TW201401855A - System for multimedia sharing, apparatus and method therefor - Google Patents
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本發明是有關於一種通訊系統、裝置與方法,且特別是有關於一種多媒體通訊系統、裝置與方法。 The present invention relates to a communication system, apparatus and method, and more particularly to a multimedia communication system, apparatus and method.
隨著科技的日益進步,人們對多媒體影音的需求亦日益的提升。網路協定電視(Internet Protocol Television,IPTV)即是因應因應這樣的需求而發展出的一種新興多媒體應用方式。IPTV是用寬頻網路作為介質傳送電視信號的一種系統,將電視信號透過寬頻上的網際協議向訂戶傳遞數位電視的服務。一般而言,IPTV是數位電視的一種,因此普通電視機需要配合相應的機上盒(Set-Top Box,STB)接收頻道。這麼一來,電視便只能設置於機上盒的周邊。 當一個家庭中具有多台電視皆欲分享電視信號時,各台電是也只能收看同一頻道,極為不便。 With the advancement of technology, people's demand for multimedia audio and video has also increased. Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is an emerging multimedia application method developed in response to such demands. IPTV is a system for transmitting television signals using a broadband network as a medium, and transmits television signals to subscribers via a broadband protocol over broadband. In general, IPTV is a type of digital TV, so ordinary TV sets need to receive channels with the corresponding Set-Top Box (STB). In this way, the TV can only be placed around the box. When a TV with multiple TVs in a family wants to share TV signals, each TV station can only watch the same channel, which is extremely inconvenient.
本發明提供一種多媒體分享系統、裝置與方法,使得多台多媒體顯示裝置可透過單一多媒體分享裝置收看不同的影音內容。 The present invention provides a multimedia sharing system, apparatus and method, which enable multiple multimedia display devices to view different audio and video content through a single multimedia sharing device.
一種多媒體分享系統,包括:多媒體分享裝置,一或多個多媒體顯示裝置以及一或多個控制裝置。多媒體分享 裝置接收一網路多媒體信號,其中網路多媒體信號包括多個多媒體資料。多媒體分享裝置將多個多媒體資料中一或多個多媒體資料轉換為一或多個影音傳輸流,調變一或多個影音傳輸流為一數位電視信號並傳送。其中,數位電視信號包括對應於一或多個影音傳輸流的一或多個節目。一或多個多媒體顯示裝置分別接收數位電視信號,並且分別顯示和播放對應於的數位電視信號中一或多個節目中之一的影音傳輸流。一或多個控制裝置分別對應於一或多個多媒體顯示裝置,當各控制裝置接收一操作信號時,對應操作信號傳送一遙控信號至多媒體分享裝置,以切換各控制裝置所對應的多媒體顯示裝置所接收的數位電視信號的該節目中之影音傳輸流,和/或調整影音傳輸流的播放狀態。 A multimedia sharing system includes: a multimedia sharing device, one or more multimedia display devices, and one or more control devices. Multimedia sharing The device receives a network multimedia signal, wherein the network multimedia signal includes a plurality of multimedia materials. The multimedia sharing device converts one or more multimedia materials of the plurality of multimedia materials into one or more audio and video transmission streams, and modulates the one or more audio and video transmission streams into a digital television signal and transmits the same. Wherein the digital television signal comprises one or more programs corresponding to one or more audiovisual transport streams. The one or more multimedia display devices respectively receive the digital television signals and respectively display and play the audiovisual transport stream of one of the one or more of the corresponding digital television signals. The one or more control devices respectively correspond to one or more multimedia display devices. When each control device receives an operation signal, the corresponding operation signal transmits a remote control signal to the multimedia sharing device to switch the multimedia display device corresponding to each control device. The video transmission stream in the program of the received digital television signal, and/or the playback state of the video transmission stream.
本發明提供一種多媒體分享裝置,包括網路單元、解多工器、一或多個傳輸流轉換器以及數位電視調變器。網路單元連接至一外部網路以接收一網路多媒體信號。解多工器耦接網路單元,接收網路多媒體信號並解多工網路多媒體信號為多個多媒體資料。一或多個傳輸流轉換器耦接解多工器,分別接收多媒體資料中一或多個多媒體資料,並且分別轉換一或多個多媒體資料為一或多個影音傳輸流。數位電視調變器耦接一或多個傳輸流轉換器,接收一或多個影音傳輸流,調變一或多個影音傳輸流為一數位電視信號並傳送該數位電視信號至一或多個多媒體顯示裝置,其中數位電視信號包括對應於一或多個影音傳輸流的一或多個節目。 The invention provides a multimedia sharing device, which comprises a network unit, a demultiplexer, one or more transport stream converters and a digital television modulator. The network unit is connected to an external network to receive a network multimedia signal. The demultiplexer is coupled to the network unit, receives the network multimedia signal and demultiplexes the multimedia signal of the multiplex network into a plurality of multimedia materials. The one or more transport stream converters are coupled to the demultiplexer, respectively receive one or more multimedia materials in the multimedia data, and respectively convert one or more multimedia materials into one or more audiovisual transport streams. The digital television modulator is coupled to one or more transport stream converters, receives one or more audio and video transmission streams, modulates one or more audio and video transmission streams into a digital television signal, and transmits the digital television signal to one or more A multimedia display device wherein the digital television signal includes one or more programs corresponding to one or more audiovisual transport streams.
本發明提供一種多媒體分享方法,包括以下步驟。首先,連接至外部網路以接收一網路多媒體訊號。然後,解多工該網路多媒體信號為多個多媒體資料。接著,轉換多個多媒體資料中一或多個多媒體資料為一或多個影音傳輸流。再者,調變一或多個影音傳輸流為一數位電視信號,並傳送數位電視信號,其中數位電視信號包括對應於一或多個影音傳輸流的一或多個節目。 The present invention provides a multimedia sharing method, including the following steps. First, connect to an external network to receive a network multimedia signal. Then, the multiplexed network multimedia signal is a plurality of multimedia materials. Then, one or more multimedia materials in the plurality of multimedia materials are converted into one or more audiovisual transport streams. Furthermore, the one or more audiovisual transport streams are modulated into a digital television signal and the digital television signal is transmitted, wherein the digital television signal includes one or more programs corresponding to one or more audiovisual transport streams.
基於上述,本發明提供一種多媒體分享系統、裝置及方法,使得多個多媒體顯示裝置可透過多媒體分享裝置從單一訊號源,例如網路電視多媒體信號,分別收看不同的節目。當需要控制目前的播放狀態或切換收看內容時,使用者可透過控制裝置傳送遙控信號至多媒體分享裝置以進行控制。 Based on the above, the present invention provides a multimedia sharing system, apparatus, and method, such that a plurality of multimedia display devices can separately watch different programs from a single signal source, such as a network television multimedia signal, through a multimedia sharing device. When it is necessary to control the current playing state or switch the viewing content, the user can transmit a remote control signal to the multimedia sharing device through the control device for control.
為讓本發明之上述特徵和優點能更明顯易懂,下文特舉實施例,並配合所附圖式作詳細說明如下。 The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.
圖1為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享系統的系統方塊圖。請參照圖1,多媒體分享系統10包括多媒體分享裝置110、多媒體顯示裝置121~12n以及控制裝置131~13n,其中n為一正整數。多媒體分享裝置110接收網路多媒體信號IPSIG,其中網路多媒體信號IPSIG包括多個多媒體資料。網路多媒體信號IPSIG可為一網路協定電視(Internet Protocol Television,IPTV)信號,或其他透過網 際網路傳輸的多媒體信號。多個多媒體信號中則包括IPTV中所正播放(Broadcast)之頻道節目或是經由隨選視訊(Video On Demand,VOD)選擇之多媒體影音內容等。 FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a multimedia sharing system according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the multimedia sharing system 10 includes a multimedia sharing device 110, multimedia display devices 121~12n, and control devices 131~13n, where n is a positive integer. The multimedia sharing device 110 receives the network multimedia signal IPSIG, wherein the network multimedia signal IPSIG includes a plurality of multimedia materials. The network multimedia signal IPSIG can be an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) signal, or other network Multimedia signals transmitted over the Internet. The plurality of multimedia signals include a channel program broadcasted in the IPTV or a multimedia audio and video content selected via Video On Demand (VOD).
多媒體分享裝置110將多個多媒體資料中一或多個多媒體資料轉換為一或多個影音傳輸流,調變一或多個影音傳輸流為數位電視信號DTV並傳送。其中,數位電視信號DTV包括對應於一或多個影音傳輸流的一或多個節目。也就是說,一或多個影音傳輸流,以及數位電視信號中的節目數量,與多媒體分享系統10中的多媒體顯示裝置121~12n的數量相同,也就是n之值。多媒體顯示裝置121~12n則分別接收數位電視信號DTV,並且分別顯示和播放對應於的數位電視信號DTV中一或多個節目中之一的影音傳輸流。 The multimedia sharing device 110 converts one or more multimedia materials of the plurality of multimedia materials into one or more audio and video transmission streams, and modulates the one or more audio and video transmission streams into a digital television signal DTV and transmits the same. Wherein, the digital television signal DTV includes one or more programs corresponding to one or more audiovisual transport streams. That is to say, the number of programs in one or more video transmission streams and digital television signals is the same as the number of multimedia display devices 121~12n in the multimedia sharing system 10, that is, the value of n. The multimedia display devices 121~12n respectively receive the digital television signal DTV, and respectively display and play the video transmission stream of one of the one or more programs corresponding to the digital television signal DTV.
控制裝置130~13n分別對應於多媒體顯示裝置121~12n,當各控制裝置(控制裝置131~13n之一)接收操作信號(對應各控制裝置131~13n之一接收操作信號OS1~OSn之一)時,對應操作信號OS1~OSn傳送遙控信號RS1~RSn至多媒體分享裝置110,以切換各控制裝置(控制裝置131~13n之一)所對應的多媒體顯示裝置(多媒體顯示裝置120~12n之一)所接收的數位電視信號DTV的節目中之影音傳輸流,和/或調整影音傳輸流的播放狀態。 The control devices 130 to 13n respectively correspond to the multimedia display devices 121 to 12n, and each of the control devices (one of the control devices 131 to 13n) receives an operation signal (corresponding to one of the control devices 131 to 13n receiving one of the operation signals OS1 to OSn) When the operation signals OS1 to OSn transmit the remote control signals RS1 to RSn to the multimedia sharing device 110, the multimedia display devices (one of the multimedia display devices 120 to 12n) corresponding to the respective control devices (one of the control devices 131 to 13n) are switched. The received video transmission stream in the program of the digital television signal DTV, and/or the playback state of the video transmission stream.
圖2為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享裝置的功能方塊圖。請參照圖2,多媒體分享裝置110包括網路單元111、解多工器112、傳輸流轉換器1131~113n、數 位電視調變器114、控制單元115以及遙控信號接收器116。網路單元111從與外部網路連接,接收例如IPTV信號之網路多媒體信號IPSIG。解多工器112耦接網路單元111,從網路單元111接收網路多媒體信號IPSIG並解多工網路多媒體信號IPSIG成多媒體資料MD1~MDn。 FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a multimedia sharing device according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the multimedia sharing device 110 includes a network unit 111, a demultiplexer 112, and transport stream converters 1131 to 113n. The bit television modulator 114, the control unit 115, and the remote control signal receiver 116. The network unit 111 is connected to an external network and receives a network multimedia signal IPSIG such as an IPTV signal. The multiplexer 112 is coupled to the network unit 111, receives the network multimedia signal IPSIG from the network unit 111, and resolves the multiplexed network multimedia signal IPSIG into multimedia data MD1~MDn.
傳輸流轉換器1131~113n耦接解多工器112,分別對應接收多媒體資料MD1~MDn,將多媒體資料MD1~MDn轉換為傳輸流TS1~TSn。數位電視調變器114則耦接傳輸流轉換器1131~113n,將傳輸流TS1~TSn多工處理以及重新調變為數位電視信號DTV,並且傳送數位電視信號DTV。傳輸流TS1~TSn則對應於數位電視信號DTV中多個節目。 The transport stream converters 1131 to 113n are coupled to the demultiplexer 112, and respectively convert the multimedia data MD1~MDn into the transport streams TS1~TSn corresponding to the received multimedia data MD1~MDn. The digital television modulator 114 is coupled to the transport stream converters 1131 to 113n, multiplexes and remodulates the transport streams TS1 TS TSn into a digital television signal DTV, and transmits the digital television signal DTV. The transport streams TS1~TSn correspond to a plurality of programs in the digital television signal DTV.
值得注意的是,在本發明實施例中,數位電視信號DTV符合數位視訊廣播(Digital Video Broadcasting,DVB)、進階電視標準委員會(Advanced Television Systems Committee,ATSC)或綜合數碼服務廣播(Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting,ISDB)等數位電視標準,本發明亦不限定於上述標準。進一步而言,在本發明中網路多媒體信號IPSIG中的多媒體資料MD1~MDn以及影音傳輸流TS1~TSn所必須符合的標準亦隨著數位電視信號DTV所採用的標準而有不同的設定。而多媒體顯示裝置121~12n則為可接收並播放符合上述標準的數位電視信號DTV的顯示裝置,本發明並不限定上述。 It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present invention, the digital television signal DTV conforms to Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), or Integrated Services Digital (Integrated Services Digital). The digital television standard such as Broadcasting, ISDB), and the present invention is not limited to the above standard. Further, in the present invention, the standards that the multimedia data MD1~MDn and the audiovisual transport streams TS1~TSn in the network multimedia signal IPSIG must conform to are also differently set according to the standard adopted by the digital television signal DTV. The multimedia display devices 121 to 12n are display devices capable of receiving and playing a digital television signal DTV conforming to the above standard, and the present invention is not limited to the above.
舉例而言,當數位電視信號符合DVB的標準時,影 音傳輸流TS1~TSn之格式則符合動態圖像專家組第二標準(Moving Picture Experts Group,MPEG-2)中所規範的傳輸串流格式(Transport Stream,TS)。當包括於網路多媒體信號IPSIG的多媒體資料MD1~MDn的格式為聯合視頻組(Joint Video Team,JVT)所訂定的H.264影音壓縮標準,或其他被DVB標準所支持的影音格式時,傳輸流轉換器1131~113n僅需將多媒體資料MD1~MDn由網路資料的封包形式轉換為MPEG2中的傳輸串流格式。而當網路多媒體信號中包括的多媒體資料MD1~MDn的影音格式不為DVB所支持時,傳輸流轉換器1131~113n便需先將多媒體資料MD1~MDn轉換成一個DVB所可以支持的壓縮標準(例如上述之H.264影音壓縮標準)再將符合前述壓縮標準的多媒體資料MD1~MDn轉換為MPEG2中的傳輸串流格式。 For example, when a digital TV signal conforms to the DVB standard, The format of the tone transport streams TS1~TSn conforms to the Transport Stream (TS) format specified in the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG-2). When the format of the multimedia materials MD1~MDn included in the network multimedia signal IPSIG is the H.264 video compression standard set by the Joint Video Team (JVT), or other audio and video formats supported by the DVB standard, The transport stream converters 1131 to 113n only need to convert the multimedia data MD1~MDn from the packetized form of the network material to the transport stream format in MPEG2. When the audio and video formats of the multimedia data MD1~MDn included in the network multimedia signal are not supported by DVB, the transport stream converters 1131~113n need to first convert the multimedia data MD1~MDn into a compression standard that DVB can support. (For example, the above-mentioned H.264 video compression standard), the multimedia data MD1~MDn conforming to the aforementioned compression standard are converted into the transmission stream format in MPEG2.
值得一提的是,一般的數位電視信號DTV中除了各節目的影音傳輸流(影音傳輸流TS1~TSn)更包括了節目資訊,例如MPEG2傳輸流標準中的節目資訊(Program Specific Information,PSI)或是DVB或ISDB標準中的服務資訊(Service Information,SI)或是ATSC標準中的節目與系統資訊(Program and System Information Protocol,PSIP)。在本發明中,網路單元111可從網路多媒體信號IPSIG中依據多媒體資料MD1~MDn相關的節目資訊,製作並提供節目資訊SI/PSI至數位電視調變器114。當數位電視調變器114接收到對應於各個多媒體資料MD1~ MDn,也就是對應於影音傳輸流TS1~TSn的節目資訊SI,數位電視調變器114便可在數位電視信號DTV中加入節目資訊SI,此節目資訊便對應於數位電視信號DTV中的各個節目。 It is worth mentioning that in the general digital television signal DTV, in addition to the audio and video transmission streams of each program (video transmission streams TS1~TSn), program information, such as Program Specific Information (PSI) in the MPEG2 transport stream standard, is included. It is either Service Information (SI) in the DVB or ISDB standard or Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) in the ATSC standard. In the present invention, the network unit 111 can create and provide the program information SI/PSI to the digital television modulator 114 from the network multimedia signal IPSIG based on the program information related to the multimedia materials MD1~MDn. When the digital television modulator 114 receives the corresponding multimedia data MD1~ MDn, that is, the program information SI corresponding to the video transmission streams TS1~TSn, the digital television modulator 114 can add the program information SI to the digital television signal DTV, and the program information corresponds to each program in the digital television signal DTV. .
請繼續參照圖2,控制單元115,耦接遙控信號接收器116、網路單元111及解多工器112。當遙控信號接收器116接收遙控信號(遙控信號RS1~RSn之一)時,遙控信號接收器116傳送遙控信號(遙控信號RS1~RSn之一)至控制單元115。控制單元115則根據遙控信號(遙控信號RS1~RSn之一)控制網路單元111從外部網路接收包括對應於遙控信號(遙控信號RS1~RSn之一)的多媒體資料(多媒體資料MD1~MDn之一)之網路多媒體信號IPSIG,並且傳送通知NF至解多工器112將對應於遙控信號(遙控信號RS1~RSn之一)的多媒體資料(多媒體資料MD1~MDn之一)傳送至對應於遙控信號(遙控信號RS1~RSn之一)的傳輸流轉換器1131~113n之一。 Referring to FIG. 2, the control unit 115 is coupled to the remote control signal receiver 116, the network unit 111, and the demultiplexer 112. When the remote control signal receiver 116 receives the remote control signal (one of the remote control signals RS1 to RSn), the remote control signal receiver 116 transmits the remote control signal (one of the remote control signals RS1 to RSn) to the control unit 115. The control unit 115 controls the network unit 111 to receive multimedia data corresponding to the remote control signal (one of the remote control signals RS1~RSn) according to the remote control signal (one of the remote control signals RS1~RSn) (the multimedia materials MD1~MDn) a) the network multimedia signal IPSIG, and the transmission notification NF to the multiplexer 112 transmits the multimedia material (one of the multimedia materials MD1~MDn) corresponding to the remote control signal (one of the remote control signals RS1~RSn) to the remote control One of the transport stream converters 1131 to 113n of the signal (one of the remote control signals RS1 to RSn).
舉例來說,請參照圖1及圖2,多媒體顯示裝置121固定接收數位電視訊號DTV中的節目1,對應於影音傳輸流TS1的內容。而多媒體顯示裝置121的觀看者欲切換目前所觀看的影音內容,便操縱控制裝置131按下切換影音內容之按鍵(控制裝置131接收到操作信號OS1)。控制裝置131便對應操作信號OS1發送遙控信號RS1至多媒體分享裝置110。 For example, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the multimedia display device 121 fixedly receives the program 1 in the digital television signal DTV, corresponding to the content of the video transmission stream TS1. When the viewer of the multimedia display device 121 wants to switch the currently viewed video content, the manipulation control device 131 presses a button for switching the video content (the control device 131 receives the operation signal OS1). The control device 131 transmits the remote control signal RS1 to the multimedia sharing device 110 corresponding to the operation signal OS1.
多媒體分享裝置的控制單元115透過接收到遙控信號 RS1後,根據遙控信號RS1傳送命令CM至網路單元111確保遙控信號RS1中所指定的影音內容得以被網路單元111接收,並且同時傳送通知NF至解多工器112通知解多工器112以所指定的影音內容作為多媒體資料MD1傳送至傳輸流轉換器1131。這麼一來,固定接收數位電視訊號DTV中節目1的多媒體顯示裝置121便切換成播放由操作信號所指定的影音內容。 The control unit 115 of the multimedia sharing device receives the remote control signal After RS1, the command CM is transmitted to the network unit 111 according to the remote control signal RS1 to ensure that the video and audio content specified in the remote control signal RS1 is received by the network unit 111, and the notification NF is simultaneously transmitted to the demultiplexer 112 to notify the demultiplexer 112. The specified video content is transmitted to the transport stream converter 1131 as the multimedia material MD1. In this way, the multimedia display device 121 that fixedly receives the program 1 of the digital television signal DTV switches to play the video content specified by the operation signal.
值得一提的是,一般而言,由網路單元111所接收的網路多媒體信號IPSIG中包括的多媒體資料之數量超過多媒體資料MD1~MDn的數量,也就是n值。由控制單元115所發送的命令CM實為確保目前由網路單元111所接收的多媒體資料中包括了指定的影音內容,也就是多媒體資料。若目前網路單元111所接收的多媒體資料中已具有指定的影音內容,則網路單元111便不需再多向外部網路,例如外部網路中的一多媒體伺服器發出增加網路多媒體信號IPSIG所包括的多媒體資料的要求。若目前所接收的多媒體資料中不具有指定的影音內容,網路單元111便發出上述之要求。 It is worth mentioning that, in general, the number of multimedia materials included in the network multimedia signal IPSIG received by the network unit 111 exceeds the number of multimedia data MD1~MDn, that is, the value of n. The command CM sent by the control unit 115 ensures that the specified multimedia content, that is, the multimedia material, is included in the multimedia material currently received by the network unit 111. If the multimedia data received by the network unit 111 already has the specified audio and video content, the network unit 111 does not need to send more network multimedia signals to an external network, such as a multimedia server in the external network. Requirements for multimedia materials included in IPSIG. If the currently received multimedia material does not have the specified audio and video content, the network unit 111 issues the above request.
以下則針對多媒體分享系統中控制裝置與多媒體分享裝置的互動關係做進一步的說明。圖3為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享裝置的部分功能方塊圖以及控制裝置的功能方塊圖。由於力求圖式簡潔,多媒體分享裝置110在此僅繪示網路單元111、解多工器112、控制單元115及遙控信號接收器116,其中上述元件與其他單元的耦接 關係與圖2所示實施例相同,在此則省略。另一方面,控制裝置在此僅以控制裝置131作為說明例,而控制裝置132~13n則可使用相似的實施方式設置。 The following is a further description of the interaction between the control device and the multimedia sharing device in the multimedia sharing system. FIG. 3 is a partial functional block diagram of a multimedia sharing device and a functional block diagram of the control device according to an embodiment of the invention. Because of the simplicity of the drawing, the multimedia sharing device 110 only shows the network unit 111, the demultiplexer 112, the control unit 115, and the remote control signal receiver 116, wherein the components are coupled to other units. The relationship is the same as that of the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, and is omitted here. On the other hand, the control device here only uses the control device 131 as an illustrative example, and the control devices 132~13n can be arranged using similar embodiments.
請參照圖3,控制裝置131包括輸入單元1311、記憶單元1312、微控制器1313及傳送單元1314。輸入單元1311用以接收操作信號OS1。記憶單元1312則儲存對應於控制裝置131及控制裝置所對應的多媒體顯示裝置,也就是多媒體顯示裝置121的一識別資訊ID。而不同的控制裝置,例如控制裝置131~13n則具有不同的識別資訊ID。 微控制器1313耦接輸入單元1311及記憶單元1212。當輸入單元1311因使用者操作而接收操作信號OS1並傳送操作信號OS1至微控制器1313時,微控制器1313傳送遙控信號RS1至傳送單元1314,其中遙控信號RS1包括對應於操作信號的指令及識別資訊ID。傳送單元1314耦接微控制器1313,當傳送單元1314從微控制器1313接收遙控信號RS1時,傳送遙控信號RS1至多媒體分享裝置110。 Referring to FIG. 3, the control device 131 includes an input unit 1311, a memory unit 1312, a microcontroller 1313, and a transfer unit 1314. The input unit 1311 is configured to receive the operation signal OS1. The memory unit 1312 stores an identification information ID corresponding to the multimedia display device corresponding to the control device 131 and the control device, that is, the multimedia display device 121. Different control devices, such as control devices 131~13n, have different identification information IDs. The microcontroller 1313 is coupled to the input unit 1311 and the memory unit 1212. When the input unit 1311 receives the operation signal OS1 and transmits the operation signal OS1 to the microcontroller 1313 by the user operation, the microcontroller 1313 transmits the remote control signal RS1 to the transmission unit 1314, wherein the remote control signal RS1 includes an instruction corresponding to the operation signal and Identify the information ID. The transmitting unit 1314 is coupled to the microcontroller 1313. When the transmitting unit 1314 receives the remote control signal RS1 from the microcontroller 1313, the remote control signal RS1 is transmitted to the multimedia sharing device 110.
在本實施例中,控制單元115包括識別資訊解析器1151及指令處理器1152。識別資訊解析器1151,從遙控信號接收器116接收遙控信號RS1,並解析遙控信號中包括的識別資訊ID得到識別結果AR。識別資訊解析器1151得到辨識結果AR後,將辨識結果AR及遙控信號RS1中的指令OD一併傳送至指令處理器1152。 In the present embodiment, the control unit 115 includes an identification information parser 1151 and an instruction processor 1152. The identification information parser 1151 receives the remote control signal RS1 from the remote control signal receiver 116, and analyzes the identification information ID included in the remote control signal to obtain the recognition result AR. After the identification information parser 1151 obtains the identification result AR, the identification result AR and the instruction OD in the remote control signal RS1 are collectively transmitted to the instruction processor 1152.
指令處理器1152耦接識別資訊解析器1151,進而根據識別結果AR及遙控信號中的指令OD傳送命令CM以 控制網路單元111從外部網路接收包括對應於遙控信號131的多媒體資料之網路多媒體信號IPSIG。以及,指令處理器1152傳送通知NF以通知解多工器112將對應於指令OD的多媒體資料傳送至對應於識別結果AR的傳輸流轉換器之一,也就是傳輸流轉換器1131。 The instruction processor 1152 is coupled to the identification information parser 1151, and further transmits the command CM according to the recognition result AR and the instruction OD in the remote control signal. The control network unit 111 receives the network multimedia signal IPSIG including the multimedia material corresponding to the remote control signal 131 from the external network. And, the instruction processor 1152 transmits a notification NF to notify the demultiplexer 112 to transfer the multimedia material corresponding to the instruction OD to one of the transport stream converters corresponding to the recognition result AR, that is, the transport stream converter 1131.
如同前面所舉之例子,當多媒體顯示裝置121的觀看者欲切換觀看內容時,觀看者便操作對應於多媒體顯示裝置121的控制裝置131切換收看內容(輸入單元1311接收操作信號OS1)。微控制器1313便根據操作信號OS1的內容,製作包括識別資訊ID及指令OD的遙控信號RS1,透過傳送單元1314傳送至多媒體分享裝置110。識別資訊解析器1151透過遙控信號接收器116接收遙控信號RS1,判讀識別資訊ID得到識別結果AR,例如在本實施例中,識別資訊解析器1151便透過識別資訊ID得知遙控信號RS1是由控制裝置131所發出。 As in the foregoing example, when the viewer of the multimedia display device 121 wants to switch the viewing content, the viewer operates the control device 131 corresponding to the multimedia display device 121 to switch the viewing content (the input unit 1311 receives the operation signal OS1). The microcontroller 1313 creates a remote control signal RS1 including the identification information ID and the command OD based on the content of the operation signal OS1, and transmits it to the multimedia sharing device 110 via the transmission unit 1314. The identification information parser 1151 receives the remote control signal RS1 through the remote control signal receiver 116, and interprets the identification information ID to obtain the recognition result AR. For example, in the embodiment, the identification information parser 1151 knows that the remote control signal RS1 is controlled by the identification information ID. The device 131 is issued.
接著,識別資訊解析器1151將識別結果AR及指令OD傳送至指令處理器1152。指令處理器1152便根據辨識結果AR及指令OD,傳送命令CM至網路單元111確認網路單元111中目前是否具有指令OD中的所指定欲切換的影音內容,若無則控制網路單元111向外部網路送出要求。再者,傳送通知NF至解多工器112,將指定的影音內容作為多媒體資料MD1,傳送至傳送流轉換器1131,便完成此次的切換。值得一提的是,當觀看者操縱欲操縱控制裝置131改變目前的播放狀態,例如快轉、暫停、倒 退等,亦可依照上述之流程完成,本發明並不限定於上述實施方式。 Next, the identification information parser 1151 transmits the recognition result AR and the instruction OD to the instruction processor 1152. The command processor 1152 transmits the command CM to the network unit 111 according to the identification result AR and the command OD to confirm whether the network unit 111 currently has the specified video content to be switched in the command OD, and if not, the control network unit 111 Send a request to the external network. Furthermore, the notification NF is sent to the demultiplexer 112, and the specified video and audio content is transmitted to the transport stream converter 1131 as the multimedia material MD1, and the current handover is completed. It is worth mentioning that when the viewer manipulates the control device 131 to change the current playing state, such as fast turn, pause, and fall The retreat may be completed in accordance with the above-described flow, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
在本發明中,控制裝置131~13n可以是一般習知使用紅外線介面的遙控器,亦可為透過藍牙(Bluetooth)或無線保真度(Wireless Fidelity,WiFi)等協定傳送遙控信號RS1~RSn的電子裝置,本發明並不限定於上述實施方式,只要與多媒體分享裝置110互相搭配,使得多媒體分享裝置110可成功解讀遙控信號RS1~RSn中的識別資訊ID及指令OD即可。 In the present invention, the control devices 131~13n may be remote controllers that are generally known to use an infrared interface, and may also transmit remote control signals RS1~RSn through protocols such as Bluetooth or Wireless Fidelity (WiFi). The electronic device is not limited to the above embodiment, and the multimedia sharing device 110 can successfully interpret the identification information ID and the command OD in the remote control signals RS1 to RSn as long as they are matched with the multimedia sharing device 110.
本發明亦提供一種多媒體分享方法。圖4為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享方法的步驟流程圖。請參照圖4,首先在步驟S401時,連接至外部網路以接收一網路多媒體訊號。然後在步驟S402時,解多工網路多媒體信號為多個多媒體資料。接著在步驟S403時,轉換多個多媒體資料中一或多個多媒體資料為一或多個影音傳輸流。再者在步驟S404時,調變一或多個影音傳輸流為一數位電視信號,並傳送數位電視信號,其中數位電視信號包括對應於一或多個影音傳輸流的一或多個節目。上述方法的詳細實施方式可參考上述實施例及對應實施例的圖式之說明,在此則不再贅述。 The invention also provides a multimedia sharing method. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of a multimedia sharing method according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 4, first at step S401, it is connected to an external network to receive a network multimedia signal. Then, in step S402, the multiplexed network multimedia signal is decomposed into a plurality of multimedia materials. Next, in step S403, one or more multimedia materials in the plurality of multimedia materials are converted into one or more audiovisual transport streams. Further, in step S404, the one or more video transmission streams are modulated into a digital television signal, and the digital television signal is transmitted, wherein the digital television signal includes one or more programs corresponding to one or more audiovisual transmission streams. For detailed implementations of the foregoing methods, reference may be made to the description of the foregoing embodiments and the corresponding embodiments, and details are not described herein again.
圖5為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享系統的一實施示意圖。請參照圖5,多媒體分享系統50被設置於一公寓內,其中多媒體分享系統50中包括多媒體分享裝置510以及被設置於各個房間之中的多媒體顯示裝置521~ 524。而各個多媒體顯示裝置521~524亦有對應的控制裝置531~534。與上述實施例之說明相同,控制裝置531~534發送遙控信號之對象為多媒體分享裝置510而非多媒體顯示裝置521~524。 FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an implementation of a multimedia sharing system according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the multimedia sharing system 50 is disposed in an apartment. The multimedia sharing system 50 includes a multimedia sharing device 510 and a multimedia display device 521 disposed in each room. 524. Each of the multimedia display devices 521-524 also has corresponding control devices 531-534. As described in the above embodiment, the control devices 531 to 534 transmit the remote control signals to the multimedia sharing device 510 instead of the multimedia display devices 521 to 524.
在本實施方式中,多媒體顯示裝置521~524可透過無線方式接收由多媒體分享裝置510所傳送,符合DVB標準的數位電視信號(以實線繪示),多媒體顯示裝置521~524則依序固定的收看數位電視信號的節目1至節目4。若此公寓在建造時即預留實體線路,例如同軸電纜線路,數位電視信號亦可透過上述的實體線路從多媒體分享裝置510傳送至多媒體顯示裝置512~524。同理,控制裝置531~534可以透過無線方式傳送遙控信號(以虛線繪示)至多媒體分享裝置510,亦可透過實體線路傳送。當例如多媒體顯示裝置521的觀看者欲轉台時,則透過控制裝置531發出遙控信號至多媒體分享裝置510,多媒體分享裝置510則可根據此遙控信號切換數位電視信號中節目1的內容。 In the present embodiment, the multimedia display devices 521-524 can wirelessly receive the digital television signals transmitted by the multimedia sharing device 510 and conform to the DVB standard (shown in solid lines), and the multimedia display devices 521-524 are sequentially fixed. Program 1 to program 4 for watching digital TV signals. If the apartment is reserved for physical wiring, such as a coaxial cable line, the digital television signal can also be transmitted from the multimedia sharing device 510 to the multimedia display devices 512-524 via the physical line. Similarly, the control devices 531-534 can wirelessly transmit remote control signals (shown in dashed lines) to the multimedia sharing device 510, and can also be transmitted through physical lines. When the viewer of the multimedia display device 521 wants to turn the station, the remote control signal is sent to the multimedia sharing device 510 through the control device 531, and the multimedia sharing device 510 can switch the content of the program 1 in the digital television signal according to the remote control signal.
綜上所述,本發明提供一種多媒體分享系統、裝置及方法,使得在系統中的各個多媒體顯裝置的觀看者,可獨立的透過控制裝置傳送遙控信號至多媒體分享裝置的方式,切換欲觀看的內容,或是調整目前觀看內容的狀態,例如暫停快轉,倒退等功能。相較於習知技術同樣接收網路多媒體信號的多媒體顯示系統而言,本發明可將單一信號來源之多媒體內容分享給多個多媒體顯示裝置,且各多媒體顯示裝置可獨立觀看不同之內容,如同各多媒體顯示 裝置接具有獨自之頻道選擇能力。再者,多媒體分享裝置透過DVB等標準的數位電視信號以無線或有線的方式發送至各個多媒體顯示裝置,使得系統中的各個多媒體裝置的設置位置及設置方式都增加了許多彈性。 In summary, the present invention provides a multimedia sharing system, apparatus, and method, such that a viewer of each multimedia display device in the system can independently transmit a remote control signal to the multimedia sharing device through the control device, and switch the image to be viewed. Content, or adjust the status of the current viewing content, such as suspending fast forwarding, rewinding and other functions. Compared with the conventional multimedia display system for receiving network multimedia signals, the present invention can share multimedia content of a single signal source to a plurality of multimedia display devices, and each multimedia display device can independently view different contents, as Multimedia display The device has its own channel selection capability. Furthermore, the multimedia sharing device is transmitted to each multimedia display device in a wireless or wired manner through a standard digital television signal such as DVB, so that the setting positions and setting manners of the respective multimedia devices in the system are increased in flexibility.
雖然本發明已以實施例揭露如上,然其並非用以限定本發明,任何所屬技術領域中具有通常知識者,在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內,當可作些許之更動與潤飾,故本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。 Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.
10、50‧‧‧多媒體分享系統 10, 50‧‧‧Multimedia Sharing System
110、510‧‧‧多媒體分享裝置 110, 510‧‧‧Multimedia sharing device
111‧‧‧網路單元 111‧‧‧Network Unit
112‧‧‧解多工器 112‧‧‧Demultiplexer
1131~113n‧‧‧傳輸流轉換器 1131~113n‧‧‧Transport Stream Converter
114‧‧‧數位電視調變器 114‧‧‧Digital TV Tuner
115‧‧‧控制單元 115‧‧‧Control unit
1151‧‧‧識別資訊解析器 1151‧‧‧ Identification Information Parser
1152‧‧‧指令處理器 1152‧‧‧ instruction processor
116‧‧‧遙控信號接收器 116‧‧‧Remote signal receiver
121~12n、521~524‧‧‧多媒體顯示裝置 121~12n, 521~524‧‧‧ multimedia display device
131~13n、531~534‧‧‧控制裝置 131~13n, 531~534‧‧‧ control device
IPSIG‧‧‧網路多媒體信號 IPSIG‧‧‧ Network Multimedia Signal
MD1~MDn‧‧‧多媒體資料 MD1~MDn‧‧‧Multimedia
TS1~TSn‧‧‧影音傳輸流 TS1~TSn‧‧‧Video Transmission Stream
SI‧‧‧節目資訊 SI‧‧‧Program Information
CM‧‧‧命令 CM‧‧ order
OD‧‧‧指令 OD‧‧‧ directive
NF‧‧‧通知 NF‧‧ Notice
ID‧‧‧識別資訊 ID‧‧‧ Identification Information
AR‧‧‧識別結果 AR‧‧‧Recognition results
DTV‧‧‧數位電視信號 DTV‧‧‧ digital TV signal
RS1~RSn‧‧‧遙控信號 RS1~RSn‧‧‧Remote signal
OS1~OSn‧‧‧操作信號 OS1~OSn‧‧‧ operation signal
S401~S404‧‧‧步驟 S401~S404‧‧‧Steps
圖1為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享系統的系統方塊圖。 FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a multimedia sharing system according to an embodiment of the invention.
圖2為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享裝置的功能方塊圖。 FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a multimedia sharing device according to an embodiment of the invention.
圖3為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享裝置的部分功能方塊圖以及一控制裝置的功能方塊圖。 FIG. 3 is a partial functional block diagram of a multimedia sharing device and a functional block diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the invention.
圖4為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享方法的步驟流程圖。 FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of a multimedia sharing method according to an embodiment of the invention.
圖5為根據本發明一實施例所繪示多媒體分享系統的一實施示意圖。 FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an implementation of a multimedia sharing system according to an embodiment of the invention.
10‧‧‧多媒體分享系統 10‧‧‧Multimedia Sharing System
110‧‧‧多媒體分享裝置 110‧‧‧Multimedia sharing device
121~12n‧‧‧多媒體顯示裝置 121~12n‧‧‧Multimedia display device
131~13n‧‧‧控制裝置 131~13n‧‧‧Control device
IPSIG‧‧‧網路多媒體信號 IPSIG‧‧‧ Network Multimedia Signal
DTV‧‧‧數位電視信號 DTV‧‧‧ digital TV signal
RS1~RSn‧‧‧遙控信號 RS1~RSn‧‧‧Remote signal
OS1~OSn‧‧‧操作信號 OS1~OSn‧‧‧ operation signal
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