CN101741498A - Method for managing NPVR (network personal video recorder) in IPTV (internet protocol television) system - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for a user to manage an NPVR (network personal video recorder) in an IPTV (internet protocol television) system. In the method, the memory space of a server is used as a resource product and delivered to a user for use by allocating personal spaces, so that the user can manage and dominate the allocated space resource part for the NPRV recording of a program. The invention fully arouses the motility of the user on the aspect of managing the NPVR resource, improves the experience of the user, and realizes the changes of the user from a passive receiver to an active participant in the use of the IPTV system; and simultaneously, the invention is beneficial to raising the utilization ratio of the memory resource and reduces the system cost for managing the NPVR resource.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to IPTV (IPTV) field, relate in particular to the method for a kind of managing NPVR (network personal video recorder) in the IPTV system (Network Personal Video Recorder, network individual video recording).
Background technology
IPTV utilizes broadband network as infrastructure, with domestic television set or PC as main display terminal, utilize carrying of a series of Internet protocols and transmission multimedia digital signal, for the domestic consumer provides the multiple interactive digital multimedia service that comprises TV programme and the brand-new technology of value-added service service through encoding compression.People can enjoy the IPTV service by PC, set-top box+television set, multimedia handset multiple modes such as (having mobile IPTV function).From user perspective, the IPTV business can provide order program service, the individual recorded broadcast service with personalized and real-time, interactive and be similar to the noninteractive broadcast service of traditional tv.
The NPVR business is based upon on the IPTV system platform, and the permission spectators record the programs of interest content and replay, and recorded content is stored in network side.The performance recording that the NPVR business can allow the user select to like in the IPTV system gets off, and has thoroughly changed the passive pattern of watching of traditional tv, has really realized the Internet TV functions of no matter when and where " watching as required ".The implementation of NPVR is that the user sends the NPVR request by set-top box in the existing IPTV system, and after successfully paying, system records this program according to user's request.Record that this NPVR media file is kept on the streaming media server after the success, crossed after user's the order storage life again with this media file deletion.In general the pot-life of NPVR all long, under the bigger situation of customer volume, the space resources of a large amount of NPVR convection media servers is very big challenge, also there is very big difficulty in the management to these users' NPVR simultaneously.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of method of coming managing NPVR (network personal video recorder), give user with the memory space of server as a kind of resource product by the mode of distributing personal space and use, allow user oneself come this part space resources of management control by the user.
The method of managing NPVR (network personal video recorder) in the IPTV system that the present invention proposes may further comprise the steps:
Steps A, system gives the user as personal space the memory allocation of server;
Further, described memory allocation method is: described user applies for or the order personal space that by the tabulation of the personal space product on the terminal inquiry EPG server described system asks allocation space according to described user.
Further, described inquiry mode is: described user returns described personal space product by described EPG server and tabulates to described set-top box, and show by TV by set-top box visit EPG server.
Further, described application or order mode are: described user sends request by described EPG server to the SMS system, by described SMS system described request is carried out subscription process.
Further, described memory allocation method is: described system distributes a certain size personal space to give described user automatically.
Step B, described user sends the NPVR application to described system;
Step C, described system carries out logic determines according to the parameter in individual subscriber space, if meet the requirements, the NPVR that then carries out program records.
Further, described individual subscriber spatial parameter comprises: User Status and/or this program whether in the individual recording tabulation and/or the size of personal space, and, under the charge situation, also comprise user's account balance.
Further, if through described logic determines, described system thinks undesirable, then finishes application process, sends prompting to the user.
Further, if find that through described logic determines certain program had carried out system to be recorded or recorded by other people, then directly returns the information of recording success.
Further, the method for described managing NPVR (network personal video recorder) can also comprise step D: finish using, discharge personal space.
Further, described user is by deletion NPVR program release portion or whole personal spaces, perhaps after the pot-life expires, discharges the personal space that the program of expiration of time limit takies automatically by described system.
Further, described deletion program can comprise that deletion do not record, records, records the program of failure.Record after the program deletion of success by what system discharged that these programs take and use personal space, discharge the reservation space that these programs take by system after not recording, record, record the program deletion of failure.
The present invention has been owing to adopted the mode of personal space that NPVR is managed, and the space of server is offered the user in the mode of product, and the user can manage independently the NPVR resource of oneself as required.Simultaneously,, can avoid a part of NPVR resource long-term not use and but take memory space, strengthen the flexibility of management by individual subscriber space management NPVR resource.
Compared with prior art, the present invention helps giving full play to the dynamic role of user aspect the managing NPVR (network personal video recorder) resource, promotes user experience, meets the IPTV system and makes the user by the passive mentality of designing that initiatively participates in that receives.Simultaneously, also help improving the utilance of storage resources, the cost that the reduction system manages the NPVR resource.
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Fig. 1 is the order flow chart in individual subscriber space;
Fig. 2 is that the user uses personal space to carry out the flow chart that NPVR records;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart that the individual subscriber space discharges;
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the specific embodiment of the invention is described.
Referring to accompanying drawing 1, the order in individual subscriber space may further comprise the steps:
Step S102, the user is by STB (Set Top Box, set-top box) visit EPG server (Electronic Program Guide, electronic program guides) querying individual space product tabulation returns to STB with tabulation of personal space product and information after the EPG request of receiving;
Step S104, STB receive after individual product's tabulation that EPG returns, and the user is the face tabulation and the information of checking the personal space product on TV, and the user can select own suitable personal space product to send the personal space subscription request to EPG; After the EPG request of receiving request is transmitted to SMS (Service Manager System, business management system).The SMS system receives after the subscription request of individual subscriber space, upgrades user balance, upgrades individual subscriber space size information, and will order the result and return to the user.
Accompanying drawing 2 has represented that the user uses personal space to carry out the flow process that NPVR records, and the user sends the NPVR application, and the SMS system receives that user's NPVR records application and need judge the remaining space of User Status, remaining sum, personal space, and concrete authorizing procedure is as follows:
Step S106 at first judges User Status, and state of user has this several states: normal, to be activated, arrearage, time-out, canceled, having only under the normal situation of User Status just allows NPVR to record, if be abnormal user, finish application process, the prompting User Status is unusual;
Step S108, judge whether the user had recorded this program, if this program finishes application process in user's individual recording tabulation the inside, this program of prompting user in user's individual recording tabulation, does not need to initiate again the individual recording application again;
Step S110 judges whether the user has enough remaining sums to record this program, and Sorry, your ticket has not enough value, finishes application process, prompting user balance deficiency;
Step S112, judge whether the user has enough individual remaining spaces, each program all has size, the user can not record the size program bigger than own remaining space, do not have the user of enough personal spaces to have only the segment space or the application that discharge oneself to order the personal space product, the personal space that increases oneself just can be recorded other programs;
Step S114 judges whether program has recorded success, and the program recording of program end time before the current time may do that system records or user applies arranged individual recording for this part program.If be judged as be, change step S118,, change step S116 if be judged as not;
Step S116, estimation program size, upgrade the user and preengage the space, recording or also do not beginning recorded program, this part live TV stream is recorded into the possibility that there is failure in the NPVR program, the size that takes up room of this part program is the general value that estimation obtains according to the duration of this channel code stream form and program, so this part program takies user's reservation space;
Step S118, use the space according to what the size of program recording was upgraded the user, to recording the program of success, live TV stream has generated the media file of entity, size is known, for this part NPVR program, because media file generates, so return to user's information is to record success, and what this part program took is user's personal space.
Step S120, whether the program among the determining step S116 has recorded success, if be judged as is, changes step 122, if be judged as not, changes step 124;
Step S122 discharges the shared reservation space of this program, upgrades the user according to the actual size of this program and has used personal space;
Step S124 discharges the reservation space that program takies, and the performance recording failure is recorded and do not taken personal space, and the reservation space that this program should be taken returns to the user and uses, and the expense of button is return to the user.
The successful program recording of step S118, step S122 will change the button telephone expenses over to, enter an item of expenditure in the accounts single phase, and NPVR records flow process and finishes.
Accompanying drawing 3 is the release flow charts in individual subscriber space, and idiographic flow is as follows:
Step S126, user be the NPVR program of deletion oneself as required, and cleaning out part personal space or system's timed task, to scan the program storage life full, discharges the personal space of this part program;
Step S128 judges whether above-mentioned program has recorded success, if be judged as is, changes step S130 over to, if be judged as not, changes step S132 over to;
Step S130, what discharge that this program takies uses personal space;
Step S132 discharges the reservation personal space that this program takies.
It should be understood that concrete enforcement special flow process of the present invention and parts only propose as example, not as limitation of the present invention.The present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.
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1. the method for managing NPVR (network personal video recorder) in the IPTV system may further comprise the steps:
Steps A, system gives the user as personal space the memory allocation of server;
Step B, described user sends the NPVR application to described system;
Step C, described system carries out logic determines according to the parameter in individual subscriber space, if meet the requirements, the NPVR that then carries out program records.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described memory allocation method is:
Described user applies for or the order personal space that by the tabulation of the personal space product on the terminal inquiry EPG server described system asks allocation space according to described user.
3. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described inquiry mode is:
Described user returns described personal space product by described EPG server and tabulates to described set-top box, and show by TV by set-top box visit EPG server.
4. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described application or order mode are:
Described user sends request by described EPG server to the SMS system, by described SMS system described request is carried out subscription process.
5. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described individual subscriber spatial parameter comprises:
User Status and/or this program whether in the individual recording tabulation and/or the size of personal space, and, under the charge situation, also comprise user's account balance.
6. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, if through described logic determines, described system thinks undesirable, then finishes application process, sends prompting to the user.
7. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, if find that through described logic determines certain program had carried out system to be recorded or recorded by other people, then directly returns the information of recording success.
8. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, can also comprise step D: finish using, discharge personal space.
9. method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described step D comprises:
Described user is by deletion NPVR program release portion or whole personal spaces, perhaps after the pot-life expires, discharges the personal space that the program of expiration of time limit takies automatically by described system.
10. method according to claim 9 is characterized in that: described deletion program comprises that deletion do not record, records, records the program of failure.
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