CN101094308A

CN101094308A - System and method for TV set to install programs automatically

Info

Publication number: CN101094308A
Application number: CNA2006100470182A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李在京
Original assignee: LG Electronics Nanjing Plasma Co Ltd
Current assignee: LG Electronics Nanjing Plasma Co Ltd
Priority date: 2006-06-23
Filing date: 2006-06-23
Publication date: 2007-12-26

Abstract

The invention can use a communication device to download each update program from internet, and automatically installing the downloaded update program into the TV set. The method comprises: setting a program installing mode in both TV set and communication device; after the communication device is connected to the program management server, the serial number of product model of TV set is sent to the program management server to request an updated program version of the TV set; the program management server sends the link of the updated program version and the serial number of the memory required by installing said program to the communication device; the communication device installs the received updated program version to the memory with said serial number. By the invention, updating TV set driving program is easier than the manually updating.

Description

The system of TV set to install programs automatically and method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of television receiver, especially about communication equipment download communication online various upgraded version programs that provide being provided and it being installed to system and method thereof on the television receiver automatically.

Background technology

Now also can carry out digital broadcasting by television receiver (TV), and compare with the data transmission that utilizes analogue modulation system to carry out, the influence of its suffered image, sound equipment quality restriction element be can overcome, the audio frequency and the video broadcasting of digital broadcasting epoch high image quality, high tone quality realized; Be not only Voice ﹠ Video broadcasting, can also more easily recognize the additional information of radio program by data broadcasting, for example enter the court personage's brief introduction, the information such as outline of the story of a play or opera in the past, also have by weather, traffic, home shopping etc. other independently data broadcast and also can realize more useful, broadcasting more easily.

Along with becoming more diverse of television receiver function, to realize these functions, multiple technologies have also been proposed to provide various services simultaneously by this television receiver in the inner various programs of installation that need of television set.One of them example is the technology that proposes in korean patent application 2000-0054063 number, this technology can provide a kind of SMIL editing machine to the user, the Internet Standard multimedia integration language (SMIL:Synchronized Multimedia IntegrationLanguage) of the expansible markup language (XML:Extensible Markup Language) that provides based on the internet can be provided this editing machine, will change, edit and be made into the SMIL language with the content that multiple the Internet language is made.

For aforesaid various service is provided, not only to various executive programs be installed in that television receiver is inner, when program being upgraded, to the various program updates of installing in the television receiver upgrade version program also for more senior service is provided.In order to achieve this end in the past all is only to utilize notebook manually the program of television receiver to be upgraded by the keeper, this traditional program updates mode is a (see figure 4): at first the keeper moves download tool S101 built-in in the notebook, is with the naked eye confirmed the thin product model numbering S103 that goes up record of program installation menu of product (TV) under this state by the keeper.

After having confirmed the product model numbering, by the internal memory numbering and the program of the ROMPaq of confirming in the content of keeper's record from above-mentioned menu is thin to conform to form is installed again with this model.The internal memory numbering here is for the internal memory numbering of ROMPaq is installed in the television receiver.

Then, for the ROMPaq of selecting to want to upgrade, the keeper imports the order S104 of the various ROMPaq that show the notebook stored, and next notebook will show the various ROMPaq S105 of storage in advance according to the order of keeper's input.In this state, if keeper's indication is numbered at the internal memory that approaches affirmation by above-mentioned menu and selected and install some ROMPaq S106 in the various ROMPaq that input to notebook and show, notebook will under keeper's the indication be installed in selected ROMPaq on the internal memory numbering S107 of input.At this moment the program put down in writing in will be according to above-mentioned menu thin of keeper is installed form ROMPaq is installed.

As mentioned above, when in television receiver ROMPaq being installed, the keeper often needs navigate through menus thin, and will confirm that menu approaches the back and according to the content of being put down in writing on it ROMPaq is installed on television receiver with the naked eye, and this is very loaded down with trivial details beyond doubt.

Summary of the invention

The present invention above-mentionedly installs the loaded down with trivial details problem of ROMPaq to television set in order to solve, and provide a kind of can utilize the online various upgraded version programs that provide of communication equipment download communication and with it be installed to automatically on the television receiver TV set to install programs automatically system and method.

The another kind of purpose of the present invention is installed on the television receiver by the various upgraded version programs that automatically communication network provided, and a kind of system and method thereof of TV set to install programs automatically of relatively easily refresh routine is provided.

In order to realize the foregoing invention purpose, the present invention comprises to the system that television receiver is installed ROMPaq by logical communication network: the program management server, wherein store and to number the product model that the similar various products of television receiver, video player and DVD player are distinguished, also store the required program of various ROMPaq, installation procedure that is connected with the said goods pattern number form and executive program are installed, it can provide the ROMPaq of being applied for by communication network when receiving the application of ROMPaq; Also have communication equipment and television receiver, said communication equipment is connected by the connectivity port with television receiver, and is connected with described program management server by communication network; The order of ROMPaq is installed according to the television receiver of keeper's input, the ROMPaq of television receiver is installed to the product model numbering of program management server transmission television receiver, with application by above-mentioned communication network, as answer to application, described program management server provides the internal memory numbering in the television receiver of the ROMPaq of being applied for and this program of installation by communication network, can be installed in ROMPaq on the internal memory numbering of television receiver.

The method that the ROMPaq that above-mentioned communication equipment is provided program management server by utilizing communication network is installed on the television receiver is with the next stage:

Phase I is under the state that communicating to connect of above-mentioned television receiver and communication equipment set, according to the order of the installation ROMPaq of keeper input, and the program Installation Modes of above-mentioned television receiver and communication equipment setting installation procedure; Second stage is according to keeper's indication under the said procedure Installation Modes, at last communication equipment by above-mentioned communication network with after television receiver is connected, send the product model numbering of the above-mentioned television receiver of keeper input to the said procedure management server, and make the application of television receiver program upgrade; Phase III is as to the replying of above-mentioned application, and the said procedure management server selects the ROMPaq that is connected with the product model numbering of being applied in the various programs of self storage and management and above-mentioned communication equipment is numbered and offered to the internal memory of installing in the required above-mentioned television receiver of this program; The quadravalence section is that above-mentioned communication equipment under keeper's the indication is being installed to the ROMPaq that receives on the internal memory numbering of the television receiver that receives.

The present invention compared with prior art beneficial effect is as follows:

1, the present invention is in order to realize the multi-function service of television set, in system, be provided with program management server and communication equipment, after the various ROMPaq that communication equipments such as use notebook are provided the program management server utilize communication network to download, automatically be installed on the television receiver, thereby upgrade the various programs of television receiver than the situation of the thin manual installation program of navigate through menus more easily; In addition, can also significantly reduce required time of television receiver refresh routine and program.

2, Automatic Program installation method of the present invention is reasonable in design, simple to operate, utilizes communication equipment only to need the input operation order that the online various upgraded version programs that provide of download communication can be provided and it is installed on the television receiver automatically.For users provide great convenience.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a television receiver Automatic Program installation system schematic diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is that Fig. 1 television receiver is formed block diagram;

Fig. 3 is a television receiver Automatic Program installation method flow chart;

Fig. 4 is the television receiver installation procedure method flow diagram of prior art.

Embodiment

Be elaborated with regard to embodiments of the present invention below:

Television receiver Automatic Program installation system (see figure 1) of the present invention, it is made of the composite picture signal that receives the broadcasting station emission and the program management server 200 of storing and managing with the television receiver 100 of its output, to various programs and the communication equipment that the ROMPaq that program management server 200 provides by communication network is installed on the television receiver 100.Said communication equipment is notebook 400 or computer or mobile phone, and communication network is internet 300.

The executive program of the various functions of execution in the television receiver 100 is installed on the mutually different internal memory numbering, and these executive programs utilize notebook 400 automatically to install, and these executive programs also can be set by administrator hand.

Store in the program management server 200 various products, the similar product model numbering distinguished of machine such as television receiver, audio player and DVD player for example, and required program is installed form and executive program when storing various ROMPaq that machine that these product models numbering assigned will install and these programs of installation, and form is installed for various ROMPaq, program and executive program links to each other with corresponding product model numbering when storage.

Described program management server 200 is being managed various ROMPaq, when the ROMPaq of program by internet 300 application specific products pattern numbers of notebook 400, for example television receiver 100, the executive program of using when it will provide notebook 400 the various ROMPaq, internal memory numbering of the storage that is connected with the product model numbering of television receiver 100 and installation procedure.Here the internal memory numbering refers to the internal memory numbering in the television receiver 100 that ROMPaq will be installed.

Notebook 400 is connected with program management server 200 by internet 300 under keeper's indication, if the keeper has imported the product model numbering and has imported the order of applying for ROMPaq under this state, will send the product model numbering of input to program management server 200 by internet 300, and the application various ROMPaq relevant with this product model.As replying to this application, after program management server 200 provided the ROMPaq of being applied for, internal memory numbering and program that form is installed, notebook 400 will be installed form according to program and on the correspondence memory numbering of television receiver 100 ROMPaq is installed automatically.Here, the required executive program of program management server 200 ROMPaq that will provide installation to apply for and being set automatically on notebook 400.And USB port or the RS232 port of the notebook here 400 by connectivity port 111 communicates with television receiver 100 and is connected.

On the other hand, though use the ROMPaq of notebook 400 renewable television receivers 100 in the present invention, be limited on it but have more than, such as can link to each other with program management server 200, and the various programs that provided also can be used by computer or the mobile telecommunication device that USB or RS232 port are connected on the television reception 100 by internet 300.

See Fig. 2, described television receiver 100 by as constitute with the lower part: the composite picture signal that receives the broadcasting station emission is also exported analog picture signal and the tuner of voice signal 101; The screen 102 that picture signal is shown; The loud speaker 103 that voice signal is exported; The analog picture signal of tuner 101 outputs is converted to the A/D frequency converter 104 of data image signal; The data image signal of A/D frequency converter 104 outputs is become the Video processing portion 105 of the signal aspect that is fit to screen 102; The voice signal of tuner 101 outputs is become the audio treatment part 106 of the signal that is fit to loud speaker 103; The picture signal of Video processing portion 105 output is outputed to image processing part 107 on the screen 102; And the voice signal of audio treatment part 106 output carried out amplification and output to the amplifier 108 of loud speaker 103.Also has the storage part 109 that various information and various program are stored; Link to each other with communication networks such as internets 300 and to fetch the modulator-demodulator 110 that communicates; But the connectivity port 111 of the inputoutput data that is connected with notebook; The control part 112 that the installation of control reception of composite picture signal and output, the ROMPaq that provided by the communication between modulator-demodulator 110 controls and external mechanical and to the notebook 400 that links to each other with connectivity port 111 is controlled.

Storage part 109 can be used as similarly memory element or hard drive program such as RAM, EEPROM as the storage medium of storing various information and various programs.And store a plurality of internal memory numberings in this storage part 109, various information or various program are distinguished and are stored according to internal memory numbering separately.

Modulator-demodulator 110 is to add when control part 112 is carried out the function of similar computer, thereby the communication equipment that it is connected with communication network under the control of control part 112 with the outside communicates, and receives the outside various information that provide by communication network to send control part 112 to.

Connectivity port 111 is USB port or RS232 port, links to each other with notebook 400 or computer or mobile telecommunication device, carries out the effect that connects inputoutput data.

Control part 112 carries out data communication with the notebook 400 that is connected on the connectivity port 111, and ROMPaq can be stored in the storage part 109.

Configuring under the state that communicates to connect by notebook 400 and connectivity port 111, the internal memory of notebook 400 designated store portions 109 numbering and providing is wanted the ROMPaq upgraded, and control part 112 will be stored the ROMPaq that offers the specified internal memories numbering of notebook 400 then.

With reference to Fig. 3, at first the keeper set television receiver 100 and notebook 400 communicate to connect S401 after, if for ROMPaq being installed by the initialized order S402 of notebook 400 input indications, notebook 400 will be set installation procedure " program Installation Modes " S403 and transmit initialization command to television receiver 100, and television receiver 100 also can be set installation procedure required " program Installation Modes " according to this initialization command.

Be set under the state of program Installation Modes at television receiver 100 and notebook 400 like this, notebook 400 is connected with program management server 200 by internet 300 according to keeper's indication, keeper under this state after notebook 400 input product models numbering and input require the order of ROMPaq, notebook 400 sends the product model numbering of being imported to program management server 200 by internet 300, and the application various ROMPaq relevant with this product model.The numbering of the product model here is in order to discern various devices such as television receiver, video player and DVD player, and the product model that the keeper imported is numbered the intrinsic numbering of the television receiver 100 that will carry out program upgrade.

As to replying of applying for, number the various ROMPaq that are connected and store with the product model of being applied in the various programs that program management server 200 is stored self and manage and offer the ROMPaq S406 that notebook 400 is applied for by internet 300.In the ROMPaq S406 process of applying for providing, program management server 200 also can provide simultaneously installs required internal memory numbering of ROMPaq and program installation form, and provides the executive program that various ROMPaq are installed to be automatically set on the notebook 400.The internal memory numbering here is that the television receiver 100 interior internal memories that will carry out program upgrade are numbered.

When set on the notebook 400 executive program that ROMPaq uses is installed after, if various ROMPaq and a plurality of internal memory signal and program are provided form is installed, the various ROMPaq that notebook 400 will display routine management server 200 be provided are so that the keeper can select to want the ROMPaq S407 that installs.

Under the state that shows various ROMPaq, the keeper clicks and wants after a ROMPaq of installing on the television receiver 100, promptly indicated selection to want the ROMPaq S408 that installs, notebook 400 will be installed in selected ROMPaq on the television receiver 100 according to keeper's installation indication then.In the process of this program of installation, a plurality of internal memory numberings that notebook 400 provides from program management server 200 are installed the internal memory of selecting the form to be connected with ROMPaq with program and are numbered also installation procedure thereon, and the program that will be connected with selected ROMPaq when in addition ROMPaq being installed is installed form and is consistent.

The present invention specifies by above-mentioned effective embodiment, but is not limited in the foregoing description.The ordinary skill in field of the present invention can realize various embodiments in this scope.

Claims

1, a kind of system of TV set to install programs automatically, it is characterized in that: it comprises program management server (200), wherein store and to number the product model that similar various products such as television receiver, video player and DVD player are distinguished, also store the required program of various ROMPaq, installation procedure that is connected with the said goods pattern number form and executive program are installed, it can provide the ROMPaq of being applied for by communication network when receiving the application of ROMPaq; Communication equipment, it is connected with the connectivity port (111) of television receiver (100), and is connected with described program management server (200) by communication network (300); The order of ROMPaq is installed according to the television receiver of keeper's input, the ROMPaq of television receiver is installed to the product model numbering of program management server (200) transmission television receiver (100), with application by above-mentioned communication network (300), as answer to application, described program management server (200) provides the ROMPaq of being applied for to number with the interior internal memory of the television receiver of this program of installation by communication network (300), can be installed in ROMPaq on the internal memory numbering of television receiver (100).

2, the system of TV set to install programs automatically according to claim 1 is characterized in that: television receiver (200) communicates the connectivity port (111) that is connected with communication equipment and is USB port.

3, the system of TV set to install programs automatically according to claim 1 is characterized in that: above-mentioned television receiver communicates the connectivity port (111) that is connected with communication equipment and is the RS232 port.

4, the system of TV set to install programs automatically according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: according to the ROMPaq of the regulation of communication equipment application, said procedure management server (200) can be set on the above-mentioned communication equipment the required executive program of being applied for of ROMPaq is installed.

5, the system of TV set to install programs automatically according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: according to the ROMPaq of the regulation of above-mentioned communication equipment application, program management server (200) can be installed form and offer above-mentioned communication equipment the required program of ROMPaq of being applied for is installed.

6, the system of TV set to install programs automatically according to claim 5 is characterized in that: the program that above-mentioned communication equipment provided is installed form and the ROMPaq that is provided can be installed on the internal memory numbering of above-mentioned television receiver.

7, according to the system of the described TV set to install programs automatically in each of claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned communication equipment and said procedure management server communicate by above-mentioned communication network, and carry out data communication with above-mentioned television receiver by notebook (400).

8, a kind of TV set to install programs automatically method is characterized in that: the method that the ROMPaq that above-mentioned communication equipment is provided program management server by utilizing communication network is installed on the television receiver is with the next stage:

Phase I is the communicating to connect under the state of having set of above-mentioned television receiver (100) and communication equipment, according to the order of the installation ROMPaq of keeper's input, and the program Installation Modes of above-mentioned television receiver and communication equipment setting installation procedure;

Second stage is according to keeper's indication under the said procedure Installation Modes, at above-mentioned communication equipment by communication network (300) with after television receiver (100) is connected, send the product model numbering of the above-mentioned television receiver of keeper input to said procedure management server (200), and make the application of television receiver program upgrade;

Phase III is as to the replying of above-mentioned application, and said procedure management server (200) selects the ROMPaq that is connected with the product model numbering of being applied in the various programs of self storage and management and above-mentioned communication equipment is numbered and offered to the internal memory of installing in the required above-mentioned television receiver (100) of this program;

The quadravalence section is that above-mentioned communication equipment under keeper's the indication is being installed to the ROMPaq that receives on the internal memory numbering of the television receiver that receives;

9, described according to Claim 8 TV set to install programs automatically method is characterized in that: in the above-mentioned phase III, said procedure management server (200) will be installed the required executive program of being applied for of ROMPaq and be set on the communication equipment.

10, TV set to install programs automatically method according to claim 9 is characterized in that: said procedure management server (200) will be installed the required program installation form of being applied for of ROMPaq and offer above-mentioned communication equipment.

11, TV set to install programs automatically method according to claim 10 is characterized in that: above-mentioned communication equipment is installed form, the ROMPaq that provides previously is installed on the internal memory numbering of the television receiver (100) that is provided according to the program that is provided.