CN100553325C - Television related apparatus and method for compelled play of multimedia content - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a television or a television device and related method of playing a multimedia content for force. Said apparatus comprising: a television signal data decoder for decoding a television signal data; a microcontroller for determining user rights; multimedia data decoder for multimedia data based on the determination result of the microcontroller decoder; synthesis, a television signal for the decoded multimedia data and the decoded data are synthesized; and a playback apparatus; data stream for playback synthesis. The present invention provides a method and associated apparatus for playing multimedia content mandatory for television, so as to achieve the purpose of the use of personalized advertising and TV related equipment under certain conditions.

Description

BACKGROUND play multimedia content for a way to force the television device and related method

The present invention relates to a method and associated apparatus for playing multimedia content mandatory for television.

Background technique

On the one hand, for modern people, TV-related devices have become part of the daily life of the most important technology products, it is not only the family necessities, but also increasingly applied to many other places, such as banks, shops , transport, restaurants and more.

On the other hand, with the increasingly competitive advertising market pressures increase and people's individual pursuit of increasing, in the case of a specific time or a specific place, the demand for players personalized information or commercial advertising is also growing .

However, the existing TV-related devices (such as televisions, set-top boxes, etc.) during playback menu, playing a television program or channel switching, no additional information appears on the screen. This will not only did not meet the people's pursuit of personalized, nor does it provide a good opportunity for commercial advertising, which did not create additional value.

Accordingly, there is a need for a method and apparatus related to force TV to play multimedia content can be used under certain conditions.

SUMMARY

Object of the present invention is to provide a method and associated apparatus for playing multimedia content mandatory for television.

A first aspect the present invention provides a television-related apparatus for forcibly play multimedia content, including television signal decoder, a microcontroller, a multimedia decoder, and Synthesizer

Playback apparatus, wherein: the television signal decoder for decoding a television signal data; a microcontroller for determining user rights; multimedia decoder for decoding the multimedia data; synthesizer for the television signal data and the decoded multimedia data decoding speech synthesis; playback apparatus for playing the data stream synthesized.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a method of playing a multimedia content mandatory for the

A method comprising: decoding a television signal data; user rights determination; multimedia

Decoding data; multimedia television signal data and the decoded data the decoded combined

Into; data stream playback synthesis.

The present invention provides television apparatus related to force and for playing multimedia content

Its methods to be reached using television-related equipment under certain conditions and personalized advertising

Propaganda purposes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The following specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings of embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail in the drawings

in:

1 is a system configuration diagram forced to play multimedia content related to the television apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG 2 is a flowchart illustrating a control strategy according to the present invention microcontroller. Detailed ways

1 is a system configuration diagram forced to play multimedia content related to the television apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. L, the system comprising: a television signal decoder 100, a multimedia decoder 120, a synthesizer 130, a microcontroller 140, a user input device 150, a playback device 160, internal memory 170 and an external device interface 180.

Television signal decoder 100 for decoding a television signal data.

User input device 150 for a user to input commands to the microcontroller. A user input device in response to command input, the microcontroller 140 reads from the internal memory 170 or external data via the specific media device interface 180, then the read data to the media decoder 120. Media decoder 120 for the built-in memory 170 or external device via a particular interface 180 media data read from the decoding.

Combiner 130 for the multimedia data and decoding the television signal decoded data are synthesized, and the synthesized data stream to a playback device 160. The data stream playback device 160 for synthesizing display.

In operation, a user via a user input device 150 to enter a command to the microcontroller 140. In response to this command, the microcontroller 140 determines that the user's permission.

If the user is a super user, the user is allowed to perform a series is not limited to the order setting operation (discussed in detail below), and after completion of the setting contents stored in the internal memory is provided.

If the user is a normal user, the microcontroller 140 commands the user input whether the trigger condition determination media player.

If the command does not trigger the media player condition, the microcontroller 140 controls the television signal decoder 110 decodes the data normal television signal data, and controls the synthesizer 130 selects the decoded data of the television signal transmitted to the playback device 160, and then play play normal television signal data stream on the device 160.

If the media player command trigger condition, the microcontroller 140 internal memory 170 or read a particular media data via the external device interface 180, and the read data is transferred from the media to the media decoder 120. 120 mating multimedia decoder to decode the received media data. Meanwhile, the microcontroller 140 controls the synthesizer 130 and composite media streams television signal data stream in a particular manner (detailed below), and outputs it to the playback device 160. Playback apparatus 160 displays the synthetic data stream.

The microcontroller 140 is further configured to content related to the control strategy stored in the internal memory.

FIG 2 is a flowchart illustrating a control strategy according to the present invention microcontroller. 2, the microcontroller 140 of the control strategy are as follows: In step 201, to determine whether the user's use authority by including but not limited to password verification, dedicated hardware matching method.

When it is determined that the user is a super user:

It allows the super user to define a sequential manner not perform any combination of the following operations in steps 202 to 205.

In step 202, the system updates the built-in memory within the media file, the media file including but not limited to image files, audio files, video files, text files, and media files from the above file formed by mixing the like. In step 203, set to play media files trigger condition, the trigger conditions include, but are not limited to power, timing, channel switching, specific menu operation or the like.

In step 204, media file playback mode is set, i.e., how the synthesizer 130 and TV streaming media stream superposition means including but not limited to playing back a media stream separately under various trigger conditions, a certain proportion of transparent play superposition of two or more video streams, playback of different media streams on different areas of the playback device, playback audio overlay streams, respectively, play audio and video streams and the like.

In step 205, the set play order, i.e., set at a variety of trigger conditions what file playback, the playback order but not limited to the order of play, reverse play, random play, etc. specified playback can be specified from external device interface play a particular file.

In step 206, the microcontroller 140 stores the contents after the completion of the setting to set the internal memory.

When it determined that the user is a normal user:

In step 207, the microcontroller 140 periodically checks the user command input. In step 208, it is determined whether the command input by the user for the shutdown command. When the user inputs shutdown shutdown command, the process ends.

When a shutdown command is not input by a user, it should be determined in step 209 whether the command input by the user satisfy a trigger condition playback.

If the command entered by the user is not satisfied playing the trigger condition, the process returns to step 207 to continue checking commands entered by the user.

When a playback command input by the user satisfy a trigger condition, the microcontroller 140 in step 210 reads the super user according to the settings from the specified file and the device data corresponding to the read multimedia decoder to decode fed.

Meanwhile, the microcontroller 140 controls the synthesizer 130 to set the root at step 211

The way the media stream and outputs the synthesized TV stream.

After step 2il ended, the process returns to step 207 to continue to check user input command, then repeat the steps 208 to step 211.

Obviously, without departing from the true spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention described herein may have many variations. Therefore, all the skilled person obvious modifications intended to be included within the scope of the claims in a book covered

Claims (6)

1. A method of playing multimedia content in a forced TV related equipment, the method comprising: determining user rights; when it is determined the user is a super user, allowing the user to perform the super one or any combination of the following operations: updates said built-in memory associated television apparatus in the multimedia file; multimedia file play set trigger condition; multimedia file play mode is set, the playback mode refers to a television signal data and how to synthesize the decoded playback at various trigger conditions the decoded multimedia data; multimedia file playback order is set, the play order is the choice of what playing multimedia files in a variety of trigger conditions for playing; when the common command input by a user and determine whether the user meets the users belonging to the ordinary when the playback of said trigger conditions set by the super user, the related device reads the television according to the playback order set by the super user device from the specified file and the corresponding multimedia data decoding multimedia files, and is provided according to the superuser given the play mode decoded television signal After the multimedia data and the decoded data is synthesized, and then displays the data stream synthesized.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set to play a multimedia file to be played trigger trigger condition comprises one of the following conditions are set: power, timing, channel switching, the specific menu operation.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the method determines the user rights or dedicated hardware cryptographic checksum is matched.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein updating the built-in memory associated television apparatus in the multimedia file comprises updating one of the following: image files, audio files, video files, text files, media files from the above mixture formed the media files.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set comprises a multimedia file play mode is set to play one of the following: playing back a media stream alone, a certain proportion of the transparent superposition of two or more video playback stream playback on playback device different areas of different media streams, playing the audio stream is superimposed, respectively, play audio and video streams.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set of multimedia file playback order set the playing order comprises one of the following: the order of play, reverse play, random play, play the built-in memory to specify the television apparatus related files, external set ^ "interface to play a particular file.