CN102769797A - Set-top box image engine system - Google Patents
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The embodiment of the invention discloses a set-box image engine system comprising an application layer module, an image engine module, an operation environment module and a real-time operation system module, wherein the application layer module is used for receiving data transmitted by the image engine module and sending down application layer information; the image engine module is used for processing input images or videos, outputting signal used by application program, and returning the signal to the application layer module; the operation environment module is used for an operation platform based on an embedded operation and providing the image engine module, receiving operation information form the image engine module, and calling a system function of the real-time operation system module; and the real-time operation system module is used for providing a system function interface of the operation environment module ,and receiving and processing operation information from the operation environment module. By implementing the embodiment of the invention, display effect of a digital TV can be enhanced, and improvement on image quality, 3D displaying and other application relative to the digital TV are achieved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of image processing, in particular to a set top box image engine system.
Background
Television sets are essential entertainment appliances in living rooms in modern households and are also the most frequently used appliances in the households. People can watch television programs through a television, and can also realize video file playing, game picture playing, picture playing and the like through an external DVD, a game machine, a mobile storage device and the like. The set-top box is a device for processing digital television signals, and the television can play high-definition digital televisions through the set-top box. With the gradual maturity of digital television technology and the wide popularization of digital television set-top boxes, consumers have higher and higher requirements on the set-top boxes and the set-top boxes for displaying. Therefore, more and more manufacturers are concerned about the research of the related technology of the image engine of the set-top box. For the set-top box image engine system, the requirement of users is far from being met by processing images by purely depending on hardware.
In the prior art, a set top box which simply processes images by hardware cannot fully embody the display effect of a digital television and cannot realize the application related to the digital television such as image quality enhancement, 3D playing and the like.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art, and provides a set top box image engine system which can enhance the display effect of a digital television and realize the related application of the digital television such as image quality enhancement, 3D playing and the like.
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a set-top box image engine system, including: the system comprises an application layer module, an image engine module, a running environment module and a real-time operating system module; wherein,
the application layer module is used for receiving data transmitted from the image engine module and transmitting application layer information downwards;
the image engine module is used for processing the input image or video, outputting a signal which can be used by an application program, and returning the signal to the application layer module;
the running environment module is used for providing a running platform of the image engine module based on an embedded operating system, receiving running information from the image engine module and calling a system function of the real-time operating system module;
the real-time operating system module is used for providing a system function interface of the operating environment module and receiving and processing the operating information from the operating environment module.
Preferably, the image engine module comprises: the system comprises a storage bus, a system bus and an image processing module; wherein,
the storage bus is used for storing data, is connected with a storage of the set-top box and transmits the data;
the system bus is connected with a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the set-top box to perform operation processing on data;
the image processing module is used for analyzing the command and the image transmitted from the storage bus and outputting the image to a proper filter for filtering operation.
Preferably, the image engine module further comprises: and the filtering module is used for filtering the image or the video, selecting a corresponding filter according to the command transmitted by the image engine module, filtering and returning the processed result to the image engine module.
Preferably, the filtering module includes: the image processing device comprises an image processing controller, a pixel operation unit, a color conversion unit, a preprocessing unit and a filter; the image processing controller is used for analyzing and executing commands transmitted from the storage bus and loading a loading color channel of a pixel;
the pixel operation unit is used for loading image pixels transmitted from the storage bus, performing pixel operation and transmitting the operated result to the image processing controller;
the color conversion unit is used for loading an image color channel transmitted from the storage bus, performing color conversion operation and transmitting an operated result to the image processing controller;
the preprocessing unit is used for preprocessing the data subjected to the pixel operation and the color conversion and obtaining the preprocessed data;
the filter is used for filtering the preprocessed data to obtain data capable of being output and displayed.
Preferably, the filter comprises: any one or more of a median filter, a mean filter, a gaussian filter, and a bilateral filter.
Preferably, the data stored by the memory of the set-top box includes command data and image data.
Preferably, the storage bus sends command data to the image processing module, and the image processing module loads the command data, recognizes the command, and performs an operation corresponding to the command.
Preferably, the storage bus sends the image data to the image processing module, the image processing module loads the image data, processes the image according to the command, and performs the interactive identification command of the data with the storage bus through the write-back operation and performs the operation of the corresponding command.
By applying the filtering technology to the set-top box image engine, the set-top box image engine system provided by the embodiment of the invention can well enhance the function of the set-top box image engine, enhance the display effect of the digital television and realize the related application of the digital television such as image quality enhancement and 3D playing.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural component diagram of a set-top box image engine system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an image engine module according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a filtering module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a set-top box image engine system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 1, the set-top box image engine system includes: an application layer module 10, an image engine module 20, a running environment module 30 and a real-time operating system module 40; wherein,
the application layer module 10 is used for receiving the data from the image engine module 20 and sending the application layer information downwards;
the image engine module 20 is used for processing the input image or video, outputting a signal which can be used by the application program, and returning the signal to the application layer module 10;
the operation environment module 30 is used for providing an operation platform of the image engine module 20 based on the embedded operating system, receiving operation information from the image engine module 20, and calling a system function of the real-time operating system module 40;
the real-time os module 40 is configured to provide a system function interface of the runtime environment module 30, and receive and process runtime information from the runtime environment module 30.
The respective modules of the set-top box image engine system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1.
The application layer module 10 is mainly responsible for implementing some applications, such as the display of pictures or the playing of videos. In the system, some high-definition display and even 3D playing applications can be realized by the set-top box image engine based on the filtering method, the application range of the visible filtering method in the embedded image engine is very wide, and in the specific implementation, the application layer module 10 receives the data transmitted from the image engine module 20 and transmits the application layer information downwards.
The image engine module 20 is mainly responsible for processing input images or videos, receives input signals from the device, and performs processing, including filtering. Through the processing of this image engine module, a signal is output that can be used by the application.
The runtime environment module 30 is based on an embedded operating system, so that the image engine module can run on the set-top box. In the present system, the runtime environment may include, but is not limited to, a virtual machine, a class, an Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT), and the like.
The real-time os module 40 is an embedded os module in the specific implementation, which enables the set-top box to operate and implement complex functions. In the present system, the real-time operating system module 40 is a running platform for the running environment module 30, and includes modules such as process control and storage control.
The functions of the modules are described separately, but the four modules are also interconnected. The application layer module 10 mainly receives the data transmitted by the image engine module 20 and applies the data to the application program, and the feedback result of the application program operation is also returned to the image engine module 20 for relevant operations; the image engine module 20 receives and processes the feedback information from the application layer module 10, and passes the processed result to the upper layer, i.e. the application program; the operation environment module 30 provides an operation platform for the image engine module 20, receives the operation information from the image engine module 20, and calls the system function of the real-time operating system module 40; the real-time os module 40 provides a system function interface of the runtime environment module 30, and receives the runtime information from the runtime environment module 30 for related processing.
Through the analysis, the position of the image engine module in the whole set-top box embedded environment can be known, and the function of the image engine module in the whole environment can be known. The image engine module 20 will be further described in detail with reference to fig. 2.
The image engine module 20 includes: the system comprises a storage bus, a system bus and an image processing module; wherein,
the storage bus is used for storing data, is connected with a memory of the set-top box and transmits the data;
the system bus is connected with a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the set-top box to perform operation processing on data;
the image processing module is used for analyzing the command and the image transmitted from the storage bus and outputting the image to a proper filter for filtering operation.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an image engine module in the image engine system of the set-top box according to the embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 2, a storage bus is mainly responsible for data storage and is connected with a memory to perform data transmission. In the system, the data stored in the memory can be images or video streams, and the data reaches the image processing module through the memory bus to be processed.
The storage bus is connected with the image processing module for data transmission. The data mainly comprises command data and image data, the storage bus sends the command data to the image processing module, and the image processing module loads commands, identifies the commands and carries out operation of corresponding commands. On the other hand, the storage bus sends image data to the image processing module, the image processing module carries out image loading operation, carries out image processing according to the command, and carries out data interaction through write-back operation.
The system bus is connected to a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the set-top box, and is mainly used for running and Processing data, and the running speed of the CPU also determines the efficiency of the whole image engine module.
The image processing module is a core module in the system, which is a core part for image processing, and the commands and images transmitted from the memory bus can be analyzed by the image processing module to perform relevant operations.
Further, the image engine module further comprises: and the Filtering module (IFM) is used for performing Filtering processing on the Image or the video, selecting a corresponding filter according to a command transmitted by the Image engine module, performing Filtering processing, and returning a processed result to the Image engine module.
The filtering module is mainly responsible for filtering the image or the video, and selects and processes a corresponding filter through a command transmitted from the image engine module. And finally, the filtering module transmits the processed result back to the image engine module, and outputs the image or the video according to the requirement.
As shown in fig. 3, the filtering module mainly includes an image processing controller, a pixel operation unit, a color conversion unit, a preprocessing unit, and various filters.
The image processing controller is used for analyzing and executing commands transmitted from the storage bus and loading a loading color channel of the pixel; the pixel operation unit is used for loading image pixels transmitted from the storage bus, performing pixel operation and transmitting the operated result to the image processing controller; the color conversion unit is used for loading an image color channel transmitted from the storage bus, performing color conversion operation and transmitting an operated result to the image processing controller; the preprocessing unit is used for preprocessing the data subjected to the pixel operation and the color conversion and obtaining the preprocessed data; the filter is used for filtering the preprocessed data to obtain data capable of being output and displayed.
In the filter module, the most important part is an Image Processing Controller (IPC), which is a very important part in analyzing and executing commands from a memory bus, loading pixels, loading color channels, and the like. Meanwhile, it also needs to select the filter, output the image to the proper filter and perform the filtering operation.
The operation of the pixels is mainly to load and operate the image pixels transmitted from the memory bus, and then return the result of the operation to the image processing controller.
The color conversion is mainly responsible for loading and operating the image color channel transmitted from the memory bus, and then returning the operation result to the image processing controller.
This method of separating pixels from colors is highly adaptable, and both black and white and color images can be handled through this framework. Also, this approach facilitates the processing of the filters, since some filters process only pixels or only colors.
The data after pixel operation and color conversion is pre-processed once and then the result is delivered to the filter for filtering operation. Through the preprocessing, the filtering operation can be accelerated, and a better filtering effect can be obtained.
In an embodiment of the invention, the filter comprises: any one or more of a median filter, a mean filter, a gaussian filter, and a bilateral filter. In the implementation, several filters can be included, and these filters are all integrated in the image engine module, and the image processing controller performs selection control, and the selection of the appropriate filter can achieve the desired visual effect.
The data processed by the filter can be output and displayed, and meanwhile, data interaction can be carried out on the storage bus through write-back operation.
By applying the filtering technology to the set-top box image engine, the set-top box image engine system provided by the embodiment of the invention can well enhance the function of the set-top box image engine, enhance the display effect of the digital television and realize the related application of the digital television such as image quality enhancement and 3D playing.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps in the methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by associated hardware instructed by a program, which may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the storage medium may include: read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), magnetic or optical disks, and the like.
In addition, the set top box image engine system provided by the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail above, and a specific example is applied in the present disclosure to explain the principle and the embodiment of the present invention, and the description of the above embodiment is only used to help understanding the method and the core idea of the present invention; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.
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1. A set-top box image engine system, the image engine system comprising: the system comprises an application layer module, an image engine module, a running environment module and a real-time operating system module; wherein,
the application layer module is used for receiving data transmitted from the image engine module and transmitting application layer information downwards;
the image engine module is used for processing the input image or video, outputting a signal which can be used by an application program, and returning the signal to the application layer module;
the running environment module is used for providing a running platform of the image engine module based on an embedded operating system, receiving running information from the image engine module and calling a system function of the real-time operating system module;
the real-time operating system module is used for providing a system function interface of the operating environment module and receiving and processing the operating information from the operating environment module.
2. The set-top box image engine system of claim 1, wherein the image engine module comprises: the system comprises a storage bus, a system bus and an image processing module; wherein,
the storage bus is used for storing data, is connected with a storage of the set-top box and transmits the data;
the system bus is connected with a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the set-top box to perform operation processing on data;
the image processing module is used for analyzing the command and the image transmitted from the storage bus and outputting the image to a proper filter for filtering operation.
3. The set-top box image engine system of claim 2, wherein the image engine module further comprises: and the filtering module is used for filtering the image or the video, selecting a corresponding filter according to the command transmitted by the image engine module, filtering and returning the processed result to the image engine module.
4. The set-top box image engine system of claim 3, wherein the filtering module comprises: the image processing device comprises an image processing controller, a pixel operation unit, a color conversion unit, a preprocessing unit and a filter; the image processing controller is used for analyzing and executing commands transmitted from the storage bus and loading a loading color channel of a pixel;
the pixel operation unit is used for loading image pixels transmitted from the storage bus, performing pixel operation and transmitting the operated result to the image processing controller;
the color conversion unit is used for loading an image color channel transmitted from the storage bus, performing color conversion operation and transmitting an operated result to the image processing controller;
the preprocessing unit is used for preprocessing the data subjected to the pixel operation and the color conversion and obtaining the preprocessed data;
the filter is used for filtering the preprocessed data to obtain data capable of being output and displayed.
5. The set-top box graphics engine system of claim 4, wherein the filter comprises: any one or more of a median filter, a mean filter, a gaussian filter, and a bilateral filter.
6. The set-top box graphics engine system of claim 2, wherein the data stored by the memory of the set-top box includes command data and image data.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the storage bus sends command data to the image processing module, and the image processing module performs loading of the command data, recognizes the command, and performs an operation corresponding to the command.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the storage bus sends image data to the image processing module, the image processing module loads the image data, processes the image according to the command, and performs data interaction identification command with the storage bus through write-back operation and performs corresponding command operation.
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