Method and device for automatically switching watching mode

The invention discloses a method and device for automatically switching a watching mode, and the method comprises the steps: playing a plurality of image frames in a play content, and enabling the plurality of image frames to be converted into a plurality of corresponding gray scale images; obtaining the corresponding similarity of the plurality of image frames through analysis and calculation according to the plurality of gray scale images; judging whether the play content is a ball game or not according to the similarity of the plurality of image frames; and entering a ball game watching mode if the play content is the ball game. The method solves a problem in the prior art that a television set cannot provide good watching experience for a user who watches the ball game, achieves a purpose that the television set can automatically detect whether the play content is the ball game or not, automatically switches the mode to the ball game watching mode, and meets the demands of the user. 本发明公开了种自动切换观看模式的方法和装置，