CN1163062C - Video Program guide apparatus and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system and a related method for selecting a program for viewing is described. A plurality of programs and associated program information are received from a remote source. A program from said plurality of programs is first selected in response to a user input. Rating information for this selected program is input by a user locally. Another program may then be selected, based on the input rating information and the associated program information.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to video Program guide apparatus and method, in particular to the apparatus and method that allow the user to a selected program grade.
Background technology
Because the available recent sharp increase of the number of channel makes the action of the TV programme that selection will be seen become complicated more.For example, RCA
DSS
The direct broadcasting satellite receiver provides that nearly 150 channels are selective.So far, the user who wants to look at " what is drilled " can only consult the television schedule on the local paper that is imprinted on him, in the hope of finally finding the program of the interest that can cause him.
When having only minority television channel timetable to check, this practice still is feasible, yet the beholder is unlikely to be checked completely timetable to 150 television channels and just look at " what to be drilled " in the given time.Even all programs all category have been listed, this task also enough is bound to arouse fear.A beholder may find that having only a small amount of program in this a large amount of available program is that he is interested.As a result, allow the people feel, can successfully find the chance of a desired program to become more and more littler at short notice along with the increase of channel quantity.
A kind of electronic program guides (EPG) can partly be alleviated the problems referred to above.An EPG is a kind of interactive screen display characteristic, and the info class that it shows is similar to the list of television programmes of seeing in local newspaper or other printed matters.In addition, EPG comprises that also arrangement is to the program necessary information of decoding.EPG provides the information of each program in the time window that covers about EPG, and its common scope is up to 7 days from next hour.The information that comprises in EPG comprises program features such as channel number, program title, zero-time, concluding time, the time of having pass by, remaining time, rank (if any), big class (topic), theme (theme) and programme content summary.EPG is arranged to bivariate table or grid configuration usually, is similar to the TV guide of printing, with temporal information on an axle, with channel information another the axle on.
With reside in a dedicated channel on and can only roll display 2 to 3 hours thereafter other channels prosthomere purpose non-interactive guides of being taken in different, EPG allows the beholder to select any channel in any moment in the following period (for example can reach following 7 days).Further EPG characteristic comprises lights the single grid cell that comprises programme information.In case lighted, the beholder can realize multiple function at that selected program.For example, play if that program is current, the beholder can switch to that program at once.If television set is suitably configured and link to each other with a tape deck, the beholder can also realize touch videocassette record (VCR) etc.This EPG is being known in the art, and for example is being presented to people such as Young and is transferring the United States Patent (USP) 5,353,121,5,479,268 and 5,479 of StarSightTelecast Inc. company, describes in 266.
Have, the United States Patent (USP) that is presented to people such as Chaney and transfers common assignee of the present invention is described an embodiment for 5,515, No. 106 in detail, comprising the necessary packet structure of realization example program guidance system again.This sample data pack arrangement is designed to channel information (for example channel name, catchword, channel number, type etc.) and the two can send to a receiving system from program guide data storehouse supplier effectively about the programme information of program (for example title, rank, a name star names claim etc.).
Current, known such system, they are used to monitor what the user before seen, advise similar program according to this user's the custom of watching then.For example, this illustrated in the U.S. Patent application that is allowed to 08/573, No. 113 (submit to people's such as Wehmeyer name December 15 nineteen ninety-five, transfers common assignee of the present invention).Yet these known systems do not allow the user to revise monitoring process according to user's preference.In other words, the user can not point out whether this user likes this program, so when the user was proposed program recommendations, this supervision/suggestion characteristic can not be considered this information.
U.S. Patent No. 5410344 discloses and a kind ofly has been used to select audiovisual material to represent method and apparatus to spectators.A viewer preference file that comprises characteristic information is stored.The key element of user preference file is compared with the content sign indicating number of broadcasting audiovisual material.Select one in a plurality of audiovisual materials to represent according to result relatively to spectators.Therefore, its disclosed device does not receive a suggestion signal and responds this suggestion signal from the user and directly the rating information that receives compared with the programme information of a plurality of programs.And this device does not provide this suggestion signal of response to advise having the program of the program of same characteristic features information as highest ranked from a plurality of programs.
U.S. Patent No. 5223924 has been described a kind of user interface that can visit the TV programme information of download, this user interface can provide by continuous updating and by radio network, and automatically that this information and user's preference is relevant so that produce and show at least one programme information according to relevant result.Therefore, disclosed user interface does not receive a suggestion signal and responds this suggestion signal from the user and directly the rating information that receives compared with the programme information of a plurality of programs.And this user interface does not provide this suggestion signal of response to advise having the program of the program of same characteristic features information as highest ranked from a plurality of programs.
Summary of the invention
The present inventor recognizes, thereby obtains making the program of any suggestion can meet user's taste better or watch custom about the feedback in certain front of selected program, and this is of great benefit to.So, system and correlation technique that program is watched in a selection have been described.Receive a plurality of programs and relevant programme information from a remote source.At first respond user input, from described a plurality of programs, select a program.Import the rating information of this selected program in this locality by the user.According to the rating information of input and the programme information that is associated, another program can be chosen then.
According to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of method of control signal treatment system, comprise the steps: to receive a plurality of programs and relevant programme information from remote source, described programme information comprises each a plurality of features that relate to each program; According to user's input, from described a plurality of programs, select numerous programs; Receive the rating information of described numerous programs from the user, described rating information and user are relevant to each impression of described numerous programs; Further comprising the steps of: as to receive the suggestion signal from the user; According to described suggestion signal, directly will make comparisons for its same characteristic features that receives the programme information of the feature of one programme information of highest ranked of described numerous programs of rating information and described a plurality of programs; And the feature of all its programme informations of suggestion meets the program of feature of one programme information of the highest ranked in described numerous program substantially from a plurality of programs.
According to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of device of advising the program Gong watching, described device comprises: receive the device of a plurality of programs and pertinent program information from remote source, described programme information comprises each a plurality of features that relate to each program; According to user's input, from described a plurality of programs, select the device of numerous programs; Second device is used for receiving the rating information of the program be used for described selection and receiving the suggestion signal from the user from the user, and described rating information and user are relevant to each impression of described numerous programs; According to described suggestion signal, directly will receive a device that same characteristic features compares of the programme information of the feature of one programme information of highest ranked of program of described selection of rating information and a plurality of programs for it; And the feature of all its programme informations of suggestion meets the device of program of feature of one programme information of the highest ranked in described numerous program substantially from a plurality of programs.
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Fig. 1 is a screen display, demonstrates an EPG.
Fig. 2 A and 2B are used for the examples of screen displays of user to a selected program deciding grade and level.
Fig. 3 is to understanding the useful flow chart of the present invention.
Fig. 4 shows one with the block diagram form and is suitable for using device of the present invention.
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Such as RCA
DSS
Direct broadcasting satellite system and Starsight
The transmitting channel guide is for showing on subscriber's television receiver.Fig. 1 shows that an epg screen shows 110, and it can be by for example RCA
DSS
The direct broadcasting satellite receiver system produces, and this system is by Indianapolis, the Thomson Consumer Electronics of IN., and Inc. company makes.The user moves vernier (for example by the upper and lower, left and right direction operating key on the operation remote control 450R shown in Figure 4) to be contained on the unit of desired programm name in program guide screens shows, thereby selects the TV programme that will watch from program guide.For example, when pressing " selection " key of remote controller 450R, X that vernier is current and Y position are by evaluation, to draw effective channel and Pgmtime information.In the example of Fig. 1, a specific TV show, i.e. Saturday Night cinema film in the unit 105: ZULU is lighted, for using the cursor key on the remote control unit to select (for example 450R of Fig. 4).Lighting among Fig. 1 is to represent with the black surround around title.Usually, one presses " selection " key, and relevant program data just is sent to a program cells.Also note that and shown an auxiliary text display 120.Auxiliary text display 120 provides the additional program data about the TV programme of being lighted.Will be described below the further use of the data that each side according to the present invention provides channel guide screen 110 and auxiliary text display 120.
Have, according to an aspect of the present invention, in case lighted a program as shown in Figure 1 and as previously mentioned, the user can also for example press " classification " key on the remote control unit 450R again, so that the evaluation input of the particular show could that he or she has been watched to be provided.As shown in Fig. 2 A, also can in the program viewing process, press this example " classification " key.In case press this key, the user is allowed to import the appreciation degree of this user to this program.As shown in Fig. 2 A, shown an embodiment, wherein at first demonstrate phrase " I like this program ".This may be that for example a user can give the highest ranking of a program.If the user agrees this evaluation, then the user can for example press " classification " key once more, to confirm the classification to this program.The user also can come to this program with different classifications by selecting left arrow 205 or right arrow 206.As shown in Fig. 2 B, shown classification for example can change over " I dislike this program ".
Fig. 3 shows the example flow diagram of a subprogram, and this subprogram can be carried out by the example microprocessor 415R (shown in Fig. 4) that realizes characteristic of the present invention.Enter this program in step 300.So microprocessor determines whether a selected program has been asked " hierarchical approaches " by the user in step 305.Equally as previously mentioned, can enable " hierarchical approaches " by next key (as " classification ") by going up at user's input unit (as remote control unit 450R).In case the user has asked to a program grade, microprocessor 415R will assist the input of user's classification.As shown in step 310, also as previously discussed, an embodiment who obtains user's rating information shows first classification, " I like this program " shown in Fig. 2 A.If the user asks another classification, as shown in Fig. 2 B, then this subprogram will show that also another classification is for user's selection.
Step 310-320 represents that the user imports an embodiment of rating information.Another embodiment can comprise that the prompting user imports a number, for example 1 to 5, with 5 as highest ranking or the lowest class.Another embodiment allows the user to import a letter, for example A, B, C, D, with A as highest ranking or the lowest class.
In case imported rating information by the user, this program allows the user to confirm this rating information in step 323, for example presses as previously discussed " classification " key.As shown in step 330, in case the user has confirmed this information, this information just is stored among the memory 421R of Fig. 4 for example, with other programme information of being associated with selected program in addition of depositing in of this information, for example information as shown in the piece among Fig. 1 120.
Then, in step 335, the user can Request System come the suggestion program according to the rating information that the user imports.The user can propose this request by for example lighting the icon shown in Fig. 1 " suggestion " 106.In case proposed this request, then system will compare the rating information of user's input and performance guide information, thus the suggestion program, as shown in step 335.
According to the rating information of user's input and the program guide data of long-range reception, can realize the whole bag of tricks.For example, a kind of simple proposed algorithm can be according to all programs that same characteristic features is arranged to beholder's suggestion and the program of receiving the highest user's classification from the programme information of program guide.In other words, this system can for example can have all programs of same performer, producer and/or theme to beholder's suggestion.Another kind method can comprise a particular aspects that concentrates on programme information, for example theme (Home).So user's classification can be used for setting up the block diagram of every kind of type of theme, see that whether that beholder has any preference tendency, if detect a kind of preference tendency, then advises the program with the sort of particular topic.Other suggesting methods can comprise allowing is had certain weighted factor by each programs feature of classifying screen purpose.Those skilled in the art can easily understand, and can develop many methods, utilize that the user imports to the rating information of watching program and the performance guide information that received the two, advise new program to the user.
As noted, can receive from satellite TV communication system according to the employed performance guide information of the controller of each side constituent apparatus of the present invention.Fig. 4 shows such satellite TV communication system, and wherein satellite 400S receives the signal from continental rise transmitter 400T, and it represents audio frequency, video or data message.Satellite amplifies this signal, and via in assigned frequency work and there is the transponder of given bandwidth to broadcast this signal again to a plurality of receiver 400R that are positioned at the consumer residence.Such system comprises that up link sends part (ground is to satellite), earth-orbiting satellite reception and transmitting element and downlink portion (satellite is to ground), and the latter comprises a receiver that is positioned at the user residence.
In such satellite system, do not deliver to each receiver for selecting the necessary information of given TV programme by fixing listing, on the contrary, be to download to each transponder from satellite continuously.TV programme selection information comprises and is called main program guide (Master ProgramGuide, MPG) one group of data, it relate to television program titles, they beginning and ending time, to be shown to user's virtual channel number and about the information of the position in the time multiplexing date stream of virtual channel number being distributed to the transponder frequency and being sent by particular transponder.In such system, receive first main program guide from satellite before can not be tuned to any channel, because with regard to the frequency and the position (being data slot) in its data flow of any transponder, receiver (IRD, or title integrated receiver decoder) is not known the position of any channel in fact.
The main program guide preferably sends with television program video and voice data on all transponders, and periodically repeats, and for example per 2 seconds once.In a single day the main program guide is received, just be stored in the memory cell of receiver and upgraded periodically, upgrades once as per 30 minutes.Keep the main program guide to allow instantaneous TV programme to select, because can obtain necessary selection data.If the main program guide by jettisoning, then can carry out will running into delay at least 2 seconds to obtain new program guide before any further TV programme selection after being used to select a TV programme.
In case be tuned to be loaded with the channellized transmitter transponder of desired program.By 12 codes of the suitable SCID in the check data bag (service component sign), just can from the data flow that transponder is received, select the packet of the Voice ﹠ Video information that comprises that program.If the SCID of the desired TV programme of listing in the SCID of the current packet of receiving and program guide coupling, then this packet is sent to the suitable data processing section of receiver.If the SCID of the desired TV programme of listing in the SCID of a specified packet and the program guide does not match, then this packet is abandoned.
Be the simple description that is suitable for realizing the system hardware of foregoing invention below.In Fig. 4, transmitter 400T handles from the data-signal in source 401 (for example programme signal source) and sends it to satellite 400S, satellite 400S receives this signal and it is broadcast to reception antenna 400A again, reception antenna 400A this signal application in receiver 400R.Transmitter 400T comprises encoder 410T, modulator (being modulator/forward error correction device (FEC)) 420T and uplink elements 430T.Encoder 410T is according to a predetermined standard, MPEG for example, and compression and coding are from the signal in source 401.MPEG is an international standard by the exploitation of the moving frame expert group of International Standards Organization, is used to be stored in the moving frame on the digital storage media and the coded representation of related audio.Code signal from unit 410T is sent to modulator/forward error correction device (FEC) 420T, and to signal encoding, quaternary PSK (QPSK) is modulated to code signal on the carrier wave with error correction data for it.
Uplink elements 430T sends to satellite 400S to compression and encoded signals, and satellite 400S arrives selected physics reception area to this signal broadcasting.The parabolic antenna 400A that links to each other with the input of so-called machine receiver 400R (promptly placing the interface arrangement on the television receiver top) receives the signal from satellite 400S.Receiver 400R comprise demodulator (demodulator/forward error correction (FEC) decoder) 410R be used for decoded signal and decoding error correction data, IR (infrared ray) receiver 412 be used to receive the IR guidance command, with the microprocessor 415R of demodulator/FEC unit 410R interactive operation and the suitable decoder 430R that delivery unit 420R is used for according to signal content (being audio or video information) signal being sent to unit 400R.NTSC encoder 440R is encoded into a kind of form that is suitable for by the use of the signal processing circuit in standard NTSC user VCR402 and the standard NTSC user television receiver 403 to decoded signal.Microprocessor (or microcontroller, or microcomputer) 415R receives infrared (IR) control signal from remote control unit 450R, presses " selection ", " classification " key such as what discuss in the preamble, and sends control information to VCR402 via IR link 418.Microprocessor 415R also produces to represent interactive mode or confirm to the user and shows (OSD) signal on the screen of formula EPG display screen (for example shown in Fig. 1,2A or the 2B).Microprocessor 415R also receives and explains cursor key X and Y information, goes up the content of selecting of lighting and select the user in the display screen to be controlled at screen.In addition, the subprogram of the flow process representative of microprocessor 415R execution graph 3 is to provide the characteristic of the each side according to the present invention.
Though the present invention describes with reference to satellite TV system, it is equally applicable to the continental rise television broadcasting system, numeral with simulation, set top box receiver maybe can receive and handle any other electronic installation of electronic program guide information.
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1. the method for a control signal treatment system comprises the steps:
Receive a plurality of programs and relevant programme information from remote source, described programme information comprises each a plurality of features that relate to each program;
According to user's input, from described a plurality of programs, select numerous programs;
Receive the rating information (315,325) of described numerous programs from the user, described rating information and user are relevant to each impression of described numerous programs;
It is characterized in that further comprising the steps of:
Receive suggestion signal (335) from the user;
According to described suggestion signal, directly will be its same characteristic features that receives the programme information of the feature of one programme information of highest ranked of described numerous programs of rating information and described a plurality of programs make comparisons (345); And
The feature of all its programme informations of suggestion meets the program of feature of one programme information of the highest ranked in described numerous program substantially from a plurality of programs.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that described rating information expresses the preference of user to described numerous programs.
3. the method for claim 2 is characterized in that described rating information comprises at least one numerical character (1 to 5).
4. the method for claim 3, it is characterized in that described rating information comprise at least one alphabetic character (A, B, C, D).
5. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that further comprising the rating information of described numerous programs is stored into step in the memory cell (421R).
6. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that further comprising the selector bar destination device that produces the programme information of the histogram of described a plurality of programs and described numerous programs according to described rating information.
7. the device of the suggestion program Gong watching, described device comprises:
From remote source (400S, (430R), described programme information comprises each a plurality of features that relate to each program for 410R, 420R 400A) to receive the device of a plurality of programs and pertinent program information;
According to user's input, and the device of the numerous programs of selection from described a plurality of programs (450R, 412R, 415R);
It is characterized in that comprising:
(450R 412R), is used for receiving the rating information of the program be used for described selection and receiving the suggestion signal from the user from the user second device, and described rating information and user are relevant to each impression of described numerous programs;
According to described suggestion signal, the direct device (415R) that will compare for its same characteristic features that receives the programme information of the feature of one programme information of highest ranked of program of described selection of rating information and a plurality of programs; And
The feature of all its programme informations of suggestion meets the device (106) of program of feature of one programme information of the highest ranked in described numerous program substantially from a plurality of programs.
8. the device of claim 7 is characterized in that described rating information represents the preference of user to described numerous programs.
9. the device of claim 8 is characterized in that described rating information comprises at least one numerical character (1 to 5).
10. the device of claim 9, it is characterized in that described rating information comprise at least one alphabetic character (A, B, C, D).
11. the device of claim 7 is characterized in that further comprising the selector bar destination device that produces the programme information of the histogram of described a plurality of programs and described numerous programs according to described rating information.
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