Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is, the equipment that aforesaid operations at prior art is comparatively loaded down with trivial details, need or install more defective provides TV snapshot that a kind of operation comparatively simply, do not need optional equipment as association search method, device and digital TV terminal.
The technical solution adopted for the present invention to solve the technical problems is: construct a kind of TV snapshot as the association search method, comprise the steps:
A) obtain facial image part in the TV snapshot picture;
B) described facial image is discerned, be converted into keyword;
C) with described keyword is searched on the internet and demonstration obtains Search Results and link.
TV snapshot of the present invention as the association search method in, described steps A) further comprise:
A1) obtain the image of playing in the TV programme, be converted into bitmap;
A2) the complete people face part in the described bitmap of selection.
TV snapshot of the present invention as the association search method in, described step B) further comprise:
B1) utilize face recognition technology, the described facial image of obtaining is handled, be converted into a plurality of parameters;
B2) in database, search its parameter and the described consistent keyword of parameter of obtaining.
TV snapshot of the present invention as the association search method in, store a plurality of keywords in the described database and by face recognition technology a plurality of parameters by obtaining after the facial image relevant with described keyword handled respectively.
TV snapshot of the present invention as the association search method in, described step C) further comprise:
C1) internet search engine submitted in the described keyword of obtaining;
C2) described search engine is searched for link relevant with described keyword on the internet;
C3) show described link.
The invention still further relates to a kind of TV snapshot as the association search device, comprise as lower device:
Image capturing device is used for obtaining the facial image part of TV snapshot picture;
Picture recognition module is used for keyword is discerned and be converted into to described facial image;
Search module is used to use Search Results and the link that described keyword is searched on the internet and demonstration obtains.
TV snapshot of the present invention as the association search device in, described image capturing device further comprises: be used for obtaining the transmit control module of the image of playing TV programme and be used for selecting the described image processing module of obtaining the complete people face part of image and being converted into bitmap; Described image processing module comprises and being used at the image selected cell of its people face part of TV programme image selection of obtaining with the described bitmap-converted unit of selecting part to be converted to bitmap.
TV snapshot of the present invention as the association search device in, described picture recognition module further comprises: be used for the described facial image of obtaining is handled, be converted into a plurality of parameters face identification unit, be used for searching its parameter and obtain the unit with the described keyword of obtaining the database lookup unit of the consistent keyword of parameter and being used to obtain described keyword at database.
TV snapshot of the present invention as the association search device in, also comprise being used to import keyword and depositing described keyword the keyword input block of database in respectively with behind the relative image recognition parameter association.
The invention still further relates to a kind of digital TV terminal, described digital TV terminal comprises that the TV snapshot is as the association search device; Described Digital Television snapshot as the association search device further comprise the facial image part that is used for obtaining TV snapshot picture image capturing device, be used for described facial image is discerned and is converted into the picture recognition module of keyword and is used to use described keyword is searched on the internet and demonstration obtains Search Results and the search module of link.
Implement TV snapshot of the present invention as association search method, device and digital TV terminal, has following beneficial effect: owing to directly obtaining image by screenshotss in the in progress TV programme, and directly utilize in advance and handle the parameter comparison that obtains and then obtain keyword by same face recognition technology, search on the internet is display result also, so its operation steps is comparatively simple, and all on digital television system, finish, do not need supplementary equipment therefore.
Embodiment
Embodiments of the present invention is further illustrated below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
As shown in Figure 1, TV snapshot of the present invention as association search method, device and digital TV terminal embodiment in, its TV snapshot comprises the steps: as the association search method
Step S101 suspends the image of playing and obtaining current demonstration: in the present embodiment, this TV snapshot is to implement in the process of televising as the association search method.When TV is being play, its image that receives is constantly changing, in this step, earlier in progress TV is stopped, its image " is fixed ", in fact is exactly to select the appropriate time, makes televisor no longer play, it is transformed into another kind of state by play mode, just the association search pattern; The image that is about to a frame is at that time preserved, and displays it.
Step S102 selects people face part in the above-mentioned image, is bitmap with image transitions: in this step, select in the image that above-mentioned screenshotss are obtained, this selection all is to select a zone usually; Since the regional image of this selections after program in to discern it, and the method preferably of discerning a people (performer) is that its face is discerned, so in the present embodiment, select its people face part in the image that gets at above-mentioned screenshotss, and, with choosing the image transitions of part is bitmap, the processing after being convenient to.In general, its positive image preferably when people's face is discerned, this image has showed the characteristics between the different people to greatest extent, and this makes that the identification to people's face becomes more or less freely in the subsequent step, and is also comparatively accurate.
Step S103 discerns bitmap, this selection portion partial image is converted to a plurality of parameters: in this step, the above-mentioned bitmap that obtains is discerned, we know, common recognition of face is that the image that will have people's face characteristics is divided into a plurality of parts, and is certain parameter in various piece with its image particular conversion.Different people, the image difference of its face, the parameter that obtains at last are also different, so just different people have been distinguished; Certainly, carrying out this conversion needs special algorithm, the possibility of result difference that different algorithms obtains, and the parameter that obtains between the different algorithms also may be different, do not have comparability.So, in the present embodiment, need to use with a kind of algorithm, just with a kind of recognition technology.And be not only in identifying, when in advance there is database in performer's data, the recognition technology of its use also should with use identical recognition technology in the identifying afterwards.
Step S104 searches the keyword with above-mentioned parameter coupling in database: when in above-mentioned steps the selection in the image of obtaining partly being converted to the distinctive parameter of some these recognition technologies, search the parameter identical or close with these parameters in database.In the present embodiment, the data of prior storage are arranged in the database, these data comprise a plurality of keywords and corresponding with this keyword respectively a plurality of parameters, and keyword can corresponding a plurality of parameters; These keywords are inputs in advance, and these and this keyword corresponding parameters is to obtain after by same recognition technology the pairing image of this keyword or photo being discerned, and these parameters are set under this keyword, and correspondence with it; In this step, according to parameter that obtain in the above-mentioned steps,, in database, search identical with it or akin parameter exactly to obtaining after selecting part to discern in the TV snapshot picture.
Does step S105 find? in this step, judge whether in database, to find identical or corresponding parameter, if find, execution in step S107, if do not find, execution in step S106.
Step S106 returns the information that do not find: in this step,, shows and can not discern this selection image owing in database, not finding and obtaining the identical or akin parameter of parameter, so, return error message and withdraw from search pattern.
Step S107 obtains this keyword: in this step, in database, found and obtained the identical or akin parameter of parameter, shown this selection image recognition success, so, obtain the keyword of these parameter correspondences in the database, as recognition result.
Step S108 searches for the keyword of obtaining on the internet: in this step, above-mentioned keyword is searched for.At first, the above-mentioned keyword of obtaining is transported to search engine, afterwards, starts search engine this keyword is searched on the internet.In the present embodiment, above-mentioned search engine is existing, and it is connected with the hfc plant of internet by CATV (cable television), when search engine is activated, it directly connects the internet and begins search, therefore, does not need other additional equipment for surfing the net just can finish above-mentioned search.
Step S109 shows Search Results: in this step, the Search Results of above-mentioned search engine to keyword being shown, in the present embodiment, mainly is that introduction, works and the works that show this performer connect.This makes people when understanding this performer, can directly watch the works of this performer on the internet by digital TV terminal, and operation comparatively simply, does not need supplementary equipment therefore.
Also disclosed a kind of TV snapshot in the present embodiment as the association search device, Fig. 2 shows the structural representation of this device.As shown in Figure 2, in this device, comprise transmit control module 1, image processing module 2, picture recognition module 3 and search module 4, wherein, transmit control module 1 and image processing module 2 composing images acquisition devices, this image capturing device is used for obtaining the facial image part of TV snapshot picture; And being used for the image obtained to above-mentioned image capturing device (particularly, this image is performer's a facial image), picture recognition module 3 discerns and is converted into keyword; Search module 4 is used to use Search Results and the link that the above-mentioned keyword that obtains is searched on the internet and demonstration obtains.In the present embodiment, mentioned above searching results comprises that performer's related information comprises nationality, date of birth, the TV play name of performing and program request link, the film of performing and program request link, the disc special edition of issuing and audition link etc.
In the present embodiment, as mentioned above, image capturing device is made of transmit control module 1 and image processing module 2.Wherein transmit control module 1 is used for obtaining the image of playing TV programme, and this is by digital TV terminal is converted to search pattern by play mode, and a frame or two frame image datas obtained in the current television image are realized; Image processing module 2 is used for selecting describedly obtaining the complete people face part of image and being converted into bitmap; Image processing module 2 comprises again and is used for selecting the image selected cell 21 of its people face part and above-mentioned selection partly being converted to the bitmap-converted unit 22 of bitmap at the TV programme image obtained.In the present embodiment, picture recognition module 3 comprise be used for to the above-mentioned facial image of obtaining handle (just identification) and be converted into a plurality of parameters face identification unit 41, be used for searching its parameter and obtain unit 43 with the above-mentioned keyword of obtaining the database lookup unit 42 of the consistent keyword of parameter and being used to obtain above-mentioned keyword at database.In addition, above-mentioned search module 4 has comprised search engine 41 and display unit 42, wherein search engine 41 is used for carrying out on the internet relevant search after obtaining keyword, display unit 42 then is that the result that above-mentioned search engine 41 is obtained is shown, and these results comprise performer's nationality, date of birth, the TV play name of performing and program request link, the film of performing and program request link, the disc special edition of issuing and audition link etc.
In addition, in the present embodiment, this searcher also comprises and is used to import keyword and deposits this keyword the keyword input block (not shown) of database in respectively with behind the relative image recognition parameter association.
Also disclosed a kind of digital TV terminal in the present embodiment, it is used for receiving digital television signal and shows, this digital TV terminal can be that set-top box adds televisor, also can be digital TV integrated machine or digital TV network receiving equipment, in the present embodiment, be that set-top box adds televisor, in this set-top box except that being provided with common functional module.Also be provided with above-mentioned TV snapshot as the association search device.This set makes this set-top box have by obtaining the snapshot picture in the television image, and the function of search and display of search results on the internet on this basis.In other embodiments, above-mentioned TV snapshot also can be arranged in digital TV integrated machine or the digital TV network receiving equipment as the association search device.
The above embodiment has only expressed several embodiment of the present invention, and it describes comparatively concrete and detailed, but can not therefore be interpreted as the restriction to claim of the present invention.Should be pointed out that for the person of ordinary skill of the art without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, can also make some distortion and improvement, these all belong to protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, the protection domain of patent of the present invention should be as the criterion with claims.