CN101771834A - Display system and information display method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a display system and an information display method thereof. The information display method is executed in a display system, and the display system comprises a household appliance and a remote controller which are respectively provided with a display. First, when the home appliance receives a character input, whether to display the received character is determined according to a mode of the home appliance. When the household appliance is in the first mode, the received characters are displayed on the display of the remote controller, and the received characters are not displayed on the display of the household appliance. And when the household appliance product is not in the first mode, displaying the received characters on a display of the household appliance product. The display system and the information display method thereof provided by the invention can prevent personal information from being disclosed in an open environment set by the household appliance and even being stolen by other people, thereby better protecting personal privacy data under the situation that the digital household appliance is tightly combined with the network.

Description

Display system and information display method thereof

technical field

The present invention relates to computer technology, and in particular to a display system and its information display method.

Background technique

With the wide application of consumer electronic products and networks, users have more and more opportunities to obtain information through the network. In the process of obtaining information, it is often necessary to input or browse some personal privacy data, such as passwords, ID cards, credit card numbers, account balances and so on. Different from a personal computer, a television is usually set in a public place such as a living room, and if it is used to display personal private data, it may easily cause leakage of personal private data. In order to prevent these personal information from being stolen by others, it is necessary to strengthen the security measures of consumer electronic products.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem that personal privacy data is easily leaked, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a display system and an information display method for protecting personal privacy data.

Based on the above purpose, an embodiment of the present invention provides an information display method, which is implemented in a display system. The display system includes home appliances equipped with displays and remote controls. The method includes the following steps: when the home appliance receives text input, The mode of the product determines whether to display the received text; when the home appliance is in the first mode, the received text is displayed on the display of the remote control, and the received text is not displayed on the display of the home appliance; the home appliance is not in the first mode , the received text is displayed on the display of the home appliance.

An embodiment of the present invention provides another method for displaying information, which is implemented in a display system. The display system includes home appliances equipped with displays and a remote controller. The method includes the following steps: the home appliance receives a request for display information; the home appliance detects The confidentiality attribute of the information; and according to the mode of the household appliance product or the confidentiality attribute of the information, decide whether to display the information on the display of the household appliance product or the remote control.

An embodiment of the present invention provides another information display method, which is implemented in a display system, and the display system includes home appliances each equipped with a display, and at least a first remote controller and a second remote controller. The home appliance product receives a request to display information; the display used to display information is determined according to the display selection; when the display selection is the first choice, the information is displayed on the display of the first remote control, not on the display of the second remote control or on the display of the home appliance. displaying information on the display; and when the display selection is the second selection, displaying information on the display of the second remote controller instead of displaying information on the display of the first remote controller or the display of the home appliance.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a display system, including a main display, a remote controller, and a controller. The main display is set on the home appliance. The remote control is equipped with a display. When the controller receives text input, it decides whether to display the received text according to the mode of the home appliance product. When the home appliance product is in the first mode, the received text is displayed on the display of the remote control, and the received text is not displayed on the main display. text, when the household electrical appliance is not in the first mode, the received text is displayed on the main display.

An embodiment of the present invention provides another display system, including a main display, a remote controller, a secondary display, and a controller. The main display is set on the home appliance, and the home appliance receives a request for displaying information. Remote controllers are used to control home appliances. The secondary display is set on the remote controller. The controller determines the display for displaying information according to the mode of the household electrical appliance. When the household electrical appliance is in the first mode, the information is displayed on the sub-display instead of displaying information on the main display, and when the household electrical appliance is not in the first mode , to display the information on the main display.

An embodiment of the present invention provides another display system, which includes a main display, a remote controller, a secondary display, and home appliances. The main display is set on the home appliance. The sub-display is set on the remote control, wherein the home appliance product receives a request to display information, detects the confidentiality of the information, and decides whether to display the information on the main display or the sub-display according to the confidentiality of the information.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has beneficial effects including: using a remote controller with a display and cooperating with the information display method described above prevents personal information from being disclosed or even stolen by others in the open environment where the home appliance is set, so that it can be used in digital home appliances In the situation where products and networks are closely integrated, personal privacy data is better protected.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an embodiment of the system.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of another embodiment of the system.

FIG. 3A shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a text input interface.

FIG. 3B shows a schematic diagram of inputting text into the interface shown in FIG. 3A .

FIG. 3C shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a text input interface in a stealth mode.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an information display method.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an information display method.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an information display method.

Detailed ways

The following are examples of the present invention. Its purpose is to illustrate the general principle of the present invention, and should not be regarded as a limitation of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be defined by the claims.

The structural configuration embodiment of hardware

Referring to FIG. 1 , a remote control 10 is coupled to a television 20 and a controller 22 therein via a communication channel 23 . Communication channel 23 may be a wired or wireless communication channel. The wireless communication channel may be established through a wireless connection of Bluetooth (Bluetooth), infrared, radio frequency, or other technologies.

The television 20 includes a display 21 and a controller 22 , and has a remote controller 10 . The display 21 is the main display of the television 20 . The remote controller 10 has a display 11 and an input device 12 . The display 21 and the display 11 can be respectively referred to as a main display and a sub-display of the television 20 . The input device 12 includes a keyboard, a touch device, a voice control device or other input devices. According to the operation signals generated by the input device 12, the remote controller 10 can send signals through the communication channel 23 to control the television 20, such as volume control, channel selection, power switch, brightness/contrast adjustment and/or text input. The controller 22 can be a microcontroller or a microprocessor of the TV 20 and is used to control the video display and operation of the TV 20 . Figure 2 is another embodiment of the display system.

In FIG. 2 , the controller 22 is disposed outside the television 20 . The communication channel 24 and the communication channel 25 coupling the television set 20, the controller 22 and the remote control 10 may be wired or wireless communication channels. Controller 22 may be a computer system or a gaming machine. The remote controller 10 can be used as an output device or an input device of the controller 22 to operate the controller 22 . Although the TV 20 is taken as an example in the embodiments of the display system 100 and the display system 101 , the TV 20 can be replaced by other display devices, such as projectors, monitors or other display devices, to implement the following information display method.

Television 20 may have many external sources of video data. Television 20 may include a wireless receiver for receiving and displaying broadcast video. The television 20 may also include a receiver for receiving video from an external device and displaying it. The external device can be a VCR, a computer device, a digital camera or other electronic devices. The television 20 may include a network interface (such as a network adapter card) for connecting to a network, receiving and transmitting data through the network, and displaying data downloaded from the network. The network may be a Local Area Network (LAN for short) or the Internet. The TV 20 and the remote controller 10 may also respectively include a receiver and a transmitter for communicating with each other. The television 20 and the remote controller 10 may also respectively include processors to execute the information display method.

Television 20 may receive requests from input devices, such as remote control 10, and display information in response to the requests. The information may include text, images, videos, user interfaces, web pages or any displayable videos stored in the TV set 20 itself, received from broadcast signals or downloaded from the network.

information display method

The display system 100 and the display system 101 can provide an operation interface to switch the mode of the television. For example, the operation interface is a key set on the remote controller 10, which is used to switch the TV set to enter or leave a specific mode (hereinafter referred to as a stealth mode). The operation interface can also be an option on the menu provided by the TV 20, which is used to switch the TV to enter or leave the stealth mode. Similarly, the interface for switching the television into or out of the stealth mode may also be a voice control device or other devices. The buttons and menus may be buttons and menus actually constructed by hardware circuits, or virtual buttons and menus displayed on any display.

The controller 22 can access registers or bits in memory for indicating the enabled or disabled status of the stealth mode of the television 20 . When the stealth mode is valid, the television 20 enters the stealth mode. When the stealth mode is invalid, the television 20 leaves the stealth mode. The said bits can be set in the TV 20 or in the controller 22 .

When using the TV 20 to input or display data that needs to be kept secret, such as personal information, the following information display methods can be used to prevent the data from being displayed on the display 21 of the TV 20 .

Example 1:

For example, in the input interface 300 shown in FIG. 3A , the field 301 is used to receive text as a password. The password is important personal information that cannot be leaked. When the display 21 displays the input interface 300 , the television 20 receives text from the remote control 10 .

Please refer to FIG. 4 , firstly, the user operates the operation interface for mode switching (step S400 ). Although the mode switching is performed manually in this example, the controller 22 can also automatically determine the security attribute of the text input field (eg field 301 ), so as to automatically switch the mode of the television set 20 . For example, when the controller 22 determines that the confidentiality attribute of the field 301 is "personal information", it automatically switches the television 20 to a private mode.

When the television 20 receives text input (step S401), the mode of the television 20 is determined, and whether to display the received text is determined according to the mode of the television 20 (step S402). Please note that text input includes at least number and symbol input, but is not limited thereto. In step S402, the controller 22 determines whether the television 20 has entered the stealth mode. If the television set 20 is in the stealth mode, the controller 22 does not display the received text on the display 21 of the television set 20 (step S404). For example, when the text received by the TV set 20 is the number "1234", the controller 22 displays the interface 300 shown in FIG. The "*" symbol is used to represent one of the characters in "1234". Alternatively, the received text is not represented by any symbols, and the controller 22 keeps the display 21 maintaining the interface 300 shown in FIG. 3A without updating the displayed content of the display 21 .

If the television 20 is not in the stealth mode, the controller 22 displays the received text on the display 21 of the television 20 (step S406). For example, when the text received by the television 20 is the number "1234", the controller 22 displays the interface 300 shown in FIG. 3B on the display 21 .

When the television 20 is in the stealth mode, the controller 22 can display the received text on the display 11 of the remote control 10 (step S408 ). For example, when the text received by the television 20 is the number "1234", the controller 22 displays the interface 300 shown in FIG. 3B on the display 11 . Alternatively, the personal information can be further protected. The controller 22 displays the interface 300 shown in FIG. 1234" one of the characters. Alternatively, the controller 22 does not use any symbol to represent the received text, and only makes the display 11 display the interface 300 as shown in FIG. 3A .

In addition to receiving personal information from input devices, television 20 can also receive confidential data from many external data sources, or obtain and display confidential data from the internal memory of television 20 itself. At this time, the following information display method can be used to prevent data from being displayed on the display 21 of the television 20 .

Example 2:

First, before the TV 20 displays the requested information, the user operates the operation interface for mode switching (step S500 ). The television 20 receives a request to display information (step S502). For example, the TV 20 may receive a channel switching request, a web page downloading request or various requests for displaying information from the remote controller 10 or other input devices. Information may include broadcast programs, web pages, input interfaces, or various image information.

The controller 22 determines the mode of the TV 20, and determines whether to display information according to the mode of the TV 20 (step S504). In step S504, the controller 22 determines whether the television 20 has entered the stealth mode. If the television is in the privacy mode, the controller 22 displays the information on the display 11 of the remote control 10 instead of the display 21 of the television 20 (step S506 ). If the television 20 is not in the privacy mode, the controller 22 displays the information on the display 21 of the television 20 (step S508 ).

Although the mode switching is performed manually in the above example, the television 20 can also automatically detect the confidentiality of the information, and automatically display the information on the display of the television or the remote controller according to the confidentiality of the information.

Example 3:

First, the TV 20 or the controller 22 (such as a game machine) receives a request to display information (step S600). For example, the TV 20 may receive a channel switching request, a web page downloading request or various requests for displaying information from the remote controller 10 or other input devices. Information may include broadcast programs, web pages, input interfaces, or various image information.

The controller 22 automatically judges the confidentiality attribute of the information (step S602), and decides whether to display the information according to the confidentiality attribute of the information (step S604). In step S604, the controller 22 determines whether the confidentiality attribute of the information meets the confidentiality condition. For example, the controller 22 determines that the confidentiality attribute of the information data (such as web pages, etc.) obtained by the television 20 after receiving the input of the account number, name and/or password (as shown in FIGS. 3A-3C ) is personal information. Alternatively, the controller 22 detects whether the television 20 obtains information through a secure connection, and if so, determines that the information obtained by the television 20 through a secure connection is personal information.

When the security attribute of the information meets the security condition, the controller 22 displays the information on the display 11 of the remote controller 10 instead of the display 21 of the TV set 20 (step S606 ). If the security attribute of the information does not meet the security condition, the controller 22 displays the information on the display 21 of the television 20 (step S608).

Applications

For example, one embodiment of the controller 22 is a game machine, and the remote controller 10 may be a remote controller of the game machine. Utilizing the above information display method can increase the functions and interest of the game machine.

When the game machine is executing the game program, it can display the publicly available game screen on the display 21 , and display the game screen dedicated to each player on the display 11 of the remote controller 10 . For example, when the game machine is executing a poker game program, the overall game screen can be displayed on the display 21 , and the poker cards dedicated to each player can be displayed on the display 11 of the remote controller 10 . All players can operate the remote controller 10 in turn.

For example, when there are N users (wherein N is a positive integer greater than 1) using the remote controller 10 in turn, the remote controller 10 will display the exclusive screen of the first user on the display 11 . The remote control 10 provides a user switching interface (such as buttons, a touch panel or a voice control device) for displaying different user-specific screens on the display 11 . When the user switching interface is activated, the remote controller 10 displays the next user's dedicated screen on the display 11 . The remote control 10 may include a counter to count the number of activations of the user switching interface. The count value of the counter can be displayed on the display 11 to represent the user's game sequence. In addition to the game sequence, the remote control 10 can also display different symbols, graphics, etc. and the user's exclusive screen on the display 11 at the same time to represent different users.

In another embodiment, the controller 22 is a game machine, and the remote control 10 can be a game machine remote control and the game machine can be connected to multiple remote controls 10 at the same time, such as three remote controls C1, C2 and C3. Using the information display method of the present invention, according to the display selection, the input information of a specific remote controller can be designated to be displayed only on a certain designated remote controller, and not displayed on other remote controllers. For example, according to the selection of the remote controller C1, the information input by the remote controller C2 can be specified to be displayed only on another remote controller C1, and not displayed on the remote controller C3 and the display 21 . Or, according to the selection of the remote controller C3, the information input by the remote controller C2 can be specified to be displayed only on another remote controller C3, and not displayed on the remote controller C1 and the display 21 .

In another embodiment, another embodiment of the controller 22 is a game machine A, which can be connected to the remote controllers 10 of multiple game machines A, and can be connected with other (multiple) game machines B through the network, and each The game machine B can be connected with at least one remote controller 10 of the game machine B. Using the information display method of the present invention, according to the display selection, the input information of a specific remote controller can be specified and displayed on a specified remote controller instead of being displayed on other remote controllers. For example, if the game machine A has at least remote controllers A1, A2 and A3 and the first game machine B has the remote controller B1 and the second game machine B has the remote controller B2, then the information input by the remote controller A1 of the game machine A, It can be designated to be displayed only on another remote controller A2 or B2, but not displayed on other remote controllers A3, B1 and the display 21. Or, according to the selection of the remote controller A3 and/or B1, the information input by the remote controller A1 of the game machine A can be designated to be displayed on another remote controller A3 and/or B1, but not displayed on the remote controllers A2, B2 and B1. on the monitor 21.

Another embodiment of the controller 22 is a controller of a multimedia device. Using the information display method of the present invention, when performing preprocessing of specific actions, such as photo/video preview, music playback setting, setting playback order, moving files When waiting for an action, it can be executed on the remote controller first, and then played on the display 21 after the preprocessing of the specific action is completed or determined. For example, the photo/video option can be displayed on the remote controller to perform photo/video preview (pre-processing of photo/video playback), select the target photo/video to be played, and then play it on the display 21 after being selected. Target photo/video.

Example Variations

The remote controller 10 can be a remote controller or a universal remote control (universal remote control) of a TV set, a game console or other electronic devices, or can be controlled by a mobile phone, a smart phone (smart phone) or a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, The remote control simulated by PDA for short.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, although the display 21 is arranged in the television 20, the display 21 and the controller 22 can also be arranged on other home appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, electronic wardrobes, microwave ovens, air conditioners, projectors, etc. , robots, car dashboards, elevators, access control devices, etc.

in conclusion

Household appliances equipped with displays, such as televisions, are usually placed in an open public environment. With the close integration of digital home appliances and the network, it is necessary to better protect personal privacy data. Using a remote control with a display and the above-mentioned information display method can prevent personal information from being disclosed in an open environment set by home appliances, or even by others. steal.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art with common knowledge can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Modification, therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the scope defined in the claims.

Claims (37)

1. a method for information display is executed in the display system, and this display system comprises household appliances and the remote controller that is equipped with display respectively, and this method comprises:

When this household appliances receive literal input, whether show this literal that is received according to the pattern decision of these household appliances;

When these household appliances are in first pattern, on the display of this remote controller, show this literal that is received, on the display of these household appliances, do not show this literal that is received; And

When these household appliances are not in this first pattern, then on the display of these household appliances, show this literal that is received.

2. method for information display as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that these household appliances comprise television set.

3. method for information display as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this display system provides operation interface to switch the pattern of these household appliances.

4. method for information display as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this operation interface is the button that is arranged at this remote controller, is used to switch these household appliances, makes it to enter or leave this first pattern.

5. method for information display as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that these household appliances provide the menu that comprises option, is used to switch these household appliances, makes it to enter or leave this first pattern.

6. method for information display as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, when these household appliances are in this first pattern, shows this literal that special symbol is received with representative on the display of this remote controller.

7. a method for information display is executed in the display system, and this display system comprises household appliances and the remote controller that is equipped with display respectively, and this method comprises:

These household appliances receive the request of display message;

These household appliances are detected the secret attribute of this information; And

According to the secret attribute of pattern or this information of these household appliances, decision shows this information on these household appliances still are the display of this remote controller.

8. method for information display as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, according to the secret attribute of pattern or this information of these household appliances, decision shows that this step of this information more comprises on these household appliances still are the display of this remote controller:

When these household appliances are in first pattern, on the display of this remote controller, show this information, rather than on the display of these household appliances, show this information; And

When these household appliances are not in this first pattern, on the display of these household appliances, show this information.

9. method for information display as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, according to the secret attribute of pattern or this information of these household appliances, decision shows that this step of this information more comprises on these household appliances still are the display of this remote controller:

When the secret attribute of this information meets privacy conditions, on the display of this remote controller, show this information, rather than on the display of these household appliances, show this information; And

When the secret attribute of this information does not meet this privacy conditions, on the display of these household appliances, show this information.

10. method for information display as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that these household appliances comprise television set.

11. method for information display as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this information is webpage, inputting interface or image.

12. method for information display as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this display system provides operation interface to switch the pattern of these household appliances.

13. method for information display as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, this operation interface is the button that is arranged at this remote controller, is used to switch these household appliances, makes it to enter or leave this first pattern.

14. method for information display as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, these household appliances provide the menu that comprises option, are used to switch these household appliances, make it to enter or leave this first pattern.

15. a method for information display is executed in the display system, this display system comprises household appliances and at least one first remote controller and second remote controller that is equipped with display respectively, and this method comprises:

These household appliances receive the request of display message;

According to showing the display of selecting decision to be used for showing this information;

This demonstration is chosen as first when selecting, and shows this information on the display of this first remote controller, and does not show this information on the display of the display of this second remote controller or these household appliances; And

This demonstration is chosen as second when selecting, and shows this information on the display of this second remote controller, and does not show this information on the display of the display of this first remote controller or these household appliances.

16. method for information display as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, this display system more comprises at least one the 3rd remote controller that is equipped with display, and selects decision to be used for showing that this step of this display of this information more comprises according to this demonstration:

These household appliances are online by network and at least one the 4th remote controller of display that is equipped with;

This shows when selection is relevant with the 3rd remote controller and/or the 4th remote controller, on the display of the 3rd remote controller and/or the 4th remote controller, show this information, and on the display of the display of this first remote controller, this second remote controller or these household appliances, do not show this information.

17. method for information display as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, more comprises:

On the display of this first remote controller and/or this second remote controller, show this information, to carry out the preliminary treatment of specific action; And

After the preliminary treatment of this specific action is finished, on the display of these household appliances, show the execution result of this specific action.

18. method for information display as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, the preliminary treatment of this specific action comprises photograph/movie preview, music setting at least, sets playing sequence and mobile archives.

19. method for information display as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, these household appliances comprise television set.

20. method for information display as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, this information is webpage, inputting interface or image.

21. method for information display as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, these household appliances provide the menu that comprises option, are used to switch this demonstration and select.

22. a display system comprises:

Basic display unit is arranged on the household appliances;

Remote controller is equipped with display; And

Controller, when receiving the literal input, whether the pattern decision according to these household appliances shows this literal that is received, when these household appliances are in first pattern, on the display of this remote controller, show this literal that is received, on this basic display unit, do not show this literal that is received, when these household appliances are not in this first pattern, then on this basic display unit, show this literal that is received.

23. display system as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, these household appliances comprise television set.

24. display system as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, this display system provides operation interface to switch the pattern of these household appliances.

25. display system as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, this operation interface is the button that is arranged at this remote controller, is used to switch these household appliances, makes it to enter or leave this first pattern.

26. display system as claimed in claim 24 is characterized in that, these household appliances provide the menu that comprises option, are used to switch these household appliances, make it to enter or leave this first pattern.

27. display system as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that, when these household appliances are in this first pattern, shows this literal that special symbol is received with representative on the display of this remote controller.

28. a display system comprises:

Basic display unit is arranged on the household appliances, and these household appliances receive the request of display message;

Remote controller is used to control these household appliances;

Slave display is arranged on this remote controller; And

Controller, be used for showing the display of this information according to the pattern decision of these household appliances, when these household appliances are in first pattern, on this slave display, show this information, rather than on this basic display unit, show this information, and when these household appliances are not in this first pattern, on this basic display unit, show this information.

29. display system as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, these household appliances comprise television set.

30. display system as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, this information is webpage, inputting interface or image.

31. display system as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that, this display system provides operation interface to switch the pattern of these household appliances.

32. display system as claimed in claim 31 is characterized in that, this operation interface is the button that is arranged at this remote controller, is used to switch these household appliances, makes it to enter or leave this first pattern.

33. display system as claimed in claim 31 is characterized in that, these household appliances provide the menu that comprises option, are used to switch these household appliances, make it to enter or leave this first pattern.

34. a display system comprises:

Household appliances;

Remote controller;

Basic display unit is arranged on these household appliances; And

Slave display is arranged on this remote controller, and wherein this household appliances receive the request of display message, and detects the secret attribute of this information, and according to the secret attribute of this information, decision shows this information on this basic display unit still is this slave display.

35. display system as claimed in claim 34 is characterized in that, these household appliances comprise television set.

36. display system as claimed in claim 34, it is characterized in that, when the secret attribute of this information meets privacy conditions, on this slave display, show this information, rather than on this basic display unit, show this information, when the secret attribute of this information does not meet this privacy conditions, on this basic display unit, show this information.

37. display system as claimed in claim 34 is characterized in that, this information is webpage, inputting interface or image.

Images