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US 9,071,863 B2Granted
Methods for inputting signals into a smart TV, a smart TV, and a smart interaction system using such methods
AssigneesLenovo (Beijing) Limited, Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd.
InventorsXiaoping Zhang, Zhepeng Wang
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Abstract
A method for inputting signals into a smart TV and a smart interaction system includes displaying a virtual keyboard having a key layout corresponding to that of a physical keyboard used for inputting signals into a smart TV; obtaining from the physical keyboard a first signal, which is generated in response to an operator selecting a physical key on the physical keyboard and is indicative of information on a position of the selected physical key on the physical keyboard; and displaying on the virtual keyboard the position of the selected physical key based on the first signal.
Claims6
An input method, applied in a smart TV, for inputting to the smart TV via a physical keyboard, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a display screen of the smart TV, a virtual keyboard having a key layout corresponding to that of the physical keyboard;
- obtaining from the physical keyboard a first signal, which is generated in response to an operator selecting a physical key on the physical keyboard and is indicative of information on a position of the selected physical key on the physical keyboard;
- causing a virtual key on the virtual keyboard to enter a first display state based on the first signal, the virtual key corresponding to the selected physical key;
- obtaining from the physical keyboard a second signal, which is generated in response to the operator triggering a physical key on the physical keyboard and is indicative of information on a position of the triggered physical key on the physical keyboard;
- and
- causing a virtual key on the virtual keyboard to enter a second display state based on the second signal, the virtual key corresponding to the triggered physical key;
- wherein the first display state is different from the second display state;
- wherein a physical key identifier of the physical key is consistent with a virtual key identifier of the corresponding virtual key, the first signal includes at least the physical key identifier of the physical key, and the second signal includes the physical key identifier of the physical key and the input information content.
5 more elements
A smart TV, comprising:
- a display unit adapted to display a virtual keyboard having a key layout corresponding to that of a physical keyboard used for inputting to the smart TV;
- a receiving unit adapted to obtain from the physical keyboard a first signal, which is generated in response to an operator selecting a physical key on the physical keyboard and is indicative of information on a position of the selected physical key on the physical keyboard;
- a display selection unit coupled to the receiving unit and the display unit and adapted to cause a virtual key on the virtual keyboard displayed by the display unit to enter a first display state based on the first signal obtained by the receiving unit, the virtual key corresponding to the selected physical key;
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- a display trigger unit coupled to the receiving unit and the display unit and adapted to cause a virtual key on the virtual keyboard displayed by the display unit to enter a second display state based on a second signal obtained by the receiving unit from the physical keyboard, wherein the second signal is generated in response to the operator triggering a physical key on the physical keyboard and is indicative of information on a position of the triggered physical key on the physical keyboard, the virtual key corresponding to the triggered physical key;
- wherein the first display state is different from the second display state;
- wherein a physical key identifier of the physical key is consistent with a virtual key identifier of the corresponding virtual key, the first signal includes at least the physical key identifier of the physical key, and the second signal includes the physical key identifier of the physical key and the input information content.
4 more elements
A smart interaction system comprising a physical keyboard and a smart TV, wherein the physical keyboard has a plurality of physical keys and is used for inputting to the smart TV, and the smart TV comprises:
- a display unit adapted to display a virtual keyboard having a key layout corresponding to that of the physical keyboard;
- a receiving unit adapted to obtain from the physical keyboard a first signal, which is generated in response to an operator selecting a physical key on the physical keyboard and is indicative of information on a position of the operator on the physical keyboard;
- a display selection unit coupled to the receiving unit and the display unit and adapted to cause a virtual key on the virtual keyboard displayed by the display unit to enter a first display state based on the first signal obtained by the receiving unit, the virtual key corresponding to the selected physical key;
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- a display trigger unit coupled to the receiving unit and the display unit and adapted to cause a virtual key on the virtual keyboard displayed by the display unit to enter a second display state based on a second signal obtained by the receiving unit from the physical keyboard, wherein the second signal is generated in response to the operator triggering a physical key on the physical keyboard and is indicative of information on a position of the triggered physical key on the physical keyboard, the virtual key corresponding to the triggered physical key;
- wherein the first display state is different from the second display state;
- wherein a physical key identifier of the physical key is consistent with a virtual key identifier of the corresponding virtual key, the first signal includes at least the physical key identifier of the physical key, and the second signal includes the physical key identifier of the physical key and the input information content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.