Display system, television apparatus and operating method for application implementing thereof

• US 8,935,731 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2012
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chao, Kuang-Cheng, Chen, Min-I, Yu, Yen-Po, Chen, Chih-Ho, Chang, Chi-Heng
• Primary Examiner(s): Goodarzi, Nasser
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peng, Fred
• Application Number:
  US13/525,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20130174193A1
• Time in Patent Office: 939 Days
• Field of Search: 725109-113
• US Class Current: 725/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4383 Accessing a communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

An operating method of application for the television apparatus is provided. Wherein, the operating method includes: receiving a channel selecting instruction; reading a channel list, the channel list includes a plurality of applications (APPs) and a plurality of physical channels corresponding to a plurality of channel numbers, wherein each of the APPs is assigned to one of the channel numbers respectively; mapping the channel selection instruction to one of the plurality of channel numbers in the channel list; and launching and executing a selected APP if the channel selection instruction is corresponding to the channel number of the selected APP.

Claims

1. An operating method for selecting application implemented in a television apparatus, comprising:

receiving a channel selecting instruction;

reading a channel list, the channel list includes a plurality of applications (APPs) and a plurality of physical channels corresponding to a plurality of channel numbers, wherein each of the APPs is assigned to one of the channel numbers respectively;

mapping the channel selection instruction to one of the plurality of channel numbers in the channel list; and

launching and executing a selected APP if the channel selection instruction is corresponding to the channel number of the selected APP,

wherein the step for launching and executing the selected APP if the channel selection instruction is corresponding to the channel number of the selected APP comprising;

activating a time counting operation in response to receiving the channel selecting instruction which is directed to the selected APP;

if not receiving any channel selecting instruction in a predetermined time period in response to activating the time counting operation, launching the selected APP after the predetermined time period;

if receiving a confirmation instruction after receiving the channel selecting instruction in response to activating the time counting operation, launching the selected APP and stopping the time counting operation; and

if receiving a second channel selecting instruction corresponding to another selected APP in the predetermined time period in response to activating the time counting operation, restarting the time counting operation.

2. The operating method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of channel numbers are assigned to the plurality of APPs according to an order of installations of the plurality of APPs.

3. The operating method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a mode setting instruction; and

setting the channel list according to the mode setting instruction, wherein the channel list is set to include or not include the plurality of channel numbers assigned to the plurality of APPs.

4. The operating method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of channel numbers assigned to the plurality of APPs are negative numbers.

5. The operating method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the selected APP is set to be monitored; and

if the selected APP is set to be monitored, displaying an authentication request according to an authentication setting corresponding to the selected APP.

6. The operating method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an APP channel setting interface;

receiving an APP channel setting instruction selecting part of the plurality of APPs; and

enabling or disabling part of the channel numbers corresponding to the part of the plurality of APPs in the channel list.

7. A television apparatus, comprising:

a channel management module receiving a channel selecting instruction from an operating interface, the channel management module stores and reads a channel list including a plurality of applications (APPs) and a plurality of physical channels corresponding to a plurality of channel numbers, wherein each of the APPs are assigned to one of the channel numbers respectively; and

an APP management module receiving and installing the plurality of APPs;

wherein the channel management module maps the channel selection instruction to a channel number in the channel list, and if the channel selection instruction is corresponding to the channel number of a selected APP, the channel management module launch the selected APP,

wherein the television apparatus further activates a time counting operation if the received channel selecting instruction is directed to the selected APP;

the channel management module launches the selected APP after a predetermined time period in response to the television apparatus activating the timing counting operation if the television apparatus does not receive any channel selecting instruction in the predetermined time period;

the channel management module launches the selected APP and the television apparatus stops the time counting operation in response to receiving a confirmation instruction within the predetermined time period of the television apparatus activating the time counting operation; and

the television apparatus restarts the timing counting operation in response to receiving a second channel selecting instruction corresponding to another selected APP in the predetermined time period of the television apparatus activating the time counting operation.

8. The television apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the channel management module creates the channel list with the plurality of channel numbers corresponding to the plurality of APPs, and the plurality of channel numbers are assigned to the plurality of Apps according to an order of installations of the plurality of APPs.

9. The television apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the television apparatus further receives a mode setting instruction and sets the channel list according to the mode setting instruction, the channel list is set to include or not include the plurality of channel numbers assigned to the plurality of APPs.

10. The television apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality of channel numbers assigned to the plurality of APPs are negative numbers.

11. The television apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the television apparatus displays an authentication request according to an authentication setting corresponding to the selected APP if the selected APP is set to be monitored.

12. A display system capable of displaying television programs and executing applications (APPs), comprising:

an operating interface;

a channel management module receiving a channel selecting instruction from the operating interface, the channel management module reads a channel list including a plurality of applications (APPs) and a plurality of physical channels corresponding to a plurality of channel numbers, wherein each of the APPs are assigned to one of the channel numbers respectively; and

an APP management module receiving and installing the plurality of APPs, the APP management module storing settings of the plurality of APPs;

wherein the channel management module maps the channel selection instruction to a channel number in the channel list, and if the channel selection instruction is corresponding to the channel number of a selected APP, the channel management module launch the selected APP,

wherein the display system further activates a time counting operation if the received channel selecting instruction is directed to the selected APP;

the display system launches the selected APP after a predetermined time period of activating the time counting operation if the display system does not receive any channel selecting instruction in the predetermined time period;

the display system launches the selected APP, stops the time counting operation, in response to receiving a confirmation instruction within the predetermined time period of the display system activating the time counting operation; and

the display system restarts the timing counting operation in response to receiving a second channel selecting instruction corresponding to another selected APP in the predetermined time period of the display system activating the time counting operation.

13. The display system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the channel management module creates the channel list with the plurality of channel numbers corresponding to the plurality of APPs, and the plurality of channel numbers are assigned to the plurality of Apps according to an order of installations of the plurality of APPs.

14. The display system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the display system further receives a mode setting instruction and sets the channel list according to the mode setting instruction, the channel list is set to include or not include the plurality of channel numbers assigned to the plurality of APPs.

15. The display system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the plurality of channel numbers assigned to the plurality of APPs are negative numbers.