WO2012142846A1

WO2012142846A1 - Method and device for interactive tv image zooming, and set top box

Info

Publication number: WO2012142846A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/084732
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张学英
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2011-04-19
Filing date: 2011-12-27
Publication date: 2012-10-26
Also published as: CN102158739A

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and device for interactive TV image zooming, and a set top box. The method can include the steps of: receiving a zoom control instruction of a user; sending a corresponding streaming media data request to a streaming media server according to the zoom control instruction of the user; and receiving the corresponding streaming media data and displaying the same via a display device. The present invention meets the user demand for zooming in or out local images, improving convenience of use for the user and improving user experience.

Description

Image zooming method, device and set top box in interactive television

The present invention relates to the field of interactive television, and more particularly to an image zooming method, apparatus and set top box in an interactive television. Background technique

With the continuous improvement of user demand, interactive Internet TV (IPTV) and Interactive TV (ITV, Interactive TV) with interactive features have been rapidly developed. Through interactive video-on-demand methods such as VOD (Video On Demand), Click-to-Day (TVOD, True Video On Demand), and Near Video On Demand (NVOD), users have changed their past passive TV viewing. The way, brings convenience to the user.

In interactive TV, the set-top box is usually used to receive and convert data, and then the audio and video are played by the TV; the content that you want to watch can be directly clicked at any time. The above-mentioned interactive on-demand application applied in interactive TV has supported functions such as on-demand, fast forward, rewind, pause, and/or play, but does not support local zoom of images. How to achieve local scaling of an image has become an urgent problem to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the invention

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is to provide an image zooming method, apparatus, and set top box in an interactive television, which provides convenience to the user.

The invention provides an image scaling method in an interactive television, comprising:

Receiving a zoom control instruction of the user;

Send the corresponding streaming media data to the streaming server according to the user's zoom control command. begging;

The corresponding streaming media data is received and displayed by the display device.

Preferably, the zoom control instruction comprises:

Zoom information, and image selection information.

Preferably, before receiving the zoom control instruction of the user, the method further includes:

Detecting the user's motion of the preset focus to select an image position to form image selection information; and/or, according to the user's zoom operation, forming zoom information.

Pause playback of streaming media.

The present invention also provides an image scaling apparatus in an interactive television, comprising: a user instruction receiving module, a request sending module, and a streaming media receiving module;

a user instruction receiving module, configured to receive a zoom control instruction of the user;

a request sending module, configured to send, according to the user's scaling control instruction, a corresponding streaming media data request to the streaming media server;

The streaming media receiving module is configured to receive corresponding streaming media data and display the same through the display device. Preferably, the zoom control instruction comprises:

Zoom information, and image selection information.

Preferably, the device further comprises:

An image selection module is configured to detect a position of the user to select a motion of the preset focus to form image selection information; and/or to form zoom information according to a zoom operation of the user.

The present invention also provides a set top box, including: a user instruction receiving module, a request sending module, and a streaming media receiving module;

a request sending module, configured to send, according to the user's zoom control instruction, a corresponding streaming media data request to the streaming media server; The streaming media receiving module is configured to receive corresponding streaming media data and display the same through the display device. Preferably, the zoom control instruction comprises:

Zoom information, and image selection information.

Preferably, the set top box further comprises:

The invention obtains the zoomed image from the streaming media server by selecting the image position and zooming operation, so that the user can conveniently complete the operation of scaling the image, thereby facilitating the user. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flow chart showing the steps of an embodiment of an image scaling method in an interactive television according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart showing the steps of another embodiment of an image scaling method in an interactive television according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an image zooming apparatus in an interactive television according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of an image zooming apparatus in an interactive television according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a set top box according to the present invention; FIG.

6 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of a set top box of the present invention.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments herein. detailed description

It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Referring to Figure 1, an embodiment of an image scaling method in an interactive television of the present invention is presented. The method can include:

Step S10: Receive a zoom control instruction of the user.

Step S11: Send a corresponding streaming media data request to the streaming media server according to the user's scaling control instruction;

Step S12: Receive corresponding streaming media data and display it through a display device.

When users use interactive TV, such as IPTV, ITV, etc., when VOD, TVOD or NVOD is used for video on demand, if you are interested in the local details of images such as advertisements or movies being broadcast, you need to zoom in on the part; or For some reasons, it is necessary to perform local operations such as reduction; users can control the streaming media receiving device, such as a set-top box, etc., and use the interaction between the streaming media receiving device and the streaming media server to obtain a full information frame from the streaming media server ( I frame), to achieve partial zooming and reduction of the image, and display through the display device, such as: TV, etc., to meet the user's need for partial image enlargement or reduction, making the user more convenient and enhance the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 2, before step S10, the method may further include:

Step S100: Suspending playback of the streaming media;

Step S101, detecting that the user selects an image position by moving the preset focus to form image selection information; and/or,

The zoom information is formed according to the user's zoom operation.

The following takes VOD as an example. The streaming media receiving device is a set top box, and the display device is a television set.

When users watch IPTV, they can use the TV and set-top box to perform VOD and watch TV.

When users watch videos or advertisements, they need to pay attention to the details of the videos or advertisements, such as brand LOGO, etc., and partial enlargement of the videos or advertisement images, or, for other reasons To partially reduce the picture; first, the user can send a pause command to the set-top box. After the set-top box receives the pause command, the set-top box sends the pause command to the streaming server, the streaming server stops the transmission of the media data, and the set-top box stops at the pause screen. Then, by controlling the preset focus motion, the image position that needs to be enlarged or reduced is selected by the motion trajectory to form image selection information; wherein, the user can select the desired enlargement or reduction by using the up, down, left, and right direction keys of the remote controller. The image, the set top box can return the image with the coordinate mark from the streaming server to the television. After selecting a specific image position, the user performs a zoom operation, that is, an enlargement or reduction operation to form zoom information; wherein, the set top box issues a request for image enlargement or reduction to the streaming server according to the received control instruction; the streaming server returns In response to the message, combined with the enlargement or reduction factor, the enlarged or reduced image is sent to the set top box for display on the television. The user transmits the zoom information and the image selection information to the set top box through the above zoom control command. The zoom control command includes at least: zoom information, and/or image selection information, and the like.

The selection of the above image positions and the zooming operation can be repeated separately until the user selects the desired image position and an image of a suitable size. The user can then continue to watch the corresponding program.

The image zooming method in the above interactive television obtains the zoomed image from the streaming media server by selecting and zooming the image position, so that the user can conveniently complete the image zooming operation, which brings convenience to the user.

Referring to Figure 3, an embodiment of an image scaling apparatus in an interactive television of the present invention is presented. The device may include: a user instruction receiving module 21, a request sending module 22, and a streaming media receiving module 23;

a user instruction receiving module 21, configured to receive a zoom control instruction of the user;

The request sending module 22 is configured to send, according to the user's zoom control instruction, a corresponding streaming media data request to the streaming media server;

The streaming media receiving module 23 is configured to receive corresponding streaming media data and display the same through the display device. When users use interactive TV, such as IPTV, ITV, etc., when VOD, TVOD or NVOD is used for video on demand, if you are interested in the local details of images such as advertisements or movies being broadcast, you need to zoom in on the part; or For some reasons, it is necessary to perform local operations such as reduction; the user can control the streaming media receiving device, such as a set top box, by using the user command receiving module 21, and use the request sending module 22 and the streaming media receiving module 23 to perform the streaming media receiving device and The interaction between the streaming media servers, obtaining a full information frame (I frame) from the streaming media server, realizing partial zooming and reduction of the image, and displaying through a display device, such as a television, to satisfy the user to enlarge or reduce the partial image. The demand makes the user more convenient and enhances the user's physical insurance.

Referring to FIG. 4, the above apparatus may further include:

The image selection ear 4 is used to detect a user's motion selection target position for the preset focus, and form image selection information; and/or, according to the user's zoom operation, form zoom information.

When users watch videos or advertisements, they need to pay attention to the details of the videos or advertisements, such as brand LOGO, etc., and partial enlargement of the images or advertisement images, or, for other reasons, local reduction of the images; first, the user can pass Sending a pause command to the set-top box, after receiving the pause command, the set-top box sends a pause command to the streaming server, the streaming server stops the transmission of the media data, and the set-top box stops at the pause screen. Then, the image selection module 210 detects the preset focus motion, selects the image position that needs to be enlarged or reduced by the motion trajectory, and forms image selection information; wherein, the user can select the desired position through the up, down, left, and right direction keys of the remote controller. To enlarge or reduce the image, the set-top box can return the image with the coordinate mark from the streaming server to the TV. After the specific image position is selected, it is received by the image selection module 210. The user performs a zoom operation, that is, an enlargement or reduction operation to form zoom information; wherein, the set top box issues a request for image enlargement or reduction to the streaming server according to the received control instruction; the streaming server returns a response message, and combines the enlargement or reduction ratio , Send the enlarged or reduced image to the set-top box for display on the TV. The user transmits the zoom information and the image selection information to the set top box through the above zoom control command. The zoom control command includes at least: zoom information, and/or image selection information, and the like. The above device can be set in a separate set top box or in a set top box.

The image zooming device in the above interactive television obtains the zoomed image from the streaming media server by selecting and zooming the image position, so that the user can conveniently complete the image zooming operation, which brings convenience to the user.

Referring to FIG. 5, an embodiment of a set top box 30 according to the present invention is provided. The set top box 30 may include: a user instruction receiving module 31, a request sending module 32, and a streaming media receiving module 33. The user command receiving module 31 is configured to Receiving a zoom control instruction of the user;

The request sending module 32 is configured to send, according to the user's zoom control instruction, a corresponding streaming media data request to the streaming media server;

The streaming media receiving module 33 is configured to receive corresponding streaming media data and display the same through the display device. When users use interactive TV, such as IPTV, ITV, etc., when VOD, TVOD or NVOD is used for video on demand, if you are interested in the local details of images such as advertisements or movies being broadcast, you need to zoom in on the part; or For some reasons, it is necessary to perform local operations such as reduction; the user can control the streaming media receiving device, such as the set top box 30, etc., by using the user command receiving module 31, and use the request sending module 32 and the streaming media receiving module 33 to perform the streaming media receiving device. Interaction with the streaming server, getting full information from the streaming server Frame (I frame), which realizes partial zooming and reduction of the image, and displays it through the display device, such as a television set, etc., to satisfy the user's need for zooming in or out of the partial image, so that the user is more convenient to use and enhance the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 6, the set top box 30 may further include:

The image selection ear is used to detect the position of the user to select the image of the preset focus to form image selection information; and/or to form the zoom information according to the zoom operation of the user.

The VOD is taken as an example. The streaming media receiving device is a set top box 30, and the display device is a television set.

When the user watches the IPTV, the TV set and the set top box 30 can be used for VOD to watch the network television.

When users watch videos or advertisements, they need to pay attention to the details of the videos or advertisements, such as brand LOGO, etc., and partial enlargement of the images or advertisement images, or, for other reasons, local reduction of the images; first, the user can pass The pause command is sent to the set top box 30. After receiving the pause command, the set top box 30 sends a pause command to the streaming server, the streaming server stops the transmission of the media data, and the set top box 30 stops at the pause screen. Then, the image selection module 310 detects the preset focus motion, selects the image position that needs to be enlarged or reduced by the motion trajectory, and forms image selection information; wherein, the user can select the desired position through the up, down, left, and right direction keys of the remote controller. The enlarged or reduced image, the set top box 30 can return the image with the added coordinate indication from the streaming server to the television. After selecting a specific image position, the user selects the ear to perform a zoom operation, that is, an enlargement or reduction operation, to form zoom information; wherein, the set top box 30 sends an image to the streaming server according to the received control command. The request to enlarge or reduce; the streaming server may return a response message and send the enlarged or reduced image to the set top box 30 in combination with the enlargement or reduction factor to be displayed by the television. The user transmits the zoom information and the image selection information to the set top box 30 through the above zoom control command. The zoom control command includes at least: zoom information, and/or image selection information, and the like. The above image position selection and scaling operations can be repeated separately until the user selects the desired image position and an image of a suitable size. The user can then continue to watch the corresponding program.

The set top box 30 can obtain the zoomed image from the streaming server by selecting and zooming the image position, so that the user can conveniently complete the operation of scaling the image, which brings convenience to the user.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structure or equivalent flow transformation made by the specification and the drawings of the present invention may be directly or indirectly applied to other related The technical field is equally included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

An image scaling method in an interactive television, the method comprising: receiving a zoom control instruction of a user;

Sending corresponding streaming data request to the streaming server according to the user's zoom control instruction;

2. The image scaling method in an interactive television according to claim 1, wherein the zoom control command comprises:

Zoom information, and image selection information.

The image scaling method in the interactive television according to claim 2, wherein before receiving the zoom control instruction of the user, the method further comprises:

The image scaling method in the interactive television according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein before receiving the zoom control instruction of the user, the method further comprises:

Pause playback of streaming media.

An image scaling device in an interactive television, the device comprising: a user instruction receiving module, a request sending module, and a streaming media receiving module;

The streaming media receiving module is configured to receive corresponding streaming media data and display the same through the display device.

The image zooming apparatus of the interactive television according to claim 5, wherein the zoom control command comprises:

Zoom information, and image selection information.

The image zooming apparatus of the interactive television according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus further comprises:

A set top box, the set top box, comprising: a user instruction receiving module, a request sending module, and a streaming media receiving module;

The set top box according to claim 8, wherein the zoom control instruction comprises:

Zoom information, and image selection information.

The set top box according to claim 9, wherein the set top box further comprises: an image selection module, configured to detect a position of the user to select a motion of the preset focus, to form image selection information; and/or, according to the user Zoom operation to form zoom information.