CN101909198B - Service design and channel method for network protocol television - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a service design and channel (hereinafter referred to as service channelization) method for a network protocol television. Conventional services are hidden in layers of text menus and therefore are complex in operation and difficult to find and use. In the method, through the set connection between channels and service attributes, the service content display and service functions are combined a television channel playing function which a user is most familiar to and uses most commonly. The method aims to provide simple and instinctive operation for the user to learn to use services provided by IPTV quickly and for the user to switch the television channels and other non-channel hot services, avoiding menu selection and complex menu selection with frequent inter-channel switching, and providing a pleasant use environment for the user.
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Technical field
(INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION, IPTV) service is meant the service design and channel method that is applied to network protocol television especially to the invention relates to a kind of network protocol television.
Background technology
IPTV is with the maximum difference of traditional tv, just provided various novelty function, possess and create new COS and new consumption mode.But the IPTV system uses the literal menu mode mostly at present; Stressing to provide under the theory of various novel service function; List a feast for the eyes various functions, even comprised multi-level sub-services menu and browse, so certainly will cause the user to seek the degree of difficulty of service.Greatly reduce the user virtually and use the wish of IPTV.
Fig. 2 is the Organization Chart of existing IPTV television channel broadcast and functional menu, comprises under the powered tv channel module that cannel broadcast module 410 provides TV programme to play; 500 of functional menu modules provide menu processing, independent separately running, and the user need be with remote controller complicated some selection operation between each item function.
Fig. 3 is the include service level formula menu design of existing IPTV; A service possibly comprise multinomial sub-services; And submenu possibly comprise submenu again, and is general as tree, and a plurality of child nodes are arranged under the root node; Child node possibly also have a plurality of grandson's nodes, and the leaf nodes last content item that is exactly menu.Like bold line path among the figure, the user needs repeatedly to put selection operation with remote controller, just can use service C-3-3-1; Switch between the different services and more cause the user to perplex, as serving A-1-2 to serving C-3-3-1.
This shows that above-mentioned occupation mode still has many disappearances, real non-good design, and demand urgently improveing.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is applied to the purpose of the service design and channel method of network protocol television, for improving IPTV service occupation mode, promotes the service utilization rate.Connection through channel and service is set, and makes the user when viewing and admiring television channel, and switching channels mode promptly capable of using gets into the topical subject service, is user-friendly to.
Service channel has been eliminated and has been promoted outside the occupation mode of service; Improve service menu picture more in the lump, adopt graphical interface to appear, replacing traditional literal is main shaft; And must between service menu and channel, switch the shortcoming that causes loaded down with trivial details and difficult searching to use continually.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose, the present invention has taked following technical scheme:
A kind of service design and channel method that is applied to network protocol television is presented in the respective services that IPTV provided in the television channel function with the diagramatic way integration, conveniently clicks use, and respective services can browsed and use to user's switching channels simultaneously.
Service channelization is inserted in graphical interface with the hot topic service, in the television channel function, appears, and can reach more near intuition, the ground operating characteristic is easily understood.The user views and admires in the function at the TV of being familiar with commonly used, utilizes switching channels just can browse and uses the various service that IPTV provided, and exempts complicated menu button and clicks, and reduces the interface complexity so that the user to be provided joyful environment for use, and then improves and serve utilization rate.
Service channelization is a kind of design concept of innovation, improves the mode that the user gets into service function, directly when television channel is viewed and admired, utilizes the remote controller switching channels to browse and uses various IPTV service functions.In addition, the service channel improvement is the operator scheme of literal menu layer by layer originally, with graphical interface replacement.
Reaching the service design and channel method that foregoing invention is applied to network protocol television is to utilize the attribute of channel and service to correlate setting, and usually with newly-increased channel and add this channel in channel table, only this cannel broadcast content is the service of channelization.
Through the setting contents of channel correlation attribute value, whether SCFlag as being the identification of service channelization if this property value is represented as service channelization, starts the relevant module of service channel and carries out; Another property value serviceType represents corresponding service content, comprises all sub-services or affiliated substance films under this service.The mode of this kind channel attribute and service initialization connection can be guaranteed not influence former television channel and plays, and why channel can freely set corresponding service, provides flexible related setting machine-processed.
The service channel method for designing also comprises with figure and replaces the literal menu, and improving literal, to read understanding slower, and interface presents complicacy shortcoming intuitively inadequately.The shown design theory is general as the traffic sign design principle, and the user sees that diagram gets final product the fast understanding reaction, creates friendly IPTV environment for use thus, improves the respective services utilization rate.
Graphical interface composition mainly comprises as shown in Figure 4: (one) channel number and service name 610.Indicated channel number and service name are convenient to user discrimination, and memory is commonly used, the function service of liking.Both all are shown in the picture upper left corner; (2) service diagram 620 no matter be sub-services or affiliated substance film, utilizes succinct understandable diagram to replace the literal interface; (3) choose project prompting 630 at present,, why choose project at present with eye-catching color tips user according to different layouts; (4) remote controller explanation 640, why are shown in operating function that guiding user in picture below can carry out; (5) number of pages prompting at present and total page number prompting diagram 650 are shown in the picture lower right.Like Fig. 5, to the graphical interface of video on demand, change with content stage photo replacement service content diagram, and comprise description information (six) classification diagram 660, the classification of sign content film is why; (7) content name 670, show this option complete name; Whether (eight) subscription illustrates 680, make things convenient for user discrimination to subscribe to (nine) price rental period and explain 690, and this article price and rental period are described, then shows the Expiration Date in rental period and remains and can view and admire the time if this user has subscribed to.
Service channel is eliminated outside the above-mentioned innovation, and the element dynamic access data of also arranging in pairs or groups also only redraws the Display Technique in data updating zone,, fast IPTV service channel method for designing simple and easy to realize controlling.
It is warm in the television channel function that the service channel utilization is integrated, and lowers user's switchings that between each functional menu, frequently use a teleswitch, and it is difficult to cause service to use.On the contrary, it is simpler and easy that service channelization provides, and directly serves occupation mode efficiently, and comprise its subfunction project, cooperates graphical interface that more friendly environment for use is provided, and satisfies extensive TV and use age level.Service channelization lets the cannel broadcast no longer be that unidirectional program is viewed and admired, and then it is interactive to be extended for two-way diversification.
IPTV service channel provided by the present invention design when comparing each other with other prior aries, has more and gets the row advantage ready:
1. cannel broadcast is the most familiar the most frequently used function of user, and the IPTV characteristic is to provide various novel service.The present invention integrate merge respective services the most frequently used in the user, be familiar with most in the cannel broadcast of use, exempt complicated button operation, the various service that the user utilizes remote controller can enjoy IPTV quickly and easily and provided with left and right press key up and down.
2. traditional menu is main with tree-shaped framework, complicated laterally with directly to the menu content, the user uses service to click and gets into submenu layer by layer; The menu of different services switches more needs repeatedly button operation, the user is used cause puzzlement, lowers and uses wish.This service channelization design comprises down all sub-services functions of service, service extract module 420 inquire about obtain its down under content, make the inconvenience that causes of menu layer by layer of service function escape, the operating environment of direct convenience is provided.
3. traditional menu uses mode word to show, picture is complicated to be difficult for reading.Design configuration mode of the present invention replaces the literal menu, stresses the intuitive design concept, fast identification each item function.
4. corresponding different COSs; Two kinds of GUIs are provided, and picture comprises that (one) channel number and service name (two) service diagram (three) are chosen the present number of pages of project prompting (four) remote controller key prompting (five) at present and total page number prompting figure (six) classification diagram (seven) content name (eight) is subscribed to functions such as illustrating the explanation of (nine) price rental period.With this operating environment of User-friendly is provided, promotes the service utilization rate.
5. service channelization can be applicable to strengthen the propaganda and the popularization of special services, and the emphasis service is placed in the television channel function, significantly improves undoubtedly and should serve exposure rate, can provide the dealer to be on sale throughout flexibly, promotes the user and uses wish, creates doulbe-sides' victory.
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Fig. 1 is IPTV service channel operation workflow figure;
Fig. 2 is existing IPTV system architecture diagram;
Fig. 3 is existing IPTV menu structure chart;
Fig. 4 is an IPTV service channel design drawing;
Fig. 5 is applied to the video on demand design drawing for the IPTV service channelization;
Fig. 6 is that the channel attribute is set the case table with the service connection;
Fig. 7 is an IPTV service channel system architecture diagram;
Fig. 8 is existing IPTV literal menu figure;
Fig. 9 is an IPTV service channel application illustration;
Figure 10 is IPTV video on demand service channel application illustration (not subscribing to);
Figure 11 is that illustration is subscribed in the preview of IPTV video on demand service channel;
Figure 12 is an IPTV video on demand service channel application illustration (subscribing to);
Description of drawings: 100, TV; 200, box on the machine; 300, remote controller; 400, television channel module; 410, cannel broadcast module; 420, module is extracted in service; 430, integration module; 500, functional menu module; 600, GUI module; 610, channel number and service name; 620, service diagram; 620 ', the content stage photo; 630, choose the project prompting at present; 640, remote controller explanation; 650, the diagram of number of pages and total page number prompting at present; 660, classification diagram; 670, content name; 680, subscribe to diagram; 690, price rental period explanation; 700, data bank.
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The present invention utilizes the attribute of channel and service to correlate setting.Newly-increased channel is also set this channel SCFlag, serviceType and displayType property value.When the television channel module is play this channel, judge that through attribute SCFlag value SC this channel is a service channelization, start the relevant module of service channel and carry out; Find corresponding service content by the serviceType property value, comprise all sub-services contents under this service, if this service then comprises all films under this service for video on demand; And the displayType property value through setting contents of channel, judge and apply mechanically suitable graphical interface.
As shown in Figure 6, channel X is original general television channel.Its SCFlag property value of channel Y is SC, is expressed as service channelization, according to the serviceType property value traffic information service inlet is provided, and according to the displayType property value, uses the service channel GUI.The SCFlag property value SC of channel Z representes that this channel is similarly service channelization, provides with selecting movie services according to the serviceType property value, judges that the displayType property value uses the video on demand GUI.
The present invention still comprises module 400 skill upgradings of televising except the use innovation in thought of cannel broadcast, and new invention menu module and graphical interface module.Service channel module as shown in Figure 7 comprises: TV 100, box 200 on the machine, remote controller 300, television channel module 400, functional menu module 500, GUI module 600 and data bank 700.
Wherein television channel module 400 comprises cannel broadcast module 410, and module 420 and integration module 430 are extracted in service.Cannel broadcast module 410 is play general television channel, provides user's TV to view and admire demand; Service is extracted module 420 and is used for the service content that inquiry obtains this channel setting; Inquire about sub-services or the affiliated substance film data that is comprised under this service that obtain; Obtain in the tree; Arbitrary node and its all grandson's node data, meaning are that any service can both be presented in the television channel broadcast with its subfunction option; The content statistics that integration module 430 obtains inquiry converges whole, and is whole also with the menu module.In addition, when the user operated menu, the present invention carried out picture with GUI module 600 and redraws, the dynamic fit data updating menu page, immediate reaction data for updating.
Flow process of the present invention is as shown in Figure 1, comprising:
A. when the user got into the service channel page, television channel module 400 was general television channel or service channelization according to this channel setting of channel SCFlag determined property.If general television channel is then play.If service channelization then call service extracts module 420.
B. service is extracted module 420 and is somebody's turn to do service menu content according to the inquiry of channel serviceType property value; And whether inspection should service also have the submenu function; If the inquiry of then repeating is arranged; All sub-services functions are all inquired about under this service, and the sub-services content under the menu all can be appeared in service channelization.
C. then integration module is converged the service profile that whole inquiry obtains, and calculates relevant required information, like number of pages etc.
D. the menu module utilizes channel displayType property value to be inserted in the graph of a correspondence interface, and brings a flow process into and converge whole data and present service channelization.
E. if the user carries out menu processing, call out the whole content of integration module remittance, carry out the page and redraw, immediate updating menu data with graphical interface module.
F. the user clicks and uses the service channel function, or switching channels leaves this channel service.Accomplish service channelization.
Service channelization is through the above; It is associated with some channel numbers; Corresponding one or multiple service manner; Except providing the user can use passing operation switching channels mode, and the diagramatic way contact is provided and uses various IPTV services, flexible Application is to the popularization and the marketing activity of IPTV service.
The present invention except with Service Design in cannel broadcast, still can further comprise design function menu module 500, provide the user succinctly to be prone to the operating environment of identification.Like Fig. 8 is general ip TV functional menu, is main with literal usually, and the situation of submenu is layer by layer arranged again, makes interface present complicacy, and identification is difficult for.Design configuration interface of the present invention, respective services directly provides at the cannel broadcast picture, with succinct diagram the quick identification each item of user function is provided, and compared to the literal menu, can significantly reduce the user and carry out the learning and Memory occupation mode.
It is with this special services that service channel turns method into, compiles and edits newly-increased extra channel number, and channel is looked same in this channelization service; Include in the traditional tv channel table; Its attribute is the same with the traditional tv channel with mode of operation, lets the user with passing same operation channel experience, can contact the service of channelization; When switching or, just can seeing this special services channelization content directly by its channel number.
The difference of service channelization and traditional tv channel; Only presented content for its service content itself not in channel content; Therefore be designed to service content and appear in prospect, not essential as for presenting channel content in background, or have only message and do not have video signal.
Fig. 9 is the service channel example, and newly-increased extra cannel broadcast background cd audio properties CD adds this channel in the channel table, provides user's switching channels just can browse use.Picture presents the service of channelization (is example with service 2 among Fig. 8), comprises the sub-services content under this service.Wherein channel number and service name are shown in the picture upper left corner, make things convenient for the user discrimination memory; Respective services uses diagram to replace traditional literal menu in the picture, and cooperates and choose prompting and choose project at present with conveniently recognized; Picture below provides the function of remote controller keys prompting, and the picture lower right corner shows present number of pages and total page number prompting figure in addition.
Service channelization is integrated in respective services in the television channel function, comprises content-browsing demonstration, preview, subscription and the broadcast of video on demand.Shown in figure 10, it is example that service channelization is applied to selecting film, and the user chooses this channel of entering with remote controller and can use with selecting the film function, and film is selected to provide a circulation to choose framework with the carrousel mode.The user chooses with the right button circulation, and the project of choosing is from 1,2, and 3...N replies to 1 project again.If use left button to choose, the project of then choosing is from 1, N, N-1...1.Picture indicated channel number and service name, still figure chooses the project prompting; Remote controller key prompting is at present outside number of pages and the total page number project information, to selecting film; More comprise the classification diagram of choosing film; Content name adds my favorite, related description information such as new film prompting and rental period price.The user can carry out preview and subscribe to film with acknowledgement key, and like Figure 11, the user gets into preview and subscribes to functional picture, can obtain relevent informations such as film length of a film, performer, movie-buff's criticism, synopsis, and utilizes left and right press key to select to carry out preview or subscription film.Like Figure 12, if having bought, this user subscribes to this film, and within timeliness, then detailed row due date in rental period and remaining time, convenient prompting user.And the button of viewing and admiring capable of using directly carries out film and views and admires.
Above-listed detailed description is to specify to possible embodiments of the present invention, and this embodiment is not in order to limiting claim of the present invention, does not allly break away from equivalence of the present invention and implements or change, all should be contained in the claim of the present invention.
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1. service design and channel method that is applied to network protocol television; It is characterized in that; The respective services that IPTV provided is presented in newly-increased being specific in the television channel of this service with the diagramatic way integration; Conveniently click use, respective services can browsed and use to user's switching channels simultaneously.
2. the service design and channel method that is applied to network protocol television as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the mode that related setting is carried out in the attribute that said method is utilized channel and service provides service channelization.
3. the service design and channel method that is applied to network protocol television as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, said method comprises all subfunction services in the service.
4. the service design and channel method that is applied to network protocol television as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the function mode of said method is:
(1) is judged as general television channel or service channelization, if service channelization then gets into next step;
(2) inquiry service and sub-services menu content;
(3) the whole service profile that obtains of inquiring about of remittance;
(4) be inserted in graphical interface;
(5) whether judges carries out menu processing, redraws if then carry out the page, then gets into next step if not; And
(6) user's switching channels leaves this service.
5. the service design and channel method that is applied to network protocol television as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, comprising:
The television channel module shows that general television channel and amplification will serve the menu content integration and be blended in the channel service, and meaning promptly cooperates diagram demonstration respective services function pages with the channelization mode;
The menu module, the service content of integrating inquiry replaces the literal menu with graphics mode and on television channel, appears; And
The GUI module is when the user chooses when skipping the immediate updating picture data in service channelization.
6. the service design and channel method that is applied to network protocol television as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, said television channel module comprises:
The cannel broadcast module is responsible for the television channel playing function;
Module is extracted in service, is responsible for the inquiry service content material, comprises all sub-services menu data that comprise under a certain service; And
Integration module is responsible for gathering service and is extracted the menu content material that module is inquired about, and comprises service and all sub-services contents, cooperates the graphical interface of menu module in television channel, to appear.
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