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TV set and TV program processing method thereof

AssigneeShenzhen Tcl New Technology Co., Ltd.

InventorsYaoyuan Fu, Yihua Chen, Tongjun Wang

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Abstract

A TV set and a TV program processing method thereof are provided in the present disclosure. The TV set includes a control code receiving unit for receiving a control code and a TV program multiple-picture displaying unit for displaying TV program multiple-pictures according to the received control code. The TV program processing method includes the following steps: receiving a control code by a TV set, wherein the control code comprises an instruction of displaying current TV programs in a multiple-picture format; and displaying the current TV programs in the multiple-picture format according to the control code received. The TV set and the TV program processing method thereof of the present disclosure allow for displaying three or more TV programs on a same TV screen simultaneously, and also allow for displaying TV programs according to classifications of contents thereof, making it convenient to watch and use the TV set.

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Dependent claims

A television (TV) program processing method, comprising the following steps of:

step a:
receiving a control code by a TV set, wherein the control code comprises an instruction of displaying current TV programs in a TV program multiple-picture format;
and
step b:
displaying the current TV programs in the TV program multiple-picture format according to the control code received;
wherein the step b further comprises the following steps of:
step b1:
resolving the control code received, wherein data resolved from the control code comprises data related to the number of TV program multiple-pictures and TV program content classification displaying data;
step b2:
obtaining the number of the current TV programs and a size of a current TV display screen;
step b3:
calculating a displaying size of each of the TV program pictures on the TV display screen according to the size of the current TV display screen and the number of TV program multiple-pictures obtained;
and calculating the number of scrolling pages of the TV program multiple-pictures displayed on the TV display screen according to the number of TV program multiple-pictures and the number of the current TV programs obtained;
and
step b4:
displaying the TV program multiple-pictures on the TV display screen according to the TV program content classification displaying data.

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Facts

Application: 13/379,000Filed 19 Jun 2009
Published: US 2012/0092556 A119 Apr 2012
Granted: 24 Sep 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

H04N 5/45
For displaying additional information: picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
H04N 7/165
Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing: centralised control of user terminal ;…
H04N 21/42204
Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]: user interfaces…
H04N 21/4314
Involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations: for fitting data in…

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