CN102082942A - Channel switching method and set top box (STB) - Google Patents

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CN102082942A
CN102082942A CN 201110043423 CN201110043423A CN102082942A CN 102082942 A CN102082942 A CN 102082942A CN 201110043423 CN201110043423 CN 201110043423 CN 201110043423 A CN201110043423 A CN 201110043423A CN 102082942 A CN102082942 A CN 102082942A
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The embodiment of the invention discloses a channel switching method. The method comprises the following steps: when receiving channel retrieval key value information of a remote control, searching a preset channel index table for channel names corresponding to the letters and numerals in the channel retrieval key value information; when the channel names corresponding to the letters and numerals in the channel retrieval key value information are searched, displaying the letters and numerals in the channel retrieval key value information as well as the searched channel names; and if receiving the key value information of selecting the target channel name in the searched channel names and the key value information of confirming switching from the remote control, switching the current channel to the channel corresponding to the selected target channel name. The embodiment of the invention also discloses a set top box (STB). By adopting the channel switching method and the STB, users can rapidly and accurately position the target channel, and the convenient STB operation service is provided.

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A kind of channel switching method and set-top box
Technical field
The present invention relates to TV domain, relate in particular to a kind of channel switching method and set-top box.
Background technology
Between the more than ten years of digital television techniques high speed development, set-top box (digital television receiver, being called for short set-top box) general trend of events is universal at home, now ordinary people sees by set-top box digital television program again neither what fresh thing at home, with the traditional analog signal can only transmit tens the cover TV programme different, digital television signal can pass two, 300 covers even more, look more clearly, audio program, open-minded along with high definition and some personalized channels, colourful looking, audio program be we can say and satisfied the demand of different spectators colonies to TV programme.
Former conventional analog television signals transmits the epoch of program, the television set of user's family can only watch fixing three usually, 40 programs, basically just can remember the position (channel) that each channel is deposited several times by television set remote controller circulation switching in television set, in the time of need seeing certain channel directly the corresponding channel of input just can switch in the past and watched, yet some local operators transmit one in the network of oneself at present, 200 covers even hundreds of overlap digital television channel and give the user, program has enriched, channel resource has rolled up, and this just makes the user want to search from numerous channels and locatees and brought no small trouble when a channel is watched.
The method that existing set-top box adopts when searching and locate a channel comprises: (1) is by the direct inputting channel of remote controller number; (2) cutting platform one by one by the remote controller switch key searches; (3) all searching one by one by directionkeys or page turning key in the channel column bezel, cluster; (4) channel that will often see, that like preestablishes in the favorites list, searches by this tabulation again.
The shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art is: at (1), if the user does not know that channel just can't accurately switch on the specified channel; At (2), in up to a hundred even a hundreds of channel, constantly cut platform and search one by one and want the channel seen, when television image constantly flashed, efficient was also very low; At (3), increasing searching on the efficient of specified channel, is example with 200 channels above-mentioned also, and the user will be introduced into whole channel lists, the page turning that does not stop is then also switched and just can be found channel 100, and obvious this method does not reach intelligence, effect fast yet; At (4), be in refinement, set some specific channel lists, dwindled the scope that program is searched, when searching target channel, at first enter in the tabulation of appointment, from this tabulation, search the channel of appointment again, this requires the user to grasp the method that set-top box is set specific channel list, and the channel of often seeing and like added in this tabulation, if but the channel that the user wants to see now not in this tabulation, the method is just invalid.
Summary of the invention
Embodiment of the invention technical problem to be solved is, a kind of channel switching method and set-top box are provided, can be fast, Search and Orientation goes out target channel in numerous television channels accurately and efficiently.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of channel switching method, comprising:
When receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller, in the channel concordance list that presets, search the pairing channel designation of letter and number of described channel index button value information;
When the pairing channel designation of letter and number that finds with this channel index button value information, show the letter and number of this channel index button value information, and the channel designation that finds;
If when receiving the key assignments information of select target channel designation in the channel designation that finds of remote controller and key assignments information that confirm to switch, current channel is switched to the pairing channel of described target channel title of selection.
Correspondingly, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of set-top box, comprising:
Receiver module is used for communicating by letter with set-top box remote controller, receives the key assignments information of remote controller;
Search module, be used for when described receiver module receives the channel index button value information of remote controller, in the channel concordance list that presets, searching the pairing channel designation of letter and number of described channel index button value information;
Display control module, be used for when the described module searches of searching to the pairing channel designation of letter and number of this channel index button value information the time, the control television set shows the letter and number of this channel index button value information, and the channel designation that finds;
The channel handover module, be used for described receiver module receive remote controller in the key assignments information of the channel designation select target channel designation that finds and during the key assignments information of confirming to switch, current channel is switched to the pairing channel of described target channel title of selection.
Implement the embodiment of the invention, have following beneficial effect:
After the user can directly import corresponding channel index button value information as required, just can in the channel concordance list that presets, search the channel designation of channel correlation quickly and accurately and be shown to the user, select to determine for the user, and switching channels automatically, the channel that makes things convenient for the user to watch oneself need to watch, the user also can continue to import corresponding channel search key as required and dwindle seek scope, further realized searching the channel designation of channel correlation quickly and accurately and being shown to the user, for the user provides the service of channel search operaqtion comparatively easily.Simultaneously, if the user is behind the corresponding channel index button value information of input, when in the certain hour scope, in the channel designation of the channel correlation that finds that has demonstrated, not making one's options, set-top box automatically switches to from current channel in the channel of digital pairing channel in the key assignments information that the user imports, do not influence user's use habit, satisfied user's experience.
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Fig. 1 is that the structure of the set-top box of the embodiment of the invention is formed schematic diagram;
Fig. 2 is the first embodiment schematic flow sheet of channel switching method of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the second embodiment schematic flow sheet of channel switching method of the present invention;
Fig. 4-Fig. 8 is each step corresponding TV on-screen displays schematic diagram in the channel switching method 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 the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
Fig. 1 is that the structure of the set-top box of the embodiment of the invention is formed schematic diagram, and this set-top box comprises:
Receiver module 1 is used for communicating by letter with set-top box remote controller, receives the key assignments information of remote controller.
Concrete, the remote controller that mates with this set-top box can be the same with general terminals such as mobile phone, numeral that mark is corresponding with this button on each button and English alphabet, when the user wants to check target channel, can import corresponding key assignments information, the i.e. numeral of enter key value information correspondence and English alphabet to set-top box by each button on the remote controller.
Search module 2, be used for when described receiver module 1 receives the channel index button value information of remote controller, in the channel concordance list that presets, searching the pairing channel designation of letter and number of described channel index button value information.
Described channel concordance list is after whole channels are determined in the set-top box retrieval, is provided with according to the channel designation among (Service Description Table, program SDT Service Description Table) SDT of carrier server.Concrete, the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation that from the SDT table of front end, obtains, can obtain the simplified Hanzi first letter of pinyin according to the position of Chinese character encoding in GB2312 coding (country of " Chinese Character Set Code for Informati " People's Republic of China (PRC) Chinese character information exchange coding standard) standard scale is initial consonant, constitute the Pinyin abbreviation of whole channel name, and the index that is defined as channel name identifies, then each channel designation and index thereof sign is saved in after interrelated and constitutes the channel concordance list in the concordance list, so that the described module 2 of searching is at set-top box end program search, letter or number according to described channel index button value information, in the channel concordance list, find the identical letter or number of letter and number with described channel index button value information, to find corresponding channel designation at last.For example: its first letter of pinyin abbreviation of the channel that obtains " Anhui satellite TV " by name is exactly " AHWS ", wherein the cerebral in the phonetic initial consonant " zh, ch, sh " substitutes with " z, c, s " when conversion is preserved, if when comprising English alphabet, numeral and some conventional characters information in the channel name that obtains then do not need conversion, for example: the channel that gets access to by name " CCTV-1 " then need not to change direct preservation again.Certainly, described channel concordance list also can directly be downloaded from the server of operator, and is kept in the set-top box.
Display control module 3 is used for when the described module 2 of searching when finding the pairing channel designation of letter and number with this channel index button value information, and the control television set shows the letter and number of this channel index button value information, and the channel designation that finds.In addition, also the may command television set shows the Warning Mark of changeable channel, can carry out the switching of channel as indicated with the prompting user.
Concrete, described display control module 3 is except control shows corresponding channel, also may command shows Warning Mark, as displaying symbol is the Warning Mark of the changeable channel of " ↓ ", control shows the letter and number of the key assignments information that described receiver module 1 receives, and the control viewing area shows described each channel designation that module 2 is searched of searching.Wherein, under the demonstration control of set-top box, the zone of television set indicated channel number is the channel viewing area, the zone that shows the Warning Mark of changeable channel is the indicator of changeable channel, the zone of the letter and number of display key value information is remote control keys value information viewing area, shows that described zone of searching each channel designation that module 2 searches is retrieval channel list viewing area.
Described search channel designation that module 2 finds be with the user by the relevant channel designation of each letter and number in the channel index button value information of remote controller input, for example, the button that the user presses is numerical key " 2 ", that then find is " A; B; C; 2 " pairing channel designation, at this moment, what described display control module 3 controls showed is: what show in the channel viewing area is " 2 ", in the indicator of changeable channel, show Warning Mark " ↓ ", that show in remote control keys value information viewing area is " A; B; C; 2 " form with tabulation in retrieval channel list viewing area shows the " A; B; C; 2 that finds out " pairing channel designation is as " 056 Anhui satellite TV; 049 BTV; 105 Beijing high definitions; 066 northern TV station; 001CCTV-1 " etc.Concrete, because the alphanumeric message on the numerical key " 2 " comprises " A, B, C, 2 ", by the principle of aforementioned index table, just can first word of corresponding channel designation, for example A can be the initial consonant of " peace " word, therefore will find and show " 056 Anhui satellite TV "; In like manner, B can be the initial consonant of " north " word, will find and show " 049 BTV, 105 Beijing high definitions, 066 northern TV station ", by that analogy.
Display control module 3 also can be searched the channel designation that module 2 finds and compares described, if exist same names identical, then described display control module 3 only shows one of them, for example, key assignments information corresponding to numerical key " 2 ", search and " A; B; C; 2 " in the pairing channel designation, comprise " 002CCTV-2 " in the channel designation of letter " C " correspondence, and also comprise " 002CCTV-2 " in the channel designation of numeral " 2 " correspondence, then display control module 3 is according to the letter and number of this channel designation that finds, it is identical to compare two channel designations, and then described display control module 3 only is controlled at and shows in the television set that one " 002CCTV-2 " gets final product.
Channel handover module 4, be used for receiving the indication of remote controller according to the Warning Mark of changeable channel at described receiver module 1, in the channel designation that finds, when the key assignments information of select target channel designation and key assignments information that confirm to switch, current channel is switched to the pairing channel of described target channel title of selection.
Concrete, if the user is according to showing in the indicator of changeable channel that changeable channel Warning Mark is as " ↓ ", select the button transmission to move down the cursor key value information by the following of remote controller, described the searching in each channel designation that module 2 searches that shows in retrieval channel list viewing area selected channel designation, and the affirmation button by remote controller is when sending the key assignments information of confirming, 4 channels that television set is current of described channel handover module switch on the pairing channel of channel designation that the user selects to confirm, finish the switching of channel.Certainly, when not having changeable channel Warning Mark, the user also can recognize that can carry out channel switches selection operation directly according to the channel displayed name list.
In addition, described channel handover module also is used for if receive after the user imports one or more key assignments information by remote controller, in default time range, do not receive new channel index button value information once more, do not receive perhaps that the control corresponding moving cursor carries out the key assignments information that letter selects and during the key assignments information selecting to confirm, current channel is switched to the digital pairing channel of the channel index button value information of the described remote controller that receives.Be that the user does not show Warning Mark " ↓ " in the indicator according to changeable channel, move down cursor and select channel designation, and when pressing the button that confirm to switch, described channel handover module 4 switches to current channel the digital pairing channel of the channel index button value information of the described remote controller that receives.For example, if after the channel index button value information corresponding key that the user presses is numerical key " 2 ", paused 5 seconds (default time range), then described channel handover module 4 is directly switch to the channel of 2 corresponding frequencies among the SDT.
Further, see also Fig. 1 again, this set-top box also comprises:
Groups of keywords compound module 5, when described receiver module 1 receives the channel index button value information of remote controller once more, the letter of the letter of this channel index button value information that receives once more and before channel index button value information made up obtain the monogram keyword.
The described module 2 of searching also is used for searching the pairing channel designation of monogram keyword that described groups of keywords compound module obtains at the channel concordance list that presets.
Described display control module 3 also is used to control monogram keyword that television set shows that described groups of keywords compound module obtains and describedly searches the channel designation that module searches arrives.
Concrete, after the user has imported the first channel index button value information, as numerical key " 2 ", described display control module 3 is with the letter and number " A; B; C; 2 of the key assignments information of numerical key " 2 " " after being shown to the user etc. information, the user can send the key assignments information that the control corresponding cursor moves and the key assignments information of choosing affirmation to set-top box by remote controller, with the letter " A; B; C " middle one of them letter of selecting, the letter that simultaneously described display control module 3 control television set explicit users are chosen, television set shows that the zone of the letter that described user chooses is letter selection affirmation district, selected letter " B " as the user, then letter " B " has been presented at letter and selects to confirm in the district.
After choosing affirmation, if the user continues to send the second channel index button value information to set-top box by remote controller, so, after the receiver module 1 of set-top box receives the second channel index button value information of this user's transmission, described display control module 3 upgrades the letter and number that shows in the numeral in showing in the channel viewing area, the remote control keys value information viewing area, this second channel index button value information is shown to the user, carries out the selection of second letter by the user and confirm.After second letter is confirmed, described groups of keywords compound module 5 will confirm that first letter becomes the monogram keyword of user search channel designation with second monogram, and sending to the described module 2 of searching, described 2 of the modules of searching are searched the pairing channel designation of described monogram keyword in the channel concordance list that presets.And upgrade by the channel designations in 3 pairs of the described display control modules retrieval channel list viewing area, show and search module 2 channel designation that keyword search is arrived according to monogram.
For example, the user import once more for the second channel index button value information of numerical key 5 correspondences, and input for the first time is the first channel index button value information of numerical key 2 correspondences, selected the letter " B " in the first channel index button value information simultaneously, the second channel index button value information is a letter " J ", what then described display control module 3 carried out update displayed is: what show in the channel viewing area is " 25 ", can in the indicator of changeable channel, show Warning Mark " ↓ ", that show in remote control keys value information viewing area is " J; K; L; 5 ", that show in letter is selected to confirm to distinguish is " BJ ", form with tabulation in retrieval channel list viewing area shows " BJ " the pairing channel designation that finds out, as " 049 BTV; 105 Beijing high definitions " etc.Certainly, when not having changeable channel Warning Mark, the user also can recognize that can carry out channel switches selection operation directly according to the channel displayed name list.
In addition, the user also can not be used in the selection of carrying out letter in the first channel index button value information and the second channel index button value information, and adopt direct index to identify according to the channel designation of wanting to retrieve, the second channel index button value information of first channel index button value information of input number keyboard 2 correspondences and numerical key 5 correspondences successively, by described groups of keywords compound module 5 according to already present channel designation in the channel concordance list that gets in the SDT table, can only carry out monogram, obtain one or more monogram keyword, carry out channel designation and search for the described module 3 of searching, for example, described groups of keywords compound module 5 is according to " the A; B; C; 2 of numerical key 2 " and " the J; K; L; 5 of numerical key 5 " be combined into the monogram keyword of " BJ " intelligently so that the described module 3 of searching finds channel titles such as " 049 BTVs; 105 Beijing high definitions ".
In like manner, when the user continues to import the 3rd channel index button value information and the 4th channel index button value information etc. by remote controller, described groups of keywords compound module 5, the described module 2 of searching, described display control module 3 is all carried out identical operations, receive the indication of user until described receiver module 1 according to the Warning Mark of the changeable channel that shows, after key assignments information by remote controller select target channel designation in retrieval channel list viewing area and the key assignments information of confirming to switch, carry out the switching of corresponding channel by described channel handover module 4.
Further, as shown in Figure 1, described set-top box also can comprise:
Acquisition module 6 is used for obtaining from program SDT Service Description Table SDT the channel designation of each channel;
Preset module 7, be used for when the channel designation that described acquisition module 6 obtains from program SDT Service Description Table SDT is the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation, obtain the first letter of pinyin of each simplified Hanzi in this simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation, generate the index sign of corresponding channel according to the first letter of pinyin of each simplified Hanzi, and with this index sign and the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation of corresponding channel carry out related after, be stored in the channel concordance list that presets, so that can in described concordance list, find corresponding index sign, and finally find corresponding simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation according to the letter of the channel index button value information of remote controller; Perhaps
Being used at the channel designation that described acquisition module obtains from program SDT Service Description Table SDT is letter abbreviations, when perhaps letter and number is abridged, this letter abbreviations directly is stored in the channel concordance list that presets, so that can in described concordance list, find corresponding index sign, and finally find corresponding channel designation according to the letter and/or the numeral of the channel index button value information of remote controller.
Implement the embodiment of the invention, have following beneficial effect:
After the user can directly import corresponding channel index button value information as required, just can in the channel concordance list that presets, search the channel designation of channel correlation quickly and accurately and be shown to the user, select to determine for the user, and switching channels automatically, the channel that makes things convenient for the user to watch oneself need to watch, the user also can continue to import corresponding channel search key as required and dwindle seek scope, further realized searching the channel designation of channel correlation quickly and accurately and being shown to the user, for the user provides the service of channel search operaqtion comparatively easily.Simultaneously, if the user is behind the corresponding channel index button value information of input, when in the certain hour scope, in the channel designation of the channel correlation that finds that has demonstrated, not making one's options, set-top box automatically switches to from current channel in the channel of digital pairing channel in the key assignments information that the user imports, do not influence user's use habit, satisfied user's experience.
Below channel switching method of the present invention is described in detail.
Seeing also Fig. 2, is the first embodiment schematic flow sheet of channel switching method of the present invention, and this method comprises:
S201: when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller, in the channel concordance list that presets, search the pairing channel designation of letter and number of described channel index button value information.
Concrete, the remote controller that mates with this set-top box can be the same with general terminals such as mobile phone, numeral that mark is corresponding with this button on each button and English alphabet, when the user wants to check target channel, can import corresponding key assignments information to set-top box by each button on the remote controller, promptly the numeral of enter key value information correspondence and English alphabet carry out the channel retrieval.
Described channel concordance list is after whole channels are determined in the set-top box retrieval, is provided with according to the channel designation among (Service Description Table, program SDT Service Description Table) SDT.Concrete, it is initial consonant that the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation that obtains from the SDT table that front end broadcasts can obtain the simplified Hanzi first letter of pinyin according to the position of Chinese character encoding in GB2312 coding (country of " Chinese Character Set Code for Informati " People's Republic of China (PRC) Chinese character information exchange coding standard) standard scale, constitute the Pinyin abbreviation of whole channel name, and the index that is defined as channel name identifies, then each channel designation and index thereof sign is saved in after interrelated and constitutes the channel concordance list in the concordance list, so that described S201 carries out program search at the set-top box end, letter or number according to described channel index button value information, in the channel concordance list, find the identical letter or number of letter and number with described channel index button value information, to find corresponding channel designation at last.For example: its first letter of pinyin abbreviation of the channel that obtains " Anhui satellite TV " by name is exactly " AHWS ", wherein the cerebral in the phonetic initial consonant " zh, ch, sh " substitutes with " z, c, s " when conversion is preserved, if when comprising English alphabet, numeral and some conventional characters information in the channel name that obtains then do not need conversion, for example: the channel that gets access to by name " CCTV-1 " then need not to change direct preservation again.
S202: when the pairing channel designation of letter and number that finds with this channel index button value information, show the letter and number of this channel index button value information, and the channel designation that finds.In addition, also the may command television set shows the Warning Mark of changeable channel, can carry out the switching of channel as indicated with the prompting user.
Concrete, when the pairing channel designation of letter and number that finds with this channel index button value information, can in the indicator of the changeable channel that is provided with, show Warning Mark, as displaying symbol is the Warning Mark of the changeable channel of " ↓ ", the letter and number that in remote control keys value information viewing area, shows the key assignments information receive, and show each channel designation that described S202 searches in the retrieval channel list viewing area that is provided with.
The channel designation that described S202 finds be with the user by the relevant channel designation of each letter and number in the channel index button value information of remote controller input, for example, the button that the user presses is numerical key " 2 ", that then find is " A; B; C; 2 " pairing channel designation, at this moment, what control showed is: what show in the channel viewing area is " 2 ", in the indicator of changeable channel, show Warning Mark " ↓ ", that show in remote control keys value information viewing area is " A; B; C; 2 " form with tabulation in retrieval channel list viewing area shows the " A; B; C; 2 that finds out " pairing channel designation is as " 056 Anhui satellite TV; 049 BTV; 105 Beijing high definitions; 066 northern TV station; 001CCTV-1 " etc.Concrete, because the alphanumeric message on the numerical key " 2 " comprises " A, B, C, 2 ", by the principle of aforementioned index table, just can first word of corresponding channel designation, for example A can be the initial consonant of " peace " word, therefore will find and show " 056 Anhui satellite TV "; In like manner, B can be the initial consonant of " north " word, will find and show " 049 BTV, 105 Beijing high definitions, 066 northern TV station ", by that analogy.
S202 also can compare the channel designation that finds, if exist same names identical, then described display control module 3 only shows one of them, for example, key assignments information corresponding to numerical key " 2 ", search and " A; B; C; 2 " in the pairing channel designation, comprise " 002CCTV-2 " in the channel designation of letter " C " correspondence, and also comprise " 002CCTV-2 " in the channel designation of numeral " 2 " correspondence, then display control module 3 is according to the letter and number of this channel designation that finds, it is identical to compare two channel designations, and then described display control module 3 only is controlled at and shows in the television set that one " 002CCTV-2 " gets final product.
When the pairing channel designation of letter and number that in the described channel concordance list that presets, do not find with this channel index button value information, described S202 then only in the channel viewing area of television set, show with the key assignments information of receiving in digital corresponding channel.
After the described S202 of control television set shows corresponding contents, rest in the current channel, wait for that the user continues the enter key value information.
S203:, current channel is switched to the pairing channel of described target channel title of selection if when receiving the key assignments information of select target channel designation in the channel designation that finds of remote controller and key assignments information that confirm to switch.
Concrete, if the user is according to showing in the indicator of changeable channel that Warning Mark is as " ↓ ", the following button that selects by remote controller sends the key assignments information that moves down cursor, select channel designation in each channel designation that the described S201 that retrieval channel list viewing area in described S202 shows searches, and the affirmation button by remote controller is when sending the key assignments information of confirming, then that television set is the current channel of described S203 switches on the channel that the user selects the pairing frequency of channel designation confirmed, finishes the switching of channel.Certainly, when not having changeable channel Warning Mark, the user also can recognize that can carry out channel switches selection operation directly according to the channel displayed name list.
S204:, the letter of the letter of this channel index button value information that receives once more and before channel index button value information made up obtain the monogram keyword if once more when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller.
If the user is after having imported the first channel index button value information, when importing the second channel key value information by remote controller once more, set-top box can make up according to the letter that the user selects from the pairing letter of channel key value information of input, obtains the monogram keyword to carry out searching of channel designation; Perhaps, carry out monogram intelligently and obtain the monogram keyword according to the sign of the channel index in letter in the key assignments information of twice input and the channel concordance list that presets.
S205: in the channel concordance list that presets, search the pairing channel designation of described monogram keyword, and show this monogram keyword and the channel designation that finds.
S206: judge whether select target channel from the channel designation that finds that shows.
If be not judged as not, and the user then continues execution in step S204-S205 when continuing to import the index button value information once more by remote controller.If be judged as and be, promptly the user is according to the indication of the Warning Mark of changeable channel, select target channel designation and confirm to switch in the channel designation that finds, and when exporting corresponding key assignments information, then carry out S207 by remote controller.
S207: when receiving the key assignments information of select target channel designation in the channel designation that finds of remote controller and key assignments information that confirm to switch, current channel is switched to the pairing channel of described target channel title of selection.That is, the user selects and during the corresponding channel title having determined to find, S207 just switches to current channel the pairing channel of described target channel title of selection.
Concrete, after the user has imported the first channel index button value information, as numerical key " 2 ", described S202 is with the letter and number " A; B; C; 2 of the key assignments information of numerical key " 2 " " after being shown to the user etc. information, the user can send the key assignments information that the control corresponding cursor moves and the key assignments information of choosing affirmation to set-top box by remote controller, with the letter " A; B; C " middle one of them letter of selecting, the letter that described S202 of while chooses the user is presented at the letter of setting and selects to confirm in the district, selected letter " B " as the user, then letter " B " has been presented at letter and selects to confirm in the district.
After choosing affirmation, if the user continues to send the second channel index button value information to set-top box by remote controller, so, receive the second channel index button value information of this user's transmission in set-top box after, described S205 also can upgrade the letter and number that shows in the numeral in showing in the channel viewing area, the remote control keys value information viewing area, this second channel index button value information is shown to the user, carries out the selection of second letter by the user and confirm.After second letter is confirmed, described S204 will confirm that first letter becomes the monogram keyword of user search channel designation with second monogram, so that S205 searches the pairing channel designation of described monogram keyword in the channel concordance list that presets, and by described channel designation in the retrieval channel list viewing area is upgraded, show the channel designation that keyword search is arrived according to monogram.
For example, the user import once more for the second channel index button value information of numerical key 5 correspondences, and input for the first time is the first channel index button value information of numerical key 2 correspondences, selected the letter " B " in the first channel index button value information simultaneously, the second channel index button value information is a letter " J ", what then S205 carried out showing behind the display update is: what show in the channel viewing area is " 25 ", in the indicator of changeable channel, show Warning Mark " ↓ ", that show in remote control keys value information viewing area is " J; K; L; 5 " that show in letter is selected to confirm to distinguish is " BJ ", form with tabulation in retrieval channel list viewing area shows " BJ " the pairing channel designation that finds out, as " 049 BTV; 105 Beijing high definitions " etc.
In addition, the user also can not be used in the selection of carrying out letter in the first channel index button value information and the second channel index button value information, and adopt direct index to identify according to the channel designation of wanting to retrieve, the second channel index button value information of first channel index button value information of input number keyboard 2 correspondences and numerical key 5 correspondences successively, by described S204 according to already present channel designation in the channel concordance list that gets in the SDT table, carry out monogram intelligently, obtain one or more monogram keyword, carrying out channel designation for S205 searches, for example, described S204 is according to " the A; B; C; 2 of numerical key 2 " and " the J; K; L; 5 of numerical key 5 " be combined into the monogram keyword of " BJ " intelligently so that described S205 finds channel titles such as " 049 BTVs; 105 Beijing high definitions ".
In like manner, when the user continues to import the 3rd channel index button value information and the 4th channel index button value information etc. by remote controller, described S204, S205, S206, S207 all carry out identical operations, receive the indication of user until set-top box according to the Warning Mark of the changeable channel that shows, after key assignments information by remote controller select target channel designation in retrieval channel list viewing area and the key assignments information of confirming to switch, carry out the switching of corresponding channel.
In addition, show content corresponding in S202 control, rest in the process that the current channel waits for user re-enters, if set-top box is in default time range, for example in 5 seconds, except receiving channel index button value information, and do not receive other key assignments information, as when moving down key assignments information such as cursor, affirmation, current channel is switched to the digital pairing channel of the channel index button value information of the described remote controller that receives.Be that the user does not show Warning Mark " ↓ " in the indicator according to changeable channel, move down cursor and select channel designation, and when pressing the button that confirm to switch, then directly current channel is switched to the digital pairing channel of the channel index button value information of the described remote controller that receives after 5 seconds.As, if after the channel index button value information corresponding key pressed of user is numerical key " 2 ", paused 5 seconds (default time range) then is directly switch to the channel of 2 corresponding channel among the SDT; Perhaps the user has imported numerical key " 5 " once more, pauses 5 seconds, then is directly switch to the channel of 25 pairing channel.
Certainly, the changeable channel Warning Mark described in the present embodiment and nonessential, when not having changeable channel Warning Mark, the user also can recognize that can carry out channel switches selection operation directly according to the channel displayed name list.
Be understandable that this method can act in the set-top box, also can corresponding device thereof be set in television set directly certainly, realize channel switching method of the present invention.
Implement the embodiment of the invention, have following beneficial effect:
After the user can directly import corresponding channel index button value information as required, just can in the channel concordance list that presets, search the channel designation of channel correlation quickly and accurately and be shown to the user, select to determine for the user, and switching channels automatically, the channel that makes things convenient for the user to watch oneself need to watch, the user also can continue to import corresponding channel search key as required and dwindle seek scope, further realized searching the channel designation of channel correlation quickly and accurately and being shown to the user, for the user provides the service of channel search operaqtion comparatively easily.Simultaneously, if the user is behind the corresponding channel index button value information of input, when in the certain hour scope, in the channel designation of the channel correlation that finds that has demonstrated, not making one's options, set-top box automatically switches to from current channel in the channel of digital pairing channel in the key assignments information that the user imports, do not influence user's use habit, satisfied user's experience.
Seeing also Fig. 3 again, is the second embodiment schematic flow sheet of channel switching method of the present invention, and this method comprises:
S301: pre-set channel concordance list.
Specifically comprise: the channel designation that from program SDT Service Description Table SDT, obtains each channel; When if the channel designation that obtains from program SDT Service Description Table SDT is the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation, obtain the first letter of pinyin of each simplified Hanzi in this simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation, generate the index sign of corresponding channel according to the first letter of pinyin of each simplified Hanzi, and with this index sign and the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation of corresponding channel carry out related after, be stored in the channel concordance list that presets, so that can in described concordance list, find corresponding index sign, and finally find corresponding simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation according to the letter of the channel index button value information of remote controller; If the channel designation that obtains from program SDT Service Description Table SDT is a letter abbreviations, when perhaps letter and number is abridged, this letter abbreviations directly is stored in the channel concordance list that presets, so that can in described concordance list, find corresponding index sign, and finally find corresponding channel designation according to the letter and/or the numeral of the channel index button value information of remote controller.
S302: when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller, in the channel concordance list that presets, search the pairing channel designation of letter and number of described channel index button value information.
S303: when the pairing channel designation of letter and number that finds with this channel index button value information, show the letter and number of this channel index button value information, and the channel designation that finds.The Warning Mark that also can show changeable channel,
S304: when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller once more, the letter of the letter of this channel index button value information that receives once more and before channel index button value information made up obtain the monogram keyword.
Specifically comprise:, show the described letter and number that receives the channel index button value information of remote controller once more if once more when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller; When confirming to select the key assignments information of letter wherein in the letter that receives the described channel index button value information that remote controller showing, the letter that this key assignments information is selected makes up with the letter of selecting from the letter of before key assignments information, obtains the monogram keyword.
S305: in the channel concordance list that presets, search the pairing channel designation of described monogram keyword.
S306: show this monogram keyword and the channel designation that finds.The Warning Mark that also can show changeable channel
S307: judge whether select target channel from the channel designation that finds that shows.If, then carry out S308, otherwise, if once more when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller, execution in step S304-S306 once more.
S308: the pairing channel of described target channel title that current channel is switched to selection.
In addition, after if the user imports one or more key assignments information by remote controller, in default time range, do not import new key assignments information once more, perhaps do not import the key assignments information that control corresponding moves down the key assignments information of cursor etc. and selects to confirm, current channel is switched to the digital pairing channel of the channel index button value information of the described remote controller that receives, and promptly automatically that television set is the current channel of set-top box switches to numeral or the pairing channel of combination of numbers in one or more key assignments information of input before the user.
Fig. 4-Fig. 8 is a television screen broadcasting pictures schematic diagram in the channel switching method mid band name lookup process of the present invention, is illustrated below in conjunction with 8 pairs of this method of accompanying drawing 4-accompanying drawing.
S1, on remote controller by the digital value key 2 of " north " word first letter of pinyin b correspondence in " BTV ", can show 002 this moment as shown in Figure 4 in the a1 of channel viewing area, the upper right side of television image.
S2, set-top box have been provided with the channel concordance list, wherein there is channel name with letter " a, b, c " and numeral " 2 " beginning, as shown in Figure 4, meeting demonstrates downward cursor " ↓ " at the indicator a2 of the changeable channel of a1 back, otherwise a2 is shown as sky, show when existing that when " ↓ " in the a2 district indicates can do cursor moves down operation, the user can move down between cursor different viewing areas below by remote controller switches.
S3, on the basis that a2 exists, can carry out next step operation by the remote controller down Arrow, as shown in Figure 4, remote control keys value information viewing area a3 can demonstrate the character information " a; b; c; 2 that remote controller numerical key " 2 " is comprised among the a1 simultaneously " and enumerate out all with letter " a; b; c at retrieval channel list viewing area a5 " and the channel name of numeral " 2 " beginning, channel " BTV " is just in a5 as shown in the figure,, be changeable by acknowledgement key again and watch this program in the a5 district in " 049 BTV " by remote controller down Arrow moving cursor this moment.
If search specified channel " BTV " in the program indexing tabulation that S4 does not want to mention in S3, can also in a3, select letter " b " to dwindle seek scope, this moment as shown in Figure 5, letter selects to confirm that district a4 can demonstrate the letter " b " that affirmation obtains from a3, and also only shown channel name among the a5 at this moment with letter " b " beginning, channel " BTV " is just in a5 as shown in the figure,, be changeable by acknowledgement key again and watch this program in " 049 BTV " by remote controller down Arrow moving cursor this moment.
S5, on the basis of S4, still can continue Pinyin abbreviation " j " the place numerical key " 5 " of input " BTV " second word " capital ", as shown in Figure 6, remaining channel name all is the titles with letter " BJ " beginning in the a5 tabulation, from then among the figure as can be seen, the information that a3 shows is along with the variation of a1 key entry value changes, in a3, select to be presented in the a4 district after the corresponding characters information, the a5 tabulation shows the channel designation with a3 beginning character when being empty in the a4 district, after there is character information in the a4 district, the a5 tabulation only can show the channel designation with beginning character in the a4 district, the seek scope that can further dwindle appointed program by the method;
S6, on the basis of S5, can continue the numerical key " 9 " at input " BTV " the 3rd Pinyin abbreviation that word " is defended " " w " place, as shown in Figure 7, remaining channel name all is the titles with letter " BJW " beginning in the a5 tabulation, can continue the numerical key " 7 " at input " BTV " the 4th Pinyin abbreviation that word " is looked " " s " place equally, as shown in Figure 8, the indicated channel name is the channel index marker that prestores when promptly searching platform with the abbreviation of letter " BJWS " complete " BTV " channel name among the final a5.
Implement the embodiment of the invention, have following beneficial effect:
After the user can directly import corresponding channel index button value information as required, just can in the channel concordance list that presets, search the channel designation of channel correlation quickly and accurately and be shown to the user, select to determine for the user, and switching channels automatically, the channel that makes things convenient for the user to watch oneself need to watch, the user also can continue to import corresponding channel search key as required and dwindle seek scope, further realized searching the channel designation of channel correlation quickly and accurately and being shown to the user, for the user provides the service of channel search operaqtion comparatively easily.Simultaneously, if the user is behind the corresponding channel index button value information of input, when in the certain hour scope, in the channel designation of the channel correlation that finds that has demonstrated, not making one's options, set-top box automatically switches to from current channel in the channel of digital pairing channel in the key assignments information that the user imports, do not influence user's use habit, satisfied user's experience.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process that realizes in the foregoing description method, be to instruct relevant hardware to finish by computer program, described program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium, this program can comprise the flow process as the embodiment of above-mentioned each side method when carrying out.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only storage memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or at random store memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.
Above disclosed is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, can not limit the present invention's interest field certainly with this, and therefore the equivalent variations of doing according to claim of the present invention still belongs to the scope that the present invention is contained.

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1. a channel switching method is characterized in that, comprising:
When receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller, in the channel concordance list that presets, search the pairing channel designation of letter and number of described channel index button value information;
When the pairing channel designation of letter and number that finds with this channel index button value information, show the letter and number of this channel index button value information, and the channel designation that finds;
If when receiving the key assignments information of select target channel designation in the channel designation that finds of remote controller and key assignments information that confirm to switch, current channel is switched to the pairing channel of described target channel title of selection.
2. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, described when the pairing channel designation of letter and number that finds with this channel index button value information, show the letter and number of this channel index button value information, and after the step of the channel designation that finds, also comprise:
If when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller once more, the letter of the letter of this channel index button value information that receives once more and before channel index button value information made up obtain the monogram keyword, and in the channel concordance list that presets, search the pairing channel designation of described monogram keyword, and show this monogram keyword and the channel designation that finds, the key assignments information that repeats the key assignments information of this step select target channel designation in the channel designation that is finding that receives remote controller and confirm to switch.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described if once more when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller, the letter of the letter of this channel index button value information that receives once more and before key assignments information is made up the step that obtains the monogram keyword, comprising:
If when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller once more, show the described letter and number that receives the channel index button value information of remote controller once more;
When confirming to select wherein alphabetical key assignments information in the letter of the described channel index button value information that is showing that receives remote controller, this letter selected from key assignments information and the letter of selecting from the letter of before key assignments information are made up, obtain the monogram keyword.
4. as claim 1 or 3 described methods, it is characterized in that, described when receiving the channel index button value information of remote controller, in the channel concordance list that presets, search before the step of the pairing channel designation of letter and number of described channel index button value information, also comprise:
From program SDT Service Description Table SDT, obtain the channel designation of each channel;
When if the channel designation that obtains from program SDT Service Description Table SDT is the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation, obtain the first letter of pinyin of each simplified Hanzi in this simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation, generate the index sign of corresponding channel according to the first letter of pinyin of each simplified Hanzi, and with this index sign and the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation of corresponding channel carry out related after, be stored in the channel concordance list that presets, so that can in described concordance list, find corresponding index sign, and finally find corresponding simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation according to the letter of the channel index button value information of remote controller;
If the channel designation that obtains from program SDT Service Description Table SDT is a letter abbreviations, when perhaps letter and number is abridged, this letter abbreviations directly is stored in the channel concordance list that presets, so that can in described concordance list, find corresponding index sign, and finally find corresponding channel designation according to the letter and/or the numeral of the channel index button value information of remote controller.
5. method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, also comprises:
If receive after the user imports one or more key assignments information by remote controller, in default time range, do not receive new channel index button value information once more, do not receive perhaps that the control corresponding moving cursor carries out the key assignments information that letter selects and during the key assignments information selecting to confirm, current channel is switched to the digital pairing channel of the channel index button value information of the described remote controller that receives.
6. a set-top box is characterized in that, comprising:
Receiver module is used for communicating by letter with set-top box remote controller, receives the key assignments information of described remote controller;
Search module, be used for when described receiver module receives the channel index button value information of remote controller, in the channel concordance list that presets, searching the pairing channel designation of letter and number of described channel index button value information;
Display control module, be used for when the described module searches of searching to the pairing channel designation of letter and number of this channel index button value information the time, the control television set shows the letter and number of this channel index button value information, and the channel designation that finds;
The channel handover module, be used for described receiver module receive remote controller in the key assignments information of the channel designation select target channel designation that finds and during the key assignments information of confirming to switch, current channel is switched to the pairing channel of described target channel title of selection.
7. set-top box as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The groups of keywords compound module, when described receiver module receives the channel index button value information of remote controller once more, the letter of the letter of this channel index button value information that receives once more and before channel index button value information made up obtain the monogram keyword;
The described module of searching also is used for searching the pairing channel designation of monogram keyword that described groups of keywords compound module obtains at the channel concordance list that presets;
Described display control module also is used to control monogram keyword that television set shows that described groups of keywords compound module obtains and describedly searches the channel designation that module searches arrives.
8. set-top box as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that,
Described display control module also is used to control television set and shows the described letter and number that receives the channel index button value information of remote controller once more;
The groups of keywords compound module is by receiving remote controller when described receiver module when confirming to select the key assignments information of letter wherein in the letter of the described channel index button value information that shows, letter that this key assignments information is selected and the mode that the letter of selecting from the letter of before key assignments information makes up obtain the monogram keyword.
9. as claim 6 or 8 described set-top box, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
Acquisition module is used for obtaining from program SDT Service Description Table SDT the channel designation of each channel;
Preset module, be used for when the channel designation that described acquisition module obtains from program SDT Service Description Table SDT is the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation, obtain the first letter of pinyin of each simplified Hanzi in this simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation, generate the index sign of corresponding channel according to the first letter of pinyin of each simplified Hanzi, and with this index sign and the simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation of corresponding channel carry out related after, be stored in the channel concordance list that presets, so that can in described concordance list, find corresponding index sign, and finally find corresponding simplified form of Chinese Character channel designation according to the letter of the channel index button value information of remote controller; Perhaps
Being used at the channel designation that described acquisition module obtains from program SDT Service Description Table SDT is letter abbreviations, when perhaps letter and number is abridged, this letter abbreviations directly is stored in the channel concordance list that presets, so that can in described concordance list, find corresponding index sign, and finally find corresponding channel designation according to the letter and/or the numeral of the channel index button value information of remote controller.
10. set-top box as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that,
Described channel handover module also is used for if receive after the user imports one or more key assignments information by remote controller, in default time range, do not receive new channel index button value information once more, do not receive perhaps that the control corresponding moving cursor carries out the key assignments information that letter selects and during the key assignments information selecting to confirm, current channel is switched to the digital pairing channel of the channel index button value information of the described remote controller that receives.
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