CN100432965C

CN100432965C - Network player

Info

Publication number: CN100432965C
Application number: CNB2005100539075A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许丰
Original assignee: Kaichenggaoqing Electronic Technology Co Ltd Beijing
Current assignee: Kaichenggaoqing Electronic Technology Co Ltd Beijing
Priority date: 2005-03-11
Filing date: 2005-03-11
Publication date: 2008-11-12
Anticipated expiration: 2025-03-11
Also published as: CN1831795A

Abstract

The present invention discloses a network player which comprises a main board, an optical disc driver and an audio-video output port. The present invention is used for reading multimedia data. After the multimedia data are decoded, the multimedia data are outputted to an external output device via the audio-video output port. The present invention can be connected with various networks and devices, obtains multimedia programs and other information from the networks and the devices and records the programs and the information on a hard disc or a readable/writable optical disk of the network player. The programs and the information can also be outputted to the external output device via a digital or an analog signal output interface for users. Therefore, the sources for the users to obtain programs are enriched and the function that one machine provides multiple functions is realized, which lead the multimedia management to be convenient.

Description

Network player

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of player, particularly a kind of player (IPHDV) that can connect network.

Background technology

Existing player, mainly comprise power panel, CD-ROM drive, front panel display, mainboard (containing servo) and sound, video output interface etc., particularly existing video machines, no matter domestic and international, all be the like product of DVD player, its structure diagram can only read program data from CD as shown in Figure 1, after it is carried out audio/video decoding, output on the televisor, the chip of its main circuit board only is responsible for from the CD-ROM drive read data, decoding output, function singleness, the function that does not possess other software of operation can not connect network and the network information is provided, program service can not the automatic recording program.

And for common computer, complex structure, general computer motherboard be by CPU, BIOS, various buses, big internal memory (as 256M) and numerous chipset (south, north bridge) are formed the cost height, volume is big, power requirement and toggle speed requirement, and the requirement of non-maintaining aspect is all higher.What computing machine used is the CD-ROM drive that contains complete circuit, and considers program and data on the correct execution CD, and the computer CD ROM data have loss to stop slightly, and disk reading capacity does not have player strong.Network portion, common computer are to visit the internet by the browser of install software such as Microsoft or other software, are subjected to the influence of virus easily.So common computer cost height, structure, complicated operation, and do not have professional video/audio frequency output.

Summary of the invention

The present invention has overcome the shortcoming of prior art, and a kind of network player that can connect diverse network is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, a kind of network player of the present invention, comprise mainboard, CD drive, the audio frequency and video output port, be used to read multi-medium data, after the decoding, output on the output peripheral equipment through the audio/video output port, described network player is connected with external network, and this mainboard is provided with master chip, and this master chip is an embedded chip, demoder, network drive and the web browser of the built-in decoding multimedia packed data of this master chip, and the internal memory of master chip is no more than 32M.

Numeral and/or analog input interface are set on described network player, and network drive, be used for the present networks player is connected with external network or external unit also built-in web browser, external command equipment is set, is used to carry out network operation.

The network drive of described network player is: the network drive of internet or LAN (Local Area Network) is used to connect internet or LAN (Local Area Network); And/or the cable television network tuner, be used to connect cable television network; And/or wireless LAN card, be used for the wireless connections internet; And/or satellite tuner, be used to connect satellite network; And/or the mobile communication modulator-demodular unit, be used to connect mobile radio communication.

Network player of the present invention, can be connected with disparate networks and equipment, therefrom obtain multimedia programming and other information, and it can be recorded on its hard disk or the read-write CD, also can output on the output peripheral equipment, use for the user by numeral or analog signal output interface.Therefore on the one hand greatly enriched the source that the user obtains program, realized one-machine-multi-function on the other hand, can send and receive e-mail.Also can carry out the digital home multimedia management, digital photo, the shooting program, various form music and movie program carry out Classification Management, support the multimedia programming of sharing home computer by network to play on large screen television.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 represents the block diagram of existing player;

Fig. 2 represents the network player block diagram of the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 represents the panel figure of telepilot in the embodiment of the invention;

But Fig. 4 represents the perspective view of pull hard-disk cartridge in the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 represents the perspective view that but the pull hard-disk cartridge combines with player in the embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, will be described in detail the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Network player IP HDV of the present invention, its block diagram as shown in Figure 2, mainly comprise the player mainboard, and the CD drive that is connected with mainboard (is called for short: CD-ROM drive), front panel display, the audio frequency and video input/output interface, network, UBS, each interface (not shown) such as versabus, the master chip on its mainboard is the key equipment of present networks player, uses the embedded mini system of non-computer structure, the built-in demoder that is specifically designed to the decoding multimedia packed data, by CPU operation associative operation program, also be provided with network drive, network interface on the mainboard, be used for the present networks player is connected with external network, the last also built-in web browser of CPU makes things convenient for the user to carry out network operation, therefore, network player of the present invention can read audio/video data on the one hand, output to audio and video output interface after the decoding, on the other hand, can also be connected with external network, by web browser, online playing or program downloading under externally instructing.

By described network drive, make network player of the present invention connect into internet or LAN (Local Area Network) with various forms such as dialing, broadband, ADSL, network drive can also be by being provided with other different network interface chips, be used to connect other networks, such as: by connecting the cable television network tuner, can realize by the cable television network program downloading,, can also visit the info web that wired network provides by the input of analog audio-video input interface; Can realize wireless connections internet or access computer resource by connecting wireless LAN card; By connecting satellite tuner, can realize year program off the net via satellite, by the input of analog audio-video input interface, the info web that the visit satellite network provides; Can realize by mobile radio communication interview show resource and info web by the modulator-demodular unit that connects systems such as mobile communication such as GSM/CDMA.

So not only can obtain digital signal by network player of the present invention, and can obtain simulating signal from network, simultaneously also can be by internet or LAN (Local Area Network) and other computing machines or the shared programme information of player.

Therefore, be provided with numeral and/or analog audio-video output interface on the mainboard of present networks player, can and simulated television, Digital Television, projector and digital indicator are connected, and export corresponding signal and give this display device.

The present networks player can also be provided with numeral or analog audio-video input interface, such as: by USB interface from digital camera, by 1394 interfaces on Digital Video, and obtain digital media data from equipment such as computing machines by lan interfaces, can also be with cable TV signal, satellite-signal, the input of simulating signals such as microphone is converted to digital signal through A/D converter.

The present networks player can also be provided with hard disk, can directly be stored on the hard disk from the program data that diverse network is downloaded, perhaps simulating signals such as TV are stored on the hard disk after the A/D conversion, instruction according to user's external command equipment, can directly read in program data from hard disk, through decoder decode after audio and video output interface, output on display device and/or the audio frequency apparatus, described display device can be TV, projector etc., and described audio frequency apparatus can be TV audio amplifier or power amplifier etc.Certainly, the data of input also can write on the read-write CD by CD drive.

Especially for the signal of CATV (cable television), by with upper type, can be according to schedule information, setting-up time, storaging program data is regularly realized the function of automatic recording program.

Also can when playing buffer zone be set, successively data downloaded be stored in the multi-buffer district, download on the limit, and play on the limit, realizes online playing.

Especially, the present networks multi-media player can also be provided with simulation and/or digital 8 passages above (reaching as high as independent 256 passages) audio signal output interface, can be connected with audio frequency apparatus such as various hyperchannel power amplifiers, reaches good audio frequency effect.Existing player and stereo set are not supported the function of multi-channel audio, be at most AC3 5.1 and DTS 7.1, do not have the above DAB of 8 passages, simulation output tapers to below 6 passages especially.

On the master chip of described mainboard scrambler can also be set, when downloading, can carry out the packed data coding, to reduce the hard drive space that this program takies to it such as internet programs such as TV programme.

Because present networks player, its work are mainly handled in order to carry out multimedia, so the required internal memory of the master chip of described mainboard can be less, can be no more than 32M such as maximum, minimum 2M gets final product to 4M.And control procedures such as described coding and decoding device and CPU can be built-in or be solidificated in the storer of this embedded chip, are not subjected to the influence of virus.

That network player of the present invention generally uses is naked CD-ROM drive (LOADER), promptly directly bare headed data line is connected on the servo circuit, and it is fast to read video disc speed, do not crash, because the servo programe of player is specially at CD, the low-quality disk design, can there be loss influential slightly because of data.Possess the disc-playing system of specialty, possess OnNow, non-maintaining, the low and characteristics easy to use of cost.

Network player of the present invention, the user can and be arranged on receiver of remote-control sytem (as: infrared remote receiver) input instruction on the front panel by telepilot, for the convenient input of user, by the input method on the telepilot, buttons such as soft keyboard can similar mobile phone, the input Chinese and English, symbol, numeral etc.; The main panel figure of described telepilot as shown in Figure 3,

Data, character keys are set on it, and editing key is used for input digit or literal; Also be provided with directionkeys: move control arrow upper and lower, left and right; Some shortcuts can also be set, such as: network address key: directly arrow is transferred to the network address input; Soft keyboard: access graphic keyboard, select input with arrow; Input method key: switch input methods such as Chinese, English, symbol, numeral; TAB key: between each focus that link is arranged of webpage, switch; Scroll bar: move at screen from arrow and to switch to whole screen and move; Delete key: begin backward to delete from the character of instructs cursor back; CLR key: begin to delete forward from the character of instructs cursor front; ALT key: open toolbar or enter Macintosh and begin; OK key: confirm to select.

In order to improve input speed, the Wireless Keyboard of the same infrared interface with telepilot or wave point can directly be used in the outside, also can connect wired keyboard by the network player general purpose interface bus.Play games for convenience, can be provided with special game button on the keyboard.

The user also can send instruction by the button that is arranged on the front panel.

The user can operate program or the network play according to the content that is presented on display device or the front panel display, front panel display mainly is the state that the machine of displaying the play is being worked, such as: reproduction time, network state etc. make things convenient for the user to operate.

The demoder of network player of the present invention, (detailed content sees that the applicant has detailed description in " the high sharpness video super strong compaction coding method and the coding/decoding method " of application on Dec 2nd, 2004 can to adopt HD12 HD video compression algorithm, application number is: 200410096712.4), and compatible existing various audio frequency and video forms.

Network player of the present invention can also cooperate Intelligent key to ensure effective controllability that internet program is play.The technology detailed content of this aspect sees that the applicant has detailed description in " digital content intelligent playing device and the controllable playing method thereof " of application on February 5th, 2005, and application number is: 200510007405.9.

Network player of the present invention so can send and receive e-mail, is also shared program with other computing machines owing to be connected with network such as internet.And can accept radio station service in the diverse network, virtual wireless function is provided.Also can carry out the digital home multimedia management, digital photo, the shooting program, various form music and movie program carry out Classification Management, support to play on large screen television by the multimedia programming of LAN-sharing family PC.

For described hard disk, can be internal or external, for can be for convenience detach, carry, change the structure of its hard disk drive into following structure, as Fig. 4, shown in Figure 5, but hard disk 1 is contained in it in pull hard-disk cartridge 2, but but the data line 11 of described hard disk is connected on the pull interface 3 that is fixed on pull hard-disk cartridge 2 rear surfaces with power lead 12, shell upper shed at network player, but the size of described opening can make pull hard-disk cartridge 2 insert, connect storehouse 4 at the opening internal fixation, in the rear end that connects storehouse 4 fixed interface 5 is set, this fixed interface is connected with power lead 51 and data line 52 in the network player respectively, but but the position and the shape of the pull interface 3 on the position of this fixed interface 5 and shape and the pull hard-disk cartridge 2 are corresponding, after but pull hard-disk cartridge 2 is inserted from shell aperture, but pull interface 3 is connected with fixed interface 5.But for convenience insertion and the location of pull hard-disk cartridge 2, but at pull hard-disk cartridge 2 be connected between the storehouse 3 can the equipment guide rail mechanism, such as: but be shaped on guide rail 21 in pull hard-disk cartridge 2 both sides, and on the relevant position in connection storehouse 3, be shaped on groove.

In order to protect hard disk, be preferably in fan is set in the hard-disk cartridge.

Network player IP HDV of the present invention is global first item numerical information household electrical appliances truly, it is the sign product in back disc player epoch, after 3C and 4C fusion, having reached unprecedented 5C and merged (computing machine, communication, household electrical appliances, content, controllability), is the milestone on the disc player developing history.

Claims

1, a kind of network player comprises mainboard, CD drive, the audio frequency and video output port, be used to read multi-medium data, after the decoding, output on the output peripheral equipment through the audio/video output port, described network player is connected with external network, it is characterized in that this mainboard is provided with master chip, this master chip is an embedded chip, demoder, network drive and the web browser of the built-in decoding multimedia packed data of this master chip, and the internal memory of master chip is no more than 32M.

2, network player according to claim 1 is characterized in that, on the master chip of described mainboard hardware coder is set.

3, network player according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, numeral and/or analog input interface are set on described network player, be used for the present networks player is connected with external network or external unit, external command equipment is set, is used to carry out network operation.

4, network player according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the network drive of described network player is: the network drive of internet or LAN (Local Area Network) is used to connect internet or LAN (Local Area Network);

And/or the cable television network tuner, be used to connect cable television network; And/or wireless LAN card, be used for the wireless connections internet; And/or satellite tuner, be used to connect satellite network; And/or the mobile communication modulator-demodular unit, be used to connect mobile radio communication.

5, network player according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described network player is provided with buffer zone when playing, and download on the limit, and play on the limit, realizes online playing.

6, network player according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described external command equipment comprises telepilot and signal receiver thereof; And/or the button on the network player panel; And/or keyboard and keyboard interface.

7, network player according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described keyboard is to use the Wireless Keyboard of the same infrared interface with telepilot or wave point, or passes through the wired keyboard that the network player general purpose interface bus connects.

8, network player according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described network player is provided with hard disk.

9, network player according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, described network player is by the data with the input of digital signal input interface, and/or the signal by analog input interface input through data storage that numerical coding obtains on hard disk or read-write CD, realize recording function.

10, according to the arbitrary described network player of claim 1 to 9, it is characterized in that described network player is provided with numeral and/or analog signal output interface, be used for being connected with numeral and/or simulation output peripheral equipment.

11, network player according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described network player is provided with the audio signal output interface of simulation and/or digital 8 passage to 256 passages.

12, network player according to claim 10, it is characterized in that, but described hard disk is arranged in the pull hard-disk cartridge, but the interface of hard disk is fixed on outside the pull hard-disk cartridge, but when the pull hard-disk cartridge when the opening part of the shell of described network player is put into, the interface of described hard disk can be connected with the fixed interface of respective fixation in described shell, and hard disk is connected with described network player.