CN103618929A

CN103618929A - Image information obtaining method and image information displaying method and device

Info

Publication number: CN103618929A
Application number: CN201310561948.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梅凌晟; 黎奎
Original assignee: Huawei Device Co Ltd
Current assignee: Global Innovation Polymerization LLC; Tanous Co
Priority date: 2013-11-12
Filing date: 2013-11-12
Publication date: 2014-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 2033-11-12
Also published as: CN103618929B

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides an image information obtaining method and an image information displaying method and device. The image information obtaining method comprises the steps that video frames of each program which is played currently are obtained; the video frames of the programs are used as image information of the corresponding programs in an electronic program guide; the image information is sent to an electronic device, and the image information is displayed by the electronic device. Due to the fact that each video frame is equivalent to a static image of the played program and can display part of program content of the corresponding program, according to the image information obtaining method, through the mode that the video frames are used as the image information and displayed on the electronic device, the played program content of each program can be provided, and a user can obtain the played program content of the programs from the video frames.

Description

A kind of image information acquisition method, image information indication method and equipment

Technical field

The invention belongs to digital television system technical field, relate in particular to a kind of image information acquisition method, image information indication method and equipment.

Background technology

Digital-TV operator by server by EPG(Electronic Program Guide, electronic program guides) data and program broadcast code flow be issued to digital video switching box after multiplexing, as conventional Set Top Box.Set Top Box is resolved EPG data after receiving EPG data after multiplexing and program broadcast code flow, and the EPG data after resolving are presented on the display interface of TV by the EPG page, makes user can consult easily programme information.

Wherein EPG data comprise: the programme informations such as channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time.Set Top Box can show programme information after parsing on the EPG page.When user clicks " demonstration of the EPG page " button, on the display interface of TV, can show this EPG page, user can check on the EPG page that maximum 7 days of each program is with interior programme information.

Although the EPG page can directly show the programm name that each program is play, the programme content that the EPG page can not provide each program to play, makes user cannot from the EPG page, know the programme content of each program.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of image information acquisition method and image information indication method, the problem of the programme content that each program play can not be provided to solve the EPG page in prior art.The present invention also provides a kind of image information acquisition equipment and image information display device, in order to guarantee said method implementation and application in practice.Technical scheme is as follows:

First aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of image information acquisition method, comprising:

Obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Using the image information of described frame of video corresponding program in electronic program guides of described each program;

Send described image information to electronic equipment, by described electronic equipment, show described image information.

In the first possibility implementation of first aspect, described method also comprises:

When receiving, play active user while choosing the instruction of program, obtain the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program, and send described audio-video signal to described electronic equipment.

In the second of first aspect may implementation,, described in obtain each program of current broadcasting frame of video comprise:

Periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

After the frame of video of all programs that gets current broadcasting, restart to obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

When receiving the instruction that refreshes the image information that active user chooses program, preferentially obtain the frame of video that active user chooses program.

In conjunction with the first possibility implementation of first aspect or first aspect or the second possibility implementation of first aspect, in the third possibility implementation of first aspect, the frequency that each idle tuner locking digital operators provides, each frequency comprises at least one program, and the code stream of each frequency is obtained by a demodulation multiplexer;

The frame of video of obtaining each program of current broadcasting, comprising:

When the tuner quantity of described free time is not less than all frequency quantity, tuner idle described in each locks corresponding frequency, and the first code stream of the frequency being locked by described demodulation multiplexer reception, from described the first code stream, obtain the frame of video that described frequency comprises each program;

When the tuner quantity of described free time is less than all frequency quantity, determine that frequency that program that user often watches is corresponding is as conventional frequency, tuner idle described in each locks a described conventional frequency, and the second code stream of the described conventional frequency being locked by described demodulation multiplexer reception, from described the second code stream, obtain the frame of video that described frequency comprises each program.

In conjunction with the first possibility implementation of first aspect or first aspect or the second possibility implementation of first aspect, in the 4th kind of possibility implementation of first aspect, the described image information of described transmission to described electronic equipment comprises:

When receiving image information displaying instruction, send described image information to described electronic equipment, wherein said programme information shows that instruction is used to indicate the described image information of demonstration;

Or

Periodically send described image information to described electronic equipment;

Or

When getting the frame of video of all audio-video signals, send all described image informations;

Or

When obtaining the frame of video of audio-video signal, described frame of video is sent as image.

In conjunction with the first possibility implementation of first aspect or first aspect or the second possibility implementation of first aspect, in the 5th kind of possibility implementation of first aspect, also comprise: obtain the program segment information of electronic program guides, wherein said program segment information comprises channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction;

Send described program segment information to described electronic equipment, by described electronic equipment, show described image information and described program segment information simultaneously.

Second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of image information indication method, comprising:

Obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

When receiving information display instruction, show described image information.

In the first possibility implementation of second aspect, described method also comprises:

When receiving, play active user while choosing the instruction of program, obtain the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program;

When the first viewing area of display interface shows described image information, in the second viewing area of described display interface, play the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program.

In conjunction with the first possibility implementation of second aspect, in the second possibility implementation of second aspect, described method also comprises:

When again receiving, play active user while choosing the instruction of program, in the Zone Full of described display interface, play the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program.

In the third of second aspect may implementation, described in obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, comprising:

Periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

In conjunction with the first of second aspect or second aspect to the third any one implementation in may implementation, the 4th kind of second aspect may implementation in, also comprise:

Obtain the program segment information of electronic program guides, wherein said program segment information comprises channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction;

When showing described image information, show described program segment information.

The third aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of image information acquisition equipment again, comprising:

The first acquiring unit, for obtaining the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Determining unit, for the image information using the described frame of video of described each program as the corresponding program of electronic program guides;

Transmitting element, for sending described image information to electronic equipment, shows described image information by described electronic equipment.

In the first possibility implementation of the third aspect, described equipment also comprises:

Second acquisition unit, for playing active user while choosing the instruction of program when receiving, obtains the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program, and triggers described transmitting element;

Described transmitting element is also for sending described audio-video signal to described electronic equipment.

In the second of the third aspect may implementation, described the first acquiring unit specifically for:

Periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

In conjunction with the first possibility implementation of the third aspect or the third aspect or the second possibility implementation of the third aspect, in the third possibility implementation of the third aspect, described the first acquiring unit is demodulation multiplexer;

Wherein, described demodulation multiplexer is for receiving idle code stream corresponding to tuner locked frequency point, from described code stream, obtain the frame of video of each program that described frequency comprises, each frequency comprises at least one program, when the tuner quantity of described free time is not less than all frequency quantity, tuner idle described in each locks corresponding frequency; When the tuner quantity of described free time is less than all frequency quantity, the conventional frequency of locking, wherein said conventional frequency is frequency corresponding to program that user often watches.

In conjunction with the first of the third aspect or the third aspect may implementation or the second of the third aspect may implementation, the 4th kind of the third aspect may implementation in, it is characterized in that, described transmitting element specifically for:

Or

In conjunction with the first possibility implementation of the third aspect or the third aspect or the second possibility implementation of the third aspect, in the 5th kind of possibility implementation of the third aspect, described the first acquiring unit, also, for obtaining the program segment information of electronic program guides, wherein said program segment information comprises channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction;

Described transmitting element also, for sending described program segment information to described electronic equipment, shows described image information and described program segment information by described electronic equipment simultaneously.

Fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of image information display device again, comprising:

The 3rd acquiring unit, for obtaining the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Display unit, for when receiving information display instruction, shows described image information.

In the first possibility implementation of fourth aspect, described equipment also comprises:

The 4th acquiring unit, for playing active user while choosing the instruction of program when receiving, obtains the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program;

Described display unit specifically for: when the first viewing area of display interface shows described image information, in the second viewing area of described display interface, play the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program.

The first possibility implementation in conjunction with fourth aspect, in the second possibility implementation of fourth aspect, described display unit also, for playing active user while choosing the instruction of program when again receiving, is play the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program in the Zone Full of described display interface.

In the third of fourth aspect may implementation,, described the 3rd acquiring unit specifically for:

Periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

In conjunction with the first of fourth aspect or fourth aspect to the third any one implementation in may implementation, in the 4th kind of possibility implementation of fourth aspect, described the 3rd acquiring unit also for: obtain the program segment information of electronic program guides, wherein said program segment information comprises channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction;

Described display unit also for: when showing described image information, show described program segment information.

In the present invention, after the frame of video of each program that gets current broadcasting, using the image information of the frame of video of each program corresponding program in electronic program guides, concurrent sending information image shows to electronic equipment.Because frame of video is equivalent to the static picture of a pair in broadcast program, it can demonstrate the partial programme content of corresponding program, therefore the programme content that can provide each program to play is provided in electronic equipment frame of video as image information the embodiment of the present invention, makes user can from frame of video, know the programme content that each program is play.

Further when user searches the program of liking, can be intuitively by understand current the play programme content of each program as the frame of video of image information, directly find the program of liking, with respect to existing with word display program content, by observing the method for text search program, improve search efficiency.And for the elderly or eyesight, not good people, search image information convenient.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, to the accompanying drawing of required use in embodiment or description of the Prior Art be briefly described below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, do not paying under the prerequisite of creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a kind of flow chart of a kind of image information acquisition method of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the another kind of flow chart of a kind of image information acquisition method of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a kind of flow chart of a kind of image information indication method of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a kind of schematic diagram of image information display in the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the another kind of flow chart of a kind of image information indication method of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the another kind of schematic diagram of image information display in the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a kind of structural representation of a kind of image information acquisition equipment of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the another kind of structural representation of a kind of image information acquisition equipment of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a kind of structural representation of a kind of image information display device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is the another kind of structural representation of a kind of image information display device of providing of the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

First a kind of image information acquisition method embodiment of the present invention being provided is briefly described, and can comprise: the frame of video of obtaining each program of current broadcasting;

Because frame of video is equivalent to the static picture of a pair in broadcast program, it can demonstrate the partial programme content of corresponding program, therefore the programme content that can provide each program to play is provided in electronic equipment frame of video as image information the embodiment of the present invention, makes user can from frame of video, know the programme content that each program is play.

For making object, technical scheme and the advantage of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Embodiment based in the present invention, those of ordinary skills, not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.

Refer to Fig. 1, it shows a kind of flow chart of a kind of image information acquisition method that the embodiment of the present invention provides, wherein the image information acquisition method shown in Fig. 1 is applied to be integrated with in the equipment of EPG making function, as digital video transformation box or TV, this embodiment of the present invention is not limited.

Digital video switching box take below as example, introduce image information acquisition method shown in Fig. 1 that the embodiment of the present invention provides, can comprise the following steps:

Step 101: the frame of video of obtaining each program of current broadcasting.

Wherein, frame of video can be carried on by the server at digital-TV operator place in the code stream of corresponding audio-video signal is sent to digital video switching box, by digital video switching box, from this code stream, extracted again, can certainly be directly by the server at digital-TV operator place, send frame of video to digital video switching box.

Between server and digital video switching box, a plurality of tuners can be set, the frequency that each idle tuner locking digital operators provides, and each frequency comprises at least one program, the code stream of each frequency is obtained by a demodulation multiplexer in digital video switching box, code stream is sent to digital video switching box from server through idle tuner, by demodulation multiplexer, obtained again the frame of video of each program in code stream, its making high frequency head is for receiving high-frequency signal and a kind of device that demodulates video information, idle tuner is in idle condition, and the tuner of transmission code stream not before.

The quantity that digital video switching box obtains frame of video is relevant with the number of idle tuner, its acquisition process can be: when idle tuner quantity is not less than all frequency quantity, each idle tuner locks corresponding frequency, and the first code stream of the frequency being locked by demodulation multiplexer reception, from the first code stream, obtain the frame of video that frequency comprises each program.

When idle tuner quantity is less than all frequency quantity, determine that frequency that program that user often watches is corresponding is as conventional frequency, a conventional frequency of each idle tuner locking, and the second code stream of the conventional frequency being locked by demodulation multiplexer reception, from the second code stream, obtain the frame of video that frequency comprises each program.

The program that frequency corresponding to program that wherein user often watches can often be watched by digital video switching box recording user, then find corresponding frequency according to program with the corresponding table of frequency.Then digital video switching box can be sent to the frequency of record in the server at digital operators place.

The frame of video of obtaining is equivalent to the static picture of a pair in play audio-video signal, the image information of its corresponding program in EPG can be demonstrated to the partial programme content of program, user can know by checking image information the particular content that current program is play like this, rather than simple programm name and Pgmtime information.

Each frame of video comprises: I frame, B frame and P frame, I frame is by removing as far as possible image space redundant information, to carry out the in-frame encoding picture of compressed transmission data amount, when decoding, only use the data of I frame with regard to restructural complete image, that is to say that I frame can retain a complete image in audio-video signal, can demonstrate the partial programme content of program, therefore the preferred I frame of frame of video obtaining in embodiments of the present invention.

Step 102: using the image information of the frame of video of each program corresponding program in EPG.

Step 103: using the image information of the frame of video of each program corresponding program in EPG.

In embodiments of the present invention, transmission image information to a kind of feasible pattern of electronic equipment is: judge whether to receive image information and show instruction, if so, send image information to electronic equipment; Wherein image information shows that instruction is used to indicate displays image information.

When user wants the image information of checking that current each program is play, user can control remote controller and send image information displaying instruction to electronic equipment, then is sent to digital video switching box by electronic equipment.Certainly in electronic equipment, also can arrange with image information and show the button that instruction is associated, when user clicks this button, electronic equipment directly sends image information and shows that instruction is to digital video switching box.Digital video switching box receives image information to be shown after instruction, and image information is sent to electronic equipment.

In embodiments of the present invention, transmission image information to the another kind of feasible pattern of electronic equipment can be: periodically send image information to electronic equipment.Now digital video switching box also can periodically update and obtain frame of video, for example digital video switching box periodically receives the code stream that carries current the play audio-video signal of at least one program, then receive after code stream at every turn, obtain frame of video as the image information of corresponding program, frame of video can demonstrate the partial programme content of the current broadcasting of corresponding program, therefore user can understand by frame of video the programme content of the current broadcasting of each program, guarantee information real-time and accuracy.

In addition, digital video switching box can also in the situation that get the frame of video of all audio-video signals, send all image informations.Or when obtaining the frame of video of audio-video signal, the frame of video having got is sent as image information.The present embodiment does not limit the mode that digital video switching box sends image information.

Electronic equipment receives after the frame of video as image information, frame of display video on display interface.Continuous a plurality of frame of video can form the video that a program is play, and wherein video display goes out the complete programs content of this program, and therefore frame of video can more intuitively show the partial programme content of program.After electronic equipment shows frame of video, user can directly know by frame of video the programme content that each program is play.Further when user searches the program of liking, user can directly determine by frame of video the programme content that each program is current play, therefrom select the program of liking, with respect to prior art, need to repeatedly search programm name and select program and be displayed in full screen programme content, improve search efficiency.

And with image information form display section programme content, with respect to the mode of word displays program information, programme content is exaggerated displaying, for not being good people, the elderly or eyesight improve the convenience of searching.

Refer to Fig. 2, it take Fig. 1 as basis, shows the another kind of flow chart of a kind of image information acquisition method that the embodiment of the present invention provides, and it has been set forth and has sent image information to electronic equipment, how to make playing audio-video signal on electronic equipment, can comprise the following steps:

Step 201: the frame of video of obtaining each program of current broadcasting.

Step 202: using the image information of the frame of video of each program corresponding program in EPG.

Step 203: send image information to electronic equipment, show described image information by electronic equipment.

Wherein step 201 is to step 203, identical to step 103 with step 101, and this present embodiment is no longer set forth.

Step 204: judge whether to receive and play the instruction that active user chooses program, if so, perform step 205, if not, continue execution step 201.

Wherein active user chooses program to refer to that active user is when browsing video frame, program corresponding to frame of video of choosing.When user wishes to play this program on electronic equipment, user clicks " determining " button on remote control equipment, and remote control equipment sends broadcasting active user and chooses the instruction of program to electronic equipment, then by electronic equipment, this instruction is forwarded to digital video switching box.

Be understandable that, in another embodiment of the invention, user also can directly click the Play button set on electronic equipment, and this button chooses the instruction of program to be associated with broadcasting active user.When user clicks this button, electronic equipment directly sends broadcasting active user and chooses the instruction of program to digital video switching box.

Step 205: send active user and choose the audio-video signal of program to electronic equipment.

Digital video switching box receives plays active user while choosing the instruction of program, from the server of digital operators, get the audio-video signal that active user chooses program, and then this audio-video signal is sent to electronic equipment, by electronic equipment, this audio-video signal is processed with played in full screen video on electronic equipment.

In order to guarantee that electronic equipment is after send playing the current instruction of choosing program of user, in electronic equipment, play in time the program of choosing, digital video switching box obtains through a special-purpose tuner audio-video signal that active user chooses program from the server of digital operators.Wherein special-purpose tuner refers to that special transmission active user chooses the tuner of the audio-video signal of program, because special-purpose tuner is only chosen the audio-video signal of program for transmitting active user, reduce the data volume of tuner transmission, thereby digital video switching box can get the audio-video signal that active user chooses program in time from server, improve the real-time that program is play.

In addition when special-purpose tuner transmission active user chooses the audio-video signal of program, other idle tuners continue the frequency of other programs of locking except active user chooses program, then the demodulation multiplexer in digital video switching box obtains frame of video.

That is to say that digital video switching box can also continue the frame of video of other programs to refresh when obtaining active user and choose the audio-video signal of program, and then electronic equipment can be when broadcasting active user chooses the video of program, can also upgrade the frame of video as programme information, the programme content that the frame of video that display interface is shown can provide with digital operators keeps synchronizeing.

In addition in another embodiment of the invention, the image information acquisition method that the embodiment of the present invention provides can also be upgraded the frame of video of each program of the current broadcasting of obtaining, a kind of mode of wherein upgrading can be: periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, for example, every 10 seconds, again obtain successively.Another kind of mode is: after the frame of video of all programs that gets current broadcasting, restart to obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, realize poll and refresh.

Another mode can be: when receiving the instruction that refreshes the image information that active user chooses program, preferentially obtain the frame of video that active user chooses program.Wherein refreshing active user chooses the instruction of the image information of program to be used to indicate preferentially to choose the image information of program to refresh to active user, the current program of choosing of user is determined in this instruction, preferentially it is refreshed and can make the programme content maintenance of this program that the image information of this program provides with digital operators synchronize, be convenient to user and know in real time the programme content of this program, therefore digital video switching box is after receiving the instruction that refreshes the image information that active user chooses program, preferential transmission active user chooses the image information of program, so that electronic equipment preferentially refreshes the image information of this program.

Be understandable that, in another execution mode of the present invention, the image information acquisition method that the embodiment of the present invention provides can also further be obtained the program segment information of EPG, and send program segment information to electronic equipment, by electronic equipment, show described image information and program segment information, so that more detailed programme information to be provided simultaneously.Wherein program segment information can comprise channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction.

Above-described embodiment is set forth and from code stream, to be extracted frame of video as image information from digital video switching box angle, and concurrent sending information image to electronic equipment shows that with written form the EPG page that the programme information in the EPG page causes can not provide the problem of the programme content that each program play to solve prior art.How the image information indication method that embodiment provides from the electronic equipment angle elaboration embodiment of the present invention below solves the problem that prior art exists, and the partial function of this electronic equipment integrated digital video switching box, as EPG makes function.

Refer to Fig. 3, a kind of flow chart that it shows a kind of image information indication method that the embodiment of the present invention provides, can comprise the following steps:

Step 301: the frame of video of obtaining each program of current broadcasting.

Wherein, frame of video can be carried on by the server at digital-TV operator place in the code stream of corresponding audio-video signal is sent to digital video switching box, after extracting frame of video by digital video switching box from this code stream again, send to electronic equipment, can certainly be directly by the server at digital-TV operator place, send frame of video to digital video switching box, then send to electronic equipment by digital video switching box.

Therefore in art technology, continuous a plurality of frame of video can form the video that a program is play, and wherein video display goes out the complete programs content of this program, and frame of video can demonstrate the partial programme content of program.That is to say that frame of video that electronic equipment obtains can demonstrate the partial programme content of corresponding program, thereby the frame of video that user can directly show from electronic equipment be determined the programme content of corresponding program, determines the program of liking by programme content.

Each frame of video comprises: I frame, B frame and P frame, I frame is by removing as far as possible image space redundant information, to carry out the in-frame encoding picture of compressed transmission data amount, when decoding, only use the data of I frame with regard to restructural complete image, that is to say that I frame can retain a complete image in audio-video signal, demonstrate the partial programme content of program, therefore the preferred I frame of frame of video in embodiments of the present invention.

Step 302: using the image information of the frame of video of each program corresponding program in EPG.

Step 303: when receiving information display instruction, displays image information.

Wherein information display instruction is used to indicate displays image information.This instruction shows that user wants to check the image information of the current broadcasting of each program.And this instruction can be associated with " determining " button or " determining " button in electronic equipment in remote control equipment, and when user clicks this button, electronic equipment receives information display instruction.

Electronic equipment, after receiving information display instruction, is presented at the frame of video of at least one program in display interface.A kind of feasible pattern that frame of video shows in display interface is: frame of video is dwindled to demonstration, and the frame of video that is contracted to 180*144 as the frame of video that is 720*576 by a size shows; Another kind of feasible pattern is: video frame size is constant, when showing because the problem of viewing area is dwindled demonstration by frame of video.

When frame of video shows, electronic equipment can show frame of video according to Page-Row-Column form, as according to a line four row, and every page of three row frame of display video, as shown in Figure 4.

Further electronic equipment is supported page-turning function, when user checks the frame of video of non-current page demonstration, can control electronic equipment and carry out page turn over operation, to check other pages of upper frame of video that show.

Refer to Fig. 5, it take Fig. 3 as basis, show the another kind of flow chart of a kind of image information indication method that the embodiment of the present invention provides, set forth electronic equipment and on display interface, after frame of display video, how to have play the video that active user chooses program, can comprise the following steps:

Step 501: the frame of video of obtaining each program of current broadcasting.

Step 502: using the image information of the frame of video of each program corresponding program in EPG.

Step 503: when receiving information display instruction, displays image information.

Step 501 is to step 503, identical to step 303 with step 301, and this present embodiment is introduced no longer in detail.

Step 504: judge whether to receive and play the instruction that active user chooses program, if so, perform step 505, if not, continue to carry out 503.

Wherein, when active user chooses program to refer to the frame of video of active user in browse displays interface, program corresponding to frame of video of choosing.When user wishes to play this program on electronic equipment, user clicks " determining " button on remote control equipment, and remote control equipment sends broadcasting active user and chooses the instruction of program to electronic equipment.

Be understandable that, in another embodiment of the invention, user also can directly click the Play button set on electronic equipment, and this button chooses the instruction of program to be associated with broadcasting active user.When user clicks this button, electronic equipment receives plays the instruction that active user chooses program.

Step 505: obtain the audio-video signal that active user chooses program, wherein active user chooses the audio-video signal of program from the server of digital operators, to get digital video switching box through special-purpose tuner, and being sent to electronic equipment by digital video switching box, special-purpose tuner refers to that special transmission active user chooses the tuner of the audio-video signal of program.

In the present embodiment, playing active user chooses the instruction of program to want to check for showing user the complete video of choosing program.When electronic equipment receives after instruction, from digital video switching box, obtain the audio-video signal that active user chooses program.

Step 506: in the first viewing area displays image information of display interface, play the audio-video signal that active user chooses program in the second viewing area of display interface.

The display interface of electronic equipment can carry out region division and obtain first area and second area, and wherein first area is for frame of display video, and second area is for playing audio-video signal.When receiving, electronic equipment plays active user while choosing the instruction of program, in the frame of video of first area display program, at second area playing audio-video signal.

In addition, the image information indication method that the embodiment of the present invention provides can also further judge whether to receive again the instruction that broadcasting active user chooses program, if, in the Zone Full of display interface, play the audio-video signal that active user chooses program, the Zone Full of this display interface refers to the Zone Full of the display screen of electronic equipment.

It should be noted is that: generally, electronic equipment receives for the first time plays the instruction that active user chooses program, and electronic equipment is playing audio-video signal in certain zonule; Electronic equipment receives for the second time plays the instruction that active user chooses program, electronic equipment is playing audio-video signal in Zone Full, therefore in embodiments of the present invention, electronic equipment can record to receive plays the number of times that active user chooses the instruction of program, by judgement number of times, is the broadcast mode that odd number time or even number judge audio-video signal.When number of times is odd number time, electronic equipment is at second area playing audio-video signal; When number of times is even number time, playing audio-video signal in Zone Full.When recording number of times, reach after certain numerical value, electronic equipment can will record zero clearing record again.

In addition, in addition in another embodiment of the invention, the image information indication method that the embodiment of the present invention provides can also upgrade the frame of video of each program of the current broadcasting of obtaining, a kind of mode of wherein upgrading can be: periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, for example, every 10 seconds, again obtain successively.Another kind of mode is: after the frame of video of all programs that gets current broadcasting, restart to obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, realize poll and refresh.

Further, in another execution mode of the present invention, the image information indication method that the embodiment of the present invention provides can also further obtain the program segment information of EPG, by electronic equipment while displays image information and program segment information, so that more detailed programme information to be provided.Wherein program segment information can comprise channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction.

Corresponding with above-mentioned image information acquisition embodiment of the method, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of image information acquisition equipment, this equipment can be to be integrated with digital video switching box or the TV that EPG makes function, this embodiment of the present invention is not limited, its structural representation refers to shown in Fig. 7, comprising: the first acquiring unit 11, determining unit 12 and transmitting element 13.

The first acquiring unit 11, for obtaining the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting.Wherein, frame of video can be carried on by the server at digital-TV operator place in the code stream of corresponding audio-video signal is sent to the first acquiring unit 11, by the first acquiring unit 11, from this code stream, extract frame of video again, can certainly be directly by the server at digital-TV operator place, send frame of video to the first acquiring unit 11.

In embodiments of the present invention, the first acquiring unit 11 can be demodulation multiplexer; This demodulation multiplexer is for receiving idle code stream corresponding to tuner locked frequency point, from code stream, obtain the frame of video of each program that frequency comprises, each frequency comprises at least one program, when idle tuner quantity is not less than all frequency quantity, each idle tuner locks corresponding frequency; When idle tuner quantity is less than all frequency quantity, the conventional frequency of locking, wherein conventional frequency is frequency corresponding to program that user often watches.

The program that frequency corresponding to program that user often watches can often be watched by digital video switching box recording user, then find corresponding frequency according to program with the corresponding table of frequency.Then digital video switching box can be sent to the frequency of record in the server at digital operators place.

Determining unit 12, for the image information using the frame of video of each program as the corresponding program of electronic program guides.

Transmitting element 13, for sending image information to electronic equipment, by electronic equipment displays image information.

In embodiments of the present invention, transmitting element 13 transmission image informations to a kind of feasible pattern of electronic equipment is: when receiving image information displaying instruction, send image information to electronic equipment; Wherein image information shows that instruction is used to indicate displays image information.

In embodiments of the present invention, transmitting element 13 transmission image informations to the another kind of feasible pattern of electronic equipment can be: periodically send image information to electronic equipment.Now digital video switching box also can periodically update and obtain frame of video, for example digital video switching box periodically receives the code stream that carries current the play audio-video signal of at least one program, then receive after code stream at every turn, obtain frame of video as the image information of corresponding program, frame of video can demonstrate the partial programme content of the current broadcasting of corresponding program, therefore user can understand by frame of video the programme content of the current broadcasting of each program, guarantee information real-time and accuracy.

In addition, transmitting element 13 can also in the situation that get the frame of video of all audio-video signals, send all image informations, or when obtaining the frame of video of audio-video signal, the frame of video having got be sent as image information.The present embodiment does not limit the mode that transmitting element 13 sends image information.

Refer to Fig. 8, it shows the another kind of structural representation of a kind of image information acquisition equipment that the embodiment of the present invention provides, on Fig. 7 basis, also comprise: second acquisition unit 14, for when receiving broadcasting active user while choosing the instruction of program, obtain the audio-video signal that active user chooses program, and trigger transmitting element 13.

Wherein active user chooses program to refer to that active user is when browsing video frame, program corresponding to frame of video of choosing.When user wishes to play this program on electronic equipment, user clicks " determining " button on remote control equipment, remote control equipment sends broadcasting active user and chooses the instruction of program to electronic equipment, then this instruction is forwarded to the second acquisition unit 14 of image information acquisition equipment by electronic equipment.

Be understandable that, in another embodiment of the invention, user also can directly click the Play button set on electronic equipment, and this button chooses the instruction of program to be associated with broadcasting active user.When user clicks this button, electronic equipment directly sends broadcasting active user and chooses the instruction of program to the second acquisition unit 14 of image information acquisition equipment.

Transmitting element 13 is also for sending audio-video signal to electronic equipment.In order to guarantee that electronic equipment is after send playing the current instruction of choosing program of user, in electronic equipment, play in time the program of choosing, transmitting element 13 obtains through a special-purpose tuner audio-video signal that active user chooses program from the server of digital operators.

Wherein special-purpose tuner refers to that special transmission active user chooses the tuner of the audio-video signal of program, because special-purpose tuner is only chosen the audio-video signal of program for transmitting active user, reduce the data volume of tuner transmission, thereby image information acquisition equipment can get the audio-video signal that active user chooses program in time from server, improve the real-time that program is play.

In addition when special-purpose tuner transmission active user chooses the audio-video signal of program, other idle tuners continue the frequency of other programs of locking except active user chooses program, then obtain frame of video by demodulation multiplexer.

That is to say when obtaining active user and choose the audio-video signal of program and can also continue the frame of video of other programs to refresh, and then electronic equipment can be when broadcasting active user chooses the video of program, can also upgrade the frame of video as programme information, the programme content that the frame of video that display interface is shown can provide with digital operators keeps synchronizeing.

In addition, in above-mentioned all devices embodiment, the first acquiring unit 11 can also upgrade the frame of video of each program of the current broadcasting of obtaining, a kind of mode of wherein upgrading can be: the first acquiring unit 11 periodically obtains the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, for example, every 10 seconds, again obtain successively.Another kind of mode is: the first acquiring unit 11, after the frame of video of all programs that gets current broadcasting, restarts to obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, realizes poll and refreshes.

Another mode can be: the first acquiring unit 11, when receiving the instruction that refreshes the image information that active user chooses program, preferentially obtains the frame of video that active user chooses program.Wherein refreshing active user chooses the instruction of the image information of program to be used to indicate preferentially to choose the image information of program to refresh to active user, the current program of choosing of user is determined in this instruction, preferentially it is refreshed and can make the programme content maintenance of this program that the image information of this program provides with digital operators synchronize, be convenient to user and know in real time the programme content of this program, therefore digital video switching box is after receiving the instruction that refreshes the image information that active user chooses program, preferential transmission active user chooses the image information of program, so that electronic equipment preferentially refreshes the image information of this program.

Be understandable that, in another execution mode of the present invention, in the image information acquisition equipment that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the first acquiring unit 11 can also further obtain the program segment information of EPG, by transmitting element 13, send it to electronic equipment, by electronic equipment while displays image information and program segment information, send program segment information to electronic equipment, so that more detailed programme information to be provided.Wherein program segment information can comprise channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction.

Corresponding with above-mentioned image information indication method embodiment, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of image information display device, and its structural representation as shown in Figure 9, can comprise: the 3rd acquiring unit 21, determining unit 22 and display unit 23.Wherein,

The 3rd acquiring unit 21, for obtaining the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting.

Frame of video can be carried on by the server at digital-TV operator place in the code stream of corresponding audio-video signal is sent to digital video switching box, after being extracted frame of video by digital video switching box again from this code stream, send to the 3rd acquiring unit 21, can certainly be directly by the server at digital-TV operator place, send frame of video to digital video switching box, then send to the 3rd acquiring unit 21 by digital video switching box.

Therefore in art technology, continuous a plurality of frame of video can form the video that a program is play, and wherein video display goes out the complete programs content of this program, and frame of video can demonstrate the partial programme content of program.That is to say that frame of video that the 3rd acquiring unit 21 obtains can demonstrate the partial programme content of corresponding program, thereby the frame of video that user can directly show from electronic equipment be determined the programme content of corresponding program, determines the program of liking by programme content.

Determining unit 22, for the image information using the frame of video of each program as the corresponding program of electronic program guides.

Display unit 23, for when receiving information display instruction, displays image information.

Wherein information display instruction is used to indicate displays image information.This instruction shows that user wants to check the image information of the current broadcasting of each program.And this instruction can be associated with " determining " button or " determining " button in electronic equipment in remote control equipment, and when user clicks this button, display unit 23 receives information display instruction.

Display unit 23, after receiving information display instruction, is presented at the frame of video of at least one program in display interface.A kind of feasible pattern that frame of video shows in display interface is: frame of video is dwindled to demonstration, and the frame of video that is contracted to 180*144 as the frame of video that is 720*576 by a size shows; Another kind of feasible pattern is: video frame size is constant, when showing because the problem of viewing area is dwindled demonstration by frame of video.When frame of video shows, electronic equipment can show frame of video according to Page-Row-Column form, as according to a line four row, and every page of three row frame of display video, as shown in Figure 4.

Further display unit 23 can also be supported page-turning function, when user checks the frame of video of non-current page demonstration, can control image information display device and carry out page turn over operation, to check other pages of upper frame of video that show.

Refer to shown in Figure 10, it shows the another kind of structural representation of the image information display device that the embodiment of the present invention provides, on Fig. 9 basis, can also comprise: the 4th acquiring unit 24, for when receiving broadcasting active user while choosing the instruction of program, obtain the audio-video signal that active user chooses program.

Wherein active user chooses the audio-video signal of program from the server of digital operators, to get digital video switching box through special-purpose tuner, and being sent to the 4th acquiring unit 24 by digital video switching box, special-purpose tuner refers to that special transmission active user chooses the tuner of the audio-video signal of program.

Now display unit 23 specifically for: in the first viewing area displays image information of display interface, in the second viewing area of display interface, play the audio-video signal that active user chooses program.

When again receiving, play active user while choosing the instruction of program, display unit 23 also for playing the audio-video signal that active user chooses program in the Zone Full of display interface.

It should be noted is that: generally, display unit 23 receives for the first time plays the instruction that active user chooses program, and display unit 23 is playing audio-video signal in certain zonule; Display unit 23 receives for the second time plays the instruction that active user chooses program, 23 playing audio-video signals in Zone Full of display unit, therefore in embodiments of the present invention, display unit 23 can record to receive plays the number of times that active user chooses the instruction of program, by judgement number of times, is the broadcast mode that odd number time or even number judge audio-video signal.When number of times is odd number time, display unit 23 is at second area playing audio-video signal; When number of times is even number time, playing audio-video signal in Zone Full.When recording number of times, reach after certain numerical value, display unit 23 can will record zero clearing record again.

In addition, in addition in another embodiment of the invention, in the image information display device that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the 3rd acquiring unit 21 can also upgrade the frame of video of each program of the current broadcasting of obtaining, a kind of mode that wherein the 3rd acquiring unit 21 upgrades can be: periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, for example, every 10 seconds, again obtain successively.Another kind of mode is: after the frame of video of all programs that gets current broadcasting, restart to obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, realize poll and refresh.

Further, in another execution mode of the present invention, in the image information display device that the embodiment of the present invention provides, the 3rd acquiring unit 21 can also further obtain the program segment information of EPG, by electronic equipment while displays image information and program segment information, so that more detailed programme information to be provided.Wherein program segment information can comprise channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction.

It should be noted that, each embodiment in this specification all adopts the mode of going forward one by one to describe, and each embodiment stresses is the difference with other embodiment, between each embodiment identical similar part mutually referring to.For embodiment of the method, because it is substantially similar to system embodiment, so description is fairly simple, relevant part is referring to the part explanation of device embodiment.

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.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention; it should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. an image information acquisition method, is characterized in that, comprising:

Obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

2. image information acquisition method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:

3. image information acquisition method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described in obtain each program of current broadcasting frame of video comprise:

Periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

4. according to the image information acquisition method described in claims 1 to 3 any one, it is characterized in that, the frequency that each idle tuner locking digital operators provides, each frequency comprises at least one program, the code stream of each frequency is obtained by a demodulation multiplexer;

5. according to the image information acquisition method described in claims 1 to 3 any one, it is characterized in that, the described image information of described transmission to described electronic equipment comprises:

Or

6. according to the image information acquisition method described in claims 1 to 3 any one, it is characterized in that, also comprise: obtain the program segment information of electronic program guides, wherein said program segment information comprises channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction;

7. an image information indication method, is characterized in that, comprising:

Obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

8. image information indication method according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:

9. image information indication method according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:

10. image information indication method according to claim 7, is characterized in that, described in obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting, comprising:

Periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

11. according to the image information indication method described in claim 7 to 10 any one, it is characterized in that, also comprises:

12. 1 kinds of image information acquisition equipment, is characterized in that, comprising:

13. image information acquisition equipment according to claim 12, is characterized in that, described equipment also comprises:

14. image information acquisition equipment according to claim 12, is characterized in that, described the first acquiring unit specifically for:

Periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

15. according to claim 12 to the image information acquisition equipment described in 14 any one, it is characterized in that, described the first acquiring unit is demodulation multiplexer;

16. according to claim 12 to the image information acquisition equipment described in 14 any one, it is characterized in that, described transmitting element specifically for:

Or

17. according to claim 12 to the image information acquisition equipment described in 14 any one, it is characterized in that, described the first acquiring unit, also, for obtaining the program segment information of electronic program guides, wherein said program segment information comprises channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction;

18. 1 kinds of image information display devices, is characterized in that, comprising:

19. image information display devices according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described equipment also comprises:

20. image information display devices according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, described display unit also, for playing active user while choosing the instruction of program when again receiving, is play the audio-video signal that described active user chooses program in the Zone Full of described display interface.

21. image information display devices according to claim 18, is characterized in that, described the 3rd acquiring unit specifically for:

Periodically obtain the frame of video of each program of current broadcasting;

Or

22. according to claim 18 to the image information display device described in 21 any one, it is characterized in that, described the 3rd acquiring unit also for: obtain the program segment information of electronic program guides, wherein said program segment information comprises channel, channel name, programm name, program start/end time and program brief introduction;