CN100348040C - Method for manual searching channels in digital TV - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a method for manually searching channels in digital TV. In a transmitting system of a digital television, the following steps are executed: channel information is separated out of received data to a channel manager by a client terminal; a current virtual channel number is transmitted to the channel manager by a user interface; programs are searched from a current physical channel by the channel manager for transmitting a result to the user interface; searched program information is displayed in the user interface by the user interface; a program is selected from displayed contents for setting the program as the program of a virtual channel.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to digital TV field, it is particularly related to digital television transmission system mid band search technique, is a kind of method of Digital Television manual search channel concretely.
Background technology
Digital Television is known as the third generation TV after black-and-white TV and color TV, Digital Television just is based on the TV of digital technology, generally being exactly all to use from the overall process of processing television signals such as shooting, editor, making, broadcast, transmission, reception the television system of digital technology, is the digitlization of our present employed traditional analog television system.Realize real digital television techniques, must make platform, digital television signal transmission platform and receiving terminal for digital television by digital program and form a complete system jointly.
After television system has been used digital technology, Television Visibility and anti-noise ability are strengthened greatly, and bandwidth still less just can be transmitted more program, its rating quality increases substantially, thoroughly solved the visual problem that exists in the simulated televisions such as snowflake, ghost image, the screen-picture exquisiteness is true to nature, and is equipped with surround sound.Compare with simulated television, the digital television frequencies utilization of resources is abundant, and the number of programs of reception can be increased to the hundreds of cover by tens original covers, can also listen to the stereo digital broadcasting of tens covers.Digital Television also has the characteristics that TV signal can be stored, can be connected and composed multimedia system with computer.By Digital Television, user's various daily-life related information of all kinds of public informations and stock market, traffic, tourism, house-purchase, shopping or the like of can also on television set, inquiring about, read.
In sum, digital television system is compared with traditional simulated television system, no matter is on image quality, sound quality, still on the channel quantity, function provides change and the raising that essence is all arranged.In simulated television, each physical channel is only transmitted a programs.When realizing the manual search function, the result of a physical channel of search is exactly two kinds: program is arranged and do not have program.Do not need user interface to handle Search Results.In Digital Television, each physical channel can be transmitted multiple programs.When realizing the manual search function, need user interface to handle Search Results.Therefore, traditional television channel search technique can not adapt to the needs of Digital Television, is present urgent problem so how a kind of hand operation channel searching method that be user-friendly to, that be fit to the Digital Television characteristics is provided.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to, a kind of method of Digital Television manual search channel is provided, to be user-friendly to, to be fit to the Digital Television characteristics.
Technical scheme of the present invention is:
A kind of method of Digital Television manual search channel, it adopts the mode that sends message to control to search procedure and to the processing of Search Results between user interface and domain channel manager; And it is mutual by user interface display message and realization.
Method of the present invention may further comprise the steps:
To send described domain channel manager to by isolated channel information from receive data, this domain channel manager prepares to receive message, and according to the operation of the relevant channel of contents processing of message;
Described user interface is sent out manual search and is begun message to described domain channel manager, and its message interface parameter is a current number of virtual channel;
Described domain channel manager receives described manual search begins to carry out after the message program from current physical channel search;
After described domain channel manager constant pitch purpose search finishes, send out search-result message and give described user interface, transmit search result data simultaneously;
Described user interface passes through the user interface display of search results after receiving described search-result message; And described have three kinds of selections alternately at least:
Select one, from the programme information that described user interface shows, select a programs to be set at the program of this virtual channel;
Select two, send out message, to continue the next physical channel of search to described domain channel manager;
Select three, send out message to described domain channel manager, with the operation that stops search.
Described user interface comprises: help hurdle 1, list box 3 and selector button 4.
Described user interface also comprises: display field 2.
Described three selector buttons are respectively: confirming button, cancel button, next button; Wherein, when clicking described confirming button, carry out the operation of described selection one;
When clicking described next button, carry out the operation of described selection two;
When clicking described cancel button, carry out the operation of described selection three.
Described list box is listed a plurality of programme informations, and when program was back and forth selected, the program in the current Digital Television also changed thereupon.
Described user interface and domain channel manager are in always waits for the reception condition of information; As long as there is a side to send message, the opposing party responds and handles correlate at once; Described domain channel manager also sends data to described user interface when transmitting message.
The message that described user interface sends for described domain channel manager comprises: search beginning message, program select message, search for next message and search stops message.
The message that described domain channel manager sends for described user interface comprises: search-result message, search end.
The step of described selection one is: click described confirming button on described user interface, this user interface is sent out program and is selected message to give described domain channel manager, this domain channel manager is the program settings in the current virtual channel chosen program, this domain channel manager is sent out the search end and is given described user interface, search finishes, and program withdraws from.
The step of described selection two is: click described next button on described user interface, described user interface sends the next message of search to described domain channel manager; This domain channel manager is searched for the program of next physical channel, if this moment, next physical channel was empty, then search finishes, and program withdraws from; If next physical channel non-NULL will send search-result message to described user interface, transmit search data simultaneously and give described user interface.
The step of described selection three is: click described cancel button on described user interface, described user interface sends search and stops message to described domain channel manager, and search finishes, and program withdraws from.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is, by a kind of method of Digital Television manual search channel is provided, makes digital cable customers carry out the operation of manual search channel easily, and the inventive method combines the characteristics of Digital Television, has good interactivity.
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Fig. 1 is the user interface schematic diagram;
User interface when Fig. 2 is the click cancel button and the message flow chart between the domain channel manager;
User interface when Fig. 3 is the click confirming button and the message flow chart between the domain channel manager;
Fig. 4 when clicking next button user interface and the message flow chart between the domain channel manager;
Fig. 5 is a user interface display field schematic diagram;
Fig. 6 is user interface display field and list box schematic diagram;
Fig. 7 a is the picture a of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 b is the picture b of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 c is the picture c of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 d is the picture d of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 e is the picture e of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 f is the picture f of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 g is the picture g of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 h is the picture h of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 i is the picture i of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 j is the picture j of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 k is the picture k of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 is an operational flowchart of the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with description of drawings the specific embodiment of the present invention, the characteristics of the inventive method are to control search procedure and to the processing of Search Results with the mode of sending out message.User interface is sent out " search beginning " message (the message interface parameter is a number of virtual channel) and is given domain channel manager; Domain channel manager is searched for current physical channel after receiving message, and search end back is sent out " Search Results " message to user interface and search data is added in the message interface parameter; User interface is shown to Search Results in the user interface after receiving message, " determining " arranged, " cancellation ", " next one " three buttons in the user interface, can send out message different to domain channel manager during different button in elected, domain channel manager is handled its message.
One, the notion that the present invention relates to is:
Domain channel manager is used for the module of managing channel information;
Virtual channel: the channel that the user can see.Current number of virtual channel is " 1 " when the user presses " 1 " from remote controller;
Physical channel: really transmit the channel of program, a physical channel can be transmitted multiple programs in the Digital Television;
Automatically search (automatic scan): the programme information that search is come out is added in the virtual channel in order automatically;
Manual search (manual scanning): the program in the number of virtual channel is specified in search.
Two, user interface of the present invention:
Be illustrated in figure 1 as the user interface of using in the manual search.The implication of various piece is among Fig. 1,
Help hurdle 1: expression " key up and down " can be switched between the program of listing, and " right and left key " can switch between three buttons back and forth, and " options button " is used for selecting certain button.
Display field 2: show current search information.If be in search condition, " just then be shown as
At search X channel ... "; If search finishes, then be shown as " finding the X programs altogether ".
List box 3: show the program title that current physical channel searches for out.
Button 4: point " is determined ", and the program of the current program of choosing for this channel can be set; Point " cancellation ", then cancellation is provided with the program operation; Point " next one " then can then be searched for the program of next physical channel.
Three, message of the present invention:
If the abbreviation user interface is UI, domain channel manager is CM, and then the message that will use between two modules of user interface and domain channel manager is:
UI_START: this message is " manual search begins " message.Issue CM by UI, CM searches for from current physical channel after receiving this message.
UI_NEXT: this message is " search is next " message.Issue CM by UI, CM will search for next physical channel after receiving this message.
UI_SELECT: this message is " selection " message.Issue CM by UI, it is program in the current virtual channel that CM receives after this message the program settings of choosing.
UI_STOP: this message is " stopping search " message.Issue CM by UI, CM stops search after receiving this message, and program withdraws from.
CM_RESULT: this message is " Search Results " message.Issue UI by CM, pass search result data simultaneously, UI is shown to Search Results in the user interface after receiving this message.
CM_CMPLETE: this message is " search finishes " message.Issue UI by CM, program withdrawed from after UI received this message.
Then introduce the message flow chart between user interface and the domain channel manager.
As shown in Figure 2, this message flow is corresponding to the operation of clicking " cancellation " from user interface.Its message flow is:
UI_START→CM_RESULT→UI_STOP
As shown in Figure 3, this message flow is corresponding to the operation of clicking " determining " from user interface.Its message flow is:
UI_START→CM_RESULT→UI_SELECT→CM_COMPLETE
As shown in Figure 4, this message flow is corresponding to the operation from user interface mid point " next one ".Its message flow is:
Four, embodiment:
Search out the program that transmits in this channel according to current physical channel, the program that search is come out is shown in the tabulation in the interface.If current physical channel does not have program or can search for next physical channel the program of current demonstration is dissatisfied.Key can carry out the program selection up and down, and right and left key can carry out button to be selected, and button has three kinds of " determining ", " cancellation ", " next ones ".
Implementation step:
Send out " Search Results " message after the search of step 4. domain channel manager finishes and pass search data simultaneously for user interface, display field 2 shows " finding the X programs altogether " in the user interface, and list box 3 shows the programme information of searching for out, as shown in Figure 6;
This moment, message was carried out UI_START → CM_RESULT;
Step 5. is if search for the program number greater than zero execution in step 6; The then execution in step 7 if search program number equals zero;
Step 6. is if having then execution in step 9 of satisfied program in the program that shows; If there is not then execution in step 7 of satisfied program;
Step 7. is if want to withdraw from then execution in step 10; If think then to search next physical channel, user interface point " next one ", user interface are sent out " next one " message and are given domain channel manager;
Step 8. domain channel manager is searched for next physical channel, if this physical channel is not empty, then execution in step 3; If this physical channel be empty, search finishes, and program withdraws from, dialog box withdraw from (implementation of message is at this moment:
Step 9. user interface point " determines " that user interface is sent out " selection " message and given domain channel manager, and the program in the current virtual channel of domain channel manager is set to selected program, send out " end " message and give user interface, search finishes, and program withdraws from, and dialog box withdraws from.This moment, the message implementation was:
Step 10. user interface point " cancellation ", user interface are sent out " stopping " message and are given domain channel manager, and search finishes, and program withdraws from, and dialog box withdraws from.User interface as shown in Figure 6.This moment, the implementation of message was:
The following describes enforcement the preferred embodiments of the present invention:
Current number of virtual channel is 3 in the preferred embodiment, and the program of broadcast is penguin cartoon (shown in Fig. 7 a).If want channel 3 is carried out manual search, its step is as follows.
Choosing " channel " from Fig. 7 a menu is ejected " manual scanning ", choosing " cable " input mode in Fig. 7 b.
Domain channel manager is searched for current physical channel and the result is passed to user interface during the point selection key, and user interface is shown to (shown in Fig. 7 c) in the user interface to Search Results, ejects user interface (shown in Fig. 7 d).
Current acquiescence options is " Test Ch1 " when ejecting user interface, so current program switches to the program of " Test Ch1 ", is to browse usefulness for the user, really is not set to this program.When key carried out the switching of program about using, background also can correspondingly change.Below this interface is described.
In the user interface (shown in Fig. 7 e):
First row is to help the hurdle, and key can be selected the program of channel about the expression, and right and left key can selector button.
Second row " finding 6 programs altogether " refers to current physical channel and finds 6 programs altogether, shows the number of the program that current search comes out.When being in search condition, show " searching for the X channel ... ".
Show the programme information of searching for out in the list box, what show black color is selected program.List box once shows 5 programs at most, if the program of finding is less than 5 covers, remaining program title is represented with "-"; If greater than 5 covers, can come page turning with key up and down, the size of scroll bar also changes.
When up and down key was selected these programs from list box, the program that shows in the TV can change.
Button has three kinds of " determining ", " cancellation ", " next ones "." determine " that when the program of finding equals zero button is not activated, can only select " next one " or " cancellation " two kinds of buttons.
If want current program changed into " Test Ch2 " program, with about key from list box, select " TestCH2 " program, switch to " determining " with right and left key, point " selection " key again, this program will be added in 3 channels.
Select " Test Ch2 ", point is determined (shown in Fig. 7 f);
Dialog box disappears, and current program really is set at " Test Ch2 " program (shown in Fig. 7 g, 7h).
Shown in Fig. 7 i,, select " cancellation ", point " selection " key again with right and left key if want to cancel the manual search operation.Point " cancellation " button; Dialog box disappears, and turns to original program (shown in Fig. 7 j).
Shown in Fig. 7 k,, select " next one ", point " selection " key again with right and left key if want to search other program.If next physical channel is that sky will quit a program; If not empty will be shown to Search Results in the user interface.
Current physical channel is empty, and program withdraws from.
As shown in Figure 8, operating process of the present invention is: digital signal passes to set-top box, in set-top box the digital signal that receives is carried out decoding processing, obtains the physical channel data, waits for the arrival of news then.
Described user interface is sent out manual search and is begun message to described domain channel manager, and its message interface parameter is a current number of virtual channel;
Described domain channel manager receives described manual search begins to carry out after the message program from current physical channel search, if current physical channel be a sky, then withdraws from;
After described domain channel manager constant pitch purpose search finishes, send out search-result message and give described user interface, transmit search result data simultaneously; If Search Results is empty, then enter user interface (dialog box); Described user interface passes through the user interface display of search results after receiving described search-result message; And described have three kinds of selections alternately at least:
Select one, from the programme information that described user interface shows, select a programs to be set at the program of this virtual channel;
Select two, send out message, to continue the next physical channel of search to described domain channel manager;
Select three, send out message to described domain channel manager, with the operation that stops search.
The present invention makes digital cable customers carry out the operation of manual search channel easily by a kind of method of Digital Television manual search channel is provided, and the inventive method combines the characteristics of Digital Television, has good interactivity.
Above embodiment only is used to illustrate the present invention, but not is used to limit the present invention.
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1. the method for a Digital Television manual search channel, this method adopts the mode that sends message to control to the channel searching process and to the processing of Search Results between user interface and domain channel manager, and it is mutual by user interface display message and realization, it is characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:
To send described domain channel manager to by isolated channel information from receive data, this domain channel manager prepares to receive message, and according to the operation of the relevant channel of contents processing of message;
Described user interface is sent out manual search and is begun message to described domain channel manager, and its message interface parameter is a current number of virtual channel;
Described domain channel manager receives described manual search begins to carry out after the message program from current physical channel search;
After described domain channel manager constant pitch purpose search finishes, send out search-result message and give described user interface, transmit search result data simultaneously;
Described user interface passes through the user interface display of search results after receiving described search-result message; And have three kinds of selections alternately at least by described user interface:
Select one, from the programme information that described user interface shows, select a programs to be set at the program of this virtual channel;
Select two, send out message, to continue the next physical channel of search to described domain channel manager;
Select three, send out message to described domain channel manager, with the operation that stops search.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, includes in described user interface: help hurdle (1), list box (3) and selector button (4).
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, includes in described user interface: help hurdle (1), display field (2), list box (3) and three selector buttons (4).
4. method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described three selector buttons are respectively: confirming button, cancel button, next button; Wherein,
When clicking described confirming button, carry out the operation of described selection one;
When clicking described next button, carry out the operation of described selection two;
When clicking described cancel button, carry out the operation of described selection three.
5. according to claim 2 or 3 or 4 described methods, it is characterized in that described list box is listed a plurality of programme informations, when program was back and forth selected, the program in the current Digital Television also changed thereupon.
6. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described user interface and domain channel manager are in always waits for the reception condition of information; As long as there is a side to send message, the opposing party responds and handles correlate at once; Described domain channel manager also sends data to described user interface when transmitting message.
7. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the message that described user interface sends for described domain channel manager comprises: search beginning message, program select message, search for next message and search stops message.
8. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the message that described domain channel manager sends for described user interface comprises: search-result message, search end.
9. method according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, the step of described selection one is: click described confirming button on described user interface, this user interface is sent out program and is selected message to give described domain channel manager, this domain channel manager is the program settings in the current virtual channel chosen program, this domain channel manager is sent out the search end and is given described user interface, and search finishes, and program withdraws from.
10. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the step of described selection two is: click described next button on described user interface, described user interface sends the next message of search to described domain channel manager; This domain channel manager is searched for the program of next physical channel, if this moment, next physical channel was empty, then search finishes, and program withdraws from; If next physical channel non-NULL will send search-result message to described user interface, transmit search data simultaneously and give described user interface.
11. method according to claim 4, it is characterized in that the step of described selection three is: click described cancel button on described user interface, described user interface sends search and stops message to described domain channel manager, search finishes, and program withdraws from.
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