CN101359971A - Method and system providing electronic program guiding service - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method and a system for providing electronic program guide services, wherein, an EPG download module acquires EPG data and transmits the data to an EPG analysis module; the EPG analysis module parses EPG data files and transmits the program information to an EPG database; the EPG analysis module builds a program set according to the correlation of program information; the EPG analysis module collects the classified information according to the sorting of programs and converts plane data into tree structured data; and an EPG interface service module releases program data information to terminals. The method and the system adopt the technical proposal to reduce the processing work of a third-party application business system to EPG data, lower the coupling degree of EPG data and specific services, provide richer data support for third-party applications, and make related business functions more powerful.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the digital television techniques field, relate in particular to a kind of method and system that electronic program guiding service is provided.
Background technology
(Electronic Program Guide, EPG) data are to support the important basic data of miscellaneous service in the digital TV field to electronic program guides.The EPG operation system is supporting the miscellaneous service in the bilateral system as the basic business system in the bilateral system.Import simultaneously the interface of bilateral system into, also provide abundant EPG data, make the user can obtain better user experience for various valued added applications systems and terminal as one-way data.
But the utilization for the EPG data also rests on foundation phase, can not well adapt to the development of digital television interaction business, thereby makes third-party application be subjected to very big restriction.Fig. 1 is the structural representation of EPG operation system in the prior art.As shown in Figure 1, at present, the EPG operation system comprises background server 10, EPG server end middleware 20 and terminal 30.Between background server 10 and the EPG server end middleware 20, between EPG server end middleware 20 and the terminal 30 by Internet connection.Wherein, background server is used to gather the EPG data value-added service data related with EPG, the EPG data of managing virtual channel; Gather and the issuing interactive advertisement by text or XML file mode; The analysing terminal daily record provides the user behavior record; Interactive television platform is provided, convenience-for-people business and value-added service are provided; Manage the media file of various forms, render to terminal in the fastest mode.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of EPG server end middleware in the prior art.As shown in Figure 2, EPG server end middleware 20 further comprises download module 201, information guiding module 202, program module 203, interface library module 204 and database 205.Wherein (Network Personal Video Recorder, nPVR) application system connects with network personal video recording respectively for information guiding module 202 and interface library module 204.
The EPG operation flow may further comprise the steps:
Background server is gathered the EPG data value-added service data related with EPG;
Download module in the EPG server end middleware obtains data such as the EPG data, keyword dictionary, user behavior of background server issue;
Information guiding module analysis EPG data in the EPG server end middleware also deposit database in;
Program module in the EPG server end middleware provides the local program management, can increase local program, comprises local VOD programme management;
Interface library module in the EPG server end middleware provides obtains the EPG data function, the keyword query function, and recording function calls for terminal.
There is following shortcoming in the prior art scheme:
Existing EPG classification of Data with related all be coarseness.At classification, just simply as an attribute of programme information, can not well utilize classified information expansion more function like this, at association, the ID of correlating programs sign just, thus laterally retrieve data is found out correlation between the data.
The EPG business is that the form with middleware is integrated in during the third party uses, because third party's applied business development language, mode etc. are varied, has increased the difficulty integrated with application server, has also limited the function of third party's application server to a certain extent.Thisly integratedly make that definition and border interface definition between the entity are indeterminate, highly coupling is unfavorable for expansion and exploitation between each business between the miscellaneous service.
The realization of existing EPG business is finished jointly by background server and EPG server end middleware, and wherein background server also provides on the basis of data acquisition function with professional and run relevant function providing.For example: gather and functions such as issuing interactive advertisement and user behavior analysis, and desirable EPG operation system does not relate to concrete service logic just as the functional entity that data organization and issue are provided.
EPG server end middleware occurs with server end middleware form, can only be integrated with third party's application server, if terminal direct requirement EPG data such as PDA, set-top box just can not utilize this kind form integrated, fettered the interface of EPG.
The EPG data are a kind of real time datas, and background server is gathered the data in following a period of time, and inaccurate phenomenon appears in regular meeting based on this kind mode EPG data.And the function that background server does not provide the EPG data monitoring to revise even if the EPG data of having play are inaccurate also can not revised at background server, is given third party's applied business by professional end EPG middleware then synchronously.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to propose a kind of method and system that electronic program guiding service is provided, can reduce of the work of third party's applied business system to the EPG data processing, reduce the EPG data and the concrete professional degree of coupling, provide more rich data support for the third party uses, make that relevant business function is more powerful.
For reaching this purpose, the present invention by the following technical solutions:
A kind of method that electronic program guiding service is provided may further comprise the steps:
A, electronic program guides download module obtain electronic program guide data, and issue the electronic program guides analysis module;
B, described electronic program guides analysis module are resolved described electronic program guide data file, and programme information is sent to the electronic program guide data storehouse;
C, described electronic program guides analysis module are set up the program set according to the correlation of programme information;
D, described electronic program guides analysis module be according to the categorised collection classified information of program, and panel data is changed into tree-type structure data;
E, electronic program guide interface business module are issued program data information to terminal.
Step C is further comprising the steps of:
By electronic program guides editor module input electronic program guides metadata information;
Described electronic program guides analysis module is set up the keyword of described metadata information, and the relation by described metadata information and program, is organized into the keyword message of program;
By described keyword message, described electronic program guides analysis module is set up the program set.
Further comprising the steps of:
By described electronic program guides editor module, revise and issued but incorrect electronic program guide data, and send to electronic program guides message informing module;
Described electronic program guides message informing module sends to described terminal with amended data.
Described electronic program guides message informing module is when amended data reach predetermined number, and notice is registered to the described amended data of terminal downloads of described electronic program guide interface business module.
In the steps A, described electronic program guides download module obtains electronic program guide data every the default time.
Described electronic program guides analysis module added the electronic program guide data that obtains in the program set of having set up to every the default time.
Further comprising the steps of:
Described electronic program guides analysis module stores the program personal information in the electronic program guide data storehouse into, and sets up related with described programme information described program personal information.
Further comprising the steps of:
Described electronic program guides analysis module is collected advertising message, and sets up related with described programme information.
A kind of system that electronic program guiding service is provided comprises electronic program guides download module, electronic program guides analysis module, electronic program guides editor module, electronic program guide interface business module and electronic program guide data storehouse,
Described electronic program guides download module is connected with described electronic program guides analysis module, is used to obtain electronic program guide data, and issues described electronic program guides analysis module;
Described electronic program guides analysis module is connected with described electronic program guides download module, described electronic program guides editor module and described electronic program guide data storehouse respectively, be used for obtaining electronic program guide data from described electronic program guides download module and/or described electronic program guides editor module, organize program key word information, and set up the program set, send to described electronic program guide data storehouse;
Described electronic program guide interface business module is connected with described electronic program guide data storehouse, is used to obtain program data information, and sends to terminal;
Described electronic program guides editor module is connected with described electronic program guide data storehouse, is used to obtain the electronic program guide data of modification, and is stored in the described electronic program guide data storehouse.
Also comprise electronic program guides message informing module, described electronic program guides message informing module is connected with described electronic program guide data storehouse, is used to obtain amended electronic program guide data, and sends to described terminal.
Adopted technical scheme of the present invention, the EPG operation system just offers various clients to data as data set provider, comprise third party's applied business and various terminal equipment, avoided the EPG operation system to finish the partial service function, the third party system can not duplicate the phenomenon of exploitation EPG partial function yet.
The EPG operation system provides abundant in content data for the external world, making that the third party uses can these data of better utilization, for the user provides content abundanter, business with better function, simultaneously, the data organizational structure of EPG operation system issue is various, has reduced the work that the third party uses deal with data, make when the exploitation third party uses the business of concern that can be more concentrated itself.
By the horizontal and vertical association of data, also can better support third party's application, make the third party use and can develop the more satisfied business of televiewer.Can enrich simultaneously televiewer's life, also can increase the income of operator.
The EPG operation system has been cast aside the constraint of middleware component, has not only reduced the coupling between the system, helps integratedly, has also opened simultaneously the integrated restriction of terminal equipment (for example: set-top box, PDA etc.).
Utilize the later stage monitoring modify feature of EPG operation system, make that the EPG data are more accurate.The third party uses the data and business that can regulate self, for the user provides better experience.For example: the nPVR business has been recorded an inaccurate program of time, wherein might also comprise advertisement.After playing programs, the keeper is after the manual correction in the backstage of EPG operation system, the data (perhaps adopting the mode of active push) that the message module of EPG operation system notifies the third party to use down loading updating, like this, the nPVR system just can eliminate and the irrelevant fragment of program, makes the user can access better experience.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of EPG operation system in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of EPG server end middleware in the prior art;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation that the system of EPG business is provided in the specific embodiment of the invention.
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Further specify technical scheme of the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and by embodiment.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation that the system of EPG business is provided in the specific embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 3, this system comprises EPG download module 401, EPG analysis module 402, EPG editor module 403, epg database 404, EPG interface business module 405 and EPG message informing module 406.
The EPG download module is connected with the EPG analysis module, obtains the EPG data, and issues the EPG analysis module.
The EPG analysis module is connected with database with EPG download module, EPG editor module respectively, obtains the EPG data from EPG download module and/or EPG editor module, organizes program key word information, and sets up the program set, sends to epg database.
EPG interface business module is connected with epg database, obtains program data information, and sends to terminal.
EPG message informing module is connected with epg database respectively with the EPG editor module, after the EPG editor module is revised the EPG data, can write epg database revising back EPG data, notify EPG message informing module which data is all arranged then, unification sent to terminal after EPG message informing module was accumulated to some.
Describe the flow process of EPG business below in detail:
1, by the EPG download module, obtain the EPG data, the EPG download module can regularly obtain the EPG data from operator by the timer-triggered scheduler task, also can be by the corresponding EPG data of importing of import feature craft.
2, by the EPG analysis module, resolve the stream or the file of variety of ways such as xml, txt automatically, the information such as relevant zone, channel, program, program personnel of extracting deposit database in.Simultaneously, the EPG analysis module is set up program set (comprising TV play, variety show etc.) automatically according to the same area, same channel program map title related-program.
Because the EPG data are periodically to pass in the EPG operation system, the EPG analysis module can be appended to related-program in the existing set automatically according to above condition, and presses the sequencing arrangement of program.
The EPG analysis module also can be set up an independently all personal information of program personnel database storage automatically, also can set up personal information related with relevant program according to initiate EPG data simultaneously.
The EPG analysis module can be according to the categorised collection classified information of program.And the area information of organizing finishing collecting to arrive automatically, and actual area tree information, the channel information of being correlated with is corresponded to mulitpath in the tree by obtaining from the BOSS system.
3, the degree of perfection according to the EPG data judges whether the manual additional modifications metadata information of needs.Revise if desired, by the EPG editor module, back-stage management person at first replenishes associated metadata information such as channel, program by the manual input of metadata editting function, and improves personal information by manual input.
Back-stage management person can be reorganized into the classification of tree type according to actual conditions by the classification tree function the classified information of the complanation of EPG analysis module extraction simultaneously.
4, the EPG analysis module is analyzed once more by the information of the manual input of EPG editor module.Keyword by the metadata information (information such as personnel, classification) and the related algorithm of input are set up metadata automatically again by the incidence relation of metadata and program, is organized into the keyword message of program.
By keyword message, the EPG analysis module is set up multistage horizontal relation integrations such as personnel, classification, program automatically.
5, by EPG interface business module, can externally issue and provide and organize various data message and several data transmission means.
6, when channel and programme information were downloaded, EPG interface business module can be analyzed the incidence relation of program, and provides related data information (for example: information such as set, classification, personnel, advertisement, keyword).
7, monitor by EPG editor module and keeper's later stage, revise that those have been issued but incorrect EPG data, put and report EPG message informing module then in order, after EPG message informing module is accumulated to some, notify the data after those terminal downloads that are registered to EPG interface business module are proofreaied and correct, perhaps directly push and revise data to each terminal.
8, the EPG analysis module directly or by the later stage monitoring is revised the back, is separated advertising message from the Pgmtime section from the EPG data, and with advertising message filing, classification, carries out related with corresponding program simultaneously.EPG interface business module can provide the correspondent advertisement data simultaneously.
9, after terminal receives this data through processing, can be applied on the miscellaneous service and need not do complicated data processing again.
The above; only for the preferable embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and anyly is familiar with the people of this technology in the disclosed technical scope of the present invention; the variation that can expect easily or replacement all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of claim.
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1, a kind of method that electronic program guiding service is provided is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
A, electronic program guides download module obtain electronic program guide data, and issue the electronic program guides analysis module;
B, described electronic program guides analysis module are resolved described electronic program guide data file, and programme information is sent to the electronic program guide data storehouse;
C, described electronic program guides analysis module are set up the program set according to the correlation of programme information;
D, described electronic program guides analysis module be according to the categorised collection classified information of program, and panel data is changed into tree-type structure data;
E, electronic program guide interface business module are issued program data information to terminal.
2, a kind of method that electronic program guiding service is provided according to claim 1 is characterized in that step C is further comprising the steps of:
By electronic program guides editor module input electronic program guides metadata information;
Described electronic program guides analysis module is set up the keyword of described metadata information;
By described keyword, described electronic program guides analysis module is set up the program set.
3, according to claim 1 or 2 described a kind of methods that electronic program guiding service is provided, it is characterized in that, further comprising the steps of:
By described electronic program guides editor module, revise and issued but incorrect electronic program guide data, and send to electronic program guides message informing module;
Described electronic program guides message informing module sends to described terminal with amended data.
4, a kind of method that electronic program guiding service is provided according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described electronic program guides message informing module is when amended data reach predetermined number, and notice is registered to the described amended data of terminal downloads of described electronic program guide interface business module.
5, a kind of method that electronic program guiding service is provided according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in the steps A, described electronic program guides download module obtains electronic program guide data every the default time.
6, a kind of method that electronic program guiding service is provided according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described electronic program guides analysis module added the electronic program guide data that obtains in the program set of having set up to every the default time.
7, a kind of method that electronic program guiding service is provided according to claim 1 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of:
Described electronic program guides analysis module stores the program personal information in the electronic program guide data storehouse into, and sets up related with described programme information described program personal information.
8, a kind of method that electronic program guiding service is provided according to claim 1 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of:
Described electronic program guides analysis module is collected advertising message, and sets up related with described programme information.
9, a kind of system that electronic program guiding service is provided, it is characterized in that, comprise electronic program guides download module, electronic program guides analysis module, electronic program guides editor module, electronic program guide interface business module and electronic program guide data storehouse
Described electronic program guides download module is connected with described electronic program guides analysis module, is used to obtain electronic program guide data, and issues described electronic program guides analysis module;
Described electronic program guides analysis module is connected with described electronic program guides download module, described electronic program guides editor module and described electronic program guide data storehouse respectively, be used for obtaining electronic program guide data from described electronic program guides download module and/or described electronic program guides editor module, organize program key word information, and set up the program set, send to described electronic program guide data storehouse;
Described electronic program guide interface business module is connected with described electronic program guide data storehouse, is used to obtain program data information, and sends to terminal;
Described electronic program guides editor module is connected with described electronic program guide data storehouse, is used to obtain the electronic program guide data of modification, and is stored in the described electronic program guide data storehouse.
10, a kind of system that electronic program guiding service is provided according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, also comprise electronic program guides message informing module, described electronic program guides message informing module is connected with described electronic program guide data storehouse, be used to obtain amended electronic program guide data, and send to described terminal.
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