CN101888503A - Classification retrieving method for digital television program - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a classification retrieving method for a digital television program. The method comprises the following steps of: 1) acquiring program information from service information (SI), establishing a program database by using the program information, classifying the program according to different types of program contents and establishing a keyword for each program type; 2) setting up a bouquet association table (BAT) containing all program type keywords and program names, parsing the BAT table and displaying the program type keywords on a television screen; and 3) expanding and viewing the association information of programs of a program type and selecting a program to be viewed by a user according to the program types, or, inputting a program name through a user interface, searching the corresponding program information in the program database by taking the program name as information, displaying the searched program information and selecting a program according to the displayed program information by the user. The method can ensure that the user searches the information of required television programs more conveniently and faster and effectively improve the retrieving efficiency.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to digital home technical field, be specifically related to a kind of classification retrieving method of digital television program.
Background technology
Along with the development of Digital Television and the application of set-top box, the user can enjoy the good service that Digital Television is brought to life now.Channel that the user can watch and program are more and more, but have increased the scope of rating program greatly, but this brings many inconvenience also for simultaneously the user when selecting to watch program and channel.
At present, user's method of carrying out the inquiry and the selection of TV programme for convenience, integrated EPG (Electronic Program Guide in digital TV set-top box, electronic program guides) system, this system sorted according to the searched time of coming out of TV programme and the time of TV services, and be presented at the rendition list on the programme information selection interface of television set, the user can check the performance guide information of this channel by selecting channel, comprise programme information, program broadcasting time, programme content brief introduction etc.
In research and practice process to the method, the present inventor finds that also there is the shortcoming of following two aspects in this system:
A, since television channel numerous, want to inquire about required programs and take a long time possibly.
B, when browsing TV programme, the user just determined the classification of required programs, and concrete which channel do not required that the user can only determine earlier that channel could retrieve program in current EPG system, does not meet custom.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention provides a kind of classification retrieving method of digital television program, by program category being divided according to becoming program from channel, thereby can make the user convenient, inquire about the information of required TV programme quickly.
Technical scheme provided by the invention is as follows:
The invention provides a kind of classification retrieving method of digital television program, may further comprise the steps:
1, obtains programme information from the SI (Service Information, information on services), adopt described programme information to set up program database, program is classified, and set up keyword for each classification according to the different classes of of programme content;
2, formulate a related BAT table of service groups that comprises all program category keywords and programm name, resolve BAT and show, the keyword of program category is presented on the video screen;
3, the user can launch according to program category, checks the relevant information of this class program, and selects to want the program watched;
4, also can pass through a user interface inputting programm name, be that information is carried out searching of corresponding programme information in described program database with the programm name, and the programme information that finds out is shown, the user chooses a certain program according to the programme information that shows.
Concrete, described classification is by the type of programme content difference, comprises news, physical culture, TV play, science and education, film, military affairs, music, amusement, finance and economics or the like.Described keyword is at the correlation word under selected this classification scope of program category.
The described programme information that obtains from SI is meant: by the EPG information among the SI is handled, obtain programme information from EIT (Event Information Table) table wherein.
Described EIT table comprises fields such as programm name, programme content, program category, and sets up described program database according to described each field.
Adopt a remote control to described user interface inputted search information.This remote control can carry out the literal input.
Described user interface comprises: programm name input frame, program category drop-down list box, beginning search key, ESC Escape.
When returning Search Results, sort according to program broadcasting time, that is: the interior programme information of period that comprises the current time comes the foremost, and the programme information of later broadcast comes the back.
Technique scheme is as can be seen:
Because the embodiment of the invention is that program category is divided according to becoming program from channel, the user can search accordingly according to program category, or directly search at the user interface inputting programm name, can make the user convenient, inquire about the information of required TV programme quickly, therefore can promote the efficient of retrieval program effectively.
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Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the classification retrieving method of digital television program of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram that the present invention searches for program;
Fig. 3 is the rough schematic view of user interface of the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making all other embodiment that obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
The invention provides a kind of classification retrieving method of digital television program, can make the user convenient, inquire about the information of required TV programme quickly.
The present invention divides program category according to becoming program from channel, and the user can search accordingly according to program category, or directly searches at the user interface inputting programm name, has improved the recall precision of digital television program greatly.
Below introduce embodiments of the invention in detail:
This example is to be example with the Digital Television, and the classification and retrieval system of its program is as follows:
A, according to the content of program, program is divided into classifications such as news, physical culture, TV play, science and education, film, military affairs, music, amusement, finance and economics;
B, one of formulation comprise the BAT table of all programm names and affiliated classification;
C, resolve the BAT table, the title of program category is presented on the tv display screen;
D, all programs of selecting a certain program category, set-top box addressing to find this classification to comprise are selected one of them program;
E, also can utilize entering method keyboard on the remote controller, the programm name of inquiry is wished in input in user interface, lists Search Results, therefrom selects required programs.
Remote controller is provided with the keyboard (being similar to cell phone keyboard) of tape input method, and same receiver domestic demand is provided with supports multi-lingual input method software to handle the literal input of remote controller.
Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the classification retrieving method of digital television program of the present invention, may further comprise the steps:
1, obtains programme information from the SI (Service Information, information on services), adopt described programme information to set up program database, program is classified, and set up keyword for each classification according to the different classes of of programme content;
2, formulate a BAT table that comprises all program category keywords and programm name, resolve the BAT table, the keyword of program category is presented on the video screen;
3, the user can launch according to program category, checks the relevant information of this class program, and selects to want the program watched;
4, also can pass through a user interface inputting programm name, be that information is carried out searching of corresponding programme information in described program database with the programm name, and the programme information that finds out is shown, the user chooses a certain program according to the programme information that shows.
Need to prove that above-mentioned steps 3 and 4 does not have inevitable ordinal relation, just convenience in order to describe.
Concrete, described classification is by the type of programme content difference, comprises news, physical culture, TV play, science and education, film, military affairs, music, amusement, finance and economics or the like.Described keyword is at the correlation word under selected this classification scope of program category.
The described programme information that obtains from SI is meant: by the EPG information among the SI is handled, obtain programme information from EIT (Event Information Table) table wherein.
Described EIT table comprises fields such as programm name, programme content, program category, and sets up described program database according to described each field.
Adopt a remote control to described user interface inputted search information.This remote control can carry out the literal input.
Described user interface comprises: programm name input frame, program category drop-down list box, beginning search key, ESC Escape.
When returning Search Results, sort according to program broadcasting time, that is: the interior programme information of period that comprises the current time comes the foremost, and the programme information of later broadcast comes the back.
After the user turns on TV, set-top box is at first carried out the analysis of BAT table (also can be in the process of TV reception, use a teleswitch the BAT table accessed), all categories title is presented on the video screen, the user is according to oneself hobby selection program category.
For example, the user wants to watch the sport category program, can in the program category tabulation, select sport category, set-top box meeting addressing this moment is found the rendition list of corresponding sport category and is shown, as " NBA conventional competition Lakers vs calf ", " Division A League Football Matches of Italy Juventus vs Siena ", " British Badminton Contest finals " or the like program.After the user chooses the program of wanting to see with remote controller, only need press " affirmation " key,, then switch to this program,, then carry out program predetermination if program does not broadcast as yet if program broadcasts.
In addition, the user also can enter user interface search.Fig. 3 is the rough schematic view of search engine user interface.
As shown in Figure 3, an input frame " program name " is arranged, a combobox " program category ", two buttons " begin search " and " withdrawing from ".The user imports required inquiry programm name in " program name " input frame, and chooses program category in drop-down list box, clicks " beginning search " button.
After beginning search, judge at first in the program name input frame whether input is arranged,, then it is deposited in the program name entry of data query structure if having; If do not have, then continue.
Then, judge whether program category has input,, then it is deposited in the program category item in the data query structure if having, if do not have, judge whether these two all do not have input, if then point out the user to re-enter, otherwise utilize the searching algorithm search, utilize the sort algorithm ordering, generate search listing.
At last, ranking results the rendition list is shown in user interface that wherein the program crossed of historical viewings shows with different colours.The user chooses a certain program after browsing this tabulation, or search again, or returns a menu.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart during for the user search program.
For example, the user wants to search for film " besieged city in October ", can enter the user search interface by remote controller earlier, in " program name " input frame, import " besieged city in October " with the keyboard on the remote controller, in " program category " drop-down list box, select " film ", click " beginning search " key, will show with the form of tabulation according to the Search Results after the broadcast time ordering.
If the user has only imported " besieged city in October " in " program name " input frame, and in " program category " drop-down list box, do not select respective type, after then clicking " beginning search " key, may not only can list the program of " besieged city in October " film, also can list the report program relevant etc. with " besieged city in October ".That is to say that if the user has only imported the program name and non-selected program category, then search result list can comprise the program of all program categories relevant with this program name.
If the user does not import the program name, only selected program category, for example, only selected program category to be " film ", do not import the program name, then search result list can be listed the program of all film classes, and this moment is identical with the effect of selection respective classes in the program category tabulation.
If the user not have to import at " program name " input frame and " program category " drop-down list box, then can point out the user to re-enter or show whole the rendition lists.
Concrete, comprising:
1) begins search;
2) user imports the program name, selects program category;
3) judgement begins search or withdraws from, if withdraw from, enters 14), if begin search, enter 4);
4) judge whether programm name has input, if enter 5), if not, enter 6):
5) deposit program name entry in the data query structure in, enter 6);
6) judge whether selection is arranged in the program category choice box, if enter 7), if not, enter 10);
7) deposit program category item in the data query structure in, enter 8);
8) utilize the searching algorithm search, enter 9);
9) utilize the sort algorithm ordering, enter step 12);
10) the prompting user selects in the input of name input frame or at the type option frame, otherwise input all enters step 11);
11) re-enter still demonstration all,, enter step 12), enter step 2) otherwise re-enter if show all
12) user interface shows qualified Search Results, enters step 13);
13) judge it is to select program, search for again or withdraw from, if step 2 is returned in search again), if withdraw from, enter step 14), if select program, enter step 15);
14) return a menu, enter 16);
15) selected program;
16) finish.
In sum, the invention provides a kind of classification retrieving method of digital television program, utilize this method user to search for and obtain corresponding the rendition list by program classification tabulation or user search interface.The user just can find corresponding program after choosing program category easily, exactly in the program set under this classification, or directly search in search interface input program name, and can be directly switch to this program in tabulation, thereby the efficient that program is searched significantly improves.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of step in the whole bag of tricks of the foregoing description is to instruct relevant hardware to finish by program, this program can be stored in the computer-readable recording medium, storage medium can comprise: read-only memory (ROM, Read Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), disk or CD etc.
More than the classification retrieving method of a kind of digital television program that the embodiment of the invention provided is described in detail, used specific case herein principle of the present invention and execution mode are set forth, the explanation of above embodiment just is used for helping to understand method of the present invention and core concept thereof; Simultaneously, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to thought of the present invention, the part that all can change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.
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1. the classification retrieving method of a digital television program is characterized in that, comprising:
1) from information on services SI, obtains programme information, adopt described programme information to set up program database, program is classified, and set up keyword for each program category according to the different classes of of programme content;
2) formulate the related BAT table of the service groups comprise all program category keywords and programm name, resolve BAT and show, the keyword of program category is presented on the video screen;
3) user launches according to program category, checks the relevant information of this class program, and selects to want the program watched; Perhaps,
By a user interface inputting programm name, be that information is carried out searching of corresponding programme information in described program database with the programm name, the programme information that finds out is shown the user chooses a certain program according to the programme information that shows.
2. the classification retrieving method of digital television program according to claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described program category is by the type of programme content difference, comprises news, physical culture, TV play, science and education, film, military affairs, music, amusement, finance and economics;
Described keyword is at the correlation word under selected this classification scope of program category.
3. the classification retrieving method of digital television program according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that:
The described programme information that obtains from SI is meant: by the electronic program guide (EPG) information among the SI is handled, obtain programme information from event information EIT table wherein.
4. the classification retrieving method of digital television program according to claim 3 is characterized in that:
Described EIT table comprises programm name, programme content, program category field, and sets up described program database according to described each field.
5. the classification retrieving method of digital television program according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that:
Adopt a remote control to described user interface inputted search information.
6. the classification retrieving method of digital television program according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that:
Described user interface comprises: programm name input frame, program category drop-down list box, beginning search key, ESC Escape.
7. the classification retrieving method of digital television program according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, also comprises:
When returning Search Results, sort according to program broadcasting time.
8. the classification retrieving method of digital television program according to claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The described ordering according to program broadcasting time comprises: the interior programme information of period that comprises the current time comes the foremost, and the programme information of later broadcast comes the back.
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