# US 11,122,323 B2 · Smart television signal source-based method for displaying floating menu and smart television > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,122,323 B2 - Document ID: US11122323B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/484,060 - Filed: 2018-02-10 - Published: 2019-12-26 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-18 - Assignees: Shenzhen Chuangwei-Rgb Electronic Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Shenzhen Chuangwei-Rgb Electronic Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Renchao Zhang; Na Qi; Rong Shen; Jing Cheng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11122323B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/4312: {involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations} - H04N 21/4314: {for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid} - H04N 21/4112: {having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities} - H04N 21/485: End-user interface for client configuration - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Smart television signal source-based method for displaying floating menu and smart television, comprising: calling floating menu to any position on current page when receiving signal source forced to be broadcast; floating menu acquiring signal source channel, and, according to system file configuration, acquiring configuration entries requiring display by current smart television model, before displaying on current page; configuration entries automatically undergoing dynamic sorting according to current system status. Through calling floating menu to current page when receiving signal source and, according to system file configuration, displaying configuration entries corresponding to smart television model for adjustment by user, present invention effectively solves problem, when adjusting configuration entries in existing televisions, one must review main page before entering menu locating configuration entry, causing regulation path long and steps tedious while adjustment effect on current playback screen image not being viewed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu, comprising: detecting, by the smart television, that a user has pressed a button for a signal source of mandatory broadcast; in response to detecting that the user has pressed the button, adopting, by the smart television, an Android system broadcast method to force the button to be distributed and output to a system and a plurality of application terminals of the smart television, including: starting, by the smart television, the Android system broadcast; forcing, by the Android system broadcast, the button to be distributed and output to the system and the application terminals of the smart television; calling the floating menu out to any one position on a current page in response to the smart television forcing the button to be distributed; acquiring, for the floating menu, a signal source channel and a plurality of configuration entries that the current smart television model requires to display according to a system file configuration; dynamically sorting the configuration entries automatically according to a current state of the system; and simultaneously displaying, in the floating menu on the current page, the signal source channel and the sorted configuration entries, the sorted configuration entries including one or more configuration entries about television (TV) screen setting. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 1, further comprising: when a configuration entry of the sorted configuration entries is clicked, highlighting and floating the configuration entry itself alone on the current page, to receive an adjustment by a user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 2, wherein: the configuration entry is called out by the floating menu through the signal source in any one playing scene, and the configuration entry is floating on the current page when being clicked for the adjustment, without interrupting a scene currently on play; and the configuration entries are configured through a file, and different television models are configured with different configuration entries. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 3, further comprising: after completing the adjustment, if it is detected that the user presses a button for the signal source again, quitting the floating menu. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 2, further comprising: automatically hiding the floating menu after the user has completed the adjustment, if there is no display instruction received during a first preset time threshold. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 5, wherein the first preset time threshold is 5-60 seconds. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 2, further comprising: automatically quitting the configuration entry after the user has completed the adjustment, if there is no adjustment instruction received during a second preset time threshold. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 7, wherein the second preset time threshold is 5-30 seconds. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 1, wherein acquiring, for the floating menu, a signal source channel and a plurality of configuration entries comprises: acquiring, by the floating menu, the signal source channel; calling big data information to obtain a common configuration entry; displaying the common configuration entry; calling a system file configuration and obtaining the current smart television model; displaying the configuration entries on the current page that the current smart television model needs to display. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 1, wherein dynamically sorting the configuration entries automatically according to the current state of the system comprises: obtaining, according to the configuration entries, the current state of the system and determining whether there is a signal or not for each configuration entry; dynamically sorting in a real time automatically based on whether there is a signal or not for each configuration entry. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 10, further comprising: determining that there is no signal for a network configuration entry; placing a position of the network configuration entry ahead in the floating menu, the network configuration entry being configured to receive network information for connecting the smart television to a network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The smart television signal source-based method for displaying a floating menu according to claim 10, further comprising: determining that there is a signal for a package update configuration entry; placing a position of the package update configuration entry ahead in the floating menu, the package update configuration entry being configured to initiate an update for a program in the smart television. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more configuration entries about TV screen settings include a configuration entry for backlight setting and a configuration entry for picture mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the sorted configuration entries further include at least one of a configuration entry for audio setting, a network configuration entry, and a configuration entry for sleep timer. ### Claim 15 A smart television, comprising: a display device; and a processor configured to display a floating menu on the display device, comprising: detecting, by the smart television, that a user has pressed a button for a signal source of mandatory broadcast; in response to detecting that the user has pressed the button, adopting, by the smart television, an Android system broadcast method to force the button to be distributed and output to a system and a plurality of application terminals of the smart television, including: starting, by the smart television, the Android system broadcast; forcing, by the Android system broadcast, the button to be distributed and output to the system and the application terminals of the smart television; calling the floating menu out to any one position on a current page in response to the smart television forcing the button to be distributed; acquiring, for the floating menu, a signal source channel and a plurality of configuration entries that the current smart television model requires to display according to a system file configuration; dynamically sorting the configuration entries automatically according to a current state of the system; and simultaneously displaying, in the floating menu on the current page, the signal source channel and the sorted configuration entries, the sorted configuration entries including one or more configuration entries about television (TV) screen setting.