TW201507455A - Method and system for unlocking a smart television - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and a system for unlocking a smart television. The method presets different unlocking devices for unlocking the smart television, and presets different unlocking modes corresponding to each of the unlocking devices, where each of the unlocking modes unlocks one or more television channels of the smart television. When the smart television receives an unlocking command that sends by an unlocking device, an unlocking mode of the sent unlocking device is obtained. The method determines whether the unlocking modes include the obtained unlocking mode. When the unlocking modes include the obtained unlocking mode, the method triggers the smart television to unlock according to the obtained unlocking mode.

Description

Smart TV unlocking method and system

The present invention relates to an unlocking method and system, and more particularly to a method and system for unlocking a smart television.

Currently, when it is desired to customize the television channels in a television set, such as restricting the user from viewing certain television channels in the television, the television channels with limited viewing are typically locked with a password. The user can view the restricted TV channel after inputting the correct password by using the remote controller, thereby preventing the restricted TV channel from being used by the user who does not have the permission to access, for example, to prevent the child from reading the parent's permission. TV channel. However, in the conventional password locking method, each limited television channel is locked by setting a password, and the user needs to memorize multiple passwords, thereby causing inconvenience to the user.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a smart TV unlocking method and system, which can realize customized management of a television channel by unlocking the smart TV when the smart TV is in a locked state.

A method for unlocking a smart TV, the method comprising the steps of: (a) presetting a different unlocking device for unlocking a smart TV and different unlocking modes corresponding to each unlocking device, and setting a television corresponding to each unlocking mode for allowing the user to view (b) after the smart TV receives the unlocking command sent by the unlocking device, acquires the unlocking mode input by the unlocking device; (c) determines the acquiring according to the acquired unlocking mode and the preset unlocking mode. Whether the unlocking mode can unlock the smart television; and (d) when the obtained unlocking manner can unlock the smart television, triggering the smart television according to the obtained television channel that allows the user to browse according to the obtained unlocking manner Unlocked successfully.

A smart TV unlocking system, the system comprising: a setting module, configured to set different unlocking devices for unlocking the smart TV and different unlocking modes corresponding to the unlocking devices, and set a corresponding unlocking mode for allowing the user to view a television module, configured to acquire an unlocking mode input by the unlocking device after the smart television receives the unlocking command sent by the unlocking device, and the determining module is configured to use the acquired unlocking manner and the preset The unlocking mode is used to determine whether the obtained unlocking mode can unlock the smart TV set; and the unlocking module is configured to allow the use according to the acquired unlocking mode when the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart television set The TV channel that is viewed by the viewer triggers the smart TV to be unlocked successfully.

Compared with the prior art, with the smart TV unlocking method and system provided by the present invention, different unlocking devices and unlocking modes can be set to unlock the smart TV, and each unlocking mode allows the user to view. Different TV channels, unlocking the smart TV through different unlocking devices and unlocking methods, can realize the customized management of the TV channel, and it is not necessary to set a password to lock the restricted TV channels that are not allowed to be viewed, which greatly facilitates the use. The operation process of the person.

100‧‧‧Smart TV

10‧‧‧Smart TV unlocking system

11‧‧‧Setup module

12‧‧‧Getting module

13‧‧‧Determining the module

14‧‧‧Unlocking module

15‧‧‧Tips module

20‧‧‧ storage unit

30‧‧‧ Display screen

200‧‧‧Remote control

40‧‧‧Wireless remote control

300‧‧‧Electronic devices

50‧‧‧Network

60‧‧‧ display unit

S10‧‧‧ preset different unlocking devices for unlocking the smart TV and different unlocking methods corresponding to the unlocking devices, and setting the TV channels corresponding to the unlocking modes for the user to view

S20‧‧‧ When the smart TV receives the unlock command sent by the unlocking device, it acquires the unlocking mode input by the unlocking device.

S30‧‧‧ Determine whether the obtained unlocking method can unlock the smart TV

S40‧‧‧ triggers the smart TV to be successfully unlocked according to the TV channel allowed to be viewed by the user corresponding to the obtained unlocking method

S50‧‧‧ indicates that the smart TV unlock failed on the display screen

1 is a hardware architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of a smart television unlocking system of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the preferred embodiment of the smart television unlocking method of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, it is a hardware architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the smart TV unlocking system of the present invention. The smart television unlocking system 10 operates in a smart television 100 that also includes components such as a storage unit 20 and a display screen 30. Components 10-30 of the smart TV communicate via the system bus. The storage unit 20 is configured to store different unlocking devices and different unlocking modes corresponding to the unlocking devices, and store television channels corresponding to the unlocking modes that are allowed to be viewed by the user. The display screen 30 is used to display an image corresponding to a television channel.

The smart TV 100 is connected to the remote control device 200 via a wireless remote control 40. The remote control device 200 can be a device such as a remote controller. The wireless remote control 40 can be a radio remote control, an infrared remote control, an ultrasonic remote control, or the like.

The smart TV 100 is also connected to the electronic device 300 through the network 50. The electronic device 300 can be a computer, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like. The network 50 can be an intranet or an Internet or other type of communication network, such as GPRS, Wi-Fi/WLAN, 3G/WCDMA, 3.5G/HSDPA, and the like. The electronic device 300 includes a display unit 60 for displaying an unlocking operation interface for the user to operate.

The smart TV unlocking system 10 is configured to set different unlocking devices for unlocking the smart TV 100 and different unlocking modes corresponding to the unlocking devices, and set a television channel corresponding to each unlocking mode that allows the user to view. When the smart TV 100 receives the unlocking command sent by the unlocking device, the smart TV unlocking system 10 is configured to acquire the unlocking mode input by the unlocking device, and when the acquired unlocking mode is different from the preset unlocking mode. When the matching is performed, the smart TV 100 is successfully unlocked according to the acquired unlocking manner.

The smart TV unlocking system 10 includes a setting module 11 , an obtaining module 12 , a determining module 13 , an unlocking module 14 , and a prompting module 15 . Modules 11-15 include computerized program instructions.

The setting module 11 is configured to set different unlocking devices for unlocking the smart TV 100 and different unlocking modes corresponding to the unlocking devices, and set a television channel corresponding to each unlocking mode that allows the user to view. In the preferred embodiment, the unlocking device may be the remote control device 200 or the electronic device 300. The unlocking manner may be verifying the password input by the remote control device 200, verifying the identification code of the electronic device 300, or simultaneously verifying the identification code of the electronic device 300 and the password input by the electronic device 300. The identification code may be an International Mobile Equipment Identification Number (IMEI) of the mobile phone, or a MAC (Media Access Control) address of the computer.

For example, the first unlocking mode is to input a first password (for example, 1234) to the remote control device 200, and the television channel corresponding to the first unlocking mode that allows the user to view is TV channel A and TV channel B. The second unlocking mode is to input a second password (for example, 34123) to the remote control device 200, and the television channels corresponding to the second unlocking mode that allow the user to view are the television channel B, the television channel C, and the television channel D. The electronic device 300 whose third unlocking mode is the first identification code (for example, 354855021748748) does not input a password, and the television channels corresponding to the third unlocking mode that allow the user to view are TV channel A, TV channel B, and TV channel C. The fourth unlocking mode is to input a third password (for example, 23465) to the electronic device 300 of the first identifier, and the television channel corresponding to the fourth unlocking mode that allows the user to view is TV channel A, TV channel B, and TV channel. C and TV channel D.

When the smart TV 100 is in the locked state, the acquiring module 12 is configured to acquire the unlocking mode input by the unlocking device after the smart TV 100 receives the unlocking command sent by the unlocking device. In the preferred embodiment, the unlock command may be triggered by a hardware button on the unlocking device or by a virtual button in the unlocking operation interface on the display unit 60. For example, when the menu button on the remote control device 200 is pressed, or the virtual digit button 3 and the virtual digit button 5 displayed on the touch screen phone are sequentially pressed, the unlock command is triggered to be generated.

It should be noted that when the unlocking device is the remote control device 200, the acquired unlocking mode is the password input by the remote control device 200 acquired by the acquiring module 12. When the unlocking device is the electronic device 300, the acquired unlocking manner is the identification code of the electronic device 300 acquired by the acquiring module 12. In addition, when the electronic device 300 has a password, the acquired unlocking method further includes the password input by the electronic device 300 acquired by the acquiring module 12.

The determining module 13 is configured to determine whether the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart TV 100 according to the acquired unlocking manner and the preset unlocking manner. In the preferred embodiment, the determining module 13 determines whether the acquired unlocking manner matches the preset unlocking manner. When the acquired unlocking manner matches the preset unlocking manner, the determining module 13 determines that the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart television 100. When the acquired unlocking manner does not match the preset unlocking manner, the determining module 13 determines that the acquired unlocking manner cannot unlock the smart television 100.

The unlocking module 14 is configured to trigger the smart TV 100 to be successfully unlocked according to the television channel that is allowed to be viewed by the user according to the obtained unlocking manner when the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart television 100. After the smart television 100 is successfully unlocked, the television channel that the user can view is the television channel that the user is allowed to view in accordance with the acquired unlocking mode. For example, when the smart TV 100 is unlocked according to the first unlocking mode, the television channels that the user can view are TV channel A and TV channel B.

The prompting module 15 is configured to prompt the smart TV 100 to unlock on the display screen 30 when the acquired unlocking mode cannot unlock the smart television 100.

The invention defines different television channels that can be viewed after the smart television 100 is unlocked through different unlocking methods, thereby realizing the customized management of the television channels. When the pre-set unlocking mode is known, the user can unlock the smart TV 100, and each of the unlocking modes corresponding to the allowed viewing of the television channel can effectively prevent the restricted television channel from being used without the access permission. Access is convenient for the user's management process.

Referring to FIG. 2, it is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the smart television unlocking method of the present invention.

In step S10, the setting module 11 pre-sets different unlocking devices for unlocking the smart TV 100 and different unlocking modes corresponding to the unlocking devices, and sets a television channel corresponding to each unlocking mode that allows the user to view. In the preferred embodiment, the unlocking device may be the remote control device 200 or the electronic device 300. The unlocking manner may be verifying the password input by the remote control device 200, verifying the identification code of the electronic device 300, or simultaneously verifying the identification code of the electronic device 300 and the password input by the electronic device 300.

When the smart TV 100 is in the locked state, after the smart TV 100 receives the unlock command sent by the unlocking device, in step S20, the acquiring module 12 acquires the unlocking mode input by the unlocking device. In the preferred embodiment, the unlock command may be triggered by a hardware button on the unlocking device or by a virtual button in the unlocking operation interface on the display unit 60.

It should be noted that when the unlocking device is the remote control device 200, the acquired unlocking mode is the password input by the remote control device 200 acquired by the acquiring module 12. When the unlocking device is the electronic device 300, the acquired unlocking manner is the identification code of the electronic device 300 acquired by the acquiring module 12. In addition, when the electronic device 300 has a password, the acquired unlocking method further includes acquiring the password input by the electronic device 300 acquired by the module 12 .

In step S30, the determining module 13 determines whether the acquired unlocking mode can unlock the smart television 100 according to the acquired unlocking manner and the preset unlocking manner. When it is determined that the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart television 100, step S40 is performed. When it is determined that the acquired unlocking mode cannot unlock the smart TV 100, step S50 is performed to prompt the smart TV 100 to unlock on the display screen 30.

In the preferred embodiment, the determining module 13 determines whether the acquired unlocking manner matches the preset unlocking manner. When the acquired unlocking manner matches the preset unlocking manner, the determining module 13 determines that the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart television 100. When the acquired unlocking manner does not match the preset unlocking manner, the determining module 13 determines that the acquired unlocking manner cannot unlock the smart television 100.

In step S40, the unlocking module 14 triggers the smart TV 100 to be successfully unlocked according to the television channel that the user is allowed to view according to the acquired unlocking mode. After the smart television 100 is successfully unlocked, the television channel that the user can view is the television channel that the user is allowed to view in accordance with the acquired unlocking mode.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

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S10‧‧‧ preset different unlocking devices for unlocking the smart TV and different unlocking methods corresponding to the unlocking devices, and setting the TV channels corresponding to the unlocking modes for the user to view

S20‧‧‧ When the smart TV receives the unlock command sent by the unlocking device, it acquires the unlocking mode input by the unlocking device.

S30‧‧‧ Determine whether the obtained unlocking method can unlock the smart TV

S40‧‧‧ triggers the smart TV to be successfully unlocked according to the TV channel allowed to be viewed by the user corresponding to the obtained unlocking method

S50‧‧‧ indicates that the smart TV unlock failed on the display screen

Claims (10)

A smart television unlocking method, the method comprising:
Setting steps: pre-setting different unlocking devices of the smart TV and different unlocking modes corresponding to the unlocking devices, and setting a television channel corresponding to each unlocking mode to allow the user to view;
Obtaining step: after the smart TV receives the unlocking command sent by the unlocking device, acquiring the unlocking mode input by the unlocking device;
Determining a step of: determining whether the acquired unlocking mode can unlock the smart television according to the obtained unlocking manner and the preset unlocking manner; and unlocking step: when the obtained unlocking manner can unlock the smart television, according to The obtained TV channel that allows the user to view the unlocking mode triggers the smart TV to be unlocked successfully. The smart television unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein the unlocking device is a remote control device and/or an electronic device. The method for unlocking a smart TV according to claim 2, wherein the unlocking method is to verify a password input by the remote control device, verify an identification code of the electronic device, or simultaneously verify an identification code of the electronic device and a password input by the electronic device. . For the smart TV unlocking method described in claim 2, the obtaining step includes:
When the unlocking device is a remote control device, acquiring a password input by the remote control device;
When the unlocking device is an electronic device, the identification code of the electronic device is acquired; and when the electronic device has a password, the password input by the electronic device is further acquired. The smart television unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein the determining step determines whether the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart television according to whether the obtained unlocking manner matches the preset unlocking manner. A smart television unlocking system, the system comprising:
The setting module is configured to set different unlocking devices for unlocking the smart TV and different unlocking modes corresponding to the unlocking devices, and set a television channel corresponding to each unlocking mode to allow the user to view;
Obtaining a module, configured to acquire an unlocking mode input by the unlocking device after the smart TV receives the unlocking command sent by the unlocking device;
a determining module, configured to determine, according to the obtained unlocking manner and a preset unlocking manner, whether the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart television; and the unlocking module is configured to: when the obtained unlocking manner can be unlocked In the case of a smart TV, the smart TV is successfully unlocked according to the television channel that the user is allowed to view according to the obtained unlocking method. The smart television unlocking system according to claim 6, wherein the unlocking device is a remote control device and/or an electronic device. The unlocking method of the smart TV unlocking system described in claim 7 is to verify the password input by the remote control device, verify the identification code of the electronic device, or simultaneously verify the identification code of the electronic device and the password input by the electronic device. The smart television unlocking system of claim 7, wherein the obtaining module obtains an unlocking mode input by the unlocking device according to the following steps:
When the unlocking device is a remote control device, acquiring a password input by the remote control device;
When the unlocking device is an electronic device, the identification code of the electronic device is acquired; and when the electronic device has a password, the password input by the electronic device is further acquired. The smart television unlocking system of claim 6, wherein the determining module determines whether the acquired unlocking manner can unlock the smart television according to whether the obtained unlocking manner matches the preset unlocking manner. .