CN100440950C - A positioning system and method for TV navigation interface - Google Patents

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CN100440950C
CN100440950C CNB2006101626605A CN200610162660A CN100440950C CN 100440950 C CN100440950 C CN 100440950C CN B2006101626605 A CNB2006101626605 A CN B2006101626605A CN 200610162660 A CN200610162660 A CN 200610162660A CN 100440950 C CN100440950 C CN 100440950C
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Abstract

The disclosed positioning system for TV interface comprises: a set-top box (10), and an EPG server (20). The relative method comprises: inputting EPG interface code, sending EPG interface code to EPG server, querying relative RPG interface address, returning the address, requesting the appointed EPG interface, and returning target interface. This invention is benefit to user to communicate with others.

Description

A kind of navigation system of TV navigation interface and method
Technical field
The present invention relates to Digital Television, relate in particular to the airmanship that a kind of I of utilization P network carries out the interactive television of video transmission.
Background technology
At present, along with the continuous development of Image Information Processing technology, Digital Television is attracting increasing TV user with its definition and colourful television channel that is higher than traditional analog television far away.In addition, also provide the service item of movie and video programs program requests in the Digital Television, made its televiewer's popularity rate improve constantly.
Traditional man-machine interface of television quantity is very limited.Along with the development of interactive television business, it is more and more abundanter that user interface becomes.But the man-machine interface One's name is legion forces the user must be familiar with various novel human-machine interaction interface.Usually, the interactive interface of realizing based on the HTML technology needs the user repeatedly to select just to enter user's expection to want the interface that arrives, and its operation is very loaded down with trivial details.
Simultaneously, in the prior art, digital cable customers is when accepting TV service, carry out the mode of information interchange with other users and pass through phone often, inform that the other side is introduced into interactive navigation interface (EPG, ElectricProgram Guide), then in a certain order, click one and another link, just can find this TV user to want the interface at the information place of sharing, the complexity of whole operation process ten minutes; And when the TV user program request demand TV program watched of a certain hope and when wishing to enjoy together with other people, the search or the page turning that also need the other side to carry out repeatedly just can be found this program.
Summary of the invention
At existing above-mentioned defective in the interactive television business, the invention provides a kind of location technology that can strengthen the interactive television navigation of user experience.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a kind of navigation system of TV navigation interface is provided, it comprises:
Set-top box 10 is used for receiving the desirable EPG interface coding by user's input;
EPG server 20, wherein prestore the EPG interface address corresponding with different EPG interface, described EPG server 20 is used for receiving described EPG interface coding from described set-top box, and inquire about and the address, pairing EPG interface of encoding, described EPG interface according to the described EPG interface that received coding, pairing EPG interface, address, described EPG interface is back to described set-top box 10.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of navigation system of TV navigation interface that adopts to carry out the method that TV navigation interface is located, it comprises:
Set-top box is normally used service steps 100: serve to EPG server 20 request EPG by set-top box 10;
Input EPG interface coding step 110: the user encodes by the input of the user input apparatus in the described set-top box 10 EPG interface, and presses acknowledgement key or wait for a period of time;
Set-top box sends EPG interface coding step 120 to the EPG server: set-top box 10 sends to EPG server 20 with the EPG interface coding of user's input;
Server lookup EPG encode at the interface address, pairing EPG interface step 130:EPG server 20 according to receive, from the EPG interface that set-top box 10 is sent be coded in prestore with corresponding address, EPG interface, different EPG interface inquire about, to obtain and the corresponding address, EPG interface of encoding, EPG interface;
Return the described EPG interface step 160 of asking: described EPG server 20 returns pairing described EPG interface, address, described EPG interface to described set-top box 10.
Wherein, the corresponding described EPG interface address step 130 of described server lookup and described EPG interface coding and return ask can also comprise between the step 160 of described EPG interface:
Return address, described EPG interface step 140: described EPG server 20 returns the address, described EPG interface that inquires to described set-top box 10;
Ask address, described EPG interface EPG interface step 150 pointed: described set-top box 10 is to the described EPG server 20 requests EPG interface corresponding with address, described EPG interface.
Adopt localization method of the present invention, overcome the defective that exists in the prior art, make that the user can the rapid positioning operation interface strengthens user experience by short and sweet EPG interface coding.
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The reader will be well understood to various aspects of the present invention after the reference accompanying drawing has been read the specific embodiment of the present invention.Wherein,
Fig. 1 is the interface schematic diagram through the electronic program list (EPG) of coding;
Fig. 2 is that explanation the present invention is based on the coding input at EPG interface and the TV navigation interface navigation system that the EPG interface is positioned and the flow chart of method;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of set-top box remote controller button among the present invention.
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With reference to the accompanying drawings, the specific embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail.
What adopt in the interactive television navigation system of the present invention is the set-top box of supporting interactive television, and set-top box and EPG server be based on the data interaction that IP network is carried out alternately, what carried when set-top box communicates is video data.
Adopt block code or variable-length encoding in the interactive television navigation of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 1, in block code, code length remains unchanged, and its adopts some button on input unit such as the remote controller as home key, as " * " key (button 200), " # " key (button 220), " 0 " key (button 210).And in variable-length encoding, the coding that adopts code length to have nothing in common with each other is expressed the progression that differs between a certain interface and the first interface, perhaps the relation between an interface and another interface.
For example, if the first interface of an EPG is encoded to 00, and think that this interface is partial EPG interface (i.e. the link of certain from homepage can arrive this interface), this moment is if there is another EPG interface to be encoded to 001, and then we think can arrive by certain link in the interface 00 and are encoded to 001 EPG interface.Equally, we also can adopt coding #001, #00, *00, *001 represents EPG at different levels interface, and different is to adopt " # ", " * " to represent the beginning of a certain coding here.
Fig. 2 shows a kind of embodiment of the navigation system of TV navigation interface of the present invention.The navigation system of the TV navigation interface of present embodiment comprises: set-top box 10 and EPG server 20.
As shown in Figure 2, TV user is by the desired EPG interface coding of remote controller input, after waiting for a period of time after input is finished or pressing acknowledgement key 230, by set-top box 10 above-mentioned interface coding sent to EPG server 20.The pairing EPG interface of encoding, the EPG interface of this input of EPG server lookup.If this interface coding is not specified corresponding interface, then return error message, or TV programme is directed to the EPG interface of being given tacit consent to the user; If the EPG interface of being imported coding is complementary with address, a certain EPG interface, then inquire this interface and encode behind the address, pairing EPG interface at EPG server 20, will be back to set-top box to EPG interface that should address, EPG interface.Wherein, inquiring this interface at EPG server 20 encodes behind the address, pairing EPG interface, and before will being back to set-top box 10 to EPG interface that should address, EPG interface, can earlier this address, EPG interface be back to set-top box 10, set-top box 10 is sent request to this address, EPG interface to EPG server 20 then.
Fig. 2 can be used for equally illustrating that the present invention carries out the method for the quick location of interactive television navigation interface.This method specifically comprises following step:
(1) set-top box is normally used service 100: the user is when watching interactive television, and to the 20 request EPG services of EPG server, this process can be the one or many operation by set-top box 10;
(2) user imports EPG interface coding 110: the user imports a certain EPG interface coding by remote controller, by acknowledgement key 230 or wait for a period of time;
(3) set-top box sends to EPG server 120 with this EPG interface coding: set-top box 10 sends to EPG server 20 with the EPG interface coding of user's input;
(4) the EPG server is according to the EPG interface coding of the user's input that receives, inquire about the EPG interface address 130:EPG server corresponding 20 and encode, inquiry and the corresponding address of being imported, EPG interface of coding, EPG interface according to the EPG interface that receives from set-top box 10 is sent with this coding;
(5) returning address, EPG interface 140:EPG server 20 returns and the corresponding address, EPG interface of coding, EPG interface to set-top box 10;
(6) ask EPG interface 150 pointed, this address, EPG interface: set-top box 10 is to the EPG server requests EPG interface corresponding with this address, EPG interface;
(7) return the EPG interface 160:EPG server 20 of being asked and return the EPG interface corresponding with this address, EPG interface to set-top box 10.
Wherein return address, EPG interface 140 and ask EPG interface 150 pointed, this address, EPG interface to omit, promptly, when the EPG interface coding of EPG server according to the user's input that receives, inquiry is encoded with this behind corresponding address, EPG interface 130, directly returns the EPG interface of being asked to set-top box 10.
Above, describe the specific embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.But those skilled in the art can understand, and under situation without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can also do various changes and replacement to coding method in the specific embodiment of the present invention and operating process etc.For example, the input unit that is adopted in the system above also can be certain computer keyboard.These changes and replace all drop in claims of the present invention institute restricted portion.

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1. the navigation system of a TV navigation interface is characterized in that, it comprises:
Set-top box (10) is used for receiving the desirable EPG interface coding by user's input;
EPG server (20), wherein prestore the EPG interface address corresponding with different EPG interface, described EPG server (20) is used for receiving described EPG interface coding from described set-top box, and inquire about and the address, pairing EPG interface of encoding, described EPG interface according to the described EPG interface that received coding, pairing EPG interface, address, described EPG interface is back to described set-top box (10).
2. navigation system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, user's input unit is a kind of remote controller that has digital keys, " * " button, " # " button and " affirmation " button in the described set-top box (10).
3. navigation system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described set-top box (10) is supported the interactive television receiver, and is based on IP network and carries out data interaction, and described set-top box carried when communicating is video data.
4. navigation system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the coding at described EPG interface adopts the block code mode, that is, the code length of all EPG interface identifications all equates.
5. navigation system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the coding at described EPG interface adopts the mode of variable-length encoding, promptly, according to certain coding rule, to the coding of different EPG interface distribution different lengths, in order to express the relation between an interface and another interface.
6. navigation system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, each coding at described EPG interface is uniquely corresponding to different EPG interfaces, and described EPG interface coding is by forming by the character of described remote controller input.
7. one kind is adopted the navigation system of TV navigation interface to carry out the method that TV navigation interface is located,
Wherein, the navigation system of described TV navigation interface comprises:
Set-top box (10) is used for receiving the desirable EPG interface coding by user's input;
EPG server (20), wherein prestore the EPG interface address corresponding with different EPG interface, described EPG server (20) is used for receiving described EPG interface coding from described set-top box, and inquire about and the address, pairing EPG interface of encoding, described EPG interface according to the described EPG interface that received coding, pairing EPG interface, address, described EPG interface is back to described set-top box (10)
It is characterized in that described method comprises:
Described set-top box is normally used service (100) step: serve to described EPG server (20) request EPG by described set-top box (10);
Import described EPG interface coding step (110): import described EPG interface coding by the user input apparatus in the described set-top box (10), and press acknowledgement key or wait for a period of time;
Described set-top box sends described EPG interface coding step (120) to described EPG server: described set-top box (10) sends to described EPG server (20) with the described EPG interface coding of user's input;
Corresponding address, the described EPG interface step (130) of described EPG server lookup and described EPG interface coding: described EPG server (20) according to receive, encode from the described EPG interface that described set-top box (10) is sent, prestore with corresponding address, EPG interface, different EPG interface in inquire about, to obtain and the corresponding address, described EPG interface of encoding, described EPG interface; With
Return the described EPG interface step (160) of asking: described EPG server (20) returns pairing described EPG interface, address, described EPG interface to described set-top box (10).
8. localization method as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that the user input apparatus in the described set-top box (10) of the navigation system of described TV navigation interface is a kind of remote controller that has digital keys, " * " button, " # " button and " affirmation " button.
9. localization method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the coding at described EPG interface adopts the block code mode, that is, the code length of all EPG interface identifications all equates.
10. localization method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the coding at described EPG interface adopts the variable-length encoding mode, promptly, according to certain coding rule, to the coding of different EPG interface distribution different lengths, in order to express the relation between an interface and another interface.
11. localization method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, each coding at described EPG interface is uniquely corresponding to different EPG interfaces, and described EPG interface coding is by forming by the character of described remote controller input.
12. localization method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, corresponding address, the described EPG interface step (130) of described EPG server lookup and described EPG interface coding and return ask can also comprise between the described EPG interface step (160):
Return address, described EPG interface step (140): described EPG server (20) returns the address, described EPG interface that inquires to described set-top box (10);
Ask address, described EPG interface EPG interface step (150) pointed: described set-top box (10) is to described EPG server (20) the request EPG interface corresponding with address, described EPG interface.
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