CN101202851A - Apparatus for video playing and signal processing method thereof - Google Patents

Apparatus for video playing and signal processing method thereof Download PDF

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CN101202851A
CN101202851A CNA2006101669297A CN200610166929A CN101202851A CN 101202851 A CN101202851 A CN 101202851A CN A2006101669297 A CNA2006101669297 A CN A2006101669297A CN 200610166929 A CN200610166929 A CN 200610166929A CN 101202851 A CN101202851 A CN 101202851A
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A video playing device includes a processing unit, a balance adjustment device, a video processor, a network connecting unit and a network information converting module; wherein, the balance adjustment device is used for receiving a television signal. The network information converting module includes a downloading module, an analyzing module and a figure module. The downloading module is used for downloading a webpage from a preset webpage server through the network connecting unit. The webpage is provided with the network information. The analyzing module is used for analyzing the webpage to get the network information. The figure module is used for converting the network information to the figure data. The video processor combines the figure data and the television signal to output one group of signals.

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Video play device and signal processing method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of video play device and signal processing method thereof, particularly a kind of video play device and signal processing method thereof with network information Presentation Function.
Background technology
The internet has become the important source that people obtain information, and by the internet, people can obtain such as various information such as Weather information, stock market information, transport information.These network informations may be changeless, also may change fast along with the time.
At present the network information to obtain or browse mainly be to utilize computer, yet for can not computed people, utilizing computer to obtain the network information still be nothing the matter.Though utilize video play devices such as TV and set-top box can connect the internet, these video play devices but only can be chosen in the display of television programmes or the network information on the screen usually.In other words, when the user selects TV reception, then can't obtain the network information simultaneously; Select browsing internet and work as the user, then must interrupt watching of TV programme.Therefore, the inconvenience that causes the user to use.
In addition, when the user uses a computer or video play device connects the internet, to watch along with the time network information of change fast, for example stock market information also is difficult to learn whether the network information of acquisition is real-time information.
Therefore, the technology how network information can be obtained is applied on the video play devices such as TV and set-top box, makes video play device can present the network information and television image simultaneously.Provide the user when watching TV, can also receive the network information simultaneously.And, when utilizing video play device to obtain the network information, can guarantee that the shown network information of video play device is real-time information, be popular desired.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to propose a kind of video play device and signal processing method thereof, can show the television image and the network information overlappingly, make things convenient for the user to watch the TV programme and the network information simultaneously with network information Presentation Function.
Another object of the present invention is to propose a kind of video play device and signal processing method thereof with network information Presentation Function, can be automatically New Network Information more, and check update time of the network information, to guarantee the real-time of the network information.
According to above-described purpose, a kind of video play device with network information Presentation Function is proposed, comprise processing unit, harmony device, video processor, network connection unit and network information modular converter.Wherein, the harmony device is used for received television signal.Video processor and processing unit and the coupling of harmony device.Network connection unit and processing unit and default web page server coupling.Network information modular converter and processing unit coupling, this network information modular converter comprises download module, analysis module and figure module.Download module is used for downloading webpage by network connection unit from default web page server, and this webpage has the network information.Analysis module is used for analyzing web page to obtain the network information.It is graph data that figure module is used for switching network information.Wherein video processor composite figure data and TV signal are with the output composite signal.
Video play device of the present invention can be when playing TV signal, and the network information that the default webpage of overlapping demonstration is comprised is watched the TV programme and the network information simultaneously to make things convenient for the user.
According to the described video play device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, its network information modular converter also comprises update module, can be every through one specific period, promptly automatically download webpage with New Network Information more, to guarantee the real-time of the network information from default web page server.And, can check information updating time of webpage to obtain the not network information of real-time update to avoid the user.
According to the described video play device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein network information modular converter has the menu module, is used for the Save option information.So, the user can select the network information of needs, and watches the TV programme network information therewith simultaneously.
According to the described video play device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the menu module has calculator modules, and the user can utilize this calculator modules to carry out data computation and processing for the network information of obtaining.
According to above-described purpose, a kind of signal processing method of video play device is proposed also.At first, download webpage from default web page server.Then, analyze this webpage, to obtain the network information.Then, changing this network information is graph data.At last, make up this graph data and TV signal, to produce composite signal.
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For allowing above and other objects of the present invention, feature, advantage and the embodiment can be clearer understandable, being described in detail as follows of accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the system block diagram of video play device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of signal processing method according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of screen-picture according to a preferred embodiment of the invention:
Fig. 4 is the system block diagram of network information modular converter according to a preferred embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of system's menu according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
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100: video play device
110: processing unit
120: the harmony device
130: video processor
140: network connection unit
150: network information modular converter
152: download module
154: analysis module
156: figure module
158: update module
159: the menu module
160: control unit
172: webpage
174: the network information
176: the information updating time
178: graph data
180: option information
220: web page server
230: TV signal source
240: TV signal
250: screen
260: composite signal
310-350: step
400: system's menu
410-450: function choosing-item
Embodiment
Video play devices such as existing TV and set-top box only can select to play TV programme or display networks, when user's TV reception, can't watch the network information simultaneously.In addition, when the user selects to watch the network information, also can't determine that whether the network information is through upgrading in real time, the invention provides a kind of video play device with network information Presentation Function, not only can be on screen the display of television programmes and the network information simultaneously, can also guarantee the real-time of the network information of its demonstration.
Fig. 1 is the system block diagram of the video play device with network information Presentation Function of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.With reference to Fig. 2, video play device 100 comprises processing unit 110, harmony device 120, video processor 130, network connection unit 140 and network information modular converter 150.Wherein processing unit 110 is coupled with video processor 130, network connection unit 140 and network information modular converter 150, harmony device 120 and video processor 130 couplings.Video play device 100 for example is set-top box (Set-Top-Box), can utilize screen 250 playing audio/video signals.In addition, video play device 100 can also be integrated screen 250, forms the television set with network information Presentation Function.
Specifically, harmony device 120 is used for received television signal 240, and TV signal 240 can be sent to harmony device 120 from TV signal source 230 by wired or wireless mode.According to the difference of the TV signal 240 that is received, harmony device 120 can be digital harmony device or simulation harmony device.Network connection unit 140 for example is the Ethernet control chip, comprise the Ethernet physical layer (Physicallayer, PHY) transmitting-receiving subassembly and medium access controller (Media Access Control, MAC).Network connection unit 140 can be coupled with web page server 220, makes video play device 100 download webpages 172 from web page server 220, and this webpage 172 has the network information 174, and this network information 174 for example is temperature information or stock market information.In addition, processing unit 110 can be a microprocessor, and network information modular converter 150 can be software program or hardware circuit.For example, processing unit 110 forms embedded system (Embedded System) with network information modular converter 150, wherein network information modular converter 150 is application programs, processing unit 110 is used to carry out network information modular converter 150, is converted to graph data 178 with the network information 174 with webpage 172.Video processor 130 can the composite figure data 178 with TV signal 240, with output composite signal 260 to screen 250.
Continuation is with reference to Fig. 1, and video play device 100 can comprise also and the control unit 160 of processing unit 110 and video processor 130 couplings that control unit 160 for example is control panel or remote controller, is used to provide the user to import data or control signal.For example, the user can utilize control unit 160 to transmit and control signal to processing unit 110 and video processor 130, so that controlled processing unit 110 transmits graph data 178 to video processor 130, and control of video processor 130 output composite signals 260 are to screen 250.So, the user can utilize control unit 160, whether selects display graphics data 178 on screen 250 and the display position of graph data 178 on screen 250.For example, control unit 160 can control chart graphic data 178 be presented at the upper right corner or the lower left corner of screen 250, so that avoid graph data 178 to influence the picture of screen 250.
With reference to Fig. 1, for example, web page server 220 has been stored real-time meteorological webpage, and this real-time meteorological webpage comprises temperature information.In TV reception, temperature information can be known for the convenience of the users, the network address of web page server 220 and the title of real-time meteorological webpage can be preestablished at network information modular converter 150.Fig. 2 is the signal processing method flow chart of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the signal processing method of video play device 100 will illustrate below.At first, network information modular converter 150 is downloaded real-time meteorological webpage (step 310) from default web page server 220.Then, network information modular converter 150 is analyzed this real-time meteorological webpage, and to obtain the network information (step 320), this network information for example is a temperature information.Specifically, this real-time meteorological webpage for example is to be made of SGML, this SGML can be HTML (Hyper Text MarkupLanguage, HTML) or extend markup language (Extensible Markup Language, XML), analyze the content that is comprised behind the mark of real-time meteorological webpage and the mark and can obtain temperature information.Then, network information modular converter 150 is converted to graph data 178 (step 330) with the network information (temperature information), and graph data 178 for example is bitmap (bitmap).After network information modular converter 150 produces graph data 178, can be sent to video processor 130 and handle.Then, the TV signal 240 (step 340) that received of video processor 130 composite figure data 178 and harmony device 120.And video processor 130 output composite signals 260 are to screen 250 (step 350).So, the user can and obtain the network information 174 by 250 while of screen TV reception.What deserves to be mentioned is that video processor 130 also can enlarged drawing graphic data 178, the network information 174 can clearerly be presented on the screen 250, or dwindle graph data 178, influences the complete of television image to avoid graph data 178.
Fig. 3 is the screen-picture schematic diagram of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.With reference to Fig. 3, when screen 250 was play composite signal 260, screen 250 can be play TV signal 240 simultaneously, and display graphics data 178, and the network information 174 and TV signal can be simultaneously displayed on the screen 250.And the user can control chart graphic data 178 be presented at the position on the screen 250.
Fig. 4 is the system block diagram of the network information modular converter of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.With reference to Fig. 4, network information modular converter 150 comprises download module 152, analysis module 154 and figure module 156.Wherein download module 152 is used for downloading webpage 172 from web page server 220, and webpage 172 has the network information 174.Analysis module 154 is used for analyzing web page 172, to obtain the network information 174.Figure module 156 is used for switching network information 174 and is graph data 178.
What deserves to be mentioned is that network information modular converter 150 can comprise update module 158 and menu module 159.When the network information 174 of webpage 172 is the information that changes in time, for example real-time temperature information, for the information of user's real-time is provided, every through one specific period (for example one minute), update module 158 just transmits more new demand to download module 152 automatically, make download module 152 download webpages 172 from web page server 220 again, with New Network Information 174 more automatically.In addition, in order to ensure the real-time of the network information 174, webpage 172 can comprise the information updating time 176.Update module 158 is checked the information updating time 176 of webpages 172, when the information updating time 176 with check at that time lead time greater than Preset Time, update module 158 promptly produces warning message on screen 250.So, when the network on-line interruption, or web page server 220 faults, update module 158 can avoid the user to obtain the not network information of real-time update.
Fig. 5 is system's menu schematic diagram of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.Simultaneously with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, menu module 159 can be on screen display system menu 400, system's menu 400 for example comprises function choosing-items such as Weather information 410, stock market information 420, Flight Information 430.Function choosing-item when user's selective system menu 400, menu module 159 promptly transmits option information 180 to download module 152, option information can comprise the address of predefined web page server 220, so that download module 152 is downloaded webpage 172 from default web page server 220.In addition, menu module 159 has clock module 440, can the built-in system time of display video playing device, and clock module 440 does not need can show temporal information from the network download data.Menu module 159 also comprises calculator modules 450.This calculator modules 450 can provide the user to carry out data computation and processing for the network information of obtaining 174.
By the invention described above preferred embodiment as can be known, the present invention has the following advantages:
1. video play device of the present invention and signal processing method thereof can be when playing TV signal, and the network information that the default webpage of overlapping demonstration is comprised is watched the TV and the network information simultaneously to make things convenient for the user.
2. video play device of the present invention and signal processing method thereof can be every through one specific period, promptly automatically download webpage with New Network Information more, to guarantee the real-time of the network information from default web page server.
3. video play device of the present invention and signal processing method thereof can be checked information updating time of webpage to obtain the not network information of real-time update to avoid the user.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; so it is not to be used to limit the present invention; any those skilled in the art; under the situation that does not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention; can carry out various changes and modification, thus protection scope of the present invention when with appending claims the person of being defined be as the criterion.

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1. video play device with network information Presentation Function comprises:
One processing unit;
One harmony device is used to receive a TV signal;
One video processor is with this processing unit and the coupling of this harmony device;
One network connection unit is with this processing unit and a default web page server coupling; And
One network information modular converter with this processing unit coupling, comprises:
One downloads module, is used for downloading a webpage by this network connection unit from this default web page server, and this webpage has a network information;
One analysis module is used to analyze this webpage to obtain this network information; And
One figure module, being used to change this network information is a graph data;
Wherein this video processor makes up this graph data and this TV signal to export a composite signal.
2. the video play device with network information Presentation Function as claimed in claim 1 also comprises a control unit, with this processing unit and the coupling of this video processor, is used to import a control signal, to control the demonstration of this graph data.
3. the video play device with network information Presentation Function as claimed in claim 1, wherein this network information modular converter has a update module, be used for every through a special time, transmit automatically one more new demand to this download module.
4. the video play device with network information Presentation Function as claimed in claim 1, wherein this network information modular converter has a menu module, is used to store an option information.
5. the video play device with network information Presentation Function as claimed in claim 4, wherein this option information comprises the address of this default web page server.
6. the video play device with network information Presentation Function as claimed in claim 4, wherein this menu module has a calculator modules, is used for calculating for this network information.
7. the video play device with network information Presentation Function as claimed in claim 1 also comprises a screen, is used to show this composite signal.
8. the video play device with network information Presentation Function as claimed in claim 1, wherein this graph data is a bitmap.
9. video play device with network information Presentation Function comprises:
One processing unit;
One harmony device is used to receive a TV signal;
One video processor is with this processing unit and the coupling of this harmony device;
One network connection unit is with this processing unit and a default web page server coupling;
One control unit is with this processing unit and the coupling of this video processor; And
One network information modular converter with this processing unit coupling, comprises:
One downloads module, is used for downloading a webpage by this network connection unit from this default web page server, and this webpage has a network information;
One analysis module is used to analyze this webpage to obtain this network information;
One figure module, being used to change this network information is a graph data;
One update module, be used for every through a special time, transmit automatically one more new demand to this download module; And
One menu module is used to store at least one option information, and this option information comprises the address of this default web page server;
Wherein this video processor makes up this graph data and this TV signal to export a composite signal, and this control unit is used to import a control signal, to control the demonstration of this graph data.
10. the signal processing method of a video play device comprises the following step:
Download a webpage from a default web page server;
Analyze this webpage, to obtain a network information;
Changing this network information is a graph data; And
Make up this graph data and a TV signal, to produce a composite signal.
11. the signal processing method of video play device as claimed in claim 10 also comprises the step of upgrading this network information, and is every through a special time, downloads this webpage again.
12. the signal processing method of video play device as claimed in claim 10 also comprises the step of an information updating time of checking this webpage.
13. the signal processing method of video play device as claimed in claim 10 also comprises the step of importing an option information, this option information comprises the address of this default web page server.
14. the signal processing method of video play device as claimed in claim 10 also comprises the step of exporting this composite signal to one screen.
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