SE522598C2 - Arrangements for a category controlled channel browsing - Google Patents

Arrangements for a category controlled channel browsing

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SE522598C2
SE522598C2 SE9703271A SE9703271A SE522598C2 SE 522598 C2 SE522598 C2 SE 522598C2 SE 9703271 A SE9703271 A SE 9703271A SE 9703271 A SE9703271 A SE 9703271A SE 522598 C2 SE522598 C2 SE 522598C2
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Per Kroon
Ivan Bretan
Ewa Jacobsson
Niklas Wolkert
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Telia Ab
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    • H04N21/266—Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system, merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
    • H04N21/2665—Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
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    • H04N21/262—Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists
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    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61—Network physical structure; Signal processing
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    • H04N7/52—Systems for transmission of a pulse code modulated video signal with one or more other pulse code modulated signals, e.g. an audio signal or a synchronizing signal

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement for category controlled channel scanning and makes possible showing of a program table and sorting of this according to the category to which respective program belongs. The user can easily scan through in the table, which facilitates for the user to select program in a wanted category. The arrangement includes program suppliers (1) who supply TV-programs and/or information to at least one Cable-TV supplier (2) who in his/her turn supplies Cable-TV to subscribers equipped with respective signal decoder (3) and TV-set (4). According to the invention, the Cable-TV supplier has an Electronic Program Guide (6) which contains information about the TV-programs from the program suppliers. The Cable-TV supplier is arranged to transmit the information from the Electronic Program Guide together with the TV-programs to the subscribers .The signal decoder at respective subscriber is arranged to, at request, arrange the information about the TV-programs according to category, show this information on the TV-set and scan through to a selected program.

Description

522 598 2 som i sin tur levererar kabeltelevision till abonnenter ut- rustade med respektive signaldekoder och televisionsapparat. 522 598 2 which in turn delivers cable television to subscribers equipped with respective signal decoders and television sets.

Enligt uppfinningen har kabelteveleverantören en pro- gramguideenhet som innehåller information om teveprogrammen fràn programleverantörerna. Kabelteveleverantören är anord- nad att sända informationen från programguideenheten till- sammans med teveprogrammen till abonnenterna. Signaldekodern hos respektive abonnent är anordnad att på begäran ordna informationen om teveprogrammen efter kategori, visa denna information på teveapparaten och bläddra till ett valt program.According to the invention, the cable television provider has a program guide unit which contains information about the television programs from the program providers. The cable TV provider is arranged to send the information from the program guide unit together with the TV programs to the subscribers. The signal decoder of each subscriber is arranged to, on request, arrange the information about the television programs by category, display this information on the television and browse to a selected program.

Informationen om teveprogrammen från programguide- enheten kan vara inlagd på varje programkanal tillsammans med själva programsignalen eller på en separat kanal.The information about the TV programs from the program guide unit can be entered on each program channel together with the program signal itself or on a separate channel.

Uppfinningen är definierad enligt ett arrangemang för kategoristyrd kanalbläddring innefattande programleverantörer vilka levererar teveprogram och/eller information till åtminstone en kabelteveleverantör som i sin tur levererar kabeltelevision till abonnenter utrustade med respektive signaldekoder och televisionsapparat.The invention is defined according to an arrangement for category-controlled channel browsing comprising program providers which supply television programs and / or information to at least one cable television provider which in turn delivers cable television to subscribers equipped with respective signal decoders and television sets.

Kabelteveleverantören har en programguideenhet som innehåller information om teveprogrammen från programleverantörerna. Att kabelteveleverantören är anordnad att sända informationen om de teveprogram som just nu sänds på alla kanaler från programguideenheten tillsammans med teveprogrammen till abonnenterna. Att respektive signaldekoder är anordnad att på begäran ordna informationen om teveprogrammen som just nu sänds på alla kanaler efter kategori, visa denna information på televisionsapparaten och att bläddra till ett valt program. Att informationen från programguideenheten är inlagd på varje programkanal tillsammans med själva programsignalen.The cable provider has a program guide unit that contains information about the TV programs from the program providers. That the cable TV provider is arranged to broadcast the information about the TV programs that are currently being broadcast on all channels from the program guide unit together with the TV programs to the subscribers. That each signal decoder is arranged to, on request, arrange the information about the television programs currently being broadcast on all channels by category, display this information on the television set and to browse to a selected program. That the information from the program guide unit is entered on each program channel together with the program signal itself.

KORTFATTAD BESKRIVNING AV RITNINGEN Föredragna utföringsformer av uppfinningen kommer att beskrivas i detalj med hänvisning till bifogade ritning, varav den enda figuren är en systemskiss över arrangemanget enligt föreliggande uppfinning. l0 522 598 3tL DETALJERAD BESKRIVNING AV FÖREDRAGNA UTFÖRINGSFORMER Man förväntar sig att digital teve kommer att introdu- ceras inom en överskàdlig framtid. Detta innebär att det kommer att bli fler tevekanaler eftersom det ryms fem, sex digitala tevekanaler på samma bandbredd som en analog teve- kanal. Den stora mängden tevekanaler kommer sannolikt inne- bära att det blir svårare att hitta rätt teveprogram på grund av det stora utbudet och att teveprogrammen får en smalare publik.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING Preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, of which the only figure is a system sketch of the arrangement according to the present invention. l0 522 598 3TL DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS It is expected that digital television will be introduced in the foreseeable future. This means that there will be more TV channels as there are five, six digital TV channels on the same bandwidth as an analogue TV channel. The large number of TV channels will probably mean that it will be more difficult to find the right TV program due to the large selection and that the TV programs will have a narrower audience.

Uppfinningen avser att underlätta för tevetittaren att hitta intressanta teveprogram. Även om uppfinningen beskrivs i samband med digital teve kan resonemanget och uppfinningen även tillämpas på dagens analoga system. Uppfinningen beskrivs med hänvisning till att en kabelteveleverantör tillhandahåller programmen till abonnenterna. En fackman på området inser emellertid att distributionen kan ske likaväl via satellit eller telefonnätet som via kabel och uppfin- u- u 40 522 598 a-un- 3 ningen är inte begränsad till något speciellt distributions- medel.The invention is intended to make it easier for the television viewer to find interesting television programs. Although the invention is described in connection with digital television, the reasoning and the invention can also be applied to today's analogue systems. The invention is described with reference to a cable television provider providing the programs to the subscribers. However, one skilled in the art will recognize that distribution may be via satellite or telephone network as well as via cable and the invention is not limited to any particular means of distribution.

I figur 1 visas ett schema över arrangemanget enligt uppfinningen. Teveprogrammen som i slutändan levereras till kunden produceras av ett antal olika mer eller mindre fri- stående tevebolag, här kallade programleverantörer 1, såsom Sveriges Television, TV4 med flera. I begreppet program- leverantörer skall också inbegripas renodlade databaser, t.ex. med börsinformation och databaser via Internet. De olika teveprogrammen och informationen insamlas av en kabel- teveleverantör 2 för vidare distribution till kunderna/ abonnenterna. Förutom programmen från programleverantörerna 1 kan kabelteveleverantören 2 ha egna applikationer 5, t.ex. spel som också levereras till abonnenterna. Varje abonnent har en dekoder 3 och en teveapparat 4. Dekodern 3 är speciellt anpassad enligt föreliggande uppfinning medan teveapparaten 4 kan vara en vanlig analog TV.Figure 1 shows a diagram of the arrangement according to the invention. The TV programs that are ultimately delivered to the customer are produced by a number of different more or less independent TV companies, here called program providers 1, such as Sveriges Television, TV4 and others. The concept of program providers shall also include pure databases, e.g. with stock exchange information and databases via the Internet. The various TV programs and information are collected by a cable TV provider 2 for further distribution to customers / subscribers. In addition to the programs from the program providers 1, the cable TV provider 2 may have its own applications 5, e.g. games that are also delivered to subscribers. Each subscriber has a decoder 3 and a television set 4. The decoder 3 is specially adapted according to the present invention, while the television set 4 may be a standard analogue TV.

Kabelteveleverantören har dessutom en så kallad pro- gramguideenhet 6 (EPG Electronic Programme Guide) som inne- håller information om de olika teveprogrammen. Informationen inbegriper kategori, sändningstider, t ex. när programmen börjar och hur långa de är, och även en text som kortfattat beskriver teveprogrammet. Utsignalen från "kabelteveleveran- tören” kan gå via kabel, satellit eller telefon. Utsignalens transportström kan vara analog eller digital. Företrädesvis kommer digitala transportströmmar att användas. Jämfört med en analog transportström som bär en analog tevekanal kan den digitala lika stora transportströmmen bära omkring fem teve- kanaler plus annan information.The cable TV provider also has a so-called program guide unit 6 (EPG Electronic Program Guide) which contains information about the various TV programs. The information includes category, transmission times, e.g. when the programs start and how long they are, and also a text that briefly describes the TV program. The output signal from the "cable TV provider" can be via cable, satellite or telephone. The transport current of the output signal can be analog or digital. Preferably, digital transport currents will be used. Compared to an analog transport current carrying an analogue TV channel, TV channels plus other information.

En variant av uppfinningen är att varje digital transportström sänder information om nuvarande och näst- kommande program pà alla kanaler. För varje program finns följande information: Kanal (t.ex. SVT2), Titel (t.ex. rapport), Kategori (t.ex. nyheter), Starttid (t.ex. 19.30), Längd (t.ex. 30 minuter) samt en text som kan beskriva programmet. All denna information hämtas ur programguide- enheten 6. Oberoende av vilken kanal som abonnenten har ställt in på sin dekoder, alltså den kanal som abonnenten tittar på, kan dekodern inhämta all information om alla övriga kanaler. nuoquo :anna 2 2 5 9 8 5:5 ';== . . ffi; f; ;---= 4 Det är också möjligt att lägga informationen från programguideenheten 6 på en separat kanal.A variant of the invention is that each digital transport stream transmits information about current and next programs on all channels. For each program, the following information is available: Channel (eg SVT2), Title (eg report), Category (eg news), Start time (eg 19.30), Length (eg 30 minutes) and a text that can describe the program. All this information is retrieved from the program guide unit 6. Regardless of which channel the subscriber has tuned to his decoder, ie the channel that the subscriber is watching, the decoder can retrieve all information about all other channels. nuoquo: anna 2 2 5 9 8 5: 5 '; ==. . f fi; f; ; --- = 4 It is also possible to put the information from the program guide unit 6 on a separate channel.

Abonnentens dekoder 3 styrs lämpligen med en fjärr- kontroll (visas ej). Fjärrkontrollen är utrustad med de vanliga knapparna och kontrollerna och har dessutom speciella knappar eller funktioner så att abonnenten kan begära visning av en programtabell på teveskärmen, samtidigt som programmet betraktas, sortering av tabellen på olika sätt, efter tevebolag, kategori, starttider med mera. Fjärr- kontrollen har också pilar upp och ner för att bläddra upp och ner i tabellen och välja önskat program.The subscriber's decoder 3 is suitably controlled by a remote control (not shown). The remote control is equipped with the usual buttons and controls and also has special buttons or functions so that the subscriber can request the display of a program table on the TV screen, while watching the program, sorting the table in different ways, by TV company, category, start times and more. The remote control also has up and down arrows to scroll up and down the table and select the desired program.

Ovanpå den vanliga tevebilden presenteras alltså infor- mation om vilka program som sänds just nu på alla kanaler.On top of the usual TV picture, information is thus presented about which programs are currently being broadcast on all channels.

Förutom kanalens och programmets namn visas också informa- tion om vilken kategori av program det är, t.ex. nyheter, film eller sport. Informationen kan visas om ett program i taget eller som en tabell. Abonnenten kan också expandera en tabellrad för att få fram den ytterligare beskrivande texten. Det antas ligga inom en normal fackmans kunskap att visa en tabell på teveskärmen på det här sättet.In addition to the channel and program name, information is also displayed about which category of program it is, e.g. news, movies or sports. The information can be displayed about one program at a time or as a table. The subscriber can also expand a table row to produce the additional descriptive text. It is assumed that it is within the knowledge of a normal professional to display a table on the TV screen in this way.

I tabellen nedan visas teveprogrammen som pågår sorte- rade efter kanal, dvs på traditionellt sätt. Den inramade raden anger den information som kan tänkas visas på teve- bilden just nu eller som just nu betraktas. Om användaren trycker pil upp på fjärrkontrollen tre gånger visas informa- tioner på programmet ”Månadens konsert” på SVT1. Därigenom bläddrar abonnenten till den kanalen. Alternativt visas information om den kanalen och bläddringen till kanalen sker först genom en ytterligare tryckning på en väljarknapp.The table below shows the TV programs that are running sorted by channel, ie in the traditional way. The framed line indicates the information that may be displayed on the TV screen right now or that is currently being viewed. If the user presses the arrow on the remote control three times, information is displayed on the program "Concert of the month" on SVT1. Thereby, the subscriber browses to that channel. Alternatively, information about that channel is displayed and scrolling to the channel takes place first by further pressing a selector button.

TEVEPROGRAMMEN, SORTERADE EFTER KANAL 1 SVT1 Månadens konsert Musik 2 SVT2 Rapport Nyheter 3 TV3 Fotboll: Sverige-Skottland Sport 4 TV4 Nyheterna Nyheter Kanal 5 Fresh Prince i Bel Air Serie 6 TV6 I de lugnaste vatten Serie 7 ZTV Parasoll Nöje 8 MTV The Grind Classics Musik ll 12 13 14 16 programmen istället efter vilken kategori som det tillhör.TELEVISION PROGRAMS, SORTED BY CHANNEL 1 SVT1 Concert of the Month Music 2 SVT2 Report News 3 TV3 Football: Sweden-Scotland Sports 4 TV4 News News Channel 5 Fresh Prince in Bel Air Series 6 TV6 In the calmest waters Series 7 ZTV Parasol Entertainment 8 MTV The Grind Classics Music ll 12 13 14 16 programs instead according to which category it belongs to.

Eurosport TV1000 TVl0O0Cinema FilmNet1 FilmNet2 Discovery Hallmark FTV För att utnyttja föreliggande uppfinning sorteras teve- 522 598 annas- . 6 c 0 nu o»~4»ø - n w 0 ~u en Tennis, ATP Roswell Kärlekens fyrverkeri FilmNet US Top Ten Dolores Claiborne Det man hör Wojeck Nyheter u -...' uno n 0 n c uno Sport Film Film Kultur Film Fakta Film Nyheter Detta görs t.ex. genom att trycka på en speciell knapp pà fjärrkontrollen. En möjlig uppställning visas i tabellen nedan. Detta gör att t.ex. alla nyhetsprogrammen hamnar jämte varandra och om användaren trycker pil upp visas istället informationen om programmet "Rapport" SVT2, eftersom det är ett program i samma kategori och ligger pà raden ovanför. På detta sätt blir det enkelt att bläddra bland t.ex. sportprogram oavsett vilka kanaler som sänder sport för tillfället.Eurosport TV1000 TVl0O0Cinema FilmNet1 FilmNet2 Discovery Hallmark FTV To take advantage of the present invention, television 522 598 other. 6 c 0 nu o »~ 4» ø - nw 0 ~ u a Tennis, ATP Roswell Love's fireworks FilmNet US Top Ten Dolores Claiborne What you hear Wojeck News u -... 'uno n 0 nc uno Sports Film Film Culture Film Facts Film News This is done e.g. by pressing a special button on the remote control. A possible lineup is shown in the table below. This means that e.g. all the news programs end up next to each other and if the user presses the up arrow, the information about the program "Report" SVT2 is displayed instead, because it is a program in the same category and is on the line above. In this way, it becomes easy to scroll through e.g. sports programs regardless of which channels broadcast sports at the moment.

TEVEPROGRAMMEN, SORTERADE EFTER KATEGORI 14 Discovery Det man hör Fakta TV1000 Roswell Film 11 TV1000Cinema Kärlekens fyrverkeri Film 13 FilmNet2 Dolores Claiborne Film Hallmark Wojeck Film 12 FilmNet1 FilmNet US Top Ten Kultur SVT1 Månadens konsert Musik MTV The Grind Classics Musik 2 SVT2 Rapport Nyheter 4 TV4 Nyheterna Nyheter 16 FTV Nyheter Nyheter 7 ZTV Parasoll Nöje Kanal 5 Fresh Prince i Bel Air Serie 6 TV6 I de lugnaste vatten Serie 3 TV3 Fotboll: Sverige-Skottland Sport 9 Eurosport Tennis, ATP Sport 6 Det anses att det ligger inom en normal fackmans för- måga att insamla och lagra information om teveprogram i programguideenheten 6. Det finns också kända metoder för att sortera informationen efter kategorier i enlighet med föreliggande uppfinning. Dessa olika metoder anses ligga inom uppfinningens omfattning som endast är begränsad av patentkraven nedan.TELEVISION PROGRAMS, SORT BY CATEGORY 14 Discovery What you hear Facts TV1000 Roswell Film 11 TV1000Cinema Love's fireworks Film 13 FilmNet2 Dolores Claiborne Film Hallmark Wojeck Film 12 FilmNet1 FilmNet US Top Ten Culture SVT1 Concert of the Month Music MTV TV TV2 News News News 16 FTV News News 7 ZTV Parasol Entertainment Channel 5 Fresh Prince in Bel Air Series 6 TV6 In the calmest waters Series 3 TV3 Football: Sweden-Scotland Sport 9 Eurosport Tennis, ATP Sport 6 It is considered that it is within a normal professional's ability to collect and store information about television programs in the program guide unit 6. There are also known methods for sorting the information by categories in accordance with the present invention. These various methods are considered to be within the scope of the invention which is limited only by the claims below.

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1. 0 15 20 25 30 35 522 598 ,Hfi _"m., z.. PATENTKRAV a oooøno Arrangemang för kategoristyrd kanalbläddring innefattande programleverantörer (1) vilka levererar teveprogram och/eller information till åtminstone en kabelteveleverantör (2) som i sin tur levererar kabeltelevision till abonnenter utrustade med respektive signaldekoder (3) och televisionsapparat (4), kännetecknat av att kabelteveleverantören har en programguideenhet (6) som innehåller information om teveprogrammen från programleverantörerna (1), att kabelteveleverantören (2) är anordnad att sända information om de teveprogram som just nu sänds på alla kanaler från programguideenheten (6) tillsammans med teveprogrammen till abonnenterna, att respektive signaldekoder (3) är anordnad att på begäran ordna informationen om teveprogrammen som just nu sänds på alla kanaler efter kategori, visa denna information på televisionsapparaten (4) och att bläddra till ett valt program, och att informationen från programguideenheten (6) är inlagd på varje programkanal tillsammans med själva programsignalen. Arrangemang i enlighet med krav 1, kännetecknat av att informationen om teveprogrammen förutom kategori innefattar sändningstider och beskrivande text för respektive teveprogram. Arrangemang i enlighet med krav 1 eller 2, kännetecknat av att informationen från programguideenheten (6) är inlagd på en separat kanal. Arrangemang i enlighet med något av föregående krav, kännetecknat av att kabelteveleverantören (2) är anordnad att sända informationen via kabel, satellit eller telefonnät. Arrangemang i enlighet med något av föregående krav, kännetecknat av att respektive signaldekoder (3) är anordnad 10 15 522 598 _H__, , s att styras med en fjärrkontroll som har kontroller för att .. u anno n u .u .q-.on . o uonucc begära visning av programtabell, sortering efter kategori, sortering efter tevebolag, och/eller sortering efter starttid, samt bläddring upp och ner i tabellen. Arrangemang i enlighet med något av föregående krav, kännetecknat av att nämnda information om teveprogram visas pà teveskärm, samtidigt som TV-program betraktas. Arrangemang i enlighet med något av föregående krav, kännetecknat av att tillsammans med nämnda information om teveprogram visas information om renodlade databaser och applikationer som är tillgängliga i nämnda programleverantörs utbud.1. 0 15 20 25 30 35 522 598, H fi _ "m., Z. supplies cable television to subscribers equipped with respective signal decoders (3) and television sets (4), characterized in that the cable television provider has a program guide unit (6) containing information about the television programs from the program providers (1), that the cable television provider (2) is arranged to transmit information about the television programs currently broadcast on all channels from the program guide unit (6) together with the television programs to the subscribers, that each signal decoder (3) is arranged to arrange on request the information about the television programs currently broadcast on all channels by category, display this information on the television ( 4) and to browse to a selected program, and that the information from the program guide unit (6) is in loaded on each program channel together with the program signal itself. Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the information about the television programs in addition to category includes broadcast times and descriptive text for each television program. Arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the information from the program guide unit (6) is entered on a separate channel. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cable television provider (2) is arranged to transmit the information via cable, satellite or telephone network. Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the respective signal decoder (3) is arranged to be controlled by a remote control which has controls for .. u anno n u .u .q. o uonucc request display of program table, sorting by category, sorting by TV company, and / or sorting by start time, as well as scrolling up and down the table. Arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said information about television programs is displayed on a television screen, at the same time as television programs are viewed. Arrangement according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that together with said information about television programs, information about pure databases and applications that are available in said program provider's offer is displayed.
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