CN102957958A - Set-top box upgrading method and set-top box terminal - Google Patents

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CN102957958A
CN102957958A CN2012103702308A CN201210370230A CN102957958A CN 102957958 A CN102957958 A CN 102957958A CN 2012103702308 A CN2012103702308 A CN 2012103702308A CN 201210370230 A CN201210370230 A CN 201210370230A CN 102957958 A CN102957958 A CN 102957958A
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The invention is applied to the technical field of set-top boxes, and provides a set-top box upgrading method and a set-top box terminal. The method comprises the steps that television program code stream sent out from a network side is received; the television code stream comprises an upgrading frequency point list of a main operator and an upgrading frequency point list of a sub-operator; and according to the search sequence of upgrading frequency points, firstly whether new-version set-top box software exists in the current operator frequency point arranged in the set-top box system is examined, and if the new-version set-top box software exists, the set-top box is upgraded by taking the current upgrading frequency point as the upgrading frequency point. The set-top box upgrading method and the set-top box terminal solve the problem that the upgrading frequency points of a plurality of sub-operators can not be united due to history reasons but the sub-operators have the requirements on upgrading the same software.

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A kind of set top box upgrading method and STB terminal
Technical field
The invention belongs to the set-top box technique field, relate in particular to a kind of set top box upgrading method and STB terminal.
Background technology
Set-top box acts on more and more irreplaceable as emerging digital TV field important component part.Set-top box technique is in Rapid development stage, and operator needs frequently client's STB terminal to be upgraded to realize new function and new technology.Operator, especially external operator generally form by economizing one-level operator and economizing the sub-operator of the one-level subordinate of operator; Although these units of operation adopt unified upgrade server, because by OTA(Over-the-Air technology, over the air) upgrade frequency point is inconsistent, causes the escalation process more complicated.
The method that prior art adopts is that to fix certain frequency by operator be upgrade frequency point, set-top box is searched for the upgrade data information of this frequency, whether determine has upgrade software below this frequency, if use the method upgrade frequency point to change or the upgrade frequency point upgrade software that do not upgrade in time, set-top box can't be obtained upgrade data.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the embodiment of the invention is to provide a kind of set top box upgrading method and STB terminal, and the technical scheme that is intended to solve prior art can't in time be obtained the problem of upgrade data when frequency is changed.
Embodiments of the invention are achieved in that a kind of set top box upgrading method, said method comprising the steps of:
Receive the TV programme code stream that network side issues; Comprise in the described TV programme code stream: main operator and the respective upgrades frequency tabulation of sub-operator;
Described TV programme code stream resolved obtain main operator and the tabulation of sub-operator respective upgrades frequency;
Obtain the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of current set-top box, whether the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of searching for and searching current set-top box exists the set-top box software of redaction, as having a set-top box software of redaction, the current upgrade frequency point of operator that then will this current set-top box is carried out the upgrading of set-top box software as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box.
Another purpose of embodiments of the invention is to provide a kind of STB terminal of set top box upgrading method, and described STB terminal comprises:
Receiving element is used for receiving the TV programme code stream that network side issues when start; Comprise in the described TV programme code stream: current upgrade frequency point corresponding to the current upgrade frequency point tabulation that main operator is corresponding and sub-operator tabulated, and described TV programme code stream is sent to resolution unit;
Resolution unit is used for described TV programme code stream is resolved current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to operator, and the current upgrade frequency point that operator is corresponding sends to search and searches the unit;
The unit is searched in search, be used for obtaining the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of current set-top box, whether the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of searching for and searching current set-top box exists the set-top box software of redaction, as having a set-top box software of redaction, the current upgrade frequency point of operator that then will this current set-top box is carried out the upgrading of set-top box software as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box.
The TV programme code stream that the embodiment of the invention issues according to the network side that receives, parse the current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to sign and operator of operator, upgrade by the redaction set-top box software of searching for and search upgrade frequency point, when having solved the replacing of prior art frequency, can't in time obtain the problem of upgrade data.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention, the below will do to introduce simply to the accompanying drawing of required use in embodiment or the description of the Prior Art, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes only is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, under the prerequisite of not paying creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is the realization flow figure of set top box upgrading method provided by the invention;
Fig. 2 is the modular structure figure of STB terminal provided by the invention;
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In order to make purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the present invention is further elaborated.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explain the present invention, is not intended to limit the present invention.
The invention provides a kind of set top box upgrading method, described method is carried out by STB terminal, the method as shown in Figure 1, concrete steps comprise:
The TV programme code stream that S11, reception network side issue;
Need to prove, comprise in the above-mentioned TV programme code stream: main operator and the respective upgrades frequency tabulation of sub-operator.
Need to prove, the implementation method of upgrade frequency point of carrying the current correspondence of sign and operator of operator in the TV programme code stream is specifically as follows: increase a descriptor in the descriptor of the nit of TV programme code stream table, this descriptor is used for describing this main operator and sub-operator upgrade frequency point commonly used.Such as the descriptor that increases a frequency_list_descriptor in the descriptor in the nit table, the value that can suppose this descriptor is 0x62, comprised the A of this operator, the corresponding upgrade frequency point of B in this descriptor: such as: the upgrade frequency point that A is corresponding is (474000,8), the upgrade frequency point that B is corresponding is: (482000,8).
Certainly in actual conditions, can also adopt other mode, for example directly in the TV programme code stream, increase a upgrade frequency point tabulation, comprise the mapping relations of operator and upgrade frequency point in this upgrade frequency point tabulation.Certainly in actual conditions, can also adopt other mode to carry the upgrade frequency point of the current correspondence of operator, repeat no more here.In addition, what need additional description is, can also comprise the sign of operator in the tabulation of above-mentioned upgrade frequency point, the concrete manifestation form specific embodiment of the invention of the sign of above-mentioned operator does not limit, and for example the sign of operator can be the title of operator, trade mark, code name etc.
S12, this TV programme code stream resolved obtain the tabulation of upgrade frequency point corresponding to main operator and the respective upgrades frequency tabulation of sub-operator;
S13, obtain the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of current set-top box, whether the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of searching for and searching current set-top box exists the set-top box software of redaction, as having a set-top box software of redaction, the current upgrade frequency point of operator that then will this current set-top box is carried out the upgrading of set-top box software as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box.
The upgrade frequency point of the operator in the method that the specific embodiment of the invention provides is along with the TV programme code stream is handed down to set-top box, so renewal of its upgrade frequency point, be in end side set-top box since each start all can received television program code stream, so as long as upgrade frequency point is changed, set-top box all can be known up-to-date frequency point information,, it upgrades in time the advantage that software upgrading is fast so having frequency.
Optionally, the method for realization S12 specifically can comprise:
This TV programme code stream resolved obtain current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to current upgrade frequency point corresponding to main operator and sub-operator.Certainly in actual conditions, the method that realizes S12 also can only be to resolve this TV programme code stream to obtain current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to the interior sub-operator of code stream.Need to prove, obtaining current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to the sign of main operator and main operator can be by resolving the terrestrial_delivery_descriptor descriptor acquiring in the code stream, and the frequency tabulation of obtaining sub-operator can be resolved the frequency_list_descriptor descriptor acquiring in the code stream.
Optionally, said method also comprises:
The upgrade software that does not have redaction such as the current upgrade frequency point of the operator of current set-top box, then search one by one element and tabulate whether there is the upgrade software of redaction with the current upgrade frequency point of searching other operators, as existing, then will exist the upgrade frequency point corresponding to upgrade software of redaction to carry out software upgrading as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box.
Need to prove, above-mentioned other operators can for except when the operator of front set-top box beyond sub-operator.
When said method does not have upgrade software in current set-top box operation merchant's upgrade frequency point, the upgrade software of current set-top box of the upgrade software of the current frequency tabulation by searching other operators, when this kind method can occur in the untimely situation of frequency software upgrading of the operator of current set-top box, obtain the software upgrading that upgrade software carries out set-top box from upgrading timely the upgrade frequency point of other operators timely, always improve the promptness of software upgrading.
Optionally, said method also comprises:
The upgrade software that does not also have redaction when the current upgrade frequency point of determining other operators, whether the current frequency tabulation of then searching for and searching main operator exists the upgrade software of redaction, as existing, then the current frequency with main operator carries out software upgrading as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box, as not existing, do not carry out software upgrading.
The invention provides a kind of STB terminal, described STB terminal specifically comprises as shown in Figure 2:
Receiving element 21 is used for receiving the TV programme code stream that network side issues; Comprise in the described TV programme code stream: the current upgrade frequency point that the sign of operator and operator are corresponding, and described TV programme code stream sent to resolution unit 22;
Resolution unit 22, be used for described TV programme code stream is resolved the current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to sign and operator of obtaining operator, and the current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to sign and operator of operator sent to search search unit 23;
Unit 23 is searched in search, be used for obtaining the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of current set-top box, whether the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of searching for and searching current set-top box exists the set-top box software of redaction, as having a set-top box software of redaction, the current upgrade frequency point of operator that then will this current set-top box is carried out the upgrading of set-top box software as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box.
Optionally, above-mentioned resolution unit 22 specifically is used for:
This TV programme code stream is resolved the sign of obtaining main operator and corresponding current upgrade frequency point tabulation and current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to sub-operator sign and sub-operator of main operator, and the current upgrade frequency point tabulation that described sub-operator sign and sub-operator is corresponding and main operator identifies and main operator is corresponding current upgrade frequency point are tabulated and are sent to described search and search the unit.
Optionally, above-mentioned search is searched unit 23 and further also is used for:
The upgrade software that does not have redaction such as the current upgrade frequency point of the operator of current set-top box, then search one by one the upgrade software whether plain current upgrade frequency point with searching other operators exists redaction, as existing, then will exist the upgrade frequency point corresponding to upgrade software of redaction to carry out software upgrading as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box;
Described other operators are except when the sub-operator beyond the operator of front set-top box.
Optionally, above-mentioned search is searched unit 23 and further also is used for:
When there is not the upgrade software of redaction in the current upgrade frequency point tabulation of determining other operators yet, whether the current frequency of then searching for and search main operator exists the upgrade software of redaction, as existing, then the current frequency with main operator carries out software upgrading as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box, as not existing, do not carry out software upgrading.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that as the included modules of above-described embodiment is to divide according to function logic, but be not limited to above-mentioned division, as long as can realize corresponding function; In addition, the concrete title of each functional module also just for the ease of mutual differentiation, is not limited to protection scope of the present invention.
Those of ordinary skills it is also understood that, realize that all or part of step in above-described embodiment method is to come the relevant hardware of instruction to finish by program, described program can be in being stored in the STB terminal read/write memory medium, described storage medium comprises ROM/RAM etc.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to limiting the present invention, all any modifications of doing within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is equal to and replaces and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a set top box upgrading method is characterized in that, described method comprises:
Receive the TV programme code stream that network side issues; Comprise in the described TV programme code stream: main operator and the respective upgrades frequency tabulation of sub-operator;
Described TV programme code stream resolved obtain main operator and the tabulation of sub-operator respective upgrades frequency;
Obtain the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of current set-top box, whether the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of searching for and searching current set-top box exists the set-top box software of redaction, as having a set-top box software of redaction, the current upgrade frequency point of operator that then will this current set-top box is carried out the upgrading of set-top box software as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described described TV programme code stream is resolved obtained main operator and the tabulation of sub-operator respective upgrades frequency comprises:
This TV programme code stream resolved obtain current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to main operator and current upgrade frequency point corresponding to sub-operator tabulated.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
When there is not the upgrade software of redaction in the current upgrade frequency point tabulation of determining other operators yet, whether the current frequency tabulation of then searching for and searching main operator exists the upgrade software of redaction, as existing, then the current frequency with main operator carries out software upgrading as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box, as not existing, do not carry out software upgrading, described other operators are except when the sub-operator beyond the operator of front set-top box.
4. method according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
The upgrade software that does not have redaction such as the current upgrade frequency point of the operator of current set-top box, whether the current upgrade frequency point tabulation of then searching for one by one and searching other operators exists the upgrade software of redaction, as existing, then will exist the upgrade frequency point corresponding to upgrade software of redaction to carry out software upgrading as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box; Described other operators are except when the sub-operator beyond the operator of front set-top box.
5. a set-top box is characterized in that, described set-top box comprises:
Receiving element is used for receiving the TV programme code stream that network side issues when start; Comprise in the described TV programme code stream: current upgrade frequency point corresponding to the current upgrade frequency point tabulation that main operator is corresponding and sub-operator tabulated, and described TV programme code stream is sent to resolution unit;
Resolution unit is used for described TV programme code stream is resolved current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to operator, and the current upgrade frequency point tabulation that operator is corresponding sends to search and searches the unit;
The unit is searched in search, be used for obtaining the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of current set-top box, whether the current upgrade frequency point corresponding to operator of searching for and searching current set-top box exists the set-top box software of redaction, as having a set-top box software of redaction, the current upgrade frequency point of operator that then will this current set-top box is carried out the upgrading of set-top box software as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box.
6. set-top box according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described resolution unit specifically is used for:
This TV programme code stream resolved obtain current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to current upgrade frequency point tabulation corresponding to main operator and sub-operator, and the current upgrade frequency point tabulation that described sub-operator is corresponding and current upgrade frequency point corresponding to main operator are tabulated and sent to described search and search the unit.
7. according to claim 4 or 5 described set-top box, it is characterized in that, described search is searched the unit and further also is used for:
When there is not the upgrade software of redaction in the current upgrade frequency point tabulation of determining other operators yet, whether the current frequency tabulation of then searching for and searching main operator exists the upgrade software of redaction, as existing, then the current frequency with main operator carries out software upgrading as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box, as not existing, do not carry out software upgrading, described other operators are except when the sub-operator beyond the operator of front set-top box.
8. set-top box according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described search is searched the unit and further also is used for:
The upgrade software that does not have redaction such as the current upgrade frequency point tabulation of the operator of current set-top box, then search one by one element and tabulate whether there is the upgrade software of redaction with the current upgrade frequency point of searching other operators, as existing, then will exist the upgrade frequency point corresponding to upgrade software of redaction to carry out software upgrading as the upgrade frequency point of current set-top box; Described other operators are except when the sub-operator beyond the operator of front set-top box.
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