CN104469463B - Automatic standby method for set top box and television - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an automatic standby method for a set top box and a television. The method includes the following steps that a controlled terminal enters a standby detection mode and requires establishing connection with a main control terminal by sending a broadcast packet request through the internet; after receiving a response data packet of the main control terminal for the broadcast packet, the controlled terminal establishes connection with the main control terminal; whether a heartbeat data packet sent by the main control terminal is received or not in a first time interval is monitored; if the heartbeat data packet is not received in the first time interval, the controlled terminal enters a standby state automatically; after receiving the broadcast packet of the controlled terminal, the main control terminal sends the response data packet to the controlled terminal and establishes connection with the controlled terminal; the heartbeat data packet is sent to the controlled terminal every a second time interval. The method has the advantages of being simple to implement, convenient to operate, good in feasibility and the like.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to digital TV field, and in particular to a kind of method of Set Top Box and television set automatic stand-by.
Background technology
At present DTV has been popularized, and user watches that the mode great majority of DTV are Set Top Box plus television set
Mode, i.e. Set Top Box is connected with television set, and Set Top Box receives digital television signal and simultaneously carries out on a television set after treatment
Play.In this case, the shutdown of television set/standby and the shutdown of Set Top Box/standby is all individually controlled, and works as user
Need to turn off Set Top Box and television set respectively when no longer seeing TV, make troubles to the use of user.In addition, also Jing often has
User has only turned off television set and has forgotten to turn off the situation of Set Top Box, not only wastes electric energy, reduces the use longevity of Set Top Box
Life, it is also possible to cause potential safety hazard.
For the problems referred to above, also there are certain methods to realize the automatic switching of Set Top Box or television set at present, but all need
Hardware device is changed or increases, exploitativeness is not high.For example:CN101860658A patent documents disclose a kind of Set Top Box
With the device of TV power on and off linkage, need to increase switching on and shutting down signal generating module in Set Top Box and television set respectively and open
Off signal identification module, needs to change existing equipment, increases hardware module, increased cost.CN 102523518A patents text
Part discloses the implementation method and device of a kind of automatic stand-by, but limiting Set Top Box and television set must use HDMI hardware
Module, it is impossible to suitable for the Set Top Box without HDMI hardware modules and television set.CN 101662624A patent documents disclose one
The apparatus and method for planting the gang switch machine of television set and Set Top Box, however it is necessary that increasing special attaching plug.
The content of the invention
The purpose of the present invention be exactly in order to solve current Set Top Box and television set individually control standby/shutdown it is inconvenient and
A kind of the problems such as existing control Set Top Box is poor with the method exploitativeness of television set automatic stand-by/shutdown, it is proposed that Set Top Box
With the method for television set automatic stand-by, by setting up network Heartbeat mechanism between Set Top Box and television set, Set Top Box is realized
With the side in television set with the standby/shutdown of the opposing party automatically into holding state, it is not necessary to increase extra hardware
Cost, it is simple with realizing, it is easy to operate, the advantages of exploitativeness is good.
To achieve these goals, the present invention is adopted the following technical scheme that:
A kind of method of Set Top Box and television set automatic stand-by, it includes:
Controlled terminal enters standby detection pattern, sends broadcast packet request by network and is connected with main control terminal foundation;
After main control terminal is received to the response data bag of broadcast packet, set up with main control terminal and be connected;Monitor is in the very first time is spaced
The no heartbeat data packets for receiving main control terminal transmission;If being not received by heartbeat data packets in the very first time is spaced, receive
Control terminal is automatically into holding state;
Main control terminal is received after the broadcast packet of controlled terminal, is sent back and is answered packet to controlled terminal, is built with controlled terminal
Vertical connection;A heartbeat data packets are sent every the second time interval to controlled terminal.
The controlled terminal is entered also to be included before standby detection pattern:Judge that automatic stand-by detection is identified whether effectively,
If effectively, into standby detection pattern, if invalid, not entering standby detection pattern, automatic stand-by is not carried out.
The controlled terminal and main control terminal in same LAN, by twisted-pair feeder or Wi-Fi connection.
Very first time interval refer to controlled terminal it is double receive be separated by between heartbeat data packets it is most long when
Between length;Second time interval refers to that main control terminal is double and sends the time span being separated by between heartbeat data packets;
The very first time interval is not less than the second time interval.
The Set Top Box also includes with the method for television set automatic stand-by:
Controlled terminal is received after heartbeat data packets, sends heart beating response data packet to main control terminal;
Main control terminal is sent after heartbeat data packets, heart beating response data packet to be received is waited, if in the 3rd time interval
Heart beating response data packet is not received, then main control terminal is automatically into holding state.
3rd time interval refers to that main control terminal is double and receives be separated by between heart beating response data packet most long
Time span.
3rd time interval is spaced not less than the very first time.
The controlled terminal is Set Top Box, and the main control terminal is television set;Or
The controlled terminal is television set, and the main control terminal is Set Top Box.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows:The present invention by setting up network Heartbeat mechanism between Set Top Box and television set, when
When a side in Set Top Box and television set cannot send or respond heartbeat data packets because shutdown is either standby, then the opposing party
Also holding state is entered therewith, Set Top Box and television set automatic stand-by is realized, and need not increase extra hardware device, have
There is realization simple, it is easy to operate, the advantages of exploitativeness is good.
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Fig. 1 is the workflow diagram of controlled terminal of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the workflow diagram of main control terminal of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is another workflow diagram of controlled terminal of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is another workflow diagram of main control terminal of the present invention.
Specific embodiment:
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the present invention will be further described with embodiment:
Embodiment 1:
As shown in figure 1, in the method for the invention controlled terminal workflow, it includes:
S101:Controlled terminal is started shooting;
S102:Judge that automatic stand-by detection is identified whether effectively, if effectively, execution step S103;If invalid, controlled end
End does not enter standby detection pattern, normal work;
S103:Controlled terminal enters standby detection pattern;
S104:Send broadcast packet request and set up with main control terminal by network and be connected;
S105:Judge whether controlled terminal receives response data bag of the main control terminal to broadcast packet, if receiving response number
According to bag, then execution step S106;Otherwise, execution step S104;
S106:Controlled terminal is set up with main control terminal and is connected;
S107:Controlled terminal normal work, monitors whether the controlled terminal in the very first time is spaced receives main control terminal
The heartbeat data packets of transmission;If not receiving, execution step S108;If receiving, continue to monitor whether connecing in the very first time is spaced
Receive the heartbeat data packets of main control terminal transmission;
S108:Controlled terminal is automatically into holding state;
S109:Controlled terminal normal work.
Very first time interval refer to controlled terminal it is double receive be separated by between heartbeat data packets it is most long when
Between length.For example, the very first time is at intervals of 10 minutes, then in 10 minutes, if controlled terminal is not received by master control
The packet that terminal sends, then controlled terminal is automatically into holding state.
As shown in Fig. 2 in the method for the invention main control terminal workflow, it includes:
S201:Main control terminal is started shooting;
S202:Wait receives the broadcast packet of controlled terminal, if receiving, execution step S203;Otherwise, execution step
S205:
S203:Send back and answer packet to controlled terminal, set up with controlled terminal and be connected;
S204:Main control terminal normal work, and send a heartbeat data packets to controlled terminal every the second time interval;
S205:Main control terminal normal work.
The controlled terminal is Set Top Box, and main control terminal is television set;Or the controlled terminal is television set, master control end
End is Set Top Box.
The controlled terminal and main control terminal in same LAN, by Wi-Fi connection, it is also possible to by twisted-pair feeder
Connection.
Second time interval refers to that main control terminal is double and sends the time span being separated by between heartbeat data packets.
For example, second time interval is 10 minutes, and main control terminal sent a heartbeat data packets every 10 minutes to controlled terminal.
The very first time interval is not less than the second time interval.
The automatic stand-by detection is designated a variable, and 0 is invalid, and 1 is effective.
The automatic stand-by detection mark can be configured by user by the operation interface of controlled terminal, when user is arranged
When automatic stand-by detection is designated disarmed state, in no instance can be automatically into standby shape after controlled terminal start
State, except non-user resets automatic stand-by detection effective status is designated.
Embodiment 2:
As shown in figure 3, in the method for the invention controlled terminal workflow, it includes:
S301:Controlled terminal is started shooting;
S302:Judge that automatic stand-by detection is identified whether effectively, if effectively, execution step S303;If invalid, controlled end
End does not enter standby detection pattern, normal work;
S303:Controlled terminal enters standby detection pattern;
S304:Send broadcast packet request and set up with main control terminal by network and be connected;
S305:Etc. response data bag of the main control terminal to be received to broadcast packet, if receiving response data bag, execution step
S306;Otherwise, execution step S304;
S306:Set up with main control terminal and be connected;
S307:Controlled terminal normal work, monitors the heart that main control terminal transmission whether is received in the very first time is spaced
Jump packet;If not receiving, execution step S308;If receiving, execution step S309;
S308:Controlled terminal is automatically into holding state;
S309:Controlled terminal sends heart beating response data packet to main control terminal, and turns to the execution of step S307;
S310:Controlled terminal normal work.
Very first time interval refer to controlled terminal it is double receive be separated by between heartbeat data packets it is most long when
Between length.For example, the very first time is at intervals of 10 minutes, then in 10 minutes, if controlled terminal is not received by master control
The packet that terminal sends, then controlled terminal is automatically into holding state.
As shown in figure 4, in the method for the invention main control terminal workflow, it includes:
S401:Main control terminal is started shooting;
S402:Wait receives the broadcast packet of controlled terminal, if receiving, execution step S403;Otherwise, execution step
S407:
S403:Send back and answer packet to controlled terminal, set up with controlled terminal and be connected;
S404:Main control terminal normal work, a heartbeat data packets are sent every the second time interval to controlled terminal;
S405:Etc. heart beating response data packet to be received, if not receiving heart beating response data packet in the 3rd time interval,
Then execution step S408;If receiving, execution step S404;
S406:Main control terminal is automatically into holding state;
S407:Main control terminal normal work.
Second time interval refers to that main control terminal is double and sends the time span being separated by between heartbeat data packets.
For example, second time interval is 5 minutes, and main control terminal sent a heartbeat data packets every 5 minutes to controlled terminal.
The very first time interval is not less than the second time interval.
3rd time interval refers to that main control terminal is double and receives be separated by between heart beating response data packet most long
Time span.3rd time interval is spaced not less than the very first time.For example, the 3rd time interval is 10 minutes.
Although the above-mentioned accompanying drawing that combines is described to the specific embodiment of the present invention, not to present invention protection model
The restriction enclosed, one of ordinary skill in the art should be understood that on the basis of technical scheme those skilled in the art are not
Need the various modifications made by paying creative work or deformation still within protection scope of the present invention.
Claims (8)
1. a kind of method of Set Top Box and television set automatic stand-by, it is characterised in that it includes:
Controlled terminal enters standby detection pattern, sends broadcast packet request by network and is connected with main control terminal foundation;Receiving
After main control terminal is to the response data bag of broadcast packet, sets up with main control terminal and be connected;Whether monitoring connects in the very first time is spaced
Receive the heartbeat data packets of main control terminal transmission;If being not received by heartbeat data packets, controlled end in the very first time is spaced
End is automatically into holding state;
Main control terminal is received after the broadcast packet of controlled terminal, is sent back and is answered packet to controlled terminal, is set up with controlled terminal and is connected
Connect;A heartbeat data packets are sent every the second time interval to controlled terminal;The very first time interval refers to controlled terminal
It is double to receive the most long time span being separated by between heartbeat data packets;Second time interval refers to that main control terminal connects
It is continuous to send the time span being separated by between heartbeat data packets twice;The very first time interval is not less than the second time interval.
2. the method for Set Top Box as claimed in claim 1 and television set automatic stand-by, it is characterised in that the controlled terminal enters
Enter also includes before standby detection pattern:Judge that automatic stand-by detection is identified whether effectively, if effectively, enter and treat machine testing mould
Formula, if invalid, does not enter standby detection pattern, normal work.
3. the method for Set Top Box as claimed in claim 1 and television set automatic stand-by, it is characterised in that the controlled terminal with
Main control terminal in same LAN, by twisted-pair feeder or Wi-Fi connection.
4. the method for Set Top Box as claimed in claim 1 and television set automatic stand-by, it is characterised in that it also includes:
Controlled terminal is received after heartbeat data packets, sends heart beating response data packet to main control terminal;
Main control terminal is sent after heartbeat data packets, heart beating response data packet to be received is waited, if do not received in the 3rd time interval
To heart beating response data packet, then main control terminal is automatically into holding state.
5. the method for Set Top Box as claimed in claim 4 and television set automatic stand-by, it is characterised in that between the 3rd time
Every referring to the double maximum duration length that is separated by between heart beating response data packet of receiving of main control terminal.
6. the method for Set Top Box as claimed in claim 4 and television set automatic stand-by, it is characterised in that between the 3rd time
Every being spaced not less than the very first time.
7. the method for Set Top Box as claimed in claim 1 and television set automatic stand-by, it is characterised in that the controlled terminal is
Set Top Box, the main control terminal is television set.
8. the method for Set Top Box as claimed in claim 1 and television set automatic stand-by, it is characterised in that the controlled terminal is
Television set, the main control terminal is Set Top Box.
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