CN101335824B - Method for implementing channel mixing in IPTV system - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for implementing channel mixing in IPTV system, including the following steps that: a service system designs a channel management structure, which includes channel numbers, types and entrance addresses of each channel, and services of various types register in the service system according to the programming of channel management structure; a set-top box, after receiving user channel switch operations, uploads the operation information to the service system; the service system searches channel management structure according to the channel number of the object channel, obtains the type and entrance address of the object channel; the service system distributes the entrance address of the object channel to the set-top box, and controls the set-top box to operate according to the type of the object channel. The invention improves fast switching between various types of IPTV services, and reinforces flexibility of IPTV service design of operators.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the TV and communication technology, relate in particular to a kind of method that in the IPTV system, realizes the channel mixing.
Background technology
The IPTV system is that a kind of brand-new business embodies, its business that provides is except the direct broadcast band program of simulated television routine, can also provide request program, information page to browse program and other various value-added services, such as recreation, shopping, banking, stock exchange transaction or the like.In the conventional channel notion, only comprised programme televised live, the operation that channel switches also can only be limited between the direct broadcast band.In the IPTV system, need to propose new implementation method, to break this boundary, allow operator that the business of any type is managed, issued as a channel, the user also can be by conventional channel handover operation, such as pressing channel add-substract key or inputting channel numeral, a step switches to dissimilar channels.
Summary of the invention
Therefore technical problem to be solved by this invention provides a kind of method that realizes the channel mixing in the IPTV system, and this method can improve the agility of switching mutually between all kinds of business of IPTV, strengthens the flexibility of the professional design of the IPTV of operator.
The present invention specifically is achieved in that
A kind of method that in the IPTV system, realizes the channel mixing, comprise the steps: operation system channel design managerial structure, comprised channel, channel designation, channel type and the channel inlet address of each channel in this structure, various types of business are registered in operation system according to the planning of channel manage structure; Set-top box is uploaded to operation system to operation information after receiving the user channel handover operation; Operation system obtains the type and the entry address of target channel according to the channel channel searching managerial structure of target channel; Operation system issues the entry address of target channel to set-top box, and operates according to the type controller top box of target channel.
Press such scheme, the type of described channel comprises: live class channel and non-live class channel.
Press such scheme, the address of described live class channel is a URL who points to streaming media server; The address of described non-live class channel is the page of URL form appointment.
Press such scheme, if the live class channel of the type right and wrong of target channel, then operation system issues the URL address of this channel to set-top box, and set-top box is opened the page of this URL address appointment by information server; If the type of target channel is live class channel, then operation system issues the URL address of corresponding sensing media file to set-top box, and set-top box is received behind the URL address of this sensings media file by streaming media server startup media play process.
Press such scheme, if the active user is in the text input state, during described users with channel handover operation, system will at first carry out current focus to be judged, if current input focus drops on input frame, does not then activate the channel handoff procedure; If current focus does not possess input function, then activate the channel handoff procedure.
Press such scheme, the operation information that described set-top box is uploaded is the corresponding key assignments of channel add-substract key operation, or the channel numeral of user's input; Operation system is judged the channel of the target channel that is used to search for according to this information and the current state of user.
Owing to adopted above-mentioned processing procedure, the present invention compared with prior art has the following advantages:
The present invention realizes quick the switching by the channel switching mode between the dissimilar program source in the IPTV system.The type of program source is unrestricted, can be direct broadcast band, also can be portal page or other any displaying types of a supplementary service.The present invention has expanded the intension of conventional simulation television channel switching notion, has realized channel mixing function.
The invention provides the convenience of customer service redirect, switching in a professional middle step of any type for the user provides solution, has improved user's business experience quality, has increased user satisfaction.By the present invention, the user can be directly switch to the channel of other non-video broadcast message classes during direct broadcast band is watched, such as the weather forecast channel, and does not need to carry out earlier to withdraw from live operation, and the mode by page index enters associated content pages again; The user also can jump to the arbitrary channel of appointment by a channel switching key and a direct inputting channel number step, and not need to switch to earlier live state when page browsing, carries out channel again and switches.
Simultaneously, the present invention provides flexibility for the business design of operator, can allow operator channel resource be distributed to SP (the Service Provider of wider scope, service supplier), and be not only direct broadcast band, the professional added value of channel resource is rised in value, help to improve the business income of operator.By the present invention, operator can distribute to channel the business of non-live class, and the user can conveniently switch to the corresponding business inlet by the channel handover operation.This convenience can encourage supplementary service provider to the own special-purpose channel of IPTV operator application, and this channel is propagated, and to improve own professional popularity, makes the brand of oneself.When channel becomes the resource that brand effect is arranged, can be operator again and bring add on yield.
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Fig. 1 is the frame diagram of embodiments of the invention mid band mixing system;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of embodiments of the invention mid band mixing method.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing concrete enforcement of the present invention is further described:
The present invention mainly comprises following content:
1, operation system is according to plan of operation, and the channel design managerial structure promptly designs a channel list, the type of this each channel of tabulation definition and the entry address of channel; Type comprises direct broadcast band, information browse, request program inlet, banking inlet, game service inlet or the like; The inlet unified Definition of each channel is the address of URL (Uniform Resource Locator, Universal Resource Locator) form;
2, during the users with channel handover operation, set-top box is given operation system the operation of channel switching key and is handled; Search, the location of operation system control channel;
3, operation system is searched the inlet type and the entry address of purpose channel according to the planning of current channel managerial structure, and does appropriate operation according to the type controller top box of this channel, perhaps opens a page, and perhaps start and play, or the like;
4, the channel switching key can carry out unconditional channel at any state and switch as functional hot key; Be not subjected to the restriction of current channel type; When the user carries out the channel switching by input digit, need to consider the current business state, concrete processing policy is seen 5 description;
If 5 active users are in the text input state, when the user carried out the channel switching by input digit, system will at first carry out current focus to be judged, if current input focus drops on input frame, does not then activate the channel handoff procedure; If current focus does not possess input function, then activate the channel handoff procedure;
Below be a specific embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, this embodiment comprises the steps:
1) at first, the channel manage structure (channel list) of operation system design support channel mixing, this structure will comprise following information at least: channel, channel designation, channel type, channel URL address;
Wherein, channel type is defined as two big classes: live class channel, non-live class channel; The address that defines live class channel is a URL who points to streaming media server; The address of non-live class channel is the page of URL form appointment, and this page is the inlet of its business, and professional concrete operations details is by this portal page definition;
Various types of business are registered by operation system, channel distribution number and channel URL address.For example: if live class business is then determined its channel and the URL address of pointing to media file; If the live class business of right and wrong, the URL address of then definite its channel and channel inlet.
2) after set-top box is received the user channel handover operation, operation information is uploaded to operation system; Information of uploading or the corresponding key assignments of channel add-substract key operation, or the channel numeral of user's input.
3) the operation system state current according to the user such as current which channel that is in, judged the channel of the target channel of the information correspondence that the user provides, and for example: current is 10 channels, and the operation of user's input is that channel adds, and then target channel is 11 channels; The operation of user's input is a channel down, and then target channel is 9 channels; The direct input digit of user, then direct intended target channel.
4) operation system is searched for the channel manage structure (channel list) that oneself is safeguarded, obtains the type and the URL address of target channel;
5) operation system is according to the type of target channel, determine how the controller top box is operated: if target channel is the information browse type, then operation system directly issues the URL address of this channel to set-top box, the page that set-top box is opened this URL address appointment by information server gets final product, and this page provides next step operation of user to guide; If target channel is live type, then operation system issues the URL address of corresponding sensing media file to set-top box, and set-top box starts the media play process by streaming media server after receiving this URL;
The passive response process of set-top box all is basic operations of IPTV set-top box, between transfer period set-top box is not had specific (special) requirements at the mixing channel, will not describe in detail at this.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a method that realizes the channel mixing in the IPTV system is characterized in that this method comprises the steps:
Operation system channel design managerial structure has comprised channel, channel designation, channel type and the channel inlet address of each channel in this structure, various types of business are registered in operation system according to the planning of channel manage structure;
Set-top box is uploaded to operation system to operation information after receiving the user channel handover operation;
Operation system obtains the type and the entry address of target channel according to the channel channel searching managerial structure of target channel;
Operation system issues the entry address of target channel to set-top box, and operates according to the type controller top box of target channel.
2. the method for realization channel as claimed in claim 1 mixing is characterized in that, the type of described channel comprises: live class channel and non-live class channel; The entry address unified Definition of described channel is the address of URL form.
3. the method for realization channel as claimed in claim 2 mixing is characterized in that, the address of described live class channel is a URL who points to streaming media server; The address of described non-live class channel is the page of URL form appointment.
4. the method for realization channel as claimed in claim 2 mixing, it is characterized in that, if the live class channel of the type right and wrong of target channel, then operation system issues the URL address of this channel to set-top box, and set-top box is opened the page of this URL address appointment by information server; If the type of target channel is live class channel, then operation system issues the URL address of corresponding sensing media file to set-top box, and set-top box is received behind the URL address of this sensings media file by streaming media server startup media play process.
5. the method for realization channel as claimed in claim 1 mixing, it is characterized in that, if the active user is in the text input state, during described users with channel handover operation, system will at first carry out current focus and judge, if current input focus drops on input frame, then do not activate the channel handoff procedure; If current focus does not possess input function, then activate the channel handoff procedure.
6. as the method for any described realization channel mixing in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that the operation information that described set-top box is uploaded is the corresponding key assignments of channel add-substract key operation, or the channel numeral of user's input; Operation system is judged the channel of the target channel that is used to search for according to this information and the current state of user.
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