WO2018041002A1

WO2018041002A1 - Set-top box control method, set-top box, server, and smart terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2018041002A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/098867
Authority: WO
Inventors: 吴亚芳; 黄秋平
Original assignee: 深圳创维数字技术有限公司
Priority date: 2016-08-31
Filing date: 2017-08-24
Publication date: 2018-03-08
Also published as: CN106131709A

Abstract

A set-top box control method, set-top box, server, and smart terminal. In one embodiment, the method is applicable to a set-top box connected to and communicating with a server, and is associated with a smart terminal, the smart terminal is connected to and communicates with the server, the smart terminal is used to control, via the server, the set-top box, and the method comprises: transmitting, to the server, identification information of the set-top box; transmitting, according to a command acquisition frequency, to the server, a request for acquiring a control command of the set-top box; receiving an extensible markup language table comprising a control command set transmitted from the server, wherein the control command set comprises a control command transmitted by the smart terminal and with respect to the set-top box; analyzing the extensible markup language table to obtain the control command; and executing the control command.

Description

Method for controlling set top box, set top box, server and intelligent terminal

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of set top boxes, for example, to a method of controlling a set top box, a set top box, a server, and a smart terminal.

Background technique

A set-top box is an electronic device that connects a television to an external signal source. It converts the compressed digital signal into a signal that the TV can recognize, allowing the user to watch digital TV programs on the TV and interactive digital entertainment over the network. , education and commercialization activities.

With the continuous development of network technology, set-top boxes have entered more and more families, and a wide variety of applications such as online video and games are very rich and attractive. However, it is difficult to manage and monitor the use of the set-top box when the user is not at home. For example, when the parents are not at home, they hope to be able to monitor and control the length of time that the child watches TV or play games through the set-top box through a certain device.

Summary of the invention

The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a set top box, a set top box, a server, and an intelligent terminal. The control can reduce the load of the server, optimize the control mechanism, and realize remote control of the set top box by using the terminal.

In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for controlling a set top box, which is applied to a set top box, wherein the set top box is in communication with a server, the set top box is associated with an intelligent terminal, and the smart terminal is communicably connected with the server, the smart terminal The method for controlling, by the server, the set top box, the method comprising: sending identity information of the set top box to the server; and sending an acquisition request of the control box of the set top box to the server according to an instruction acquisition frequency; Receiving, by the server, an extensible markup language table including a set of control instructions, where the set of control instructions includes a control command issued by the smart terminal to the set top box; parsing the extensible markup language table to obtain the control An instruction; and executing the control instruction.

In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for controlling a set top box, which is applied to a server, the set top box is in communication with the server, the set top box is associated with an intelligent terminal, and the smart terminal is communicably connected with the server. The intelligent terminal is configured to control the set top box by using the server, and the method includes: receiving identity information of the set top box sent by the set top box; and receiving an acquisition request of the identity information sent by the smart terminal, The identity information is information sent by the set top box within a preset time; the identity information is sent to the smart terminal; the control command sent by the smart terminal to the set top box is received; and the set top box is received according to the instruction Acquiring an acquisition request of the control instruction sent by the frequency; sending, to the set top box, an extensible markup language table including a set of control instructions, wherein the set of control instructions includes the control instruction.

In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a method for controlling a set top box, which is applied to an intelligent terminal, where the set top box is in communication with a server, and the set top box is associated with the smart terminal, the smart terminal Communicating with the server, the smart terminal is configured to control the set top box by using the server, and the method includes: sending, to the server, a request for acquiring identity information of the set top box, where the identity information is Receiving, by the set top box, information sent to the server within a preset time; receiving the identity information sent by the server; parsing the identity information, and displaying; receiving a control command, sending the set top box to the set top box by using the server The control instruction.

In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a set top box, the set top box is in communication with a server, the set top box is associated with a smart terminal, the smart terminal is in communication connection with the server, and the smart terminal is used to pass the server. Controlling the set-top box, the set-top box includes: an identity information reporting module, configured to: send identity information of the set-top box to the server; and request a sending module, configured to: send the a request for obtaining a control order of the set top box; the receiving module is configured to: receive an extensible markup language table that is sent by the server and includes a set of control instructions, where the set of control instructions includes a control command issued by the smart terminal for the set top box And an instruction execution module configured to: parse the extensible markup language table, obtain a control instruction in the control instruction set, and execute the control instruction.

In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides a server, where the server is in communication with a set top box, the set top box is associated with an intelligent terminal, the smart terminal is in communication connection with the server, and the smart terminal is used to pass the server. Controlling the set top box, the server includes: an information receiving module, configured to: receive identity information of the set top box sent by the set top box; and the request receiving module is configured to: receive the smart terminal to send in a preset time The information sending module is configured to: the identity information sent to the smart terminal; the command receiving module is configured to: receive a control command issued by the smart terminal to the set top box; And a sending module, configured to: receive an acquisition request of the control box sent by the set top box according to the instruction acquisition frequency, and send an extensible markup language table including a control instruction set to the set top box, where the control instruction set includes the control issued by the smart terminal instruction.

In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides an intelligent terminal, where the smart terminal is associated with a set top box, the set top box is in communication with a server, the smart terminal is in communication with the server, and the smart terminal is used to pass the server. The smart terminal includes: a request sending module, configured to: send a request for acquiring the identity information of the set top box to the server, where the identity information is information sent by the set top box within a preset time The information receiving module is configured to: receive the identity information sent by the server; and the command sending module is configured to: parse the identity information, display, and receive a control command, and send the message to the set top box by using a server Control instructions.

The present disclosure also provides a set top box including one or more processors, a memory, and one or more programs, the one or more programs being stored in a memory, when executed by one or more processors, executing The above applies to any of the methods in the set top box.

The present disclosure also provides a server including one or more processors, a memory, and one or more programs, the one or more programs being stored in a memory, when executed by one or more processors, executing The above applies to any of the methods in the server.

The present disclosure also provides an intelligent terminal comprising one or more processors, a memory, and one or more programs, the one or more programs being stored in a memory when executed by one or more processors Perform any of the above methods applied to the smart terminal.

The present disclosure also provides a computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions, when the program instructions are executed by a computer, Having the computer perform any of the methods described above.

The method for controlling a set top box, the set top box, the server and the intelligent terminal provided by the disclosure provide the server with the identity information of the set top box, so that the server recognizes the identity of the set top box; and then obtains the acquisition request of the control box for sending the set top box to the server according to the instruction acquisition frequency, thereby reducing The load of the server; the extensible markup language table containing the control instruction set sent by the receiving server, and the parsing of the extensible markup language table, obtaining and executing the control instruction, and realizing the remote control using the smart terminal while optimizing the control mechanism Control the set-top box.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an application scenario of a method for controlling a set top box according to the embodiment;

2 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a first embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box;

3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for controlling a second embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box;

4 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a third embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box;

5 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a fourth embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box;

6 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a fifth embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box;

7 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a sixth embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box;

8 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a seventh embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box

Figure 9 is a block diagram showing the structure of a set top box;

Figure 10 is a block diagram showing the structure of a first embodiment of a server;

Figure 11 is a block diagram showing the structure of a second embodiment of a server;

12 is a block diagram showing the structure of a first embodiment of a smart terminal;

Figure 13 is a block diagram showing the structure of a second embodiment of a smart terminal;

14 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a set top box;

15 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a server;

16 is a schematic diagram showing the hardware structure of an intelligent terminal.

detailed description

1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an application scenario of a method for controlling a set top box according to the embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the set top box 100 is communicably connected with the server 200, and the smart terminal 300 communicates with the server 200. The smart terminal 300 is used to control the set top box 100 through the server 200. The association between the set top box 100 and the smart terminal 300 can be implemented by installing a remote management application (Application, APP) on the smart terminal 300 and specifying the identity information of the set top box 100 in the APP, so that the smart terminal 300 passes through the server 200. The set top box 100 is remotely controlled. The smart terminal can be a smart phone, a smart wearable device, or a tablet computer.

Please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a first embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box. The execution body of the method in this embodiment is the set top box 100. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps:

Step 110: Send identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200.

The identity information of the set top box 100 is sent to the server 200, and the identity information may include at least one of a device number, a serial number, a software version number, and a hardware version number of the set top box 100. For example, the server 200 may partition different set top boxes according to the device number and serial number of the set top box 100. Optionally, after the set top box 100 is powered on, when the boot broadcast is received, the identity information of the set top box 100 may be sent to the server 200. For example, after the set top box 100 is powered on, the boot broadcast is sent, and after the set top box 100 monitors the boot broadcast, the set information of the set top box 100 is reported to the server 200.

Step 120: Send an acquisition request of the control command of the set top box 100 to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency.

The user can send a control command for controlling the set top box 100 to the server 200 through the smart terminal 300. The set top box 100 actively sends the acquisition request of the control order of the set top box 100 to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, which can reduce the data processing burden of the server 200. The control command may include at least one of a forced shutdown command, a send alert alert command, a jump to a preset application command, and a close preset application command. The instruction acquisition frequency may be 1 minute/time, and the user may also set an instruction acquisition frequency of other values as needed.

Step 130: Receive an Extensible Markup Language (XML) table that is sent by the server 200 and includes a control instruction set, where the control instruction set includes a control command issued by the smart terminal 300 for the set top box 100.

Exemplarily, when the server 200 receives the request for acquiring the control command sent by the set top box 100, the server 200 acquires the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 that matches the set top box 100 according to the device number and the serial number of the set top box 100; The control instruction constitutes a control instruction set, and the control instruction set may also include a control instruction generated by another server; the extensible markup language table including the control instruction set is sent to the set top box 100, and the set top box 100 receives the extensible markup language table sent by the server 200. .

Step 140: Parse the extensible markup language table to obtain a control instruction. The set top box 100 parses the extensible markup language table, obtains a set of control instructions, and obtains a control command to be processed.

Step 150: Execute a control instruction. After acquiring the control command, the set top box 100 executes the control command.

The method for controlling a set top box provided by this embodiment, by sending the set top box 100 to the server 200 Identity information, so that the server 200 recognizes the identity of the set top box 100; then, according to the instruction acquisition frequency, the acquisition request of the control order of the set top box 100 is sent to the server 200, which reduces the load of the server 200; and the collection of the control instruction set sent by the receiving server 200 The extended markup language table, and the parsing of the extensible markup language table, acquire and execute the control instructions, and optimize the control mechanism while remotely controlling the set top box 100 by the smart terminal 300.

Please refer to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for controlling a second embodiment of a set top box. The execution subject of the method in this embodiment is the set top box 100, as shown in FIG. 3, wherein, for step 110, step 120, step 130, step 140 and step 150, reference may be made to the above description. Before the step 120, the method may further include the step 111: sending the application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box 100 to the server 200, wherein the application usage information includes an application package name of the currently running application. The method comprises the following steps:

Step 110: Send identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200.

Step 111: Send application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box 100 to the server 200, where the application usage information includes an application package name of the currently running application.

The application usage information including the application package name that is currently used by the current user is reported to the server 200. The application usage information may further include: the time when the application currently being used by the user starts to be used, and the smart terminal 300 acquires the identity sent by the set top box 100 when the smart terminal 300 sends the identity of the set top box 100 to the server 200. Application monitoring of the set top box 100 can be achieved when the information and application usage information is used. Exemplarily, the user sends a control instruction for controlling the set top box to the server 200 according to the identity information and the application use information displayed in the smart terminal 300, for example, an instruction to forcibly close the running application in the set top box 100.

Step 140: Parse the extensible markup language table to obtain a control instruction.

Step 150: Execute a control instruction.

The method for controlling a set-top box provided by the embodiment provides a server to identify the identity of the set-top box and store the application usage information by sending the identity information of the set-top box and the application usage information of the pre-running application in the set-top box to the server, and then acquiring the frequency to the server according to the instruction. Sending the control request of the set-top box reduces the data processing burden of the server; by analyzing the extensible markup language table sent by the server, acquiring and executing the control command to control the set-top box and the application software therein, realizing the remote control of the set-top box by using the smart terminal .

Optionally, before the foregoing step 111, the foregoing method may further include: acquiring application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box 100 according to the application acquisition frequency. Wherein, the application acquisition frequency can be set to 3 Minutes/times, the user can also set the frequency of application acquisition of other values as needed.

Please refer to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a method for controlling a third embodiment of a set top box. The execution subject of the method in this embodiment is the set top box 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the method includes:

Step 210: Send identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200.

Exemplarily, after the set top box 100 is powered on, when the boot broadcast (eg, Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED) is received, the identity information of the set top box 100 is reported to the server 200 (eg, http://skyworth.com), and the identity information may be The device number, the serial number, the software version number, and the hardware version number of the set top box 100 are included, and the identity information sent is as follows:

Json:

{"deviceID": "38FACA73E723155004", "hardVer": "66056", "softVer": "10115", "serialNo": "03707737002", "customerID": "37", "Mac": "8e: 7e: D8:f5:36:33", "network": "wired", "Ip": "121.34.144.240", "area": "Shenzhen", "province": "Guangdong Province", "county": " Bao'an District"}.

The server 200 can distinguish different set top boxes according to the device number and serial number of the set top box 100.

Step 220: Send application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box 100 to the server 200, where the application usage information includes an application package name of the currently running application.

The application usage information including the application package name currently used by the current user is reported to the server 200, and the application usage information is as follows:

Json:

{"deviceID": "38FACA73E723155004", "serialNo": "03707737002", "topPackageName": "online video"}.

The application usage information may further include: when the application currently being used by the user starts to use, when the smart terminal 300 obtains the identity information and the application usage information sent by the set top box 100 to the server 200, the set top box 100 may be monitored; The identity information and the application usage information displayed on the smart terminal 300 can be used to know the application opened by the matching set top box 100 and the duration of the application. If the user thinks that the set top box 100 needs to be controlled, the control of the set top box 100 can be sent to the server 200. Instructions to control the set top box 100 and the applications installed therein.

Step 230: Send the acquisition request of the control instruction of the set top box 100 to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency.

The acquisition request to transmit the control command to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency can reduce the load of the server 200 and optimize the control mechanism. The control command may include at least one of a forced shutdown command, a send alert alert command, a jump to a preset application command, and a close preset application command. For example, if the child plays the game at home, the application usage information includes the game application name and the time when the game application starts to be used; if the game application is used for more than 3 hours, the parent thinks that the child needs to stop playing the game, and the smart terminal 300 is used. The server 200 relays to send a reminder message to the set top box 100 to stop the game. If the child still does not close the game application, a reminder message for forced shutdown is issued to force the set top box 100 to shut down. The control instructions include a warning reminder command and a forced shutdown command. An extensible markup language table containing a set of control instructions consisting of a control command issued by the smart terminal 300 is as follows:

The instruction acquisition frequency may be 1 minute/time, and the user may also set other instruction acquisition frequencies as needed.

Step 240: Receive an Extensible Markup Language (XML) table that is sent by the server 200 and includes a control instruction set, where the control instruction set includes a control command issued by the smart terminal 300 for the set top box 100.

When the server 200 receives the acquisition request of the control command sent by the set top box 100, the server 200 acquires the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 according to the device number and the serial number of the set top box 100; the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 constitutes a control instruction set, and the control The set of instructions may also include other server-generated control instructions; the extensible markup language table containing the set of control instructions is sent to the set top box 100, and the set top box 100 can receive the extensible markup language table sent by the server 200.

The set top box remote control application APP is installed in the smart terminal 300. When the smart terminal 300 is connected to the network, the user of the smart terminal 300 can scan the device number and the serial number and the default initial on the package of the set top box 100 by sweeping or manually inputting it. The password is used to log in to the set-top box to remotely control the APP, and then the APP can be logged in by means of the modified password and the bound mobile phone number. After the login, the smart terminal 300 transmits to the server 200 to obtain the set top box 100 that matches the device number and the serial number. The smart terminal 300 parses the identity information and the application usage information, and presents the report to the smart terminal user in response to the reported identity information and the application usage information request. Exemplarily, an application that is currently used by the user in the set top box 100 is obtained and the duration of use of the application is calculated, and the smart terminal user sends a control instruction when the set top box 100 is controlled to the server 200 through the set top box remote control APP, such as a forced shutdown instruction, Send a warning reminder command, jump to a preset application command, or close a preset application command, such as a forced shutdown command:

Json:

{"deviceID": "38FACA73E723155004", "serialNo": "03707737002", "command": "shutdown"}.

The server 200 matches the corresponding set top box 100 by the device number and the serial number of the set top box 100, and sends the extensible markup language table including the control instruction set formed by the control command to the matched set top box 100, and the set top box 100 can receive the server 200 to send. Extensible Markup Language Table.

Step 250: Parse the extensible markup language table to obtain a control instruction.

The set top box 100 parses the extensible markup language table to obtain the control instruction set, and obtains a control instruction to be processed therefrom.

Step 260: Execute the above control instructions

Step 270: Send the execution status of the above control command to the server 200.

After the set top box 100 executes the control command, the execution status of the control command is sent to the server 200. When the smart terminal 300 sends the execution request of the control status to the server 200, the server 200 sends the execution status of the control command to the smart terminal. 300, and displayed to the user, the user can monitor the use of the application in the set top box 100, and realize remote control of the set top box 100.

The method for controlling the set-top box provided by the embodiment, the set-top box 100 sends the acquisition control request to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, and the extensible markup language table that is sent by the server 200 and includes the control and control instruction set, and the control instruction set includes the smart terminal 300. a control command issued; the set top box 100 acquires the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 from the extensible markup language table, and executes the control command, and after executing the control command, sends the execution state of the control command to the server 200, and provides the above steps. The smart terminal 300 is used to remotely control the set top box 100. The set top box 100 sends a request for obtaining a control command to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, which reduces the load of the server and optimizes the control mechanism.

Based on the above embodiments, FIG. 5 provides a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling a fourth embodiment of a set top box. The execution body of the method in this embodiment is a server. As shown in FIG. 5, the method includes:

Step 310: The identity information of the set top box 100 sent by the receiver set top box 100.

The set top box 100 reports the identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200.

Step 320: Receive an acquisition request of the foregoing identity information sent by the smart terminal 300, where the identity information is information that the set top box 100 sends within a preset time.

If the user wants to know the usage of the application in the set top box 100, the user logs in to the set top box remote control APP, and after login, sends a request for obtaining the identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200. Correspondingly, the server 200 receives the acquisition sent by the smart terminal 300. The request for identity information. The preset time can For 24 hours, of course, other preset time can also be set, which can be set according to the needs of the user.

Step 330: Send the foregoing identity information to the smart terminal 300.

After receiving the acquisition request of the identity information sent by the smart terminal 300, the server 200 transmits the identity information to the smart terminal 300.

Step 340: Receive a control command issued by the smart terminal 300 for the set top box 100.

The control instruction may include at least one of a forced shutdown command, a send alert reminder command, a jump to a preset application command, and a close preset application command.

Step 350: The receiver set-top box 100 acquires the acquisition request of the above-mentioned control instruction sent by the frequency according to the instruction.

Step 350: Send an extensible markup language table including a set of control instructions to the set top box 100, wherein the set of control instructions includes a control command.

After receiving the control command issued by the smart terminal 300, the server 200 does not directly send the control command to the set top box 100, but sends the request to the set top box 100 to be sent by the smart terminal 300 after the request for obtaining the control command sent by the receiver set top box 100. The extensible markup language table of the control instruction set formed by the control instructions can reduce the load of the server 200 and optimize the control mechanism. The above instruction acquisition frequency can be 1 minute/time, and the user can also set other instruction acquisition frequencies as needed.

In the method for controlling the set top box provided by the embodiment, the server 200 receives the identity information of the set top box 100 sent by the receiver set top box 100, and receives the request for acquiring the identity information sent by the smart terminal 300, where the identity information is information sent by the set top box 100 within the preset time. And then sending the identity information to the smart terminal 300, and receiving the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 for the set top box 100; after the receiver set top box 100 acquires the acquisition request of the frequency control command sent by the command, sending the control set containing the control set to the set top box 100; The extensible markup language table, wherein the control instruction set includes a control instruction, and the remote control of the set top box 100 by the smart terminal 300 is implemented by using the above steps, and the request for obtaining the control instruction is sent to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, and the server 200 is reduced. Load, optimized control mechanism.

Optionally, before the foregoing step 330, the method further includes: Step 321: application usage information sent by the receiver set top box 100, wherein the application usage information is information about the currently running application acquired by the set top box 100 according to the application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information includes the current The application package name where the app is running.

The set top box 100 will acquire the application usage information including the application package name currently used by the current user according to the application acquisition frequency, and send the application usage information to the server 200. Correspondingly, the server 200 receives the identity information sent by the set top box 100 and the application usage information including the application package name currently used by the user. The identity information sent by the set-top box 100 and the application usage information sent by the set-top box 100 may be sent simultaneously or separately, which is not limited herein. The application acquisition frequency may be 3 minutes/time. Optionally, the terminal user may also set other application acquisition frequencies as needed. Optionally, the application usage information may further include: a time when the application currently used by the user starts to be used.

After the foregoing step 321 , the method in this embodiment may further include: Step 322: Receiving intelligence The application 300 uses the acquisition request of the application usage information, the application usage information is information sent by the set top box 100 within a preset time, and the application usage information is transmitted to the smart terminal 300.

If the user wants to know the usage of the application in the set top box 100, the user can log in to the set top box remote control APP, and after login, send the identity information of the set top box 100 and the application usage information to the server 200. Correspondingly, the server 200 receives the smart terminal 300. A request for obtaining identity parameter information and the application usage information. Optionally, the preset time may be 24 hours. Of course, other preset times may also be set, which may be set according to the needs of the end user.

Based on the above embodiment, FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling a fifth embodiment of a set top box. The execution entity of this embodiment is a server. As shown in FIG. 6, the method includes:

Step 610: The identity information sent by the receiver set top box 100 and the application usage information obtained by the application acquisition frequency containing the application package name being used.

The set top box 100 transmits the identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200. The set top box 100 will acquire the application usage information including the application package name currently used by the current user according to the application acquisition frequency, and send the application usage information to the server 200. The identity information sent by the set-top box 100 and the application usage information sent by the set-top box 100 may be sent simultaneously or separately, which is not limited herein. The application acquisition frequency may be 3 minutes/time. Optionally, the terminal user may also set other application acquisition frequencies as needed. The application usage information may further include: a time when the application currently being used by the user starts to be used.

Step 620: Receive an acquisition request of the identity information and the application usage information sent by the set top box 100 sent by the smart terminal 300 within a preset time.

If the user wants to know the usage of the application in the set top box 100, the user can log in to the set top box remote control APP, and after login, send the identity information of the set top box 100 and the application usage information to the server 200. Correspondingly, the server 200 receives the smart terminal 300. The identity information sent and the request to obtain the application usage information. The preset time can be 24 hours. Of course, other preset times can also be set, which can be set according to the needs of the end user.

Step 630: Send the foregoing identity information and application usage information to the smart terminal 300.

After receiving the identity information and the application usage information transmission request sent by the smart terminal 300, the server 200 transmits the identity information and the application usage information to the smart terminal 300.

Step 640: Receive a control command issued by the smart terminal 300.

After receiving the identity information and the application usage information, the smart terminal 300 parses the identity information and the application usage information, and presents the information to the terminal user on the smart terminal; for example, acquiring the application being used in the current set top box 100 and calculating the duration of the use, and Displayed on the smart terminal, the terminal user sends a control command for controlling the set top box to the server through the top box remote control APP, such as a forced shutdown command, a warning reminding instruction, a jump to a preset application instruction, and a shutdown preset application instruction, etc. The server 200 receives the control command issued by the smart terminal 300. For example, if a child plays a game at home, the application letter is used. The content of the game application and the time when the game application is used may be included. If the application is used for more than 3 hours, the user of the smart terminal 300, for example, the parent thinks that the child needs to stop playing the game, and sends a reminder message to the set top box 100 to stop the game, if the child If the game application is not closed, a reminder message for forcibly shutting down is issued, and the shutdown is forcibly turned off. At this time, the control command should include sending a warning reminder command and a forced shutdown command; the user can issue a control command for controlling the set top box 100 to the server 200 through the top box remote control APP. .

Step 650: The receiver set-top box 100 acquires the acquisition request of the control command sent by the frequency according to the instruction, and sends an extensible markup language table including the control set of the control set to the set-top box 100, where the set of control instructions includes the control command issued by the smart terminal 300.

Optionally, after step 650, steps 660-680 are further included, as follows:

Step 660: The execution state of the above-mentioned control command sent by the receiver set top box 100. After the server 200 transmits the extensible markup language table including the control instruction set formed by the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 to the set top box 100, the set top box 100 parses the extensible markup language table, acquires the control command in the control command set, and executes the above After the execution of the control command, the execution status of the control command is sent to the server 200. Correspondingly, the server 200 receives the execution status of the control command sent by the set top box 100.

Step 670: Receive an acquisition request of an execution status of the foregoing control command sent by the smart terminal 300.

After logging in the set-top box remote control APP in the smart terminal 300, issuing a control command to the server 200, if the user wants to know the execution status of the control command, and sends the acquisition request of the execution status of the control command to the server 200, the server 200 receives the control request. The acquisition request of the execution state of the above-mentioned control command transmitted by the smart terminal 300.

Steps

660 and 670 do not have a certain order, but steps 660 and 670 need to be performed before step 680.

Step 680: Forward the processing status of the above-mentioned control command sent by the set top box 100 to the smart terminal 300.

The server 200 forwards the execution status of the control command sent by the set top box 100 to the smart terminal 300 after the execution status of the control command sent by the receiver top box 100 and the acquisition request of the status of the control command sent by the smart terminal 300.

In the method for controlling the set-top box provided by the embodiment, the server 200 sends the extensible markup language table including the control set of the control set to the set-top box 100 after the set-top box 100 sends the request for obtaining the control command to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, wherein the control instruction set is And including the control command issued by the terminal; the set top box 100 acquires the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 from the extensible markup language table, executes the control command, and sends the execution state of the control command to the server 200, and implements the foregoing steps. The remote control of the set top box 100 by the smart terminal 300 is performed; the acquisition request of the control command is sent to the server 200 by the set top box 100 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, the load of the server 200 is reduced, and the control mechanism is optimized.

7 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a sixth embodiment of a method of controlling a set top box. This embodiment The execution entity is a smart terminal, and the smart terminal can be a smart phone, a smart wearable device, or a tablet computer. As shown in FIG. 7, the method includes:

Step 710: Send an acquisition request of the identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200. The identity information is information sent by the set top box 100 to the server 200 within a preset time.

The foregoing identity information may include at least one of a device number, a serial number, a software version number, and a hardware version number of the set top box 100. The preset time can be set according to actual needs.

Step 720: Receive identity information sent by the server 200.

After the set top box 100 is powered on, when the boot broadcast is received, the set top box 100 sends the identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200, and the smart terminal 300 sends the server 200 the request for acquiring the identity information sent by the set top box 100 within the preset time. The server 200 obtains corresponding identity information and application usage information from the set top box 100 and sends the information to the smart terminal 300. Correspondingly, the smart terminal 300 receives the identity information and application usage information sent by the server 200. In this embodiment, if the device numbers and serial numbers of the two set top boxes are the same, they are considered to be the same set top box.

Step 730: Parse the identity information and display it.

Step 740: Receive a control command, and issue a control command to the set top box 100 through the server 200.

The above-mentioned control command may include at least one of a forced shutdown command, a send alert alert command, a jump to a preset application command, and a close preset application command. After receiving the identity information, the smart terminal 300 parses the identity information and presents it to the user on the smart terminal.

In the method for controlling the set top box provided by the embodiment, the smart terminal 30 sends the request for acquiring the identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200, and receives the identity information sent by the server 200, and then parses the received identity information, displays it, and receives the control command. (such as forcibly shutting down the command, sending the warning reminder command, jumping to the preset application command, and closing the preset application command, etc.), and then issuing a control command to the set top box 100 through the server 200, and implementing the set top box by using the smart terminal 300 through the above steps The remote control of 100; the acquisition request of the control command is sent to the server 200 by the set top box 100 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, the load of the server 200 is reduced, and the control mechanism is optimized.

Optionally, before the foregoing step 730, the method of the embodiment further includes: sending, to the server 200, an acquisition request of the application usage information, where the application usage information is information about the running application sent by the set top box 100 according to the application acquisition frequency, The application usage information includes the application package name of the above running application. Before the foregoing step 730, the method of this embodiment further includes: receiving the application usage information. Before the step 740, the method of the embodiment further includes: parsing the application usage information, and displaying the information.

FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart of a method of a seventh embodiment of a method for controlling a set top box. The executor of the embodiment is an intelligent terminal. As shown in FIG. 8, the method includes:

Step 810: Send an acquisition request to the server 200, where the acquisition request is a request for acquiring the foregoing identity information and application usage information sent by the set top box 100 within a preset time, where the application is used. The information is information of the running application sent by the set top box 100 according to the application acquisition frequency, and the application usage information includes the application package name of the running application.

The above identity information may include: a device number, a serial number, a software version number, and a hardware version number of the set top box 100. The above application usage information may also include: the time when the application currently being used by the user starts to be used. The application acquisition frequency may be 3 minutes/time. Optionally, the user of the smart terminal 300 may also set the acquisition frequency for other applications as needed.

Optionally, before step 810, the method further includes:

Use the device number, serial number and password of the set top box 100, or the mobile phone number/mailbox and password bound to the set top box 100 to log in to the set top box remote control APP.

The set-top box remote control APP is installed in the smart terminal 300. After the smart terminal 300 is connected to the network, when the first time is used, the user of the smart terminal 300 can log in by manually scanning or manually inputting the device number and serial number on the package of the set-top box 100 and the default initial password. The set-top box remotely controls the APP, and then can log in by modifying the password and binding the mobile phone number/mailbox. After logging in, the server 200 is sent to obtain a request for identity information and application usage information sent by the set top box 100 that matches the device number and the serial number within a preset time. The preset time may be 24 hours. Of course, other preset times may also be set, which may be set according to the needs of the user of the smart terminal 300.

Step 820: Receive the foregoing identity information sent by the server 200 and the application usage information.

After the set-top box 100 is powered on, when the boot-up broadcast is received, the set-top box 100 sends the identity information of the set-top box 100 to the server 200, and obtains the application usage information including the application package name currently used by the current user according to the application acquisition frequency, and uses the application usage information. The server 200 is sent. The smart terminal 300 transmits, to the server 200, the identity information of the sent by the set top box 100 within the preset time and the request for the application use information including the application package name currently used by the current user according to the application acquisition frequency, the server 200 according to the smart terminal The matched set top box 100 acquires the corresponding identity information and the application usage information and sends the information to the smart terminal 300. Correspondingly, the smart terminal 300 receives the identity information and the application usage information sent by the server 200.

Step 830: Parse the foregoing identity information and application usage information, and display, obtain the input control command, and issue a control command to the set top box 100 through the server 200.

The above-mentioned control command may include at least one of a forced shutdown command, a send alert alert command, a jump to a preset application command, and a close preset application command. After receiving the identity information and the application usage information, the smart terminal 300 parses the identity information and the application usage information, and presents the information to the user on the smart terminal 300. For example, the usage duration of the application being used in the current set top box 100 is obtained, and displayed on the smart terminal 300, the user inputs the control command in the top box remote control APP, and the smart terminal 300 acquires the control command input by the user, and passes the server 200 to the set top box. In 100, a control command is issued, such as forcing a shutdown command, sending a warning reminder command, jumping to a preset application command, or turning off a preset application command. For example, if a child plays a game at home, the smart terminal 300 analyzes the application use. The information is displayed on the smart terminal 300 on the smart terminal 300, and the duration of the use of the game application, and the duration of use. If the application lasts for more than 3 hours, the user, for example, the parent thinks that the child needs to stop playing the game, passes the smart terminal 300. The set top box 100 is issued with a reminder message for stopping the game. If the child still does not close the game application, the smart terminal 300 issues a command message for forcibly shutting down, forcibly shutting down.

Optionally, after step 830, the method further includes:

Step 840: Send an acquisition request of the execution state of the above-mentioned management instruction to the server 200. Although the control command is sent, if the child does not obey, and the control command or the like is not selected, the parent wants to know the execution state of the control command, and the smart terminal 300 can transmit the acquisition request of the execution state of the control command to the server 200.

Step 850: Receive the processing state of the above-mentioned control command sent by the set top box 100 forwarded by the server 200 to the server 200.

After the smart terminal 300 issues a control command to the set top box 100 by the server 200, the server 200 receives the request for acquiring the control command sent by the set top box 100 according to the instruction, and sends an extensible markup language table including the set of the control and control instructions to the set top box 100. The control instruction set includes a control command issued by the smart terminal 300. The set top box 100 parses the extensible markup language table, obtains the control command in the control command set, executes the control command, and sends the execution status of the control command to the server 200 after the execution is completed, and sends the control command to the server 200 at the smart terminal 300. After the acquisition request of the execution state, the smart terminal 300 receives the execution status of the above-mentioned control command sent by the set top box 100 forwarded by the server 200 to the server 200. The above instruction acquisition frequency can be 1 minute/time, and the user can also set other instruction acquisition frequencies as needed.

In the method for controlling the set top box provided by the embodiment, by installing the set top box remote control APP in the smart terminal 300, the user inputs the parameters (such as the device number and serial number of the set top box 100) and the password to the APP that uniquely identify the set top box 100 in the networked state. Real-time access to the play status and play log of the set top box 100 in the home; the smart terminal 300 provides various control commands (such as forced shutdown command, sending warning reminder instruction, jumping to preset application instruction, and closing preset application instruction) to realize remote supervision Use on the set top box 100 in the home. The control command issued by the smart terminal 300 is acquired by the set top box 100 to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, which reduces the load of the server 200 and optimizes the control mechanism.

Please refer to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the structure of a set top box. As shown in FIG. 9, the set top box includes an identity information reporting module 91, a request sending module 92, a receiving module 93, and an instruction execution module 94. The identity information reporting module 91 is configured to: send the identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200. The request sending module 92 is configured to: send the acquisition request of the control command of the set top box 100 to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency. The receiving module 93 is configured to: receive an extensible markup language table that is sent by the server 200 and includes a set of control and control instructions, where the set of control instructions includes the control command issued by the terminal to the set top box 100. The instruction execution module 94 is configured to: parse the extensible markup language The table acquires the control instructions in the above-mentioned control instruction set and executes the above-mentioned control instructions.

The set top box provided by the embodiment sends a request for obtaining a control command to the server according to the instruction acquisition frequency, and the extensible markup language table that is sent by the server and includes the control set of the control set, the control instruction set includes the control command issued by the terminal, The extensible markup language table obtains the control command issued by the terminal, and executes the control command, realizes remote control of the set top box by using the terminal, and sends a request for obtaining the control command to the server according to the instruction acquisition frequency, thereby reducing the load of the server and optimizing The control mechanism of the system.

Optionally, the set top box 100 may further include: an information reporting module 95, configured to: before the step of sending the acquisition request of the control order of the set top box 100 to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, the application of the set top box 100 currently running the application The usage information is sent to the server 200, wherein the application usage information may include an application package name of the application. The usage information reporting module 95 may be further configured to: before the step of transmitting the application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box 100 to the server 200, obtain the application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box 100 according to the application acquisition frequency.

The above application usage information may also include: the time when the application currently being used by the user starts to be used. The above application acquisition frequency can be 3 minutes/time. Optionally, the user can also set other application acquisition frequencies as needed. Optionally, the set top box further includes a status sending module 96, configured to: send the execution status of the foregoing control command to the server 200.

Please refer to FIG. 10, which is a block diagram showing the structure of a server. As shown in FIG. 10, the server 200 includes: an information receiving module 101, configured to: identity information of the set top box 100 sent by the receiver set top box 100. The above identity information may include: a device number, a serial number, a software version number, and a hardware version number of the set top box 100. The request receiving module 102 is configured to: receive an acquisition request of the identity information sent by the smart terminal 300 within a preset time. The preset time can be 24 hours, or other preset time can be set, and set according to the needs of the user. The information transmitting module 103 is configured to: the identity information transmitted to the smart terminal 300. The command receiving module 104 is configured to receive a control command issued by the smart terminal 300 for the set top box 100. The sending module 105 is configured to: the receiver top box 100 acquires the acquisition request of the control command sent by the frequency according to the instruction, and sends an extensible markup language table including the control instruction set to the set top box 100, where the control instruction set includes the control command issued by the smart terminal 100. The above instruction acquisition frequency may be 1 minute/time, and the user may also set other frequency instruction acquisition frequency according to requirements, and the set top box 100 actively sending the acquisition control request may reduce the load of the server 200 and optimize the control mechanism.

The server provided in this embodiment sends an extensible markup language table including a control and control instruction set to the set top box 100 after the set top box 100 sends a request for obtaining a control command to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, where the control instruction set includes the terminal issuing The control box command 100 obtains the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 from the extensible markup language table, and executes the above-mentioned control command. Through the above steps, the remote control of the set top box 100 by the smart terminal 300 is realized; through the set top box The transmission request of the control command is transmitted to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, the load of the server 200 is reduced, and the control mechanism is optimized.

Optionally, the information receiving module 101 is further configured to: obtain the application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box 100 according to the application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information is information about the currently running application acquired by the set top box 100 according to the application acquisition frequency, and the application usage information. Includes the app package name of the app. The above application usage information may also include: the time when the application being used starts to be used. The above application acquisition frequency can be 3 minutes/time, and the user can also obtain the frequency according to the application set to other values as needed. The request receiving module 102 is further configured to: receive an acquisition request of the application usage information sent by the smart terminal 300, where the application usage information is information that the set top box 100 transmits within a preset time. The information sending module 103 is further configured to: send the application usage information to the smart terminal.

Optionally, referring to FIG. 11, the server 200 further includes: a state receiving module 106, configured to: an execution state of the foregoing control command sent by the receiver set top box 100. The status acquisition request receiving module 107 is configured to: receive an acquisition request of the status of the above-mentioned control instruction sent by the smart terminal 300. The state forwarding module 108 is configured to forward the execution status of the control command sent by the set top box 100 to the smart terminal 300.

The server provided in this embodiment sends an extensible markup language table including a control and control instruction set to the set top box 100 after the set top box 100 sends a request for obtaining a control command to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, where the control instruction set includes the terminal issuing The control module acquires the control command issued by the smart terminal 300 from the extensible markup language table, executes the control command, and sends the execution status of the control command to the server 200, and the server 200 transmits the execution of the set top box 100. The status is forwarded to the smart terminal 300. Through the above steps, the smart terminal 300 remotely controls the set top box 100; the set top box 100 sends the acquisition control request to the server 200 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, reduces the load of the server 200, and optimizes the control mechanism.

Please refer to FIG. 12. FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a smart terminal. The set-top box remote control APP for controlling the set-top box 100 can be installed in the smart terminal. As shown in FIG. 12, the smart terminal 300 includes: a request sending module 121, configured to: send an acquisition request of the identity information of the set-top box 100 to the server 200. The identity information is information sent by the set top box 100 within a preset time. The information receiving module 122 is configured to: receive the identity information sent by the server 200.

The command sending module 123 is configured to: parse the identity information, display, and receive the control command, and issue a control command to the set top box 100 through the server 200.

The smart terminal provided by the embodiment sends a request for acquiring the identity information of the set top box 100 to the server 200, and receives the identity information sent by the server 200, and then parses the received identity information, displays it, and receives the control command, and then passes the server. The controller 200 issues a control command to the set top box 100, and the remote control of the set top box 100 by the smart terminal 300 is realized through the above steps; the acquisition request of the control order is sent to the server 200 by the set top box 100 according to the instruction acquisition frequency, and the server 200 is lowered. The load optimizes the control mechanism.

Optionally, the request sending module 121 is further configured to: send, to the server 200, an acquisition request of the application usage information sent according to the application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information is information about the running application sent by the set top box according to the application acquisition frequency, and the application uses The information includes the name of the application package that is running the app. The information receiving module 122 is further configured to: receive application usage information. The instruction sending module 123 is further configured to parse the application usage information and display it before receiving the control command.

Optionally, the foregoing application usage information may further include: a time when the current user is using the application to start using. The application acquisition frequency may be 3 minutes/time. Optionally, the user may also set other application acquisition frequencies as needed.

Optionally, referring to FIG. 13, the smart terminal 300 further includes: an instruction acquisition request sending module 124, configured to: send an acquisition request of an execution state of the management control instruction to the server 200. And the processing state receiving module 125 is configured to: receive the execution state of the above-mentioned control command sent by the set top box 100 forwarded by the server 200 to the server 200.

The embodiment further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the above-described method of controlling a set top box in a set top box.

The embodiment further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the above-described method of controlling a set top box in a server.

The embodiment further provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the above-described method for controlling a set top box in a smart terminal.

As shown in FIG. 14 , it is a hardware structure diagram of a set top box provided by this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14 , the set top box includes: a processor 1410 and a memory 1420; and may further include a communication unit (Communications). Unit 1430 and bus 1440.

The processor 1410, the memory 1420, and the communication unit 1430 can complete communication with each other through the bus 1440. Communication unit 1430 can be used for information transmission. The processor 1410 can invoke logic instructions in the memory 1420 to perform the method of any of the above-described embodiments applied to the set top box of the set top box.

The memory 1420 may include a storage program area and a storage data area, and the storage program area may store an operating system and an application required for at least one function. The storage data area can store data and the like created according to the use of the set top box. Further, the memory may include, for example, a volatile memory of a random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory. For example, at least one disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-transitory solid state storage device.

Moreover, when the logic instructions in the memory 1420 described above can be implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as separate products, the logic instructions can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The technical solution of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which may be stored in a storage medium, and includes a plurality of instructions for making a computer set The device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) performs all or part of the steps of the method described in this embodiment.

The storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium or a transitory storage medium. The non-transitory storage medium may include: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and the like, which can store program codes. medium.

A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiment method can be completed by a computer program indicating related hardware, and the program can be stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. When executed, a flow of an embodiment of the method as described above may be included.

As shown in FIG. 15 , it is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a server provided by this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5 , the server includes: a processor 1510 and a memory 1520; and may further include a communication unit (Communications). Unit) 1530 and bus 1540.

The processor 1510, the memory 1520, and the communication unit 1530 can complete communication with each other through the bus 1540. The communication unit 1530 can be used for information transmission. The processor 1510 can call the logic instructions in the memory 1520 to perform the method of applying to any of the servers in the above-described embodiments.

The memory 1520 may include a storage program area and a storage data area, and the storage program area may store an operating system and an application required for at least one function. The storage data area can store data created according to the use of the server, and the like. Further, the memory may include, for example, a volatile memory of a random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory. For example, at least one disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-transitory solid state storage device.

Moreover, when the logic instructions in the memory 1520 described above can be implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as separate products, the logic instructions can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The technical solution of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which may be stored in a storage medium, and includes a plurality of instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, etc.) All or part of the steps of the method described in this embodiment are performed.

16 is a schematic structural diagram of hardware of an intelligent terminal according to this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The capable terminal includes: one or more processors 1610 and a memory 1620. A processor 1610 is taken as an example in FIG. The smart terminal may further include: an input device 1630 and an output device 1640. The processor 1610, the memory 1620, the input device 1630, and the output device 1640 in the smart terminal may be connected by a bus or other means, and the bus connection is taken as an example in FIG. Input device 1630 can receive input numeric or character information, and output device 1640 can include a display device such as a display screen.

The memory 1620 is a computer readable storage medium that can be used to store software programs, computer executable programs, and modules. The processor 1610 executes a plurality of functional applications and data processing by executing software programs, instructions, and modules stored in the memory 1620 to implement the method for applying to any of the smart terminals in the above-described embodiments.

The memory 1620 may include a storage program area and an storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application required for at least one function; the storage data area may store data created according to usage of the smart terminal, and the like. In addition, the memory may include volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM), and may also include non-volatile memory such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-transitory solid state storage device.

Memory 1620 can be a non-transitory computer storage medium or a transitory computer storage medium. The non-transitory computer storage medium, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid state storage device. In some embodiments, memory 1620 can optionally include memory remotely located relative to processor 1610, which can be connected to the smart terminal over a network. Examples of the above networks may include the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

Input device 1630 can be used to receive input numeric or character information and to generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the smart terminal. Output device 1640 can include a display device such as a display screen.

The intelligent terminal of this embodiment may further include a communication device 1650 that transmits and/or receives information over the communication network. A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiment method can be completed by executing related hardware by a computer program, and the program can be stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The program, when executed, may include the flow of an embodiment of the method as described above, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM). Wait.

Industrial applicability

The method for controlling a set top box, the set top box, the server and the intelligent terminal provided by the disclosure can reduce the load of the server, optimize the control mechanism, and realize the remote control of the set top box by using the intelligent terminal to provide the server.

Claims

A method for controlling a set top box is applied to a set top box, the set top box is in communication with a server, the set top box is associated with an intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal is in communication connection with the server, and the smart terminal is used to pass the server, The set top box is controlled, and the method includes:

Sending identity information of the set top box to the server;

Acquiring an acquisition request of the control order of the set top box to the server according to an instruction acquisition frequency;

Receiving an extensible markup language table that is sent by the server and includes a set of control instructions, where the set of control instructions includes a control command issued by the smart terminal to the set top box;

Parsing the extensible markup language table to obtain the control instruction;

Execute the control instructions.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: before the step of acquiring the frequency to send the acquisition request of the control box of the set top box to the server, the method further comprising:

Sending application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box to the server, where the application usage information includes an application package name of the currently running application.
The method of claim 2, before the step of transmitting the application usage information of the set top box to the server, the method further comprises:

Obtaining application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box according to the application acquisition frequency.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, after the step of executing the control instruction, further comprising: transmitting an execution status of the control instruction to the server.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the identity information comprises:

The device number, serial number, software version number, and hardware version number of the set top box.
A method for controlling a set top box is applied to a server, the set top box is in communication with the server, the set top box is associated with an intelligent terminal, the intelligent terminal is in communication connection with the server, and the smart terminal is used to pass the server Controlling the set top box, the method comprising:

Receiving identity information of the set top box sent by the set top box;

Receiving the acquisition request of the identity information sent by the smart terminal, where the identity information is information that is sent by the set top box within a preset time;

Sending the identity information to the smart terminal;

Receiving a control command issued by the smart terminal for the set top box;

Receiving an acquisition request of the control instruction sent by the set top box according to an instruction acquisition frequency;

Sending to the set top box an extensible markup language table containing a set of control instructions, wherein the set of control instructions includes the control instructions.
The method of claim 6, before the sending the identity information to the smart terminal, the method further includes:

Receiving application usage information sent by the set top box, where the application usage information is information about a currently running application acquired by the set top box according to an application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information includes the The name of the application package that is currently running the application;

After the step of receiving the application usage information sent by the set top box, the method further includes:

Receiving an acquisition request of the application usage information sent by the smart terminal, where the application usage information is information that is sent by the set top box within a preset time;

Sending the application usage information to the smart terminal.
The method of claim 6, the step of transmitting an extensible markup language table comprising a set of control instructions to the set-top box, the step of controlling the control set comprising the control command issued by the terminal, further comprising:

Receiving an execution status of the control command sent by the set top box;

Receiving an acquisition request of the execution status sent by the smart terminal;

Forwarding the execution status to the smart terminal.
A method for controlling a set top box is applied to an intelligent terminal, wherein the set top box is in communication with a server, the set top box is associated with the smart terminal, the smart terminal is communicatively connected with the server, and the smart terminal is configured to pass the The server controls the set top box, and the method includes:

Sending, by the server, an acquisition request of the identity information of the set top box, where the identity information is information sent by the set top box to the server within a preset time;

Receiving the identity information sent by the server;

Parsing the identity information and displaying it;

Receiving a control command, and issuing the control instruction to the set top box through the server.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the step of parsing the identity information further comprises:

Sending, by the server, an acquisition request of application usage information, where the application usage information is information about a running application sent by the set top box according to an application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information includes an application package name of the running application;

Before the step of parsing the identity information, the method further includes: receiving the application usage information;

The application usage information is parsed and displayed before the step of receiving the control instruction.
The method of claim 9, after the step of issuing the control command to the set top box by the server, further comprising:

Sending an acquisition request of an execution status of the control instruction to the server;

Receiving the execution status forwarded by the server to the server by the set top box.
A set top box, the set top box is in communication with a server, the set top box is associated with an intelligent terminal, the smart terminal is in communication connection with the server, and the smart terminal is configured to control the set top box through the server, where The set top box includes:

The identity information reporting module is configured to: send identity information of the set top box to the server;

a request sending module, configured to: send an acquisition request of the control command of the set top box to the server according to an instruction acquisition frequency;

The receiving module is configured to: receive an extensible markup language table that is sent by the server and includes a set of control instructions, where the set of control instructions includes a control command issued by the smart terminal to the set top box;

The instruction execution module is configured to: parse the extensible markup language table, obtain a control instruction in the control instruction set, and execute the control instruction.
The set top box of claim 12, further comprising:

The information reporting module is configured to send the application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box to the server, before the step of sending the acquisition request of the control box of the set top box to the server according to the instruction acquisition frequency. The application usage information includes an application package name of the application.
The set-top box according to claim 13, wherein the usage information reporting module is further configured to: obtain, according to an application acquisition frequency, the step of transmitting the application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box to the server The application usage information of the application that the set top box currently runs.
The set top box of claim 14 further comprising:

The status sending module is configured to: after the step of executing the control instruction, send an execution status of the control instruction to the server.
a server, the server is in communication with a set top box, the set top box is associated with the smart terminal, the smart terminal is in communication with the server, and the smart terminal is configured to control the set top box through the server, where The server includes:

The information receiving module is configured to: receive identity information of the set top box sent by the set top box;

The request receiving module is configured to: receive an acquisition request of the identity information sent by the smart terminal within a preset time;

An information sending module is configured to: send the identity information to the smart terminal;

The instruction receiving module is configured to: receive a control command issued by the smart terminal for the set top box;

The sending module is configured to: receive an acquisition request of the control box sent by the set top box according to the instruction acquisition frequency, and send an extensible markup language table including a control instruction set to the set top box, where the control instruction set includes a control instruction issued by the smart terminal .
The server according to claim 16, wherein the information receiving module is further configured to:

Acquiring the application usage information of the currently running application of the set top box according to the application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information is information about the currently running application acquired by the set top box according to the application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information includes the application of the application. Package names;

The request receiving module is further configured to: receive the application usage information sent by the smart terminal The obtaining request, the application usage information is information sent by the set top box within a preset time;

The information sending module is further configured to: send the application usage information to the smart terminal.
An intelligent terminal, the smart terminal is associated with a set top box, the set top box is in communication with a server, the smart terminal is in communication with the server, and the smart terminal is configured to control the set top box through the server, The smart terminal includes:

The request sending module is configured to: send a request for acquiring the identity information of the set top box to the server, where the identity information is information sent by the set top box within a preset time;

An information receiving module, configured to: receive the identity information sent by the server;

The instruction sending module is configured to: parse the identity information, display, and receive a control command, and send the control command to the set top box by using a server.
The intelligent terminal according to claim 18, wherein the request sending module is further configured to:

Sending, to the server, an acquisition request of application usage information sent according to an application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information is information of a running application sent by the set top box according to an application acquisition frequency, where the application usage information includes the running Application package name of the application;

The information receiving module is further configured to: receive the application usage information;

The instruction sending module is further configured to parse the application usage information and display the step before the step of receiving the control instruction.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 5, 6-8, and 9-11.