Start-Over media service method in a kind of IPTV
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, relate in particular to the Start-Over media service method in a kind of IPTV direct broadcast band recoding service.
Background technology
IPTV (IPTV) is a kind of brand-new interactive media video mode, it is IP based network and growing up, it brings the brand-new video of user and knows from experience, overturn traditional television video completely and viewed and admired pattern, it all gives user by initiative, and user can appreciate media resource according to hobby.
At present in IPTV system; along with the domestic reinforcement day by day to intellectual property protection; IPTV operator and content supplier can constantly strengthen the understanding of intellectual property; operator will realize recording and relaying live media; must reach an agreement with content supplier; the mandate that obtains content supplier just can be carried out recording and rebroadcast service of live media, and recording and the relay epoch of live media was provided in former that with no authorized situation, is gone for ever.Start-Over business is the product in constantly reinforcement situation of intellectual property protection just, and it had both protected the interests of content supplier, provides a kind of method that realizes fast live media record service again to IPTV service provider.
In IPTV system, user, in live process, if wish from the beginning to read through program, needs to use look back function again, last for a long time and could again watch from the starting point of program at present, and this is the weak point that tradition is reviewed.
Summary of the invention
Goal of the invention: technical problem to be solved by this invention is for the deficiencies in the prior art, provides the media service method of the Start-Over in a kind of IPTV.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the invention discloses the Start-Over media service method in a kind of IPTV, the IPTV system of Start-Over media service method operation is comprised of module below:
SMS module (Service Management System) is service management system, and major function is for being responsible for the management of IPTV business service; CDN-M module (Content Distribution Network Manager) major function is for being responsible for the management of CDN node; CDN node (Content Distribution Network) is mainly responsible for the functions such as recording, serving of content related service and storage; EPG (Electronic Program Guide) is electronic program list, is mainly responsible for IPTV service display; APP (Application Server) is mainly responsible for the functions such as call charge service; STB (Set the Box) Set Top Box, is mainly responsible for user and plays and Signalling exchange function.
Described Start-Over media service method is carried out following steps:
Step 101, IPTV operator and content supplier reach and record mandate, and IPTV operator obtains the mandate time restriction that live broadcast service is recorded, and is assumed at present T hour.
Step 102, carries out that direct broadcast band is recorded and service display, and CDN (Content Distribution Network) node is recorded the media content in direct broadcast band T hour.
Step 103, the time started of EPG (Electronic Program Guide) displaying direct broadcast band current playing program content and end time are to user.
Step 104, user is seeing live under channel situation, if having missed this program or hope starts anew to play, user is directly by this recoding service of Start-Over business button request, EPG by the program start time of current broadcasting, end time, Start-Over traffic flag position and channel id information to STB.
Step 105, STB (Set the Box) sends to CDN service node by information such as the time started of current programme televised live, end time, Start-Over traffic flag position and channel ID.
Step 106, whether the service content of CDN judgement request is legal, if legal for user provides the service of Start-Over service media; Otherwise prompting user can not provide this service.
Step 102 of the present invention comprises the following steps:
Step 201, in operator and content supplier, obtain to such an extent that direct broadcast band is recorded after mandate, SMS module sends channel creation and records message to CDN-M module, and message content is channel information, and channel information comprises channel ID, channel designation, channel recording mandate time;
Step 202, CDN-M module is received to create with recording the channel information that after message, needs is created and recorded and is distributed to CDN node and preserves message content, comprises channel ID and channel recording mandate time in message;
Step 203, CDN node receives channel creation and records after message, and CDN node starts to prepare to accept encoder transmitted stream, and returns to CDN-M module to successful respond message, and encoder provides the program source of direct broadcast band;
Step 204, CDN-M module by channel creation with record message and send to SMS module;
Step 205, content supplier sends direct broadcast band code stream to CDN node by encoder;
Step 206, CDN node receives after direct broadcast band code stream, recorded content provider direct broadcast band code stream within the scope of authority;
Step 207, SMS module is shown channel information and Start-Over service announcements to EPG electronic program list;
Step 208, EPG electronic program list shows that direct broadcast band information and Start-Over business are to user.
In step 103~step 106 of the present invention, Start-Over service implementation specifically comprises the steps:
Step 301, STB Set Top Box is initiated Start-Over service request to EPG electronic program list;
Step 302, EPG electronic program list is issued SMS module by user ID information and is initiated authentication request;
Step 303, if the success of user ID information authentication, SMS module returns success message to EPG electronic program list, otherwise returns to failed message;
Step 304, EPG electronic program list is total to quadrinomial parameter by the Start-Over program channel id information of request, program start time, program end time and Start-Over traffic flag position and returns to STB Set Top Box;
Step 305, STB Set Top Box is initiated service request to CDN node, and by signaling, sends the common quadrinomial parameter in channel id information, program start time, program end time and Start-Over traffic flag position to CDN node;
Step 306, the validity of the quadrinomial parameter of CDN node judgement request, if request message is effective, returns success message to STB Set Top Box, otherwise returns to failed message;
Step 307, CDN node judgement broadcasting scope, if request program reproduction time within the scope of authority the time started from program start to play, if request program reproduction time has surpassed the scope of authority, from maximum mandate time point, start to play; If request program reproduction time has surpassed current time, from current time, start to play;
Step 308, CDN node sends program recording media stream file to STB Set Top Box;
Step 309, CDN node is initiated charging to APP application server and is started message.
In step 306 of the present invention, the judgement of the validity of quadrinomial parameter comprises: first CDN node judges whether the Start-Over traffic flag position of STB Set Top Box request is Start-Over business, if carry out next step, otherwise is invalid; Judging in CDN node whether have this direct broadcast band, if carry out next step, otherwise is invalid; Authorized time range comparison while STB being brought to time started of programme televised live of CDN node and end time and CDN node channel creation, if both life period scopes are overlapping, be effective, otherwise is invalid.
In the present invention, encoder is the program source of direct broadcast band, and encoder sends code stream and provides live and record to CDN node.
If user's request program is fast-forward to current time, point out user to enter live; In Start-Over business playing process, support user's the operations such as F.F., rewind down and time-out.
Start-Over business is that a key is realized the end time that is played to program from the time started of program, and time started and the end time of business are unrestricted.
By recording in the live content of content supplier's scope of authority, when user watches live content, if wish, from the beginning watch this program to finishing, can be directly from entering this service, user do not need to wait for and whether all to record the button operation such as success or other rewind down, and Start-Over business provides a kind of succinctly implementation method easily for user.Solved in time shift process, continuous button rewind down or forwarding operation, also solved in programme recording process, the service mode that just can watch after need to all recording successfully.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, the present invention is done further and illustrated, above-mentioned and/or otherwise advantage of the present invention will become apparent.
Fig. 1 is for realizing Start-Over business structure topology schematic diagram.
Fig. 2 is channel recording and Start-Over service display flow chart.
Fig. 3 is Start-Over service implementation flow chart.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, further illustrate specific embodiment of the invention step.
As shown in Figure 1; the invention provides a kind of concrete grammar of the Start-Over of realization business; the method can have the not available advantage of former IPTV business to content supplier's intellectual property protection, increase user's the aspects such as business experience; that the strong of IPTV business supplements; in IPTV system, realize Start-Over business overall architecture topology schematic diagram, as shown in Figure 1.SMS (Service Management System) is service management system, and major function is for being responsible for the management of IPTV business service; CDN-M (Content Distribution Network Manager) major function is for being responsible for the management of CDN node; CDN (Content Distribution Network) is mainly responsible for the functions such as recording, serving of content related service and storage; EPG (Electronic Program Guide) is electronic program list, is mainly responsible for IPTV service display; APP (Application Server) is mainly responsible for the functions such as call charge service; STB (Set the Box) Set Top Box, is mainly responsible for user and plays and Signalling exchange function.
Following steps are carried out in described Start-Over media services:
Step 101, IPTV operator and content supplier reach and record mandate, and IPTV operator obtains the mandate time restriction that direct broadcast band is recorded, threshold value T hour;
Step 102, carries out that direct broadcast band is recorded and service display, and CDN node is recorded the media content in direct broadcast band T hour;
Step 103, the time started of EPG electronic program list displaying direct broadcast band current playing program content and end time are to user;
Step 104, at IPTV during in direct broadcast band, user is directly by this recoding service of Start-Over business button request, EPG electronic program list by the program start time of current broadcasting, end time, Start-Over traffic flag position and channel id information to STB Set Top Box;
Step 105, STB Set Top Box sends to CDN node by the time started of current programme televised live, end time, Start-Over traffic flag position and channel id information;
Step 106, whether the service content of CDN node judgement request is effective, if effectively for user provides the service of Start-Over service media, otherwise prompting user can not provide this service.
Direct broadcast band media record and Start-Over service display main scheme for implementing said method are as follows, referring to Fig. 2:
Step 201, in operator and content supplier, getting direct broadcast band records after mandate, service management system (SMS) sends channel creation and records message to CDN management server (CDN-M), and message comprises the parameters such as channel ID, channel designation, channel recording mandate time.
Step 202, CDN management server (CDN-M) creates needs with the channel information of recording and is distributed to CDN node, comprises the parameters such as channel ID, channel recording mandate time in message, and CDN management server (CDN-M) is also preserved relevant information.
Step 203, CDN node receives channel creation and records after message, CDN node starts to prepare to accept encoder transmitted stream, and returns to CDN management server (CDN-M) to successful respond message.
Step 204, CDN management server (CDN-M) by channel creation with record message and send to service management system (SMS).
Step 205, content supplier sends direct broadcast band code stream to CDN node by encoder.
Step 206, CDN node receives after direct broadcast band code stream, recorded content provider direct broadcast band code stream within the scope of authority.
Step 207, service management system (SMS) is shown channel information and Start-Over service announcements to electronic program list (EPG).
Step 208, electronic program list (EPG) shows that direct broadcast band information and Start-Over business are to user, user just can use this business.
Start-Over service implementation scheme is as follows, referring to Fig. 3:
Step 301, Set Top Box (STB) is initiated Start-Over service request to electronic program list (EPG).
Step 302, electronic program list (EPG) is issued service management system (SMS) by user's the information such as ID and is initiated authentication request.
Step 303, if user profile is normal with order, service management system (SMS) returns success message to electronic program list (EPG); Otherwise return to failed message to EPG.
Step 304, electronic program list (EPG) returns to Set Top Box (STB) by parameters such as the Start-Over program channel id information of request, program start time, program end time and Start-Over traffic flag positions.
Step 305, Set Top Box (STB) is initiated service request to CDN node, and by signaling, sends the parameters such as channel id information, program start time, program end time and Start-Over traffic flag position to CDN node.
Step 306, the legitimacy of CDN node judgement required parameter, if request message is legal, returns success message to Set Top Box (STB).。
Step 307, CDN node judgement broadcasting scope, if the request program time, the time started from program started to play within the scope of authority; If the request program time has surpassed the scope of authority, from maximum mandate time point, start to play; If the time of request has surpassed current time, from current time, start to play.
Step 308, CDN node sends program recording media stream file to Set Top Box (STB).
Step 309, CDN node is initiated charging to application server (APP) and is started message.
In order to improve the robustness (Robustness) of system, for the direct broadcast band recorded content that surpasses intellectual property protection scope, in EPG progress bar, to give with different colours and show, sign can not provide service.
Start-Over business is in programme televised live recording process, and the time started point that user can directly enter into current playing program from direct broadcast service starts to play, till being played to the end time.The programme that it is different from IPTV system is recorded and time-shift service, Start-Over business does not need to issue programme and records, after not needing to have recorded, could not play, but as long as after programme televised live starts, just can enter this business, when user misses this program and wishes to review, do not need will by rollback button rewind down, realize look back function as time-shift service always yet, Start-Over records and has met the demand that user directly plays from the program start time of missing, and has greatly facilitated user's experience.Therefore adopt Start-Over business to realize for user provides a key method that is played to program end time from program start time.
Embodiment
User turns on TV, in programme televised live, playing a certain collection of certain TV play, because user has missed first 5 minutes of this collection, so user wishes to start to watch from the initiating terminal of this collection TV play, if Start-Over business can be used, user just can select from the beginning to have seen by remote controller, and needn't carry out with Backward Function the beginning of searching programs.
The present embodiment meets the protection of content supplier to intellectual property, strengthens user's experience, is a kind of brand-new business form.
The invention provides the Start-Over media service method in a kind of IPTV; method and the approach of this technical scheme of specific implementation are a lot; the above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention; should be understood 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.In the present embodiment not clear and definite each part all available prior art realized.