Host computer with TV module and TV program displaying method

• US 8,434,108 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2011
• Issued: 04/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tsai, Teng-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Lonsberry, Hunter B
• Application Number:
  US13/210,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20120188455A1
• Time in Patent Office: 623 Days
• Field of Search: 725/43, 725/51, 725/60
• US Class Current: 725/43
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4437 Implementing a Virtual Machine [VM] virtual machines in general G06F9/45533
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV

Abstract

A host computer includes a first virtual machine, a second virtual machine, a host display, and a virtual machine monitor. The first virtual machine includes a television module and a first display window. The second virtual machine includes a browser module and a second display window. The host display is used for displaying the first display window and the second display window. The virtual machine monitor is used for displaying a television program by virtue of the television module in the first display window when the television module is activated, and displaying a forum page of a forum website corresponding to the television program by means of the browser module in the second display window. The forum page includes a plurality of relevant comments.

Claims

1. A host computer, comprising:

a first virtual machine comprising a television (TV) module and a first display window;

a second virtual machine comprising a browser module and a second display window;

a host display adapted to display the first display window and the second display window; and

a virtual machine monitor adapted to display a TV program of the TV module on the first display window when the TV module is activated, and display a forum page of a forum website corresponding to the TV program by opening the browser module on the second display window, the forum page comprising a plurality of relevant comments.

2. The host computer of claim 1, wherein an icon is defined in the host display corresponding to the second display window, and the virtual machine monitor is adapted to display or cease the second display window on the host display when the icon is clicked.

3. The host computer of claim 1, wherein the forum page comprises a plurality of comments and a number of the plurality of comments is displayed on the icon.

4. The host computer of claim 1, wherein a display area of a first display window is greater than a display area of the second display window.

5. A television (TV) program displaying method, applied in a host computer, the method comprising:

providing a first virtual machine, a second virtual machine, a host display, and a virtual machine monitor, the first virtual machine comprising a TV module and a first display window, the second virtual machine comprising a browser module and a second display window;

displaying a TV program of the TV module by the virtual machine monitor on the first display module;

finding a forum website corresponding to the TV program;

opening a forum page of the forum website by the virtual machine monitor; and

displaying the forum page on the second display window at the same time.

6. The TV program displaying method of claim 5, wherein an icon is defined corresponding to the second display window, and the second display window is displayed or ceased on the host display when the icon is clicked.

7. The TV program displaying method of claim 5, wherein the forum page comprises a plurality of comments and the method further comprises displaying a number of the plurality of comments on the icon.

8. The TV program displaying method of claim 5, wherein a display area of a first display window is greater than a display area of the second display window.

9. The TV program displaying method of claim 5, wherein the first display window and the second display window are displayed on the host display.