CN101841693B - Broadcasting method and device of television channel - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention is applicable to the field of the digital television, and provides a broadcasting method and a device of television channels. The broadcasting method comprises the following steps: receiving private segment data sent by an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) generator and broadcasted by a digital television network, restoring channel customized information therein, wherein the channel customized information includes watching time, channels and corresponding relationship thereof input by users; scanning the reduced channel customized information, removing the channel of which the watch time is the current time, and keeping the newest channel of one expiration time, generating a channel broadcasting list; and broadcasting the channel corresponding to the watch time according to the corresponding watch time in the channel broadcast list. Through the broadcasting method and device, ordinary users can watch the channels customized by other users with the same interest, and top-grade users can issue channels customized by themselves to adequately show themselves and to obtain the real interaction on the radio and television network.
Description
The application submits the divisional application of the Chinese patent application that Patent Office of the People's Republic of China, application number are 200610063615.4, denomination of invention is " a kind of method for customizing of television channel and device " on December 31st, 2006.
Technical field
The invention belongs to digital TV field, relate in particular to a kind of broadcasting method and device of television channel.
Background technology
Digital Television has been enriched quantity that can received television program to a great extent, but does not change end user's watching habit.In the face of the huge program source of Digital Television, although the business such as electronic program guides (Electronic Program Guide, EPG) can provide certain booster action, but still need all terminal uses to carry out complicated retrieval work.
Video request program (Video On Demand based on Digital Television, etc. VOD) business has changed that traditional tv platform is play, the old model of user's passive viewing to a certain extent, the channel that allows user to play from TV station, select the channel of liking to watch, but TV user participation still can not get improving, when selecting television channel, user remains a kind of passive pattern, the very flexible that television channel is selected, is difficult to meet user's the demand of watching.
Summary of the invention
The object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a kind of broadcasting method of television channel, and the participation that is intended to solve existing TV user is little, can only passive viewing television channel, and the very flexible that television channel is selected, is difficult to meet user and watches the problem of demand.
Another object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a kind of player method of television channel, described method comprises the steps: to receive the privately owned segment data that EPG generator broadcasts by digital TV network, restore channel customized information wherein, described channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input; The channel customized information that scanning restores, removing watch time is current time channel before, retains the channel of a up-to-date expired time, generates channel playlist; And play the channel corresponding with this watch time according to watch time corresponding in described channel playlist.
Another object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a kind of playing device of television channel, described device comprises: channel customized information recovery module, for receiving the privately owned segment data that EPG generator broadcasts by digital TV network, restore channel customized information wherein, described channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input; Channel playlist generation module, for scanning the channel customized information restoring, removing watch time is current time channel before, retains the channel of a up-to-date expired time, generates channel playlist; And channel playing module, for playing the channel corresponding with this watch time according to watch time corresponding to described channel playlist.
Another object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a kind of Set Top Box, described Set Top Box comprises a channel playing device, described device comprises: channel customized information recovery module, for receiving the privately owned segment data that EPG generator broadcasts by digital TV network, restore channel customized information wherein, described channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input; Channel playlist generation module, for scanning the channel customized information restoring, removing watch time is current time channel before, retains the channel of a up-to-date expired time, generates channel playlist; And channel playing module, for playing the channel corresponding with this watch time according to watch time corresponding to described channel playlist.
By the present invention, domestic consumer can be by watching the channel of other interest same subscriber customization, and high-end user can be issued the channel that oneself customizes, and fully represents oneself, obtains the real interaction on CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd.
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Fig. 1 is that the channel that the embodiment of the present invention provides customizes the realization flow figure selecting;
Fig. 2 is the realization flow figure that channel broadcasting is selected in the customization that provides of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the realization flow figure that the customization that provides of the embodiment of the present invention selects channel to play;
Fig. 4 is the structure chart of the television channel customizing device that provides of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the structure chart of the TV channel broadcaster that provides of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the structure chart of the television channel playing device that provides of the embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make object of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the present invention is further elaborated.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein, only in order to explain the present invention, is not intended to limit the present invention.
In embodiments of the present invention, front-end server receives the channel customized information of user terminal uploads, after processing, broadcasts by EPG generator, and user terminal is received after channel customized information, automatically play the channel of customization by the watch time in channel customized information.
The realization flow that the channel customization that Fig. 1 shows the embodiment of the present invention to be provided is selected, details are as follows:
In step S101, receive the channel customized information that user selects, this channel customized information includes watch time, channel (Service) and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input.
In step S102, the channel customized information that user is selected uploads to front-end server.
In embodiments of the present invention, the channel customized information that can select according to user generates the list of channel customization data, the watch time, Service and the corresponding relation thereof that in the list of channel customization data, have comprised user's input, then upload to front-end server by the list of channel customization data.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, user can be by with receiving cable digital TV program, quasi-video request program (Near Video On Demand, NVOD) program, with EPG function, the bidirectional digital television set top box taking Ethernet as Pathways Mediating is realized the selection customization of channel.
User is by the human-computer interaction interface of Set Top Box, with reference to the business such as EPG, NVOD, select watch time and channel (Service), event (Event) that also can directly selection will be watched from EPG, NVOD etc., comprises watch time and Service in Event.Watch time and the Service that user can will watch by the input of the equipment such as remote control or directly select Event, user once can input multiple watch times and Service.Set Top Box is extracted watch time and Service automatically, and these data item automatically according to time-sequencing, and are removed the waste motions such as the switching between identical Service by Set Top Box.
Set Top Box deposits Service, watch time and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input in be placed in memory channel customization data list, can also comprise the extend information such as title, brief introduction of channel customization data list.If use for the first time, first Set Top Box creates the list of a channel customization data in memory, then watch time and Service are deposited in wherein, if user has inputted multiple watch times and Service, Set Top Box is repeatedly obtained watch time and Service and is deposited the list of channel customization data in from human-computer interaction interface.
Set Top Box uploads to front-end server by the channel customization data list use TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol, TFTP) of customization etc. by transmission networks such as Ethernets.Whole channel customization data list storage that front-end server sends the different user of receiving are in database.
As another embodiment of the present invention, user also can adopt other modes to realize the selection customization of channel, user is with reference to the business such as EPG, NVOD, or the channel information that service provider announces on Web webpage, select watch time and Service, Event that also can selection will be watched from EPG, NVOD, Web webpage etc.After user has selected, the channel customized information of selection is uploaded to the special reception entrance of the Web of service provider webpage, or send to front-end server by the mode such as Email, radio SMS.Uploading channel can adopt other passages such as Digital Subscriber Line (Digital Subscriber Line, DSL), telephone network, mobile network.Uploading protocol can use other agreement such as HTTP, self-defined host-host protocol.Whole channel customization data list storage that front-end server sends the different user of receiving are in database.
The realization flow of channel broadcasting is selected in the customization that Fig. 2 shows the embodiment of the present invention to be provided, and details are as follows:
In step S201, receive the channel customized information that user selects, be saved in database, channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input.
In step S202, according to the channel customized information of preserving in reading database, generate privately owned segment data.
In embodiments of the present invention, front-end server is according to the situation of uploading of channel customized information, read effective channel customized information from database, for example the earliest watch time in 24 hours and the data list that also all do not finish of last watch time, comprise its index, and proprietary protocol forms privately owned segmentation (Section) data.
In step S203, privately owned Section data are packaged into transport stream (Transfer Stream, TS).
In step S204, by TS stream input EPG generator, broadcast by digital TV network.
The realization flow that the customization that Fig. 3 shows the embodiment of the present invention to be provided selects channel to play, details are as follows:
In step S301, receive the privately owned Section data that EPG generator broadcasts by digital TV network, restore channel customized information wherein.
In embodiments of the present invention, user enters the self-defined channel selection human-computer interaction interface of Set Top Box, and trigger unit top box receives with proprietary protocol the privately owned Section data that EPG generator broadcasts by digital TV network at specific frequency.Restore channel customized information and index information thereof wherein from the privately owned Section data of receiving, classification is simultaneously presented on human-computer interaction interface.User can further select to check that the concrete Event indicating in certain classification, index and channel customized information arranges.
In step S302, channel customized information and the current time selected according to user, generate channel playlist.
User confirms the channel customized information of the self-defined channel that will watch by man-machine interface.Set Top Box is obtained current time, channel scanning customized information, removing watch time is current time data before, but retain the data of a up-to-date expired time, by channel scanning customized information, data and current time in channel customized information are compared, get rid of current time watch time and Service before, but the data of the up-to-date watch time of retention time before current time, generate channel playlist.
In step S303, judge whether channel playlist is empty, is to perform step S304, otherwise execution step S305.
In step S304, prompting user, for example " channel finishes " etc., and return to step S302 and wait for new channel playlist.
In step S305, judge whether the Service in channel playlist obtains the authorization, be to perform step S306, wait for new channel playlist otherwise return to step S302.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, in the time that the channel of playing need to be authorized, can judge one by one whether the machine buys the Service in playlist.If there is undelegated program, warn user, if selecting to continue to watch, user points out this channel of watching that user cannot be complete, if user abandons watching that returning to step S302 waits for and select new channel playlist.
In step S306, from channel playlist, take out nearest watch time, judge that whether this time is more late than current time, be to perform step S307, otherwise execution step S308.
In step S307, send prompting to user, for example " this channel not yet starts " etc., and return to step S302, wait for and select new channel playlist.
In step S308, be switched to corresponding Service, play this Service according to the watch time of corresponding Service.
From channel playlist, take out nearest watch time, register per a period of time (for example one second) and just trigger timed message once.In the time receiving timed message, get current time, by current time and nearest watch time comparison, if current time is more Zao than nearest watch time, exit current timer processing.If current time equals or is later than nearest watch time, and corresponding Service in channel playlist is different for the Service of current broadcasting and nearest watch time, switch to nearest watch time corresponding Service in channel customized information and play, and again from channel playlist, take out nearest watch time and cover the nearest watch time of former taking-up.Repeatedly wait for above-mentioned timer event, until user leaves this self-defined channel, nullify the timed message of registration, discharge channel playlist and other related data.
Fig. 4 shows the structure of the television channel customizing device that the embodiment of the present invention provides, and for convenience of description, only shows part related to the present invention, and this device can be built in Set Top Box, television set or other user terminals.
Channel customized module 41 receives the channel customized information that user selects, and channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input.The channel customized information that channel customized information sending module 42 is selected user uploads to front-end server.The channel customized information that channel customized information sending module 42 is selected user by TFTP agreement, http protocol or wireless network protocol uploads to front-end server.
Fig. 5 shows the structure of the TV channel broadcaster that the embodiment of the present invention provides, and for convenience of description, only shows part related to the present invention, and this device can be built in the front-end server 1 of digital television broadcasting system.
Privately owned segment data generation module 51 receives the channel customized information that user selects, and the channel customized information of selecting according to this user generates privately owned segment data, and channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input.Channel customized information read module 511 reads effective channel customized information.Privately owned segment data composition module 512 is by the index of effective channel customized information, and proprietary protocol forms privately owned segment data.
Privately owned segment data is packaged into transport stream by transport stream generation module 52.Transport stream is inputted EPG generator 2 by transport stream output module 53, broadcasts by digital TV network.
Fig. 6 shows the structure of the television channel playing device that the embodiment of the present invention provides, and for convenience of description, only shows part related to the present invention, and this device can be built in Set Top Box, television set or other user terminals.
Channel customized information recovery module 61 receives the privately owned segment data that EPG generator broadcasts by digital TV network, restores channel customized information wherein, and channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input.Channel playlist generation module 62 generates channel playlist according to the channel customized information restoring and current time.Channel playing module 63 is play the channel corresponding with this watch time according to watch time corresponding in the channel playlist generating.
In the embodiment of the present invention, user only need to input the time that will watch and Service or selection will be watched from EPG, NVOD etc. Event.Automatic extraction time of system, Service and Event information, conveniently check, only selects interested channel, and domestic consumer can operate easily.Meanwhile, experience the arrangement of time of the Service of contour skill by professional, validity, rating, can become user and be illustrated in self-platform by CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to limit the present invention, all any amendments of doing within the spirit and principles in the present invention, be equal to and replace and improvement etc., within all should being included in protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a player method for television channel, is characterized in that, described method comprises the steps:
Receive the privately owned segment data that EPG generator broadcasts by digital TV network, restore channel customized information wherein, described channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input;
The channel customized information that scanning restores, removing watch time is current time channel before, retains the channel of a up-to-date expired time, generates channel playlist; And
Play the channel corresponding with this watch time according to watch time corresponding in described channel playlist.
2. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that, the step of playing the channel corresponding with this watch time according to watch time corresponding in described channel playlist is specially:
11.1 judge whether described channel playlist is empty, is to perform step 11.2, otherwise execution step 11.3;
11.2 prompting users, and return and wait for new channel playlist;
11.3 take out nearest watch time from channel playlist, judge that whether described nearest watch time is more late than current time, are to perform step 11.4, otherwise execution step 11.5;
11.4 give a warning to user, and return to the channel playlist of waiting for that selection is new;
11.5 are switched to corresponding channel, play this channel according to watch time corresponding to this channel.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, before described step 11.3, described method further comprises:
Judge whether the channel in channel playlist obtains the authorization, and is to perform step 11.3, wait for new channel playlist otherwise return.
4. a playing device for television channel, is characterized in that, described device comprises:
Channel customized information recovery module, the privately owned segment data of broadcasting by digital TV network for receiving EPG generator, restores channel customized information wherein, and described channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input;
Channel playlist generation module, for scanning the channel customized information restoring, removing watch time is current time channel before, retains the channel of a up-to-date expired time, generates channel playlist; And
Channel playing module, for playing the channel corresponding with this watch time according to watch time corresponding to described channel playlist.
5. a Set Top Box, is characterized in that, described Set Top Box comprises a channel playing device, and described device comprises:
Channel customized information recovery module, the privately owned segment data of broadcasting by digital TV network for receiving EPG generator, restores channel customized information wherein, and described channel customized information includes watch time, channel and the corresponding relation thereof of user's input;
Channel playlist generation module, for scanning the channel customized information restoring, removing watch time is current time channel before, retains the channel of a up-to-date expired time, generates channel playlist; And
Channel playing module, for playing the channel corresponding with this watch time according to watch time corresponding to described channel playlist.
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