Television time shifting control method, system and computer-readable storage medium

• US 10,820,040 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2018
• Issued: 10/27/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Skyworth Electronics Incorporated (Skyworth Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Skyworth Electronics Incorporated (Skyworth Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Xiong, Yueping
• Primary Examiner(s): Adams, Eileen M
• Application Number:
  US16/338,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20200275151A1
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

Disclosed are a television time shifting control method, a television time shifting control system and a computer-readable storage medium. The television time shifting control method, applied to the television time shifting control system, includes the steps as follows: acquiring a captured picture of a preset area via the camera module, and sending the picture to the recognition module by the television; acquiring picture information of the picture using a preset algorithm by the recognition module; sending a control instruction to the time shifting control module based on the picture information by the recognition module; and performing time shifting control according to the control instruction by the time shifting control module. The present disclosure simplifies the time shifting function, and improves user'"'"'s viewing experience.

Claims

1. A television time shifting control method, wherein, the television time shifting control method is applied to a television time shifting control system, the television time shifting control system comprises:

a television, a camera module, a recognition module, and a time shifting control module, the television time shifting control method comprises;

acquiring a captured picture of a preset area via the camera module, and sending the picture to the recognition module by the television;

acquiring state information and body feature information of a user in the picture using a preset algorithm, and taking the body feature information of the user as identity information of the user by the recognition module;

determining a state of the user according to the state information and a preset condition by the recognition module, and sending a video-recording instruction to the time shifting control module by the recognition module in response to the determination that the user is in a nonviewing state, wherein the video-recording instruction comprises the identity information of the user;

generating a video-recording task according to the video-recording instruction, and recording a video according to the video-recording task and a television signal of a currently played television program by the time shifting control module;

determining whether the identity information is associated with the video-recording task that is currently being performed by the time shifting control module, in response to the determination that the user is in a viewing state;

sending a video-recording stopping instruction to the time shifting control module by the recognition module, in response to the determination that the identity information is associated with the video-recording task that is currently being performed;

determining a video-recording duration of the video-recording task by the time shifting control module, when the video-recording stopping instruction is received;

judging whether the video-recording duration is less than a preset duration by the television time shifting control system; and

terminating the video-recording task and deleting a corresponding cached video by the time shifting control module, if the video-recording duration is less than the preset duration.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the nonviewing state comprises a ready-to-leave state or a nonviewing orientation state.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the operation of judging whether the video-recording duration is less than a preset duration by the television time shifting control system comprises:

sending a prompt message of whether to play back to the television by the time shifting control module, when the video-recording duration is larger than or equal to the preset duration; and

playing back the corresponding cached video according to request information of accepting the playback when the television receives the request information, and sending a video-recording continuing instruction to the time shifting control module by the television, to allow the time shifting control module to continue recording the video according to the television signal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein after the operation of sending a prompt message of whether to play back to the television by the time shifting control module, the method further comprises:

continuingly broadcasting the television program according to the television signal when the television receives request information that the user rejects the playback, and sending a video-recording terminating instruction to the time shifting control module to terminate the video-recording task by the television; and

terminating the corresponding video-recording task by the time shifting control module based on the video-recording terminating instruction.

5. The time shifting control method of claim 4, wherein, after the operation of terminating the corresponding video-recording task by the time shifting control module based on the video-recording terminating instruction, the method further comprises:

deleting the corresponding cached video by the time shifting control module.

6. A television time shifting control system, wherein, the television time shifting control system at least comprises:

a television, a camera module, a recognition module, a time shifting control module, a memory, a processor, and a television time shifting control program stored in the memory, the television time shifting control program when being executed by the processor performs

acquiring a captured picture of a preset area via the camera module, and sending the picture to the recognition module by the television;

acquiring state information and body feature information of a user in the picture using a preset algorithm, and taking the body feature information of the user as identity information of the user by the recognition module;

determining a state of the user according to the state information and a preset condition by the recognition module, and sending a video-recording instruction to the time shifting control module by the recognition module in response to the determination that the user is in a nonviewing state, wherein the video-recording instruction comprises the identity information of the user;

generating a video-recording task according to the video-recording instruction, and recording a video according to the video-recording task and a television signal of a currently played television program by the time shifting control module;

determining whether the identity information is associated with the video-recording task that is currently being performed by the time shifting control module, in response to the determination that the user is in a viewing state;

sending a video-recording stopping instruction to the time shifting control module by the recognition module, in response to the determination that the identity information is associated with the video-recording task that is currently being performed;

determining a video-recording duration of the video-recording task by the time shifting control module, when the video-recording stopping instruction is received;

judging whether the video-recording duration is less than a preset duration by the television time shifting control system; and

terminating the video-recording task and deleting a corresponding cached video by the time shifting control module, if the video-recording duration is less than the preset duration.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein, the television time shifting control program when being executed by the processor further performs the following operations:

sending a prompt message of whether to play back to the television by the time shifting control module, when the video-recording duration is larger than or equal to the preset duration; and

playing back the corresponding cached video according to request information of accepting the playback when the television receives the request information, and sending a video-recording continuing instruction to the time shifting control module by the television, to allow the time shifting control module to continue recording the video according to the television signal.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein, the computer-readable storage medium stores a television time shifting control program, the television time shifting control program when being executed by a processor performing the following operations:

acquiring a captured picture of a preset area via the camera module, and sending the picture to the recognition module by the television;

acquiring state information and body feature information of a user in the picture using a preset algorithm, and taking the body feature information of the user as identity information of the user by the recognition module;

determining a state of the user according to the state information and a preset condition by the recognition module, and sending a video-recording instruction to the time shifting control module by the recognition module in response to the determination that the user is in a nonviewing state, wherein the video-recording instruction comprises the identity information of the user;

generating a video-recording task according to the video-recording instruction, and recording a video according to the video-recording task and a television signal of a currently played television program by the time shifting control module;

determining whether the identity information is associated with the video-recording task that is currently being performed by the time shifting control module, in response to the determination that the user is in a viewing state;

sending a video-recording stopping instruction to the time shifting control module by the recognition module, in response to the determination that the identity information is associated with the video-recording task that is currently being performed;

determining a video-recording duration of the video-recording task by the time shifting control module, when the video-recording stopping instruction is received;

judging whether the video-recording duration is less than a preset duration by the television time shifting control system; and

terminating the video-recording task and deleting a corresponding cached video by the time shifting control module, if the video-recording duration is less than the preset duration.