CN100340103C - Frequency channel fast setting and changing-over method - Google Patents

Frequency channel fast setting and changing-over method Download PDF

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CN100340103C
CN100340103C CNB021165416A CN02116541A CN100340103C CN 100340103 C CN100340103 C CN 100340103C CN B021165416 A CNB021165416 A CN B021165416A CN 02116541 A CN02116541 A CN 02116541A CN 100340103 C CN100340103 C CN 100340103C
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The present invention relates to a method for rapidly setting and switching over channels. Channels are classified according to the different characteristics of TV program contents, each classification has at least a related channel with identical characteristics. Channel classification type identification is defined for each classification and is equivalent to a primary menu, channel name identification is defined to the related television channels belonging to the classification and is equivalent to a secondary menu; after the primary menu and the secondary menu are displayed in a tabular mode, the primary menu and the secondary menu are rapidly switched over via a vernier. The present invention enables the channels to be conveniently selected and switched over in following use by a setting embodying individuation at a time. The present invention overcomes the shortages of the existing method.

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A kind of method that realizes channel quick-setting and switching
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method that realizes channel quick-setting and switching, specifically is a kind of after finishing TV channel tuning, realizes the method for switching fast between the quick-setting of classification, classification, tabulation, demonstration to television channel and the different channel.
Background technology
Along with increasing rapidly of domestic television program channel, nearly tens of general programme channels, even some programme channel that receives via satellite reaches up to a hundred.Like this, television set is irregular distribution through tuning all programme channels that receive, so that the user from so numerous programme channels, selects and switch to the own programme channel inconvenience very watched liked fast.
Up to now, the method that the user is used for searching programme channel mainly contains following several: 1, come sequential search by the program add-substract key on the remote controller; 2, directly key in by the numerical key on the remote controller; 3, show by TV station's tabulation that will belong to same geographic area, select viewing channel voluntarily by the user.
The pairing shortcoming of said method is: 1, and sequential search, length consuming time, efficient is low; 2, must remember the pairing channel of programme channel; 3, the user must find the channel identification code of this TV station's correspondence by tabling look-up, and manually imports the multidigit code again, operates more loaded down with trivial details.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method that realizes channel quick-setting and switching, the programme channel of finishing after tuning is classified according to certain feature, so that the user is simple to operate, variation, personalization are set, channel switches quick.
The present invention is achieved in that
A kind of method that realizes channel quick-setting and switching comprises:
The channel classification step: will be tuned to all television channels, classify by different features, be channel correlation in each classification with at least one same characteristic features, to the sign sign corresponding to the same of arbitrary channel correlation title under tuning television channel setting of finishing and classification, deposit to data storage E with the channel information of this channel by remote controller 2In the PROM;
It is characterized in that at least also comprising the steps:
Channel is sorted out step: will have the classification of a certain feature channel correlation, and the channel correlation under should classifying, sort out by remote controller, finish quick-setting;
Show switch step: will have the classification of a certain feature channel correlation, and the channel correlation under should classifying, show by the remote controller tabulation, to the switching of channel classification type and channel correlation, realize fast switching by the volume add-substract key.
The sign of described channel classification type is that English by remote controller input or numeral or Chinese character are provided with realization.
The sign of the channel correlation title under the described classification is that English by remote controller input or numeral or Chinese character are provided with realization.
The Chinese character of described remote controller input is determined by the ROM character library among the microcontroller MCU.
The setting of described channel classification type identification and channel designation sign is to realize by the flag bit of judging the remote controller key input.
The setting of described channel classification type identification and channel designation sign is to realize in the specific time interval after confirming remote controller key input flag bit.
It is to realize by the button that arranges at remote controller that described channel is sorted out step.
Described demonstration switch step is to realize by the button that arranges at remote controller.
Described demonstration switch step during by remote controller tabulation indicated channel classification type, is from data storage E 2The channel correlation name identification that the corresponding storage area of this classification type is stored among the PROM and channel number backup deposit in the RAM variable of MCU, and show with one page or multipage on screen.
Described demonstration switch step, by remote controller tabulation indicated channel classification type the time, current channel can be set to one or more channel classification types simultaneously.
Described demonstration switch step, the character string that can import by remote keypad by the user is as numeral or Chinese character or English alphabet, from E 2Find out all channel informations that are complementary with it in all channel designations signs of PROM storage, comprise channel and channel designation sign, and tabulation shows, select to switch channel into desiring to watch by the user.
Effect of the present invention is: by embodying the setting of user individual, can select easily to switch in the use afterwards.Overcome the existing existing deficiency of method.
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Fig. 1 the present invention relates to the theory diagram of hardware components;
Fig. 2 is modeled to remote controller the flow chart of input keyboard;
Fig. 3 user is provided with the flow chart of personalized channels name identification for current channel;
Fig. 4 user is provided with the flow chart of personalized channels typonym sign voluntarily;
The a certain channel of Fig. 5 user is set to the flow chart of a certain class channel type or a few class channel type;
Fig. 6 user selects the flow chart of switching channels;
Fig. 7 user selects the flow chart of switching channels by the remote controller alphabet sequence.
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In the method for the invention, the remote controller of television set is modeled into a terminal input keyboard with English, numeral, character input function in fact.Shown Chinese character is determined by the ROM character library among the microcontroller MCU.
Content according to programme channel is classified it by different features, the programme channel in each classification should have same feature simultaneously at least, such as local station, CCTV, satellite TV's platform, sports station, preference channel, normal grandstand etc.These classification can set in advance, and also can be arranged voluntarily by the user, to embody personalization features.
Setting in advance or user when the type of channel classification is set voluntarily, by the direct input digit of remote keypad, then the sign of classification type is the numeral of importing; Directly import Chinese character (Hanzi font library is set in advance, is stored in the specific ROM zone of CPU) by remote keypad, then the sign of classification type is the Chinese character of importing; By the direct inputting English letter of remote keypad, then the sign of classification type is the English alphabet of importing.The sign of the channel classification type of the setting of finishing promptly is equivalent to the one-level menu.
To belonging to the television channel that has same same characteristic features under a certain classification, the sign of channel designation is set by remote keypad again, the switching the when classification when for later use the family is by numeral or Chinese character or English alphabet input and channel list is used.
Sign is set for the type or the channel designation of channel classification respectively, the user can select voluntarily, also can not carry out this operation, to reduce number of operations.In the specific implementation, can set up two buttons by remote controller, the demonstration that is respectively applied to that completing channel sort out to arrange and the channel sorted out is tabulated.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing method of the present invention is further described:
As shown in Figure 1: hardware components involved in the present invention constitutes tuner, microcontroller MCU, image and sound accompaniment process chip, a row drive circuit by remote control transmission and receiving unit, picture tube.
Infrared remote control sends part and is used for sending guidance command to the television reception processing section, makes it timely response, and realizes channel classification of the present invention, setting, classification, demonstration, switching.
Tuner is tuning by microcontroller MCU control, the composite video signal of tuning generation through in put, Video processing, row drive by the picture tube outputting video signal, audio signal is exported by loud speaker.
Store the program that supplies to drive whole television set normal operation in the ROM memory of microcontroller, wherein the present invention relates to: remote keying is processed, and channel classification is processed, and button is imported the channel fix that carries out in proper order, and channel list and selection are switched.
Data storage E at television set 2Channel information such as the VT voltage of finishing each channel of tuning back or PLL, S-SYSTEM, sound accompaniment standard, AFT, band class information have been stored among the PROM.Use after the present invention, the respective stored information that has this channel all channel type sign and channel designation through classifying after to identify also in data storage E2PROM, the classification type sign of each channel wherein, the channel designation sign can be provided with voluntarily by spectators, is used to embody the personalization features of programme channel.
Import in proper order and be provided with that (notes: this several steps is not that the user must finish in order to realize that user oneself finishes the setting of personalized channel type sign and channel designation sign and is convenient to button, the user can select, to increase the flexibility that this channel classification is provided with and switches).At first existing remote-controlled transmitter to be modeled to a terminal input equipment with the simple input function of computer.The flow chart of realizing it as shown in Figure 2.The user is under current display menu prompting, and by the button on the remote controller, these keys of finishing numeral or Chinese character or English alphabet input can be the keys that increases newly, also can be multiplexing by existing remote keying.Below to being described with existing remote keying 0~9 multiplexing realization of finishing 26 English alphabets inputs.As after pressing numeral " 1 " key, detect after the key value of this numerical key, judge further whether the flag bit of this same key is 1, if flag bit is 0, then from demonstration character set corresponding to this key value, select initial assignment, namely show numeral 1; Be 1 such as flag bit, then circulation is selected a value to finish assignment to show successively from character set corresponding to this key value.Such as the demonstration set that numeral " 1 " key is composed into character (1, A, B, C) in the present invention, i.e. classification.Work as so the user and press for the first time this key, then show 1, press this key for the second time at official hour, show then to press this key A for the third time that in setting time then show B, the demonstration of C by that analogy.If in official hour, do not press this key, then the same key flag bit be changed to 0 again.Other numeral or Chinese character or English alphabet input can be according to identical method settings.So namely by the setting of remote keypad realization to the sign of the sign of the channel type of classification and the lower channel designation of each classification.
In the present invention, can also to the current channel of watching personalized channel designation sign be set by the user, like this when the user shows television channel under the channel type of a certain classification by tabulation, if shown television channel has the channel designation sign, just can intuitively show television channel name; If there is not name identification,, select to switch to the channel that to watch by the user again with regard to indicated channel number.The idiographic flow of channel designation sign is as shown in Figure 3: at first enter the channel designation sign by button the prompting menu is set, User input is confirmed, automatically the channel designation sign of User input is deposited to data storage E 2The storage area that PROM is corresponding with the channel information of this channel.For channel list with search channel and use.
Because method of the present invention, all programme channels that television set can be received are classified, and in order to embody the characteristics of user individual, for the user has kept several new channel classification type identifications, are arranged voluntarily by button by the user.Idiographic flow is as shown in Figure 4: the user enters channel classification type identification setup menu, import the channel type title of oneself liking, automatically the channel classification type identification that this user is provided with adds in the tabulation of existing channel classification type identification, just can take in this classification type with meeting the associated television program channel that oneself requires later on, the idiographic flow operation is as described below.
As shown in Figure 5: the user at first enters channel classification type setup menu, the tabulation of showing the channel classification type that has been provided with and user-defined channel classification type in this menu shows, the classification type of channel as previously mentioned can be according to area, programme content, watch that probability, personal like or the like are provided with, as: the CCTV, satellite TV's platform, sports station, amusement platform, the hobby platform and by the user voluntarily by menu setting have personalization features as music or the like.This moment, the user just can operate by menu prompt, as: carry out the setting and the removing of this channel type by the volume add-substract key.
When the vernier of menu is chosen certain channel classification type, press volume when adding deduct key, if also channel is not made as the OSD prompting of this classification type, then with this channel and current channel classification type building of correspondence relation, deposit current channel number and channel designation sign thereof in the E relevant with this channel classification type 2Storage area among the PROM.If work as the current channel type that the vernier of menu is chosen, set up corresponding relation with current channel, the user can learn by the OSD display message, and this moment is by the volume key that adds deduct, and then removes the corresponding relation between the channel type that current channel and the current set of menu select.The method of removing corresponding relation is that this channel number and channel designation sign thereof are deleted from storage area corresponding to this channel classification type, then removed corresponding between current channel and this channel classification type.Through aforesaid operations repeatedly, just current channel and a plurality of channel classification types can be set up so corresponding, that is to say that current channel may possess one or more channel classification types simultaneously, as: the sports station of central authorities can be under the classification of CCTV, again can be under the classification of sports station.
Select with switching flow as shown in Figure 6: when the user enters the channel selection menu, the one-level menu demonstrates the tabulation of channel classification type identification, second-level menu demonstrates channel correlation name identification and the channel tabulation under the determined channel classification type of current vernier, at this moment, the user can be switched in this two hierarchical levels of menus fast by the volume add-substract key.Namely in level channel classification type list menu, select the channel classification type, and then the channel that selection is wanted to watch in corresponding second-level menu.When the user chooses a channel classification type, namely read E 2The corresponding storage area of this classification type in the prom memory deposits the channel designation sign with this classification type and the channel number backup of wherein storing in the RAM variable of microcontroller in, and the tabulation demonstration, can screen or a multihead display.
Idiographic flow as shown in Figure 7, because all channel fix Extraordinary channel designation signs that the present invention allows the user that visual tuning is gone out, like this when the user to some or all channel fix after the sign of channel designation, the character string that so just can import by remote keypad by the user (numeral or Chinese character or English alphabet) is from E 2Find out all channel informations (comprising channel number and channel designation sign) that are complementary with it in all channel designation signs of PROM storage, and the tabulation demonstration, switched into the channel of wanting to watch by user selection.
The user just can be in the process of TV reception like this, current channel is carried out the setting of one or more channel classification types by the channel designation setup menu, enter then the channel list menu, the selection that just can carry out channel in the drop-down menu of selected channel classification type menu is switched.The classification of whole channel, setting, selection, switching are simple, and be quick, made things convenient for the user.

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1, a kind of method that realizes channel quick-setting and switching comprises:
The channel classification step: will be tuned to all television channels, classify by different features, be channel correlation in each classification with at least one same characteristic features, to the sign sign corresponding to the same of arbitrary channel correlation title under tuning television channel setting of finishing and classification, deposit to data storage E with the channel information of this channel by remote controller 2In the PROM;
It is characterized in that at least also comprising the steps:
Channel is sorted out step: will have the classification of a certain feature channel correlation, and the channel correlation under should classifying, sort out by remote controller, finish quick-setting;
Show switch step: will have the classification of a certain feature channel correlation, and the channel correlation under should classifying, show by the remote controller tabulation, to the switching of channel classification type and channel correlation, realize fast switching by the volume add-substract key.
2, realize as claimed in claim 1 the method for channel quick-setting and switching, the sign of described channel classification type is that English by remote controller input or numeral or Chinese character arrange realization.
3, realize the method that channel fast is provided with and switches according to claim 1, the sign of the channel correlation title described classification under is that English or the digital or Chinese character by the remote controller input is provided with realization.
4, such as the method for realization channel quick-setting as described in claim 2 or 3 and switching, the Chinese character of described remote controller input is determined by the ROM character library in the microcontroller.
5, such as the method for realization channel quick-setting as described in claim 2 and 3 and switching, the setting of described channel classification type identification and channel designation sign is to realize by the flag bit of judging the remote controller key input.
6, such as the method for realization channel quick-setting as described in claim 2 and 3 and switching, the setting of described channel classification type identification and channel designation sign is to realize in the specific time interval after confirming remote controller key input flag bit.
7, realize as claimed in claim 1 the method for channel quick-setting and switching, it is to realize by the button that arranges at remote controller that described channel is sorted out step.
8, realize as claimed in claim 1 the method for channel quick-setting and switching, described demonstration switch step is to realize by the button that arranges at remote controller.
9, realize as claimed in claim 1 the method for channel quick-setting and switching, described demonstration switch step during by remote controller tabulation indicated channel classification type, is from data storage E 2The channel correlation name identification that the corresponding storage area of this classification type is stored among the PROM and channel number backup deposit in the RAM variable of MCU, and show with one page or multipage on screen.
10, realize as claimed in claim 1 the method for channel quick-setting and switching, described demonstration switch step, by remote controller tabulation indicated channel classification type the time, current channel can be set to one or more channel classification types simultaneously.
11, realize as claimed in claim 1 the method for channel quick-setting and switching, described demonstration switch step, the character string that can import by remote keypad by the user is such as numeral or Chinese character or English alphabet, from E 2Find out all channel informations that are complementary with it in all channel designation signs of PROM storage, comprise channel number and channel designation sign, and the tabulation demonstration, switched into the channel of wanting to watch by user selection.
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