CN101656851B - Method and device for displaying program information - Google Patents
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Abstract
The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for displaying program information. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a video file of a program information template, variable data corresponding to the template and display position information of the variable data; playing the program information template in a format of the video file; and displaying the variable data on the corresponding position of the template according to the display position information so as to obtain a complete program information page. Because the template is played by adopting the format of the video file, the device can display background pages with gorgeous colors and high fidelity.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, relate in particular to a kind of display packing and device of programme information.
Background technology
Fast development along with DTV; EPG (Electronic Program Guide; Electronic program guides) for the user provides program navigating easily, make things convenient for the user to check, search for program, become the very important characteristic that DTV is different from simulated television.Usually, the EPG content displayed comprises two parts, i.e. template and variable data, and wherein, said template is the display mode with specific format, variable data is the change information that is embedded in the template, for example concrete programm name etc.
The method of existing a kind of displays program information is that STB accesses the back at OSD (On Screen Display with the template of self preserving; Screen display) goes up demonstration; Download the variable data corresponding from head-end system then with this template style; With the demonstration that on template, superposes of these variable datas, form the complete page.
Yet in carrying out the invention process, the inventor finds to exist at least in the prior art following problem:
Because template of the prior art and variable data all show on OSD; Can only simple picture of Show Color or literal; And can't show for content lucuriant in design, therefore can't realize the background frame of a lot of high-fidelities, influence the bandwagon effect of the page.Simultaneously, owing to will on STB, realize that through corresponding software OSD shows, therefore, has also increased the expense of set-top-box system.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the embodiment of the invention is to provide a kind of display packing and device of programme information, can improve the expense that has also reduced system when realizing the high-fidelity picture.
The display packing of a kind of programme information that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Obtain the video file of programme information template, and the display location information of the variable data corresponding with said template and this variable data;
Said programme information template is play with the form of video file;
According to said display location information, said variable data is presented on the relevant position on the said template, to obtain complete program information page.
The embodiment of the invention also discloses a kind of STB, comprising:
Acquiring unit is used to obtain the video file of programme information template and the display location information of the variable data corresponding with said template and this variable data;
Display unit is used for the programme information template of said acquiring unit is play with the form of video file;
Integral unit is used for the display location information obtained according to said acquiring unit, variable data in the said acquiring unit is presented on the relevant position on the programme information template of said display unit, to obtain complete program information page.
In the foregoing description, owing to adopt the form of video file to play template, and do not re-use the mode of in the prior art template being play on the OSD layer, thus make broadcast can demonstrate the background pages of high-fidelity.Simultaneously, all be hardware mode because STB adopts the broadcast of video file, therefore, can not consume a large amount of cpu resources, therefore also reduced the expense of system.
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Fig. 1 is the method flow schematic block diagram of a kind of displays program information of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the demonstration sketch map of a kind of Page Template of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is a kind of complete page sketch map that demonstrates of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the method flow schematic block diagram of the another kind of displays program information of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation block diagram of a kind of STB of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation block diagram of the another kind of STB of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation block diagram of another STB of the embodiment of the invention.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the embodiment of the embodiment of the invention is done further elaboration in detail.
As shown in Figure 1, be the method flow schematic block diagram of the disclosed a kind of displays program information of the embodiment of the invention, this embodiment can adopt the mode of video file to show at video layer template, realizes the high-fidelity picture.This embodiment comprises:
S101: the part that the page is not changed is made with the template like the picture pattern of forms such as JPG.For example, in the sketch map that a kind of Page Template shown in Figure 2 shows, the content commonly used that does not change in the page can comprise information such as " film-on-demand " menu, " TV play program request " menu.
S102: confirm that the part (getting final product the parameter certificate) that often changes in the page is presented at the positional information on this page; And with determined display location information and corresponding variable data according on corresponding download (download) server that is kept at head-end system of the order that in the page, shows, preserving type is as shown in table 1.Wherein, the title of the movie or television that said variable data for example shows, information such as reproduction time.Said display location information can be the lattice position that STB can be discerned.
Table 1
| Sequence number | Variable data | Display position |
| 1 | Electrodeless | 700*400 |
| 2 | Look is guarded against | 700*320 |
| 3 | No. seven, the Changjiang river | 700*240 |
S103: the picture format of said template is converted into video file format, for example can the picture of JPG form be changed into the video file of the I frame data that comprise the MPEG2 form.Then these video files are saved in and supply on the Download Server in the system to download.
S104: STB is downloaded the video file of said template from said Download Server, and said video file is buffered in carries out this locality in self memory and store.Wherein, said Download Server can be downloaded said video file through IP or ASI mode.
S105: when playing, said STB accesses corresponding video file and plays from self memory, to demonstrate the background pages that template appears.
S106: said STB sends request to said Download Server, to ask said Download Server the variable data that needs in the said template to show and the display location information of this variable data is sent to said STB.Wherein said Download Server can send through Cable, and perhaps IP network sends.
S107: said STB is presented at the display location information of the variable data that obtains among the S106 according to correspondence on the relevant position of background pages.After the picture format of the template among the S103 converted video file format to, template showed at video layer; The variable data that obtains among the S107 is to show at the OSD layer.For example, the complete page of demonstration can be as shown in Figure 3.
In addition; In S104; If the memory span of STB is limited can't store the video file of a large amount of templates the time, then can also directly from said Download Server transmitted stream, directly obtains corresponding template video data and play at STB described in the S105.
In addition; In said S106; Except STB active request Download Server provides variable data and the display location information; Can also be after S104 send to STB with the video file of template by said Download Server, directly that template is corresponding variable data and display location information send to STB.
As shown in Figure 4, be the method flow schematic block diagram of the another kind of displays program information of the embodiment of the invention, this embodiment can adopt the mode of video file to show at video layer template equally, realizes the high-fidelity picture.This embodiment and difference embodiment illustrated in fig. 1 are; Directly be kept at the template video file that generates in the STB among this embodiment; Said like this STB is when needs show; Need not directly to call the video file of self preserving and get final product, therefore further increased processing speed from the Download Server download.As shown in Figure 4, this embodiment comprises:
S401: the part that the page is not changed is made with the template like the picture pattern of forms such as JPG.For example, with the content commonly used that does not change in the page like " film-on-demand " menu, " TV play program request " menu etc.
S402: confirm that the part (getting final product the parameter certificate) that often changes in the page is presented at the positional information on this page; And with determined display location information and corresponding variable data according on corresponding download (download) server that is kept at head-end system of the order that in the page, shows, preserving type is as above shown in the table 1.Wherein, the title of the movie or television that said variable data for example shows, information such as reproduction time.Said display location information can be the lattice position that STB can be discerned.
S403: the picture format of said template is converted into video file format, for example can the picture of JPG form be changed into the video file of the I frame data that comprise the MPEG2 form.Then video file directly is kept in this STB.
S404: when playing, said STB accesses corresponding video file and plays from self memory, and to demonstrate the background pages that template appears, this video file shows at video layer.
S405: said STB sends request to said Download Server, to ask said Download Server the variable data that needs in the said template to show and the display location information of this variable data is sent to said STB.Wherein said Download Server can send through Cable, and perhaps IP network sends.
S406: said STB is presented at the display location information of the variable data that obtains among the S205 according to correspondence on the relevant position of background pages, and this variable data shows at the OSD layer.
In the foregoing description, owing to adopt the form of video file to play template, and do not re-use the mode of in the prior art template being play on the OSD layer, thus make broadcast can demonstrate the background pages of high-fidelity.Simultaneously, all be hardware mode because STB adopts the broadcast of video file, therefore, can not consume a large amount of cpu resources, therefore also reduced the expense of system.
Based on technique scheme; The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of STB, and this STB can adopt the template of the page mode of video file to show at video layer, realizes the high-fidelity picture; As shown in Figure 5; This STB comprises: acquiring unit 501, display unit 502 and integral unit 503, wherein
Said acquiring unit 501 is used to obtain the video file of programme information template and the display location information of the variable data corresponding with said template and this variable data; Wherein, said video file can comprise the I frame data of MPEG2 form, and said video file can be earlier page indicating template to be made the picture like the JPG form, then said picture is changed into video file.Wherein, the title of the movie or television that said variable data for example shows, information such as reproduction time.Said display location information can be the lattice position that STB can be discerned.
Said acquiring unit 501 can obtain the video file of said template from the Download Server transmitted stream.Perhaps, can also from said STB self canned data, obtain.The display location information of said variable data and this variable data can be obtained from Download Server.
Said display unit 502 is used for the programme information template of said acquiring unit 501 is play with the form of video file;
Said integral unit 503; Be used for the display location information obtained according to said acquiring unit 501; Variable data in the said acquiring unit 501 is presented on the relevant position on the programme information template of said display unit, to obtain complete program information page.
Based on said apparatus embodiment, the invention also discloses another kind of STB, this embodiment is applicable to that when video file is kept on the Download Server said STB need obtain the video file of Page Template from Download Server.As shown in Figure 6, be the disclosed another kind of STB structural representation block diagram of the embodiment of the invention.Said STB is on the basis of device embodiment shown in Figure 5, and said acquiring unit 501 can comprise: first template is obtained subelement 5011, first variable data is obtained subelement 5012, wherein,
Said first template is obtained subelement 5011, is used for obtaining from Download Server the video file of programme information template; Wherein can adopt IP or ASI mode to obtain said video file from Download Server.
Said first variable data is obtained subelement 5012, is used for obtaining the variable data corresponding with said template and the display location information of this variable data from Download Server.Wherein can adopt Cable, perhaps the IP mode is obtained the display location information of variable data and this variable data from Download Server.
Based on above-mentioned device embodiment shown in Figure 5, the invention also discloses another kind of STB, this embodiment is applicable to that when video file directly is kept on the STB said STB directly obtains the video file of Page Template from the information of self preserving.As shown in Figure 7, be disclosed another STB structural representation block diagram of the embodiment of the invention.Said STB is on the basis of device embodiment shown in Figure 5, and said STB also comprises: memory cell 701 is used to preserve the video file of programme information template; Said acquiring unit 501 can specifically comprise: second template is obtained subelement 5013, is used for obtaining from said memory cell 701 video file of programme information template; Second variable data is obtained subelement 5014, is used for obtaining the variable data corresponding with said template and the display location information of this variable data from Download Server.Wherein can adopt Cable, perhaps the IP mode is obtained the display location information of variable data and this variable data from Download Server.
Among the said apparatus embodiment, STB is owing to adopt the form of video file to play template, and do not re-use the mode of in the prior art template being play on the OSD layer, thereby makes broadcast can demonstrate the background pages of high-fidelity.Simultaneously, all be hardware mode because STB adopts the broadcast of video file, therefore, can not consume a large amount of cpu resources, therefore also reduced the expense of system.
Device embodiment described above only is schematic; Wherein said unit as the separating component explanation can or can not be physically to separate also; The parts that show as the unit can be or can not be physical locations also; Promptly can be positioned at a place, perhaps also can be distributed on a plurality of NEs.Can realize the purpose of present embodiment scheme according to the needs selection some or all of module wherein of reality.Those of ordinary skills promptly can understand and implement under the situation of not paying performing creative labour.
Through the description of above execution mode, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the present invention and can realize by the mode that software adds essential general hardware platform, can certainly pass through hardware.Based on such understanding; The part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to prior art in essence in other words can be come out with the embodied of software product; This computer software product can be stored in the storage medium, like ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc., comprises that some instructions are with so that a computer equipment (can be a personal computer; Server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of some part of each embodiment of the present invention or embodiment.
Can find out from the foregoing description, owing to adopt the form of video file to play template, and do not re-use the mode of in the prior art template being play on the OSD layer, thus make broadcast can demonstrate the background pages of high-fidelity.Simultaneously, all be hardware mode because STB adopts the broadcast of video file, therefore, can not consume a large amount of cpu resources, therefore also reduced the expense of system.In addition, when directly being kept at the template video file that generates in the STB, when said STB need show, need not directly to call the video file of self preserving and get final product, therefore further increased processing speed from the Download Server download.
Above-described embodiment of the present invention does not constitute the qualification to protection range of the present invention.Any modification of within spirit of the present invention and principle, being done, be equal to replacement and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the display packing of a programme information is characterized in that, comprising:
Obtain the video file of programme information template, and the display location information of the variable data corresponding with said template and this variable data;
Said programme information template is play with the form of video file at video layer;
According to said display location information, at screen display OSD layer said variable data is presented on the relevant position on the said template, to obtain complete program information page.
2. display packing as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the I frame data of said programme information template are kept on the Download Server of front end system;
The said video file that obtains the programme information template specifically comprises:
Said Download Server sends to STB with the video file of the programme information template of being preserved through code stream;
Said STB obtains the video file of said programme information template from said code stream.
3. display packing as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, said Download Server sends the I frame data of said programme information template through ASI or IP mode.
4. display packing as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the video file of said programme information template is kept on the STB;
The said video file that obtains the programme information template specifically comprises:
Said STB obtains the video file of said programme information template from self canned data.
5. display packing as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the said display location information of obtaining the variable data corresponding with said template and this variable data specifically comprises:
STB sends request to Download Server, receives afterwards by said Download Server according to the variable data corresponding with said template of asking to be sent and the display location information of this variable data.
6. display packing as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the said display location information of obtaining the variable data corresponding with said template and this variable data specifically comprises:
Said Download Server sends the corresponding variable data of said template and the display location information of this variable data through Cable or IP mode.
7. like each described display packing among the claim 1-6, it is characterized in that said video file is the file that comprises the MPEG2 form of I frame data.
8. a STB is characterized in that, comprising:
Acquiring unit is used to obtain the video file of programme information template and the display location information of the variable data corresponding with said template and this variable data;
Display unit is used for the programme information template of said acquiring unit is play with the form of video file at video layer;
Integral unit; Be used for the display location information obtained according to said acquiring unit; Screen display OSD layer with said acquiring unit in variable data be presented on the relevant position on the programme information template of said display unit, to obtain complete program information page.
9. STB as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, said acquiring unit comprises:
First template is obtained subelement, is used for obtaining from Download Server the video file of programme information template;
First variable data is obtained subelement, is used for obtaining the variable data corresponding with said template and the display location information of this variable data from Download Server.
10. STB as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Memory cell is used to preserve the video file of programme information template;
Said acquiring unit comprises:
Second template is obtained subelement, is used for obtaining from said memory cell the video file of programme information template;
Second variable data is obtained subelement, is used for obtaining the variable data corresponding with said template and the display location information of this variable data from Download Server.
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