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In connection with accompanying drawing, one exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described hereinafter.All features of actual execution mode are not described for clarity and conciseness, in specification.Yet, should understand, in the process of any this practical embodiments of exploitation, must make a lot of decisions specific to execution mode, to realize developer's objectives, for example, meet those restrictive conditions with system and traffic aided, and these restrictive conditions may change to some extent along with the difference of execution mode.In addition,, although will also be appreciated that development is likely very complicated and time-consuming, concerning having benefited from those skilled in the art of present disclosure, this development is only routine task.
At this, also it should be noted is that, for fear of the details because of unnecessary fuzzy the present invention, only show in the accompanying drawings with according to the closely-related apparatus structure of the solution of the present invention and/or treatment step, and omitted other details little with relation of the present invention.
Embodiments of the invention provide a kind of timing control apparatus, this timing control apparatus comprises: information acquisition unit, it is arranged to according to the interest information receiving, and obtains at least one TV programme relevant to above-mentioned interest information and each self-corresponding television channel and reproduction time; Selected cell, it is arranged to determines TV programme to be played in above-mentioned at least one TV programme; And processing unit, it is arranged at reproduction time corresponding to above-mentioned TV programme to be played and carries out the processing relevant to above-mentioned TV programme to be played.
Below in conjunction with Fig. 1, describe an example of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention in detail.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of a kind of exemplary construction of schematically illustrated timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, timing control apparatus 100 comprises information acquisition unit 110, selected cell 120 and processing unit 130 according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 1, in timing control apparatus 100, information acquisition unit 110 is for according to the interest information receiving, obtain at least one TV programme relevant to this interest information, and at least obtain the corresponding television channel of each TV programme and reproduction time in above-mentioned at least one TV programme.
In the specific implementation of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, above-mentioned " interest information of reception " can be that user inputs, or can be also that other external equipments are inputted.In an example, this timing control apparatus (is for example being integrated in to other equipment, the electronic equipment such as mobile phone, notebook computer, panel computer that hereinafter will describe) in the situation in, above-mentioned interest information can comprise the information such as word that user passes through the various input equipments such as mobile phone key, touch-screen, mouse and input, image, or also can comprise the audio-frequency information of inputting by the audio input device such as microphone of upper several various devices, or also can both comprise above-mentioned word, image and audio-frequency information etc.In addition, above-mentioned interest information can be for example the programm name of TV programme, or can be such as " Olympic Games ", " weather forecast ", " blind date program " or " XX team; XX team; Football match " etc. comprise at least one keyword and/or key phrase information.
In addition, in the specific implementation of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, information acquisition unit 110 can utilize the Internet to obtain at least one TV programme relevant to this interest information and each self-corresponding television channel and reproduction time, for example, the predetermined website that can comprise television schedule information by access obtains at least one TV programme relevant to above-mentioned interest information, and obtains the wherein corresponding television channel of each TV programme and reproduction time.It should be noted that reproduction time at least comprises broadcasting initial time, in addition, can also optionally comprise and play end time and/or playing duration.In addition, in other implementations, except above information (above-mentioned at least one TV programme and each self-corresponding television channel and reproduction time), information acquisition unit 110 can also optionally obtain above-mentioned at least one TV programme up-to-date audience ratings and/or network separately by network and mark, etc.
In an example, if interest information that user inputted is " weather forecast ", information acquisition unit 110 obtains following information by web search: " programm name A1; channel B1; reproduction time 17:30 ~ 17:40 ", " programm name A2, channel B2, reproduction time 19:30 ~ 19:40 " and " programm name A3; channel B3, reproduction time 22:00 ~ 22:15 ".It should be noted that, these information that information acquisition unit 110 obtains can be exported to display device, to be shown to user, also can not export to display device, and as the pending data of remaining part.
Thus, utilize information acquisition unit 110 can obtain at least one TV programme relevant to the interest information receiving and each self-corresponding television channel and reproduction time, in this case, in above-mentioned at least one TV programme that selected cell 120 can obtain in information acquisition unit 110, determine TV programme to be played.The quantity that it should be noted that the determined TV programme to be played of selected cell 120 can be at least one.
In a specific implementation of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, selected cell 120 can be configured to determine TV programme to be played according to the selection instruction receiving in above-mentioned at least one TV programme.In an example, in the situation that timing control apparatus 100 is for example integrated in other equipment such as mobile phone, information acquisition unit 110 such as above-mentioned at least one TV programme and each self-corresponding television channel and reproduction time that can by outputs such as mobile phone display screens, it obtains, then select at least one as TV programme to be played by user therein.
In addition,, in another specific implementation of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, also can carry out to determine TV programme to be played in above-mentioned at least one TV programme by structure selected cell 120 being configured to as shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram of a kind of possible exemplary construction of schematically illustrated selected cell 120 as shown in Figure 1.As shown in Figure 2, in this implementation, selected cell 120 can comprise order module 210 and select module 220.
Wherein, order module 210 sorts at least one TV programme that information acquisition unit 110 is obtained.
In an example, order module 210 can relevant information and the similarity between above-mentioned interest information (being designated hereinafter simply as " type I information ") based on each TV programme sort to above-mentioned at least one TV programme.In this example, the relevant information of each TV programme such as can comprise in the various information such as program description, web tab (or the keyword extracting from above each information etc.) of programm name, reproduction time, broadcasting channel and this TV programme of this TV programme at least one, for example, for example, by calculating the similarity between above-mentioned relevant information (being integrated into a character string) and above-mentioned interest information (being also character string forms), for example come according to the height of similarity, to above-mentioned at least one TV programme sequence (similarity from high in the end).The process that it should be noted that the similarity between the above-mentioned relevant information of calculating and above-mentioned interest information can be known in conjunction with common practise and/or some open source informations to those skilled in the art, therefore omit its detailed description at this.
In another example, order module 210 also can sort to above-mentioned at least one TV programme in up-to-date audience ratings and/or network scoring (being designated hereinafter simply as " Equations of The Second Kind information ") based on each TV programme, come according to the height of up-to-date audience ratings, or the height of marking according to network for example, to above-mentioned at least one TV programme sequence (separately from high in the end), or the mark of marking to calculate each TV programme in conjunction with audience ratings and network is (for example, for each TV programme, mark using the weighted sum of the audience ratings of this TV programme and network scoring as this TV programme) height for example comes, to above-mentioned at least one TV programme sequence (from high in the end).In this example, the up-to-date audience ratings of each TV programme and/or network scoring for example can directly be obtained by network by order module 210, or can obtain by information acquisition unit 110 accesses network.
In another example, order module 210 also can sort to above-mentioned at least one TV programme by the history broadcasting record (being designated hereinafter simply as " the 3rd category information ") based on each TV programme, for example, above-mentioned at least one TV programme sequence was sorted according to how much (as from how to few) of the historical broadcasting time of each TV programme.Wherein, it should be noted that, here said " historical broadcasting time " refers to that each TV programme reality is by number of times that active user play, in this example, can be by order module 210 being configured to the TV programme of each this user's actual play of record, by statistics, obtain above-mentioned data (each TV programme reality by number of times that active user play), and then can sort according to these data.
In another example, order module 210 also can reproduction time and the difference between user preset reproduction time (being designated hereinafter simply as " the 4th category information ") based on each TV programme sort to above-mentioned at least one TV programme, for example, above-mentioned at least one TV programme is sorted according to the size of the difference between the reproduction time of each TV programme and user preset reproduction time (as from small to large).Wherein, the difference between the reproduction time of each TV programme and user preset reproduction time for example can obtain according to the poor and reproduction time of each TV programme between poor, the playing duration of each TV programme between poor, the end time of each TV programme between the initial time of each TV programme and the initial time of user preset reproduction time and the end time of user preset reproduction time and the length of user preset reproduction time and at least one in the common factor size between user preset reproduction time.
In addition, in other examples, order module 210 also can sort to above-mentioned at least one TV programme in the combination of at least two kinds (for example weighted sum) based in four kinds of information of above-described type I information to the four category information, process and the sequencer procedure as described above of sequence are similar, do not repeat them here.
Thus, by order module 210, complete after the sequence of above-mentioned at least one TV programme, selection module 220 can be for example, using the TV programme that comes predetermined quantity (first 10) above in the ranking results of order module 210 as TV programme to be played.
Utilize order module 210 and select module 220 to determine in the situation of TV programme to be played in above-mentioned at least one TV programme, as shown in Figure 1, processing unit 130 can be carried out some relevant processing, for example, can carry out respectively relative processing at reproduction time corresponding to each TV programme to be played.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of a kind of possible exemplary construction of schematically illustrated processing unit 130 as shown in Figure 1.In a specific implementation of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, processing unit 130 can comprise control module 310 as shown in Figure 3.As shown in Figure 3, be directed to each TV programme to be played, control module 310 can, at reproduction time corresponding to this TV programme to be played, be controlled target television set and select television channel corresponding to TV programme to be played with this to play.In this implementation, control module 310 arrives reproduction time corresponding to TV programme to be played, automatically controls target television set and opens and select corresponding channel to play, and do not need processing or the input validation instruction through user.For the television set of two types, the relevant treatment of processing unit 130 is described respectively below.
Wherein, in an example, be directed to intelligent television universal on present market and Set Top Box, when the reproduction time that arrives certain TV programme to be played is when (time started), processing unit 130 can (for example, by wifi function) sends corresponding control command to Set Top Box and opens above-mentioned intelligent television, and selects the channel that this program is corresponding to play.
In another example, be directed to common TV (non-above-mentioned intelligent television), can near TV, lay in advance the transmitting of signal and receiving equipment (for example infrared emission and receiving equipment, the cost of this infrared emission and receiving equipment is very low, and its outward appearance can be made a very little base, be similar to Mobile telephone desktop charger), wherein, the transmitting of above-mentioned signal and receiving equipment can couple by mode and the common TV of wired connection, and can realize and common TV between two-way signaling transmit.When the reproduction time that arrives certain TV programme to be played is when (time started), processing unit 130 sends corresponding control command to above-mentioned signal transmitting and receiving equipment and opens this common TV, and selects the channel that this program is corresponding to play.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the possible exemplary construction of the another kind of schematically illustrated processing unit 130 as shown in Figure 1.In another specific implementation of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, processing unit 130 can comprise control module 410, request module 420 and the first determination module 430 as shown in Figure 4.Wherein, with the control module 310 shown in Fig. 3 similarly, the control module 410 shown in Fig. 4 is also controlled the broadcasting (selecting corresponding channel) (being designated hereinafter simply as the playback process of control module 410) of target television set for reproduction time corresponding to the TV programme to be played; Different from control module 310, control module 410 need to, after user confirms to play, just be carried out the operation of above-mentioned playback process.
As shown in Figure 4, in this specific implementation, be directed to each TV programme to be played, request module 420 can be before reproduction time corresponding to this program, and the solicited message of TV programme to be played is play in output at least one times.In an example, in the situation that timing control apparatus 100 is for example integrated in other equipment such as mobile phone, request module 420, such as exporting this solicited message in the mode of inquiry by mobile phone display screen etc., selects input " to confirm to play " instruction or " cancel and playing " instruction to play prompting user according to its present case.In addition, in this example, request module 420 can be only before broadcasting in certain hour (for example the reproduction time of this program first 10 minutes in) by above-mentioned mobile phone display screen output above-mentioned solicited message (being also inquiry message) once; In other examples, request module 420 also can be before broadcasting in certain hour (for example the reproduction time of this program first 1 hour in) every 10 minutes just by above-mentioned mobile phone display screen output above-mentioned solicited message once.Like this, according to the solicited message of request module 420 outputs, user can select input " to confirm to play " instruction or " cancel and playing " instruction conventionally as the case may be.
As shown in Figure 4, the first determination module 430 is for for example, in the situation that receive the playback process that confirmation play instruction for above-mentioned solicited message (above " confirming to play " instruction of said user's input) allows control module 410.Also,, in the situation that receiving above-mentioned confirmation play instruction, the reproduction time (time started) that control module 410 can be corresponding in TV programme to be played is controlled target television set and is selected the television channel corresponding with TV programme to be played to play.In an example, for example, in the situation that do not receive above-mentioned " for the confirmation play instruction of above-mentioned solicited message " (all not receiving the confirmation play instruction before the reproduction time of certain TV programme to be played arrives) always, the first determination module 430 can be cancelled the broadcasting to this program.In addition, in another example, for example, when receiving in the situation of the cancellation play instruction (above " cancel and playing " instruction of said user's input) for above-mentioned solicited message, immediate cancel is to the playing request of this program (playback process of also, forbidding control module 410).In other examples, also can process in conjunction with above two examples.
Wherein, control module 410 is controlled detailed process that target television sets play and can, with reference to processing procedure described in conjunction with Figure 3 above, be repeated no more here.
Thus, in this specific implementation, can avoid staying out or user does not need to play in other situations of TV programme still broadcast program automatically user.Like this, utilize structure as shown in Figure 4, only in the situation that meeting certain condition (receiving the confirmation play instruction here), just allow the playback process of control module 410, forbid that it plays the situation that does not meet this condition is next, can more meet thus the current circumstances and condition of living in of user.
Fig. 5 is the block diagram of another possible exemplary construction of schematically illustrated processing unit 130 as shown in Figure 1.In another specific implementation of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, processing unit 130 also can be configured to comprise control module 510, position acquisition module 520 and the second determination module 530 as shown in Figure 5.Wherein, with the control module 310 shown in Fig. 3 similarly, the control module 510 shown in Fig. 5 is also controlled the broadcasting (selecting corresponding channel) (being designated hereinafter simply as the playback process of control module 510) of target television set for reproduction time corresponding to the TV programme to be played; Different from control module 310, the playback process of control module 510 also need to just be carried out in the situation that meeting certain condition.
In this specific implementation, position acquisition module 520 is for obtaining the current location of timing control apparatus 100.In an example, position acquisition module 520 can be the module with GPS positioning function.In another example, in the situation that timing control apparatus 100 is for example integrated in other equipment such as mobile phone, position acquisition module 520 also can utilize the positioning function of mobile phone to determine its current residing position (being also the position of mobile phone).
Like this, after having obtained the current location of timing control apparatus 100, the second determination module 530 can judge whether this position (current location of timing control apparatus 100) belongs in predetermined areas.It should be noted that above-mentioned predetermined areas can as required/actual conditions set.In an example, above-mentioned predetermined areas can be the regional extent that user utilizes GPS location or the determined distance objective television set of other localization methods preset distance in advance.In another example, above-mentioned predetermined areas can be also near the regional extent of pre-sizing target television set.When position that position acquisition module 520 obtains is in above-mentioned predetermined areas, the second determination module 530 can allow the playback process of control module 510, also, at reproduction time corresponding to TV programme to be played (time started), controlling target television set selects the television channel corresponding with TV programme to be played to play.And when the position that position acquisition module 520 obtains does not belong to above-mentioned predetermined areas, the second 530 of determination modules playback process of forbidding control module 510.
When user is not in target television set certain area coverage around, its at that time (or a bit of time in) watch this television set demand may be less, thus, utilize structure as shown in Figure 5, only in the situation that meeting certain condition (being that the current location of timing control apparatus 100 is in above-mentioned predetermined areas) here, allow the playback process of control module 510, in the next playback process of forbidding control module 510 of the situation that does not meet this condition, can more meet thus the current circumstances and condition of living in of user.
Fig. 6 is the block diagram of another possible exemplary construction of schematically illustrated processing unit 130 as shown in Figure 1.In another specific implementation of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, processing unit 130 can comprise control module 610, acquisition module 620 and the 3rd determination module 630 as shown in Figure 6.Wherein, with the control module 510 shown in Fig. 5 similarly, control module 610 shown in Fig. 6 also can be in the situation that meeting certain condition be controlled the broadcasting (selecting corresponding channel) (being designated hereinafter simply as the playback process of control module 610) of target television set at reproduction time corresponding to TV programme to be played, is that satisfied condition is different from condition described in conjunction with Figure 5.
In this specific implementation, acquisition module 620 is for gathering beholder's relevant information within the scope of the scheduled time before playing arbitrary TV programme to be played, the 3rd determination module 630 for the similarity judging above-mentioned beholder's relevant information and prestore between sample information whether higher than predetermined threshold, and allow the playback process of control module 610 in result of determination be sure in the situation that, and the playback process of forbidding control module 610 in result of determination be negative in the situation that.
It should be noted that, said " before playing arbitrary TV programme to be played " can comprise multiple situation here.
In an example (hereinafter to be referred as example A), before above reproduction time corresponding to said any " TV programme to be played " arrives, acquisition module 620 can be within the scope of the scheduled time before its reproduction time arrives (for example playing in first 1 minute) gather beholder's relevant information.
In another example (hereinafter to be referred as example B), the signal transmitting and the receiving equipment (as described above) that couple mutually with this target television set can be set near target television set, wherein, the transmitting of this signal and receiving equipment are such as running status states such as () open/power supply of the power supply passes information that can gather target television set.In this example, in other situations except the said situation of example A, the words (for example being opened by certain member of family) of (now not yet allowing broadcast program) if the power supply of target television set is opened, this signal transmitting and receiving equipment are owing to coupling mutually and can know this event (TV set power is opened) with television set.In this case, the transmitting of this signal and receiving equipment can be to timing control apparatus 100(or its place mobile phones) transmitted signal notifies above-mentioned event (power supply of also, informing the above-mentioned target television set of timing control apparatus 100 is opened) to timing control apparatus 100.In this case, can first by acquisition module 620, gather beholder's relevant information, then determine whether allowing television set to be opened by the judgement of the 3rd determination module 630.It should be noted that, the object of above example is only to illustrate embodiments of the invention, and is not limited.Should be understood that; those skilled in the art according to above description and/or other modes that can realize above-mentioned functions that can know in conjunction with common practise (for example; other can obtain the running state information of above-mentioned target television set and the mode that this running state information is sent to timing control apparatus 100) also should comprise in protection scope of the present invention, will repeat no more here.
Fig. 7 is the block diagram of a kind of possible exemplary construction of schematically illustrated acquisition module 620 as shown in Figure 6.It should be noted that, acquisition module 620 can be any submodule in the image capture submodule 710 shown in Fig. 7, voice capturing submodule 720 and fingerprints captured submodule 730, also can comprise several submodules of appointing wherein simultaneously.
In an example, in the situation that acquisition module 620 comprises image capture submodule 710 as shown in Figure 7, can catch by image capture submodule 710 beholder's who is positioned at default viewing areas (for example television set right opposite rectangular area) image (as an example of beholder's relevant information).(be also in this case, in the situation that acquisition module 620 comprises image capture submodule 710), the sample information that prestores can comprise the user images that prestores, then the 3rd determination module 630 can compare by " beholder's image " and the above-mentioned user images that prestores that image capture submodule 710 is gathered, and judges whether to allow above-mentioned beholder to watch TV.For example, can calculate above-mentioned " beholder's image " and the above-mentioned similarity prestoring between user images, in the two similarity, allow it to watch (as the 3rd determination module 630 allows control modules 610 to signal transmitting and receiving equipment transmitted signal for example, higher than the first predetermined threshold (80%) in the situation that, thereby allow the broadcasting that is opened of target television set), otherwise forbid that it watches (as the 3rd determination module 630 is forbidden the playback process of control module 610.
It should be noted that, the above-mentioned user images that prestores can be the whole body image of designated user, or can be also the face image of designated user.In the situation that the user images that prestores is whole body image, in the image that acquisition module 620 can directly gather at it, carry out image extraction process, obtain people's wherein whole body image, to compare with the user images that prestores.In the situation that the user images that prestores is face image, in the image that acquisition module 620 can directly gather at it, obtain people's wherein face image, to compare with the user images that prestores, carry out recognition of face processing.
In another example, in the situation that acquisition module 620 comprises voice capturing submodule 720 as shown in Figure 7, can catch by voice capturing submodule 720 beholder's sound (as an example of beholder's relevant information).For example, can catch its voice signal that can detect in a period of time by voice capturing submodule 720, after the tut signal that it is measured is by basic handling such as filtering, audio frequency (as an example of the sample information that prestores) compares processing with prestoring using filtered voice signal (as an example of beholder's relevant information) can to utilize the 3rd determination module 630, in for example, situation higher than the second predetermined threshold (80%) of the similarity between the two, allow watching of beholder, otherwise forbid that it watches.
In addition, in another example, in the situation that acquisition module 620 comprises fingerprints captured submodule 730 as shown in Figure 7, can gather by fingerprints captured submodule 730 beholder's fingerprint (as an example of beholder's relevant information) (needing beholder oneself to coordinate fingerprint collecting), then can utilize the 3rd determination module 630 fingerprint that fingerprints captured submodule 730 is collected and the fingerprint (as an example of the sample information that prestores) that prestores to compare processing, in for example, situation higher than the 3rd predetermined threshold (90%) of the similarity between the two, allow watching of beholder, otherwise forbid that it watches.
In a practical application, take a family that comprises the head of a family and children (children) is example, in the situation that these children are in separately, if P channel will be play one grade of children's programs Q at 15:30 ~ 16:30, and the section head of a family staying out at this moment.In this case, known by above description, acquisition module 620 for example divides at 15:29 the image that gathers the sofa district that is positioned at television set right opposite, and therefrom extract facial image, then the 3rd determination module 630 is found this facial image and the user images that prestores (these children's that for example take in advance face images) more afterwards, the two similarity higher than 80%(is also, the beholder who is positioned at sofa district is these children just), now allow it to watch program, also be, when 15:30, by control module 610, controlling television set opens and selects that channel that above-mentioned children's programs are corresponding to play.It should be noted that according to the situation described in above-mentioned practical application example, the processing procedure that those skilled in the art can gather under sound, fingerprint situation when acquisition module 620 in conjunction with content aware above, therefore omits its detailed description here.
In addition, in above-mentioned practical application, if for example, turning on TV set power at other times (14:00), these children want to watch TV, at this moment, be positioned at the generation (can utilize the above described method of example B that is similar to obtain) that near the signal transmitting of television set and receiving equipment can be known this event (TV set power is opened), at once to timing control apparatus 100(, be for example built in the head of a family's mobile phone) send an announcement information (or, in other examples, timing control apparatus 100 is this information of active obtaining termly also, also be, can be termly to signal transmitting mentioned above and receiving equipment transmitting acquisition instructions, this signal transmitting and receiving equipment gather the running state information of television set when receiving above-mentioned acquisition instructions, and this running state information is sent to timing control apparatus 100).When the head of a family receives this information, it can determine whether and allow television for play program according to actual conditions.For example, when the head of a family does not allow the random time of these children outside 15:30 ~ 16:30 to watch TV, can, when receiving above-mentioned notice, by control module 610, forbid television for play program.Like this, when can guaranteeing that these children watch specific program smoothly, can avoid again it to watch program in addition.
It should be noted that, in other examples, in the situation that acquisition module 620 comprise simultaneously in image capture submodule 710, voice capturing submodule 720 and fingerprints captured submodule 730 any two or comprise this three submodules, can know corresponding processing in conjunction with above three examples, repeat no more here.
In addition, also it should be noted that, the sample information that prestores can comprise a plurality of information (for example a plurality of user images that prestore, a plurality of audio frequency and/or a plurality of fingerprint that prestores of prestoring), when information that acquisition module 620 gathers and prestore in sample information any between similarity during higher than predetermined threshold, allow beholder to watch, otherwise forbid that it watches.
Fig. 8 is the block diagram of other a kind of possible exemplary construction of schematically illustrated processing unit 130 as shown in Figure 1.As shown in Figure 8, in other implementations of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, processing unit 130 can comprise control module 810 and determination module 820 as shown in Figure 8.Wherein, with the control module 310 shown in Fig. 3 similarly, the control module 810 shown in Fig. 8 is also controlled the broadcasting (selecting corresponding channel) (being designated hereinafter simply as the playback process of control module 810) of target television set for reproduction time corresponding to the TV programme to be played; And different from control module 310, control module 810 can just be carried out the operation of above-mentioned playback process in the situation that determination module 820 allows.
As shown in Figure 8, determination module 820 is in the situation that there are at least two TV programme to be played in synchronization, select one of them in above-mentioned at least two TV programme to be played to be used as the TV programme that will play in this moment, then by control module 810, when this arrives constantly, selected its corresponding channel to play.
In an example, the zero hour that said " synchronization " can be a plurality of TV programme to be played here, if each self-corresponding moment that starts to play of a plurality of TV programme to be played is all situations of 20:00.In addition, in another example, here said " synchronization " can be also the zero hour of a part of program in a plurality of TV programme to be played, and another part program may start to play, if the reproduction time of a program is 19:00 ~ 20:00, the reproduction time of another program is 19:15 ~ 20:00, and, when 19:15, have these two programs is all program to be played simultaneously.No matter be that situation, when two and above TV programme to be played appear in synchronization, all need to select one and play.
Thus, determination module 820 can be based on mentioned above first to fourth category information and at least one in User Priority corresponding to each TV programme, in above-mentioned at least two TV programme to be played, select " TV programme that will play in this moment " mentioned above.Wherein, the process that one or more information based in first to fourth category information are selected and the mentioned above process sorting based on these information (in one or more) are similar, be equivalent to based on these information (in one or more) to its sequence after using the TV programme to be played making number one as the actual program that will play, therefore omit its detailed description here.
Wherein, User Priority corresponding to each TV programme can be for example user's the pre-setting priority of timing control apparatus 100 correspondences that obtains 110 places, information acquisition unit of this TV programme.
For instance, when target television set is during corresponding to a plurality of user, each user has respectively a timing control apparatus (for example, having respectively a mobile phone that is built-in with timing control apparatus).Like this, can priority be set respectively in advance above-mentioned a plurality of users, for example, highest, second advanced, lowermost level (in the situation that timing control apparatus is built in mobile phone, being equivalent to each mobile phone has respectively a priority).Like this, the TV programme that the timing control apparatus that each user uses obtains has had priority accordingly.Thus, according to the height of priority, at least two TV programme to be played that can exist at above-mentioned synchronization, select the highest that of priority to be used as the program of actual play.
It should be noted that, in other examples, in the situation that processing unit 130 comprises control module 810 and determination module 820 as shown in Figure 8, processing unit 130 can also optionally comprise request module 420 and the first determination module 430 as shown in Figure 4, or can optionally comprise position acquisition module 520 and the second determination module 530 as shown in Figure 5, or can optionally comprise that acquisition module 620 and above each module of the 3rd determination module 630(as shown in Figure 6 all have identical function and technique effect with respective modules mentioned above, here the descriptions thereof are omitted).
Fig. 9 is the block diagram of other another possible exemplary construction of schematically illustrated processing unit 130 as shown in Figure 1.As shown in Figure 9, in other another implementations of timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, processing unit 130 can comprise control module 910 and recommending module 920 as shown in Figure 9.Wherein, with the control module 310 shown in Fig. 3 similarly, the control module 910 shown in Fig. 9 is also controlled the broadcasting (selecting corresponding channel) (being designated hereinafter simply as the playback process of control module 910) of target television set for reproduction time corresponding to the TV programme to be played; And different from control module 310, control module 910 can be in the situation that the TV programme of recommending for recommending module 920 allows to play the operation of carrying out above-mentioned playback process.
As shown in Figure 9, recommending module 920 can be play record for the history based on each TV programme and determine the maximum top n TV programme (N is positive integer, for example, can be 3) of broadcasting time, as the TV programme of recommending.Wherein, broadcasting time described here for example can utilize the method for the historical broadcasting time of each program of acquisition as described above to obtain, and repeats no more here.In an example, recommending module 920 can (such as by the output equipments such as mobile phone display screen as described above) be shown to user by top n TV programme, user selects one or more programs of playing as permission therein, or does not all allow broadcasting (also all refusing).Then, each TV programme in the TV programme of recommending for recommending module 920, in the situation that receive for example permission play instruction for this TV programme of user's input, when arriving its reproduction time, can allow this program of television for play by control module 910.Thus, can be according to user's preference, it may like the program of seeing to user, to recommend some.
It should be noted that, in other examples, in the situation that processing unit 130 comprises control module 910 and recommending module 920 as shown in Figure 9, processing unit 130 can also optionally comprise request module 420 and the first determination module 430 as shown in Figure 4, or can optionally comprise position acquisition module 520 and the second determination module 530 as shown in Figure 5, or can optionally comprise acquisition module 620 and the 3rd determination module 630 as shown in Figure 6, or can optionally comprise that above each module of determination module 820(as shown in Figure 8 all has identical function and technique effect with respective modules mentioned above, here the descriptions thereof are omitted).
Known by above description, above-mentioned timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, it obtains associated TV programme and relevant information according to the interest information receiving, determine after TV programme to be played therein, at reproduction time corresponding to each program to be played, carry out some relevant processing.Thus, by applying above-mentioned timing control apparatus, do not need people to remove to remember reproduction time and the broadcasting channel of each TV programme, can complete relevant processing, make people can not miss its TV programme interested or pay close attention to.
In addition, embodiments of the invention also provide a kind of time control method, describe a kind of exemplary process of above-mentioned time control method below in conjunction with Figure 10.
Figure 10 is schematically illustrated according to the flow chart of a kind of exemplary process of time control method of the present invention.
As shown in figure 10, the handling process 700 of time control method starts from step S1010 according to an embodiment of the invention, then performs step S1020.
In step S1020, the interest information according to receiving, obtains at least one TV programme relevant to above-mentioned interest information, and at least obtains the corresponding television channel of each TV programme and reproduction time in above-mentioned at least one TV programme.Then perform step S1030.Wherein, in step S1020, performed processing example as can be identical with the processing of information acquisition described in conjunction with Figure 1 unit 110 above, and can reach similar technique effect, does not repeat them here.
In step S1030, in above-mentioned at least one TV programme, determine TV programme to be played.In an example, in step S1030, can carry out to determine TV programme to be played in above-mentioned at least one TV programme according to the selection instruction receiving.Then perform step S1040.In another example, in step S1030, performed processing example as can be identical with the processing of selected cell 120 described in conjunction with Figure 2 above, and can reach similar technique effect, does not repeat them here.
In step S1040, at reproduction time corresponding to above-mentioned TV programme to be played, carry out the processing relevant to above-mentioned TV programme to be played.Then perform step S1050.
In an example, in step S1040 performed processing can with processing unit 130(described in conjunction with Figure 3 above also, control module 310) processing identical, and can reach similar technique effect, do not repeat them here.
In another example, in step S1040, performed processing can be also with processing unit 130(described in conjunction with Figure 4 above, control module 410, request module 420 and the first determination module 430) processing identical, and can reach similar technique effect, do not repeat them here.
In another example, in step S1040, performed processing can be also with processing unit 130(described in conjunction with Figure 5 above, control module 510, position acquisition module 520 and the second determination module 530) processing identical, and can reach similar technique effect, do not repeat them here.
In another example, in step S1040, performed processing can be also with processing unit 130(described in conjunction with Figure 6 above, control module 610, acquisition module 620 and the 3rd determination module 630) processing identical, and can reach similar technique effect, do not repeat them here.
In another example, in step S1040, performed processing can be also with processing unit 130(described in conjunction with Figure 8 above also, control module 810 and determination module 820, and other modules that can selectivity comprise) processing is identical, and can reach similar technique effect, do not repeat them here.
In addition, in other examples, in step S1040, performed processing can be also with processing unit 130(described in conjunction with Figure 9 above also, control module 910 and recommending module 920, and other modules that can selectivity comprise) processing is identical, and can reach similar technique effect, do not repeat them here.
Handling process 1000 ends at step S1050.
Known by above description, above-mentioned time control method according to an embodiment of the invention, it obtains associated TV programme and relevant information according to the interest information receiving, determine after TV programme to be played therein, at reproduction time corresponding to each program to be played, carry out some relevant processing.Thus, by applying above-mentioned time control method, do not need people to remove to remember reproduction time and the broadcasting channel of each TV programme, can complete relevant processing, make people can not miss its TV programme interested or pay close attention to.
In addition, embodiments of the invention also provide a kind of electronic equipment, and this electronic equipment is configured to comprise timing control apparatus as above.This electronic equipment can be for example any one in following equipment: mobile phone; Notebook computer; Panel computer; Personal digital assistant; Multimedia play equipment; And electric paper book etc.This electronic equipment can have beneficial effect and the advantage of timing control apparatus as above.
Each component units in above-mentioned timing control apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention, subelement etc. can be configured by the mode of software, firmware, hardware or its combination in any.In the situation that realizing by software or firmware, can to the machine (example general-purpose machinery 1100 as shown in figure 11) with specialized hardware structure, the program that forms this software or firmware be installed from storage medium or network, this machine, when various program is installed, can be carried out the various functions of above-mentioned each component units, subelement.
Figure 11 shows and can be used to realize the structure diagram of the hardware configuration of a kind of possible messaging device of timing control apparatus (the maybe part of this device) and time control method (or part of the method) according to an embodiment of the invention.It should be noted that, although each hardware shown in Figure 11 more approaches computer, but those skilled in the art knows, in actual applications, the messaging device that can realize above-mentioned timing control apparatus (the maybe part of this device) and time control method (or part of the method) is not limited to computer, also can be the equipment (particularly mobile electronic device) such as the mobile phone with computing function, panel computer, because its principle is similar, here by the description of omitting these equipment.
In Figure 11, CPU (CPU) 1101 carries out various processing according to the program of storage in read-only memory (ROM) 1102 or from the program that storage area 1108 is loaded into random access memory (RAM) 1103.In RAM 1103, also store as required data required when CPU 1101 carries out various processing etc.CPU 1101, ROM 1102 and RAM 1103 are connected to each other via bus 1104.Input/output interface 1105 is also connected to bus 1104.
Following parts are also connected to input/output interface 1105: importation 1106(comprises keyboard, mouse etc.), output 1107(comprises display, such as cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD) etc., and loud speaker etc.), storage area 1108(comprises hard disk etc.), communications portion 1109(comprises such as LAN card, modulator-demodulator etc. of network interface unit).Communications portion 1109 is via for example internet executive communication processing of network.As required, driver 1110 also can be connected to input/output interface 1105.Detachable media 1111 for example disk, CD, magneto optical disk, semiconductor memory etc. can be installed on driver 1110 as required, and the computer program of therefrom reading can be installed in storage area 1108 as required.
In the situation that realizing above-mentioned series of processes by software, can from network for example internet or from storage medium for example detachable media 1111 program that forms softwares is installed.
It will be understood by those of skill in the art that this storage medium is not limited to wherein having program stored therein shown in Figure 11, distributes separately to user, to provide the detachable media 1111 of program with equipment.The example of detachable media 1111 comprises disk (comprising floppy disk), CD (comprising compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) and digital universal disc (DVD)), magneto optical disk (comprising mini-disk (MD) (registered trade mark)) and semiconductor memory.Or storage medium can be hard disk comprising in ROM 1102, storage area 1108 etc., computer program stored wherein, and be distributed to user together with the equipment that comprises them.
In addition, the invention allows for a kind of program product that stores the instruction code that machine readable gets.When above-mentioned instruction code is read and carried out by machine, can carry out above-mentioned time control method according to an embodiment of the invention (or part of the method).Correspondingly, for carrying the various storage mediums such as disk, CD, magneto optical disk, semiconductor memory etc. of this program product, be also included within of the present invention open.
In the above in the description of the specific embodiment of the invention, the feature of describing and/or illustrating for a kind of execution mode can be used in same or similar mode in one or more other execution mode, combined with the feature in other execution mode, or substitute the feature in other execution mode.
In addition, during the method for various embodiments of the present invention is not limited to specifications, describe or accompanying drawing shown in time sequencing carry out, also can be according to other time sequencing, carry out concurrently or independently.The execution sequence of the method for therefore, describing in this specification is not construed as limiting technical scope of the present invention.
In addition obviously, according to each operating process of said method of the present invention, also can realize to be stored in the mode of the computer executable program in various machine-readable storage mediums.
And, object of the present invention also can realize by following manner: the storage medium that stores above-mentioned executable program code is offered to system or equipment directly or indirectly, and said procedure code is read and carried out to the computer in this system or equipment or CPU (CPU).
Now, as long as this system or equipment have the function of executive program, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to program, and this program can be also form arbitrarily, for example, the program that target program, interpreter are carried out or the shell script that offers operating system etc.
Above-mentioned these machinable mediums include but not limited to: various memories and memory cell, and semiconductor equipment, disk cell is light, magnetic and magneto optical disk for example, and other is suitable for the medium of the information of storing etc.
In addition, customer information processing terminal is by being connected to the corresponding website on internet, and will download and be installed in the information processing terminal according to computer program code of the present invention and then carry out this program, also can realize various embodiments of the present invention.
Finally, also it should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as the first and second grades is only used for an entity or operation to separate with another entity or operating space, and not necessarily requires or imply and between these entities or operation, have the relation of any this reality or sequentially.And, term " comprises ", " comprising " or its any other variant are intended to contain comprising of nonexcludability, thereby the process, method, article or the equipment that make to comprise a series of key elements not only comprise those key elements, but also comprise other key elements of clearly not listing, or be also included as the intrinsic key element of this process, method, article or equipment.The in the situation that of more restrictions not, the key element being limited by statement " comprising ... ", and be not precluded within process, method, article or the equipment that comprises described key element and also have other identical element.