CN1949846A - Method, system apparatus and set top box for displaying mutli-channel information in identical picture - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method, system, device and STB for displaying multiple channel messages in the same picture, relating to digital multimedia field. Its solution: a picture processor splices multiple media streams received according to channel divided regions and merges thme into a mosaic media stream; the STB receives user's mosaic service startup command and obtains mosaic channel message by interaction with intermediate server, and then requests mosaic media stream from network according to the mosaic channel message, and receives the mosaic media stream from the network and displays the contens of the mosaic media stream by terminal, thus implementing mosaic service only by one meida stream and needing no occupying overmany transmission resources; and the STB need not decode multiple media streams at the same any more, reducing STB complexity and reducing STB cost.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the digital multimedia field, be meant a kind of method, system, device and set-top box especially at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed.
Background technology
At internet television (Internet Protocol Television or Interactive PersonalTelevision, IPTV) and bi-directional digital television (Digital Television, DTV) in, a kind of electronic program guides (E1ectronic Program Guide that shows a plurality of channel programs in same picture is simultaneously arranged, EPG) way of presentation generally is referred to as mosaic (Mosaic).Mosaic for the business experience that the user provides is: display screen is divided into a plurality of zones, the program of a channel of each regional independent displaying, the user can watch the program of each channel in these zones, select the zone and click of certain channel correspondence by remote controller after, the full frame program of watching corresponding channel.With the single-phase ratio of channel program that literal and picture are formed, mosaic can represent the in progress program situation of each channel in real time, provides more directly perceived and attractive TV guide function to the user.
The specific implementation of mosaic is: set-top box receives the Media Stream of each channel program simultaneously, each Media Stream is decoded, display screen is divided into a plurality of zones, for example, N * M zone, the program of a channel of each regional independent displaying, set-top box merges the content of the Media Stream of a plurality of channel programs and is simultaneously displayed on the screen, the user can watch the program of each channel by the little picture in each zone, behind the program that the user determines to watch, select the zone and the click of the channel correspondence of this program by remote controller, after set-top box is received this order that the user imports, stop to receive this channel other Media Streams in addition, to the program of this user-selected channel of user's played in full screen.
In the scheme of existing realization mosaic, need set-top box to receive the Media Stream of a plurality of channels simultaneously, will cause the cost of whole implementation too high, the realization of set-top box simultaneously is complicated greatly, describes reason below in detail.
In the IPTV network, when realizing one 3 * 3 mosaic service, set-top box need flow at 9 multicast port receiving medias, and the decoding chip of set-top box needs decode to 9 road Media Streams of receiving simultaneously.If a channel need take the bandwidth of 1.2 to 2.5 mbit/(Mbps), then one 3 * 3 the mosaic service access bandwidth that just need take is 10.8 to 22.5Mbps, and making needs too much transfer resource when realizing mosaic service in the IPTV network.In addition, need the decoding chip of set-top box to decode to multipath media stream simultaneously, and need set-top box that display screen is carried out Region Segmentation, and the content of each Media Stream merged is simultaneously displayed on the screen, like this, the complexity that set-top box realizes is very high, and this will cause the cost of set-top box sharply to rise.
In the DTV network, though no matter be the transmission of one line Media Stream or transmit multipath media stream simultaneously, its transmission bandwidth is all fixed, make and realize that mosaic service can't additionally take transfer resource, but realize that in the DTV network mosaic service needs set-top box to receive multipath media stream simultaneously equally, still need the decoding chip of set-top box simultaneously multipath media stream to be decoded, and need set-top box that display screen is carried out Region Segmentation, the content merging that reaches each Media Stream is simultaneously displayed on the screen, like this, the complexity that set-top box realizes is still very high, causes the cost of set-top box sharply to rise thus.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the invention provides a kind of method, system, device and set-top box at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed.
System at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed provided by the invention comprises: picture processor, middleware server, set-top box and terminal, wherein, described picture processor is used for according to the zoning of channel the multipath media stream of receiving being carried out assembly unit, merge into one road mosaic Media Stream, and to Network Transmission; Described middleware server is used for sending the mosaic channel information of safeguarding according to the request of receiving; Described set-top box is used to receive user's mosaic service startup command, asks mosaic channel information, and comes the mosaic Media Stream of automatic network according to the mosaic channel message pick-up of receiving; Described terminal is used to show the content of this mosaic Media Stream.
Server at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed provided by the invention comprises: maintenance of information unit and interface generation unit, and wherein, described maintenance of information unit is used to safeguard each channel information of forming the mosaic Media Stream; Described interface generation unit is used for generating the transparent control of mosaic interface according to the zoning of described each channel information and channel, and sending the transparent control of this mosaic interface according to the request of receiving, each zone that comprises in the transparent control of the described mosaic interface comprises channel identication.
Set-top box at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed provided by the invention comprises: interface processing unit, decoding chip and superpositing unit, wherein, described interface processing unit is used for receiving and sends the transparent control of mosaic interface, and each zone that comprises in the transparent control of the described mosaic interface comprises channel identication; Described decoding chip is used for the mosaic Media Stream of receiving is decoded and sent; Described superpositing unit is used for the transparent control of the mosaic interface of will receive and the mosaic Media Stream of receiving and superposes and send.
Method at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed provided by the invention comprises: picture processor carries out assembly unit according to the zoning of channel to the multipath media stream of receiving, merges into one road mosaic Media Stream; Set-top box receives user's mosaic service startup command, by with the mosaic channel information of obtaining alternately of intermediate server, then according to this mosaic channel information to network requests mosaic Media Stream, receive the mosaic Media Stream of automatic network, and show the content of this mosaic Media Stream by terminal.
Among the present invention, picture processor is set in system, picture processor carries out assembly unit according to the zoning of channel to the multipath media stream of receiving, merges into one road mosaic Media Stream; Set-top box receives user's mosaic service startup command, by with the mosaic channel information of obtaining alternately of intermediate server, then according to this mosaic channel information to network requests mosaic Media Stream, receive the mosaic Media Stream of automatic network, and show the content of this mosaic Media Stream by terminal, Media Stream that make to realize mosaic service no longer is a multichannel and have only a tunnel, the network that increases with Media Stream quantity for transfer resource, as the IPTV network, need not to take too much transfer resource when realizing mosaic service; And set-top box need not multipath media stream to be decoded simultaneously again, has reduced the complexity that set-top box realizes.In addition, because it is to finish at the picture processor that is arranged in network side that the assembly unit of multipath media stream and picture are handled, set-top box need not to carry out the assembly unit of multipath media stream and cutting apart and assembly unit of picture again, has equally also reduced the complexity that set-top box realizes, has reduced the cost of set-top box.In sum, the scheme that proposes according to the present invention can reduce the realization cost of mosaic service greatly.
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Fig. 1 is a system configuration schematic diagram of realizing mosaic service in the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 2 A is the structural representation of middleware server in the embodiment of the invention two;
Fig. 2 B is the structural representation of middleware server in the embodiment of the invention three;
Fig. 2 C is the structural representation of middleware server in the embodiment of the invention four;
Fig. 3 A is the structural representation of set-top box in the embodiment of the invention five;
Fig. 3 B is the structural representation of set-top box in the embodiment of the invention six;
Fig. 3 C is the structural representation of set-top box in the embodiment of the invention seven;
Fig. 4 is a flow chart of realizing mosaic service in the embodiment of the invention eight;
Fig. 5 is a flow chart of realizing mosaic service in the embodiment of the invention nine;
Fig. 6 is a flow chart of realizing mosaic service in the embodiment of the invention ten.
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Fig. 1 is a system configuration schematic diagram of realizing mosaic service in the embodiment of the invention one, as shown in Figure 1, picture processor is set in system, this system at least also comprises middleware server, set-top box and terminal, wherein, picture processor is used for according to the zoning of channel the multipath media stream of receiving being carried out assembly unit, merges into one road mosaic Media Stream, and to Network Transmission; Middleware server is used for sending the mosaic channel information of safeguarding according to the request of receiving; Set-top box is used to receive user's mosaic service startup command, asks mosaic channel information, and comes the mosaic Media Stream of automatic network according to the mosaic channel message pick-up of receiving; Terminal is used to show the content of this mosaic Media Stream.The zoning information of channel is the information in each channel shared zone on terminal, can be pre-configured in the picture processor, also can by picture processor by with the obtaining alternately of other network entities.Picture processor is the equipment of a kind of multipath media stream input, the output of one road Media Stream, the concrete processing of picture processor is that the display frame of each road Media Stream of input is dwindled by ratio, picture after will respectively dwindling is then merged into a complete picture, and the Media Stream of this picture is as the Media Stream of one tunnel output then.Middleware server is safeguarded has mosaic channel information, this mosaic channel information to comprise that at least the mosaic Media Stream obtains the address, as frequency or port.
The system that realizes mosaic service also comprises encoder, is used to transmit before the mosaic Media Stream, and this mosaic Media Stream is encoded.
Middleware server is further used for safeguarding each channel information of forming the mosaic Media Stream, generates the transparent control of mosaic interface according to the zoning of this each channel information and channel, and sends the transparent control of this mosaic interface according to the request of receiving; Set-top box is further used for asking the transparent control of mosaic interface, and the transparent control of mosaic interface of receiving and the mosaic Media Stream of receiving are superposeed; Terminal is further used for showing the mosaic media stream content that comprises the transparent control of mosaic interface.Because the control interface is transparent, therefore can not influence the content that the user watches the mosaic Media Stream.Each channel information of forming the mosaic Media Stream comprises that at least the Media Stream of each channel obtains the address, as frequency or port.Each zone that comprises in the transparent control of the mosaic interface comprises channel identication, i.e. each zone in the transparent control of the mosaic interface is all corresponding with a channel.On each zone that shows during moving focal point, the transparent control of mosaic interface can highlight the focus region user by remote controller.The zoning information of channel can be pre-configured in the middleware server, also can by middleware server by with the obtaining alternately of other network entities, as middleware server by with the division information of the mutual acquisition channel of picture processor.The program that the user chooses hope to watch by remote controller, it is the user chooses a channel place by remote controller zone, the transparent control of mosaic interface is determined corresponding to this regional channel identication, send the switching indication that carries channel identication to set-top box, set-top box is further used for according to the channel identication of receiving from the transparent control of mosaic interface, the request network provides the Media Stream of this channel, and is displayed in full screen the content of the Media Stream of this channel of receiving by terminal.
Because the user can only signatory a part of channel in the practical application, like this, this user can only watch the program that the channel that has contract signing relationship with it provides, for those signatory channels, this user haves no right to watch program that corresponding channel provides, therefore, behind the channel of selecting by mosaic service to wish to watch the user, need whether have the right to accept within limits to the user and see that the program that corresponding channel provides checks, two kinds of implementations are provided here, can select flexibly according to actual needs.
A kind of implementation is, set-top box request network provides before the Media Stream of the channel that the user selects, after promptly receiving channel identication, be further used for initiating the scope check request of corresponding channel, and the Media Stream of corresponding channel is provided according to the channel information request network of receiving; Middleware server is further used for determining according to the request of receiving whether the user has the right to accept the program of seeing that corresponding channel provides within limits, determine that the user has authority after, send corresponding channel information.
Another kind of implementation is, set-top box receives user's mosaic service startup command, be further used for initiating scope check request at each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream, and the associated channel that storage is received is tabulated, after receiving channel identication from the transparent control of mosaic interface, determine this channel in associated channel tabulation, the request network provides the Media Stream of the channel that the user selects; Middleware server is further used for determining according to the request of receiving whether the user has the right to accept within limits the program of seeing that each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream provides, and the channel that has authority according to the user generates and sends the associated channel tabulation.
Fig. 2 A is the structural representation of middleware server in the embodiment of the invention two, shown in Fig. 2 A, middleware server comprises maintenance of information unit and interface generation unit at least, and wherein, the maintenance of information unit is used to safeguard each channel information of forming the mosaic Media Stream; The interface generation unit is used for generating the transparent control of mosaic interface according to the zoning of this each channel information and channel, and sending the transparent control of this mosaic interface according to the request of receiving, each zone that comprises in the transparent control of this mosaic interface comprises channel identication.
Based on Fig. 2 A, middleware server further comprises: authority determining unit and channel information unit, shown in Fig. 2 B, wherein, the authority determining unit is used for whether having the right to accept within limits the program that the entrained channel of the request of seeing provides according to the request inspection user who receives, after determining that the user has authority, send the notice of determining channel information; The channel information unit is used for determining and the transmission channel information according to the notice of receiving.
Perhaps, based on Fig. 2 A, middleware server further comprises: scope check unit and tabulation generation unit, shown in Fig. 2 C, wherein, the scope check unit is used for whether having the right to accept within limits the program of seeing that each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream provides according to the request inspection user that receives, determines and sends the channel that the user has authority; The tabulation generation unit is used for generating and sending the associated channel tabulation according to the channel of receiving.
Fig. 3 A is the structural representation of set-top box in the embodiment of the invention five, as shown in Figure 3A, set-top box comprises at least: interface processing unit, decoding chip and superpositing unit, wherein, the interface processing unit is used for receiving and sends the transparent control of mosaic interface, and each zone that comprises in the transparent control of this mosaic interface comprises channel identication; Decoding chip is used for the mosaic Media Stream of receiving is decoded and sent; Superpositing unit is used for the transparent control of the mosaic interface of will receive and the mosaic Media Stream of receiving and superposes and send.
Based on Fig. 3 A, set-top box further comprises: authority request unit and Media Stream request unit, and shown in Fig. 3 B, wherein, the authority request unit is used for after receiving channel identication, initiates the scope check request of corresponding channel and sends the channel information of receiving; The Media Stream request unit is used for providing according to the channel information request network of receiving the Media Stream of corresponding channel.
Perhaps, based on Fig. 3 A, set-top box further comprises: list request unit, list storage unit and Media Stream request unit, shown in Fig. 3 C, wherein, after the list request unit is used to receive user's mosaic service startup command, initiate scope check request, and send the associated channel tabulation of receiving at each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream; The list storage unit is used to store the associated channel tabulation of receiving, and after receiving channel identication, determines that this channel in the associated channel tabulation, sends the channel information of corresponding channel; The Media Stream request unit is used for providing according to the channel information request network of receiving the Media Stream of corresponding channel.
In the method that the embodiment of the invention provides, picture processor is set in system, picture processor carries out assembly unit according to the zoning of channel to the multipath media stream of receiving, merges into one road mosaic Media Stream; Set-top box receives user's mosaic service startup command, by with the mosaic channel information of obtaining alternately of intermediate server, then according to this mosaic channel information to network requests mosaic Media Stream, receive the mosaic Media Stream of automatic network, and show the content of this mosaic Media Stream by terminal.Picture processor is the equipment of a kind of multipath media stream input, the output of one road Media Stream, the concrete processing of picture processor is that the display frame of each road Media Stream of input is dwindled by ratio, picture after will respectively dwindling is then merged into a complete picture, and the Media Stream of this picture is as the Media Stream of one tunnel output then.
Fig. 4 is a flow chart of realizing mosaic service in the embodiment of the invention eight, as shown in Figure 4, realizes that the processing procedure of mosaic service may further comprise the steps:
Step 401～step 403: picture processor carries out assembly unit according to the zoning of channel to the multipath media stream of receiving, merges into one road mosaic Media Stream, and sends this mosaic Media Stream to encoder.Encoder is encoded to the mosaic Media Stream of receiving, then the mosaic Media Stream behind the Network Transmission coding.
Step 404～step 405: each channel information of mosaic Media Stream, the zoning and the mosaic channel information of channel are formed in configuration on middleware server, middleware server generates the transparent control of mosaic interface according to the zoning of channel, each zone that comprises in the transparent control of this mosaic interface comprises channel identication, i.e. each zone in the transparent control of the mosaic interface is all corresponding with a channel.Mosaic channel information comprises that at least the mosaic Media Stream obtains the address, as frequency or port; Each channel information of forming the mosaic Media Stream comprises that at least the Media Stream of each channel obtains the address, as frequency or port.
In addition, the zoning of channel also can by middleware server by with the obtaining alternately of other network entities, as middleware server by with the division information of the mutual acquisition channel of picture processor.
Step 406～step 408: after set-top box receives that the user starts the order of mosaic service, to middleware server request mosaic channel information and the transparent control of mosaic interface.After middleware server is received the request of set-top box, return mosaic channel information and the transparent control of mosaic interface to set-top box.
Step 409～step 411: the mosaic channel information that the set-top box basis is received is to network requests mosaic Media Stream, then the mosaic Media Stream of receiving is decoded, decoded mosaic Media Stream and the transparent control of the mosaic interface of receiving are superposeed, on terminal, show the mosaic media stream content that comprises the transparent control of mosaic interface.Because the control interface is transparent, therefore can not influence the content that the user watches the mosaic Media Stream.
On each zone that shows during moving focal point, the transparent control of mosaic interface can highlight the focus region user by remote controller.
Step 412: the program that the user chooses hope to watch by remote controller, it is the user chooses a channel place by remote controller zone, the transparent control of mosaic interface is determined corresponding to this regional channel identication, sends the switching indication that carries channel identication to set-top box.
Step 413～step 414: after set-top box is received and switched indication,, the Media Stream of the corresponding channel received is decoded, on terminal, show decoded media stream content to the Media Stream of network requests corresponding channel.In addition, owing to safeguard in the middleware server by each channel information of forming the mosaic Media Stream, therefore, set-top box is before the Media Stream of network requests corresponding channel, further by with the more information relevant of obtaining alternately of middleware server with corresponding channel, being the Media Stream that the user provides corresponding channel better.
In the processing procedure described above, step 401～step 403 does not have tangible time sequencing with step 404～step 405 on carrying out, in the processing procedure of step 404～step 405, all the time carrying out step 401～step 403, and, equally all the time, carrying out step 401～step 403 in the processing procedure of step 406～step 414, promptly picture processor provides the mosaic Media Stream to encoder in real time, by encoder the mosaic Media Stream of receiving is encoded.
Fig. 5 is a flow chart of realizing mosaic service in the embodiment of the invention nine, as shown in Figure 5, realizes in the specific embodiment one that the processing procedure of mosaic service may further comprise the steps:
Step 501～step 512 is identical with step 401～step 412.
Step 513～step 515: set-top box sends channel switch request to middleware server after receiving and switching indication, carries channel identication in this channel switch request.After middleware server is received channel switch request, check whether the user has the right to accept within limits the program that provides with the corresponding channel of channel identication is provided, determine that the user has authority after, issue channel information to set-top box.If middleware server is determined the user and do not had authority, then directly finish current flow process.
Step 516～step 517: after set-top box is received channel information,, the Media Stream of the corresponding channel received is decoded, on terminal, show decoded media stream content to the Media Stream of network requests corresponding channel.
Fig. 6 is a flow chart of realizing mosaic service in the embodiment of the invention ten, as shown in Figure 6, realizes in the specific embodiment two that the processing procedure of mosaic service may further comprise the steps:
Step 601～step 608 is identical with step 401～step 408.
Step 609～step 611: set-top box is to the tabulation of middleware server request associated channel, and the request middleware server carries out scope check at each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream to the user, and provides the user to have the right to accept within limits the information of the corresponding channel of seeing.After middleware server is received request, at each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream user is carried out scope check, after determining that the user has the channel that authority watches, the information of the user being had the right to accept within limits the channel of seeing generates the associated channel tabulation, and providing the tabulation of this associated channel to set-top box, set-top box is stored the associated channel tabulation of receiving.
All do not have authority to watch if middleware server is determined the user to each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream, then can directly finish current flow process.
Step 607～step 608 does not have tangible time sequencing with step 609～step 611 on carrying out, can carry out simultaneously; Also can first execution in step 607～step 608, execution in step 609～step 611 again; Also can first execution in step 609～step 611, execution in step 607～step 608 again.
Step 612～step 615 is identical with step 409～step 412.
Step 616～step 618: after set-top box is received and switched indication, determine that channel identication is in the associated channel tabulation, the information of corresponding channel is to the Media Stream of network requests corresponding channel in then tabulating according to associated channel, Media Stream to the corresponding channel received is decoded, and shows decoded media stream content on terminal.If set-top box determines that channel identication not in the associated channel tabulation, then directly finishes current flow process.
The above set-top box request network provides the Media Stream of channel can be: set-top box requested service management system (Business Management System, BMS) create session, BMS creates session and distributes diverse network and system resource, BMS distributes asset source, assets scheduling and Media Stream to play preparation to the media server application, set-top box is by Media Stream control protocol interface requests media server media stream, receiving media flows, and represents to the user by terminal is full frame.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to the present invention and not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Like this, if of the present invention these are revised and modification belongs within the scope of claim of the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, then the present invention also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.
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1, a kind of system at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed is characterized in that, this system comprises at least: picture processor, middleware server, set-top box and terminal, wherein,
Described picture processor is used for according to the zoning of channel the multipath media stream of receiving being carried out assembly unit, merges into one road mosaic Media Stream, and to Network Transmission;
Described middleware server is used for sending the mosaic channel information of safeguarding according to the request of receiving;
Described set-top box is used to receive user's mosaic service startup command, asks mosaic channel information, and comes the mosaic Media Stream of automatic network according to the mosaic channel message pick-up of receiving;
Described terminal is used to show the content of this mosaic Media Stream.
2, system according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described middleware server is further used for: safeguard each channel information of forming described mosaic Media Stream, zoning according to this each channel information and channel generates the transparent control of mosaic interface, and sending the transparent control of this mosaic interface according to the request of receiving, each zone that comprises in the transparent control of the described mosaic interface comprises channel identication;
Described set-top box is further used for: ask the transparent control of mosaic interface, and the transparent control of mosaic interface of receiving and the mosaic Media Stream of receiving are superposeed;
Described terminal is further used for: show the mosaic media stream content that comprises the transparent control of mosaic interface.
3, system according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
The zone at user selected channel place, the transparent control of described mosaic interface sends the channel identication corresponding to described zone;
Described set-top box is further used for: according to the channel identication of receiving, the request network provides the Media Stream of described channel, and is displayed in full screen the content of the Media Stream of this channel of receiving by terminal.
4, system according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
Described set-top box is further used for: initiate the scope check request of described channel, and the Media Stream of corresponding channel is provided according to the channel information request network of receiving; Described middleware server is further used for: determine according to the request of receiving whether the user has the right to accept the program of seeing that described channel provides within limits, determine that the user has authority after, send the information of described channel; Perhaps,
Described set-top box is further used for: initiate the scope check request at each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream, and the associated channel that storage is received is tabulated, after receiving channel identication, determine that described channel is in associated channel tabulation after, the request network provides the Media Stream of described channel; Described middleware server is further used for: determine according to the request of receiving whether the user has the right to accept within limits the program of seeing that each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream provides, and the channel that has authority according to the user generates and sends the associated channel tabulation.
5, a kind of server at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed is characterized in that, this server comprises at least: maintenance of information unit and interface generation unit, wherein,
Described maintenance of information unit is used to safeguard each channel information of forming the mosaic Media Stream;
Described interface generation unit is used for generating the transparent control of mosaic interface according to the zoning of described each channel information and channel, and sending the transparent control of this mosaic interface according to the request of receiving, each zone that comprises in the transparent control of the described mosaic interface comprises channel identication.
6, server according to claim 5 is characterized in that,
Described server further comprises: authority determining unit and channel information unit, wherein, described authority determining unit is used for whether having the right to accept within limits the program that the entrained channel of the request of seeing provides according to the request inspection user who receives, after determining that the user has authority, send the notice of determining channel information; Described channel information unit is used for determining and the transmission channel information according to the notice of receiving; Perhaps,
Described server further comprises: scope check unit and tabulation generation unit, wherein, described scope check unit is used for whether having the right to accept within limits the program of seeing that each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream provides according to the request inspection user that receives, determines and sends the channel that the user has authority; Described tabulation generation unit is used for generating and sending the associated channel tabulation according to the channel of receiving.
7, a kind of set-top box at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed is characterized in that, this set-top box comprises at least: interface processing unit, decoding chip and superpositing unit, wherein,
Described interface processing unit is used for receiving and sends the transparent control of mosaic interface, and each zone that comprises in the transparent control of the described mosaic interface comprises channel identication;
Described decoding chip is used for the mosaic Media Stream of receiving is decoded and sent;
Described superpositing unit is used for the transparent control of the mosaic interface of will receive and the mosaic Media Stream of receiving and superposes and send.
8, set-top box according to claim 7 is characterized in that, the zone at user selected channel place, and the transparent control of described mosaic interface sends the channel identication corresponding to described zone;
Described set-top box further comprises: authority request unit and Media Stream request unit, and wherein, described authority request unit is used for after receiving described channel identication, initiates the scope check request of described channel and sends the channel information of receiving; The Media Stream request unit is used for providing according to the channel information request network of receiving the Media Stream of described channel; Perhaps,
Described set-top box further comprises: list request unit, list storage unit and Media Stream request unit, wherein, after described list request unit is used to receive user's mosaic service startup command, initiation is at the scope check request of each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream, and the associated channel that transmission is received is tabulated; Described list storage unit is used to store the associated channel tabulation of receiving, and after receiving described channel identication, determines that described channel in the associated channel tabulation, sends the channel information of corresponding channel; Described Media Stream request unit is used for providing according to the channel information request network of receiving the Media Stream of corresponding channel.
9, a kind of method at a plurality of channel informations of same screen displayed is characterized in that, this method comprises:
Picture processor carries out assembly unit according to the zoning of channel to the multipath media stream of receiving, merges into one road mosaic Media Stream;
Set-top box receives user's mosaic service startup command, by with the mosaic channel information of obtaining alternately of intermediate server, then according to this mosaic channel information to network requests mosaic Media Stream, receive the mosaic Media Stream of automatic network, and show the content of this mosaic Media Stream by terminal.
10, method according to claim 9 is characterized in that,
This method further comprises: middleware server generates the transparent control of mosaic interface according to the zoning of channel, and each zone that comprises in the transparent control of the described mosaic interface comprises channel identication;
The described demonstration by terminal further comprises the content of this mosaic Media Stream before: set-top box is to the transparent control of middleware server request mosaic interface, and set-top box superposes the transparent control of mosaic interface of receiving and the mosaic Media Stream of receiving.
11, method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, in advance the zoning of the described channel of configuration in middleware server; Or by middleware server by with the zoning that obtains described channel alternately of network entity.
12, method according to claim 10, it is characterized in that, the described content that shows this mosaic Media Stream by terminal, further comprise: the zone at user selected channel place, the transparent control of described mosaic interface sends the channel identication corresponding to described zone, set-top box provides the Media Stream of described channel according to the described channel identication request network of receiving, and is displayed in full screen the content of the Media Stream of this channel of receiving by terminal.
13, method according to claim 12 is characterized in that,
Described set-top box request network provides the Media Stream of described channel, further comprise: set-top box is initiated the scope check request of described channel to middleware server before, middleware server determines according to the request of receiving whether the user has the right to accept within limits the program of seeing that described channel provides, after determining that the user has authority, send the information of described channel to set-top box; Perhaps,
Described set-top box receives user's mosaic service startup command, further comprise afterwards: set-top box is to the scope check request of middleware server initiation at each channel of forming the mosaic Media Stream, middleware server has the channel that authority watches according to the user and generates and sends the associated channel tabulation, and set-top box is stored the described associated channel tabulation of receiving; Described set-top box request network provides the Media Stream of described channel, further comprises before: set-top box determines that the channel identication received is whether in described associated channel tabulation, if then ask network that the Media Stream of described channel is provided.
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