CN104349186A - Electronic program menu managing method and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The embodiment of the invention provides an electronic program menu managing method and system. The electronic program menu managing method mainly comprises the following steps that: a server sorts at least two programs which belong to the same program category according to the priority of the programs and sorts different categories of programs according to the priority of the program categories; the server constitutes all programs into a program priority list according to a high-to-low priority sequence of the program categories and a high-to-low priority sequence of the programs, and transmits the program priority list to a set-top box of an electronic program menu; and the set-top box obtains the multimedia content of the programs from the server according to the program priority list. With the electronic program menu managing method and system provided by the embodiment of the invention adopted, the server can transmit the multimedia content of the programs according to a reasonable sequence which is determined based on viewing time of each program of the user of the set-top box, and the multimedia content of programs which the user want to watch currently can be displayed preferentially, and EPG fast loading of the set-top box can be realized, and user experience can be enhanced.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to multimedia play technology field, particularly relate to a kind of EPG(Electronic Program Guide, electric program menu) management method and system.
Background technology
EPG is the gate system that IPTV provides miscellaneous service and index, EPG interface generally provides all kinds of menu, button, link etc. user can be supplied to select the assembly directly clicked during program, also comprises all kinds of dynamic or static content of multimedia browsed for user.
The delivery method of the EPG of a kind of Set Top Box of the prior art is: the relevant information storing various types of programs in IPTV server end, and this relevant information can comprise the content of multimedia such as the picture concerned of program.When the Set Top Box of Digital Television is opened, the relevant information of all programs is issued in the EPG of Set Top Box by the order of network according to setting by IPTV server end.
The shortcoming of the delivery method of the EPG of above-mentioned a kind of Set Top Box of the prior art is: the method, while being easy to management and technology realization, often increasing the time that set-top box EPG loads for the first time, affects Consumer's Experience.Because IPTV server end sequentially issues the relevant information of whole program, need user to wait for certain EPG load time (content of multimedia such as the placard picture of multiple program need be obtained from IPTV server end) after Set Top Box is opened, cause bad Consumer's Experience.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment provides management method and the system of a kind of EPG, also reasonably load fast with the EPG realizing Set Top Box.
A management method for electric program menu, comprising:
At least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority of program by server, the priority of different program categories according to program category are sorted;
The priority order from high to low of described server according to program category, the priority order from high to low of program, by all programs composition program priority list, be sent to the Set Top Box of electric program menu by described program priority list;
Described Set Top Box, according to described program priority list, obtains the content of multimedia of program to described server.
At least two programs belonging to identical category sort according to the priority of program by described server, comprising:
Viewing time corresponding to the mark of Set Top Box, program identification and program, to the viewing time of each program, is carried out association store by the user of each Set Top Box of server real-time statistics in program viewing temporal database;
After described server receives the request of the electric program menu of Set Top Box, program viewing temporal database according to the identified query of described Set Top Box, viewing time to each program in the setting-up time section of the user calculating described Set Top Box before current time, determines the priority of each program according to the length of the viewing time of each program;
Each program is belonged to different program categories by described server, at least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority order from high to low of each program by the user for described Set Top Box, obtain the program sequencing queue that often kind of program category is corresponding respectively.
Described sorts the priority of different program categories according to program category, comprising:
The user of described Set Top Box superposes the viewing time of all programs belonging to same program category by described server, obtains the accumulated view time of described same program category;
Described server determines the priority of each program category according to the accumulated view time of each program category, and various program category sorts according to priority order from high to low by the user for described Set Top Box, obtains program category sequencing queue.
The priority order from high to low of described server according to program category, the priority order from high to low of program, by all programs composition program priority list, comprising:
Described server extracts in described program category sequencing queue and is arranged in primary program category 1, the program sequencing queue 1 of described program category 1 correspondence is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
Described server extracts in described program category sequencing queue and is arranged in deputy program category 2, is and then arranged in after described program sequencing queue 1 in described program priority list by the program sequencing queue 2 of described program category 2 correspondence;
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through often kind of program category in described program category sequencing queue successively, is arranged in described program priority list successively by program sequencing queue corresponding for often kind of program category, composition program priority list.
Described method also comprises:
After described Set Top Box receives described program priority list, in program priority list described in described server request, be arranged in the content of multimedia of primary program 1, and distribute the overall situation unique content of multimedia request lock to described program 1;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received described program 1 from described server completely, described program 1 discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box is arranged in the content of multimedia of deputy program 2 in program priority list described in described server request, and distributes described content of multimedia request lock to described program 2;
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through each program in described program priority list successively, and obtains the content of multimedia of each program from described server.
Described method also comprises:
The priority of the target program carried in described program switching command is set to the highest, by the first place of described target program lineups in described program priority list after receiving the program switching command that user sends by described Set Top Box;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box to the content of multimedia of target program described in described server request, and gives content of multimedia request lock described in described target program distribution.
Described method also comprises:
After described Set Top Box receives the program category switching command that user sends, the priority of the target program category carried in described program category switching command is set to the highest, program sequencing queue corresponding for described target program category is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box arranges the content of multimedia of the first program in program priority list described in described server request, and content of multimedia request lock described in the program distribution of giving described arrangement the first.
A management system for electric program menu, comprising: server and Set Top Box,
Described server, for being sorted according to the priority of program by least two programs belonging to same program classification, sorts the priority of different program categories according to program category; According to the priority order from high to low of program category, the priority order from high to low of program, by all programs composition program priority list, described program priority list is sent to the Set Top Box of electric program menu;
Described Set Top Box, for according to described program priority list, obtains the content of multimedia of program to described server.
Described server comprises:
Program prioritization module, for the user of each Set Top Box of real-time statistics to the viewing time of each program, carries out association store by viewing time corresponding to the mark of Set Top Box, program identification and program in program viewing temporal database; After receiving the request of the electric program menu of Set Top Box, program viewing temporal database according to the identified query of described Set Top Box, viewing time to each program in the setting-up time section of the user calculating described Set Top Box before current time, determines the priority of each program according to the length of the viewing time of each program; Each program is belonged to different program categories, at least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority order from high to low of each program by the user for described Set Top Box, obtain the program sequencing queue that often kind of program category is corresponding respectively;
Program category prioritization module, for the user of described Set Top Box being superposed the viewing time of all programs belonging to same program category, obtains the accumulated view time of described same program category; Determine the priority of each program category according to the accumulated view time of each program category, various program category sorts according to priority order from high to low by the user for described Set Top Box, obtains program category sequencing queue;
Program priority list structure and issue module, being arranged in primary program category 1 for extracting in described program category sequencing queue, the program sequencing queue 1 of described program category 1 correspondence being arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
Extract in described program category sequencing queue and be arranged in deputy program category 2, in described program priority list, and then the program sequencing queue 2 of described program category 2 correspondence is arranged in after described program sequencing queue 1;
According to above-mentioned processing procedure, travel through often kind of program category in described program category sequencing queue successively, successively program sequencing queue corresponding for often kind of program category is arranged in described program priority list, composition program priority list, sends to described Set Top Box by described program priority list.
Described Set Top Box, after receiving described program priority list, in program priority list described in described server request, be arranged in the content of multimedia of primary program 1, and distribute the overall situation unique content of multimedia request lock to described program 1;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received described program 1 from described server completely, described program 1 discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box is arranged in the content of multimedia of deputy program 2 in program priority list described in described server request, and distributes described content of multimedia request lock to described program 2;
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through each program in described program priority list successively, and obtains the content of multimedia of each program from described server.
Described Set Top Box, also for after receiving program switching command that user sends, is set to the highest by the priority of the target program carried in described program switching command, by the first place of described target program lineups in described program priority list;
After the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, to the content of multimedia of target program described in described server request, and give content of multimedia request lock described in described target program distribution.
Described Set Top Box, also for after receiving program category switching command that user sends, the priority of the target program category carried in described program category switching command is set to the highest, program sequencing queue corresponding for described target program category is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
After the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, the content of multimedia of the first program is arranged in program priority list described in described server request, and content of multimedia request lock described in the program distribution of giving described arrangement the first.
The technical scheme provided as can be seen from the embodiment of the invention described above, the embodiment of the present invention is by sorting at least two programs belonging to same program classification according to the priority of program, the priority of different program categories according to program category is sorted, what server was determined the viewing time of each program by the user of Set Top Box reasonably sequentially issues the content of multimedia of program to Set Top Box, preferentially presents the current content of multimedia wanting the program watched of user.And achieve the EPG rapid loading of Set Top Box, improve Consumer's Experience.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, below the accompanying drawing used required in describing embodiment is briefly described, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
The process chart of the management method of a kind of EPG that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one;
The structural representation of the management system of a kind of EPG that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two.
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For ease of the understanding to the embodiment of the present invention, be further explained explanation below in conjunction with accompanying drawing for several specific embodiment, and each embodiment does not form the restriction to the embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment one
The embodiment of the present invention is devoted to the rapid loading of set-top box EPG, considering that IPTV service provides the classification of programme content, the priority difference of content, by using the priority query of program and program category, realizing the rapid loading of set-top box EPG.
The handling process that this embodiment offers the management method of a kind of EPG as shown in Figure 1, comprises following treatment step:
The viewing time information of user to each program of each Set Top Box of statistics is stored in program viewing temporal database by step S110, server.
Viewing time corresponding to the mark of Set Top Box, program identification and program, to the viewing time of each program, is carried out association store by the user of each Set Top Box of server real-time statistics in program viewing temporal database.In actual applications, server can set up a tables of data for the user of each Set Top Box in program viewing temporal database, only stores the program viewing temporal information of the user of this Set Top Box in this tables of data; Also the program viewing temporal information of the user of all Set Top Box can be stored in a tables of data.
Above-mentioned server can be IPTV server end.
At least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority of each program by step S120, server, the priority of different program categories according to program category are sorted.
After described server receives the request of the electric program menu of Set Top Box, program viewing temporal database according to the identified query of described Set Top Box, viewing time to each program in the setting-up time section of the user calculating described Set Top Box before current time, determines the priority of each program according to the length of the viewing time of each program.Such as, be set to the highest by the priority of program the longest for viewing time, the priority of program long for viewing time second is set to the second height, and the rest may be inferred, is set to minimum by the priority of program the shortest for viewing time.Above-mentioned setting-up time section can be set to one week or one month etc. according to actual needs.
Each program is belonged to different program categories by described server, and this program category can be sport category, film class, news category etc.At least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority order from high to low of each program by the user for described Set Top Box, obtain the program sequencing queue that often kind of program category is corresponding respectively.
The user of described Set Top Box superposes the viewing time of all programs belonging to same program category by described server, obtains the accumulated view time of described same program category.
Described server determines the priority of each program category according to the accumulated view time of each program category, such as, the priority of program category the longest for accumulated view time is set to the highest, the priority of program category long for accumulated view time second is set to the second height, the rest may be inferred, is set to minimum by the priority of program category the shortest for accumulated view time.
Various program category sorts according to priority order from high to low for the user of described Set Top Box by described server, obtains program category sequencing queue.
Step S130, the server priority order from high to low according to program category, the priority order from high to low of program, by all programs composition program priority list, be sent to the Set Top Box of electric program menu by described program priority list.
Described server extracts in described program category sequencing queue and is arranged in primary program category 1, the program sequencing queue 1 of described program category 1 correspondence is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list.
Then, described server extracts in described program category sequencing queue and is arranged in deputy program category 2, is and then arranged in after described program sequencing queue 1 by the program sequencing queue 2 of described program category 2 correspondence in described program priority list.
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through often kind of program category in described program category sequencing queue successively, is arranged in described program priority list successively by program sequencing queue corresponding for often kind of program category, composition program priority list.
Described program priority list is sent to the Set Top Box of electric program menu by described server.
Step S140, described Set Top Box safeguard described program priority list, obtain the content of multimedia of program according to described program priority list to described server.
After described Set Top Box receives described program priority list, safeguard above-mentioned program priority list by Set Top Box.Set Top Box can adjust putting in order of each program in described program priority list according to the selection of user.Also can not adjust described program priority list, according to putting in order of each program given tacit consent in described program priority list, obtain the content of multimedia of each program successively from server.
The relevant information of a program can comprise: programm name, program related personnel (performer, director, planning), the network address of content of multimedia and the content of multimedia etc. of correspondence, and this network address obtains the content of multimedia such as picture corresponding to program, advertisement, video for Set Top Box from network.Time above-mentioned Set Top Box obtains the content of multimedia of each program from server, other content in the relevant information of program can be obtained in the lump.
When Set Top Box does not adjust described program priority list, Set Top Box is arranged in the content of multimedia of primary program 1 in program priority list described in described server request, and distributes the overall situation unique content of multimedia request lock to described program 1.Set Top Box utilizes above-mentioned content of multimedia request to lock, and once only receives the content of multimedia of a program from server.
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received described program 1 from described server completely, described program 1 discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box is arranged in the content of multimedia of deputy program 2 in program priority list described in described server request, and distributes described content of multimedia request lock to described program 2;
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through each program in described program priority list successively, and obtains the content of multimedia of each program from described server.
The application example that two Set Top Box adjust described program priority list is described below:
Example 1, when user switches program by remote controller, after Set Top Box receives the program switching command that user sends, Set Top Box needs to adjust described program priority list.Set Top Box obtains the target program carried in above-mentioned program switching command, is set to the highest by the priority of described target program, by the first place of described target program lineups in described program priority list.
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box to the content of multimedia of target program described in described server request, and gives content of multimedia request lock described in described target program distribution.
Example 2, when user by remote controller switch program category time, after described Set Top Box receives the program category switching command that user sends, the priority of the target program category carried in described program category switching command is set to the highest, program sequencing queue corresponding for described target program category is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box arranges the content of multimedia of the first program in program priority list described in described server request, and content of multimedia request lock described in the program distribution of giving described arrangement the first.
Those skilled in the art will be understood that and above-mentioned lifted determine that the priority of program is only the technical scheme that the embodiment of the present invention is described better according to user to the viewing time of program, but not to the restriction that the embodiment of the present invention is made.Any method deciding the priority of program according to user property, is all included in the scope of the embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment two
This embodiment offers the management system 200 of a kind of EPG, its structural representation as shown in Figure 2, specifically can server 210 and Set Top Box 220,
Described server 210, for being sorted according to the priority of program by least two programs belonging to same program classification, sorts the priority of different program categories according to program category; According to the priority order from high to low of program category, the priority order from high to low of program, by all programs composition program priority list, described program priority list is sent to the Set Top Box of electric program menu;
Described Set Top Box 220, for according to described program priority list, obtains the content of multimedia of program to described server.
Concrete, described server 210 can comprise:
Program prioritization module 2110, for the user of each Set Top Box of real-time statistics to the viewing time of each program, carries out association store by viewing time corresponding to the mark of Set Top Box, program identification and program in program viewing temporal database; After receiving the request of the electric program menu of Set Top Box, program viewing temporal database according to the identified query of described Set Top Box, viewing time to each program in the setting-up time section of the user calculating described Set Top Box before current time, determines the priority of each program according to the length of the viewing time of each program; Each program is belonged to different program categories, at least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority order from high to low of each program by the user for described Set Top Box, obtain the program sequencing queue that often kind of program category is corresponding respectively;
Program category prioritization module 2120, for the user of described Set Top Box being superposed the viewing time of all programs belonging to same program category, obtains the accumulated view time of described same program category; Determine the priority of each program category according to the accumulated view time of each program category, various program category sorts according to priority order from high to low by the user for described Set Top Box, obtains program category sequencing queue;
Program priority list structure and issue module 2130, being arranged in primary program category 1 for extracting in described program category sequencing queue, the program sequencing queue 1 of described program category 1 correspondence being arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
Extract in described program category sequencing queue and be arranged in deputy program category 2, in described program priority list, and then the program sequencing queue 2 of described program category 2 correspondence is arranged in after described program sequencing queue 1;
According to above-mentioned processing procedure, travel through often kind of program category in described program category sequencing queue successively, successively program sequencing queue corresponding for often kind of program category is arranged in described program priority list, composition program priority list, sends to described Set Top Box by described program priority list.
Concrete, described Set Top Box 220, after receiving described program priority list, in program priority list described in described server request, be arranged in the content of multimedia of primary program 1, and distribute the overall situation unique content of multimedia request lock to described program 1;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received described program 1 from described server completely, described program 1 discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box is arranged in the content of multimedia of deputy program 2 in program priority list described in described server request, and distributes described content of multimedia request lock to described program 2;
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through each program in described program priority list successively, and obtains the content of multimedia of each program from described server.
Concrete, described Set Top Box 220, also for after receiving program switching command that user sends, the priority of the target program carried in described program switching command is set to the highest, by the first place of described target program lineups in described program priority list;
After the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, to the content of multimedia of target program described in described server request, and give content of multimedia request lock described in described target program distribution.
Concrete, described Set Top Box 220, also for after receiving program category switching command that user sends, the priority of the target program category carried in described program category switching command is set to the highest, program sequencing queue corresponding for described target program category is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
After the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, the content of multimedia of the first program is arranged in program priority list described in described server request, and content of multimedia request lock described in the program distribution of giving described arrangement the first.
Carry out the detailed process of the management of EPG by the system of the embodiment of the present invention and preceding method embodiment similar, repeat no more herein.
In sum, the embodiment of the present invention is by sorting at least two programs belonging to same program classification according to the priority of program, the priority of different program categories according to program category is sorted, what server was determined the viewing time of each program by the user of Set Top Box reasonably sequentially issues the content of multimedia of program to Set Top Box, preferentially presents the current content of multimedia wanting the program watched of user.And achieve the EPG rapid loading of Set Top Box, improve Consumer's Experience.
The embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in user when switching program, by the content of multimedia of target program, and and the content of multimedia of other program of target program identical type preferentially download and show, improve Consumer's Experience further.User watch a certain choose program time, Set Top Box can obtain the related multimedia content that do not issue all the other programs simultaneously and not affect user and watch program on backstage.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: accompanying drawing is the schematic diagram of an embodiment, the module in accompanying drawing or flow process might not be that enforcement the present invention is necessary.
As seen through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the mode that the present invention can add required general hardware platform by software and realizes.Based on such understanding, technical scheme of the present invention can embody with the form of software product the part that prior art contributes in essence in other words, this computer software product can be stored in storage medium, as ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc., comprising some instructions in order to make a computer equipment (can be personal computer, server, or the network equipment etc.) perform the method described in some part of each embodiment of the present invention or embodiment.
Each embodiment in this specification all adopts the mode of going forward one by one to describe, between each embodiment identical similar part mutually see, what each embodiment stressed is the difference with other embodiments.Especially, for device or system embodiment, because it is substantially similar to embodiment of the method, so describe fairly simple, relevant part illustrates see the part of embodiment of the method.Apparatus and system embodiment described above is only schematic, the wherein said unit illustrated as separating component or can may not be and physically separates, parts as unit display can be or may not be physical location, namely can be positioned at a place, or also can be distributed in multiple network element.Some or all of module wherein can be selected according to the actual needs to realize the object of the present embodiment scheme.Those of ordinary skill in the art, when not paying creative work, are namely appreciated that and implement.
The above; be only the present invention's preferably embodiment, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, is anyly familiar with those skilled in the art in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; the change that can expect easily or replacement, all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of claim.
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1. a management method for electric program menu, is characterized in that, comprising:
At least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority of program by server, the priority of different program categories according to program category are sorted;
The priority order from high to low of described server according to program category, the priority order from high to low of program, by all programs composition program priority list, be sent to the Set Top Box of electric program menu by described program priority list;
Described Set Top Box, according to described program priority list, obtains the content of multimedia of program to described server.
2. the management method of electric program menu according to claim 1, is characterized in that, at least two programs belonging to identical category sort according to the priority of program by described server, comprising:
Viewing time corresponding to the mark of Set Top Box, program identification and program, to the viewing time of each program, is carried out association store by the user of each Set Top Box of server real-time statistics in program viewing temporal database;
After described server receives the request of the electric program menu of Set Top Box, program viewing temporal database according to the identified query of described Set Top Box, viewing time to each program in the setting-up time section of the user calculating described Set Top Box before current time, determines the priority of each program according to the length of the viewing time of each program;
Each program is belonged to different program categories by described server, at least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority order from high to low of each program by the user for described Set Top Box, obtain the program sequencing queue that often kind of program category is corresponding respectively.
3. the management method of electric program menu according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described sorts the priority of different program categories according to program category, comprising:
The user of described Set Top Box superposes the viewing time of all programs belonging to same program category by described server, obtains the accumulated view time of described same program category;
Described server determines the priority of each program category according to the accumulated view time of each program category, and various program category sorts according to priority order from high to low by the user for described Set Top Box, obtains program category sequencing queue.
4. the management method of the electric program menu according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, it is characterized in that, the priority order from high to low of described server according to program category, the priority order from high to low of program, by all programs composition program priority list, comprising:
Described server extracts in described program category sequencing queue and is arranged in primary program category 1, the program sequencing queue 1 of described program category 1 correspondence is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
Described server extracts in described program category sequencing queue and is arranged in deputy program category 2, is and then arranged in after described program sequencing queue 1 in described program priority list by the program sequencing queue 2 of described program category 2 correspondence;
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through often kind of program category in described program category sequencing queue successively, is arranged in described program priority list successively by program sequencing queue corresponding for often kind of program category, composition program priority list.
5. the management method of electric program menu according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
After described Set Top Box receives described program priority list, in program priority list described in described server request, be arranged in the content of multimedia of primary program 1, and distribute the overall situation unique content of multimedia request lock to described program 1;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received described program 1 from described server completely, described program 1 discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box is arranged in the content of multimedia of deputy program 2 in program priority list described in described server request, and distributes described content of multimedia request lock to described program 2;
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through each program in described program priority list successively, and obtains the content of multimedia of each program from described server.
6. the management method of electric program menu according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
The priority of the target program carried in described program switching command is set to the highest, by the first place of described target program lineups in described program priority list after receiving the program switching command that user sends by described Set Top Box;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box to the content of multimedia of target program described in described server request, and gives content of multimedia request lock described in described target program distribution.
7. the management method of electric program menu according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
After described Set Top Box receives the program category switching command that user sends, the priority of the target program category carried in described program category switching command is set to the highest, program sequencing queue corresponding for described target program category is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box arranges the content of multimedia of the first program in program priority list described in described server request, and content of multimedia request lock described in the program distribution of giving described arrangement the first.
8. a management system for electric program menu, is characterized in that, comprising: server and Set Top Box,
Described server, for being sorted according to the priority of program by least two programs belonging to same program classification, sorts the priority of different program categories according to program category; According to the priority order from high to low of program category, the priority order from high to low of program, by all programs composition program priority list, described program priority list is sent to the Set Top Box of electric program menu;
Described Set Top Box, for according to described program priority list, obtains the content of multimedia of program to described server.
9. the management system of electric program menu according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described server comprises:
Program prioritization module, for the user of each Set Top Box of real-time statistics to the viewing time of each program, carries out association store by viewing time corresponding to the mark of Set Top Box, program identification and program in program viewing temporal database; After receiving the request of the electric program menu of Set Top Box, program viewing temporal database according to the identified query of described Set Top Box, viewing time to each program in the setting-up time section of the user calculating described Set Top Box before current time, determines the priority of each program according to the length of the viewing time of each program; Each program is belonged to different program categories, at least two programs belonging to same program classification sort according to the priority order from high to low of each program by the user for described Set Top Box, obtain the program sequencing queue that often kind of program category is corresponding respectively;
Program category prioritization module, for the user of described Set Top Box being superposed the viewing time of all programs belonging to same program category, obtains the accumulated view time of described same program category; Determine the priority of each program category according to the accumulated view time of each program category, various program category sorts according to priority order from high to low by the user for described Set Top Box, obtains program category sequencing queue;
Program priority list structure and issue module, being arranged in primary program category 1 for extracting in described program category sequencing queue, the program sequencing queue 1 of described program category 1 correspondence being arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
Extract in described program category sequencing queue and be arranged in deputy program category 2, in described program priority list, and then the program sequencing queue 2 of described program category 2 correspondence is arranged in after described program sequencing queue 1;
According to above-mentioned processing procedure, travel through often kind of program category in described program category sequencing queue successively, successively program sequencing queue corresponding for often kind of program category is arranged in described program priority list, composition program priority list, sends to described Set Top Box by described program priority list.
10. the management system of electric program menu according to claim 8 or claim 9, is characterized in that:
Described Set Top Box, after receiving described program priority list, in program priority list described in described server request, be arranged in the content of multimedia of primary program 1, and distribute the overall situation unique content of multimedia request lock to described program 1;
Described Set Top Box is after the content of multimedia that have received described program 1 from described server completely, described program 1 discharges described content of multimedia request lock, described Set Top Box is arranged in the content of multimedia of deputy program 2 in program priority list described in described server request, and distributes described content of multimedia request lock to described program 2;
Described server, according to above-mentioned processing procedure, travels through each program in described program priority list successively, and obtains the content of multimedia of each program from described server.
The management system of 11. electric program menus according to claim 10, it is characterized in that, described Set Top Box, also for after receiving program switching command that user sends, the priority of the target program carried in described program switching command is set to the highest, by the first place of described target program lineups in described program priority list;
After the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, to the content of multimedia of target program described in described server request, and give content of multimedia request lock described in described target program distribution.
The management system of 12. electric program menus according to claim 10, is characterized in that:
Described Set Top Box, also for after receiving program category switching command that user sends, the priority of the target program category carried in described program category switching command is set to the highest, program sequencing queue corresponding for described target program category is arranged in the most prostatitis in described program priority list;
After the content of multimedia that have received a program from described server completely, a described upper program discharges described content of multimedia request lock, the content of multimedia of the first program is arranged in program priority list described in described server request, and content of multimedia request lock described in the program distribution of giving described arrangement the first.
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