Patent ID: 9456169
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for implementing split-screen viewing of television, comprising: a set-top box receiving a play control signal sent by a remote control terminal; the set-top box generating a split-screen control signal according to the play control signal; the set-top box sending the split-screen control signal to a television terminal, wherein the split-screen control signal is used for controlling the television terminal to implement split-screen playing of two or more than two programs; wherein, the play control signal is an indication signal of adding broadcast programs, an indication signal of reducing broadcast programs, and/or a split-screen mode selection signal; and the set-top box generating a split-screen control signal according to the play control signal comprises: the set-top box calculating a total number of programs which currently need to be played at the same time according to the indication signal of adding broadcast programs or the indication signal of reducing broadcast programs, matching a corresponding split-screen mode according to the total number of programs and a pre-established mapping relationship between the total number of programs played at the same time and a split-screen mode comprising a longitudinal split-screen mode, a horizontal split-screen mode and/or a picture-in-picture (PiP) split-screen mode; and/or, the set-top box matching a corresponding split-screen mode according to the split-screen mode selection signal and a pre-established mapping relationship between the split-screen mode selection signal and the split-screen mode comprising a longitudinal split-screen mode, a horizontal split-screen mode and/or a picture-in-picture (PiP) split-screen mode; the set-top box generating a corresponding split-screen control signal according to the matched split-screen mode.