CN102547399B - Terminal, electronic program guide (EPG) server and EPG service providing method - Google Patents
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The embodiment of the invention discloses a kind of terminal, electronic program guide (EPG) server and EPG service providing method.Described method comprises: obtain original EPG information; Information extraction point from described original EPG information; Obtain according to described information point and strengthen information accordingly; Strengthen information to described in terminal transmission, by described terminal, described enhancing information is supplied to user.Technical solution of the present invention based on EPG information for user provides more enhancing information, can improve Consumer's Experience.
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Technical field
The present invention relates generally to electronic program guides field, refers to a kind of terminal, electronic program guide (EPG) server and EPG service providing method especially.
Background technology
EPG (Electronic Program Guide, electronic program guides) is the data structure be applied in radio data system, it is described that all programme informations being supplied to televiewer, is the important technology forming interactive television.
The EPG used in traditional Digital Television only comprises a small amount of programme information, and broadcasts to terminal with programme signal data when broadcasting.When after use digital television value-added service platform, existing EPG information just seems dull, cannot meet the instructions for use of user.Therefore, in the urgent need to providing a kind of new EPG to serve.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the present invention proposes a kind of terminal, electronic program guide (EPG) server and EPG service providing method, can provide more enhancing information for user, improves Consumer's Experience.
The technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention is achieved in that
A kind of electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method, comprising:
Obtain original EPG information;
Information extraction point from described original EPG information;
Obtain according to described information point and strengthen information accordingly;
Strengthen information to described in terminal transmission, by described terminal, described enhancing information is supplied to user.
Preferably, described enhancing information is being supplied to user during original EPG information described in described terminal plays.
Preferably, also comprise before enhancing information described in terminal transmission:
Expansion EPG information is generated according to described original EPG information and described enhancing information.
Preferably, from described original EPG information, information extraction point is:
Utilize character recognition method information extraction point from described original EPG information.
Preferably, obtaining corresponding enhancing information according to described information point is:
With described information point for keyword, obtain based on keyword match method and strengthen information accordingly.
Preferably, from described original EPG information, information extraction point is:
Utilize image-recognizing method information extraction point from described original EPG information.
Preferably, obtaining corresponding enhancing information according to described information point is:
With described information point for benchmark image, obtain based on image matching method and strengthen information accordingly.
A kind of electronic program guide (EPG) server, comprising:
First acquiring unit, for obtaining original EPG information;
Extraction unit, for information extraction point from described original EPG information;
Second acquisition unit, strengthens information accordingly for obtaining according to described information point;
Transmitting element, for strengthening information to described in terminal transmission, is supplied to user by described terminal by described enhancing information.
Preferably, also comprise:
Generation unit, for generating expansion EPG information according to described original EPG information and described enhancing information.
Preferably, described extraction unit utilizes character recognition method information extraction point from described original EPG information.
Preferably, described second acquisition unit for keyword with described information point, obtains based on keyword match method and strengthens information accordingly.
Preferably, described extraction unit utilizes image-recognizing method information extraction point from described original EPG information.
Preferably, described second acquisition unit for benchmark image with described information point, obtains based on image matching method and strengthens information accordingly.
A kind of terminal, comprising:
Receiving element, for receiving the enhancing information that electronic program guide (EPG) server sends;
Display unit, for being supplied to user by described enhancing information.
Preferably, described enhancing information is supplied to user when playing described original EPG information by described display unit.
Embodiment of the present invention technical scheme can provide more enhancing information according to original EPG information for user, can meet the demand of user to information, thus improve Consumer's Experience.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, be briefly described to the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of a kind of electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method first of the present invention embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of a kind of electronic program guide (EPG) server first of the present invention embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of a kind of terminal first of the present invention embodiment.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, be clearly and completely described the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, obviously, described embodiment is only the present invention's part embodiment, instead of whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art, not making the every other embodiment obtained under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.
With reference to Fig. 1, show the schematic flow sheet of a kind of electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method first of the present invention embodiment.
Described electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method comprises:
Step S110, acquisition original EPG information.
EPG (Electronic Program Guide, electronic program guides) be the data structure be applied in radio data system, it is described that all programme informations being supplied to televiewer, it is the important technology forming interactive television, therefore, obtain original EPG information to be easy to realize.
Step S120, from described original EPG information information extraction point.
Both Word message be may comprise in described original EPG information, image information or out of Memory comprised again.Therefore, can based on Text region, image recognition technology or alternate manner information extraction point from described original EPG information.
As for the Word message in original EPG information, character recognition method information extraction point (as keyword) from described original EPG information can be utilized.
For the image information in original EPG information, image-recognizing method information extraction point (as image) from described original EPG information can be utilized.
Word/image zooming-out and identification are prior aries, and in order to length is considered, the embodiment of the present invention is not specifically described Text region and image-recognizing method, with reference to the data of related art.
Step S130, to obtain according to described information point and strengthen information accordingly.
Extract information point from described original EPG information after, obtain according to described information point and strengthen information accordingly.Described enhancing information refers to the information relevant to described information point, as the extend information of information point as described in can being.
If described information point is keyword, then can obtains based on keyword match method and strengthen information accordingly.
If described information point is image, then with described information point for benchmark image, based on image matching method obtain strengthen information accordingly.
Certainly, specific implementation is not limited in the implementation that above embodiment exemplifies, except above exemplified information extraction point and according to except acquisition of information enhancing information, other implementation method can also be had, the present invention does not carry out any restriction to this, as enhancing information can be formed based on text search image, enhancing information etc. is formed based on picture search word, also namely the enhancing information of word is not limited in word, it can also be image, the combination of word and image or out of Memory, the enhancing information of image is also not limited only to image, it can also be word, or the combination of word and image or the information of other form.
In specific implementation, obtain according to described information point and strengthen information accordingly, can by keyword or benchmark image from server or the internet hunt information relevant to described information point, thus formation strengthens information accordingly.
Step S140, strengthen information to described in terminal transmission.
Strengthen information to described in terminal transmission, by described terminal, described enhancing information is supplied to user.
Described enhancing information is supplied to user by described terminal to have in specific implementation and have multiple implementation, wherein simultaneously a kind of implementation the enhancing information of described original EPG information is supplied to user when playing original EPG information, as when being played to the picture of a car, enhancing information (word or image introduction as this car) is supplied to user, now sets original EPG information and can synchronously realize with the time shaft of the information of enhancing.Another implementation is that increase information is shown to user always, can be selected by user.
In another embodiment of the invention, also comprise before described step S140:
Step S150, generate expansion EPG information according to described original EPG information and described enhancing information.
In the technical scheme of this embodiment, enhancing information combined with original EPG information, when user watches EPG information, corresponding enhancing information synchronously can be supplied to user.
Certainly, described enhancing information and described EPG information except can in conjunction with except, can also individual transmission be separated, as described above in Example realize the synchronous of EPG information and the information of enhancing by the mode of time shaft.
Embodiment of the present invention technical scheme can provide more enhancing information according to original EPG information for user, can meet the demand of user to information, thus improve Consumer's Experience.
With reference to Fig. 2, show the structural representation of a kind of electronic program guide (EPG) server first of the present invention embodiment.Described electronic program guide (EPG) server 200 comprises:
First acquiring unit 210, for obtaining original EPG information.
Extraction unit 220, for information extraction point from described original EPG information.
Both Word message be may comprise in described original EPG information, image information or out of Memory comprised again.Therefore, can based on Text region, image recognition technology or alternate manner information extraction point from described original EPG information.
As for the Word message in original EPG information, character recognition method information extraction point (as keyword) from described original EPG information can be utilized.
For the image information in original EPG information, image-recognizing method information extraction point (as image) from described original EPG information can be utilized.
Word/image zooming-out and identification are prior aries, and in order to length is considered, the embodiment of the present invention is not specifically described Text region and image-recognizing method, with reference to the data of related art.
Second acquisition unit 230, strengthens information accordingly for obtaining according to described information point.
Extract information point from described original EPG information after, obtain according to described information point and strengthen information accordingly.Described enhancing information refers to the information relevant to described information point, as the extend information of information point as described in can being.
If described information point is keyword, then can obtains based on keyword match method and strengthen information accordingly.
If described information point is image, then with described information point for benchmark image, based on image matching method obtain strengthen information accordingly.
Certainly, specific implementation is not limited in the implementation that above embodiment exemplifies, except above exemplified information extraction point and according to except acquisition of information enhancing information, other implementation method can also be had, the present invention does not carry out any restriction to this, as enhancing information can be formed based on text search image, enhancing information etc. is formed based on picture search word, also namely the enhancing information of word is not limited in word, it can also be image, the combination of word and image or out of Memory, the enhancing information of image is also not limited only to image, it can also be word, or the combination of word and image or the information of other form.
In specific implementation, obtain according to described information point and strengthen information accordingly, can by keyword or benchmark image from server or the internet hunt information relevant to described information point, thus formation strengthens information accordingly.
Transmitting element 240, for strengthening information to described in terminal transmission, is supplied to user by described terminal by described enhancing information.
Described enhancing information is supplied to user by described terminal to have in specific implementation and have multiple implementation, wherein simultaneously a kind of implementation the enhancing information of described original EPG information is supplied to user when playing original EPG information, as when being played to the picture of a car, enhancing information (word or image introduction as this car) is supplied to user, now sets original EPG information and can synchronously realize with the time shaft of the information of enhancing.Another implementation is that increase information is shown to user always, can be selected by user.
In another embodiment of the invention, described electronic program guide (EPG) server 200 also comprises:
Generation unit, for generating expansion EPG information according to described original EPG information and described enhancing information.
In the technical scheme of this embodiment, enhancing information combined with original EPG information, when user watches EPG information, corresponding enhancing information synchronously can be supplied to user.
Certainly, described enhancing information and described EPG information except can in conjunction with except, can also individual transmission be separated, as described above in Example realize the synchronous of EPG information and the information of enhancing by the mode of time shaft.
With reference to Fig. 3, also show the structural representation of a kind of terminal first of the present invention embodiment.Described terminal 300 comprises:
Receiving element 310, for receiving the enhancing information that electronic program guide (EPG) server sends.
Display unit 320, for being supplied to user by described enhancing information.
Preferably, described enhancing information is supplied to user when playing described original EPG information by described display unit.
In addition, this display unit of institute also can the described EPG information of asynchronous broadcasting and described enhancing information, as before broadcasting EPG information by as described in enhancing information be supplied to user, no matter which kind of implementation, all should within protection scope of the present invention.
Be appreciated that, described terminal is except comprising described receiving element and display unit, also should comprise other part, as received the unit of EPG information, play the unit of EPG information, certainly, can realize by identical unit the function receiving EPG information and the information of increasing, also can realize by same unit the function playing EPG information and the information of enhancing, the present invention does not limit this.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, the all or part of step realized in above-described embodiment method is that the hardware that can carry out instruction relevant by program has come, described program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, this program is when performing, comprise the step as above-mentioned embodiment of the method, described storage medium, as: magnetic disc, CD, read-only store-memory body (Read-Only Memory, or random store-memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc. ROM).In each embodiment of the method for the present invention; the sequence number of described each step can not be used for the sequencing limiting each step; for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, the priority of each step is changed also within protection scope of the present invention.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to limit the present invention, within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment done, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. an electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method, is characterized in that, comprising:
Obtain original EPG information;
Information extraction point from described original EPG information;
Obtain according to described information point and strengthen information accordingly, comprising: by keyword or benchmark image from server or the internet hunt information relevant to described information point, thus formation strengthens information accordingly;
Information is strengthened to described in terminal transmission, by described terminal, described enhancing information is supplied to user, comprise: the enhancing information of described original EPG information is supplied to user when playing original EPG information simultaneously, now set original EPG information synchronously to realize with the time shaft of the information of enhancing, and enhancing information is shown to user always, selected by user.
2. electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described enhancing information is being supplied to user during original EPG information described in described terminal plays.
3. electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method according to claim 2, is characterized in that, also comprises before enhancing information described in terminal transmission:
Expansion EPG information is generated according to described original EPG information and described enhancing information.
4. the electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, is characterized in that, from described original EPG information, information extraction point is:
Utilize character recognition method information extraction point from described original EPG information.
5. electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method according to claim 4, is characterized in that, obtains corresponding enhancing information to be according to described information point:
With described information point for keyword, obtain based on keyword match method and strengthen information accordingly.
6. the electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, is characterized in that, from described original EPG information, information extraction point is:
Utilize image-recognizing method information extraction point from described original EPG information.
7. electronic program guide (EPG) service providing method according to claim 6, is characterized in that, obtains corresponding enhancing information to be according to described information point:
With described information point for benchmark image, obtain based on image matching method and strengthen information accordingly.
8. an electronic program guide (EPG) server, is characterized in that, comprising:
First acquiring unit, for obtaining original EPG information;
Extraction unit, for information extraction point from described original EPG information;
Second acquisition unit, strengthening information accordingly for obtaining according to described information point, comprising: by keyword or benchmark image from server or the internet hunt information relevant to described information point, thus formation strengthens information accordingly;
Transmitting element, for strengthening information to described in terminal transmission, by described terminal, described enhancing information is supplied to user, comprise: the enhancing information of described original EPG information is supplied to user when playing original EPG information simultaneously, now set original EPG information synchronously to realize with the time shaft of the information of enhancing, and enhancing information is shown to user always, selected by user.
9. electronic program guide (EPG) server according to claim 8, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Generation unit, for generating expansion EPG information according to described original EPG information and described enhancing information.
10. electronic program guide (EPG) server according to claim 8 or claim 9, it is characterized in that, described extraction unit utilizes character recognition method information extraction point from described original EPG information.
11. electronic program guide (EPG) servers according to claim 10, is characterized in that, described second acquisition unit for keyword with described information point, obtains based on keyword match method and strengthens information accordingly.
12. electronic program guide (EPG) servers according to claim 8 or claim 9, it is characterized in that, described extraction unit utilizes image-recognizing method information extraction point from described original EPG information.
13. electronic program guide (EPG) servers according to claim 12, is characterized in that, described second acquisition unit for benchmark image with described information point, obtains based on image matching method and strengthens information accordingly.
14. 1 kinds of terminals, is characterized in that, comprising:
Receiving element, for receiving the enhancing information that electronic program guide (EPG) server sends, described enhancing information is by electronic program guide (EPG) server, by keyword or benchmark image from server or the internet hunt information relevant to described information point, thus is formed and strengthens information accordingly;
Display unit, for described enhancing information is supplied to user, comprise: the enhancing information of described original EPG information is supplied to user when playing original EPG information simultaneously, now set original EPG information synchronously to realize with the time shaft of the information of enhancing, and enhancing information is shown to user always, selected by user.
15. terminals according to claim 14, is characterized in that, described enhancing information is supplied to user when playing described original EPG information by described display unit.
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