Technical background
At present, digital television bidirectional transformation and translation engineering are progressively carried out in the whole nation.But existing digital TV set-top box great majority all are unidirectional, can only finish the digital television program downlink business, can not support two-way value-added service.Be that the existing digital TV network structure citation form of finishing bidirectional rebuilding is two kinds: as shown in Figure 1, a kind of is by the coaxial cable (Cable) that carries the real time bidirectional business radio and TV operator to be connected with TV user, only is used for the receiving digital television program; As shown in Figure 2, another kind is to be connected by coaxial cable (Cable) the cable branch device that radio and TV operator and user is indoor, the cable branch device is divided into two-way: the one road inserts digital TV set-top box (television set) is used for the receiving digital television program, another road connects cable modem (Cable Modem) and is connected with computer, is used for the Internet online.Before " running water " of IP flow to user's television set after the digital television bidirectional transformation was finished, but lack " valve " or " tap ", IP " running water " is not fully utilized.The present invention utilizes Bluetooth technology and existing cable modem technology to combine to have constructed such " valve " and " tap ", thereby can on the platform of one-way set-top box, realize the point-to-point value-added service of IP, as IP telephone service, information inquiry business, as weather forecast, inquiry air ticket, talent market, and interactive value-added service such as music greeting card program request.
And, " bridge " that digital TV network is communicated with value-added service server on mobile network and the internet can be realized, be similar to by the disclosed TVMMS of CN200610095147.9 system etc. as employing.
By the computer of cable modem online, though also can carry out interactive value-added service easily, as inquiring about weather forecast, order air ticket or article, consulting talent market etc.; But owing to popularize not as television set, for not being equipped with the user of computer, use is restricted, and the keyboard installation site basic fixed of computer, can not arbitrarily carry out calling of value-added service flexibly, easily in indoor optional position.
Summary of the invention
At the prior art above shortcomings, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of digital TV network after finishing based on bidirectional rebuilding, utilize the communication function of IP point-to-point to realize the transmitted in both directions business, interactive value-added services such as for example information inquiry, short message service and music greeting card program request, and a kind of two-way value added service implementation method based on the Digital Television one-way set-top box is provided.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this: based on the two-way value added service implementation method of Digital Television one-way set-top box, and the digital TV network system after it is characterized in that finishing based on bidirectional rebuilding; In cable modem, install bluetooth module additional, make that the handheld device of band bluetooth communication function can be by itself and digital TV network system communication, and then communicate the value-added service of realization transmitted in both directions with the value added service provider server; Wherein, the cable modem of band bluetooth communication function is mainly used in the data transaction that realizes IP communication and bluetooth communication.
The service request information that the bluetooth handheld device is sent, the cable modem by the band bluetooth module is transferred on the service server and value added service provider server in the CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd; Service server is according to request content, with request message transmission to the service specified receiving equipment; Simultaneously, bluetooth handheld device itself also is the service receiving equipment.
Described bluetooth handheld device is meant bluetooth cellular phone, bluetooth single mode mobile phone, bluetooth PDA, blue Tooth remote controller or has display screen and the simple function bluetooth equipment of keyboard.Also can be and the integrated later bluetooth infrared bimodulus communication remote controller of traditional infrared remote controller.
Described service receiving equipment is the electric equipment that can receive specified services arbitrarily, as television set, computer, mobile phone, the air-conditioning that receiving function is arranged, automobile, warning, supervising device, phone, STB or have the receiving equipment of Bluetooth function.
Compared to existing technology, the present invention has following advantage:
1, the present invention is directed to existing one-way set-top box platform, upgrade to the digital TV network platform with bidirectional communication function, is the comparatively cheap solution of a kind of marginal cost.
2, owing to will be applied in the digital television system with the cable modem that installs bluetooth module additional, on the platform of one-way set-top box, realize point-to-point value-added service with the handheld device of bluetooth module; By " bridge " that digital TV network is communicated with value-added service server on mobile network and the internet, (as being similar to the system by the disclosed TVMMS of CN200610095147.9) constructed the mixing platform of a kind of electronics and TV commercial affairs.
3, since in a short time computer be difficult to spread to each family, the present invention is for the digitlization of average family life and fill and lead up the western and eastern's digital divide a favourable instrument is provided.
4, IP moves and light voice and the keyboard inputting interface of having concurrently, satisfies the personalized needs of selecting TV reception of people, also provides more choices for the unification of three nets on the service layer.
Embodiment
As shown in Figure 3, the two-way value added service implementation method that the present invention proposes, the digital TV network system after finishing based on bidirectional rebuilding based on the Digital Television one-way set-top box; In cable modem, install bluetooth module additional, make that the handheld device of band bluetooth communication function can be by cable modem and the digital TV network system communication of installing bluetooth module additional, and then communicate with the value added service provider server, realize the transmitted in both directions value-added service; Wherein, the bluetooth handheld device also can be and the integrated later bluetooth infrared bimodulus communication remote controller of traditional infrared remote controller.The cable modem of band bluetooth communication function is mainly used in the data transaction that realizes IP communication and bluetooth communication.
Referring to Fig. 4, the cable modem that installs bluetooth module additional also can carry out communication with computer and/or bluetooth handheld device simultaneously.
Referring to Fig. 5, the cable modem (blue-teeth data/voice Cable Modem) that installs bluetooth module additional is used to realize IP communication and bluetooth communication data transaction, for example adopts Chinese patent ZL02222141.7 " a kind of Bluetooth gateway based on ICP/IP protocol " method to realize.The cable modem of band bluetooth communication function is made up of following several sections: DOCSIS chip, Flash, arm processor, SDRAM, Ethernet card, RJ45 joint, Bluetooth antenna, bluetooth module and RS232 conversion chip.
Wherein, DOCSIS Cable Modem modulation chip is realized the modulation of cable TV signal, realizes the MAC layer function, links to each other with adopting USB interface between the arm processor, drives the DOCSIS chip by the embedded system in the arm processor; FLASH and SDRAM link to each other with arm processor by data/address bus, as data storing and buffering; Link to each other by data/address bus between arm processor and the Ethernet card; Ethernet card is connected to external system (as computer) by the RJ45 joint, provides the cable TV function of surfing the Net to external system; Link to each other by UART mouth and PCM mouth between arm processor and the bluetooth module, be used for transferring voice and data message, voice messaging is transferred to arm processor by pcm interface, and be packaged into the VOIP data, send to by the DOCSIS chip and to realize telephony feature in the cable TV network, data message is mutual by UART mouth and arm processor, realizes wireless blue tooth online and control information passback; Arm processor links to each other with the RS232 conversion chip by the UART mouth, is used for system function is set; Bluetooth module links to each other by the radio frequency cable with Bluetooth antenna.
Bluetooth handheld device of the present invention is meant bluetooth cellular phone, bluetooth single mode mobile phone, bluetooth PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), blue Tooth remote controller or has display screen and the simple function bluetooth equipment of keyboard.As shown in Figure 6, the simple function Bluetooth terminal in the native system is to have display screen and keyboard simple function bluetooth equipment.
Example 1: bluetooth handheld device (transmission information) → cable modem → CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd → set-top box (television set);
It is the user selects the program request of wanting according to the hobby of oneself TV programme, IP Information On Demand is passed through bluetooth cellular phone, bluetooth single mode mobile phone, bluetooth PDA, blue Tooth remote controller or have display screen and the bluetooth handheld devices such as simple function bluetooth equipment of keyboard transfer to cable modem (Cable Modem), after the bluetooth module of modulator-demodulator inside receives IP Information On Demand fully, the signal format that becomes Cable Modem to discern this information translation, by Modem cable (Cable) is gone up in the IP Information On Demand modulation, be transferred to program request service server in the CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd, this server sends to value-added service according to user's demand on the set-top box of user's appointment and watches by television set through cable (Cable), finish whole program request flow processs.
Implement 2: bluetooth handheld device (transmission information) → cable modem → CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd → move or the Internet value-added service merchant → service specified receiving equipment.
As have an electric equipment (bluetooth cellular phone of Bluetooth function, bluetooth single mode mobile phone, bluetooth PDA, blue Tooth remote controller or have display screen and the simple function bluetooth equipment of keyboard etc.) with its service request information (as weather forecast, the inquiry air ticket, talent market, and interactive value-added service such as music greeting card program request), send to the CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd mobile network through cable modem, again through moving or the value added service provider service provider (device) of internet, be transferred to the computer or the mobile phone of appointment at last, and the air-conditioning that receiving function is arranged, automobile, report to the police, supervising device, phone, STB or have on the electrical equipment receiving equipment of Bluetooth function.
Implement 3: the set-top box (television set) of bluetooth handheld device (transmission information) → cable modem → CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd → move or the Internet value-added service merchant → CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd → appointment;
As the electric equipment (bluetooth cellular phone, bluetooth single mode mobile phone, bluetooth PDA, blue Tooth remote controller or have display screen and the simple function bluetooth equipment of keyboard etc.) that has a Bluetooth function with its service request information (as weather forecast, inquiry air ticket, talent market, and interactive value-added service such as music greeting card program request), send to the CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd mobile network through cable modem, again through moving or the value added service provider service provider (device) of internet, be sent on the service server in the CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd, be transferred at last on the set-top box (television set) of appointment.
Implement 4: bluetooth handheld device (transmission information) → cable modem → CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd → cable modem mobile or the Internet value-added service merchant → CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd → appointment serves on the receiving equipment.
In addition, " bridge " that is communicated with value-added service server on mobile network and the internet based on digital TV network can be realized (being similar to by the disclosed TVMMS of CN200610095147.9 system etc. as employing).The electric equipment that can send mobile phone, the computer of information arbitrarily or have a Bluetooth function is with its service request information, value added service provider server through mobile network or internet is sent to the service server in the CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd, its value-added service is sent on the receiving equipment of appointment.
Implement 5: on the set-top box (television set) of transmitting apparatus → move or the Internet value-added service merchant → CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd → appointment;
The electric equipment that can send mobile phone, the computer of information arbitrarily or have a Bluetooth function is with its service request information, value added service provider server through mobile network or internet is sent to the service server in the CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd, is transferred on the set-top box (television set) of appointment again.Set-top box (watching by the television set) transmission of appointment is blessed red-letter day by handheld device or computer as the user.
Implement 6: the cablemodem → bluetooth service receiving equipment of transmitting apparatus → move or the Internet value-added service merchant → CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd → appointment.
The user passes through mobile phone, computer etc. with its service request information (as weather forecast, the inquiry air ticket, talent market, and interactive value-added service such as music greeting card program request), value added service provider service provider (device) through mobile network or internet is sent to the service server in the CHINA RFTCOM Co Ltd, and then, be transferred to the cable modem service receiving equipment such as the bluetooth cellular phone of the band bluetooth module of appointment again by digital TV network system, bluetooth single mode mobile phone, bluetooth PDA, blue Tooth remote controller or have display screen and the simple function bluetooth equipment of keyboard on realize the transmitted in both directions value-added service.
The present invention realizes the point-to-point value-added service of IP owing to will be applied in the digital television system with the cable modem that installs bluetooth module additional with the handheld device of bluetooth module on the platform of one-way set-top box; " bridge " that is communicated with value-added service server on mobile network and the internet by digital TV network simultaneously constructed the mixing platform of a kind of electronics and TV commercial affairs.