Method, device, and display device for switching video source

• US 9,756,285 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Su, Xianxu, Ding, Peng, Wu, Mingliang
• Primary Examiner(s): Laekemariam, Yosef K
• Application Number:
  US14/909,145
• Publication Number:
  US 20160173818A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401, 348 1407, 34833301, 34833302, 34833305, 34833312, 348569
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/268 Signal distribution or switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

Provided are a method, device, and a display device for switching video source. The method comprises: detecting and finding at least one currently available video source; displaying the video source in a video source list in the form of thumbnails, obtaining a video source selection event, switching to the selected video source from the video source list as the current video source, and displaying said video source. The present invention can at least solve the problems of low switching efficiency and abnormal switching.

Claims

1. A method for video source switching, the method comprising:

detecting at least one video source presently available;

displaying the at least one video source as a list of video sources in forms of thumbnails;

acquiring an event of selecting a video source from the list of video sources, switching a present video source to the video source selected from the list of video sources, and displaying the present video source,

wherein the displaying the at least one video source as a list of video sources in forms of thumbnails comprises;

acquiring the detected at least one video source and video information corresponding to the at least one video source;

generating the thumbnails according to the video information corresponding to the at least one video source, and displaying the list of video sources in forms of the thumbnails,

wherein the video information corresponding to the at least one video source comprises a video format, a resolution, and a video stream of each video source in the at least one video source,

wherein the generating the thumbnails according to the video information corresponding to the at least one video source comprises;

when a video stream of a video source in the at least one video source is being output normally, generating, according to the video stream of the video source, a thumbnail corresponding to the video source that displays an image of the video corresponding to a stream section currently being played;

when a video stream of a video source in the at least one video source is not being output normally, setting a thumbnail corresponding to the video source as an icon expressing information on the video source.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detecting at least one video source presently available comprises:

detecting the at least one video source input respectively through at least one corresponding video interface, the at least one video source comprising at least one of a Video Graphics Array (VGA) input source, a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) input source, and a Graphical User Interface (GUI) video input source.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring an event of selecting a video source from the list of video sources, switching a present video source to the video source selected from the list of video sources, and displaying the present video source comprises:

acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by clicking on a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant;

or,

acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by dragging a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant.

10. The method according to claim 2, wherein the acquiring an event of selecting a video source from the list of video sources, switching a present video source to the video source selected from the list of video sources, and displaying the present video source comprises:

acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by clicking on a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant;

or,

acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by dragging a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant.

4. A device for video source switching, the device being located in an electronic displaying equipment, the electronic displaying equipment comprising a display screen of a touch type or a non-touch type, the device comprising:

a detecting module configured for;

detecting at least one video source presently available;

a displaying module configured for;

receiving the at least one video source reported by the detecting module, displaying the at least one video source as a list of video sources in forms of thumbnails;

acquiring an event of selecting a video source from the list of video sources, switching a present video source to the video source selected from the list of video sources, and displaying the present video source,

wherein the displaying module further comprises a first displaying sub-module configured for;

acquiring the detected at least one video source and video information corresponding to the at least one video source;

generating the thumbnails according to the video information corresponding to the at least one video source, and displaying the list of video sources in forms of the thumbnails,

wherein the video information corresponding to the at least one video source comprises a video format, a resolution, and a video stream of each video source in the at least one video source,

wherein the first displaying sub-module is configured for generating the thumbnails according to the video information corresponding to the at least one video source by;

when a video stream of a video source in the at least one video source is being output normally, generating, according to the video stream of the video source, a thumbnail corresponding to the video source that displays an image of the video corresponding to a stream section currently being played;

when a video stream of a video source in the at least one video source is not being output normally, setting a thumbnail corresponding to the video source as an icon expressing information on the video source.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the detecting module is further configured for:

detecting the at least one video source input respectively through at least one corresponding video interface, the at least one video source comprising at least one of a Video Graphics Array (VGA) input source, a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) input source, and a Graphical User Interface (GUI) video input source.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein the displaying module further comprises a second displaying sub-module configured for:

acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by clicking on a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant;

or, acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by dragging a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant.

11. The device according to claim 5, wherein the displaying module further comprises a second displaying sub-module configured for:

acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by clicking on a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant;

or, acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by dragging a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant.

7. A displaying device, the displaying device comprising a display screen of a touch type or a non-touch type, the displaying device comprising:

a display configured for;

displaying acquired at least one video source as a list of video sources in forms of thumbnails;

acquiring an event of selecting a video source from the list of video sources, switching a present video source to the video source selected from the list of video sources, and displaying the present video source,

wherein the display comprises a first displaying unit configured for;

acquiring the detected at least one video source and video information corresponding to the at least one video source;

generating the thumbnails according to the video information corresponding to the at least one video source, and displaying the list of video sources in forms of the thumbnails,

wherein the video information corresponding to the at least one video source comprises a video format, a resolution, and a video stream of each video source in the at least one video source,

wherein the first displaying unit is further configured for;

when a video stream of a video source in the at least one video source is being output normally, generating, according to the video stream of the video source, a thumbnail corresponding to the video source that displays an image of the video corresponding to a stream section currently being played;

when a video stream of a video source in the at least one video source is not being output normally, setting a thumbnail corresponding to the video source as an icon expressing information on the video source.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the display comprises a second displaying unit configured for:

acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by clicking on a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant;

or, acquiring the event of selecting the video source from the list of video sources by dragging a thumbnail corresponding to the video source, switching the present video source to the selected video source, and displaying the present video source in a video picture of a present participant.

9. The device according to claim 7, wherein the list of video sources is displayed at any location in the display screen, adjacent to the displayed present video source.