CN103959804A - Content management systems, methods, apparatus and user interfaces - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to content management systems, methods, apparatus and user interfaces for transmitting, displaying and enabling the manipulation of content from multiple sources. In one embodiment, a system for managing content supplied from a plurality of sources in respective signals includes a server for transmitting a multicast stream comprising streams representing the signals from the plurality of sources and one or more apparatus coupled to be in communication with the server and subscribing to the multicast stream. Each apparatus includes a plurality of player objects, each of which is paired with a constituent stream of the multicast stream. The apparatus also comprises at least one viewing object coupled with one of the player objects to display content from the stream paired with the respective player object.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to Content Management System, method, equipment and user interface.Especially, the present invention relates to for sending, show and allow system, method, equipment and the user interface of operation from the content in multiple sources.
Background technology
Internet protocol TV (IPTV) be one wherein Voice & Video content conventionally by packet switching network (such as, internet) use ICP/IP protocol to be sent to terminal use's system, instead of by conventional passage (such as, free broadcast, satellite and cable TV) transmit the system of content.An example of its application is in service industry, such as, in hotel and bar.For example, in hotel room, user can access live free broadcast TV, and it can comprise: with the program broadcasting, video replay, video request program (VOD), satellite and/or cable channel together with wireless channel and comprise the interaction of the content of the relevant information in city that for example Yu Gai hotel or hotel be positioned at.
In IPTV system, received by the modulator at this place place from the signal in multiple sources (such as above-mentioned source), this modulator is modulation signal by multiple signal combination.Modulated RF (RF) signal that comprises multiple signals is sent to IPTV server, and this IPTV server is multi-cast to described signal via one or more router multiple receivers at this place place conventionally.The shown signal of receiver (such as, lcd screen) depends on selected channel.This system is used on request transcoding to show with switching signal form and reduces bandwidth requirement.
A problem of said system is the time delay or the time lag (can be some seconds or longer conventionally) that while switching between channel, experience.This situation is due to receiver and IPTV server sync needed " shaking hands " are produced.Particularly under the environment of bar, this latency reduction during channel switches user's experience.Except missing partial content user between transfer period, the aggregated loss time is the time that can be used for such as advertising, and therefore the aggregated loss time has represented the income of potential loss.
Particularly, under the environment of bar, another problem of said system is that such system lacks interactivity.For example, a certain place generally includes the multiple screens that show different channel and content, but user only limits to watch and listen to its content.And user tends to watch in the same direction screen, the mutual minimizing that this often makes between user, makes this system a bit be unfavorable for communication.In addition, if user wants to watch another channel, but will stay in the same area in this place, user just must allow bar office worker change channel.In addition, this can face the opposition of wanting to continue the certain user who watches same channel in this place the same area conventionally.Further, thus the places such as bar always expect to attract more client to increase the turnover and profit.
Summary of the invention
Primary and foremost purpose of the present invention is to provide one or more system and/or method and/or equipment and/or the user interface in a kind of the problems referred to above that solve or at least improve prior art.
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to for sending, show and allowing system, method, equipment and the user interface of operation from the content in multiple sources, and it makes to carry out the switching between channel from the delay that multiple channels of homology can not watched and make it possible to compared with prior art reduce simultaneously.
According to an aspect of the present invention, but aspect the most widely not necessarily, the present invention has embodied a kind of for the method for the content being provided at signal separately by multiple sources is provided, and the method comprises:
Multicast Flows is divided into composition stream, and described Multicast Flows comprises the multiple streams that represent described signal;
For each composition stream, it is right that a player object and this composition are banishd; And
Watch object to be connected with in described player object one by one, with show from the content of the stream of corresponding player object pairing.
Preferably, the method also comprises: by watching connected the fetching of the object player object different to switch the stream of watching object to show by this this.
Suitably, the method comprises: before described signal is merged into described Multicast Flows, one or more signal in described signal is carried out to transcoding and/or size of contents adjustment.
According on the other hand, but aspect the most widely not necessarily, the present invention has embodied a kind of for the equipment of the content being provided at Multicast Flows by multiple sources is provided, and this equipment comprises:
Multiple player object, it is right that a composition of each player object and described Multicast Flows is banishd; And
At least one watches object, and it is connected with in described player object one, with show from the content of the stream of corresponding player object pairing.
Suitably, this equipment comprises multiple objects of watching, and describedly multiplely watches object together, can show simultaneously from each content of watching the stream of the corresponding player object pairing that object is connected to.
Suitably, described equipment is following a kind of form: tabletop display, table top display, console display or flat-panel monitor.
Suitably, described equipment comprises one or more input unit, such as, touch-screen, keyboard, controller, card reader, paper currency acceptor, Coin acceptor, bar code scanner, bill scanner or other virtual or physical input devices.
Suitably, described equipment comprises one or more output device, such as printer.
According to another aspect, but aspect the most widely not necessarily, the present invention has embodied a kind of for the system of the content being provided at signal separately by multiple sources is provided, and this system comprises:
For sending the server of Multicast Flows, described Multicast Flows comprises the stream of representative from the signal in described multiple sources;
Connect into described server communication and subscribe to one or more equipment of described Multicast Flows;
Wherein, each equipment comprises:
Multiple player object, it is right that a composition of each player object and described Multicast Flows is banishd; And
At least one watches object, and it is connected with in described player object one, with show from the content of the stream of corresponding player object pairing.
Suitably, described server is IPTV server.
Suitably, described system also comprises the master control server connecting into via communication network and described server communication.
Suitably, described system also comprises content managing module, it connects into described server communication to provide additional content to described equipment, and preferably, it connects into via described master control server and described server communication to provide additional content to described equipment.
According to more on the one hand, but aspect the most widely not necessarily, the present invention has embodied a kind of for the graphic user interface of the content being provided at Multicast Flows by multiple sources is provided, and this interface comprises:
At least one watches object, its be connected with in multiple player object one to show from the content of this player object, it is right that in each player object and described Multicast Flows one banishs; And
At least one user input fields, it receives from user's input, with by described at least one watch the object player object different to be connected, thereby described in making, watch object to show the content of the stream matching from the player object different from this.
Preferably, described interface comprises multiple objects of watching.
Preferably, described interface comprise for show with by described at least one watch at least one territory of the relevant information of the shown content of object, this information such as with by described at least one watch the relevant examination result of the shown competitive sports of object and/or stake odds.
By following detailed description, it is obvious that other aspects and features of the present invention will become.
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In order to make the present invention easily be understood and produce actual effect, in connection with accompanying drawing, with reference to embodiments of the invention, wherein similarly Reference numeral represents identical element.Only provide accompanying drawing in the mode of example, wherein:
Fig. 1 is for the schematic diagram of system of the content being provided by multiple sources is provided according to embodiments of the invention;
Fig. 2 shows the schematic diagram of the embodiment of system of the present invention, method and apparatus;
Fig. 3 shows the schematic diagram of graphic user interface according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 A shows the schematic diagram of graphic user interface according to other embodiments of the invention; And
Fig. 4 shows the general flow chart of method according to an embodiment of the invention.
It will be understood to those of skill in the art that element in accompanying drawing, taking simple and know as object and be illustrated, not necessarily draws in proportion.For example, in order to help to promote the understanding to the embodiment of the present invention, may make the relative size distortion of some element in figure.
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With reference to for sending and showing from the content in multiple sources and allow the system operating from the content in multiple sources, method, equipment and user interface to be described embodiments of the invention, even if this system, method, equipment and user interface make can be watched and make it possible to compared with prior art can not to ignore but the switching between channel is carried out in the delay that at least reduces from multiple channels of homology not simultaneously.
In this manual, with reference to the communication via one or more communication network between various elements.In certain embodiments, this communication network is internet.But, the present invention is not limited to the communication via internet, and be susceptible to the use of other communication network, such as, but be not limited to well-known to those skilled in the art and via executable one or more public telecommunication network of known wired and/or communication, private wire network, local area network (LAN) (LAN), wide area network (WAN), management area net (MAN), Intranet, extranet or its combination in any.
Also should be appreciated that mentioned in this manual content refers to the content of any type, such as, but be not limited to audio frequency, video, rest image, text, figure or its combination in any.Therefore, displaying contents mentioned herein comprises the broadcasting of audio frequency.
With reference to figure 1 and according to an aspect, embodiments of the invention have embodied the system 10 for the content being provided by multiple sources 12 is provided, and described multiple sources are such as but not limited to free broadcast TV, video request program (VOD), satellite television, cable TV, indoor tv, wireless channel and web browser content (such as the content from specific website with for example from the static content of specific file).Need dedicated receiver 14A, 14B, 14C (such as " Set Top Box ") is to receive signal separately from described multiple sources 12.
The same with in conventional system, received by for example modulator 16 at this place place from the signal of receiver 14A, 14B and 14C, this modulator 16 is modulation signal 18 by described multiple signal combination.The modulated rf signal 18 that comprises multiple signals is sent to server 20, such as IPTV server.If needed, server 20 carries out transcoding to one or more in described signal, for example, well known in the art from MPEG2 format conversion to MPEG4 form.Server 20 also can be adjusted the size of content to be applicable to last output.Transcoding and adjustment size have reduced the amount of data thereby have also reduced required bandwidth.Server 20 is Multicast Flows 21 by signal combination, and conventionally sends and comprise the described Multicast Flows of representative from the stream of the signal in multiple sources via one or more router two 2.
System 10 comprises one or more equipment 24 of communicating by letter with server 20 that connects into.The Multicast Flows 21 being sent by server 20 is subscribed to and received to each equipment.As hereinafter in further detail as described in, each equipment 24 comprises that multiple player object and at least one watch object.It is right that one composition of each player object and Multicast Flows 21 is banishd.Described at least one watch object be connected with in described player object one with show from the content of the stream of corresponding player object pairing.
As hereinafter will described in further detail, equipment 24 can be following form: tabletop display 24A, table top or console display 24B, flat-panel monitor 24C or traditional IPTV receiver 24D.
Although the element that modulator 16 is illustrated as separating with server 20 in Fig. 1, according to some embodiment, modulator 16 and server 20 can be incorporated in equipment 24.
According to some embodiment, system 10 comprise be connected to via communication network 28 (such as, but be not limited to internet) the master control server 26 of communicating by letter with server 20.
According to some embodiment, system 10 comprises being connected to, and the content managing module 30 that provides extra content to arrive equipment 24 is preferably provided with server 20 via master control server 26.In certain embodiments, place that this extra content can be performed with the embodiment of the present invention (such as, with the commodity that provide in this place and/or serve relevant information) relevant.
With reference to figure 2 and according on the other hand, the equipment 24 for managing multicast stream 21 contents that provided by multiple sources 12 has been provided embodiments of the invention.Equipment 24 comprises the multiple player object 32 that realize with software.It is right that one composition of each player object 32 and Multicast Flows 21 is banishd.In the example shown in Fig. 2, equipment 24 comprises 4 player object 32, adopts player object P1, P2, and the form of P3 and P4, a respective streams S1 of each player object and Multicast Flows 21, S2, S3, S4 is linked.
Equipment 24 comprises that at least one with software is realized watch object 34, described at least one watch object to be connected that with in player object 32 one content from the stream matching with corresponding player object is shown.In the example shown in Fig. 2, equipment 24 comprises that 4 are watched object 34, adopts and watches object V1, V2, the form of V3 and V4.Watch object V1 to be connected with player object V1 with to from showing with the content of the stream S1 of player object V1 pairing.
In order to switch by watching the shown stream of object V1, watch the player object that object V1 is different to be connected, such as P2, P3 and P4, to show the respective streams S2 matching with corresponding player object, S3, S4.
Player object 32 serve as server 20 and and player object be connected watch pseudo-channel or the agency between object 34.The watching and be independent of the viewing areas that equipment 24 uses of player object 32 management flow contents.Watch the demonstration of object 34 management and content and the stream S1 at Multicast Flows 21, the relevant parameter of switching between S2 etc.Switching between stream comprises the switching between player object 32, and because each player object 32 is always matched with a specific stream of Multicast Flows 21, even so can not avoid the delay being associated with the switching channels that uses the system of prior art to experience, but can make the switching between stream minimize
According to some embodiment, equipment 24 comprises multiple objects 34 of watching, than as shown in Figure 24 watch object V1 to V4.Multiple watch object 34 can show simultaneously from the player object separately 32 of watching object 34 the to be connected content of (it is connected with watching object 34).Watch the shown content of object 34 to depend on the stream matching with corresponding player object 34.For the sake of clarity, Fig. 2 only shows with solid arrow and represents to watch object V1 to be connected to player object P1, and represents to watch object V1 to have the right to choose that is switched to player object P2 to P4 with empty arrow.
According to some embodiment, equipment 24 comprises one or more input unit so that user can be mutual with equipment 24.This input unit can be the form of touch-screen 36 that also can displaying contents.Or, can provide another touch-screen, for user interactions.This input unit can be following form: keyboard 38, controller 40, card reader 42, paper currency acceptor (BNA) and/or Coin acceptor 44, bar code or bill scanner 46 or other virtual or physical input devices.Equipment 24 can comprise one or more output device 48, such as the printer for printing receipt etc., and comprises one or more loud speaker.This loud speaker can be the unidirectional loud speaker that the audio frequency of particular channel is imported to specific region.Described input and output device can integrate or be connected to equipment 24 with equipment 24.
Fig. 3 shows the example of another aspect of the present invention, and this is exemplified as the graphic user interface (GUI) 50 for showing the content that multicast signals provide by multiple sources.As mentioned above, GUI50 comprises with at least one being connected in multiple player object 32 and watches object 34.Each object 34 of watching is according to showing from watching the content of the player object 32 that object 34 is connected with this with the stream of player object pairing in Multicast Flows 21.In the example depicted in fig. 3, described GUI comprises that 4 are watched object 34, thereby for example makes 4 people can watch its different content in viewing areas separately.
Although Fig. 3 will watch object 34 to be shown square area substantially, be to be understood that it can be any shape.In certain embodiments, as shown in Figure 3A, watch object 34 can be join to make watching object 34 to be mounted on touch-screen 36, instead of being spaced apart from each other as shown in Figure 3.Also be to be understood that and watch object 34 to be orientated along the direction of any expectation as required.For example, in the situation that equipment 34 is mounted on the wall, watch object 34 can there is the orientation identical with it.Be the form with tabletop display 24A at equipment 34, watch object 34 to be so orientated to make: as shown in arrow in Fig. 3 A, for being positioned at the user of each side of this tabletop display 24A, content is shown along correct orientation.
GUI50 comprises that at least one user input fields 52 is to receive the input from user.Via user input fields 52, user can change by its source of watching object shown content in its viewing areas separately separately, that is, and and switching channels effectively.As mentioned above, switching channels is achieved in the following ways: will watch object to be connected to different player object so that this watches object to show the content from the stream matching from described different player object.In the example depicted in fig. 3, GUI comprises 4 input domains 52, and certain input domain is associated with the object of watching separately.In this example, input domain 52 is illustrated as separating with the viewing areas being associated.But, in interchangeable embodiment, together with input domain can be presented at viewing areas.In certain embodiments, input domain 52 shows that virtual arrow is to go up mutually or to change channel downwards and/or to show virtual digit keyboard so that must user can key in channel number.
According to some embodiment, GUI50 comprises at least one territory 54, this territory 54 for show to by described in one or more, at least one watches the information that the shown content of object 34 is relevant.For example, can in territory 54, show the examination result relevant with watched the shown competitive sports of object 34 by least one and/or stake odds.Be positioned at the middle individual domain 54 of GUI50 although Fig. 3 shows, GUI can comprise multiple territories 54, for example, makes each object 34 of watching have a territory 54 associated with it.
Or one or more territory 54 can appear to be watched in object 34.In certain embodiments, relevant information can be displayed in the cover layer of its related content top to make this information can be viewed but do not hide the content of its below.
According to some embodiment, territory 54 also makes the user can chosen content, for example stake.For example, user can watch the stake odds relevant with being just displayed on match in its viewing areas separately in territory 54.Via input domain 54, this user can select a kind of player (for example, horse), input stake (for example, ten dollars), and select mode of lottery (for example, triumph, ranking and win three times successively etc.).User can and pay stake for being connected to relevant financial institution with the communication network 28 of authority to pay via card reader 42 or paper currency acceptor (BNA) 44.The receipt of stake can be printed by printer 48.
Meanwhile, other users can watch the different content in other viewing areas.For example, another user can watch grand prix etc. and select the visual angle needing, for example, and along the direction of the favorite driver's of user racing car.
In certain embodiments, user can watch the diet menu in the place that the present invention is positioned at, and uses and watch object 34, territory 54, card reader 42 or paper currency acceptor (BNA) 44, communication network 28 and printer 48 to buy and pay its selection via GUI50.These additional contents can provide or be provided by indoor tv source by connecting into the content managing module 30 of communicating by letter with server 20.
Be the form with tabletop display 24A at equipment 24, equipment 24A comprises touch-screen 36, large LCD display and toughened safety glass layer.As required, tabletop display 24A also can comprise one or more coating.Tabletop display 24A can replace traditional desk and be particularly useful for lineup to make each user can occupy a side of tabletop display and to watch oneself the selected content on object 34 of watching.
For individual or less group, can use to there is said function but in the table top compared with in dingus or console display 24B.Or, can provide the flat-panel monitor 24C with said function to individual, for example, as the substitute of menu, user can take this flat-panel monitor on desk or walk about in place with it.
With reference to the general flow chart of figure 4, another aspect of the invention is the method 60 for the content being provided by multiple sources of each signal is provided, as mentioned above, this signal is such as but not limited to freely receive TV, video request program (VOD), satellite television and web browser content (such as the content from specific website, static content and Content Management System 30).In certain embodiments, this method 60 can comprise in step 62: server 20 receives the modulated rf signal 18 from modulator 16.
Method 60 comprises in step 64: server 20 carries out transcoding to signal described in one or more and/or adjusts as required the size of content in described signal.
In step 66, method 60 comprises: the signal of transcoding and/or adjusted size is merged in Multicast Flows 21.
In step 68, method 60 comprises: the described Multicast Flows 21 of the multiple streams that comprise representation signal is divided into composition stream.
Method 60 comprises in step 70: it is right that player object 32 and each composition are banishd.
Method 60 comprises in step 72: by watch object 34 to be connected with in described player object 32 one showing from the content of the stream of each player object pairing.
Method 60 also comprises in step 74: by switching by the described signal of watching object 34 to show watching object to be connected to fetch from different player object.
Should be appreciated that server 20, master control server 26 and equipment 24 can comprise storage medium with the form of the memory that comprises computer-readable medium.This computer-readable medium comprises computer readable program code composition, and at least some program code composition can optionally be carried out so that embodiments of the invention as herein described are performed by each processor.
Should be appreciated that the term " multicast " that this specification uses refers to any stream comprising from the signal in multiple sources.
Therefore, system, method, equipment and user interface, by each of player object 32 and Multicast Flows 21 being banishd to and will watching one of object 34 and described player object to be connected to show the content from described each stream in equipment 24, solve or have at least improved the problems referred to above of prior art according to an embodiment of the invention.Therefore, according to embodiments of the invention, user being used the system of prior art, switching delay that method and apparatus experiences in the case of not existing can switch between stream.Multiple objects 34 of watching in individual equipment 24 make user can watch multiple stream simultaneously.
Therefore, embodiments of the invention are by promoting to efficient transmission, demonstration and the operation of the content from multiple sources, user and entire society to be all benefited, and described multiple sources comprise free reception and wired and satellite TV signal.Embodiments of the invention described herein also provide improved user to experience and more social interactions, thereby encourage user's access that the place of the embodiment of the present invention is installed, spend more money at that more for a long time thereby stay in this place, therefore contributed to carry out place of the present invention and national economic interests.
In this manual, term " comprise " or " comprising " or similarly term mean comprising of nonexcludability, so comprise that the equipment of a row element not only comprises these elements, also likely comprises other unlisted elements.
In this manual, the reference of prior art is not intended to represent or show that these prior aries have formed the part of common practise.
The object of whole specification is to describe the present invention the concrete set in the case of the present invention not being limited to arbitrary embodiment or feature.Those of ordinary skill in the related art can recognize that the modification of specific embodiment still falls into protection scope of the present invention.
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1. for a method for the content being provided at signal separately by multiple sources is provided, the method comprises:
Multicast Flows is divided into composition stream, and described Multicast Flows comprises the multiple streams that represent described signal;
For each composition stream, it is right that a player object and this composition are banishd; And
Watch object to be connected with in described player object one by one, with show from the content of the stream of corresponding player object pairing.
2. method according to claim 1, also comprises: by watching connected the fetching of the object player object different to switch the stream of watching object to show by this this.
3. method according to claim 1 and 2, also comprises: before described signal is merged into described Multicast Flows, one or more signal in described signal is carried out to transcoding and/or size of contents adjustment.
4. for an equipment for the content being provided at Multicast Flows by multiple sources is provided, this equipment comprises:
Multiple player object, it is right that a composition of each player object and described Multicast Flows is banishd; And
At least one watches object, and it is connected with in described player object one, with show from the content of the stream of corresponding player object pairing.
5. equipment according to claim 4, comprises multiple objects of watching, and describedly multiplely watches object together, can show simultaneously from each content of watching the stream of the corresponding player object pairing that object is connected to.
6. according to the equipment described in claim 4 or 5, wherein, described equipment is following a kind of form: tabletop display, table top display, console display, flat-panel monitor.
7. according to the equipment described in any one in claim 4 to 6, wherein, described equipment comprises one or more physics or virtual input device.
8. equipment according to claim 7, wherein, described input unit is one or more of in following: touch-screen, keyboard, controller, card reader, paper currency acceptor, Coin acceptor, bar code scanner, bill scanner.
9. according to the equipment described in any one in claim 4 to 8, wherein, described equipment comprises one or more of in following output device: printer, loud speaker, unidirectional loud speaker.
10. according to the equipment described in any one in claim 5 to 9, wherein, described multiple objects of watching are embedded on touch-screen.
11. according to the equipment described in any one in claim 5 to 10, and wherein, described multiple objects of watching are orientated for the user in each side of touch-screen.
12. 1 kinds for the system of the content being provided at signal separately by multiple sources is provided, and this system comprises:
For sending the server of Multicast Flows, described Multicast Flows comprises the stream of representative from the signal in described multiple sources;
Connect into described server communication and subscribe to one or more equipment of described Multicast Flows;
Wherein, each equipment comprises:
Multiple player object, it is right that a composition of each player object and described Multicast Flows is banishd; And
At least one watches object, and it is connected with in described player object one, with show from the content of the stream of corresponding player object pairing.
13. systems according to claim 12, also comprise the master control server connecting into via communication network and described server communication.
14. according to the system described in claim 12 or 13, also comprise content managing module, it connects into described server communication to provide additional content to described equipment, and preferably, it connects into via described master control server and described server communication to provide additional content to described equipment.
15. according to claim 12 to the system described in any one in 14, and wherein, described server is IPTV server.
16. 1 kinds for the graphic user interface of the content being provided at Multicast Flows by multiple sources is provided, this interface comprises:
At least one watches object, and it is connected to show the content from this player object with in multiple player object one, and it is right that in each player object and described Multicast Flows one banishs; And
At least one user input fields, it receives from user's input, with by described at least one watch the object player object different to be connected, thereby described in making, watch object to show the content of the stream matching from the player object different from this.
17. user interfaces according to claim 16, also comprise for show with by described at least one watch at least one territory of the relevant information of the shown content of object.
18. user interfaces according to claim 17, wherein, described with by described at least one watch the relevant information of the shown content of object to comprise: with by described at least one watch the relevant examination result of the shown competitive sports of object and/or stake odds.
19. user interfaces according to claim 16, comprise multiple objects of watching.
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