CN102123323A - Method for rapidly updating television program of single-tuner set top box - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for rapidly updating a television program of a single-tuner set top box, relating to a digital television set top box technology and aiming at providing a method for realizing that a program updating process is automatically completed in background without influencing watching programs by a user when the television program of the single-tuner set top box is updated. The method is characterized by comprising the steps of: obtaining NIT (Network Information Table) and SDT (Service Description Table) data from a main frequency point by the set top box, when programs are updated, obtaining frequency point lists, program numbers, program names and other information of all programs from the NIT and SDT table data, establishing a temporary program database B, setting audio and video PID (Process Identification) information of each program in the program database B to be NULL, and when the program selected by the user in the audio and video PID information in the program database B is inconsistent with the information stored in the original system, capturing PAT (Program Associated Table) and PMT (Program Map Table) data sheets of the current frequency point so that audio and video PID information of all programs of the current frequency point is obtained. The invention is mainly used in the single-tuner digital television set top box.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the digital TV set-top box technology, especially design the digital television program method for updating.
Background technology
Follow the develop rapidly of digital television techniques, the development of TV broadcast channel transmission standard is ripe gradually, and set-top box has become a kind of indispensable instrument of living.On low-end market, the general employing of operator deposited license fee, gives the mode of set-top box and exploits market, and so set-top box just proposed the high-quality requirement of low price.Low side set-top box in the market is mainly based on single tuner, but when upgrading program data, the set-top box of existing single tuner point out user's program to change earlier, after the client determines to upgrade program, set-top box is at first at dominant frequency point search NIT tables of data (network information table, in order to program number to be provided, each frequency point information) with SDT tables of data (SDT Service Description Table, be used to describe the title of each program, the supplier), and therefrom obtain the information of all program frequency points, switch to each program frequency point then one by one, removal search PAT tables of data (Program Association Table, in order to programm name and program number to be provided) and the PMT(Program Map Table, in order to each program audio frequency and video pid information to be provided), at last with the program number of all program frequency points, programm name, program audio frequency and video pid information is preserved, finish program updating one time, this process consumed time is longer, average out to 2 minutes, and when whole process is carried out, the user can't normally watch TV, must wait for after the program updating process finishes and continue to watch.
In order to address the aforementioned drawbacks, prior art has adopted a plurality of tuners has been set on the set-top box, makes the user when watching TV programme, and set-top box is finished the renewal of program, but such way can increase the production cost of set-top box.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide the quick method for updating of a kind of single tuner set-top box television program, make the program updating process finish automatically, when program updating, can not influence the user and watch TV on the backstage.
The technical solution used in the present invention is such:
Comprise step:
Step 1: set-top-box opening;
Step 2: the program database A of storage is loaded into the internal memory from Flash in the time of will shutting down last time;
Step 3: tuner be tuned to the dominant frequency point, search NIT and SDT list data, set-top box is judged and is caught NIT and whether the SDT list data is overtime simultaneously, if overtime then set-top box response user operates, b step in the execution in step 4 continues search NIT and SDT list data simultaneously;
When tuner searches NIT and SDT list data, set-top box just begins a step in the execution in step 4;
Step 4: the part that is divided into a step and b step independent parallel:
A. catch NIT and SDT list data, and be kept at memory cache district TempServiceMemory; Respond user's operation again, obtain frequency tabulation, program number, the programm name of each program simultaneously by this NIT and SDT list data, set up interim program database B, the audio frequency and video pid information of each program among the program database B is made as the NULL(invalid information); Afterwards, execution in step 5;
When b. set-top box response user operates, judge at first whether this user's operation is to change platform: if whether then check the program of current selection consistent corresponding to the audio frequency and video pid information among program database A, the program database B:, then press the audio frequency and video pid information broadcast program of current selection program among the program database A as if consistent; If it is inconsistent, then set-top box is at first according to the audio frequency and video pid information broadcast program of current selection program among the program database A, search for the PAT and the pmt table lattice data of current selection program place frequency again, obtain the audio frequency and video pid information of all programs under the current frequency, and the corresponding program audio frequency and video pid information among the renewal program database B, play the program that the active user selects according to the information among the program database B again, upgrade among the program database A audio frequency and video pid information of all programs under this frequency then, storaging program data storehouse A is to FLASH; Afterwards, execution in step 5;
Step 5: set-top box response user continues monitoring NIT list data in the time of operation, judges whether program data changes;
If the user is switched program, b step and the step 5 of order in the repeating step 4 then; If do not switch program, then repeat this step 5;
If when the NIT list data changes, search NIT and SDT list data are when searching NIT and SDT list data, a step and step 5 in the order repeating step 4; If program does not change, then repeat this step 5.
In sum, owing to adopted technique scheme, the invention has the beneficial effects as follows: on the hardware foundation of single tuner set-top box, provide a kind of program quick method for updating, process and the set-top box response user operation of upgrading program are two separate parallel processes, can carry out simultaneously, when upgrading program, can not influence the user and watch TV programme, promptly use the hardware device of low side to realize the function of high-end devices; Switching program from the user is 1s to the playing programs maximum duration to finishing the search of program audio frequency and video pid information again, has realized that program upgrades fast.
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Fig. 1 has shown the flow chart of single tuner set-top box television program updating of the present invention.
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Disclosed all features in this specification, or the step in disclosed all methods or the process except mutually exclusive feature and/or step, all can make up by any way.
Disclosed arbitrary feature in this specification (comprising any accessory claim, summary and accompanying drawing) is unless special narration all can be replaced by other equivalences or the alternative features with similar purpose.That is, unless special narration, each feature is an example in a series of equivalences or the similar characteristics.
Front end of emission is broadcast NIT, SDT, PAT, PMT tables of data according to international standard at the dominant frequency point; Other program frequency points are only broadcast PAT, PMT tables of data; Shown in Fig. 1, the quick method for updating step of single tuner set-top box television program is as follows:
Step 1: set-top-box opening;
Step 2: the program database A of storage is loaded into the internal memory from Flash in the time of will shutting down last time;
Step 3: tuner be tuned to the dominant frequency point, search NIT and SDT tables of data, set-top box is judged and is caught NIT and whether the SDT list data is overtime simultaneously, if overtime then set-top box response user operates, b step in the execution in step 4 continues search NIT and SDT list data simultaneously;
When tuner searches NIT and SDT list data, set-top box just begins a step in the execution in step 4;
Step 4: be divided into the part that a step and b step are independently carried out:
A. catch NIT and SDT list data, and be kept at memory cache district TempServiceMemory; Respond user operation again, set up interim program database B by this NIT and SDT list data simultaneously, the audio frequency and video pid information of each program among the program database B is made as the NULL(invalid information); Afterwards, execution in step 5;
B. set-top box response user operation: judge that at first whether this user's operation is for changing platform: if, whether the program of then checking current selection is consistent corresponding to the audio frequency and video pid information among program database A, the program database B: if consistent, then press the audio frequency and video pid information broadcast program of current selection program among the program database A, promptly when the audio frequency and video pid information among program database A, the program database B was consistent, set-top box was only finished playback action one time; If it is inconsistent, then set-top box is at first according to the audio frequency and video pid information broadcast program of current selection program among the program database A, search for the PAT and the pmt table lattice data of current selection program place frequency again, obtain the audio frequency and video pid information of all programs under the current frequency, and the corresponding program audio frequency and video pid information among the renewal program database B, play the program that the active user selects according to the information among the program database B again, promptly as program database A, when the audio frequency and video pid information among the program database B is inconsistent, set-top box is finished playback action twice, wherein, for the first time be to play the program that the active user selects, play this program again according to the audio frequency and video pid information after upgrading for the second time according to old audio frequency and video pid information; Upgrade among the program database A audio frequency and video pid information of all programs under this frequency then, storaging program data storehouse A is to FLASH; Afterwards, execution in step 5;
Step 5: set-top box response user continues monitoring NIT list data in the time of operation, judges whether program data changes;
If the user is switched program, b step and the step 5 of order in the repeating step 4 then; If do not switch program, then repeat this step 5;
If when the NIT list data changes, search NIT and SDT list data are when searching NIT and SDT list data, a step and step 5 in the order repeating step 4; If program does not change, then repeat this step 5.
Described user's operation also comprises some value-added service functions of set-top box such as playing games, changing platform is a kind of of user's operation, in the execution mode disclosed by the invention, b step in the step 4 judges that at first whether this user's operation is for changing platform, if not for changing platform, then can not start the subsequent action among the present invention.
Described program audio frequency and video pid information particularly, comprises the PID of audio, video data bag for supporting the necessary information of playing programs, and PCR PID promptly comprises the PID of audio-visual synchronization information packet, and ECM PID promptly comprises the PID of ciphered program decryption information packet.
Described Flash is used for preserving the program database A of the last update that system obtains before the shutdown after the set-top box power down, so that directly be loaded on internal memory in next time after the start, the confession user watches program.Wherein, the structure of program database A and program database B is in full accord, also comprises frequency tabulation, program number, programm name, the audio frequency and video pid information of all programs.
When upgrading these two actions with monitoring NIT list data, set-top box response user operation carries out simultaneously, and a step in the step 4 and b step also are separate execution, as long as satisfy the executive condition of step a or step b, a step or b step just begin to carry out, no matter be that a step finishes or the b step finishes all to jump to step 5, such design is in order to guarantee that in the search program set-top box can normal response user operation.
The present invention is not limited to aforesaid embodiment.The present invention expands to any new feature or any new combination that discloses in this manual, and the arbitrary new method that discloses or step or any new combination of process.
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1. the quick method for updating of single tuner set-top box television program is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
Step 1: set-top-box opening;
Step 2: the program database A of storage is loaded into the internal memory from Flash in the time of will shutting down last time;
Step 3: tuner be tuned to the dominant frequency point, search NIT and SDT list data, set-top box is judged and is caught NIT and whether the SDT list data is overtime simultaneously, if overtime then set-top box response user operates, b step in the execution in step 4 continues search NIT and SDT list data simultaneously;
When tuner searches NIT and SDT list data, set-top box just begins a step in the execution in step 4;
Step 4: the part that is divided into an a step and b step two independent parallel:
A. catch NIT and SDT list data, and be kept at memory cache district TempServiceMemory; Respond user operation again, obtain frequency tabulation, program number, the programm name of each program simultaneously by this NIT and SDT list data, set up interim program database B, the audio frequency and video pid information of each program among the program database B is made as NULL; Afterwards, execution in step 5;
When b. set-top box response user operates, judge at first whether this user's operation is to change platform: if whether then check the program of current selection consistent corresponding to the audio frequency and video pid information among program database A, the program database B:, then press the audio frequency and video pid information broadcast program of current selection program among the program database A as if consistent; If it is inconsistent, then set-top box is at first according to the audio frequency and video pid information broadcast program of current selection program among the program database A, search for the PAT and the pmt table lattice data of current selection program place frequency again, obtain the audio frequency and video pid information of all programs under the frequency of current selection program place, and the audio frequency and video pid information of the corresponding program among the renewal program database B, play the program that the active user selects according to the information among the program database B again, upgrade among the program database A audio frequency and video pid information of all programs under this frequency then, storaging program data storehouse A is to FLASH; Afterwards, execution in step 5;
Step 5: set-top box response user continues monitoring NIT list data in the time of operation, judges whether program data changes;
If described user operation is to switch program, b step and the step 5 in the order repeating step 4 then; If do not switch program, then repeat this step 5;
If when the NIT list data changes, search NIT and SDT list data are when searching NIT and SDT list data, a step and step 5 in the order repeating step 4; If program does not change, then repeat this step 5.
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