US-12627862-B2 - Smart television control method and device

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Abstract

A smart television control method and a device. The smart television control method includes displaying a first interface, where the first interface includes a target application button, and the target application button is associated with preview data; after a cursor is detected to be positioned on the target application button, timing a dwell duration of the cursor on the target application button; and after the dwell duration is determined to exceed a duration threshold, starting a target application corresponding to the target application button. According to the foregoing technical solution, after the cursor is positioned to the application button, user intention may be recognized, and the target application may be automatically started, to avoid a user failing to successfully start the application due to impact of preview content, thereby improving user experience.

Inventors

Hua Zhu
Wenjiang Quan

Assignees

HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20230412
Priority Date: 20220614

Claims (20)

1 . A method, comprising: displaying a first interface that comprises a target application button, wherein the target application button is associated with preview data; detecting that a cursor is positioned on the target application button; responsive to a current user mode being a first user mode: timing a dwell duration of the cursor on the target application button; and starting a target application corresponding to the target application button after the dwell duration exceeds a duration threshold; and responsive to the current user mode not being the first user mode, starting the target application corresponding to the target application button in response to a trigger operation on the target application button.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein after the current user mode is the first user mode, the method further comprises positioning an initial position of the cursor on a first application button based on the target application button.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when the current user mode is not the first user mode, the method further comprises switching the current user mode to the first user mode in response to a target operation.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the first interface further comprises a first operation button, and switching the current user mode to the first user mode in response to the target operation comprises: displaying a first setting interface in response to a first operation on the first operation button, wherein the first setting interface comprises a first mode selection button; and switching the current user mode to the first user mode in response to a second operation on the first mode selection button.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein after detecting that the cursor is positioned on the target application button, the method further comprises displaying a first control on the first interface, wherein the first control comprises first text that indicates a remaining duration before the target application is started.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first interface comprises a background page, and after detecting that the cursor is positioned on the target application button, the method further comprises displaying the preview data associated with the target application button on the background page.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first interface further comprises a foreground page that comprises a dockbar, wherein the dockbar comprises the target application button.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the preview data comprises video preview data, and after starting the target application, the method further comprises playing first multimedia data in a playback window associated with the target application, wherein the first multimedia data corresponds to the video preview data, and comprises first video data and first audio data.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising responsive to detecting that the cursor is positioned on the target application button, presenting the preview data in the first interface.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising reducing an opacity of the target application button responsive to presenting the preview data in the first interface.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the target application button overlays a portion of the preview data.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first interface comprises a preview window in which the preview data is presented.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first interface comprises a background and a foreground, wherein the preview data is presented in the background, and wherein the target application button is in the foreground.
14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to be configured to: display a first interface that comprises a target application button, wherein the target application button is associated with preview data; detect that a cursor is positioned on the target application button; time a dwell duration of the cursor on the target application button; and start a target application corresponding to the target application button after the dwell duration exceeds a duration threshold, wherein a current user mode is a first user mode before detecting that the cursor is positioned on the target application button, and wherein when the current user mode is not the first user mode, and after detecting that the cursor is positioned on the target application button, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the electronic device to be configured to start the target application corresponding to the target application button in response to a trigger operation on the target application button.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein after the current user mode is the first user mode, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the electronic device to be configured to position an initial position of the cursor on a first application button based on the target application button.
16 . An electronic device, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to be configured to: display a first interface that comprises a target application button, wherein the target application button is associated with preview data; detect that a cursor is positioned on the target application button; responsive to a current user mode being a first user mode: time a dwell duration of the cursor on the target application button; and start a target application corresponding to the target application button after the dwell duration exceeds a duration threshold; and responsive to the current user mode not being the first user mode, starting the target application corresponding to the target application button in response to a trigger operation on the target application button.
17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein after the current user mode is the first user mode, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the electronic device to be configured to position an initial position of the cursor on a first application button based on the target application button.
18 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein when the current user mode is not the first user mode, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the electronic device to be configured to switch the current user mode to the first user mode in response to a target operation.
19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the first interface further comprises a first operation button, and switching the current user mode to the first user mode in response to the target operation comprises: displaying a first setting interface in response to a first operation on the first operation button, wherein the first setting interface comprises a first mode selection button; and switching the current user mode to the first user mode in response to a second operation on the first mode selection button.
20 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein after detecting that the cursor is positioned on the target application button, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the electronic device to be configured to display a first control on the first interface, wherein the first control comprises first text that indicates a remaining duration before the target application is started.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT/CN2023/087760 filed on Apr. 12, 2023, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202210671886.7, filed with the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Jun. 14, 2022, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. TECHNICAL FIELD This application relates to the field of terminal technologies, and in particular, to a smart television control method and a device. BACKGROUND Different from a conventional television, a smart television can not only support installation and use of various applications, but also provide content from different input sources such as a high definition multimedia interface (High Definition Multimedia Interface, HDMI), while providing a user with common television content. In this way, although variety requirements of the user are satisfied, difficulty for an elderly user to use the smart television is increased. In a common scenario, when the user enters a home page of the smart television and positions a cursor on a specific application icon, display of preview content about the application is usually triggered, such as video clips of popular dramas and application interfaces. This can easily make the user mistakenly think that the application has been opened, and therefore the user performs no further operations, which causes poor user experience. SUMMARY This application provides a smart television control method and a device, to implement autonomous recognition of user intention, and automatically start an application when it is determined that a user has the intention to start the application, thereby improving user experience. According to a first aspect, this technical solution provides a smart television control method, including: displaying a first interface, where the first interface includes a target application button, and the target application button is associated with preview data; detecting that a cursor is positioned to the target application button; timing dwell duration of the cursor on the target application button; and after the dwell duration is determined to exceed a duration threshold, starting a target application corresponding to the target application button. In the smart television control method provided in the foregoing technical solution, after the cursor is detected to be positioned to the target application button, the dwell duration of the cursor on the target application button is timed. After the dwell duration is determined to exceed the duration threshold, the target application corresponding to the target application button may be started. According to the foregoing technical solution, the user intention may be recognized, and the target application may be automatically started, to avoid a user failing to successfully start the application due to impact of preview content, thereby improving user experience. With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, before the detecting that a cursor is positioned to the target application button, the method further includes: determining that a current user mode is a first user mode. In this implementation, a user mode may be set and the user intention may be recognized automatically in the first user mode. According to this implementation, the smart television control method can be more flexible and diverse, better satisfying requirements of different user groups. With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, after the determining that a current user mode is a first user mode, the method further includes: determining a first application button from the target application buttons; and positioning an initial position of the cursor to the first application button. In this implementation, in the first user mode, the initial position of the cursor in the first interface may be automatically positioned to the first application button. According to this implementation, an operation process performed by the user can be facilitated. With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, when it is determined that the current user mode is not the first user mode, and after the detecting that a cursor is positioned to the target application button, the method further includes: in response to a trigger operation on the target application button, starting the target application corresponding to the target application button. With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, when it is determined that the current user mode is not the first user mode, the method further includes: switching the current user mode to the first user mode in response to a target operation. With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the first interface further includes a first operation button; and the switching the current us