5 seconds or more, the cycle number will increase by 1, and the cycle number is the initial value "0" plus the cycle number "1". Its value is equal to 1. Since 1 is greater than 0, the system determines that the duration of the trigger signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold. In other words, the first threshold is 5 seconds. If the specific key is continuously pressed for less than 5 seconds, the cycle number will not increase by 1, so the cycle number will maintain the initial value "0", the system will determine that the duration of the trigger signal is less than the first threshold. If the specific key is continuously pressed for 10 seconds, because the cycle period is 5 seconds, the duration of 10 seconds is equivalent to two cycles (10 seconds divided by 5 seconds equals 2), so the number of cycles will increase by 2, and the number of cycles at this time That is the initial value "0" plus the number of cycles "2", the value is equal to 2. And 2 is greater than 0, so the system determines that the duration of the trigger signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold.

In some embodiments, after the duration is determined to be greater than or equal to the first threshold, the remainder of the number of cycles divided by the repeat rate may be further determined. For example, the system determines whether the remainder of the number of cycles divided by the cycle rate is zero. The number of cycles can be referred to the above description, and the cycle rate can be any positive number. Assuming that the cycle period used to calculate the cycle number is 5 seconds and the cycle rate is 2, when the specific key is continuously held down for 5 seconds, the cycle number will increase by 1, and the cycle number is 1, the quotient of 1 divided by 2 is 0 And the remainder is 1, because the remainder is not 0, so it will go to step S111 and end this procedure. When the specific key is kept pressed for 7 seconds, the number of cycles will increase by 1. At this time, the number of cycles is 1, the quotient of 1 divided by 2 is 0 and the remainder is 1. Because the remainder is not 0, then it will go to step S111 and End this procedure. When the specific key is continuously pressed for 16 seconds, the number of cycles will increase by 3. At this time, the number of cycles is 3, the quotient of 3 divided by 2 is 1 and the remainder is 1, because the remainder is not 0, so it will go to step S111 and End this procedure. When the specific key is continuously pressed for more than 10 seconds but less than 15 seconds, the number of cycles will increase by 2, and the number of cycles is 2, the quotient of 2 divided by 2 is 1 and the remainder is 0, so then it will go to step S103 and Continue to customize the program. In other words, only if the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold and the duration is within a specific time interval (for example, 10 seconds or more but less than 15 seconds, 20 seconds or more but less than 25 seconds... etc.) Go to step S103 and continue the custom program.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, when step S103 is entered, the system determines whether the specific key is a custom function key 210. If the user presses and holds a non-custom function key 210, for example, a non-custom function key 220 on the remote controller 200, then step S111 is entered and the process ends. If the user presses the custom function key 210, then step S104 is entered. The non-custom function keys 220 are, for example, numeric keys, direction keys, or volume control keys on the remote control 200; the custom function keys 210 are, for example, keys on the remote control 200 that are located in a specific area and have different colors.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, when step S104 is entered, the system will capture the function screen information of the display device 100. The function screen information corresponds to the function screen 110 displayed by the display device 100 when the remote controller 200 generates a trigger signal. That is to say, when the user presses the specific key, the display device 100 is displaying the specific function screen 110, and the system will capture the function screen information of the function screen 110. In some embodiments, the function screen information includes a package name and a class name. In some embodiments, the functional screen information further includes an intent method. For example, in the Android system, when the system confirms the function screen information such as the package name, class name, and intent method, and then displays any screen on the display device 100, the user can short-press this specific button to enable The system reads the function screen information and switches the display device 100 to the function screen 110 corresponding to the function screen information, which will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, after step S104, step S105 is entered. In step S105, the system determines whether the function screen 110 belongs to a screen that can be customized or a screen that cannot be customized. When the system determines that the function screen 110 belongs to a screen that can be customized, then it proceeds to step S106; when the system determines that the function screen 110 belongs to a screen that cannot be customized, then it proceeds to step S111. Some screens of some display devices 100 cannot or are not suitable for being mapped by the custom function keys 210, and therefore cannot be executed by short-pressing the custom function keys 210, for example, the playback screen of the video signal or the manufacturer restricts or prohibits the user Function screen, etc. Therefore, the system will filter through step S105 to confirm that this function screen can be associated with the attribute of a specific key before proceeding with the custom process.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in this embodiment, when step S106 is entered, the system determines whether the function screen information has been associated with any other key. When the system determines that the function screen 110 is not associated with any other key, it means that the function screen 110 has not yet corresponded to any other key, and then it will go to step S107; when the system determines that the function screen 110 has been associated with any other key, it means this The function screen 110 has been assigned to a specific key, and then the process proceeds to step S111. In some embodiments, when the system determines that the function screen 110 has been associated with any other key, it can also indicate in the warning message which specific key corresponds to the function screen 110 to remind the user.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in this embodiment, when step S107 is entered, the system determines whether the pressed specific key has been associated with any other function screen information. When the system determines that the pressed specific key is not related to any other function screen information, it means that the specific key has not been mapped to any function screen 110, and then the process proceeds to step S108; when the system determines that the pressed specific key is related If any other function screen information indicates that the specific key has been mapped to a certain function screen 110, then step S111 will be entered. In some embodiments, when the system determines that the pressed specific key has been mapped to a function screen 110, it can also indicate in the warning message to which function screen 110 the pressed specific key has been mapped, In order to remind users. In some embodiments, when the system determines that the pressed specific key has been mapped to a certain function screen 110, it can also display specific options on the display device 100 to allow the user to choose whether to modify the pressed specific key The corresponding function screen 110 enables the specific key to correspond to different function screens 110.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in this embodiment, when step S108 is entered, the system generates customized key information so that a specific key corresponds to and is associated with the function screen information. The custom key information includes the identification information of the specific key and the function screen information and the correlation between the two. Then go to step S109, the system will store the custom key information. The customized key information can be stored in the memory of the remote controller 200 itself, or in the memory of the display device 100. Then go to step S110, the system will end this process, and the display device 100 will display a completion message.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a flowchart of a short press for a method of customizing keys of a remote controller 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. After the above custom program is completed, the user can directly turn on the display device 100 and display the function screen 110 by short-pressing the specific button. As shown in FIG. 3, in step S201, the system receives the trigger signal (the specific key moves up) and counts. When the user presses a specific key on the remote controller 200, the system will receive the trigger signal and start timing; when the user releases the specific key, the specific key will rebound, at this time the specific key is in the up action (up action) . The system stops counting and calculates the duration, and then proceeds to step S202. In step S202, the system determines whether the duration of the trigger signal is less than the second threshold. When the duration is less than the second threshold, it means that the action of pressing a specific key this time is a short press, and then proceeds to step S203. When the duration is greater than or equal to the second threshold, it means that the action of pressing a specific key this time is not a short press. Then, step S209 is entered, and the system displays a warning message and ends the procedure.

In some embodiments, the method for determining whether the duration is less than the second threshold may also be the number of cycles. The number of cycles may refer to the foregoing description, and will not be repeated here. In different embodiments, when the duration is greater than or equal to the second threshold, the system may also not display any message and make no response. In other words, the action of short pressing a specific key this time is invalid, and no event is triggered. In different embodiments, the first threshold and the second threshold may be equal.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in this embodiment, when step S203 is entered, the system will determine whether the short-pressed specific key is a custom function key 210, and when the short-pressed specific key is a custom function The key 210 then proceeds to step S204; when the short-pressed specific key does not belong to the custom function key 210, it proceeds to step S209, and the system displays a warning message and ends the procedure. In different embodiments, when the specific key that is short-pressed does not belong to the custom function key 210, the system may not display any message and make no response. In other words, the action of short pressing a specific key this time is invalid.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in this embodiment, when step S204 is entered, the system determines whether the function screen information corresponding to the specific key that is short-pressed exists. When the corresponding function screen information exists, it means that the short-pressed specific key has completed the custom program in advance (for the related process, please refer to FIG. 2 and the previous record), that is, the custom key for this specific key has been stored in the system Information, which records the identification information of the specific key, the function screen information of the corresponding function screen 110, and the correlation between the two. When the corresponding function screen information does not exist, it means that the short-pressed specific key has not been customized. Therefore, there is no custom key information for this specific key in the system. This specific key is not associated with any function screen 110 Sex. When the system judges that the corresponding function screen information exists, it will go to step S205; when the system judges that the corresponding function screen information does not exist, it will go to step S209, and the system will display a warning message and end the process.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in this embodiment, when step S205 is entered, the system reads the customized key information of the specific key that was short-pressed. The customized key information includes corresponding function screen information, such as The package name, class name, and intent method, that is, the system reads the function screen information of the function screen 110 corresponding to the specific key, and then proceeds to step S206. When proceeding to step S206, the system will determine whether the function screen corresponding to the short-pressed specific key is the same as the currently displayed function screen. When the system determines that the function screen corresponding to the specific key is the same as the currently displayed function screen, it proceeds to step S209, and the system displays a warning message and ends the procedure. When the system determines that the function screen corresponding to the specific key is not the same as the currently displayed function screen, it will proceed to step S207. When proceeding to step S207, the system determines whether the application corresponding to the function screen of the specific key that was short-pressed exists. When the system determines that the application of the function screen corresponding to a specific key does not exist, it means that the application has been installed and its function screen has been set to start by short pressing a specific key, but then the application is removed and does not exist. Therefore, entering step S209, the system will display a warning message and end the procedure. When the system determines that the application of the function screen corresponding to the specific key exists, it will proceed to step S208. When entering step S208, the system will execute the corresponding function screen 110, which corresponds to the information of the function screen associated with the short-pressed specific key, and then the process ends.

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this art and makes some changes and retouching without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be covered in the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

100‧‧‧Display device

110‧‧‧Function screen

200‧‧‧Remote control

210‧‧‧Custom function keys

220‧‧‧non-custom function keys

S101~S111‧‧‧Customize the remote control buttons

S201~S209‧‧‧Customize the remote control keys

1 is a schematic diagram of a display device and a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for customizing keys of a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention regarding long press; and FIG. 3 is a custom remote control according to an embodiment of the present invention The flow chart of the method of pressing the button on the keyboard.

S101~S111‧‧‧Customize the remote control buttons

Claims (9)

A method for customizing the keys of a remote controller is suitable for a display device and a remote controller corresponding to the display device. The method includes: receiving a trigger signal, in which a specific key on the remote controller is pressed to generate the trigger Signal; determine whether a duration of the trigger signal is greater than or equal to a first threshold, wherein the duration corresponds to the time that the specific key is continuously pressed; determine whether the pressed specific key belongs to a custom function The key may belong to a non-custom function key; when the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold and the specific key belongs to the custom function key, retrieve a function screen information of the display device, wherein the function screen information corresponds to An on-screen display (OSD) menu or a function screen of an application displayed by the display device when the remote controller generates the trigger signal; generating the custom key information to associate the specific key with the function screen information; and Save the customized key information. The method for customizing the keys of a remote controller as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the step of determining the duration of the trigger signal includes: determining whether a cycle number is greater than 0, wherein the initial value of the cycle number is 0 and corresponds to During a cycle period, and each time when the specific key is continuously pressed to equal to the cycle period, the cycle number is increased by 1. The method for customizing the keys of a remote controller as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the step of determining the duration of the trigger signal further includes: determining whether the remainder of the number of cycles divided by a cycle rate is zero. According to the method of customizing the keys of a remote controller as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, when the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the method further includes: determining whether the functional screen belongs to a screen or a screen that can be customized A screen that cannot be customized. When the function screen belongs to the screen that can be customized, the customized key information is generated. According to the method of customizing the keys of a remote controller as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, when the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the method further includes: determining whether the function screen information has been associated with any other key, wherein When the function screen information is not associated with any other key, the custom key information is generated. According to the method for customizing the keys of a remote control as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, when the duration is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the method further includes: determining whether the pressed specific key has been associated with any Other function screen information, wherein when the specific key pressed is not associated with any other function screen information, the custom key information is generated. The method of customizing the keys of the remote control as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the function screen information includes a package name and a category name. The method for customizing the keys of a remote controller as described in item 1 of the patent application scope further includes: determining whether the duration of the trigger signal is less than a second threshold; and when the duration is less than the second threshold, executing the specific The function screen corresponding to the function screen information associated with the button. According to the method of customizing a remote control button described in item 8 of the patent application scope, when the duration is less than the second threshold, the method further includes: determining the function screen corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key Is it the same as the currently displayed function screen; Determine whether the application corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key exists; and when it is determined that the function screen corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key is not the same as the currently displayed function screen, and the When the application corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key exists, execute the function screen corresponding to the function screen information associated with the specific key.

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