CN101507276A - Automatically reconfigurable multimedia system with interchangeable personality adapters - Google Patents
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A TV-set is equipped with HDMI and USB connections that allow it to display and run audio-video content from a variety of conventional consumer devices. The TV-set is further equipped to provide a secure HDMI-USB interface that will allow the transfer of licensed high definition content and Internet subscriber services. Such secure HDMI-USB interface also enables a selection of proprietary application modules to be attached. Downloadable user interface templates, much like XML style sheets, are rendered to a user interface displayed on the screen. These are associated with corresponding thumbnails and URI's that allow a user to surf through lists and catalogs of materials, and then to play them in the appropriate formats and provide the machine with a customized controller. A remote commander is simplified, yet expanded to control all the attached devices through interactions with the user interface. The functions of the remote commander's keys change depending on where the user is navigating and what device is being controlled, similar to so-called soft-keys.
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The sequence number that the application requires on August 18th, 2006 to submit to is the priority of 60/838,942 U.S. Provisional Patent Application, by reference this U.S. Provisional Patent Application is all incorporated into herein.The application is that the sequence number submitted on March 22nd, 2007 is the part continuation case of 11/726,558 U.S. Patent application, by reference this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated into herein.The application is that the sequence number submitted on October 13rd, 2006 is the part continuation case of 11/580,781 U.S. Patent application, by reference this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated into herein.The application is that the sequence number submitted on November 20th, 2006 is the part continuation case of 11/601,973 U.S. Patent application, by reference this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated into herein.The application is that the sequence number of submitting on May 16th, 2007 is 11/803, the part continuation case of 989 U.S. Patent application, by reference this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated into herein, the sequence number that this U.S. Patent application requires on August 18th, 2006 to submit to is 60/838, the priority of 940 U.S. Provisional Patent Application is all incorporated this U.S. Provisional Patent Application into herein by reference.The application is that the sequence number submitted on February 27th, 2007 is the part continuation case of 11/711,299 U.S. Patent application, by reference this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated into herein.The application is that the sequence number submitted on February 9th, 2007 is the part continuation case of 11/673,522 U.S. Patent application, by reference this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated into herein.The application is that the sequence number submitted on March 15th, 2007 is the part continuation case of 11/724,631 U.S. Patent application, by reference this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated into herein.The application is that the sequence number submitted on February 5th, 2007 is the part continuation case of 11/702,280 U.S. Patent application, by reference this U.S. Patent application is all incorporated into herein.The application requires in the above-mentioned application priority of each.
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Technical field
The present invention relates generally to television receiver, more specifically relates to disposing self automatically and being adapted to the audio-video equipment of multiple special individual character card at the audio-video frequency content that can download and can be attached.
Background technology
Can obtain to have the audio-video frequency content in various themes, form and source.Family's television receiver is the common mode that the consumer visits and watch internet, aerial and wired TV program, home videos, individual photo, webpage, film and other programs to download, play or the like.Many TV receivers are built-in with channel tuner, and have that several can be used for playing, the auxiliary video and the audio frequency input of cable television tuner, DVD player or the like.Connector standards comprises AVI, HDMI, VGA, USB, FIREWIRE and many other standards.
Navigation is a problem between all these audio frequency and video sources, and they are again another problem for actual play.Make consumer's situation more complicated be that each equipment has special, an incompatible remote controller usually.Even " general " remote controller can not be combined with the different whole user interface of possibility for different brands yet.There are so many incompatible Voice ﹠ Video form and communication protocol, all need special equipment and adapter for each.This caused the chaotic of electric wire all the more and about how to its fascination of selecting and operating.
High definition (HD) video format source contents is just just becoming extensively available at present on wired TV, satellite TV, air broadcast, DVD dish or the like.Much all be subjected to copyright protection in this HD content, and a large amount of technology and law work have been dropped into and have been protected the intellectual property.The HD content that is subjected to copyright protection is especially responsive, makes the high-quality copy because can have no the ground of obstruction from HD, and the copy of this family manufacture will with the same appearance of copy that obtains permitting manufacturing.
Composite video, component vide, DVI and present HDMI interface are that TV Monitor is used to receive the common mode of its video input signals to show in the family.These interfaces are being that intercepting is subjected to the content of copyright protection to generate the unencumbered, local easily of unauthorized copy with it then traditionally.For example, DVD manufacturer and cable television operators have tried one's best its content have been encrypted and scrambling, so that unauthorized copy can't be made.But, in case the decoded and conversion through the content of permission allows it to occur in the clear showing just nonsensical for family's TV Monitor.
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TMThe North America cable television operators alliance of host interface licensing agreement (CHILA) standard and the intellectual property that is associated.CableCARD host interface normalized definition the interface between digital cable TV receiver or set-top box and the cable television operators CableCARD module of being distributed.Provide standard platform for two-way mutual equipment like this.By conclude an agreement, company can make up has CableCARD
TMThe set-top box of removable security interface, customers' place equipment and other products.These products can receive and show senior cable TV service, for example program guide and order video (VOD).The key component of the CHILA effort that to be North America cable television operators initiate in order to dispose the cable television appliances of innovation more in its market.Other interactive services for example comprises VOD and electronic program guides (EPG).
HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) (HDMI) has been developed and has been used for high-resolution digital TV.HDMI provides HD video and advanced audio interface in the connector of a simplification, these are different with more early stage Digital Visual Interface (DVI), and the DVI interface mainly is that exploitation is used for computer, and is not contemplated to the demand of processing audio data.Early stage TV, especially those have the TV of DVI connector, require to utilize RCA style audio jack with about the simulation sound channel transmit audio frequency.HDMI and DVI and be used for HDCP (HDCP) compatibility of digital multimedia.HDMI supports senior multi-sound channel digital audio to transmit, such as 5.1Dolby.
HDMI also supports the consumer electronics to control (CEC), so single remote can be used for controlling TV and source device.CEC is the optional agreement of using in the HDMI system, and it has allowed HDMI equipment that controlled function is passed to intrasystem all devices.For example, allowed a remote controller to be used to all devices.But the CEC design is worked under low speed with MIN processing and memory spending.Under the CEC situation, more challenging controlling schemes very lacks bandwidth.For example utilize USB (USB) to replenish HDMI and connect and can improve the return channel communication of high bandwidth, and the transmission speed that improves some control command.When transmitting content through permission, need the connection of safety when the exclusive equipment of interconnection and by interface.The second path USB can allow PC deception TV, thereby obtains the sensitive information about the details of the content exchange between set-top box or other guide source and the TV.
Need a kind of multimedia device, it can dispose self and wish the kind of the form of visiting to keep the essence protection through the permission material that will watch the consumer simultaneously to be adaptive to the consumer.
Summary of the invention
The non-limited way by example, the present invention relates generally to a kind of like this system, and this system comprises the multimedia device such as TV (TV), and the one or more individual character adapters that strengthen the function of TV.The individual character adapter is interchangeable, and physically is connected to TV by slot, depressed place interface or the like.This system also comprises the secure communication interface between TV and the individual character adapter.
Provide to the special interface that includes, but is not limited to Internet service, mass memory stores, wired TV, air broadcast, Wireless Networking and individual inclusive feature and to the visit of these features to the selection of individual character adapter.In one embodiment, TV reshuffles himself automatically and corresponding menu of feature and the distant control function that is provided with the individual character adapter is provided to the user when the individual character adapter connects.Example provides the kind that is suitable for just accessed audio frequency and video source material and the user interface performance of form.In one embodiment, TV and individual character adapter cooperate to authorize the content of multimedia by this secure communication interface to transmit, thereby will prevent that unauthorized material from being exported by the individual character adapter and/or accepted by TV.
Correspondingly, one aspect of the present invention is a kind of multimedia system that can reshuffle automatically.In one embodiment, this system comprises: (i) first equipment, and first equipment has interface, this interface is arranged to from second equipment and receives audio-video frequency content, receive configuration template from second equipment, and with second devices communicating, and have video display and audio frequency output; (ii) second equipment, second equipment has interface, this interface is arranged to first equipment audio-video frequency content is provided, and provides configuration template to first equipment, and with first devices communicating; (iii) wherein, first equipment also comprises the configuration presentation engine, and the information that is used for comprising based on configuration template generates user interface on video display.
Another aspect of the present invention is a kind of television equipment that can reshuffle automatically.In one embodiment, this device comprises: (i) first interface can receive audio-video frequency content from external equipment by this first interface; (ii) with second interface of first interface pairing, this second interface make it possible to external device communication with operation by television equipment control external equipment; (iii) dynamic menu, this dynamic menu is reshuffled automatically in response to external equipment is connected to television equipment, and by this dynamic menu, external equipment Be Controlled and accessed from the audio-video frequency content of external equipment; And (iv) disposing presentation engine, this configuration presentation engine receives reshuffling of configuration template and control dynamic menu from external equipment.
Another aspect of the present invention is a kind of individual character adapter device of using in conjunction with television equipment of being used for.In one embodiment, this equipment comprises: (i) first interface can be sent to television equipment with audio-video frequency content by this first interface; (ii) with second interface of first interface pairing, this second interface makes it possible to communicate by letter to control the operation of this equipment by television equipment with television equipment; (iii) be stored in the configuration template in the memory in this equipment; (iv) wherein, configuration template can be sent to television equipment by in the described interface at least one, to reshuffle the menu in the television equipment automatically in response to this equipment is connected to television equipment; And (v) wherein, by described menu, the operation of this equipment can Be Controlled, and can be accessed from the audio-video frequency content of equipment.
Another aspect of the present invention is a kind of audio-visual system.In one embodiment, this system comprises: the television set that (i) has video display screen curtain, voicefrequency circuit, main menu and remote controller; (ii) be used for HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) (HDMI) interface of television set, can accept video content for described video display screen curtain by this HDMI interface; (iii) be used to be connected to the television set adapter of HDMI interface, be used for providing described video content, and described main menu is adjusted automatically according to the selection that the user utilizes remote controller to carry out; And (iv) being used for the user interface that on the video display screen curtain, shows, this user interface is supported in the impression of describing in the user interface templates of being transmitted by the television set adapter with the particular video frequency content is associated.
Another aspect of the present invention is a kind of Internet service network, and this network provides visit to online resource for TV and internet individual character adapter.This Internet service network registry is also supervised its user, all audio-video frequency contents are made a catalogue and stored, provide tabulation and thumbnail to cyber surfer/shopper, and the user interface templates that is suitable for each audio-video frequency content is sent out in the source, and these templates will make it possible to show the appropriate users interface at the TV place.
Another aspect of the present invention is the TV that a kind of HDMI of being equipped with is connected with USB, and these connections make TV can show and move the content of multimedia from multiple traditional consumption person equipment.In one embodiment, TV also is provided as provides safe HDMI-USB interface, this interface will allow high-definition content and the internet subscriber service of transmission through permission.This safe HDMI-USB interface also makes it possible to select want attached exclusive application adapter.In one embodiment, but showed to the user interface that on screen, shows the spitting image of the download user interface template of XML CSS.These are associated with corresponding thumbnail and URL(uniform resource locator) (URI), and these thumbnails and URI make the user can browse the catalogue and the tabulation of material, play them with suitable form then, and the controller of customization is provided to machine.Remote controller is simplified, but still be expanded with by with user interface control all attached equipment alternately.The function of the key of remote controller is according to the user position and controlling what equipment and change, and this and so-called soft key are similar.
Other aspects of the present invention will specification with the lower part in provide, wherein, detailed description is for complete open the preferred embodiments of the present invention, rather than applies restriction to it.
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Fig. 1 is the diagram according to the embodiment of multimedia system of the present invention, and wherein, a machine back of the body type individual character adapter is connected to the function of TV with the expansion TV.
Fig. 2 is the diagram according to the embodiment of multimedia system of the present invention, and wherein, a card-type individual character adapter is connected to the function of TV with the expansion TV.
Fig. 3 is the system-level diagrammatic sketch according to the embodiment of multimedia system of the present invention, and wherein, one or more individual character adapters are connected to the function of TV with the expansion TV.
Fig. 4 shows the example that is used in conjunction with the individual character adapter of multimedia system use of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the expanded function block diagram of multimedia system shown in Figure 3, and it shows being connected according to the embodiment of the invention and external multimedia source device.
Fig. 6 schematically shows the menu system according to the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the embodiment of the HDMI of checking individual character adapter and the method that the USB channel has been connected to same TV.
Fig. 8 is the flow chart that is used to verify the embodiment of the real method of individual character adapter.
Fig. 9 is the functional block diagram of the embodiment of multimedia system shown in Figure 3.
Figure 10 is the functional block diagram of audio-visual system embodiment of the present invention, and it has allowed to subscribe can be at search on the internet and the audio-video frequency content that can download from the internet.
Figure 11 is the task server in the system embodiment of the present invention and the functional block diagram of enterprise backend, and it can creeped on the internet to seek audio-video frequency content and content distributed link, thumbnail, user interface (UI) page and CSS.
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At first, wherein show the general embodiment that has the multimedia system that to reshuffle automatically of commutative individual character adapter according to of the present invention, utilize total label 100 to indicate this system here referring to figs. 1 to Fig. 3.
As shown in figures 1 and 3, a kind of method of connection device physically is the depressed place interface 106 that TV 102 comprises slot or socket type, and individual character adapter 104 can be inserted into wherein and subsequently and be removed.As shown in Figure 2, another kind of method is to utilize screw type VESA base plate or the like to take the machine back of the body that the back that configuration is connected to individual character adapter 104 TV 102 is installed.Can use any bound connector with releasing mechanism in fact, perhaps any other firmly is attached to individual character adapter 104 the physical connector mechanism of TV 102.
In one embodiment, provide a plurality of depressed places interface 106, thereby a plurality of individual character adapter can be connected to TV simultaneously; But, in the interchangeable embodiment of individual character adapter, only need a this depressed place interface.
This system also comprises the interface 108 between TV and each the individual character adapter 104.In Fig. 1 and card-type embodiment shown in Figure 3, interface 108 preferably includes connector 110a, the 110b of pairing, is used to provide HDMI and usb communication between individual character adapter 104 and the TV 102, and is used for providing electric power to the individual character adapter.In one embodiment, electric power, HDMI and USB by one or more exclusive/customization connector provide.The use of exclusive connector also provides fail safe to a certain degree, thereby has only authorized individual character adapter 104 to work in conjunction with TV 102.In machine back of the body type embodiment shown in Figure 2, can use HDMI and the USB connector and the cable TV of standard.In any configuration, will recognize that all the electric power of individual character adapter can provide by USB interface, but also can provide independent electric power to connect for the load that surpasses the ability that USB connects.In addition, at some embodiment, (API) can provide extra fail safe by for example application programming interfaces.The additional safety method is more detailed description hereinafter.
The individual character adapter
Also with reference to figure 4A to Fig. 4 F, multiple individual character adapter can be used in the system of the present invention.
For example, the network adapter 104a of the communication capacity (comprising the visit to the internet) that is used to provide between TV 102 and the wired or wireless network is provided Fig. 4 A.In one embodiment, network adapter is the cable network adapter, for example Ethernet or USB adapter, and it has standard connectivity port 200, is used to provide the visit to cable network 202.In another embodiment, network adapter is standard 802.11a/b/g/n wireless lan (wlan) adapter, WiFi adapter or other wireless communication adapters, and it has antenna 204, is used to provide the visit to wireless network 206.Traditional wired or wireless communication circuit, agreement and function will be provided to be used for network interconnection.
Fig. 4 B shows the storage adapter 104b that is used to TV 102 that big capacity storage is provided.For example, photo and video can be stored on the storage adapter 104b, so that watch on TV 102, perhaps big capacity storage can provide in conjunction with other individual character adapters and use (for example, in conjunction with the VAIO that hereinafter describes
Adapter 104e uses).In one embodiment, storage adapter comprises traditional little formal parameter hard disk drive 208 and/or traditional flash memory 210, and preferably includes port 212, is used to receive removable memory storage device 214, for example traditional Memory Stick
, USB flash memory driver, compact flash card or similar nonvolatile memory.
Fig. 4 C shows the cable TV adapter 104c that is used on TV 102 from CNN 216 program receivings.For example, the function that is provided by traditional set-top box (STB) can be provided cable TV adapter 104c.In one embodiment, cable TV adapter 104c comprises traditional tuner 218 and traditional decoder 220.In one embodiment, be directly to the External cable connection of cable TV adapter 104c.In one embodiment, tuner 218 receives the analog catv signal and these conversion of signals is become composite video signal with decoder 220, (being also referred to as CVBS (composite video blanking and synchronous)) and multichannel sound of television signal (are called MTS more, and often be called BTSC (at the radio data system committee of creating it)), to go to video and the NTSC format audio decoder among the TV 102.In one embodiment, tuner 218 and decoder 220 are digital cable TV ready (DCR) and/or interactive digital cable TV ready (IDCR), thereby the function of similar CableCARD is provided, and has converted digital signal to handle form for MPEG-2AVC/VC-1 decoder among the TV 102 or the like.In one embodiment, the decoding function that is present in usually among the TV 102 is included among the cable TV adapter 104c itself, thereby 102 needs of TV provide primary image and Audio Processing, for example drive LCD display and audio frequency amplifier.
Fig. 4 D shows the SONY LocationFree that is used for Voice ﹠ Video is transmitted as a stream from TV 102 other equipment
TV adapter 104d.This adapter comprises standard ethernet or USB network adapter, it has connectivity port 220, this port is connected to the cable network 222 that links to each other with the internet, is used for the stream audio and video signal is sent to remote personal computer or other equipment that links to each other with the internet from TV 102.In addition, this adapter comprises standard 802.11a/b/g/n wireless lan (wlan) adapter, WiFi adapter, perhaps other wireless communication adapters, it has antenna 224, and this antenna sends to personal computer (notebook or desktop type), SONY from TV 102 by wireless network 226 with the stream audio and video signal
Or other compatible client devices (for example pocket PC of Windows Mobile or Mac).Traditional wired or wireless communication circuit, agreement and function will be provided to be used for network and be connected.In one embodiment,
Adapter is from TV 102 stream transmission Voice ﹠ Videos.In another embodiment,
Adapter is transmitted Voice ﹠ Video as a stream from external equipment, and described external equipment for example is DVD player, field camera, other individual character adapter or links to each other with TV 102 and have to the audio frequency of TV 102 and/or other equipment of video output.
Fig. 4 E shows
Adapter 104e, it comprises the SONY of encapsulation again
Computer, but be not with display.This adapter has become TV 102 into the personal computer that can work fully.
Fig. 4 F shows the broadcast adapter 104f that is used for receiving terrestrial broadcast on TV 102.For example, broadcast adapter 104f comprises ATSC interface 228, is used for receiving aerial (OTA) or terrestrial broadcast signal 230.This adapter has added broadcasting tuner/decoder to TV 102, and allowed the user to watch two programs simultaneously, in program of record, watch another program, and other flexibilities by having two or more television receivers to provide in fact in a unit are provided.
It more than is example according to individual character adapter of the present invention and the available feature of individual character adapter.The individual character adapter of other types and feature include, but is not limited to any in fact audio ﹠ video equipment, for example Blu-ray Disc
TMEquipment, DVD equipment, PVR equipment, DVR equipment, VHS equipment, IP-TV equipment, video game device, set-top box device (for example, satellite, cable TV) and numeral or analog music equipment, or the like.Will recognize that the available feature of individual character adapter is unlimited, and the commutativity of individual character adapter provides the functional mobility of higher degree.
The expansion of individual character adapter stores
As previously mentioned, individual character adapter 104 engages slidably with respective socket among the TV 102, and perhaps they can be received TV 102 by the depressed place, and perhaps they can be connected to TV 102 by other modes.One of aforementioned individual character adapter is storage adapter 104b, and it has internal hard disk drive 208, flash memory 210 and is used to receive Memory Stick
214 or the port 212 of other forms of removable memory.When storage adapter 104b is inserted among the TV 102, the menu or the tabulation of the obtainable memory contents of TV 102 explicit users.
In various other embodiment of storage adapter 104b, do not need any inner mass-memory unit.Replace, storage adapter 104b can just comprise one or more ports, is used to be connected to External memory equipment.This port can include, but is not limited to one or more computer networks connectivity port, and for example USB (USB) port and/or ethernet port, and solid-state memory element interface for example are used to receive the slot of solid-state memory card.The specific blend of the port/slot of storage adapter and configuration can come arbitrary decision by the manufacturer of the manufacturer of individual character adapter or TV 102 or both.
In one embodiment, storage adapter 104b serves as the interface between External memory equipment and the TV 102.In this embodiment, storage adapter 104b is configured with one or more traditional sockets, these sockets and then can receive (for example, by slide) corresponding memory device again removedly.In another embodiment, storage adapter 104b serves as TV 102 and has interface between the External memory equipment of non-standard connector.In non-limiting example, the physical piece of this interface comprises " non-standard " connector among the storage adapter 104b and the connector of the complementary configured on the memory device." non-standard " refers to these connectors is the manufacturers that are specific to TV 102, because the AN connector that can use in conjunction with the equipment of other manufacturers can't be used as these connectors.In aforementioned non-limiting example, each connector can comprise delegation's connecting element at top, for example pad or pin or jack, and wherein first three element in this row is less than last element in this row.Similar bottom delegation connecting element can be provided, and partly itself and that row of top be separated by separator.
In one embodiment, storage adapter also can comprise microprocessor and serve as the primary storage adapter.In aforementioned non-limiting example, the primary storage adapter can be configured to receive time individual character adapter, for example has the inferior storage adapter of internal hard drive device or other mass storage devices.So the interface between primary storage adapter and the inferior storage adapter can comprise the application programming interfaces (API) that can be moved by the processor of primary storage adapter.
In one embodiment, interface between primary storage adapter and the inferior storage adapter can be to be different from interface 108 and looser than interface 108 in certain embodiments inferior interface, thereby TV102 can show the tabulation of the content on time storage adapter, and need not to require menu further to be filled or require independent graphic user interface (GUI).
In certain embodiments, storage adapter 104b comprises microprocessor and can be by the application programming interfaces (API) of this microprocessor operation.API has allowed the Ethernet of storage adapter to be connected TV 102 and only has been counted as digital living network association (DLNA) connection, thereby makes to have only the DLNA volume and the content that are associated with storage adapter to be shown on TV 102.In addition, in one embodiment, the USB device of utilizing USB plug on the storage adapter to be connected to TV 102 can only be regarded as storage medium by system.Therefore, the computer that links to each other with the USB plug of storage adapter will be restricted to by API and only serve as storage medium, calculate purpose and can't be used for other.
Functional expansionary
Will recognize that individual character adapter according to the present invention will replace the function that exists usually among the TV 102, thereby if there is not the depressed place to connect the individual character adapter among the TV 102, TV 102 just can not work or have very limited function.But in a preferred embodiment of the invention, TV 102 itself is exactly the TV that can work fully, and and has not required that the individual character adapter could work.
The conventional func that Fig. 5 shows TV 102 is retained, and comprises the ability that receives the input of Voice ﹠ Video content from the equipment except the individual character adapter.For example, as shown in Figure 5, TV 102 comprises a plurality of inputs 232 to 238.Input 232,234 is corresponding to being associated with individual character adapter 104, input 236,238 is corresponding to what be associated with dummy source equipment 240 and digital source equipment 242, and described dummy source equipment 240 and digital source equipment 242 for example are satellite set top box, CATV set-top-box, Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) set-top box, Blu-ray Disc
Player, DVD player, VHS player, DVR, Playstation
3, or the like.TV 102 also comprises for example HDMI interface 244, analog interface 246, video/ntsc decoder 248, audio frequency/image processing and display driving circuit 250 and is present in being used among the TV usually and is adapted to other circuit and assembly from the input of this equipment.
Therefore, as can be seen, the conventional func of TV 102 is expanded by the individual character adapter.In addition, the individual character adapter is as separate equipment work, and comes down to be integrated into TV 102 TV 102 is transformed into a different equipment.For example, in one embodiment, TV 102 automatically reshuffles self and corresponding menu of feature and the distant control function that is provided with the individual character adapter is provided to the user when the individual character adapter is connected.
Dynamically TV menu expansion
With reference to figure 6, modern TV comprises graphic user interface (GUI) with the assisted user operation, and electronic program guides (EPG) is to support by using menu system 252 to select a kind of common form of the GUI of program and/or equipment.In one embodiment of the invention, individual character adapter 104 storage comprises configuration (user interface) template 254 about the information of the function of individual character adapter, and these templates download to TV 102 when individual character adapter 104 is connect by the depressed place.256 pairs of templates of configuration presentation engine among the TV 102 are handled, and the menu system among the TV 102 252 is filled subsequently with from the information of individual character adapter and automatically self is reshuffled.This is reshuffled the existing menu information 260 that can include, but is not limited to present and adds icon, text or other information 258 that is associated with the individual character adapter on TV display 262.In addition, in one embodiment, the distant control function of TV102 also is expanded, thereby makes the function that can be used for visiting by TV 102 the individual character adapters in conjunction with that remote controller 264 of TV 102 uses.
As above described with reference to figure 4, individual character adapter 104 can be carried out various being configured to and provide function new or expansion to TV 102.In addition, as above described with reference to figure 6, at least one embodiment of individual character adapter 104 comprises configuration template 254, and this configuration template is stored in the memory in the individual character adapter and is used for the menu 252 of TV 102 is reshuffled automatically, so that utilize the family.In at least one embodiment, configuration template is handled by the configuration presentation engine 256 among the TV 102.Configuration template can be pushed among the TV102 by the USB channel by individual character adapter 104, and perhaps configuration template also can be drawn in by TV 102.In at least one embodiment, configuration template is sent to TV 102 automatically when individual character adapter 104 is connected at first, and menu is reshuffled automatically so that the visit of the function that the individual character adapter is expanded to be provided.In other words, the menu among the TV 102 is dynamically upgraded when peripheral individual character adapter 104 is connected, thereby makes the TV menu show the menu item that is associated with the individual character adapter.
In one embodiment, TV 102 can utilize HTTP (HTTP) " get " request to inquire about individual character adapter 104 to obtain configuration information.Should be appreciated that or, individual character adapter 104 can be pushed to configuration information TV 102 automatically, and need not TV 102 request.
In one embodiment, individual character adapter 104 sends to TV 102 with for example XML form with the configuration information of being asked, this XML form by TV 102 parsings to extract configuration information.In some implementations, configuration information can comprise applying label, application identities, when being placed on icon on the TV menu with the application icon position of using and be used for application order to the ordering of the application on the TV menu.Term " application " is here briefly used, and is to want to comprise individual character adapter itself, perhaps the function or the feature that are provided of individual character adapter.As hereinafter further setting forth, applying label can have the Apply Names that adopts different language, thereby makes TV 102 to come the display application title by the language that the user selects.
Information after utilize resolving, TV 102 is used as the internal sort table that menu represents and comes reconstruct TV menu by for example upgrading.TV 102 can be provided from individual character adapter 104 by (perhaps can be provided automatically with) translated document, thereby applying label can be present on the TV by the language that the beholder selects.
Not only present applying label also for each application presents among the embodiment of icon at menu, the file that (perhaps by provide automatically with) expression will be added to (one or more) icon that (one or more) of menu use can be provided from the individual character adapter with alphanumeric form.Icon data appointed positions from application message is fetched, because TV 102 does not know the context of the new application of adding.Since now on top of application message, TV 102 is presented at applying label and the icon that newly adds on the menu with previous icon and label.
Will recognize that the connection between the application of TV menu item and interpolation is an application identities, wherein all menu items are all described by above-mentioned application message.When icon on user's choice menus, TV 102 sends to applied host machine (for example, the individual character adapter 104) and uses ID.It is unique using ID, thereby the correct application that the user selects can be called.
To recognize that also the application message on the TV menu can dynamically be upgraded, thereby when available application item changed, application message just was sent to TV 102 simply, TV 102 is the reconstruct menu in real time.In addition, because application message can be the XML form,, also can be used for upgrading the equipment that any other can use application message, for example game console so application message not only can be used for upgrading the TV menu.
The agenda of each menu item can be implemented in the configuration template 254 or is implemented among the TV 102.If desired, application can periodically poll be still available to guarantee them by TV 102, and if not response of certain application, then its icon and label can be removed from the TV menu.
Refer again to Fig. 6, implementation shown in this Fig is commonly called " cross media bar " (cross media bar) or " XMB ".As shown in the figure, a plurality of icons 258,260 are present in the ordered list, this ordered list can be included in the icon at least some the next door, above or below the alphanumeric applying label that is associated that presents.Icon can be the classification icon, indication for example " video ", " music ", " computer ", " internet ",
Or the like, and the subgraph mark of representing the application that also can be shown in the classification.Also can use other icons to arrange and layout.
Content-based switching
Simultaneously with reference to figure 5 and Fig. 6, will recognize that, menu system 252 provides a GUI, and this GUI allows user capture to be built in interior perhaps function among the TV 102, in this perhaps function be by individual character adapter 104 that provide with/be to provide by the external equipment 240 that is connected with TV 102.Input 232 among Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 (input 1) is to the various sources of importing 238 (input N) this contents of expression and function.In one embodiment of the invention, menu system 252 provides content-based input to switch.More specifically, when the user selects specific interior perhaps function by menu system 252, TV 102 automatically visit provide this in the perhaps specific input of function.This for example is can learn that by TV 102 equipment or the input source type that are connected with specific input assist.For example, HDMI has allowed facility information to be transferred to TV 102 so that carry out content-based input switching.By under the situation of HDMI Channel Transmission, menu system 252 will be programmed so that specific source device and specific input are associated in this information.
Security Overview
With reference to figure 7, in one embodiment, system also comprises and is used to guarantee that HDMI and USB are connected software, firmware or other means on the same TV.The individual character adapter reads (300) unique TV sign and by the USB channel this identification number is sent (302) by the HDMI channel and returns TV so that authenticate (304).306, if authentification failure, then the TV refusal allows individual character adapter combination TV work; Otherwise allow the work of individual character adapter.In addition, in one embodiment, this makes the individual character adapter that can discern the just combined particular type of which HDMI port on the TV use, and switches with auxiliary aforesaid content-based input.
In addition, with reference to figure 8, in one embodiment, system provides fail safe between individual character adapter and the TV 102 by interface 108.In one embodiment, each individual character adapter comprises one or more fail safe files that are subjected to copyright protection, and these files are sent to TV by interface 108 when the individual character adapter is connect by the depressed place.350, TV reads the fail safe file, and the authenticity of the existence of 352 authenticating documents and file or attribute associated therewith (for example, be subjected to data, the watermark of copyright protection, or the like).354, there be not suitable data to be sent or data are not identified as by TV under the real situation from the individual character adapter, the TV refusal allows individual character adapter combination TV work; Otherwise, permission work.Therefore, the individual character adapter of forgery can not be allowed to use in conjunction with TV 102.
Interface and operation
Audio-visual system embodiment of the present invention 400 is shown in Figure 9, and the additional detail of individual character adapter 104 is provided.System 400 comprises TV 102, and wherein TV is received at least one individual character adapter 104 depressed place, and this TV can visit audio-video frequency content 402, for example webpage, video flowing, music, digital photos, video-game, or the like.Comprised digital interface 108, transmitted that this digital interface comprises HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) (HDMI) and the serial bus interface such as USB (USB) 406 with the safety of supporting audio-video frequency content data and control.Also provide power supply to connect 408, be used to 104 power supplies of individual character adapter.
Safe paired device 410 will be connected with USB to its HDMI of individual character adapter 104 checking and be connected to individual equipment really, and this individual equipment is a television set 102 in the case.It can realize this point in the following manner: send out encrypted inquiry on HDMI 404, allow TV 102 calculate its encrypted answer, answer is placed on the USB 406 that will verify then.USB 406 also provides a kind of high bandwidth of form return channel communication, and it can be talked when HDMI 404 transports audio-video frequency content.This serial line interface can realize that possible usually common speed is compared much higher traffic rate in the backward channel with HDMI.
The configuration UI template that is associated with the specific audio-video frequency content 402 and/or the function of individual character adapter 104 is fetched from individual character adapter 104, and by performance to fill menu 252 and how the interpreting user input is configured to touch-screen 414 or Digiplex 264.This UI template can also produce the impression of trade dress type on video display 262, this impression can make the user be sure of that they have visited the provider of being familiar with or have found correct service or product.
UI template and other configuration datas preferably are stored in when connecing in the individual character adapter 104 and in the depressed place and are sent to TV 102 automatically so that TV 102 is reshuffled automatically.Especially the user is provided with other configuration preference data and is stored in the flash memory 418, and when individual character adapter 104 is connect by the depressed place, be uploaded to individual character adapter 104, thereby the user need not to repeat its preference when every next new individual character adapter 104 is introduced into or selects.Individual character adapter 104 uses peculiar necessary UI template to download to UI 416 automatically it.Any required modification to main menu 252 also all will be uploaded automatically, to adapt to the application function that each active personalities adapter 104 is supported.
Internet media guide such as TV electronic program guides (EPG) and so on can utilize the UI template to realize, and these guides can be filled to inlay the navigation picture thumbnail of arranged in form.The example that provides a kind of equipment of the easy-to-use menu of the visit of a large amount of selections is provided in SonyPSP handheld games system.Microsoft Vista Media Center has the another kind of example at the modern day user interface of available thumbnail here.When the user selected any one thumbnail, corresponding audio-video frequency content will be started.The matrix part of video display 262 can be by vertical scrolling to present the page that number is not limit.
The user command that Digiplex 264 is provided for handling to remote controller manager 420 by infrared wave beam or the like.This order is to explain by which soft key and button that the user has gone on the video display 262, or explain by electronic program guides (EPG) on the display screen that will be displayed on remote controller 264 itself that utilizes that near-field communication (NFC) provides and soft key.Other keys that provide on the Digiplex 264 can be by hardwire and in the action that is independent of on the function on the video display 262.Digiplex 264 and touch-screen 414 are two kinds of basic modes of navigating in all possibilities that can will browse in audio-video frequency content 402 of user.
Digital visual interface (DVI) can replace HDMI 404 and be used, but HDMI is preferably, because it also supports many useful agreements and multichannel audio.Tuner can be included in the television set 102, is used for aerial (OTA) broadcast reception, perhaps is used in the wired TV of common corporations (CCTV) service tuningly, and need not wired TV tuner.Perhaps, wired TV tuner can be used as individual character adapter 104 and is comprised, perhaps is integrated in the TV 102 itself.
The HDMI interface comprises that naturally the consumer electronics controls (CEC) interface 422.CEC provides return channel, and this return channel can be used for all devices on the CEC bus is carried out overall device discovery and control (for example single remote control).All AV sources in the CEC supposition system all directly or indirectly are connected to root.In fact various HDMI connections have formed a tree of putting upside down, and wherein video display is a root, and switch is a branch, and each provenance is a leaf node.Unfortunately, CEC is the low-speed communication channel, so TV 102 is equipped with USB interface 406, so that can carry out the more reverse channel communications of high data rate with the equipment that also is attached to HDMI 404.
Extending display identification (EDID) circuit 426 is included among the TV 102, identifies TV 102 uniquely with the inquiry that presents on HDMI404.EDID is the standard that VESA (VESA) defines and issues.EDID comprises the code of the title, product type, luminous element or the filter type that are used for each manufacturer, sequential that display is supported, display size, brightness data, pixel mapping data or the like.This EDID 426 will be by TV 102 brand and model code TV 102 is designated can be in conjunction with the special applications expansion module work of certain limit, have HDCP (HDCP) ability, or the like.For example, the individual character adapter can be compatibility and authorized by its interface identification TV 102.
The security protocol that defines in the standard of 428 pairs of Intel company's issues of HDCP (HDCP) circuit responds.Correct HDCP response will be removed the locking of high definition (HD) video source, thereby makes them to offer HDMI404 to its highest resolution video.The HDCP agreement means that the data transmission of being undertaken by HDMI 404 will be encrypted to prevent listener-in's intercepting.HDCP is a kind of form of the digital rights management (DRM) of Intel company's exploitation, is used for when digital audio is connected propagation with video content by DVI or HDMI it being controlled.This standard is exclusive, and the realization of establishment HDCP is the requirement licence.HDCP is that the Digital Content Protection of subsidiary by Intel is permitted.The licensee is with the ability that is intended to limit when being asked by the source its product, and for example the high-definition digital video content must be limited to the DVD quality in the video output of the non-HDCP of deferring to.The DVD audio content is limited to the DAT quality in the digital audio output of the non-HDCP of deferring to.The licensee must design its product not allowing the copy of its equipment making content, and this design must obstruct the trial of abolishing content protecting effectively.
HDCP carries out work and to prevent unauthorized display device the unencrypted high-definition content is intercepted or plays.Verification process does not allow unauthorized equipment to receive the HD content.The encryption of the real data that sends by DVI or HDMI interface has been prevented eavesdropping to information, and prevented that " go-between " (man in the middle) from attacking.The cipher key revocation process has guaranteed to stop the equipment of manufacturer's manufacturing of any violation licensing agreement to receive the HD data.Effective cipher key list after the renewal circulates on the backstage via various release medium (DVD that for example, has the content through permitting).
Each equipment that possesses the HDCP ability has a unique group key, has 40 keys, and each 56 long.These keys are secret, and fail to keep their secrets will be regarded as violating licensing agreement.For every group key, create a key and select vector (KSV).For example, each KSV has 20 to be set as 0, and other 20 are set as 1.
During verification process, both sides exchange its KSV.Then, each equipment is according to the KSV that receives from another equipment, and the privacy key with himself under the situation of not overflowing adds together.If the certain bits in the vector is set as 1, then corresponding privacy key is used in the addition, otherwise just is left in the basket.Key and KSV generate in such a way, and this mode makes two equipment all will calculate 56 identical figure places as a result of.This numeral is used in the ciphering process subsequently.
Encryption is carried out by stream cipher.Applying xor operation by 24 figure places of utilizing a maker to produce comes each is encrypted through the pixel of decoding.The support of HDCP standard repeats key updating (for example, after each encoded frame).If the model of specific manufacturer is considered to suffer infringement, then its KSV that is associated is added to and cancels in the tabulation, and this revocation list is replicated in it by the cooperation publisher to be had on the dish of HD content by production.Each is cancelled tabulation and is utilized the DSA algorithm and is signed with digital signature, cancels legitimate device to prevent malicious user.During verification process, if the existing KSV that cancels in the tabulation in the KSV of receiver and source is complementary, the source just with this receiver as in the adding blacklist in damaged condition, and will refuse to send the HD data to it.
The substitute mode that the interface fail safe is provided is by 430 expressions of interface security module.This for example will be used in single manufacturer wishes the interconnection between the equipment is only limited in the family of its exclusive product, and is your HDCP equipment remarkablely.Television manufacturer also may wish to guarantee the safety of the link between remote controller 264 and the telemanagement device 420, and in this case, interface security module 430 will provide necessary encryption and checking.Normally used rotary code also can be used for guaranteeing the safety of distant control chain circuit in the numeral garage door opening device.
Embodiments of the invention can use well HDCP 428 and interface security module 430 both.
HDMI-USB pairing security module 410 can receive encrypted inquiry and utilize encrypted answer to respond on USB 406 on the HDMI 404.This inquiry can be to draw from random number that is generated or HDCP key.Need verify that when being attached to both content source of HDMI 404 and USB 406 two interfaces go up when being matched together at single display device (for example TV 102), this may be important.PC for example, can prevent to utilize the PC of the USB connector in the source of being connected to cheat, because will can not receive inquiry and can't generate correct encrypted answer on HDMI.
User interface (UI) controller 416 can receive the UI template, and these UI templates provide on-screen menu single 252 and telemanagement device 420 all function and impression.Each application that has allowed remote controller 264 can be assigned subsequently at TV 102 is like this carried out again personalized.On-screen menu single 252 and the touch-screen 414 that is associated are reshuffled subsequently to change and the adaptation application-specific.
Near-field communication (NFC) is optimized for and allows remote controller 264 to download suitable electronic program guides (EPG) from TV 102.Infrared (IR) wireless channel is used for user command is sent to TV 102 from remote controller 264 in a conventional manner.By at first sending necessary channel information, the details that sends each program then is as low priority data, thereby solved the big data quantity that is associated with EPG in the mode of differentiating priority.Programme information about the projection more than three hours is transmitted as the 3rd data, transmits when for example the time allows later on.The HFC medium of low speed can be used for satisfying user's the most urgent and most probable information requirement like this, relatively.
The extending display identification data structure that EDID 426 is provided is that computer display provides the sort of type from its ability to graphics card that describe usually.This point makes modern personal computer to learn to have connected which kind of monitor just.EDID is by the standard definition of VESA (VESA) issue.EDID comprises sequential, display size, brightness data and the pixel mapping data that manufacturer's title, product type, luminous element or filter type, display are supported.EDID structure 2.0 has defined 256 new byte structures.The channel that is used for EDID is transferred to graphics card from display is I normally
2The C bus.EDID and I
2The combination of C is called as display data channel version 2, perhaps DDC2." 2 " are distinguished mutually with the original DDC of the different serial forms of use of VESA.
Visit online audio-video frequency content
Figure 10 shows the online audio-video frequency content system 500 that TV 102 can utilize suitable individual character adapter 104 visit.These are represented as TV client 502 in Figure 10.Internet 504 is addressable, and will find reservation TV client service network 506 on the internet.The URI link is obtained by TV client 502, and is used to then go on the internet 504 with direct acquisition content.For example, third party provider 508 has its oneself content data base 510, and this content data base 510 is to utilize the URI value that obtains by TV client service network 506 to quote.
TV client service network 506 comprises management system 512, the charge system with billing database 518 516 that is used to subscriber's invoicing and acceptance payment with management database 514, Accreditation System 520 and registration database 522, net navigator 524 and navigational route database 526, content system 528 and the content data download storehouse 530 that is used to manage subscriber's registration and login, and TV electronic program guides (EPG) system 532 and epg database 534.
In case special services is selected by the user, television set 102 just will be converted to client individual character adapter 104 to the control of video display 262 and indicate selected service to this platform.Service platform keeps the current list of authorized data service provider, for example has the independent record of the URI data of each critical services.Server is the root of UI template and design all the time, although actual HTML, CSS and JavaScript data can be buffered on the client to improve local performance.Any affiliate's service that the user selects from TV menu 252 all will be provided at the dynamic content part that shows in the corresponding UI template.The URI data record of each special services comprises the field that is used for the CSS script that is associated with this service, so that support the modification to the UI indicating template; For example cover the service provider's of user's selection sign.The script that is associated with UI that server provides is for all operations equally of all service providers.There is a kind of grammer of request, and has the Expected Response grammer.
Server is known size and requirement quality aspect and the restriction of UI 416 at the image that can show simultaneously.It also will understand specific image and the title that is associated between relation.Server need format for UI 416 tabulation that returns to the requestor and present.
In fact, TV client service network 506 is arrays of database, server and network element, and it realizes searching and sending URI link and associated metadata at audio-video frequency content available on the internet.
All the elements that gatekeeper's model has allowed a tissue that TV client 502 visited are kept an eye on, are controlled and therefrom make a profit.Do not need to hold the place actual content, only need to hold its pointer of sensing of place URI form.So just to client end response the service that provided the XML tabulation and describe.Real simple syndication (RSS) linked server provides the XML tabulation of RSS service to TV client 502.Can test this link and confirm with regard to its quality.Creator of content is collected the charges by special exhibition because of its link and introduction.Music and video flowing are managed by special server.Guarder's network site is inserted by rigid line, thereby user interface is simplified.So the guarder can participate in to every day twenty four hours, carried out load balance for the required large-scale support infrastructure of a large amount of TV clients 502 services in seven days weekly.
The data flow of net navigator 600 presents in Figure 11.Enterprise backend 604 interfaces of for example foregoing TV client 602 after by internet and task server 606.Task server 606 can be implemented as the Linux-Apache-Php platform.608 search of Web Spider robot and identification disclose the URI data of available audio-video frequency content on the internet.Raw information is stored in the candidate content link database 610.Content can initiatively be submitted to content and be submitted to server 612, and the information of being contributed is added to candidate content link database 610.TV client 602 can be used information with tracking manager 634 Exchange Service and content.URI information is formatted into record, and these records comprise from the metadata of content creating and thumbnail placard.Every record is utilized a plurality of sort keys classifies, and its index also is stored in the chained record database 616 by process 614.Link audit robot 618 confirms that collected link is effectively and remains valid.Management system 620 is controlled this and other processes, for example UI template, registration, tabulation, image, tracking and upgrading.Web server, UI manager 622 and database 624 provide the UI template of the certain content that is suitable for TV client 602 browsings or can downloads.The UI content is specific to service.UI manager 622 is sent the script that is shown as user interface by TV client 602, and these scripts have allowed image manager 632 to utilize the thumbnail of available tones video content to fill the UI menu.
Registration manager 626 and database 628 are used to the visit of control system to authorized user, and described authorized user for example is TV customer premises equipment buyer or paid subscribers.List manager 630 provides the contents list that calculates from chained record database 616.Thumbnail is provided for the TV client so that browse rapid and easy.Tracking manager 634 collects service and content is used information, for example to be the kind of content that advertisement price and improvement generally provide or that provide to the specific user.
To be provided with from TV and be sent to the individual character adapter
In various embodiments, may wish automatically the user can be selected setting to be sent to individual character adapter 104, so that the user needn't manually these settings of input when using the individual character adapter at every turn from TV 102.After individual character adapter 104 was connected to TV 102, when being provided with or configuration when being created at first or being updated, notice was sent to another equipment from an equipment.Various device can comprise configuration manager separately and database is set, to realize these features.
A communication interface that can be used to transmission configuration information between TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 is previously described USB channel 406.An advantage of USB technology is that when ancillary equipment was connected to the usb bus of main frame, this equipment was discerned by main frame immediately, was dynamically enumerated, and was assigned with the address.Main frame and equipment are carried out the query/response agreement subsequently, so that main frame can obtain the information about equipment, for example the classification of equipment and host computer carry out required various other details of its operation.This can comprise the user definition setting in the equipment.
In one embodiment, individual character adapter 104 comprises database is set, the value that the various users that this database storage is associated with individual character adapter 104 select, and these values are by manually input of user.The user can import (not shown) by the user and with known manner various the value that is provided with in the database is provided with, and described user's input for example can present menu on TV or other display equipment.
Similarly, TV 102 comprises the database that is provided with of the various user's selective values of storage.The user can be provided with the value that the various field in the database is set with known manner by user's input.Database is set preserves the setting of use in the setting be associated with TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104.
In one embodiment, the user selects when being arranged on individual character adapter 104 and being connected to TV 102 by interface 108, and is accessed (for example, during it powers up or resets) during its initialization.When initialization, the configuration manager of individual character adapter sends inquiry to TV 102, and the user that the various field in the database is set that request TV102 visit is stored in TV 102 selects to be provided with.That is asked is provided with the configuration manager that is downloaded to the individual character adapter from TV 102, and configuration manager the and then again information that receives is handled is filled the field that database is set of individual character adapter then.More specifically, the configuration manager of individual character adapter is compared the Set For Current (if any) that it is provided with each field in the database with the setting that receives from TV 102.For those fields inequality wherein are set, being provided with of the respective field that the configuration manager utilization of individual character adapter receives from TV 102 replaced the setting the database of being provided with of individual character adapter.
If TV 102 during subsequently with individual character adapter 104 or other devices communicatings the user create or upgrade and be provided with or configuration, the configuration manager of individual character adapter will be notified with this variation, and will ask the new setting of one or more fields of being updated.
The configuration manager of individual character adapter uses the configuration exchange agreement to communicate by letter with TV 102.This agreement exchanges the data file that can be independent of communication media (for example, usb bus) preparation and generate.That is to say that the content and structure of file can be independent of and be used for the medium of transfer files.In one embodiment, file format uses extend markup language (XML) to come stored information, but it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that any structure all can be used to stored information in message.Similarly, the file that sends to individual character adapter 104 can have similar or identical content, even they are packedly to come along different medium transmission.Therefore, for example, the file that comprises the configuration setting can send along any communication media, and can be understood by the configuration manager of individual character adapter, even send and therefore differently encapsulated along the different communication medium, also is like this.
A reason of the structure of use such as XML is that it makes the content of file and communication media remove coupling.Be independent of and will be used under the situation of communication media of transfer files in the content of file, the configuration manager 67 of individual character adapter needn't be tackled the low level communication agreement.The embodiment of the structure that be independent of communication media of use as XML also has other advantages.For example, when message used packaging information also specific position to be interpreted as having the coding of specific meanings, TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 all needed to know how to generate and explain this coding.If coding depends on and is used for the communication media of message transfer, 104 needs of TV 102 and individual character adapter know how to generate and explain a plurality of codings, and this has increased complexity (because all may be transmitted to each coding to any change of the data that will transmit).By using the structure that is independent of medium (and also being independent of agreement) as XML, TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 all only need know how to explain a structure: in illustrative embodiment, this structure is XML.
Should be noted that to be provided with and to be transferred to individual character adapter 104 by the mode that pushes or draw in from TV 102 this depends on how the configuration exchange agreement constructs.In relating to representative client/server environment of drawing in, the client utilization takies server to the request of service or information.Server responds to this request and to the client return information.This is called as alternately draws in, because in fact the client is drawing in information from server.In the above example that provides, setting is to transmit in the mode of drawing in, because individual character adapter 104 is initiated request.In pushing alternately, server is not sending information to client under the situation of clearly indicating from client.This is called as propelling movement alternately, because server is in fact to client push information.Under this situation, whenever TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 by the USB channel when being connected to each other, TV 102 just can be arranged in the setting that it is provided with database to 104 propelling movements of individual character adapter.
The ability that exchange is provided with between TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 provides a plurality of advantages in the above described manner.For example, it makes that the user can avoid repeatedly importing identical setting in every class individual character adapter.For example, in case the choice of language in the menu of TV 102 is chosen as English, just can share this setting with the various individual character adapters that are connected to TV 102.In addition, an equipment (for example TV 102) can be stored the setting of all individual character adapters 104 in its nonvolatile memory.Lose at the individual character adapter under the situation of its setting, it can fetch setting from TV 102 at an easy rate, and need not to require manually heavily input setting of user.The setting that can fetch can be included between the individual character adapter common share those be provided with, and specific to those settings of the individual character adapter of fetching setting.
More than another of Bu Zhiing is characterised in that an equipment can inquire about the setting of another equipment.For example, if the first individual character adapter has many identical with second individual character adapter options that are provided with, wish to use the setting from the second individual character adapter, then the first individual character adapter can send inquiry to TV 102 and be transmitted to the first individual character adapter with the setting of fetching the second individual character adapter and with them.The configuration manager of the first individual character adapter can judge which setting that obtains from the second individual character adapter is applicable to the first individual character adapter.Like this, an equipment can be collected setting and judge which setting is applicable to its purpose from another equipment.This equipment will only point out the user manually to import those settings that do not obtain from another equipment subsequently.
The individual character safety adapter
Will recognize that from above argumentation, can adopt various means to guarantee that TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 are authorized to and communicate with one another.Adopt the intention of this means to be to allow to make that the manufacturer of TV 102 can prevent that individual character adapter 104 that forge or unwarranted is used in its TV, and similarly, manufacturer can prevent in its individual character adapter 104 TVs that be used to forge or unwarranted.Below the intention of Lun Shuing is to replenish above the argumentation, and is provided for guaranteeing the additional detail and/or the embodiment of means of the safety of this communication.
Will recognize that modern TV 102 also comprises microprocessor or the like usually except that other assemblies, be used for the code of operating software or form of firmware, so that the operation TV, comprising (but being not limited to) performance graphic user interface.This TV 102 also comprises data storage device usually, for example extending display identification data (EDID) Electrically Erasable Read Only Memories (EEPROM).In addition, typical high definition TV comprises the interface based on HDMI at least, and this interface itself may just comprise the interface storage apparatus such as EEPROM or one-time programming formula (OTP) ROM.Processor is configured to move the program in other data storage devices that are stored in the EDID data storage device or are associated with TV usually.
In addition, the ID of manufacturer organ of power can communicate by letter with TV manufacturer to provide manufacturer distinctive ID to TV manufacturer.The tabulation of authorised manufacturer ID and then can be stored in the TV data memory device such as extending display identification data (EDID) Electrically Erasable Read Only Memories (EEPROM).For example, ID organ of power of manufacturer can be extended industry-standard architecture (EISA) organ of power, and it can provide the ID of Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers manufacturer of three bytes to manufacturer.
Understand after the above-mentioned item, TV manufacturer may wish the use with individual character adapter 104 only limit to by this TV manufacturer make or provide those.TV manufacturer can also authorize affiliate company (for example, " subcontractor ") to make and provide individual character adapter 104.For example, a kind of method will be that TV manufacturer wishes to approve in conjunction with every class individual character adapter of the television operations of this manufacturer at each authorized subcontractor, obtains enciphered message from this subcontractor, for example HDCP KSV.TV manufacturer will construct a data structure subsequently, the table of the enciphered message that is associated with authorized individual character adapter for example, and for example, the subcontractor will allow the table in conjunction with the KSV of the individual character adapter of the television operations of manufacturer.If desired, this data structure can be come subregion (be equal to ground, can provide independent data structure for each ID of manufacturer) by the ID of manufacturer.Certainly, TV manufacturer also can be the provider of individual character adapter, and in this case, the enciphered message that is associated with the individual character adapter 104 that is provided by TV manufacturer also will be imported in the approval device data structure.
After the individual character adapter 104 that manufacturer's approval is provided by the subcontractor, when the TV of manufacturer is sold to consumer and consumer and is attempted that the individual character adapter is connected to this TV, except any tradition of enciphered message is used, for example, except HDCP KSV being used for (perhaps being equal to ground cipher key change/authentication or the like according to HDCP principle known in the art, except the DTCP certificate being used for authentication), whether the software that microprocessor moved or the firmware that are present in the TV set about the given KSV in judgement source (or other enciphered messages) in the data structure of approval source information.In this, this data structure can be provided for each manufacturer's TV and for example be stored in the TV storage device and/or interface storage apparatus in.Perhaps, the server database of storage this data structure of TV microprocessor on can access the Internet.If desired, individual character adapter 104 also can provide its ID of manufacturer that is associated, thereby makes to may can more promptly being carried out by the search of the data structure of the ID of manufacturer subregion.
If the given enciphered message of individual character adapter 104 is not in the data structure of approval enciphered message, TV does not then allow 104 work of individual character adapter.In fact, this part logic is not based on the authentication of encryption, because have nothing encrypted/deciphering; Replace, the encrypt/decrypt information necessary just is examined, and judging it whether in the data structure of approval enciphered message, rather than it is used for encrypt/decrypt.Therefore, in addition traditional be performed based on the authentication protocol of encrypting before, this process just can finish.
On the other hand, if the given enciphered message of individual character adapter 104 in the data structure of approval enciphered message, TV then moves based on the authentication protocol of encrypting, agreement can comprise traditional HDCP cipher key change, authentication, or the like.If based on the authentication protocol success of encrypting, TV then allows 104 work of individual character adapter; Otherwise, do not allow the work of individual character adapter.In some cases, interface may not be (to work under the situation about for example, HDCP) being activated at conventional cryptography.In these cases, then do not need HDCP cipher key change, authentication or the like, and individual character adapter 104 can only just be allowed to work based on its KSV on grant column list.
The data that another kind method depends on by HDMI and USB channel transmit.As previously mentioned, in various embodiments, the interface 108 between TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 comprises the HDMI and the USB port of the complementation on these equipment.Individual character adapter 104 also can comprise microprocessor, and this microprocessor can move with software or form of firmware and be stored in code on the data storage medium in the individual character adapter.Storage medium on the individual character adapter can be (but being not limited to) random access storage device (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), based on the storage device of dish, or the like.
In one embodiment, individual character adapter 104 passes through the HDMI channel from TV 102 reading encrypted elements.For example, encrypting element can be the HDCP key of TV 102, for example is commonly referred to the key of " Bksv ".
On the contrary, if TV 102 fails to find the coupling of returning by the USB channel to encrypt element, then return one " mistake " or other signals, show that the communication between TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 should stop, because individual character adapter 104 fails to return correct encryption element by the USB channel.After this TV 102 does not communicate by letter with individual character adapter 104, unless and till verification process is repeated and is successful.
In alternative embodiment, individual character adapter 104 passes through the HDMI channel from TV 102 reading encrypted elements.Encrypting element can be the HDCP key random number that authentication generates according to HDCP of utilizing TV 102 and individual character adapter 104, and described HDCP key is called as " Bksv " and " Aksv " usually respectively.
On the contrary, if TV 102 fails to find the coupling of returning by the USB channel to encrypt element, then return one " mistake " or other signals, show that the communication between TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 should stop, because individual character adapter 104 fails to return correct encryption element by the USB channel.After this TV 102 does not communicate by letter with individual character adapter 104, unless and till verification process is repeated and is successful.
Above verification process can be performed repeatedly.For example, because the HDCP random number periodically generated, so when whenever next new random number was generated, above process can be performed, to guarantee continuing legal reception data in the USB channel.
Another kind of protection TV 102 is in order to avoid it is " pairing " processes with individual character adapter 104 method for communicating of approving in advance without TV manufacturer or be not authorized to according to for example license agreement.In case communication interface is authorized to, TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 just are considered to " pairing " together.In a preferred embodiment, TV 102 can with one or more individual character adapters 104 " pairing ".But the pairing of equipment can be temporary transient, because equipment may be with releasing coupling or disconnection be connected attached again then or connection each other.Therefore, TV 102 may it have authorized the individual character adapter 104 of communication interface to match to it again afterwards with before.
In some so not preferred variant of present embodiment, TV 102 only can be configured to be coupled with property adapter 104 one by one, therefore, unique authorized communication interface and following individual character adapter: it is coupled to this individual character adapter at first, and it is judged and the coupling or the pairing of this individual character adapter are authorized and/or correct.In other variants, TV 102 only can be configured to (for example to be coupled with the individual character adapter of certain type, only with individual character adapter coupling with acceptable attribute (for example specific through authorised manufacturer)), perhaps not so not preferably, only the individual character adapter with predetermined number is coupled.Therefore, that can prevent to forge or because of other reasons uncommitted individual character adapter in TV 102, work.
When in one embodiment, matching method starts from TV 102 and detects individual character adapter 104 and be connected to it.In certain embodiments, when TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 are coupled or link together, and when for example individual character adapter 104 attempted setting up communication interface with TV 102, " coupling " was detected.Test example to coupling is placed on the port as comprising TV 102 detection loads.In some variants, can comprise the variation that detects changes in resistance, Current draw, pin and/or any other method as known in the art that is pulled to ground to the detection of load.For example, in certain embodiments, can comprise to the detection of coupling that TV 102 receives and show that individual character adapter 104 attempting setting up the signal of communication interface.In addition, the detection to coupling can comprise that also detecting this is the second time or the later trial of setting up communication interface.
In some variants of present embodiment, TV 102 can ask certain sign from individual character adapter 104, is authorized to communicate by letter with TV 102 with checking individual character adapter 104.The sign of being asked for example can be a certificate of issuing individual character adapter 104 during manufacture.Individual character adapter 104 can be configured to when attempting setting up communication interface or trial transmission certificate during with TV 102 couplings.In some variants, this sign is the pairing certificate, and before the client bought equipment, TV 102 and/or individual character adapter 104 were sent to a unique pairing certificate at least.In addition, in certain embodiments, the pairing certificate is secret, and is submitting to or transmitting it to remain protected or encryption after setting up communication interface.
In certain embodiments, TV 102 can set up the individual character adapter request pairing certificate of communication interface to trial first.In other embodiments, individual character adapter 104 detects the coupling of individual character adapter 104 and TV 102 or is connected and this is to attempt first setting up after the communication interface submitting the pairing certificate to from trend TV102.
A step in this method is that TV 102 confirms that the pairing certificate is effective.In some variants of present embodiment, confirm that the pairing certificate effectively can comprise TV 102 visit one database or tables, this database or tabular have gone out type, manufacturer and/or the unique identification information of each individual character adapter 104 that it is authorized to communicate by letter with it.In certain embodiments, judgement can comprise that TV 102 is in the manufacturer that finds out the individual character adapter in the database of authorised manufacturer.
As an alternative or additional, TV 102 can find out the unique identification information of the coupling module of listing in the database, for example matches certificate.To the confirmation of pairing certificate is that checking TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 authorizes by approval pairing in advance or by approval in advance and set up communication interface each other.But, the configuration of TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 can continue or communicate by letter be allowed between, communication interface between the two still must be authorized to.
In case the pairing certificate is proved, the operation certificate just is sent to individual character adapter 104.The operation certificate is unique between TV 102 and individual character adapter 104, and in certain embodiments, in case be used, just can not regenerated or copy to be used for another system.In some variants, the operation certificate is issued individual character adapter 104 by TV 102.In other variants, individual character adapter 104 can receive the operation certificate from the remote equipment server of access to the Internet (for example, by).In addition, the operation certificate can be unique between two above individual character adapters, and these two above individual character adapters all are paired to TV 102 in authorized communication interface.
In some variants, after the operation certificate was issued, individual character adapter 104 was to TV 102 submit operation certificates.Correspondingly, individual character adapter 104 storage operation certificates.In some variants, in case the operation certificate is issued and/or stores, TV 102 just can authorized communication interface.In some variants, TV 102 also confirmed the operation certificate before authorized communication interface.Therefore, TV 102 is allowed to continue by communicating by letter that authorized communication interface is matched with individual character adapter 104.In other words; TV 102 utilizes a safe interface to be matched with individual character adapter 104 to be in the same place; and can exchange message, and be protected in certain embodiments in case move to other unwarranted equipment or with other unwarranted equipment interfaces.At some embodiment, the pairing of equipment is confirmed in the moment that confirms the pairing certificate, but just is identified and authorizes till the operation certificate is issued.
In addition, between TV 102 and individual character adapter 104, be unique because operate certificate in certain embodiments, so can being configured to discern it, once matched TV 102 with individual character adapter 104.Therefore, TV 102 authorized communication interface when it is coupled to individual character adapter 104 subsequently in the following manner: thereby detect this is trial of follow-up foundation communication and the validity of confirming the operation certificate.
For example, individual character adapter 104 can be a memory device, and this memory device has comprised a new software application, and the user wishes this new software application is sent to the TV 102 that is configured with personal computer (PC) individual character adapter.Unwarranted individual character adapter can not be allowed to this new software application is sent to TV 102, unless communication interface is authorized to.Therefore, in certain embodiments, TV 102 authorized the communication interface of individual character adapter 104 before transmitting new software application.In addition, if TV 102 can not authorized communication interface, TV 102 will suspend communication, till this interface has been authorized to, if perhaps uncommitted words of interface then can stop and the communicating by letter of individual character adapter 104.
Continue above example, individual character adapter 104 detects it and is coupled to the TV102 that has disposed PC, and submits the pairing certificate that is assigned to the individual character adapter during fabrication to.The tabulation that the TV that has disposed PC is configured to examine the pairing certificate with confirm that individual character adapter 104 submits to that be effective.In case disposed the pairing certificate that the TV 102 of PC has confirmed individual character adapter 104, the operation certificate just is sent to individual character adapter 104, and is stored in usually on the individual character adapter 104.In certain embodiments, individual character adapter 104 is to the TV 102 submit operation certificates that disposed PC; The TV 102 that has disposed PC confirms that the operation certificate is effective, and sends mandate to allow paired communication to individual character adapter 104.In other embodiments, receive the operation certificate from individual character adapter 104 and show that communication interface is authorized to, therefore, the paired communication that PC-TV 102 allows between TV 102 and the PC.Individual character adapter 104 is authorized to transmit new software application to the TV 102 that has disposed PC now.
In addition, individual character adapter 104 can be removed and be coupled to subsequently again the TV 102 that has disposed PC from the TV 102 that has disposed PC.For the second time or when being coupled later on, the communication interface between individual character adapter 104 and the TV 102 must be authorized to once more.Therefore, individual character adapter 104 can submit to the operation certificate that had before sent so that efficiency confirmed to the TV 102 that has disposed PC.In case individual character adapter 104 receives mandate from the TV 102 that has disposed PC once more, communication interface and paired communication just are allowed to.Therefore, if desired, individual character adapter 104 can be authorized to transmit this software application to the TV102 that has disposed PC once more.
But, notice that the operation certificate is not arranged to the communication interface of having authorized an individual character adapter 104 and a different configuration between the TV 102 of PC.Therefore, individual character adapter 104 will be attempted the sequence of the every other equipment repetitive endowment communication interface of coupling with it.In certain embodiments, individual character adapter 104 may not be set up communication interface with other equipment, with the software application on the protection individual character adapter in case its use by steal or in unwarranted mode.
In some variants of present embodiment, the individual character adapter can be configured to be coupled with the TV 102 of predetermined maximum number.In certain embodiments, the individual character adapter being configured with restriction can be to revise to match certificate communication interface is authorized to after with a kind of method of the number of the TV of its coupling.For example, in certain embodiments, the pairing certificate that is assigned to the individual character adapter was stored in before the client buys the individual character adapter in the memory on the individual character adapter.In some variants, revise the pairing certificate by after authorizing first communication interface, wiping the pairing certificate.Therefore, the individual character adapter can not be submitted to it another TV 102 after the pairing certificate is wiped free of, and correspondingly, this module only is restricted to carries out paired communication with a TV 102.
In other embodiments, the pairing certificate can be revised by the individual character adapter, with indicate its first forward direction its submitted to the pairing certificate, with its pairing and/or the number (for example, this module is determined the number of the interface of safety) of having authorized the TV 102 of communication interface.For example, in case reach the pre-determined maximum number of the TV 102 that the individual character adapter matches with it, the individual character adapter just may need to revise, wipe and/or leave out the pairing certificate.Therefore, after revise the pairing certificate, in certain embodiments, prevented that the individual character adapter from communicating by letter with other TV 102.
Correspondingly, in certain embodiments, can prevent that unwarranted equipment from using exclusive interface.In addition, can prevent unwarranted migration (for example, from original paired devices or other equipment, removing).For example, TV 102 and 104 pairings of individual character adapter and/or authorize the communication interface of individual character adapter 104.Individual character adapter 104 is removed and is connected to other TV 102 subsequently from TV 102.In certain embodiments, individual character adapter 104 can not be authorized the second communication interface, therefore, can not move to this other TV 102 of other TV 102 and combination and use.By realizing said method, individual character adapter 104 will keep and TV 102 " pairing ", and can not match with another equipment.
For example, TV 102 detects the individual character adapter in the following manner and is coupled to communication interface 108: receive for example add the signal of telecommunication, heat is inserted detection signal, detects the increase of the electric current that draws from communication interface 108, perhaps detect a pin or holding wire and be pulled to ground.As mentioned above, communication interface 108 can be configured to initiate mandate to the communication between TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 by request mark information.
In certain embodiments, individual character adapter 104 can for example be fetched the pairing certificate from memory device, to offer TV 102 by communication interface 108.In certain embodiments, the pairing certificate is to be assigned to individual character adapter 104 before the client buys individual character adapter 104, to be indexed and to be mounted or to be stored in the unique identification code in the memory device in database.
As mentioned above, in certain embodiments, TV 102 confirms that at first individual character adapter 104 is real and is the pre-approval equipment that TV 102 can be coupled with it.In certain embodiments, this is by confirming that the pairing certificate that individual character adapter 104 is submitted to confirms that effectively module or process realize.In some variants of present embodiment, the information in module or the process accessible database of confirming is matched the tape index of certificate with accepting of will match that certificate and TV 102 can match with it and is tabulated and compare.
In certain embodiments, confirm that the database information that module or process are visited is stored in this locality, for example is stored in the memory among the TV 102.In other embodiments, confirm that the visit of module or process is stored in the database information on the remote server for example.In certain embodiments, confirm module or process can be periodically by the access to the Internet remote server after with down loading updating information and its this locality is stored in the database, thereby when guaranteeing the trial of interface safety, confirmation module or process can be visited this database rapidly.
In some variants of present embodiment, TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 can verify separately that also another equipment is acceptable or is approved pairing with it in advance by the exchange pairing certificate.In other embodiments, in TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 each comprises confirmation module or process, and the server that for example also can be configured on the accesses network has been listed in the database of the pre-approval equipment that matches with it to confirm the pairing certificate of being submitted to.
In case the pairing certificate is proved, the operation certificate just can be sent to individual character adapter 104.In some variants, individual character adapter 104 is configured to receive the operation certificate, and must carry out the mandate of this operation to obtain to communicate by letter with TV 102.In certain embodiments, the operation certificate that is sent can be stored on the individual character adapter 104 to be used for pairing in the future.
In certain embodiments, confirmation module or process will be operated certificate and be issued individual character adapter 104, and individual character adapter 104 is being waited for license confirmation after submitting new operation certificate to TV 102.In other embodiments, TV 102 will operate certificate and issue individual character adapter 104, show that communication interface is authorized to, thereby allow paired communication.In other variants, in case the operation certificate is issued and/or it is for confirmation to be submitted to by individual character adapter 104, the communication interface between TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 just is authorized to, and equipment allows paired communication.
In certain embodiments, the operation certificate that is sent can be stored in the memory device, and submitted and confirmation when TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 coupling later on.But, the number of the TV 102 that can match with it except restriction individual character adapter 104, the number of times that system can also can match with similar method restricted T V 102 and individual character adapter 104.
In certain embodiments, the pairing certificate is the secret identification information that manufacturer is assigned to individual character adapter 104, and for example is stored in the memory device.Memory device can be flash memory or the nonvolatile memory that is configured to by 104 modifications of individual character adapter.Therefore, in case TV 102 has authorized the communication interface with individual character adapter 104, the pairing certificate that is stored in the memory device just can be wiped or be revised to individual character adapter 104.Correspondingly, in case individual character adapter 104 has been wiped the pairing certificate, for example, just can not match or authorize the communication interface of other equipment after the individual character adapter 104 with other equipment, because authorize required information no longer available.
In certain embodiments, TV 102 can detect the individual character adapter and when be connected to TV 102.In certain embodiments, TV can insert detection signal and detects coupling by receiving at communication interface 108 places from the add signal of telecommunication or the heat of individual character adapter 104.After the coupling that detects equipment, authorization sequence is initiated by TV 102 or individual character adapter 104.In certain embodiments, individual character adapter 104 is by submitting to the pairing certificate to initiate to authorize to TV 102, and perhaps, TV 102 can be by initiating authorization sequence to the individual character adapter 104 request mark information of attempting communication.Next, TV102 comes by confirming that module or process confirm the pairing certificate for example by location pairing certificate in the database of listing the equipment that is communicated by approval in advance.After confirming that the pairing certificate effectively, TV102 sends the operation certificate to individual character adapter 104.
Correspondingly, in certain embodiments, individual character adapter 104 is by submitting to the operation certificate that is sent to confirm to authorize to TV 102.In case TV 102 confirms that the operation certificate is effective, the communication interface between TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 just is authorized to.At this moment, the pairing certificate can be revised or destroy to individual character adapter 104.In certain embodiments, individual character adapter 104 will be operated certificate and be stored in the memory device, perhaps for example utilize the operation certificate to replace the pairing certificate.Correspondingly, if individual character adapter 104 is removed from TV 102, when being coupled afterwards, individual character adapter 104 provides the operation certificate to individual character adapter 104 once more.TV 102 confirms that the operation certificate is effective.At this moment, TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 authorized communication interface, and reach operating state, in this state, TV102 is matched together and is allowed to individual character adapter 104 and communicated by letter by authorized communication interface.
In certain embodiments, confirm module or process on TV 102, and can be configured to when confirming the pairing certificate by the wide-area network access server.As additional or replacement, confirmation module on the TV 102 or process can be configured to be approved the tabulation of the database of the possible pairing certificate of the individual character adapter 104 of communication with it by network download in advance from TV 102.In addition, confirmation module on the TV 102 or process can be configured to receive and/or fetch the operation certificate from server by network, and will operates certificate and send the individual character adapter 104 that TV 102 is correctly verified or approval is in advance matched with it to.In other embodiments, confirm that module or process can be configured to be individual character adapter 104 generating run certificates.
As mentioned above, the memory device on the individual character adapter 104 can be configured to storage pairing certificate.In certain embodiments, TV 102 and/or individual character adapter 104 have been designed a communication interface, and this communication interface is configured to use HDCP (HDCP).When using the HDCP format of licenses, a bit select vector to be used to and other devices communicatings as the key with unique value of PKI.In certain embodiments, this key can the designated and registration in conjunction with this equipment when equipment is manufactured.This key can be used for tracking equipment, and can be used for generating secret identification code (for example match certificate) and should enrolling index by the secret identification code in database for equipment.In addition, TV 102 and/or individual character adapter 104 may can be visited the database that comprises a form, and this form has for example been listed key and selected vector, secret identification code and/or pairing certificate, manufacturer and relevant device.The equipment of coupling can use this database, belongs to the equipment of attempting coupling and thereby is effective so that authentication secret is actual.This is a kind of method that can realize; But be not that to put into practice described embodiment necessary.
In certain embodiments, individual character adapter 104 can be configured to memory device is scheduled to the visit of maximum times.In certain embodiments, this can limit individual character adapter 104 accessing storage devices with the accessed number of times with modification pairing certificate of memory device after submitting the number of times of pairing certificate to TV 102 to or for example being limited in reception operation certificate.This makes manufacturer can monitor and/or limit that individual character adapter 104 can match with it and the number of the TV 102 of authorized communication interface.For example, if individual character adapter 104 has been authorized the communication interface with TV 102, and the user attempts individual character adapter 104 is moved to other TV 102, if the submitted maximum times that reaches of the pairing certificate of individual character adapter 104 so, thereby being modified or having wiped it, the certificate that perhaps for example matches to be proved module or process confirmation, 104 communication interfaces that may not authorize new TV 102 of individual character adapter again.
In some variants of present embodiment, TV 102 that has matched in authorized communication interface and/or individual character adapter 104 can detect the coupling of the 3rd equipment (for example, the second individual character adapter 104).Therefore, in certain embodiments, in TV 102 and/or the individual character adapter 104 at least one receives the second pairing certificate from the second individual character adapter 104, and confirms that between at least one in the second individual character adapter 104 and the TV 102 and the first individual character adapter 104 of this pairing certificate be effective.After confirming that the second pairing certificate effectively, the second operation certificate is issued and is stored in TV 102, the first individual character adapter 104 and the second individual character adapter at least one.Therefore, the communication interface between at least one in the second individual character adapter 104 and TV 102 and/or the first individual character adapter 104 is authorized to, and the second individual character adapter 104 allows to carry out paired communication by authorized communication interface.In certain embodiments, the second individual character adapter 104 can be only with the TV 102 and the first individual character adapter 104 in a pairing.In other embodiments, the second individual character adapter 104 can with TV 102 and both pairings of the first individual character adapter 104.
In certain embodiments, TV 102 and individual character adapter 104 are joined together, and TV102 can by at first confirming whether exist effective operation certificate to begin to set up communication.In certain embodiments, the operation certificate is submitted to or exchange automatically by individual character adapter 104; In some cases, the operation certificate provides when TV 102 requests.If there is effectively operation certificate, then communication interface is authorized to and equipment is allowed to carry out paired communication by authorized communication interface.
If there is no effectively operate certificate, then individual character adapter 104 can automatically or be submitted the pairing certificate to when being requested, and TV 102 confirms that the pairing certificate of coupling module is effective.For example, the TV 102 that X company makes can judge that the pairing certificate is invalid, is for example made by Y company because of individual character adapter 104.Therefore, TV 102 determining interfaces are not exclusive, and are therefore uncommitted.Correspondingly, the communication between TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 being rejected and stopping.
But,, then operate certificate and can be sent to individual character adapter 104 if TV 102 judges that the pairing certificate is effective.And correspondingly, the communication interface between TV 102 and the individual character adapter 104 is authorized to, and this sets about carrying out paired communication to equipment.
In other embodiments, individual character adapter 104 may before reach maximum times with TV 102 couplings, and correspondingly, individual character adapter 104 TV 102 authorized communication interface the last time also allows to have wiped the pairing certificate after the pairing.Therefore, TV 102 fails to confirm that the pairing certificate is effective, and the correspondingly uncommitted and refusal communication of determining interface.
For example, individual character adapter 104 can be configured to provide new feature, application, ability and/or function to TV 102.Therefore, the various embodiment of said method can be used to protect individual character adapter 104 in order to avoid its number of times of communicating by letter with TV 102 surpasses maximum times, thereby and protect individual character adapter 104 in order to avoid it sends these abilities to unwarranted TV.In other embodiments, when hope with TV 102 with individual character adapter 104 pairing so that when protecting equipment and limiting the use of other TVs of individual character adapter combination, can use the above-mentioned variant of this method.Therefore, this method can be used for protecting individual character adapter and interface in order to avoid by steal and unauthorized use.
In a further embodiment, TV 102 can be considered to main process equipment, and individual character adapter 104 can be considered to Coupling device.
In certain embodiments, main process equipment comprises and is configured to the communication interface of communicating by letter with Coupling device.In addition, the communication interface of main process equipment can be coupled to confirm module or with confirm module communication.In certain embodiments, confirm that module can be by cable, wired or wirelessly be coupled to the independent equipment of main process equipment, perhaps, for example, confirms that module can be configured on the main process equipment or the part of main process equipment.
In one embodiment, the communication interface of main process equipment detects Coupling device and is coupled to main process equipment.Correspondingly, main process equipment is initiated authorization sequence to judge whether Coupling device is configured and/or to be approved and the main process equipment interfaces.
In certain embodiments, Coupling device can come the initiation of authorization sequence is responded by the certificate that sends the sign that is received by main process equipment.The confirmation module can confirm at first that the certificate that identifies is effectively to operate certificate.If this certificate is effectively to operate certificate, then main process equipment authorized communication interface and permission are communicated by letter with Coupling device.
If certificate is not effectively to operate certificate, confirm then whether module judgement certificate is effectively to match certificate.If it is effectively to match certificate and effective operation certificate that main process equipment fails to confirm certificate, then the main process equipment refusal is communicated by letter with Coupling device.Therefore, match mutually with other main process equipment if Coupling device is previous, then previous communication interface of authorizing is still safe, and Coupling device is communicated by letter with new main process equipment and is restricted.
Judge that the certificate of sign is effectively to match certificate if confirm module, confirm that then module can send the operation certificate to Coupling device.Correspondingly, main process equipment authorizes the communication interface of Coupling device and allows paired communication.In addition, in certain embodiments, the safety of the interface between main process equipment and the Coupling device is guaranteed, and Coupling device may not authorize the communication interface of other main process equipment.
In a further embodiment, the Coupling device that comprises communication interface can be attempted communicating by letter with main process equipment as mentioned above.In certain embodiments, Coupling device may also comprise the revisable memory device that is coupled to communication interface, and wherein, revisable memory device is configured to storage pairing certificate.Memory device also can be configured to store the operation certificate that is sent to Coupling device.
In this embodiment, communication interface is configured to detect Coupling device and is coupled to main process equipment.In certain embodiments, Coupling device can be configured to discern Coupling device and before not attempt setting up communication interface with main process equipment, so this is initial coupling.Then, Coupling device is fetched the pairing certificate and will be matched certificate and submit to main process equipment from memory device.
Coupling device is configured to wait for from main process equipment and receives the operation certificate.Correspondingly, Coupling device judges whether receive the operation certificate, and if do not receive the operation certificate, then Coupling device suspends communication, till receiving the operation certificate.In case receive the operation certificate, Coupling device just will be revised the pairing certificate.Correspondingly, the communication interface of Coupling device authorization host equipment and set about carrying out paired communication.Notice that main process equipment may not confirm Coupling device, therefore, the time-out of the communication that Coupling device carries out may be uncertain.
In a further embodiment, as mentioned above, comprise that the Coupling device of communication interface can be attempted and main process equipment coupling (for example, attempting setting up communication interface with main process equipment).In certain embodiments, Coupling device judges that it before once had been coupled to main process equipment and/or attempted setting up communication interface with main process equipment.Therefore, to detect this be subsequent coupling with main process equipment to Coupling device.Next, Coupling device is submitted the operation certificate that had before sent to.The Coupling device wait receives from the operation certificate that shows of main process equipment effectively to be confirmed.Therefore, Coupling device will suspend communication, till receiving the confirmation.If do not receive the confirmation, then communication interface is not authorized to and communicates by letter be not allowed to.If Coupling device receives the affirmation of mandate, then Coupling device authorizes the communication interface of main process equipment and sets about carrying out paired communication.
In certain embodiments, the operation certificate is revised or destroyed to the memory device revised of Coupling device after can being configured to reach predetermined maximum times with the main process equipment pairing afterwards.In addition, Coupling device can be configured to for example recovering the primitive operation certificate after manufacturer receives mandate.For example, under the situation that exchanges, guarantees to keep in good repair or keep in repair, the pairing certificate can be reinitialized, as long as their sequence number has formerly been crossed to register of company with other relevant informations after purchase.In certain embodiments, but this can promote and increase the client presents effort from the log-on message of product to manufacturer perhaps company.
In other embodiments, for example be used for the exemplary cell of promotional product in retail shop, equipment can be matched to be operated in the pattern model temporarily.Correspondingly, equipment can comprise other hardware or software protection, utilizes pattern model to prevent the client.Perhaps, but the shop can be at first to making perhaps register of company's product, and when the client is sold in this unit, utilize mandate to reinitialize the pairing certificate.
Depend on application, in certain embodiments, the pairing of equipment can be that the user is observable when initial pairing, and its mode for example is by certain user interface warning.In other embodiments, the pairing of docking port and protection can be to user transparents.
In a further embodiment, as mentioned above, Coupling device is attempted communicating by letter with main process equipment.Coupling device can detect coupling and the certificate of communicating by letter and attempting and can submit sign from the trend main process equipment to.Next, Coupling device can suspend communication, receives confirming as of operation certificate or mandate up to it and ends.Correspondingly, if this is the initial coupling of Coupling device and main process equipment, in case main process equipment has confirmed that the certificate of sign is effectively to match certificate so, main process equipment just will send and Coupling device just will receive the operation certificate that is sent.In case Coupling device receives the operation certificate, Coupling device is then revised the pairing certificate.Therefore, correspondingly, the communication interface between Coupling device authorization host equipment and the Coupling device, and allow communication.
In addition, if this is the follow-up coupling of Coupling device and main process equipment, then the certificate that main process equipment sends and Coupling device receives about sign is the affirmation of valid function certificate.Correspondingly, the communication interface between Coupling device authorization host equipment and the Coupling device, and allow communication.
Notice that though embodiment more described herein include only TV 102 and individual character adapter 104, these embodiment can be coupling in a time-out with upper module at two and realize.For example, TV 102 can be coupled with individual character adapter 104 and three module.In other variants, individual character adapter 104 can be coupled and be coupled at second communication interface and three module at the first communication interface place and TV 102.Therefore, though utilized its specific embodiment, exemplary application to describe invention disclosed herein, those skilled in the art can carry out many modifications and variations to it, and the scope of the present invention that does not break away from claim and limited.
For simplicity, various embodiment described above suppose that TV 102 is main process equipments, and individual character adapter 104 is Coupling devices.But it is that main process equipment and TV 102 are under the situation of Coupling device that same method also can be used in individual character adapter 104.
Though above description comprises many details, these details should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention, and have only provided the explanation to presently preferred embodiments more of the present invention.Therefore, will recognize that, scope of the present invention contains conspicuous for those of ordinary skills other embodiment fully, and therefore scope of the present invention is only limit by claims, in the claims, unless otherwise, otherwise mention that with singulative a key element is not intended expression " and only ", but expression " one or more ".Known all structures, chemistry and the function equivalent with key element above preferred embodiment of those of ordinary skills clearly is incorporated in this by reference and intention is contained by current claim.In addition, equipment and method do not need to solve each problem that the present invention will solve and could be contained by current claim.
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1. the multimedia system that can reshuffle automatically comprises:
First equipment, described first equipment has interface, this interface is arranged to from second equipment and receives audio-video frequency content, receives configuration template from described second equipment, and with described second devices communicating, described first equipment has video display and audio frequency output; And
Second equipment, described second equipment has interface, this interface is arranged to described first equipment described audio-video frequency content is provided, and provides described configuration template to described first equipment, and with described first devices communicating;
Described first equipment has the configuration presentation engine, and the information that is used for comprising based on described configuration template generates user interface on described video display.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described user interface provides the visit to the operation of described second equipment.
3. the system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
The remote controller equipment that is associated with described first equipment;
The user that described remote controller equipment can be visited by configuration template control can use function;
Wherein, described remote controller equipment by described interface and described second devices communicating so that except the function of controlling described first equipment, also control the specific function of described second equipment.
4. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the interface of each described equipment comprises HDMI interface and USB interface.
5. system as claimed in claim 4, wherein, the communication between described first equipment and second equipment provides by described USB interface.
6. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first equipment comprise be used for by with described second equipment of the interface authentication of described second equipment with as allowing described second equipment to combine the device of the condition of described first equipment work.
7. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described second equipment chooses from one group of equipment, and this group equipment is on the function or separately can be different on the audio-video frequency content that described first equipment provides at them.
8. the system as claimed in claim 1:
Wherein, described first equipment comprises TV;
Wherein, described second equipment comprises the network adapter that is used for providing communication capacity between described TV and network; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described TV automatically to carry out network service by described network adapter.
9. system as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described network adapter is arranged to described TV is connected to cable network.
10. system as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described network adapter is arranged to described TV is connected to wireless network.
11. the system as claimed in claim 1:
Wherein, described first equipment comprises TV;
Wherein, described second equipment comprises the storage adapter that is used to described TV that big capacity storage is provided; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described TV automatically to visit and to show that the audio content, video content or the existing audio frequency that are stored on the described storage adapter have the content of video again.
12. system as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described storage adapter is arranged to storage and is used for the photo or the video that show on described TV.
13. system as claimed in claim 11, wherein, described storage adapter is arranged to storage and is used for the music of resetting on described TV.
14. the system as claimed in claim 1:
Wherein, described first equipment comprises TV;
Wherein, described second equipment comprises the cable TV adapter that is used for receiving cable television program on described TV; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described TV automatically to select and to watch the cable TV content by described cable TV adapter on described TV.
15. the system as claimed in claim 1:
Wherein, described first equipment comprises TV; And
Wherein, described second equipment is arranged to by wired or wireless network connection Voice ﹠ Video is transferred to personal computer or other client devices from described TV streaming.
16. the system as claimed in claim 1:
Wherein, described first equipment is used to comprise TV; And
Wherein, described second equipment is arranged to described TV is operated as personal computer.
17. the system as claimed in claim 1:
Wherein, described first equipment comprises TV; And
Wherein, described second equipment comprises the broadcast adapter that is used for receiving air broadcast on described TV; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described TV automatically to select and to watch air broadcast by described broadcast adapter on described TV.
18. the system as claimed in claim 1:
Wherein, described first equipment comprises TV;
Wherein, described second equipment comprises the audio ﹠ video equipment that chooses from the equipment group that is made of following each equipment in fact: B1u-ray Disc
TMEquipment, DVD equipment, VHS equipment, PVR equipment, DVR equipment, IP-TV equipment, video game device, set-top box device and numeral or analog music equipment; And
Wherein, the configuration template that is associated with each described second equipment is reshuffled described TV automatically to visit and to operate described second equipment.
19. the system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Remote controller equipment;
Wherein, described first equipment and described second equipment can both be operated by described remote controller equipment; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described first equipment automatically to accept particular command from described remote controller equipment so that by described second equipment of described first operation of equipment.
20. the system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Web content server, be used for being connected to described second equipment as networking client, and the user who supports described first equipment navigates with search listing and selects the specific audio-video frequency content in the described audio-video frequency content to play, and provides corresponding configuration template to be used for the disposing appropriate users interface automatically on the backstage.
21. the television equipment that can reshuffle automatically comprises:
First interface can receive audio-video frequency content from external equipment by this first interface;
With second interface of described first interface pairing, this second interface make it possible to described external device communication to control the operation of described external equipment by described television equipment;
Dynamic menu, this dynamic menu is reshuffled automatically in response to described external equipment is connected to described television equipment, and by this dynamic menu, the operation Be Controlled of described external equipment and accessed from the audio-video frequency content of described external equipment; And
The configuration presentation engine, this configuration presentation engine receives configuration template and controls reshuffling of described dynamic menu from described external equipment.
22. television equipment as claimed in claim 21 also comprises being used to authenticate described external equipment with as the device that allows described external equipment in conjunction with the condition of described television equipment work.
23. television equipment as claimed in claim 21 also comprises:
Be included in HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) (HDMI) interface in described first interface; And
Be included in the USB (USB) in described second interface.
24. television equipment as claimed in claim 23 also comprises:
Security facility, the external equipment collaborative work that is used to authorize described television equipment Yu is connected to described HDMI and USB interface.
25. television equipment as claimed in claim 23 also comprises:
Identity equipment is used for identifying described television equipment and ability thereof to the external equipment that is connected to described HDMI and USB interface.
26. television equipment as claimed in claim 23 also comprises:
Paired device is used for verifying that to the external equipment that is connected to described HDMI and USB interface described interface belongs to individual equipment, has wherein prevented the deception to the protected content security measures.
27. television equipment as claimed in claim 21 also comprises:
Encryption device, this encryption device is associated with described remote controller equipment, and supports to prevent to utilize other similar devices to replace described remote controller equipment.
28. television equipment as claimed in claim 21 also comprises:
Nonvolatile memory is used for stored user profile and utilizes this user preference to upgrade described external equipment when described external equipment is connected to described television equipment automatically, and wherein, the user need not to repeat to import described user preference.
29. television equipment as claimed in claim 21 also comprises:
HDCP (HDCP) circuit is used for authorizing when described external equipment is connected to described television equipment described external equipment to send the high definition audio-video frequency content to described television equipment.
30. television equipment as claimed in claim 21 also comprises:
HDCP (HDCP) circuit is used for authorizing when described external equipment is connected to described television equipment described external equipment to send the high definition audio-video frequency content to described television equipment; And
Security facility is used to authorize the external equipment of vector (KSV) is selected in use from the key of HDCP circuit collaborative work.
31. television equipment as claimed in claim 21, wherein, described external equipment chooses from one group of equipment, and this group equipment is on the function or separately can be different on the audio-video frequency content that described television equipment provides at them.
32. television equipment as claimed in claim 21:
Wherein, described external equipment comprises the network adapter that is used for providing communication capacity between described television equipment and network; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to carry out network service by described network adapter.
33. television equipment as claimed in claim 32, wherein, described network adapter is arranged to described TV is connected to cable network.
34. television equipment as claimed in claim 32, wherein, described network adapter is arranged to described TV is connected to wireless network.
35. television equipment as claimed in claim 21:
Wherein, described external equipment comprises the storage adapter that is used to described television equipment that big capacity storage is provided; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to visit and to show that the audio content, video content or the existing audio frequency that are stored on the described storage adapter have the content of video again.
36. television equipment as claimed in claim 35, wherein, described storage adapter is arranged to storage and is used for the photo or the video that show on described television equipment.
37. television equipment as claimed in claim 35, wherein, described storage adapter is arranged to storage and is used for the music of resetting on described television equipment.
38. television equipment as claimed in claim 21:
Wherein, described external equipment comprises the cable TV adapter that is used for receiving cable television program on described television equipment; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to select and to watch the cable TV content by described cable TV adapter on described television equipment.
39. television equipment as claimed in claim 21:
Wherein, described external equipment is arranged to by wired or wireless network connection and transmits Voice ﹠ Video as a stream personal computer or other client devices from described television equipment.
40. television equipment as claimed in claim 21:
Wherein, described external equipment is arranged to described television equipment is operated as personal computer.
41. television equipment as claimed in claim 21:
Wherein, described external equipment comprises the broadcast adapter that is used for receiving air broadcast on described television equipment; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to select and to watch air broadcast by described broadcast adapter on described television equipment.
42. television equipment as claimed in claim 21:
Wherein, described external equipment comprises the audio ﹠ video equipment that chooses from the equipment group that is made of following each equipment in fact: B1u-ray Disc
TMEquipment, DVD equipment, VHS equipment, PVR equipment, DVR equipment, IP-TV equipment, video game device, set-top box device and numeral or analog music equipment; And
Wherein, the configuration template that is associated with each described external equipment is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to visit and to operate described external equipment.
43. television equipment as claimed in claim 21 also comprises:
Remote controller equipment;
Wherein, described television equipment and described external equipment can both be operated by described remote controller equipment; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to accept particular command from described remote controller equipment so that operate described external equipment by described television equipment.
44. television equipment as claimed in claim 21:
Wherein, described external equipment comprises network client devices;
Wherein, described network client devices is arranged to and is connected to web content server; And
Wherein, described network client devices is supported the user of described television equipment to navigate with search listing and is selected the specific audio-video frequency content in the described audio-video frequency content to play, and provides corresponding configuration template to be used for the disposing appropriate users interface automatically on the backstage.
45. one kind is used for the individual character adapter device that uses in conjunction with television equipment, comprising:
First interface can be sent to audio-video frequency content described television equipment by this first interface;
With second interface of described first interface pairing, this second interface makes it possible to communicate by letter to control the operation of described equipment by described television equipment with described television equipment;
Be stored in the configuration template in the memory in the described equipment;
Wherein, described configuration template can be sent to described television equipment by in described first interface and second interface at least one, to reshuffle the menu in the described television equipment automatically in response to described equipment is connected to described television equipment; And
Wherein, by described menu, the operation of described equipment can Be Controlled, and can be accessed from the audio-video frequency content of described equipment.
46. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45 also comprises being used to authenticate described equipment with as the device that allows described equipment in conjunction with the condition of described television equipment work.
47. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45 also comprises:
Be included in HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) (HDMI) interface in described first interface; And
Be included in the USB (USB) in described second interface.
48. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 47 also comprises:
Authorize described individual character adapter device and the device that is connected to the television equipment collaborative work of described HDMI and USB interface.
49. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 47 also comprises:
Be used to discern the television equipment that is connected to described HDMI and USB interface and the device of ability thereof.
50. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 47 also comprises:
Verify that single television equipment is connected to the device of described HDMI and USB interface, has wherein prevented the deception to the protected content security measures.
51. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45, wherein, described equipment chooses from one group of equipment, and this group equipment is on the function or separately can be different on the audio-video frequency content that described television equipment provides at them.
52. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described equipment comprises the network adapter that is used for providing communication capacity between described television equipment and network; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to carry out network service by described network adapter.
53. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 52, wherein, described network adapter is arranged to described television equipment is connected to cable network.
54. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 52, wherein, described network adapter is arranged to described television equipment is connected to wireless network.
55. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described equipment comprises the storage adapter that is used to described television equipment that big capacity storage is provided; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to visit and to show that the audio content, video content or the existing audio frequency that are stored on the described storage adapter have the content of video again.
56. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 55, wherein, described storage adapter is arranged to storage and is used for the photo or the video that show on described television equipment.
57. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 55, wherein, described storage adapter is arranged to storage and is used for the music of resetting on described television equipment.
58. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described equipment comprises the cable TV adapter that is used for receiving cable television program on described television equipment; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to select and to watch the cable TV content by described cable TV adapter on described television equipment.
59. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described equipment is arranged to by wired or wireless network connection and transmits Voice ﹠ Video as a stream personal computer or other client devices from described television equipment.
60. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described equipment is arranged to described television equipment is operated as personal computer.
61. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described equipment comprises the broadcast adapter that is used for receiving air broadcast on described television equipment; And
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to select and to watch air broadcast by described broadcast adapter on described television equipment.
62. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described equipment comprises the audio ﹠ video equipment that chooses from the equipment group that is made of following each equipment in fact: Blu-ray Disc
TMEquipment, DVD equipment, VHS equipment, PVR equipment, DVR equipment, IP-TV equipment, video game device, set-top box device and numeral or analog music equipment; And
Wherein, the configuration template that is associated with each described external equipment is reshuffled described television equipment automatically to visit and to operate described external equipment.
63. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described equipment comprises network client devices;
Wherein, described network client devices is arranged to and is connected to web content server; And
Wherein, described network client devices is supported the user of described television equipment to navigate with search listing and is selected the specific audio-video frequency content in the described audio-video frequency content to play, and provides corresponding configuration template to be used for the disposing appropriate users interface automatically on the backstage.
64. individual character adapter device as claimed in claim 45:
Wherein, described configuration template is reshuffled described television equipment to accept particular command from the remote controller equipment that the operation of described television equipment is controlled so that operate described individual character adapter device by described television equipment.
65. an audio-visual system comprises:
Television set with video display screen curtain, voicefrequency circuit, main menu and remote controller;
Be used for HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) (HDMI) interface of television set, can accept video content for described video display screen curtain by this HDMI interface;
Be used to be connected to the television set adapter of HDMI interface, be used for providing described video content, and described main menu is adjusted automatically according to the selection that the user utilizes remote controller to carry out; And
Be used for the user interface that on the video display screen curtain, shows, this user interface be supported in by described television set adapter that transmitted with user interface templates that the particular video frequency content is associated in the impression described.
66., also comprise as the described audio-visual system of claim 65:
Place the internet on the television set adapter to connect, this internet connects to be supported the visit of audio-video frequency content with the internet service server of the user interface templates that is associated can be provided.
67., also comprise as the described audio-visual system of claim 65:
Place the memory module on the television set adapter to connect, this memory module connection support visit to utilizing the digital camera acquisition and utilizing the image of memory module introducing.
68., also comprise as the described audio-visual system of claim 65:
Serial bus interface between television set and the television set adapter, this serial bus interface support exceed the exchanges data outside the exchanges data that the HDMI interface can support separately; And
Place the agreement among television set and the television set adapter, the coupling that this agreement support checking HDMI is connected with universal serial bus is to being the part of individual equipment, thereby obstructs the deception trial.
69., also comprise as the described audio-visual system of claim 65:
HDCP, the content source that this HDCP supports HDMI interface and mandate to be attached to television set provides high definition video.
70., also comprise as the described audio-visual system of claim 65:
Machine back of the body box (SBB) has comprised the television set adapter, and the power supply input that is provided by television set has been provided in this machine back of the body box, and can be inserted among in a plurality of HDMI interfaces that provide on television set at least one.
71., also comprise as the described audio-visual system of claim 65:
Place the modulator-demodulator on the television set adapter, this modulator-demodulator is supported the visit to the internet;
Internet navigation equipment, this internet navigation equipment responds to described remote controller, and can utilize information to fill described user interface; And
Be used to be connected to the array of network element, server and the database of internet, this array that is used to be connected to network element, server and the database of internet can realize that the URL(uniform resource locator) (URI) of audio-video frequency content that internet navigation equipment is browsed links and the identification of the metadata that is associated and sending.
72., also comprise as the described audio-visual system of claim 65:
Place the touch-screen on the video display screen curtain, this touch-screen is coordinated mutually with described user interface, and the equipment that is used for from various content source selections and playing audio-video document is provided.
73., also comprise as the described audio-visual system of claim 65:
Can be by the task server and the enterprise backend of access to the Internet, this task server and enterprise backend support utilization show to the user interface page of TV client and CSS carries out the content record search, and is used to provide the thumbnail and the content record link of the audio-video frequency content of collecting from the internet.
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