CN104811689A

CN104811689A - Set top box remote test method, device and system

Info

Publication number: CN104811689A
Application number: CN201510122372.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张�林; 张乙凡; 孙艳华; 赵鑫; 汤巍敏
Original assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology Beijing Co Ltd; Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-03-19
Filing date: 2015-03-19
Publication date: 2015-07-29

Abstract

The invention provides a set top box remote test method, device and system. The method comprises the following steps that a set top box remote control information transmitted by remote user test ends is received; a control command is transmitted to an instruction emitter according to the set top box remote control information so that the instruction emitter is enabled to transmit a set top box control instruction to a set top box based on the control command; and multimedia information outputted by the set top box is received, and the multimedia information is transmitted to the remote user test ends. According to the scheme, remote testing can be performed on the same set top box arranged at a network side by multiple remote user test ends successively so that remote numerous testing of the set top box is realized, and problems that set top box testing is relatively high in manpower cost and relatively high in material cost are avoided. Meanwhile, the current state of the set top box can be conveniently viewed by work personnel at any time and testing of the set top box is facilitated so that realization cost of set top box testing is effectively reduced, and great set top box testing effect is also achieved.

Description

Set top box remote method of testing, device and system

Technical field

The present invention relates to set top box testing technical field, especially relate to a kind of set top box remote method of testing, set top box remote testing apparatus and set top box remote test macro.

Background technology

Set Top Box (Set Top Box, STB) is the external equipment of television set.Set Top Box is mainly used in as television set provides outside source.The outside source that Set Top Box provides for television set can for the outside source based on transmission mediums such as wire cable, satellite antenna and broadband networks.

Because Set Top Box can provide abundant program and Set Top Box to provide the reasons such as interactive programming services for television set, and obtain and apply comparatively widely.Current set-top box marlcet quantitatively presents explosive growth situation in Set Top Box, and the function of Set Top Box becomes increasingly abundant, and this makes the software and hardware iteration speed of Set Top Box more and more faster.

Inventor is realizing finding in process of the present invention, along with the quickening gradually of the software and hardware iteration speed of Set Top Box, the test job of Set Top Box is more and more heavier, if the tester utilizing company special tests Set Top Box, then often there is the problems such as human cost is higher; If Set Top Box is supplied to user test, then not only can there is the higher problem of real cost, also can there is user test and to go wrong and staff is difficult to reach the spot and checks and affect the problems such as the test effect of Set Top Box.

Summary of the invention

The object of this invention is to provide a kind of set top box remote method of testing, device and system.

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of set top box remote method of testing, the method comprises the following steps: receive the set top box remote control information that the transmission of long-distance user's test lead comes; Send control command according to described set top box remote control information to instruction issue device, make described instruction issue device based on described control command to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command; Receive and the multimedia messages of player top box output, and by described Transmitting of Multi-media Information to described long-distance user's test lead.

According to another aspect of the present invention, additionally provide a kind of set top box remote testing apparatus, this device comprises: remote testing control module, for receiving the set top box remote control information that the transmission of long-distance user's test lead comes, receive and the multimedia messages of player top box output, and by described Transmitting of Multi-media Information to described long-distance user's test lead; Instruction issue device control module, for sending control command according to described set top box remote control information to instruction issue device, makes described instruction issue device based on described control command to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command.

According to a further aspect of the invention, additionally provide a kind of set top box remote test macro, this system comprises: set top box remote testing apparatus, for receiving the set top box remote control information that the transmission of long-distance user's test lead comes, and send control command according to described set top box remote control information to instruction issue device; Instruction issue device, for according to the control command that receives to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command; Set Top Box, for performing corresponding operation according to described Set Top Box control command, and exports multimedia messages to set top box remote testing apparatus; Set top box remote testing apparatus also for, to receive and the multimedia messages that exports of player top box, and by described Transmitting of Multi-media Information to described long-distance user's test lead.

Compared with prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: the embodiment of the present invention is by arranging long-distance user's test lead, and impel instruction issue device to send corresponding Set Top Box control command to Set Top Box based on the set top box remote control information that long-distance user's test lead sends, make Set Top Box can export corresponding multimedia messages according to the Long-distance Control of long-distance user's test lead, the multimedia messages remote transmission that the present embodiment passes through Set Top Box to export, to long-distance user's test lead, achieves set top box remote test; Because long-distance user's test lead can be multiple, and multiple long-distance user's test lead successively can constantly carry out remote testing to same Set Top Box by the mode such as at times, and therefore, the long-range crowd that the embodiment of the present invention can realize Set Top Box surveys; Thus the embodiment of the present invention avoids the tester utilizing company special tests the problems such as brought human cost is higher to Set Top Box, and avoid simultaneously and multiple Set Top Box is supplied to different user respectively carries out testing the higher problem of brought real cost; Because the Set Top Box in the present embodiment and instruction issue device can be arranged at the position that staff conveniently checks, therefore, when long-distance user's test lead tests out Set Top Box existing problems, staff can carry out Set Top Box scene easily and check, thus is conducive to the test of Set Top Box; The scheme of the final embodiment of the present invention not only effectively reduces human cost and the real cost of set top box testing, but also can obtain good set top box testing effect.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By reading the detailed description done non-limiting example done with reference to the following drawings, other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become more obvious:

Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of the set top box remote method of testing of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the set top box remote testing apparatus of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the set top box remote test macro of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is that the set top box remote test macro of the embodiment of the present invention realizes remote testing schematic flow sheet.

In accompanying drawing, same or analogous Reference numeral represents same or analogous parts.

Embodiment

Before in further detail exemplary embodiment being discussed, it should be mentioned that some exemplary embodiments are described as the process or method described as flow chart.Although operations is described as the process of order by flow chart, many operations wherein can by concurrently, be implemented concomitantly or simultaneously.In addition, the order of operations can be rearranged.When its operations are completed, described process can be terminated, but can also have the additional step do not comprised in the accompanying drawings.In addition, described process can correspond to method, function, code, subroutine, subprogram etc.

Within a context alleged " computer equipment ", also can be called " computer ", refer to the intelligent electronic device that can be performed the predetermined process such as numerical computations and/or logical calculated process by operation preset program or instruction, it can comprise processor and memory, the survival instruction that prestores in memory is performed to perform predetermined process process by processor, or perform predetermined process process by the hardware such as ASIC, FPGA, DSP, or combined by said two devices and realize.Computer equipment includes but not limited to server, PC, notebook computer, panel computer, smart mobile phone etc.

Described computer equipment comprises subscriber equipment and the network equipment.Wherein, described subscriber equipment includes but not limited to computer, smart mobile phone, PDA etc.; The described network equipment includes but not limited to the server group that single network server, multiple webserver form or the cloud be made up of a large amount of computer or the webserver based on cloud computing (Cloud Computing), wherein, cloud computing is the one of Distributed Calculation, the super virtual machine be made up of a group loosely-coupled computer collection.Wherein, described computer equipment isolated operation can realize the present invention, also accessible network by realizing the present invention with the interactive operation of other computer equipments in network.Wherein, the network residing for described computer equipment includes but not limited to the Internet, wide area network, metropolitan area network, local area network (LAN), VPN etc.

It should be noted that; described subscriber equipment, the network equipment and network etc. are only citing; other computer equipments that are existing or that may occur from now on or network, as being applicable to the present invention, within also should being included in scope, and are contained in this with way of reference.

Method (wherein some are illustrated by flow chart) discussed below can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language or its combination in any usually.When implementing by software, firmware, middleware or microcode, program code or code segment in order to implement necessary task can be stored in machine or computer-readable medium (such as storage medium).(one or more) processor can implement necessary task.

Concrete structure disclosed herein and function detail are only representational, and are the objects for describing exemplary embodiment of the present invention.But the present invention can carry out specific implementation by many replacement forms, and should not be construed as only being limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Should be understood that, although may have been used term " first ", " second " etc. here to describe unit, these unit should not limit by these terms.These terms are used to be only used to a unit and another unit to distinguish.For example, when not deviating from the scope of exemplary embodiment, first module can be called as second unit, and second unit can be called as first module similarly.Here used term "and/or" comprise one of them or more any and all combinations of listed associated item.

Should be understood that, when a unit is called as " connection " or " coupling " to another unit, it can directly connect or be coupled to another unit described, or can there is a temporary location.On the other hand, " when being directly connected " or " directly coupled " to another unit, then there is not a temporary location when a unit is called as.Should explain in a comparable manner the relation be used between description unit other similar words (such as " and be in ... between " compared to " and be directly in ... between ", " with ... contiguous " compared to " and with ... be directly close to " etc.).

Here used term is only used to describe specific embodiment and be not intended to limit exemplary embodiment.Unless context refers else clearly, otherwise singulative " " used here, " one " are also intended to comprise plural number.It is to be further understood that, the existence of the feature that term used here " comprises " and/or " comprising " specifies to state, integer, step, operation, unit and/or assembly, and do not get rid of and there is or add other features one or more, integer, step, operation, unit, assembly and/or its combination.

Also it should be mentioned that and to replace in implementation at some, the function/action mentioned can according to being different from occurring in sequence of indicating in accompanying drawing.For example, depend on involved function/action, in fact the two width figure in succession illustrated can perform simultaneously or sometimes can perform according to contrary order substantially.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further detail.

Embodiment one, set top box remote method of testing.

Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of the set top box remote method of testing of one embodiment of the invention.

The method of the present embodiment is realized by intelligent electronic device usually; And this intelligent electronic device generally includes but is not limited to PC (Personal Computer, personal computer, as desktop computer or mobile computer etc.), server and intelligent mobile phone etc.

It should be noted that; intelligent electronic device in the present embodiment is only citing; other network equipment that is existing or that may occur from now on and client devices etc., as being applicable to the present invention, within also should being included in scope, and are contained in this with way of reference.

In FIG, S100, reception long-distance user test lead transmit the set top box remote control information of coming.

Concrete, in the present embodiment, the long-distance user's test lead tested a Set Top Box is not certain fixing long-distance user's test lead usually, and it normally has probabilistic multiple long-distance user's test lead; And multiplely there is probabilistic long-distance user's test lead normally in mode at times, constantly remote testing is carried out to same Set Top Box.In addition, each long-distance user's test lead can carry out set top box remote test based on the Internet or mobile telephone network etc.

Because the present embodiment can carry out remote testing based on uncertain multiple long-distance user's test lead to same Set Top Box, therefore, the present embodiment achieves long-range crowd's survey of Set Top Box.

The network user by performing after the operation such as the remote testing registration of network side (as set top box remote testing apparatus or gateway device or registrar etc.) or remote testing registration, can become long-distance user's test lead.

Long-distance user's test lead can carry out remote testing to certain Set Top Box to be tested within the remote testing time period that it is available.Here the available remote testing time period can be certain time period that long-distance user's test lead is preengage in advance, also can be the time period of long-distance user's test lead interim setting after logging in remote test system.Above-mentioned Set Top Box to be tested can be network side is the Set Top Box that long-distance user's test lead distributes, and also can be the Set Top Box from main separation the Set Top Box list to be tested in the leisure that long-distance user's test lead provides from network side after logging in remote test system.

Long-distance user's test lead involved by the present embodiment can be specially desktop computing device, notebook equipment, intelligent mobile phone and IPAD (panel computer) etc.Long-distance user's test lead involved by the present embodiment can perform the operation relevant to remote testing based on remote control application, and remote control application is here as remote desktop of existing sunflower remote control application, Go To My Cloud and QQ etc.A concrete example, long-distance user's test lead has Long-distance Control authority after the mandate of remote control application, the desktop with long-distance user's test lead of Long-distance Control authority is synchronous with the desktop of the Long-distance Control PC being positioned at network side, the current shown set-top box control interface of desktop of the Long-distance Control PC of network side transfers to long-distance user's test lead by remote control application, thus the desktop of long-distance user's test lead demonstrates set-top box control interface equally.Here set-top box control interface can be the panel picture of instruction issue device, also can be the panel picture etc. of the remote controller of Set Top Box.When certain button in the set top box remote control inerface shown by long-distance user's test lead is clicked, this button click information is transferred to Long-distance Control PC by as set top box remote control information by remote control application.

Set top box remote control information in the present embodiment can be specially transitional information between holding state and opening, channel switch information, sound regulate information, return main menu information, program searching information and play-on-demand program information etc.The present embodiment does not limit the particular content of set top box remote control information and the concrete host-host protocol of set top box remote control information.

The set top box remote control information that S110, basis receive sends control command to instruction issue device, makes instruction issue device based on this control command to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command.

Concrete, instruction issue device involved in the present embodiment is can the in-plant control appliance directly manipulated Set Top Box, and this instruction issue device can for based on infrared control appliance Set Top Box being carried out to remote control.This instruction issue device has study matching feature usually, thus an instruction issue device can be mated from different Set Top Box by its study matching feature, and like this, an instruction issue device can become the control appliance of the different Set Top Box of multiple stage.

After receiving the next set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead transmission, the present embodiment first should determine the control command for instruction issue device corresponding to set top box remote control information, the control command that namely effectively can be identified by instruction issue device, then, this control command is sent to instruction issue device.Control command in the present embodiment can be specially conversion command, channel change command, sound adjusting command between holding state and opening, return main menu commands, program searching order and play-on-demand program order etc.

The present embodiment can be previously provided with each set top box remote control information and respectively for instruction issue device control command between correspondence relationship information, like this, after receiving set top box remote control information, the control command corresponding with the set top box remote control information be currently received can be determined according to this correspondence relationship information.The present embodiment also can adopt other modes to determine the control command corresponding to set top box remote control information be currently received, and the present embodiment does not limit the specific implementation determining corresponding control command according to the set top box remote control information received.

The present embodiment can adopt wired connection mode to send control command to instruction issue device, the control command corresponding with set top box remote control information is sent to instruction issue device as the present embodiment can pass through USB (Universal Serial Bus, USB).The present embodiment also can adopt other modes to send control command to instruction issue device, and such as, adopt wireless transmission mode to send control command to instruction issue device, the present embodiment does not limit the specific implementation process sending control command to instruction issue device.

Instruction issue device involved by the present embodiment is after receiving control command, first should determine the Set Top Box control command corresponding to this control command, the Set Top Box control command that namely effectively can be identified by Set Top Box, then, instruction issue device sends Set Top Box control command corresponding to its control command received to Set Top Box.The correspondence relationship information between each control command and each Set Top Box control command can be previously provided with in instruction issue device involved by the present embodiment, like this, instruction issue device, after receiving control command, can determine the Set Top Box control command corresponding with the control command be currently received according to this correspondence relationship information.Instruction issue device involved by the present embodiment also can adopt other modes to determine the Set Top Box control command corresponding to control command be currently received, and the present embodiment does not limit corresponding Set Top Box control command determined by instruction issue device specific implementation according to the control command received.

Set Top Box control command involved by the present embodiment can be specially change between holding state and opening control command, channel switch control command, sound regulating control command, return main menu control command, program searching control command and play-on-demand program control command etc.

In addition, when being provided with infrared signal receiving apparatus in Set Top Box, the Set Top Box control command involved by the present embodiment should be based on infrared Set Top Box control command.When the signal receiving device arranged in Set Top Box is the other forms of signal receiving device except infrared signal receiving apparatus, Set Top Box control command also can adopt corresponding form thereupon.The present embodiment does not limit the concrete manifestation form of Set Top Box control command.

The multimedia messages that S120, receiving set up box export, and by the Transmitting of Multi-media Information that receives to long-distance user's test lead.

Concrete, Set Top Box involved by the present embodiment normally exports its current multimedia messages including audio signal and signal of video signal in the mode of wired connection, such as, Set Top Box exports current multimedia messages by HDMI (High Definition Mul timedia Interface, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)).

For the long-distance user's test lead being awarded Long-distance Control authority for utilizing remote control application, the present embodiment can utilize remote control application by the Transmitting of Multi-media Information of current for Set Top Box output to long-distance user's test lead.A concrete example, long-distance user's test lead has Long-distance Control authority after the mandate of remote control application, the desktop with long-distance user's test lead of Long-distance Control authority is synchronous with the desktop of the Long-distance Control PC being positioned at network side, the multimedia messages of the current broadcasting of Long-distance Control PC of network side is transferred to long-distance user's test lead by remote control application, thus long-distance user's test lead plays same multimedia messages with the Long-distance Control PC of network side.The multimedia messages that long-distance user's test lead is play is whether test machine top box occurs that abnormal basis judges information.

In addition, long-distance user's test lead involved by the present embodiment also should to network side transmitter top box remote testing object information (i.e. remote testing feedback information), such as, when Set Top Box occur the multimedia messages that picture stagnation behavior or Set Top Box export and the set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead not conform to etc. characterize Set Top Box exception, long-distance user's test lead should in time to network side report set top box remote test failure information, thus make the staff (as tester or attendant etc.) being positioned at network side can check the current state of Set Top Box timely, greatly facilitate the test job of Set Top Box.

Long-distance user's test lead in the present embodiment can adopt instant messaging to apply the modes such as (as QQ or Baidu Hi or micro-letter etc.), phone (as voice call or visual telephone) or Email to network side feedback set top box remote test result information.The present embodiment does not limit the specific implementation of long-distance user's test lead to network side feedback set top box remote test result information.

Embodiment two, set top box remote testing apparatus.

The device of the present embodiment is realized by intelligent electronic device usually; And this intelligent electronic device generally includes but is not limited to desktop computer, mobile computer, server and intelligent mobile phone etc.

The Set Top Box that the set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment is usually to be tested with one and instruction issue device are connected respectively, and the set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment also can successively connect from multiple probabilistic different long-distance user's test lead respectively, surveys the long-range crowd of the different time sections pair Set Top Box be connected with this device to realize multiple long-distance user's test lead.In addition, the set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment and Set Top Box to be tested and instruction issue device are arranged at the position (office etc. as staff) that staff conveniently checks usually, thus when long-distance user's test lead tests out Set Top Box existing problems, the scene that staff can carry out Set Top Box is easily checked.

Above-mentioned instruction issue device is can the closely direct control appliance manipulated Set Top Box, and this instruction issue device can for based on infrared control appliance Set Top Box being carried out to remote control.This instruction issue device has study matching feature usually, thus an instruction issue device can be mated from different Set Top Box by its study matching feature, and like this, an instruction issue device can become the control appliance of the different Set Top Box of multiple stage.In long-range many survey processes of a Set Top Box, the putting position of the device of the present embodiment, this Set Top Box to be tested and instruction issue device can not change.

The primary structure of the set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment as shown in Figure 2.

In Fig. 2, the set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment mainly comprises: remote testing control module 200 and instruction issue device control module 210; Remote testing control module 200 and instruction reflector control module 210 wherein connects.The set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment carries out information interaction by remote testing control module 200 and long-distance user's test lead, also carry out Transmitting of Multi-media Information with Set Top Box by remote testing control module 200, and carry out information transmission by the instruction issue device that instruction issue device control module 210 is corresponding with Set Top Box.

When the set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment provides the function such as remote testing registration or remote testing registration for the network user, the set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment can also comprise: make the network user become the registration/registration module (not shown in Fig. 2) of long-distance user's test lead, and this registration/registration module is connected with remote testing control module 200, there is to make remote testing control module 200 know long-distance user's test lead of set top box remote test authority.In addition, the device of the present embodiment can also optionally comprise: for obtaining the information feed back platform (in Fig. 2 not shown) of long-distance user's test lead to network side feedback set top box remote test result information.

Below the device of the present embodiment is described in detail.

Remote testing control module 200 is mainly used in receiving the next set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead transmission, and the multimedia messages that receiving set up box transmission comes, while this multimedia messages is play in this locality, by this Transmitting of Multi-media Information to long-distance user's test lead.

Concrete, remote testing control module 200 can receive the next set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead transmission based on remote control application.Here remote control application is as the remote desktop etc. of existing sunflower remote control application, Go To My Cloud and QQ.

A concrete example, long-distance user's test lead has Long-distance Control authority after the mandate of the remote control application of installing in a device through the device of the present embodiment, there is the desktop of long-distance user's test lead of Long-distance Control authority synchronous with the desktop of the equipment (such as Long-distance Control PC) at the device place of the present embodiment, remote testing control module 200 is at the desktop display set-top box control interface of its place equipment, and remote testing control module 200 utilizes remote control application that current for the desktop of the said equipment shown set-top box control interface is transferred to long-distance user's test lead, thus the desktop of long-distance user's test lead demonstrates set-top box control interface equally.Remote testing control module 200 can be the panel picture of instruction issue device at the set-top box control interface that the desktop of its place equipment shows, and also can be the panel picture etc. of the remote controller of Set Top Box.When certain button in the set top box remote control inerface shown by long-distance user's test lead is clicked, this button click information is transferred to the equipment at the device place of the present embodiment by remote control application as set top box remote control information, make remote testing control module 200 receive this set top box remote control information by remote control application, remote control application makes the corresponding button of the current shown set-top box control interface of the desktop of its place equipment clicked equally.

Remote testing control module 200 normally exports the current multimedia messages including audio signal and signal of video signal with the mode receiving set up box of wired connection, such as, remote testing control module 200 exports current multimedia messages (multimedia messagess etc. as the multimedia messages of certain channel broadcast items or the movie and video programs of user's program request) by HDMI receiving set up box, remote testing control module 200 multimedia messages that player top box exports on the desktop of its place equipment.

For the long-distance user's test lead being awarded Long-distance Control authority for utilizing remote control application, remote testing control module 200 can utilize remote control application by the Transmitting of Multi-media Information of current for Set Top Box output to long-distance user's test lead.A concrete example, long-distance user's test lead has Long-distance Control authority after the mandate of remote control application, there is the desktop of long-distance user's test lead of Long-distance Control authority synchronous with the desktop of the device place equipment of the present embodiment, remote testing control module 200 utilizes remote control application by the Transmitting of Multi-media Information of its current broadcasting on the device place equipment of the present embodiment to long-distance user's test lead, thus the multimedia messages that long-distance user's test lead is same with the device plays at the device place of the present embodiment.The multimedia messages that long-distance user's test lead is play is whether test machine top box occurs that abnormal basis judges information.

The set top box remote control information that instruction issue device control module 210 is mainly used in receiving according to remote testing control module 200 sends control command to instruction issue device, makes instruction issue device based on its control command received to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command.

Concrete, after remote testing control module 200 receives the next set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead transmission, instruction issue device control module 210 first should determine the control command for instruction issue device corresponding to this set top box remote control information, the control command that namely effectively can be identified by instruction issue device, then, instruction issue device control module 210 sends this control command to instruction issue device.

Instruction issue device control module 210 can be specially conversion command, channel change command, sound adjusting command between holding state and opening to the control command that instruction issue device sends, return main menu commands, program searching order and play-on-demand program order etc.

Can be previously provided with in instruction issue device control module 210 each set top box remote control information and respectively for instruction issue device control command between correspondence relationship information, like this, after remote testing control module 200 receives set top box remote control information, instruction issue device control module 210 can determine the control command corresponding with the set top box remote control information be currently received according to this correspondence relationship information.Instruction issue device control module 210 also can adopt other modes to determine the control command corresponding to set top box remote control information be currently received, and the present embodiment does not limit instruction issue device control module 210 determines corresponding control command specific implementation according to the set top box remote control information received.

Instruction issue device control module 210 can adopt wired connection mode to send control command to instruction issue device, as instruction issue device control module 210 can send the control command corresponding with set top box remote control information by USB to instruction issue device.Instruction issue device control module 210 also can adopt other modes to send control command to instruction issue device, such as, instruction issue device control module 210 adopts wireless transmission mode to send control command etc. to instruction issue device, and the present embodiment does not limit instruction issue device control module 210 sends specific implementation process from control command to instruction issue device.

Instruction issue device involved by the present embodiment is after receiving control command, first should determine the Set Top Box control command corresponding to this control command, the Set Top Box control command that namely effectively can be identified by Set Top Box, then, instruction issue device sends Set Top Box control command corresponding to its control command received to Set Top Box.The correspondence relationship information between each control command and each Set Top Box control command can be previously provided with in instruction issue device involved by the present embodiment, thus instruction issue device is after receiving control command, the Set Top Box control command corresponding with the control command be currently received can be determined according to this correspondence relationship information.Instruction issue device involved by the present embodiment also can adopt other modes to determine the Set Top Box control command corresponding to control command be currently received, and the present embodiment does not limit corresponding Set Top Box control command determined by instruction issue device specific implementation according to the control command received.

In addition, long-distance user's test lead involved by the present embodiment also should to network side transmitter top box remote testing object information (i.e. remote testing feedback information), such as, when Set Top Box occur the multimedia messages that picture stagnation behavior or Set Top Box export and the set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead not conform to etc. characterize Set Top Box there is exception, long-distance user's test lead should report set top box remote test failure information to network side (as information feed back platform) in time, thus make the staff (as tester or attendant etc.) being positioned at network side can check the current state of Set Top Box timely, greatly facilitate the test job of Set Top Box.

Long-distance user's test lead in the present embodiment can adopt instant messaging to apply the modes such as (as QQ or Baidu Hi or micro-letter etc.), phone (as voice call or visual telephone) or Email to network side feedback set top box remote test result information, such as, the set top box remote testing apparatus of the present embodiment includes information feed back platform, and this information feed back platform can receive by modes such as instant messaging application, telegraphone or Emails the set top box remote test result information that long-distance user's test lead feeds back to network side.The present embodiment not restricted information feedback platform obtains the specific implementation of set top box remote test result information, and information feed back platform can be arranged in same entity device with remote testing control module 200 and instruction issue device control module 210, also can be arranged in different entity devices.Same, registration/registration module can be arranged in same entity device with remote testing control module 200 and instruction issue device control module 210, also can be arranged in different entity devices.

Embodiment three, set top box remote test macro.

The primary structure of the set top box remote test macro of the present embodiment as shown in Figure 3.

In Fig. 3, the set top box remote test macro of the present embodiment mainly comprises: set top box remote testing apparatus 300, instruction issue device 310 and Set Top Box 320; Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 and instruction reflector 310 wherein and Set Top Box 320 connect respectively, and instruction issue device 310 is also connected with Set Top Box 320.

Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 in the present embodiment is realized by intelligent electronic device usually; And this intelligent electronic device generally includes but is not limited to desktop computer, mobile computer, server and intelligent mobile phone etc.It should be noted that; intelligent electronic device in the present embodiment is only citing; other network equipment that is existing or that may occur from now on and client devices etc., as being applicable to the present invention, within also should being included in scope, and are contained in this with way of reference.

When Set Top Box 320 needs test, this Set Top Box 320 be connected with set top box remote testing apparatus 300, the instruction issue device 310 be connected with set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can not be changed along with the replacing of Set Top Box 320.Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can successively connect from multiple probabilistic different long-distance user's test lead usually respectively, surveys the long-range crowd of the different time sections pair Set Top Box 320 be connected with set top box remote testing apparatus 300 to realize multiple long-distance user's test lead.Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 and instruction reflector 310 in the present embodiment and Set Top Box 320 to be tested are arranged at the position (office etc. as staff) that staff conveniently checks usually, like this, long-distance user's test lead test out Set Top Box 320 there is anomaly time, the scene that staff can carry out set top box remote testing apparatus 300 and Set Top Box 320 is easily checked.

Instruction issue device 310 in the present embodiment is can the in-plant control appliance directly manipulated Set Top Box 320, and this instruction issue device 310 can for based on infrared control appliance Set Top Box being carried out to remote control.This instruction issue device 310 has study matching feature usually, thus an instruction issue device 310 can learn matching feature by it and mate from different Set Top Box 320, like this, instruction issue device 310 can become the control appliance of the different Set Top Box 320 of multiple stage.In long-range many survey processes of a Set Top Box 320, the putting position of the set top box remote testing apparatus 300 in the present embodiment, this Set Top Box 320 to be tested and instruction issue device 310 does not change usually.

In the present embodiment, the long-distance user's test lead be connected with set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can refer to that the network user passes through to perform the long-distance user's test lead to being formed after the remote testing registration of network side (as set top box remote testing apparatus 300 or gateway device or registrar etc.) or remote testing registration etc. operate.The present embodiment is when being registered/registering the network equipment and provide the function such as remote testing registration or remote testing registration as the network user by gateway device or registrar etc., the system of the present embodiment can also comprise: make the network user become the registration/registration network equipment (not shown in Fig. 3) of long-distance user's test lead, and this registration/registration network equipment is connected with set top box remote testing apparatus 300, there is to make set top box remote testing apparatus 300 know long-distance user's test lead of set top box remote test authority.

Below the set top box remote test macro of the present embodiment is described in detail.

Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 is mainly used in receiving the next set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead transmission, and sends control command according to this set top box remote control information to instruction issue device 310; Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 is also mainly used in receiving set up box 320 and transmits the multimedia messages of coming, and while this multimedia messages is play in this locality, by this Transmitting of Multi-media Information to long-distance user's test lead.

Concrete, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can receive the next set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead transmission based on remote control application.Here remote control application is as the remote desktop etc. of existing sunflower remote control application, Go To My Cloud and QQ.

A concrete example, long-distance user's test lead has Long-distance Control authority after the mandate of the remote control application of installing in a device through set top box remote testing apparatus 300, there is the desktop of long-distance user's test lead of Long-distance Control authority synchronous with the desktop of the equipment (such as Long-distance Control PC) at set top box remote testing apparatus 300 place, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 is at the desktop display set-top box control interface of its place equipment, and set top box remote testing apparatus 300 utilizes remote control application that current for the desktop of the said equipment shown set-top box control interface is transferred to long-distance user's test lead, thus the desktop of long-distance user's test lead demonstrates set-top box control interface equally.Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can be the panel picture of instruction issue device 310 at the set-top box control interface that the desktop of its place equipment shows, and also can be the panel picture etc. of the remote controller of Set Top Box 320.

When certain button in the set top box remote control inerface shown by long-distance user's test lead is clicked, this button click information is transferred to the equipment at set top box remote testing apparatus 300 place by remote control application as set top box remote control information, make set top box remote testing apparatus 300 receive this set top box remote control information by remote control application, remote control application makes the corresponding button of the current shown set-top box control interface of the desktop of its place equipment clicked equally.

Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 is after receiving the next set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead transmission, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 first should determine the control command for instruction issue device 310 corresponding to this set top box remote control information, the control command that namely effectively can be identified by instruction issue device 310, then, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 sends this control command to instruction issue device 310.Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can be specially conversion command, channel change command, sound adjusting command between holding state and opening to the control command that instruction issue device 310 sends, return main menu commands, program searching order and play-on-demand program order etc.

Can be previously provided with in set top box remote testing apparatus 300 each set top box remote control information and respectively for instruction issue device 310 control command between correspondence relationship information, like this, after set top box remote testing apparatus 300 receives set top box remote control information, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can determine the control command corresponding with the set top box remote control information be currently received according to this correspondence relationship information.Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 also can adopt other modes to determine the control command corresponding to set top box remote control information be currently received, and the present embodiment does not limit corresponding control command determined by set top box remote testing apparatus 300 specific implementation according to the set top box remote control information received.

Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can adopt wired connection mode to send control command to instruction issue device 310, as set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can send the control command corresponding with set top box remote control information by USB to instruction issue device 310.Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 also can adopt other modes to send control command to instruction issue device 310, such as, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 adopts wireless transmission mode to send control command etc. to instruction issue device 310, and the present embodiment does not limit set top box remote testing apparatus 300 sends specific implementation process from control command to instruction issue device 310.

Set top box remote testing apparatus 300 normally exports the current multimedia messages including audio signal and signal of video signal with the mode receiving set up box 320 of wired connection, such as, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 exports current multimedia messages (multimedia messagess etc. as the multimedia messages of certain channel broadcast items or the movie and video programs of user's program request) by HDMI receiving set up box 320, the picture that set top box remote testing apparatus 300 multimedia messages that display machines top box exports on the desktop of its place equipment is corresponding.

For the long-distance user's test lead being awarded Long-distance Control authority for utilizing remote control application, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can utilize remote control application by the Transmitting of Multi-media Information of current for Set Top Box 320 output to long-distance user's test lead.

A concrete example, long-distance user's test lead has Long-distance Control authority after the mandate of remote control application, the desktop with long-distance user's test lead of Long-distance Control authority is synchronous with the desktop of set top box remote testing apparatus 300 place equipment, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 utilizes remote control application by the Transmitting of Multi-media Information of its current broadcasting on the equipment of set top box remote testing apparatus 300 place to long-distance user's test lead, thus the multimedia messages that long-distance user's test lead is same with the device plays at set top box remote testing apparatus 300 place.The multimedia messages that long-distance user's test lead is play is whether test machine top box occurs that abnormal basis judges information.

Instruction issue device 310 is mainly used in transmitting next control command to Set Top Box 320 transmitter top box control command according to set top box remote testing apparatus 300.

Concrete, instruction issue device 310 is after receiving control command, first should determine the Set Top Box control command corresponding to this control command, the Set Top Box control command that namely effectively can be identified by Set Top Box 320, then, instruction issue device 310 sends Set Top Box control command corresponding to its control command received to Set Top Box 320.

The correspondence relationship information between each control command and each Set Top Box control command can be previously provided with in instruction issue device 310, thus instruction issue device 310 is after receiving control command, the Set Top Box control command corresponding with the control command be currently received can be determined according to this correspondence relationship information.Instruction issue device 310 also can adopt other modes to determine the Set Top Box control command corresponding to control command be currently received, and the present embodiment does not limit corresponding Set Top Box control command determined by instruction issue device 310 specific implementation according to the control command received.

Set Top Box control command in the present embodiment can be specially change between holding state and opening control command, channel switch control command, sound regulating control command, return main menu control command, program searching control command and play-on-demand program control command etc.

In addition, when being provided with infrared signal receiving apparatus in Set Top Box 320, Set Top Box control command should be based on infrared Set Top Box control command.The signal receiving device arranged in Set Top Box 320 is the other forms of signal receiving device except infrared signal receiving apparatus, Set Top Box control command also can adopt corresponding form thereupon.The present embodiment does not limit the concrete manifestation form of Set Top Box control command.

Set Top Box 320 is mainly used in transmitting according to instruction issue device 310 the Set Top Box control command come and performs corresponding operation, and exports multimedia messages to set top box remote testing apparatus 300, and this multimedia messages includes audio signal and signal of video signal usually.Operation performed by Set Top Box 320 as changed groove, channel conversion manipulation, sound adjustment operation between holding state and opening, return main menu operation, program searching operation and play-on-demand program operation etc.

In addition, long-distance user's test lead also should to network side (as information feed back platform) transmitter top box remote testing object information (i.e. remote testing feedback information), such as, when Set Top Box 320 occur the multimedia messages that picture stagnation behavior or Set Top Box 320 export and the set top box remote control information of long-distance user's test lead not conform to etc. characterize Set Top Box 320 exception, long-distance user's test lead should in time to network side report set top box remote test failure information, thus make the staff (as tester or attendant etc.) being positioned at network side can check the current state of set top box remote testing apparatus 300 and Set Top Box 320 timely, greatly facilitate the test job of Set Top Box 320.

Long-distance user's test lead in the present embodiment can adopt instant messaging to apply the modes such as (as QQ or Baidu Hi or micro-letter etc.), phone (as voice call or visual telephone) or mail to network side feedback set top box remote test result information, such as, set top box remote testing apparatus 300 includes information feed back platform, thus set top box remote testing apparatus 300 can utilize the modes such as instant messaging application, telegraphone or mail to obtain the set top box remote test result information of long-distance user's test lead feedback.The present embodiment does not limit the specific implementation that set top box remote testing apparatus 300 obtains set top box remote test result information.In addition, when not comprising information feed back platform in set top box remote testing apparatus 300, the set top box remote test macro of the present embodiment can comprise information feed back platform.

The concrete example of of the concrete structure of the set top box remote testing apparatus 300 in the set top box remote test macro of the present embodiment, as the description in above-described embodiment two, is not repeated.

The set top box remote test macro of the present embodiment is utilized to carry out a detailed process of remote testing as shown in Figure 4 to Set Top Box.

In Fig. 4, S400, set top box remote testing apparatus start, set top box remote testing apparatus display set-top box control interface.

The set top box remote testing apparatus that the access of S410, Set Top Box normally starts.

The set top box remote testing apparatus that the access of S420, long-distance user's test lead normally starts, long-distance user's test lead also shows set-top box control interface.

S430, long-distance user's test lead click the button in set-top box control interface, with the remote testing of execution machine top box.

S440, set top box remote testing apparatus send corresponding control command according to clicked button to instruction issue device, and instruction issue device sends corresponding Set Top Box control command according to its control command received to Set Top Box.

S450, Set Top Box perform corresponding operation according to the Set Top Box control command received, and export multimedia messages to set top box remote testing apparatus.

S460, set top box remote testing apparatus receive and play this multimedia messages, and the content that set top box remote testing apparatus is play is transferred to long-distance user's test lead.

Based on the content of current broadcasting, S470, long-distance user's test lead judge whether Set Top Box occurs exception, if there is exception, then arrive S471, to network side feedback Set Top Box abnormal information, can carry out scene timely check, afterwards, to S480 to make staff; If not there is exception, then arrive S480.

S480, judge long-distance user's test lead whether complete this set top box remote test, if complete this set top box remote test, to S490, terminate this set top box remote test; If do not complete the test of this set top box remote, return S440.

It should be noted that the present invention can be implemented in the assembly of software and/or software restraint, such as, each device of the present invention can adopt application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC) or any other similar hardware device to realize.In one embodiment, software program of the present invention can perform to realize step mentioned above or function by processor.Similarly, software program of the present invention (comprising relevant data structure) can be stored in computer readable recording medium storing program for performing, such as, and RAM memory, magnetic or CD-ROM driver or floppy disc and similar devices.In addition, steps more of the present invention or function can adopt hardware to realize, such as, as coordinating with processor thus performing the circuit of each step or function.

To those skilled in the art, obviously, the invention is not restricted to the details of above-mentioned one exemplary embodiment, and when not deviating from spirit of the present invention or essential characteristic, the present invention can be realized in other specific forms.Therefore, no matter from the viewpoint of which, all should regard embodiment as exemplary, and be nonrestrictive, scope of the present invention is limited by claims instead of above-mentioned explanation, therefore, all changes be intended in the implication of the equivalency by dropping on claim and scope are included in the present invention.Any Reference numeral in claim should be considered as the claim involved by limiting.In addition, obviously " comprising " one word do not get rid of other unit or step, odd number does not get rid of plural number.Multiple unit of stating in system claims or device also can be realized by software or hardware by a unit or device.The word such as first and second is used for representing title, and does not represent any specific order.

Although show and describe exemplary embodiment especially above, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that when not deviating from the spirit and scope of claims, can change to some extent in its form and details.Here sought protection is set forth in the dependent claims.Define in following numbering clause each embodiment these and other in:

1, a set top box remote method of testing, comprising:

Receive the set top box remote control information that the transmission of long-distance user's test lead comes;

Send control command according to described set top box remote control information to instruction issue device, make described instruction issue device based on described control command to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command;

Receive and the multimedia messages of player top box output, and by described Transmitting of Multi-media Information to described long-distance user's test lead.

2, the method for clause 1, wherein, the set top box remote control information that the transmission of described reception long-distance user test lead comes comprises:

Based on remote control application to the long-distance user's test lead transmission set-top box control interface being awarded Long-distance Control authority;

Receive described long-distance user's test lead by remote control application and transmit based on described set-top box control interface the set top box remote control information of coming.

3, the method for clause 1, wherein, described according to described set top box remote control information to instruction issue device send control command comprise:

Determine the control command that the described set top box remote control information that receives is corresponding, and send described control command by USB to instruction issue device.

4, the method for clause 1, wherein, described instruction issue device comprises to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command based on described control command:

Described instruction issue device is determined corresponding to infrared Set Top Box control command according to described control command, and sends described based on infrared Set Top Box control command to Set Top Box.

5, the method for clause 1, wherein, the multimedia messages that described reception player top box export comprises:

By the multimedia messages that HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) receiving set up box exports, and play described multimedia messages.

6, the method for arbitrary clause in clause 1 to 5, wherein, describedly to comprise described Transmitting of Multi-media Information to described long-distance user's test lead:

Described multimedia messages is transmitted to the long-distance user's test lead being awarded Long-distance Control authority by remote control application.

7, the method for arbitrary clause in clause 1 to 5, wherein, described method also comprises: utilize instant messaging to apply to receive the remote testing feedback information that the transmission of long-distance user's test lead comes.

8, a set top box remote testing apparatus, comprising:

Remote testing control module, for receiving the set top box remote control information that the transmission of long-distance user's test lead comes, receives and the multimedia messages of player top box output, and by described Transmitting of Multi-media Information to described long-distance user's test lead;

Instruction issue device control module, for sending control command according to described set top box remote control information to instruction issue device, makes described instruction issue device based on described control command to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command.

9, the device of clause 8, wherein, described remote testing control module specifically for:

10, the device of clause 8, wherein, described instruction issue device control module specifically for: determine the control command that the described set top box remote control information that receives is corresponding, and send described control command by USB to instruction issue device.

11, the device of clause 8, wherein, described instruction issue implement body is used for: determine according to described control command corresponding to infrared Set Top Box control command, and send to Set Top Box described based on infrared Set Top Box control command.

12, the device of clause 8, wherein, described remote testing control module specifically for the multimedia messages exported by HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) receiving set up box, and plays described multimedia.

13, the device of arbitrary clause in clause 8 to 12, wherein, described remote testing control module specifically for: transmit described multimedia messages by remote control application to the long-distance user's test lead being awarded Long-distance Control authority.

14, the device of arbitrary clause in clause 8 to 12, wherein, described device also comprises: information feed back platform, applies the remote testing feedback information receiving the transmission of long-distance user's test lead and come for utilizing instant messaging.

15, a set top box remote test macro, comprising:

Set top box remote testing apparatus, for receiving the set top box remote control information that the transmission of long-distance user's test lead comes, and sends control command according to described set top box remote control information to instruction issue device;

Instruction issue device, for according to described control command to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command;

Set Top Box, for performing corresponding operation according to described Set Top Box control command, and exports multimedia messages to set top box remote testing apparatus;

Set top box remote testing apparatus also for, to receive and the multimedia messages that exports of player top box, and by described Transmitting of Multi-media Information to described long-distance user's test lead.

16, the system of clause 15, wherein, described set top box remote testing apparatus specifically for:

Based on remote control application to the long-distance user's test lead transmission set-top box control interface being awarded Long-distance Control authority, and receive the set top box remote control information of described long-distance user's test lead based on described set-top box control interface transmission by remote control application.

17, the system of clause 15, wherein, described set top box remote testing apparatus specifically for: determine the control command that the described set top box remote control information that receives is corresponding, and send described control command by USB to instruction issue device.

18, the system of clause 15, wherein, described instruction issue implement body is used for:

Determine according to described control command corresponding to infrared Set Top Box control command, and send to Set Top Box described based on infrared Set Top Box control command.

19, the system of clause 15, wherein, described set top box remote testing apparatus specifically for the multimedia messages exported by HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) receiving set up box, and plays described multimedia messages.

20, the system of arbitrary clause in clause 15 to 19, wherein, described set top box remote testing apparatus specifically for: transmit described multimedia messages by remote control application to the long-distance user's test lead being awarded Long-distance Control authority.

21, the system of arbitrary clause in clause 15 to 19, wherein, described system also comprises:

Information feed back platform, applies the remote testing feedback information receiving the transmission of long-distance user's test lead and come for utilizing instant messaging.

Claims

1. a set top box remote method of testing, wherein, the method comprises the following steps:

2. method according to claim 1, wherein, the set top box remote control information that the transmission of described reception long-distance user test lead comes comprises:

3. method according to claim 1, wherein, described according to described set top box remote control information to instruction issue device send control command comprise:

4. method according to claim 1, wherein, described instruction issue device comprises to Set Top Box transmitter top box control command based on described control command:

5. method according to claim 1, wherein, the multimedia messages that described reception player top box export comprises:

6. the method according to claim arbitrary in claim 1 to 5, wherein, describedly to comprise described Transmitting of Multi-media Information to described long-distance user's test lead:

7. the method according to claim arbitrary in claim 1 to 5, wherein, described method also comprises: utilize instant messaging to apply and receive the next remote testing feedback information of long-distance user's test lead transmission.

8. a set top box remote testing apparatus, wherein, described device comprises:

9. device according to claim 8, wherein, described remote testing control module specifically for:

10. device according to claim 8, wherein, described instruction issue device control module specifically for: determine the control command that the described set top box remote control information that receives is corresponding, and send described control command by USB to instruction issue device.

11. devices according to claim 8, wherein, described instruction issue device control module specifically for: determine according to described control command corresponding to infrared Set Top Box control command, and send to Set Top Box described based on infrared Set Top Box control command.

12. devices according to claim 8, wherein, described remote testing control module specifically for the multimedia messages exported by HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) receiving set up box, and plays described multimedia.

Device in 13. according to Claim 8 to 12 described in arbitrary claim, wherein, described remote testing control module specifically for: transmit described multimedia messages by remote control application to the long-distance user's test lead being awarded Long-distance Control authority.

Device in 14. according to Claim 8 to 12 described in arbitrary claim, wherein, described device also comprises: information feed back platform, applies the remote testing feedback information receiving the transmission of long-distance user's test lead and come for utilizing instant messaging.

15. 1 kinds of set top box remote test macros, wherein, described system comprises:

16. systems according to claim 15, wherein, described set top box remote testing apparatus specifically for: based on remote control application to the long-distance user's test lead transmission set-top box control interface being awarded Long-distance Control authority, and receive by remote control application the set top box remote control information that described long-distance user's test lead comes based on the transmission of described set-top box control interface.

17. systems according to claim 15, wherein, described set top box remote testing apparatus specifically for: determine the control command that the described set top box remote control information that receives is corresponding, and send described control command by USB to instruction issue device.

18. systems according to claim 15, wherein, described instruction issue implement body is used for:

19. systems according to claim 15, wherein, described set top box remote testing apparatus specifically for the multimedia messages exported by HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) receiving set up box, and plays described multimedia messages.

20. according to claim 15 to the system described in arbitrary claim in 19, wherein, described set top box remote testing apparatus specifically for: transmit described multimedia messages by remote control application to the long-distance user's test lead being awarded Long-distance Control authority.

21. according to claim 15 to the system described in arbitrary claim in 19, and wherein, described system also comprises: