Touch-screen remote controller and remote control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016014446-A1
Application number	US-201414429149-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 30, 2014
Priority date	Dec 4, 2013
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention provides a touch-screen remote controller and a remote control method thereof, relates to the field of remote control technology, and can solve the problem of limited functions of the existing touch-screen remote controller. The touch-screen remote controller of the present invention comprises a microprocessor module, a touch-control module, a power supply module, a storage module and a program classification module, wherein, the power supply module provides power for the microprocessor module, the touch-control module achieves a touch-control function under the control of the microprocessor module, the storage module stores TV listings therein and is connected with the microprocessor module, and the program classification module is used for classifying TV programs contained in the TV listings stored in the storage module under the control of the microprocessor module.

First claim

1 . A touch-screen remote controller, comprising a microprocessor module, a touch-control module, a power supply module, a storage module and a program classification module, wherein, the power supply module provides power for the microprocessor module, the touch-control module achieves a touch-control function under the control of the microprocessor module, the storage module stores TV listings therein and is connected with the microprocessor module, and the program classification module is used for classifying TV programs contained in the TV listings stored in the storage module under the control of the microprocessor module.

2 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 1 , wherein, the program classification module classifies programs broadcast on respective channels according to time period and program content.

3 - 16 . (canceled)

17 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 1 , further comprising a program type selecting module used for selecting a program type to be displayed from program types classified by the program classification module, and a program selecting module used for selecting one channel from channels belonging to the program type selected by the program type selecting module to display a program of the one channel.

18 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 2 , further comprising a program type selecting module used for selecting a program type to be displayed from program types classified by the program classification module, and a program selecting module used for selecting one channel from channels belonging to the program type selected by the program type selecting module to display a program of the one channel.

19 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 1 , further comprising an eye tracking module which is respectively connected to the touch-control module and the microprocessor module and is used for determining position coordinates of a fixation point of a user's eyes on a touch screen and implementing selection commands by means of processing of the microprocessor module.

20 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 2 , further comprising an eye tracking module which is respectively connected to the touch-control module and the microprocessor module and is used for determining position coordinates of a fixation point of a user's eyes on a touch screen and implementing selection commands by means of processing of the microprocessor module.

21 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 17 , further comprising a charge management module which is connected with the power supply module and is used for charging the power supply module.

22 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 21 , wherein, a USB interface and/or a solar energy receiving module is provided on the charge management module, and the charge management module charges the power supply module via the USB interface, and/or charges the power supply module with solar energy through the solar energy receiving module.

23 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 17 , further comprising an infrared emitting module which is used for transmitting selection signals processed by the microprocessor module to a television to achieve display.

24 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 17 , further comprising an illumination module connected with the power supply module.

25 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 17 , wherein, a touch screen of the touch-screen remote controller is a liquid crystal screen.

26 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 17 , further comprising a remote controller power switch button connected to the microprocessor module, wherein
when a duration for which the remote controller power switch button is pressed is less than 2 seconds, the microprocessor module controls a touch screen of the touch-screen remote controller to be locked; and when a duration for which the remote controller power switch button is pressed is no less than 2 seconds, the microprocessor module controls the power supply module of the touch-screen remote controller to be turned off or turned on.

27 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 26 , further comprising a reset button connected to the microprocessor module, wherein
when a television is in an off-state, by holding the reset button down and clicking the remote controller power switch button, the touch screen displays a calendar and/or temperature and/or humidity; and by holding the reset button down and double-clicking the remote controller power switch button, the touch screen displays an electronic album.

28 . The touch-screen remote controller according to claim 17 , wherein, the touch-screen remote controller is capable of displaying synchronously with a television based on a multi-screen interactive technique.

29 . A remote control method using a touch-screen remote controller, wherein, the touch-screen remote controller is the touch-screen remote controller according to claim 1 , and the remote control method using the touch-screen remote controller comprises the following step of:
classifying, by controlling the program classification module of the touch-screen remote controller through the microprocessor module, TV programs contained in the TV listings stored in the storage module.

30 . The remote control method using a touch-screen remote controller according to claim 29 , wherein, the step of classifying TV programs specifically comprises:
with respect to the TV listings stored in the storage module, classifying, by controlling the program classification module of the touch-screen remote controller through the microprocessor module, programs broadcast on respective channels according to time period and program content.

31 . The remote control method using a touch-screen remote controller according to claim 29 , wherein, the touch-screen remote controller further comprising a program type selecting module used for selecting a program type to be displayed from program types classified by the program classification module, and a program selecting module used for selecting one channel from channels belonging to the program type selected by the program type selecting module to display a program of the one channel, the remote control method using the touch-screen remote controller further comprising the following steps of:
a program type selecting step of selecting, by using the program type selecting module, a program type to be displayed from program types classified by the program classification module; and a program selecting step of selecting, by using the program selecting module, one channel from channels belonging to the program type selected by the program type selecting module to display a program of the one channel.

32 . The remote control method using a touch-screen remote controller according to claim 30 , wherein, the touch-screen remote controller is the touch-screen remote controller further comprising a program type selecting module used for selecting a program type to be displayed from program types classified by the program classification module, and a program selecting module used for selecting one channel from channels belonging to the program type selected by the program type selecting module to display a program of the one channel, the remote control method using the touch-screen remote controller further comprising the following steps of:
a program type selecting step of selecting, by using the

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Wenbo
• Zhang Xiangyan

Classifications

• G06F3/013

  Eye tracking input arrangements (G06F3/015 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N21/4332

  by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository (interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739) · CPC title

• H04N21/42224 Primary

  Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control · CPC title

• H04N21/42209

  for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic programme guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel · CPC title

• H04N21/42221

  Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF] · CPC title