CN102006514A - Television program EPG (Electronic Program Guide) content based search management system and method - Google Patents
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The invention discloses television program EPG (Electronic Program Guide) content based search management system and method, relating to the field of television program search. The search management method comprises the following steps that: a database management module updates and analyzes EPG information; the database management module adds corresponding classifying labels to program information and stores into a program information database; and the search management system receives a command of a user through a man-machine interaction module, executes program information search actions or program information control actions and can carry out corresponding operation on the program information stored in the program information database by utilizing a program information control module, for example, the user can execute playing authority setting, scheduled playing, timed recording, and the like for a certain piece or class of the classified program information. The invention newly increase a function of fast searching television program contents in a television system, thereby providing the convenience for the user.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the television program search field, in particular a kind of search management system and method thereof based on TV programme EPG content.
Background technology
Current social TV has been a kind of household electrical appliance of popularizing very much, TV has become the daily necessities that the oneself is loosened in people's amusement and recreation, penetration and promotion along with TV, television channel is also more and more, it is rich and varied that TV programme also becomes, and makes people to select the TV programme oneself liked freely according to individual's hobby.
Yet sometimes to seek the thing that the thing of oneself liking has but become a loaded down with trivial details effort in so various TV programme, sometimes whether you find oneself to hold changing channel what but not knowing to see of remote controller one time a time, even sometimes you can find it is that but what is not all seen for the channel that changing repeating fully yourself, particularly people's rhythm of life is more and more faster now, life stress is more and more come greatly, go home evening to look at that with regard to wanting the TV programme of oneself liking relaxes oneself, yet seek the thing of oneself liking in numerous and complicated TV programme and sometimes but will spend a large amount of time and efforts, how the system of integrated quick searching TV program content has become problem to be solved is arranged in television system.
Therefore, prior art has yet to be improved and developed.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is, above-mentioned defective at prior art, a kind of search management system and method thereof based on TV programme EPG content is provided, and it makes the function that has increased quick searching TV program content in the television system newly, provides users with the convenient.
The technical scheme that technical solution problem of the present invention is adopted is as follows:
A kind of search management method based on TV programme EPG content wherein, comprises step:
A, database management module receive or renewal EPG information every a preset time, and the EPG information that receives or upgrade is resolved;
B, database management module add the preliminary treatment of corresponding class indication to the EPG information of resolving, and respectively store in program information database according to different classes pretreated EPG information;
C, receive user's instruction by human-computer interaction module, and according to described commands for controlling programme information control module the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding and move, perhaps control the program information search module EPG information that search subscriber needs in program information database.
Described search management method based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, described steps A also comprises: database management module is put into a buffer memory with the EPG information that receives when receiving or upgrade EPG information, and it is resolved, abandon the information that had been saved.
Described search management method based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, the class indication among the described step B comprises: one or more in the temperature information of the predetermined information of the rating information of basic programme information, the classified information of program, program, controls playing authority, program, the content information of program and program.
Described search management method based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprise among the described step C: C1, control, predetermined control of playing or the control of timed recording a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class being carried out to play authority setting according to described instruction.
Described search management method based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, when described EPG information has added broadcast authority sign during in preliminary treatment, according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprises specifically according to described instruction a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out the control of playing authority setting that its concrete steps comprise among the described step C:
C11, receive the user by human-computer interaction module a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out the instruction that the playing programs authority is provided with;
C12, human-computer interaction module call the broadcast authority sign of corresponding EPG information in the database management module change program information database according to the instruction that described playing programs authority is provided with, and this playing programs authority information is sent to the programme information control module;
C13, programme information control module are controlled this designated television playing programs or are given user-dependent prompting by this playing programs authority information.
Described search management method based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, when described EPG information has added predetermined broadcast sign during in preliminary treatment, according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprises specifically according to described instruction a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out predetermined control of playing that its concrete steps comprise among the described step C:
C21, receive the user by human-computer interaction module and carry out the instruction that the program predetermination reproduction time is provided with a certain in the program information classified;
C22, human-computer interaction module call the predetermined reproduction time sign of corresponding EPG information in the database management module change program information database according to the instruction that described predetermined reproduction time is provided with, and should be scheduled to broadcast information and be sent to the programme information control module;
When C23, programme information control module receive this predetermined broadcast information, the beginning monitoring system time, when system time equals the predetermined reproduction time of program, then control the program that TV automatically switches to this reservation.
Described search management method based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, when described EPG information has added predetermined broadcast sign during in preliminary treatment, according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprises specifically according to described instruction a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out the control of timed recording that its concrete steps comprise among the described step C:
C31, receive the user to a certain control command of carrying out the program timed recording in the program information classified by human-computer interaction module;
C32, human-computer interaction module call the timed recording sign that database management module is revised corresponding EPG information in the program information database according to the control command of described timed recording, and this timed recording information is sent to the programme information control module;
When C33, programme information control module received this timed recording information, the beginning monitoring system time, when system time equaled scheduled time of timed recording of program, the control TV was automatically with the memory space of performance recording to appointment.
Described search management method based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, comprising by programme information control module control program information search module EPG information of search subscriber needs in program information database according to described instruction among the described step C: the search key according to user's input is located a big class earlier in program information database, the relevant group in location in big class, and then the information of in group, being correlated with again according to described search key coupling.
A kind of search management system based on TV programme EPG content wherein, comprises program information database, program information search module, database management module, programme information control module, human-computer interaction module, wherein:
Program information database is used for pretreated EPG information is stored respectively according to different classes;
Database management module is used for receiving or renewal EPG information every a preset time, and the EPG information that receives or upgrade is resolved;
The program information search module is used for the needs according to the user, the EPG information of handling in the retrieval program information database;
The programme information control module is used for according to the instruction of user's input the EPG information that is kept at program information database being carried out the control corresponding action, and is used for controlling the EPG information of program information search module at program information database search subscriber needs;
Human-computer interaction module is used to receive the retrieving information and the control information of user's input.
Described search management system based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, described database management module further comprises:
Play authority sign change unit, be used for instruction, the broadcast authority sign of corresponding EPG information in the change program information database according to the setting of playing programs authority;
Predetermined reproduction time sign change unit is used for according to being scheduled to the instruction that reproduction time is provided with, the predetermined reproduction time sign of corresponding EPG information in the change program information database;
Timed recording sign change unit is used for the control command according to timed recording, calls the timed recording sign that database management module is revised corresponding EPG information in the program information database;
Described programme information control module further comprises:
Play the authority setting control unit, be used for broadcast by the broadcast authority sign control program of change;
Predetermined playing control unit, be used to receive predetermined broadcast information after, the beginning monitoring system time, when system time equaled the predetermined reproduction time of program, the control TV automatically switched to the program of reservation;
The timed recording control unit is used for after receiving timed recording information, and the beginning monitoring system time, when system time equaled scheduled time of timed recording of program, the control TV was automatically with the memory space of performance recording to appointment.
Beneficial effect: search management system and method thereof based on TV programme EPG content provided by the present invention, owing to adopted database management module to upgrade and parsing EPG information; Database management module is programme information adding respective classified sign and is kept in the program information database; System receives user's instruction by human-computer interaction module, carry out program information search action or programme information control action, it can utilize the programme information control module that the programme information that is kept at program information database is operated accordingly, can carry out a certain in the program information classified or a certain class as the user and play authority setting, predetermined broadcast, timed recording etc.
Can realize present in progress content of TV program is searched for, and can search for TV programme of be about to playing in a period of time or the TV programme that has finished (concrete way of search can according to user's demand selection operation), be user's quick location channel when seeking the TV programme of oneself liking, saved numerous television channels have been browsed the loaded down with trivial details of location, the TV programme that also can allow the user that oneself that miss liked simultaneously has a understanding clearly, and also can allow the user that favor program is had an assurance accurately and good the preparation at reproduction time in the future, provide users with the convenient greatly.
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Fig. 1 is the search management system theory diagram based on TV programme EPG content of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the search management method flow chart based on TV programme EPG content of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the data base administration flow chart of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the search Search Control flow chart of the EPG content of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the database management module internal frame diagram of the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is the programme information control module internal frame diagram of the embodiment of the invention.
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EPG is the english abbreviation of Electronic Program Guide, and the meaning is an electric program menu.
A kind of search management system and method thereof provided by the present invention based on TV programme EPG content, clearer, clear and definite for making purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage, below develop simultaneously with reference to accompanying drawing that the present invention is described in more detail for embodiment.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explanation the present invention, and be not used in qualification the present invention.
A kind of search management system that the embodiment of the invention provides based on TV programme EPG content, as shown in Figure 1, comprise human-computer interaction module 110, program information search module 120, programme information control module 130, database management module 140, program information database 150.
Program information search module 120 is used for the needs according to the user, utilizes the EPG information of handling in the tree-like searching algorithm retrieval program information database.
Programme information control module 130 is used for according to the instruction of user's input the EPG information that is kept at program information database being carried out the control corresponding action, and control program information search module is utilized the tree-like searching algorithm EPG information that search subscriber needs in program information database.
Human-computer interaction module 110, be used to receive the retrieving information and the control information of user's input.
Based on above-mentioned search management system based on TV programme EPG content, a kind of search management method based on TV programme EPG content that the embodiment of the invention provides as shown in Figure 2, mainly comprises step:
Step S100, database management module receive or renewal EPG information every a preset time, and the EPG information that receives or upgrade is resolved.Wherein, database management module is put into a buffer memory with the EPG information that receives, and it is resolved when receiving or upgrade EPG information, abandons the information that had been saved.Can certainly be simultaneously expired EPG information in the Clean Up Database at set intervals.
For example, in the specific implementation, can or set up a special database file in television set or set-top box built-in specific memory zone and be used for depositing EPG information, be called program information database.
At television set or set-top box needs only in running order and program information search module when being in idle condition, database management module wherein (can be decided to be 20 minutes or half an hour or the like in backstage acquiescence every the regular hour, time is according to speed of upgrading and user's the custom of watching) upgrade the EPG information in the epg database automatically, the user also can force to upgrade EPG information before the retrieval programme information, promptly before the retrieval, the user utilizes remote controller to call human-computer interaction module, television image shows searching menu, the user selects to force to carry out programme information with remote controller and upgrades, and human-computer interaction module calls database management module and carries out the EPG information update operation immediately.
Database management module is put into a buffer memory with the EPG information that receives earlier when receiving or upgrade EPG information, then it is resolved, and abandons the information that those have been saved.
Step S200, database management module add the preliminary treatment of corresponding class indication to the EPG information of resolving, and respectively store in program information database according to different classes pretreated EPG information; Described class indication comprises: the predetermined information of the rating information of basic programme information, the classified information of program, program, controls playing authority, program, the content information of program, the temperature information of program.
For example: the database management module of television set or set-top box is for the EPG information that receives, carry out a preliminary treatment earlier, EPG information is added the respective classified identification information, as basic programme information (channel-reproduction time (be generally advance notice character)-programm name), language (the mandarin of program, English, Guangdong language, Tibetan language etc.), classified information (the feature film of program, newsreel, romance movie, horror film, cartoon etc.), the rating information of program (being fit to which type of crowd watches), controls playing authority (allow-do not allow broadcast or the broadcast authority is set) according to rating information, the predetermined information of program (is provided with the predetermined time of playing on program, can allow the user that this block message of change is set, control section has the program of predetermined information in program and includes monitoring range on the backstage), the content information of program is (as acting the leading role, the director, the title number of words, ID, initial etc.), the temperature of program etc., the EPG information that to handle then stores a special storage area that is used for programme information or a special lane database respectively into according to so different class, promptly stores in the program information database.
Preferably, these EPG information that will handle by database management module store program information database into according to the classification of an acquiescence.The classification of described acquiescence comprises one group of big class, under each big class, some groups are set, big class and the group that some are commonly used are system intialization, and all the other groups are system's customs according to user search, the classification of term new construction under the big class of correspondence of using always with the user.The for example above-mentioned big class that presets for example is: news, film, serial, physical culture, literature and art ..., above-mentioned group for example " film " can be feature film, newsreel, romance movie, horror film, cartoon ...
Step S300, receive user's instruction by human-computer interaction module, and by the programme information control module EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding according to described instruction and move, and control program information search module is utilized the tree-like searching algorithm EPG information that search subscriber needs in program information database.
Wherein, describedly according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprise: C1, the control of a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class being carried out to play authority setting according to described instruction, predetermined control of playing, the control of timed recording.Wherein, above-mentioned a certain class EPG information can be a certain big class or a certain group in the program information database, can also be the user by all clauses and subclauses that keyword search retrieved.
Preferably, describedly according to described instruction a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out the control of playing authority setting and specifically comprise:
For example, aforementioned when EPG information is added the preliminary treatment of class indication information, the identification information of playing authority is preset as and allows to play.After preliminary treatment is finished, need control the right of broadcasting of program prescribes a time limit as the user, can make amendment to the playing programs authority identification information of a certain or a certain class EPG information, it is set to allow to play or do not allow play, and this information made relevant record in the programme information control module, specifically comprise the steps:
C11, receive the user by human-computer interaction module a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out the instruction that the playing programs authority is provided with;
C12, human-computer interaction module call the broadcast authority sign of corresponding EPG information in the database management module change program information database according to the instruction that described playing programs authority is provided with, and this playing programs authority information is sent to the programme information control module;
C13, programme information control module are controlled this designated television playing programs or are given user-dependent prompting by this playing programs authority information, for example, when the programme information control module detects current program for the program that do not allow to play, shield this program and eject prompting, allow the user select whether to watch or change platform etc.
Further, describedly according to described instruction a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out predetermined control of playing and specifically comprise:
For example, adopt the predetermined reproduction time sign of EPG information to link to each other with programme information control module interface, it is that 0 expression is not provided with predetermined reproduction time or the user has cancelled relevant predetermined broadcast that predetermined reproduction time sign is initially set to that 0(programme information control module detects), and this information made the record of being correlated with in control program.Follow-uply then may further comprise the steps:
C21, receive the user by human-computer interaction module and carry out the instruction that the program predetermination reproduction time is provided with a certain in the program information classified;
The instruction that C22, human-computer interaction module are provided with according to described predetermined reproduction time, call the predetermined reproduction time sign of corresponding EPG information in the database management module change program information database, represent promptly that when the predetermined broadcast sign of program is set at 1(this program preengage broadcast) time, this program predetermination broadcast information is sent to the programme information control module;
C23, programme information control module begin to monitor current system time after receiving this program predetermination broadcast information, and when system time arrived the predetermined reproduction time of program, the control TV automatically switched to the program of this reservation and plays.After switching to this program, call the EPG information that database management module changes this sign into initial value or upgrades this program simultaneously.
Further, the described control of a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class being carried out timed recording according to described instruction specifically comprises:
For example, adopt the timed recording identification information of EPG information to link to each other with programme information control module interface, being initially set to that 0(programme information control module detects is that 0 expression is not provided with scheduled recording time or user and has cancelled relevant scheduled recording), and this information made the record of being correlated with in the program of being controlled at.Follow-up may further comprise the steps:
C31, receive the user to a certain control command of carrying out the program timed recording in the program information classified by human-computer interaction module;
C32, human-computer interaction module are according to the control command of described timed recording, call database management module and revise the timed recording sign of corresponding EPG information in the program information database, represent promptly that when the timed recording of program sign is set at 1(this program preengage timed recording) time, this program timed recording information is sent to the programme information control module;
C33, programme information control module begin to monitor current system time after receiving this program timed recording information, and the timed recording that arrives program when system time is during the time, then control TV on the backstage automatically with performance recording to relevant memory space.After having recorded related-program, the programme information control module is called database management module this sign of program is changed into initial value or upgrades relevant EPG information.
Described search management method based on TV programme EPG content, wherein, utilize tree-like searching algorithm EPG information of search subscriber needs in program information database to comprise according to described instruction by programme information control module control program information search module among the described step C: according to the search key of user's input big class in location in program information database earlier, the relevant group in location in big class, and then the information of in group, being correlated with again according to described search key coupling.
Be among the present invention among the embodiment user be a kind of grading search to the retrieval mode of programme information:
The user proposes search key, and the search utility elder generation of program information search module does a classification and ordination according to the EPG information of the classification that important keyword will be handled according to big class, then searches for relevant match information according to other keyword in relevant big class again.
The user can also be as required to the control of the broadcast of existing program, such as prohibiting broadcasting, timed recording is carried out in live ball match too late in evening etc., to timing broadcast of the own favorite program that will play etc. to being not suitable for the program that child sees.
The user carries out a search to the program of needs control earlier, then program is done the control corresponding operation--in-the system user's human-computer interaction module is arranged.
In the specific implementation, the TV of employing or set-top box need dispose the input equipment that can realize man-machine interaction, but as remote controller of input characters etc.
The data base administration flow process of the embodiment of the invention may further comprise the steps when specifically using as shown in Figure 3: at first television set or set-top box preset program information database; Enter 101 then.
101, preset a flag zone in program database, and it is divided into two-stage, one-level flag preestablishes big class and points to secondary flag, and secondary flag preestablishes group and points to EPG information.The keyword strings of the televison program sorting that the flag(that sets in advance is common) can be by statistical information Automatic Optimal taxonomic structure and the category level (i.e. the process of Zi Xueing) of control program according to user's search custom;
102, database management module reads the EPG information of predetermined frequency;
103, database management module reads a specific buffer memory earlier with the EPG information of this frequency and it is resolved fully;
104, database management module is stored in the programme information of the resolving form by character string in the database;
105, database management module is with flag and the programme information coupling of parsing and the address that the general flag that the match is successful points to this program storage of presetting;
Do do 106, all preset frequency search and finish? be then to enter 107, otherwise enter 102;
107, programme information is kept in the database fully, each programme information is all pointed to (the more than flag of possibility) by many different flag;
108, timer is resetted restart timing (being the time interval that program can be provided with automatic renewal);
109, reach predetermined time interval (can pass through the menu setting scheduled time) when timer, return 101 such as half an hour.
When need searching for program, the user only need enter the search directory in the menu, the column frame that occurs the search bar in the television image or occur to select.The user utilizes the remote controller keyword or the relevant search terms of selection of inputted search in the search box.Then by determining key, then human-computer interaction module calls inner search utility and utilizes tree-search algorithm search for relevant programme information in database, and relevant information is presented in the television image with the form of tabulating.For example, after the user selected to search for current in progress program and imports keyword in the search box, TV was presented on Search Results in the television image, and the program that this moment, the user can select oneself to want to see by remote controller is then by definite key.The programme information control module on backstage receives user's handoff request and extracts channel immediately and picture is switched to corresponding channel from the programme information that the user selectes.
User's sending controling instruction activates interactive interface, the operation of system call human-computer interaction module process user.For example the user selectes " serial " big class from interactive interface, the broadcast authority of being somebody's turn to do " serial " big class then is set to restriction and plays, and human-computer interaction module calls database management module all programme informations under " serial " in the database big class are added the sign that restriction is play.When the TV programme that detects television for play when system had been added the sign that restriction plays, system controlled the broadcast of this TV programme by the programme information control module, promptly will not play this program, and shows relevant prompting, allows the user selects whether to watch etc.
EPG information search flow process when the present invention specifically uses as shown in Figure 4, comprises following refinement step:
401, receive the user selects to enter the searching menu item by remote controller operation signal;
402, television set or set-top box show the searching menu item at current picture after receiving the operation signal of remote controller;
403, receive the user selects to enter the program searching item with remote controller signal;
Does 404, prompting force to carry out program updating? if then enter step 410, otherwise enter 420.
410, call the data base administrator of database management module, enter 411;
411, data base administrator is forced timer wherein to be set to setting-up time, enters 412;
412, data base administrator is forced to upgrade program information database, enters 420;
420, television set or set-top box receive the program searching human-computer interaction interface prompting user who opens human-computer interaction module behind the signal of remote controller immediately and import the program searching keyword, enter 421;
421, receive the user and also determine, enter 422 with the programme content keyword of remote controller input;
422, the program searching program of the user interactions routine call program information search module of man-machine interaction enters 423;
423, the program searching program is searched for keyword earlier in big classification flag, enters 424;
424, do you judge that search has and described keyword coupling classification in big classification flag? if then enter 430, otherwise enter 440.
430, the program searching program is searched for keyword under big classification again among the relevant other flag of group, enters 431;
431, judge keyword under big classification among the relevant other flag of group search have and described keyword coupling classification? if then enter 450, otherwise enter 432.
432, when search among the relevant other flag of group under big classification has with described keyword coupling classification,, and enter 451 by program searching program all programme informations coupling keywords in this big class;
440, the program searching program is searched for keyword in the other flag of all groups, and enters 441;
441, judge whether the coupling classification, when being, entered 450, otherwise entered 442;
442, the program searching program is carried out full word symbol coupling with keyword in all programs, enters 451;
450, the program searching program is mated keyword at last in the class of location, enters 451;
451, the programme information of the coupling that will search at last of program searching program is presented on the current television image with the form of tabulation, enters 452;
452, user's setting of selecting the program of own needs to play-over or be correlated with remote controller such as entering 453, or enters 461;
453, play selected program, enter 454;
454, call television system and switch to this channel, finish.
461, select the program that key is provided with selection is set, enter 462;
462, call the program control program and show the control tabulation, enter 463;
463, by remote controller input control information (play, regularly play or timed recording), enter 464 as restriction;
464, the control information of program control program recording user also begins to monitor program and temporal information immediately, enters 465;
465, control program calls television system immediately program is done corresponding operation when the control information node appears in program, finishes.
Based on the foregoing description, the search management system based on TV programme EPG content of the present invention, as shown in Figure 5, described database management module 140 further comprises:
Play authority sign change unit 141, be used for instruction, the broadcast authority sign of corresponding EPG information in the change program information database according to the setting of playing programs authority;
Predetermined reproduction time sign change unit 142 is used for according to being scheduled to the instruction that reproduction time is provided with, the predetermined reproduction time sign of corresponding EPG information in the change program information database;
Timed recording sign change unit 143 is used for the control command according to timed recording, calls the timed recording sign that database management module is revised corresponding EPG information in the program information database;
As shown in Figure 6, described programme information control module 130 further comprises:
Play authority setting control unit 131, be used for by broadcast authority sign this designated television playing programs of control of change or to user-dependent prompting;
Predetermined playing control unit 132 is used to receive when being scheduled to the reproduction time sign, begins to monitor current system time, then controls the program that TV automatically switches to reservation when system time arrives the predetermined reproduction time of program;
Timed recording control unit 133 is used for beginning to monitor current system time when timed recording when sign that receives modification, and the timed recording that arrives this program when system time is during the time, then control TV automatically with performance recording to relevant memory space.
In sum, search management system and method thereof based on TV programme EPG content provided by the present invention are owing to adopted database management module to upgrade and parsing EPG information; Database management module is programme information adding respective classified sign and is kept in the program information database; System receives user's instruction by human-computer interaction module, carry out program information search action or programme information control action, it can utilize the programme information control module that the programme information that is kept at program information database is operated accordingly, can carry out a certain in the program information classified or a certain class as the user and play authority setting, predetermined broadcast, timed recording etc.
Can realize present in progress content of TV program is searched for, and can search for TV programme of be about to playing in a period of time or the TV programme that has finished (concrete way of search can according to user's demand selection operation), be user's quick location channel when seeking the TV programme of oneself liking, saved numerous television channels have been browsed the loaded down with trivial details of location, the TV programme that also can allow the user that oneself that miss liked simultaneously has a understanding clearly, and also can allow the user that favor program is had an assurance accurately and good the preparation at reproduction time in the future, provide users with the convenient greatly.
Should be understood that application of the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned giving an example, for those of ordinary skills, can be improved according to the above description or conversion that all these improvement and conversion all should belong to the protection range of claims of the present invention.
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1. the search management method based on TV programme EPG content is characterized in that, comprises step:
A, database management module receive or renewal EPG information every a preset time, and the EPG information that receives or upgrade is resolved;
B, database management module add the preliminary treatment of corresponding class indication to the EPG information of resolving, and respectively store in program information database according to different classes pretreated EPG information;
C, receive user's instruction by human-computer interaction module, and according to described commands for controlling programme information control module the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding and move, perhaps control the program information search module EPG information that search subscriber needs in program information database.
2. according to the described search management method of claim 1 based on TV programme EPG content, it is characterized in that, described steps A also comprises: database management module is when receiving or upgrade EPG information, the EPG information that receives is put into a buffer memory, and it is resolved, abandon the information that had been saved.
3. according to the described search management method of claim 1 based on TV programme EPG content, it is characterized in that the class indication among the described step B comprises: one or more in the temperature information of the predetermined information of the rating information of basic programme information, the classified information of program, program, controls playing authority, program, the content information of program and program.
4. according to the described search management method of claim 3 based on TV programme EPG content, it is characterized in that according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprise among the described step C: C1, control, predetermined control of playing or the control of timed recording a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class being carried out to play authority setting according to described instruction.
5. according to the described search management method of claim 1 based on TV programme EPG content, it is characterized in that, when described EPG information has added broadcast authority sign during in preliminary treatment, according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprises specifically according to described instruction a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out the control of playing authority setting that its concrete steps comprise among the described step C:
C11, receive the user by human-computer interaction module a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out the instruction that the playing programs authority is provided with;
C12, human-computer interaction module call the broadcast authority sign of corresponding EPG information in the database management module change program information database according to the instruction that described playing programs authority is provided with, and this playing programs authority information is sent to the programme information control module;
C13, programme information control module are controlled this designated television playing programs or are given user-dependent prompting by this playing programs authority information.
6. according to the described search management method of claim 1 based on TV programme EPG content, it is characterized in that, when described EPG information has added predetermined broadcast sign during in preliminary treatment, according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprises specifically according to described instruction a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out predetermined control of playing that its concrete steps comprise among the described step C:
C21, receive the user by human-computer interaction module and carry out the instruction that the program predetermination reproduction time is provided with a certain in the program information classified;
C22, human-computer interaction module call the predetermined reproduction time sign of corresponding EPG information in the database management module change program information database according to the instruction that described predetermined reproduction time is provided with, and should be scheduled to broadcast information and be sent to the programme information control module;
When C23, programme information control module receive this predetermined broadcast information, the beginning monitoring system time, when system time equals the predetermined reproduction time of program, then control the program that TV automatically switches to this reservation.
7. according to the described search management method of claim 1 based on TV programme EPG content, it is characterized in that, when described EPG information has added predetermined broadcast sign during in preliminary treatment, according to described instruction the EPG information that is kept at program information database is carried out control corresponding action and comprises specifically according to described instruction a certain in the EPG information of having classified or a certain class are carried out the control of timed recording that its concrete steps comprise among the described step C:
C31, receive the user to a certain control command of carrying out the program timed recording in the program information classified by human-computer interaction module;
C32, human-computer interaction module call the timed recording sign that database management module is revised corresponding EPG information in the program information database according to the control command of described timed recording, and this timed recording information is sent to the programme information control module;
When C33, programme information control module received this timed recording information, the beginning monitoring system time, when system time equaled scheduled time of timed recording of program, the control TV was automatically with the memory space of performance recording to appointment.
8. according to the described search management method of claim 1 based on TV programme EPG content, it is characterized in that, comprising by programme information control module control program information search module EPG information of search subscriber needs in program information database according to described instruction among the described step C: the search key according to user's input is located a big class earlier in program information database, the relevant group in location in big class, and then the information of in group, being correlated with again according to described search key coupling.
9. the search management system based on TV programme EPG content is characterized in that, comprises program information database, program information search module, database management module, programme information control module, human-computer interaction module, wherein:
Program information database is used for pretreated EPG information is stored respectively according to different classes;
Database management module is used for receiving or renewal EPG information every a preset time, and the EPG information that receives or upgrade is resolved;
The program information search module is used for the needs according to the user, the EPG information of handling in the retrieval program information database;
The programme information control module is used for according to the instruction of user's input the EPG information that is kept at program information database being carried out the control corresponding action, and is used for controlling the EPG information of program information search module at program information database search subscriber needs;
Human-computer interaction module is used to receive the retrieving information and the control information of user's input.
10. according to the described search management system of claim 1, it is characterized in that described database management module further comprises based on TV programme EPG content:
Play authority sign change unit, be used for instruction, the broadcast authority sign of corresponding EPG information in the change program information database according to the setting of playing programs authority;
Predetermined reproduction time sign change unit is used for according to being scheduled to the instruction that reproduction time is provided with, the predetermined reproduction time sign of corresponding EPG information in the change program information database;
Timed recording sign change unit is used for the control command according to timed recording, calls the timed recording sign that database management module is revised corresponding EPG information in the program information database;
Described programme information control module further comprises:
Play the authority setting control unit, be used for broadcast by the broadcast authority sign control program of change;
Predetermined playing control unit, be used to receive predetermined broadcast information after, the beginning monitoring system time, when system time equaled the predetermined reproduction time of program, the control TV automatically switched to the program of reservation;
The timed recording control unit is used for after receiving timed recording information, and the beginning monitoring system time, when system time equaled scheduled time of timed recording of program, the control TV was automatically with the memory space of performance recording to appointment.
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