CN103648022A - Method and device for displaying name of connecting device in smart television - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of smart TVs, and provides a method and device for displaying the names of connected devices in smart TVs. It is characterized in that, on the side of the smart TV, the method includes: monitoring the connection request of the connected device; The device requests to establish a connection with the connecting device; through the established connection path, requesting the connecting device to return the name of the device; receiving the name sent by the device, and displaying the name on the user interface. The technical scheme of the invention facilitates the user's identification and understanding of the equipment, and has good applicability and strong expansibility.

Description

Method and device for displaying names of connected devices in a smart TV

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of smart TVs, in particular to a method and device for displaying names of connected devices in smart TVs.

Background technique

Smart TV is a kind of intelligent multimedia terminal that appears in response to the trend of "high-definition", "networking" and "intelligence" of TV sets. It can obtain program content from various channels such as the Internet, video equipment, and computers. The function of using the integrated operation interface to clearly display the content most needed by consumers on the large screen. TVs are becoming the third type of access terminal after computers and mobile phones. Users can use smart TVs to obtain the information they need from the Internet or other devices at any time.

Smart TVs can connect and communicate with other devices through wired or wireless means to share information. After the smart TV establishes a connection with other devices, on the smart TV side, the user can see all the external devices in the connection list, but in the prior art, the IP address of the connected device is often displayed as the device name in the list , such a human-computer interaction interface is not very friendly, and for ordinary users, it is impossible to identify the type of device and other basic information from the IP address. For example, users want to know which of the connected devices are used by familiar users, but it is obviously difficult to know this information only from the IP address. Even if the user is familiar with IP, the IP address information is only a number, which is not convenient for the user. Memory, therefore, users hope to obtain more information about connected devices, so as to view and select them in a targeted manner, but at present, there is no technical solution in this regard.

Contents of the invention

In order to enable smart TV users to easily identify the connected device through the device name and learn more about the connected device, the present invention provides a method for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV, which is characterized in that, on the side of the smart TV, The methods include:

Listen for connection requests from connected devices;

Establishing a connection with the connection device according to the request of the connection device;

requesting the connected device to return the name of the device through the established connection path;

The name sent by the device is received, and the name is displayed on the user interface.

Preferably, when the connected device does not return the name to the smart TV, request the connected device to return the connected device model.

Preferably, while requesting the connection device to return the name of the device, the device is also requested to return the ID of the device.

Preferably,

The connected device puts the device name, device ID or device model and other data sent to the smart TV in a data packet, and sends it to the smart TV;

The step of receiving the name sent by the device includes: after receiving the data packet sent by the connected device, parsing the device name, device ID or device model from the data packet.

Preferably, after receiving the name sent by the device, the name is stored in the connected device list.

Preferably, a priority is set for the connected device according to the number of times the connected device is connected to the smart TV, and an arrangement order of the connected device in the list is determined according to the priority.

Preferably, when the name of the connected device is already stored in the connected device list, the newly obtained name is used to update the original name.

Preferably, the smart TV establishes a connection with the connection device through SMB, DLNA or FTP protocol.

The present invention also provides a device for displaying the name of connected equipment in a smart TV, characterized in that, on the side of the smart TV, the device includes:

a monitoring unit, configured to monitor a connection request of a connected device;

a connection establishing unit, configured to establish a connection with the connection device according to the request of the connection device;

a name requesting unit, configured to request the connection device to return the name of the device through the established connection path;

The receiving and displaying unit is configured to receive the name sent by the device, and display the name on the user interface.

Preferably, it also includes a model requesting unit, configured to request the connection device to return the connection device model when the connection device does not return the name to the smart TV.

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By requesting the connected device to return information such as the name and displaying it on the user interface, the present invention converts the IP address with limited information into a device name that is easy to understand and remember, as well as other device information that can be referred to by users, thereby enhancing the connection of the connected device. The readability of the name facilitates the user's identification and understanding of the device, and it has good applicability and strong scalability.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the method flowchart of embodiment one;

FIG. 2 is a device architecture diagram of the second embodiment.

Detailed ways

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

First of all, it should be noted that in the embodiment of the present invention, the involved execution subject is a smart TV, and the smart TV itself has a user interface through which a user can view information. In addition, the smart TV can be connected with other devices through wired or wireless methods, for example, it can be connected with computers, mobile communication terminals, removable disks, cameras and other equipment, and the smart TV can be connected through SMB (Server Message Block), DLNA (DIGITAL LIVING NETWORK ALLIANCE) or FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and other protocols to establish connections and communicate with the above-mentioned devices. The connected device management program in the background of the smart TV can manage all the devices connected to the smart TV in a unified manner.

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Embodiment one

Referring to FIG. 1 , the implementation of a method for displaying connected device names in a smart TV according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below from the perspective of a smart TV.

S101. Monitor the connection request of the connected device;

The background operating system of the smart TV, after the TV is turned on normally, will monitor the messages about various control commands of the system or the application program, and when detected, broadcast the message to each background application in the smart TV, each background After the application receives the message, it can judge whether it needs to process it by itself. If it needs to process it by itself, it will perform subsequent operations such as parsing; if it does not need it, it can discard it. If the operating system receives a message about the device requesting to establish a connection, after broadcasting to the background application, the connection device handler responsible for connection device management listens to the broadcast and determines that it needs to handle it by itself, then receives the message and separates the Information such as the IP address and port number of the connected device in the message is stored in the memory.

S102. Establish a connection with the connection device according to the request of the connection device;

According to the analysis of the data in the request message of the connected device, if the smart TV determines that the device is a legal device, it can respond to its connection request, and return a connection permission signal to the device according to the IP address and port number of the device, and connect with the device. The device establishes a connection. the

S103. Request the connected device to return the name of the device through the established connection path;

After the smart TV is connected with the connected device, in order to obtain the name information of the device, the smart TV can send a request to the connected device through the established communication path, requesting it to return its device name. The device name is generally the name given to the device by the user for the convenience of identification after getting the device. For example, xiezhiming_pc. It implies the user's basic information or preferences, which is easier to recognize and remember.

Of course, if the user wants to know more information about the connected device, he can also request the device to return the ID (Identification) of the device, which is the identity information, that is, the hardware when the device leaves the factory. number, for example: dell 011123232232323. There is also model information, for example, Iphone5, Iphone5S and so on.

In order to enable users to view information such as the name of the connected device in real time, the smart TV can request it to return information such as the device name each time it receives data sent by the connected device according to user settings. The device name, device ID or device model and other data sent to the smart TV are placed in a data packet and sent to the smart TV; when the smart TV receives the data packet, it can directly parse the data packet from the Device name, device ID, or device model.

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In addition, as a necessary option, when the connected device has no name information to return to the smart TV, the smart TV can also request the connected device to return the device model of the connected device instead of the name, so that the user can know the name information according to the model Device information.

A user selection interface can be provided in the connected device connection program of the smart TV for the user to select the information of the device that needs to be displayed on the smart TV when the connected device is connected to the smart TV, and set multiple options for the user to choose, including: IP Address, device name, device model, identity information, description information, etc., display the corresponding content according to the user's choice.

S104. Receive the name sent by the device, and display the name on the user interface.

When the connected device returns the device name or other information, after receiving the message, the smart TV background program responsible for connecting the device will separate the device name and other related information and store it in the created connected device list.

In order to enable the user to easily view commonly used connected devices, the smart TV can also set priorities for the connected devices according to the number of times the connected devices are connected to the smart TV, and determine the arrangement order of the connected devices in the list according to the priority.

If the relevant information of the connected device is already stored in the connected device list, the newly obtained information is used to update the original information, so as to prevent the device information seen by the user from being old data. Then, the connected device connection program invokes the interface display program to display the device list in the user interface for the user to view.

In the embodiment of the present invention, by obtaining the description information such as the name of the connected device, the smart TV user can fully identify and understand the basic information of the connected device after scanning the connected device, making the user interface more friendly and enriching the amount of information. Meet the needs of users.

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Embodiment two

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided an apparatus for displaying connected device names in a smart TV corresponding to the method in Embodiment 1, wherein, on the side of the smart TV, the apparatus includes:

A monitoring unit 201, configured to monitor a connection request of a connected device;

a connection establishment unit 202, configured to establish a connection with the connection device according to the request of the connection device;

A name requesting unit 203, configured to request the connected device to return the name of the device through the established connection path;

The receiving and displaying unit 204 is configured to receive the name sent by the device, and display the name on the user interface.

The device of the embodiment of the present invention enables the user to quickly identify the newly connected device by displaying the obtained connected device name on the user interface, which is more convenient for the user to remember than a single IP address. At the same time, according to the device name, Users can also get a general understanding of the basic information of the device, which has strong practicability.

In addition, when the device has no name information to provide, in order to enable the user to know more information about the device as much as possible, the above device also includes a model request unit, which is used to request The connected device returns the connected device model.

In addition, in order to make it convenient for the smart TV to manage the information of the connected devices, the device in the embodiment of the present invention further includes a storage unit configured to store the name in the connected device list after receiving the name sent by the device.

In addition, in order to update the connected device information in a timely manner, the device in the embodiment of the present invention further includes an updating unit, configured to use the newly acquired name to update the original name of the connected device when the name of the connected device is stored in the connected device list name.

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For the aforementioned method embodiments, for the sake of simple description, they are expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the present invention is not limited by the described action sequence, because according to the present invention , some steps can be performed in other order or simultaneously; secondly, those skilled in the art should also know that the above method embodiments are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by the present invention.

For the foregoing device embodiments, for the sake of simple description, they are expressed as a series of unit combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the present invention is not limited by the described unit combinations, because according to the present invention , some units may be implemented by other units; secondly, those skilled in the art should also know that the above device embodiments are all preferred embodiments, and the units involved are not necessarily required by the present invention.

Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on the difference from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts of each embodiment can be referred to each other. As for the system embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and for the related parts, please refer to the part of the description of the method embodiment.

The method and device for displaying the name of connected equipment in a smart TV provided by the present invention have been introduced in detail above. In this paper, specific examples are used to illustrate the principle and implementation of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used To help understand the method of the present invention and its core idea; at the same time, for those of ordinary skill in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific implementation and scope of application. In summary, this specification The content should not be construed as a limitation of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A method for displaying the name of a connected device in a smart TV, characterized in that, on the side of the smart TV, the method includes: Listen for connection requests from connected devices; Establishing a connection with the connection device according to the request of the connection device; requesting the connected device to return the name of the device through the established connection path; The name sent by the device is received, and the name is displayed on the user interface. 2. The method for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the connected device does not return a name to the smart TV, request the connected device to return the connected device model. 3. The method for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, while requesting the connected device to return the name of the device, it also requests the device to return the ID of the device. 4. The method for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV according to claim 3, characterized in that, The connected device puts the device name, device ID or device model and other data sent to the smart TV in a data packet, and sends it to the smart TV; The step of receiving the name sent by the device includes: after receiving the data packet sent by the connected device, parsing the device name, device ID or device model from the data packet. 5 . The method for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV according to claim 1 , characterized in that, after receiving the name sent by the device, the name is stored in the connected device list. 6. The method for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV according to claim 5, characterized in that, according to the number of times the connected device is connected to the smart TV, the priority is set for the connected device, and the priority is determined according to the priority. The order in which the connected devices are listed. 7. The method for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV according to claim 5, characterized in that, when the name of the connected device has been stored in the connected device list, use the newly obtained name to update the original name . 8. The method for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV according to claim 1, wherein the smart TV establishes a connection with the connected device through SMB, DLNA or FTP protocol. 9. A device for displaying the name of connected equipment in a smart TV, characterized in that, on the side of the smart TV, the device includes: a monitoring unit, configured to monitor a connection request of a connected device; a connection establishing unit, configured to establish a connection with the connection device according to the request of the connection device; a name requesting unit, configured to request the connection device to return the name of the device through the established connection path; The receiving and displaying unit is configured to receive the name sent by the device, and display the name on the user interface. 10. The device for displaying the name of the connected device in the smart TV according to claim 9, further comprising a model request unit for requesting the connected device when the connected device does not return a name to the smart TV. Returns the connected device model.

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