Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an image display method. The method includes: generating video window description information of a mirror video stream, wherein the mirror video stream is a mirror image of an image displayed on a screen of a user terminal, and the video window description information is used to indicate information about a first display window of the mirror video stream. The method also includes sending, by using a wireless local area network, the video window description information to a video receiving device, so that the video receiving device determines, according to the video window description information, a location and a size of the first display window, wherein the first display window is one of at least two display windows on the screen of the user terminal, and the at least two display windows are configured to separately display a corresponding video stream.

Abstract: A high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) plug is provided that relates to connector technologies, which achieves a purpose of a concise appearance and convenience in use while resolving the problem of plug interference. The plug in the present invention includes a plug body and an HDMI interface connecting to an external socket, where the HDMI interface plug further includes an insulation housing disposed between the plug body and the HDMI interface, where one end of the HDMI interface is disposed inside the insulation housing and the other end is disposed outside the insulation housing, and the insulation housing and the plug body are connected in a rotatable manner. Embodiments are used for connection to an audiovisual device.

Abstract: A method for radio frequency device pairing includes: after a pairing instruction is received, sending a discovery request message to a second radio frequency device; receiving a discovery response message returned by the second radio frequency device; sending a first pairing request message to the second radio frequency device; receiving a first pairing response message returned by the second radio frequency device; after a button instruction entered by the user according to interface information displayed by the second radio frequency device is received, sending, to the second radio frequency device, a second pairing request message which contains button information corresponding to the button instruction; receiving a second pairing response message which is returned by the second radio frequency device and contains a confirmation result indicating that the button information and the interface information are successfully matched; exchanging keys with the target second radio frequency device, thereby comple

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a set top box interaction method and a related set top box and system, which are used for conducting a social network activity with equal social status between remote set top box users. The method in the embodiments of the present invention includes: sending, by a first set top box, interaction information to a second set top box, so that the second set top box displays interaction content; and receiving, by the first set top box, interaction result information that is sent by the second set top box according to the interaction content. The invention solutions in the embodiments ensure equal social status between users in an interaction process, thereby improving set top box-based social interaction experience of the users and satisfying social needs of the users.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for implementing picture in picture in a home network. The method for implementing picture in picture in a home network includes: obtaining a video stream of a video main window from a video network and decoding and playing the video stream of the main window; receiving a picture in picture activation signal sent by a user; sending a transcoding request message to a control device, where the transcoding request message carries a number of a picture in picture video sub-window channel; receiving a video stream of the video sub-window channel, where the video stream has been transcoded and then sent by the control device; and decoding and playing the video stream of the video sub-window channel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for implementing picture in picture in a home network. The method for implementing picture in picture in a home network includes: obtaining a video stream of a video main window from a video network and decoding and playing the video stream of the main window; receiving a picture in picture activation signal sent by a user; sending a transcoding request message to a control device, where the transcoding request message carries a number of a picture in picture video sub-window channel; receiving a video stream of the video sub-window channel, where the video stream has been transcoded and then sent by the control device; and decoding and playing the video stream of the video sub-window channel.

Abstract: A channel selection method for an interactive network television is provided in the present invention. The method comprises: simultaneously displaying images of each channel in a channel set on a screen according to the received media stream; each channel is presented in different areas of the screen in thumbnails; receiving a signal from a controller; if the signal is used for switching between pages, switching the channel set; if the signal is used for selecting a particular image in this channel set, switching to the channel represented by the image. An encoding method, a synthesis coding device and a set top box for the interactive network television are also provided in the present invention. The solution mentioned above helps accelerate switching in the conventional art.