CN1276651C - 电视时刻表系统与操作方法 - Google Patents

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CN1276651C
CN1276651C CNB971955298A CN97195529A CN1276651C CN 1276651 C CN1276651 C CN 1276651C CN B971955298 A CNB971955298 A CN B971955298A CN 97195529 A CN97195529 A CN 97195529A CN 1276651 C CN1276651 C CN 1276651C
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一种改进的电视指南系统(10)。根据本发明的一个实施例，提供的电视指南信息包括单个节目的多次出现。本发明的指南系统(10)允许用户标识一个节目，随后找出所标识的节目何时将再次播放(图3)。从而，用户可以更容易地选择节目观看或录像。

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电视时刻表系统与操作方法
技术领域
本发明涉及电视时刻表指南领域及其操作方法。更具体地说，本发明在一个实施例中提供一种用于在电视指南系统中找出何时广播一个特定节目的方法和装置。
背景技术
随着电视娱乐变得日益繁多，为用户提供了宽广的电视娱乐选择余地。除了常规的广播电视节目以外，现在的电视观众可以例如说接入到有线电视节目、数字卫星服务节目、有线立体声广播以及常规的卫星节目。而且，在用户可以利用的每一种不同的传输媒体中，节目的数量和种类正在以惊人的速度增加。
尽管通过大量的选择对用户有利，但是，一大批可供用户使用的节目也提出了某种难题。具体地说，随着可供用户使用的节目数量变大，选择观看哪一个节目的过程也变得日益麻烦。例如，用户可能接入到大大超过100个的有线电视频道上。如果一个特定的用户不仅接入到有线电视节目，而且接入到其他节目例如数字卫星服务，则选择节目的过程将令人望而生畏。
因此，人们开发了一种在用户电视机的电视屏幕上提供节目指南信息显示的新的改进方法。特别要指出的是，star sightTM屏显指南系统已被证明在屏显指南系统领域是开创性的系统。star sight系统不仅提供电视节目表，而且提供标题搜索、VCR节目、详细节目信息以及其他功能的能力。
最近，另外的功能也被建议放在这种系统中。可参阅引用在此作为参考的美国申请系列号NO.08/423,411。在一种这样的系统中，例如说，来自不同的源例如卫星源和有线电视源的指南信息合并起来组成一个统一的指南。根据本发明的系统可以例如说删除来自这种源的冗余信息并提供其他功能。
通过star sight指南系统已经取得显著的进展，事实上，这种指南系统正在获得电视产业界的广泛认可。但是，随着这种系统的复杂性与日俱增，需要更进一步的功能。
发明内容
一种改进的电视指南系统依靠本发明来提供。根据本发明的一个实施例，可以为用户标识出一个节目的多次出现。例如，今天在许多数字卫星系统中，一个特定的电影将以错开的开始时间在多个频道播映。本发明的指南系统允许用户标识一个特定的节目，并且在此后找出所标识的节目将在什么时候再次播映。从而，用户可以更容易地选择用于观看或录像的节目。
因此，在本发明的一个实施例中提供一种为观众生成电视指南信息的方法，包括的步骤是：将时刻表指南信息输入指南系统；接收用户的输入，标识指南信息时刻表中的一个特定节目；以及为用户找出放映该特定节目的其他时间。
根据本发明，提供了一种为观众生成电视节目指南信息的方法，包括下述步骤：将时刻表指南信息输入一个指南系统，所述时刻表指南信息对应于多个电视信号源；融合对应于所述多个电视信号源的所述时刻表指南信息；在电视节目指南中显示来自所述融合的时刻表指南信息的节目的列表；接收观众对直接来自所述节目列表的特定节目的输入；以及显示所述特定节目将要播放的其他时间，以及在所述其它时间所述特定节目将从其播出的电视信号源的相应列表。
根据本发明，提供了一种为观众生成电视节目指南信息的系统，包括：将时刻表指南信息输入一个指南系统的装置，所述时刻表指南信息对应于多个电视信号源；融合对应于所述多个电视信号源的所述时刻表指南信息的装置；在电视节目指南中显示来自所述融合的时刻表指南信息的节目的列表的装置；接收观众对直接来自所述节目列表的特定节目的输入的装置；以及显示所述特定节目将要播放的其他时间，以及在所述其它时间所述特定节目将从其播出的电视信号源的相应列表的装置。
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图1是一个总图，说明根据本发明一个实施例的电视系统；
图2是根据本发明一个实施例使用的典型表格式指南；
图3是利用“另外什么时候”特性提供给用户的一个显示；以及
图4是说明本发明操作的一个总流程图。
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本发明使用的电视时刻表指南信息可以从一个或多个源获得。这些源可以包括一个输入的有线电视电缆线路(例如用同轴电缆)、卫星广播、专用电话线路(例如双绞线)以及任何其他能够传输信号的媒体如计算机或调制解调器线路。虽然本发明将广泛使用在仅有一个电视信号源的系统例如卫星系统中，但在本文中将主要就至少从两个独立源例如(1)有线电视电缆和卫星碟形天线，或者(2)两个不同的卫星，或者(3)本地有线电视电缆和数字广播源DBS，或者(4)常规天线和卫星碟形天线(例如DBS源)，或者(5)上述诸源中的一个和因特网或其他计算机源接收广播系统进行说明。多源的时刻表信息经过整理并以如像引用在此作为参考的美国申请系列号No.08/423,410非常详细叙述的编排方式显示给用户。
当用户选择所显示的指南信息中的一个节目时，系统便读出一个与该节目或频道相连系的源标识符。在优选实施例中，系统随后执行将电视的输入端(射频或视频)转接到源设备的自动转接/调谐过程。典型的源设备包括DBS、有线电视电缆盒、电视调谐器、因特网接入等等。然后系统被调谐到所要求的节目的所需频道。此外，源标识符还可用于在要求无人管理VCR节目时在不同的设备之间自动转接。再者，当从多个卫星源接收节目信息和选择所需要的频道时，在本发明的一个实施例中能自动移动用户的卫星碟形天线以使用户从有关的源接收所要求的节目。然后本发明再调谐到正确的频道。
在创建一个融合的电视指南过程中，要创建一个标出多个源上的可用频道并标出它们的源的频道地图。例如在DBS/本地频道设施的情形，通过融合本地有线电视电缆和DBS频道两者来创建频道地图。本地频道和DBS频道都被标上源标识符。这个融合的指南信息被系统用来找出播放一个特定节目的时间，甚至当它不是来自同一个源时作为同一个节目的另一个时间。
当用户从指南中选择一个非DBS频道时，用于卫星的一体化接收机解码器单元(IRD盒)转接IRD例如说使本地有线电视电缆耦合到接收机上。随后系统将电视机调谐器或其他调谐设备调谐到所需频道。如果过些时又选择DBS频道，则系统再转接IRD使卫生接收/解码器与接收机耦合。随后系统将DBS调谐器调谐到所选择的DBS频道。在例如说有线电视电缆和天线输入的情形，系统转到正确的视频输入并随即将电视调谐器调谐到用于接收所选择的源的所需频道。这样，便提供了对多源电视时刻表指南信息的自动接入。
虽然本文主要联系在用户位置形成融合的指南的系统说明了本发明。但不用说，这仅用于说明的目的，并且融合的指南可以在远处位置例如在有线电视电缆的头端形成。
图1以简化的形式说明一个具有多个直接或间接连接到电视机12和/或VCR13的源的多源电视时刻表指南系统10的例子。在图1的实施例中，多源电视节目和电视时刻表指南系统均在协调器14的控制下工作。电视机12和VCR13具有如图1所示直接来自有线电视电缆盒16和DBS源或者经过协调器14的输入。其他输入20也可以直接或者经协调器14供应到电视机和/或VCR。遥控器22供用户用于调谐电视机和进行其他操作。在替代的实施例中，键盘例如计算机键盘被用于输入。键盘可以是硬线连接或者无线的。
在这个实施例中，有线电视经由有线电视电缆盒16提供，DBS则经由IRD盒18提供。天线24可以用作除电缆盒16、IRD盒18以及其他输入20之外的另外的电视广播源。在一个典型的实施例中，天线24和有线电视电缆盒16均被看作本地源，这意味着它们可能包含本地的新闻广播一类的本地电视广播。相反，DBS则不被当作本地的，因为它们不可能包含这种本地内容。
其他输入20可包括多个卫星源。当存在多个卫星源时，协调器14通过自动移动用户的卫星碟形天线或者通过卫星碟形天线之间的转接而进行可使用的卫星源之间的转换。为了自动移动卫星碟形天线，IRD盒18内(或其他地方)的存储器相对于通过DBS卫星碟形天线可使用的卫星源转动DBS卫星碟形天线的位置。然后IRD盒18将DBS卫星碟形天线自动定位，使得所要求的卫星源被IRD盒接收到。
协调器14包括处理器(CPU)26和存储器(一般为RAM)28充当操纵系统的基本设备。在各种不同的电视信号源都提供到协调器的情形，协调器也可以包含有诸如内部调谐器、用于源之间转接的转接设备一类的部件以及其他部件。在图1所示的实施例中，协调器连接到红外(IR)发射器30并控制该红外发射器。IR接收器31连接到协调器14并接收来自遥控器或键盘22的输入以向系统提供必要的用户输入。IR发射器30可以例如说用硬线接口，总线接口或者RF发射器代替。IR发射器30和/或直接连线例如31控制一个或多个IRD盒18、电视机12、VCR13、有线电视电缆盒16以及其他输入20。IR发射器30通过模拟电视机12、VCR13、有线电视电缆盒16和/或其他设备的遥控信号而起到一个遥控设备的作用。在一些实施例中，协调器14可放置在例如说有线电视电缆盒16、VCR13、电视机12、卫星接收机或者甚至是键盘/计算机中。
遥控器22是一个用于控制协调器14的手持遥控器。在优选实施例中，遥控器22设置有一个经由IR接收器31控制协调器的IR发射器。其他的遥控器(图1未示出)可以用于人工控制电视机12、VCR13、有线电视电缆盒16、IRD盒18以及其他输入20，不过在一个优选实施例中，则由协调器14执行系统的全部必要控制功能。例如，随着用户在遥控器22上调整音量控制，协调器14通过IR发射器30发射信号调整电视机12的音量。
在一个实施例中，IRD盒18经由卫星碟形天线32接收电视节目以及其他信息。ERD盒18和其他的电视信号源各自向系统提供节目时刻表信息。这个节目时刻表信息(或指南)还可以包括一个包含有频道信息的频道地图，指出在该源上可以使用哪些频道。与DBS指南有关的信息以及其他信息被储存在IRD接收器的RAM中或者下载到协调器14。同样地，节目指南信息可以通过有线电视电缆盒16、其他输入20、天线24和/或通过任何其他的传输媒体(例如专用的双绞电话线)接收。这些源的每一个也都可以在服务提供商发送的信号中配备有电视时刻表数据。
协调器14找出并整理系统10中可供使用的节目指南信息。各种不同的格式都可用于电视时刻表信息。例如，可以接收包括一个简单的题头部分和一个信息部分的数据包并与其他更复杂的数据包格式或者可以加上带有源信息的题头一起分类整理。在优选的实施例中，协调器14从可以使用的源或数据输入线取出电视时刻表信息并将它们分类整理和混合。例如，协调器14可借助电视频道中的垂直消隐区间或者通过DBS的转发器或因特网接收节目时刻表信息。然后以一种有机的方式排列信息或进行其他操作。例如说，系统可以删去重复的频道。
在一种替代装置中，节目时刻表信息的分类整理/混合在分开的地点进行并且随后例如说通过一个简单的卫星频道提供给系统10。于是经过分类整理、混合、有机编排等等的节目时刻表信息被使用一种易于显示的格式接收。这种易于立即显示的格式也可以通过不同的媒体以单独的数据流提供或者在电视频道上提供。
图2是由电视指南信息组装而成的表格式时刻表指南的屏上显示的一个简化例子。这个显示可以出现在电视屏幕上、管理总程序的个人计算机或由个人计算机生成的读出显示器上。在优选实施例中，协调器14汇集和分类整理完所有可供使用的节目指南信息之后，协调器14生成图2所示的表格式指南用于例如说通过到电视机12的直接连线(未示出)或者通过叠加在诸源之一例如有线电视源16上而显示在电视机12上。在优选实施例中，用户通过按压遥控器22上的指南按钮来显示表格式指南40。协调器14通过自动调谐到载有表格式指南40的频道或设备或者将表格式指南叠加在当前的广播上来响应最初的按压指南按钮。当用户处置完表格式指南40时，用户再次按压指南按钮(或退出按钮)，并且协调器14(1)自动回到用户上次观看的频道或源，或者(2)去掉叠加的信息。
用标号40总体表示的表格式指南提供全部频道的一个序列或者频道选择42以及那些频道在某些时刻46可供使用的节目描述44。例如，USA网络在下午2点开始播映BATMAN(蝙蝠人)。从下午2点到4点在NBC上播映SOAP(肥皂剧)，然后是新闻。信息可以分类整理和/或通过例如根据引用在此作为参考目的的YOUNG等人的美国专利No.4,706,121按标题进行过滤。
当多个源被用于接收电视频道时，有时会出现频道重叠。例如有线电视电缆和DBS两者均载有NBC网络，但有线电视电缆可能在6频道具有NBC，而DBS则可能在7频道具有NBC。由于具有删除和激活表格式指南40中显示的频道的能力，用户就能够决定是显示NBC频道之一、显示两个NBC频道还是两个NBC频道都不显示。在一个替代的实施例中，协调器20可以自动指出重复的网络名字并删去一个重复的网络。
用户可以利用遥控设备将光标或其他指示符在表格式指南中到处移动。例如说光标可以通过给指定节目的显示赋予不同于其余节目的颜色。在图2所示的实施例中，光标指向GONE WITH THE WIND(“飘”)并用断面线指示出来。在这一特定的例子中，朝向显示左边的双重标记指示GONE WITH THE WIND(“飘”)已经播了一些时间。因此，用户可能希望找出电影GONE WITH THE WIND(“飘”)是否会在其他时间播放，以便用户或者自动录下来将播放的GoNE WITH THEWIND(“飘”)，自动调谐到未来将播放的GONE WITH THE WIND(“飘”)，或者简单地知道未来一个时间将播放GONE WITH THEWIND(“飘”)。
因此，用户向系统提供输入以指出用户喜欢知道“另外什么时候”将播放该节目。这个输入可以例如说通过按压遥控器上的一个专门按钮，或者通过标识一个节目，将光标定在“另外什么时候”屏幕显示按钮48上，以及击打遥控器上的“输入”按钮来提供。当然，一个完备的键盘将允许更加多样的操作。
无论哪一种情况，控制器14都搜索所存储的另外出现该特定节目的时刻表信息。正如本文所使用的，名词“特定节目”系指专门的电影或其他唯一的节目。在系列节目(例如cosby节目)的情形，名词“特定节目”系指该节目的一个特定片段或情节。在图2的例子中，系统搜索另外出现GONE WITH THE WIND(“飘”)并向用户指明是否再播、何时再播以及在何处再次播放GONE WITH THE WIND(“飘”)特定节目可能在或者可能不在同一个电视源再次播放。当然，“播放”也可以指例如说FM无线广播以及电视播放。
图3说明在“另外什么时候”按钮输入之后的一个可能的输出。如图所示，电影GONE WITH THE WIND(“飘”)将在未来多个时间播放。具体地说，如果屏幕已经输入所生成的适用当前时间的表格式指南，则正如用户可能已知道的一样，目前它正在HB01上放映。另外，同一频道将在同一天的下午11点放映这个电影。一个不同的频道HB02将在同一天的下午11点半放映这个电影。在这个特定的说明例子中，在同一个电视信号源范围内向用户提供HB01和HB02(在这种情况下是一个有线电视服务提供商)。因此，可以看出本发明甚至在仅使用一个服务信号源时也是有用处的。本发明的用处还扩展到提供有多个电视信号源时的情形。在这个例子中，GONE WITH THE WIND(“飘”)还将在下星期三下午4点在DSS频道放映以及在下星期四以常规天线网络信号NBC放映。因此，当一个特定的节目在不同的时间播放时，用户就可以利用这个信息，虽然那时该节目在不同的电视信号源上广播。
可以指出再一个特定节目的源(或有关该节目的信息)。例如在图4中，指南指出了一个“因特网”源。锁定到这个源可向用户提供一个直接的因特网连接，这将例如说提供关于该节目的信息或者下载整个节目本身。另一种方法是，可在视像存储库(Blockbuster)提供有关可使用该节目的广告。
在找出何时播放一个节目之后，用户可以进行几种操作中的任何一种操作。一般情况下，用户将光标定在一个特定的播放时间，并击打遥控器上的“录像”按钮。然后，系统将VCR调谐到指定时刻的适当节目并把节目录下来。在另一个实施例中，用户将标出要放在提示清单中的节目。当提示清单中的播放时刻来到时，系统将或者自动调谐到该节目，或者提醒用户决定用户是否希望将电视机调谐到那个特定的频道。在其他情况下，用户可以使用该信息撤消他/她想在那个特定时刻调回电视机的愿望。
图4是一个说明根据本发明一个特定实施例的操作总流程图。在大多数情形，图4所示的操作将在RAM、ROM或其他计算机可读的存储器例如存储器28中存储的软件管理下进行。数据可以用本地存储、外接数据库或两者结合的方式存储。在步骤401，系统接收指明用户想找出特定节目的其他时间的输入。在步骤402，系统搜索在当时时刻已开始的特定节目的其他时间。应当认识到，当提供这种输入时，用户可以在或不在当前时刻显示指南。例如，用户可以扫描根据标题搜索所生成的有效电影清单并将光标放在特定电影未来一周的时间上。当用户激活“另外什么时候”功能时，在大多数实施例中，系统将搜索在当前实际时间已开始的那个特定节目的所有时间，而不是未来一周的时间。用这种办法，用户可以例如说找出特定的电影在后面几个小时内的什么时候播放，尽管用户可能是根据一个远期清单才把他/她的兴趣集中在特定节目上的。
在一些实施例中，在所存储的指南信息中搜索节目源以找出特定节目的其他时间。搜索可以在本地或者在外地进行，并可根据节目识别字段或者根据专用名词搜索或者两者相结合起来搜索。在找出该特定节目的其他时间之后，步骤404生成一个显示，它包括特定节目的其他时间的一个清单。如果什么也没有找出来，显示能够或者不包含任何这样的清单，或者向用户详细表明没有找出任何这种清单。
此后，在步骤406，用户可以执行许多种功能中的任何一种。一般，用户可以定下播放的时间，并击打录像按钮或者用另一种方法选出录像节目。在其他情形，用户可以简单地恢复以前的指南清单。在又一种情形，用户可定下播放的时间并把它标出来用于生成一个未来提示，在那个播放时间到来时提醒用户。在再一个实施例中，系统可以把请求存储起来并且即在指南中目前没有出现特定节目的任何其他时间，也提请用户留心什么时候有播放时间被加到指南中。
上面的叙述只是说明性的，而不是限制性的。本发明的许多变例对于那些熟悉这一技术的人员来说，仔细阅读本说明内容即可一目了然。仅仅作为例子，本发明主要对多源指南系统作了说明，但本发明并不受此限制。因此，本发明的范围不应当根据上面的叙述决定，而应当代之以根据所附权利要求书以及其他等效部分的整个范围来决定。

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1.一种为观众生成电视节目指南信息的方法，包括下述步骤：
将时刻表指南信息输入一个指南系统，所述时刻表指南信息对应于多个电视信号源；
融合对应于所述多个电视信号源的所述时刻表指南信息；
在电视节目指南中显示来自所述融合的时刻表指南信息的节目的列表；
接收观众对直接来自所述节目列表的特定节目的输入；以及
显示所述特定节目将要播放的其他时间，以及在所述其它时间所述特定节目将从其播出的电视信号源的相应列表。
2.根据权利要求1的方法，其中所述特定节目是一个电影并且所述其他时间包括所述电影的重复放映。
3.根据权利要求1的方法，其中所述特定节目是系列节目的一个特定片段。
4.根据权利要求1的方法，还包括在所述其他时间之一录下所述特定节目的步骤。
5.根据权利要求1的方法，其中所述多个电视信号源包括从DBS源、有线电视源、天线源以及计算机网络源构成的组中选出的源。
6.根据权利要求1的方法，其中所述融合步骤在中央广播位置进行。
7.根据权利要求1的方法，其中所述接收步骤还包括接收通过一个遥控器观众对直接来自所述节目列表的特定节目的输入，所述遥控器控制一个系统协调器，所述系统协调器通过红外信号控制电视机。
8.根据权利要求1的方法，还包括通过标题过滤所述融合的时刻表指南信息的步骤。
9.根据权利要求1的方法，还包括通过因特网向所述观众提供有关所述特定节目的信息的步骤。
10.根据权利要求1的方法，还包括步骤：
当所述其他时间中的一个来到时提醒所述观众。
11.一种为观众生成电视节目指南信息的系统，包括：
将时刻表指南信息输入一个指南系统的装置，所述时刻表指南信息对应于多个电视信号源；
融合对应于所述多个电视信号源的所述时刻表指南信息的装置；
在电视节目指南中显示来自所述融合的时刻表指南信息的节目的列表的装置；
接收观众对直接来自所述节目列表的特定节目的输入的装置；以及
显示所述特定节目将要播放的其他时间，以及在所述其它时间所述特定节目将从其播出的电视信号源的相应列表的装置。
12.根据权利要求11的系统，其中所述特定节目是一个电影并且所述其他时间包括所述电影的重复放映。
13.根据权利要求11的系统，其中所述特定节目是系列节目的一个特定片段。
14.根据权利要求11的系统，其中所述多个电视信号源包括从DBS源、有线电视源、天线源以及计算机网络源构成的组中选出的源。
15.根据权利要求11的系统，其中所述用于融合的装置在中央广播位置融合对应于所述多个电视信号源的所述时刻表指南信息。
16.根据权利要求11的系统，其中所述用于接收的装置还包括接收通过一个遥控器观众对直接来自所述节目列表的特定节目的输入，所述遥控器控制一个系统协调器，所述系统协调器通过红外信号控制电视机。
17.根据权利要求11的系统，还包括通过标题过滤所述融合的时刻表指南信息的装置。
18.根据权利要求11的系统，还包括当所述其他时间中的一个来到时提醒所述观众的装置。
19.根据权利要求11的系统，还包括通过因特网向所述观众提供有关所述特定节目的信息的装置。
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