CN1187735A - Interactive television broadcasting system and file addressing method for same - Google Patents
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An HTML file is converted to an IT script and then distributed from a TV station or response serverto each home TV receiver. In this case, link information which is the most significant feature of the HTML file is used as the operation guiding button of the IT script. If the button is selected by the user by use of a remote-control unit or the like, access is automatically made to the response server via a trunk line network. In the response server, a large number of HTML files converted to interactive program scripts are previously held and an IT script corresponding to an HTML file specified by the link information assigned to the button selected by the viewer is transmitted online from the response server to the TV receiver.
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The present invention relates to interactive television broadcasting and the file access method that is applicable to this system.
In recent years, be that the information network that utilizes computer of representative has obtained developing by leaps and bounds with INTERNET (Internet).Information transmitted is the file of HTML (hypertext document identifiable language) form on INTERNET, it is characterized by that it also has the information that is connected with alternative document except text, figure, utilize this link information just can with INTERNET on arbitrarily resource be connected.
But the computer operation complexity because of to INTERNET visit usefulness for the unfamiliar people of those operations to personal computer, is bad at the people of mechanically operated people and long life, and it is difficult participating in INTERNET.
On the other hand, in the field of the broadcast technology that domestic television set adopted, the INTERNET TV is known by people as the technology of surf resource.
The INTERNET TV is to utilize personal computer as to the WWW browser of INTERNET visit usefulness with the carrier of the processing of its implementation in common domestic TV, and TV uses as the display of personal computer.
In the INTERNET TV, become possibility with shirtsleeve operation with regard to making visit to INTERNET, because TV directly is connected with the INTERNET supplier by telephone wire, INTERNET visit and television transmission are fully independently.Therefore be on the INTERNET TV, to realize making customer satisfaction system access performance, just need carry the high performance processor identical on TV, thereby cause the problem of the price rising of domestic TV with personal computer.
Therefore, recently as with a kind of form of the new information service in medium epoch, the service of the function of the broadcast videography service of TV being expanded the interactive television broadcasting of formation just has been subjected to gazing at of people.
Interactive television broadcasting is the VBI (vertical blanking period) that utilizes television broadcasting signal, the numerical data beyond the TV image is distributed the interactive file technology that sends in the television receiver.Constitute by television broadcast device, domestic television set and answering server.
The interactive program script superposition that comprises the button (graph data) that various information and operation guide are used is sent in each domestic television set by TV station on the VBI of television broadcasting signal (vertical blanking period), is shown as image on television set.Spectators will operate with remote controller the button that graphic form shows, and spectators reply or service request synchronously automatically sends to answering server by the common line road network.By replying of the collected spectators of answering server, the program of TV station provides equipment that it is fed back.And carry out the online service that program is provided to television set via the common line road network by answering server.
By means of this interactive television broadcasting, spectators only utilize simple remote controller operation just can realize that the interactive information of INTERNET formula provides service.
But existing interactive television broadcasting need utilize and comprise various information and the operation interactive program script with the special use of button etc., exist this program content make the problem that needs certain hour.Therefore industry wish can with in the content application that circulates on the INTERNET among interactive television broadcasting.
Consider this point just, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of will being applied as the interactive program script, can utilize television set interactive television broadcasting that conducts interviews simply and the file access method that is applicable to this system thereby INTERNET is gone up abundant content at the hypertext documents such as HTML that INTERNET (Internet) upward circulates.
The invention provides a kind of interactive television broadcast system, this system will comprise that in television broadcasting signal the various information of superposition and the interactive program scripts such as graph data that operation guide is used transmit, and on television set, interactive program is shown with image, will by spectators reply or service request sends to answering server by network by above-mentioned television receiver, it is characterized by, it be included in comprise be illustrated in should reference other the hypertext document of link information of file address when being transformed to above-mentioned interactive program joint script, above-mentioned link information is transformed into the script converting means of the graph data that is used for pilot operationp of above-mentioned interactive program script; Will be by the hypertext document after the conversion of above-mentioned script converting means as above-mentioned interactive program script and the above-mentioned television broadcasting signal device that sends of superposition mutually; Above-mentioned interactive program script is deciphered, the script code translator that on above-mentioned television set, shows with graphic form, with, by spectators the graph data selection operation that is used for pilot operationp on the above-mentioned image is replied, visit above-mentioned answering equipment, in the hypertext document that pre-conversion is also kept as interactive program script quilt in the above-mentioned answering equipment, obtain the corresponding interactive program script of file of the link information appointment that is distributed with above-mentioned button, with this interactive program script of obtaining utilize above-mentioned script code translator on above-mentioned television set with the graphic form device shown.
In interactive television broadcasting, hypertext documents such as the HTML that circulates on INTERNET are transformed to the interactive program script, and it is sent to the television set of each family by TV station.This moment is as the link information of the maximum feature of hypertext document, being used as the graph data that the operation guide of interactive program script is used uses, these uses that are used for the graph data of pilot operationp are that the user utilizes remote controller to wait to be selected, by the telephone wire road network being waited visit of carrying out automatically answering server.In answering server, keeping being transformed in advance a large amount of hypertext documents of interactive program script, according to the specified pairing interactive program script of hypertext document of the link information of selecting with the user that button distributed by the online television set that is sent to of answering server.Like this, carry out and INTERNET in transfer between same webpage, can utilize TV to see on the net content arbitrarily simply.
And, because in broadcast singal, can send several hypertext documents, the occasion that the specified hypertext document of link information that the graph data of selecting the user that is used for pilot operationp distributes has been sent out in broadcasting can promptly can show this document without answering server with image.
Again, even if above-mentioned script converting means is arranged in answering server, but when in this answering server, not being held with the pairing interactive program script of the file of link information appointment, need other servers of visit to obtain the specified file of link information, can send to television receiver after this document is transformed into the interactive program script in real time.Like this and INTERNET identical, can visit in the world resource arbitrarily.
And, send and on television set, interactive program is shown with image at the interactive program script that will comprise the graph data that various information in the main program of superposition at TV sending signal and operation guide are used of the present invention, and will by spectators reply or service request is sent in the interactive television broadcasting of answering server by network by above-mentioned television set, it is characterized in that it comprises: the link information of the address of the alternative document that the expression that will comprise should reference in above-mentioned main program image, in the image by above-mentioned main program, the link information read-out device of reading; The link information that this link information read-out device is read is allocated in the above-mentioned graph data that is used for pilot operationp, on above-mentioned television set with the graphic form device shown; Selection operation to the button that shows with graphic form on the above-mentioned television set is replied the above-mentioned answering server of visit, in hypertext document in this answering server as above-mentioned interactive program script quilt conversion in advance and maintenance, obtain and the specified pairing interactive program script of file of link information that the above-mentioned graph data that is used for pilot operationp distributes, and with obtained interactive program script on above-mentioned television set with the graphic form device shown.
In this interactive television broadcasting, the link information of visit of webpage etc. is when showing with telop in the main program image, it is read automatically, the form of this link information with the graph data (button figure) that is used for pilot operationp shown with image.This button is utilized remote controller etc. and selects, and answering server is conducted interviews.Keeping giving a large amount of hypertext documents that are transformed into the interactive program script earlier in the answering server, the specified pairing interactive program script of hypertext document of the link information that the button that the user selects distributes is by the online television set that is sent to of answering server.Like this, do not use the interactive program script, and become possibility to transfers such as this program webpages, can realize the fusion of existing broadcast program and INTERNET by common listing.
Below with reference to accompanying drawing embodiments of the invention are explained.
The structured flowchart of the interactive television system of Fig. 1 one embodiment of the present of invention.
The schematic diagram of the program of the transfer processing between the webpage program in the system of the same embodiment of Fig. 2.
The program flow diagram of the HTML-IT script conversion process that is suitable in the system of the same embodiment of Fig. 3.
Fig. 4 reads the figure of explanation of the principle of branch mode to the telop in the system that is applicable to same embodiment.
Fig. 5 is applicable to the structure chart of interactive program chemical examination card system of the system of same embodiment.
Fig. 6 is applicable to the ITV of the system of the same embodiment structure of INTERNET retrieval service terminal.
Fig. 7 utilizes the ITV of Fig. 6 to generate the flow chart of the program of handling with the automatic format of INTERNET retrieval service terminal.
Shown in Fig. 1 the basic structure of the interactive television system of one embodiment of the present of invention.At first the principle of interactive television system is illustrated with reference to Fig. 1.
Thereby the interactive television system of Fig. 1 is to effectively utilize the function of existing character multiple transmission and the system that telephone communication function is realized the mutual effect of program, as shown in the figure, it is by the INTERNET television set 11 in each family, TV station 12, common line network diagrams 13 such as telephone wire network diagram can visit that the answering server 15 of server 17 of each WWW (world wide web) website of INTERNET16 constituted.
This interactive script utilizes the CPU of text broadcast receiving system (script decoder) in these television set 11 machines, is stored in the memory of television set 11 of received tv broadcast signal.This CPU is that this fact of mutual text broadcast program shows that with sign flag " i " selection instruction according to spectators comes into effect interactive script to notify spectators on image with existing program, retransmits interactive program.
Spectators reply interactive program, wait by remote controller 115 operations television set 11 is received.At this moment, this was both replied and may oneself stop in the inside of television set 11; The answering server 15 that also result who replys may be utilized various places to have sends through pay station line road network 13, according to the occasion difference, can the programme content that TV station 12 provides be reflected in real time.
This system can utilize the function of the software of existing character multiple broadcast system is expanded realization.And the replying of spectators by transmissions such as telephone lines.Therefore, do not need to prepare new foundation structure.Even if with the broadcasting in character multiple broadcasting of script superposition, present television broadcasting, broadcast videography and television set are unaffected fully.
In each television set 11, increased the tuner 111 that common television broadcasting is used, for realizing interactive program, be equipped with script decoder 112 and modulator-demodulator 113.Script decoder 112 takes out interactive script from the television broadcasting signal of TV station 12, it is handled mutual text broadcast program is shown as image 114.
At this moment, spectators utilize the remote controller 115 of television set operation usefulness to reply for the image of interactive program.This response operation is that the button that will show with image utilizes remote controller 115 to select.When data were sent into answering server 15, modulator-demodulator 113 carries out dial-up operation automatically made it be connected with answering server 15.The existing occasion that data can be sent at once also has occasions to be sent such as needs such as night.
Modulator-demodulator 113 does not only need spectators to carry out dial-up operation for carrying out when data send because of having the function of automatic dialing.Automatically the telephone number of dialing is inserted in the interactive script of TV station's 12 1 sides in each interactive program and sends.Script decoder 112 has the processor of executive program.Because had the processor of existing character multiple decoding, script decoder 112 can utilize existing character multiple decoder is carried out function expansion realization on software.
The occasion that the spectators of replying of spectators being reflected in program etc. when TV station 12 participate in the programming of mode at the common image that contains, is inserted interactive script and is sent in the transmission signal of sound.For interactive script can be reset and insert, the program making system can be put by personal computer and multiple makeup and constitute.
In the broadcasting equipment of TV station 12, except that video camera 121 machines such as grade of the image of common TV programme photography usefulness, also has interactive script producing device 122; The intermediate file storage device 123 that the interactive script that this interactive script producing device 122 is made is stored with the form (compilation form) of intermediate file; By in the intermediate file storage device 123 interactive script of intermediate file form being read, it is transformed into the interactive script output device 124 of the data mode of transmission usefulness as the output of interactive script data; Interactive script superposition device 125 with interactive script data on superposition during the auspicious retrace blanking of common TV programme.Moreover, also have in this embodiment for the webpage on the INTERNET that will describe with html file etc. uses as interactive script, will be transformed into the HTML-IT script converting means 126 of the intermediate file form of interactive script with the content that the HTML form makes.
Here the formation to interactive script describes.
Interactive script is to realize as the set of following object.
(1) background shows material,
(2) button used of pilot operationp,
(3) text line,
(4) image etc.
Can have additional program in each object, this program is with records such as BASIC.This language is generally and has the control command that mutual text broadcast is used among the BASIC.
When carrying out this script, the inscape of image such as the background of displayed image and button at first.Behind spectators' selector button, the program of this button correspondence is just started.
When html file is transformed to interactive script, be contained in the button that link information in the html file is transformed into interactive script.Be that the link information that shows as the address of file with other in the html file is described as by URL (URL(uniform resource locator)), HTTP (HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)) address according to the link information of URL, it is the circuit name of the agreement used of display access connection resource, server name on the INTERNET of this resource is provided, shows in the server that the pathname of html file is specific.With the distribution that on button, serves as a mark of the address of the specific connection purpose information of this URL, on television set 11 with image representation.
The form of the interactive program that this interactive television system can be realized roughly is divided into following five kinds:
(1) side information program
The additional information of display ads commodity selectively
Data when showing the motion relaying selectively
Display program content;
The service of will cooking is stored, and shows then;
In the preschool education program, the answer of puing question to is reacted.
Answer to spectators in quiz show is reacted.
(2) response feedback program (use answering server)
With politics, economic, the social collection of reporting relevant investigation card;
The collection of investigation card in the I sports program;
Spectators participate in the statistics demonstration of correct answerer in the quiz show and carry out elimination series.
(3) comprise the program (use answering server) of processing
Accepting TV shopping with answering server orders;
In advertisement, accept requirements such as catalogue with answering server with requirements such as information
For carrying out audience rating investigating, obtain spectators' agreement and will watch the data of program to be sent to answering server.
(4-1) online service (Class1)
Spectators oneself select program during interactive television broadcast, after this transfer to the online service form that interactive program is provided by server by the order wire road network.
Select online shopping among the CM.This requires by order wire road network transfer server, transfers to the online service that the interactive program of the details that comprise commodity etc. is provided to television set by the order wire road network by server.
As the demonstration of the aircraft seat predetermined state that provides interactive television broadcast or common character multiple to broadcast, when free flight is subscribed, transfer to online service.Server provides to television set by the order wire road network and comprises grade, adult/child, and number, ban on opium-smoking and the opium trade/smoking, near the window/by the interactive program of inquiry such as passage.
(4-2) online service (type 2)
Be independent of television broadcasting, the form of interactive program is provided to television set by server by the order wire road network.This moment, information was provided by the order wire road network by server, and spectators select it and the server communication.
Spectators select in the online service menu that is passed on by server.
(5) webpage program
Show the webpage corresponding synchronously with television broadcasting with this motor broadcast program.
Be independent of television broadcasting, show wire side with image.
Corresponding to shown connection purpose button on the image of the webpage of selecting, will connect the online spectators of offering of webpage by answering server.
URL with the image introduction of telop etc. in the common television program discerns automatically, and this URL particular Web page is offered spectators by answering server is online.
The content that provides with the webpage program is for to carry out the resulting interactive script form of conversion process with above-mentioned HTML-IT script converting means 126,136.
Followingly the program of the conversion process between the webpage program is illustrated with reference to Fig. 2.
In TV station 12, the webpage that circulates on INTERNET is transformed to interactive script by HTML-IT script converting means 126, is stored in the intermediate file storage device 123 with the form of intermediate file.The webpage of intermediate file form and main program superposition mutually are assigned to the television set 11 of each family.When television set 11 receives interactive script, be marked at image with [i] and go up demonstration, the user utilizes remote controller 115 to select, and image 114 is divided into two halves, main program is at TV image 114a, and webpage (the 1st page) then shows with interactive program image 114b.The link information that is included in the webpage is presented on the interactive program image 114b as connecting button.
When spectators utilize the operation of remote controller to select this connection purpose button, by the 13 automatic visits of carrying out answering server 15 of pay station line road network.In the intermediate file storage device 135 of answering server 15, keeping being transformed in advance a large amount of webpages of the interactive script of intermediate file form, the specified webpage of the link information that the connection button that the user selects distributes is online sends into television set 11 by answering server 15, and webpage (the 2nd page) is shown as interactive program image 114b.The link information that comprises in the webpage 2 is presented on the interactive program image 114b as connecting button, utilizes the selection of remote controller through spectators, automatically carries out visit to answering server 15 by pay station line road network 13 again.
When the webpage of the link information appointment that the connection button of selecting as the user distributes is present in the intermediate file storage device 135 and above-mentionedly carry out online service by answering server 15 equally; And non-existent occasion answering server 15 obtains required webpage (the 3rd page) via INTERNET16 by the WWW website.Webpage (the 3rd page) is sent to television set 11 with online mode by answering server 15 after being transformed into interactive script in real time by HTML-IT script converting means 136, and webpage (the 3rd page) is shown as interactive program image 114b.
Like this, and INTERNET carries out shifting between webpage equally, and the content that makes on INTERNET WWW website arbitrarily exist all can utilize television set 11 to read simply.
And owing to send in the signal and several webpages unifications can be sent, the webpage of the link information appointment that the button of selecting as the user distributes sends, and be distributed in occasion in the memory of television set 11, and need not utilize answering server 15, this webpage can be shown at once with image.
And, the interval of the button storage that the address information of the webpage that preparation is satisfactory with spectators is distributed places the memory of television set 11, selection is when in this memory calling button, can with the specified pairing interactive script of webpage of the address information of selecteed button by answering server 15, or obtain through www server 17, and show with graphic form at TV 11 by answering server 15.
Secondly, the flow chart with reference to Fig. 3 is illustrated for the transform method that utilizes HTML-IT script converting means 126,136 to carry out the HTML-IT script.
Be input as html file through HTML-IT script conversion process as the program resource.The text that in html file, shows with graphic form, image file, connection waits and special control statement is preserved with textual form together.Html file is downloaded by each WWW website through INTERNET16.
At first, extract text by html file and carry out text and extract and handle (step S101), extract when handling carrying out text, the text that should be represented by html file is distinguished mutually with control statement, extracts.When extracting text, textual portions in the html file and the resource identifier corresponding with it are replaced.The value of resource identifier be extracted in the pairing file of a series of texts by unique appointment.
The text that is extracted is transformed into interactive script text resource of using and the resource identifier of distributing to text and stores together in text transform processing (step S102).
Text extracts and is treated to, and by the html file as output, generation will show the intermediate file with text and resource identifier displacement.It does not need one to be decided to be the form of file, and is intermediate data in processing procedure.
Below, carry out pictorial data and extract processing (step S103).When doing pictorial data extraction processing, the intermediate file after the text extraction as input, is extracted pictorial data by it.According to the image file name displayed image of in HTML, preserving with forms such as GIF.This document is downloaded by the WWW website, and the part of the image file name in the html file is replaced with the unique resource identifier that shows as image area.After this, handling (step S104) according to image transform stores the image file of downloading together as image resource and image resource identifier that interactive script is transformed into the form that can send.
Again secondly, carry out link information and extract processing (step S105).Extract in by intermediate file HTTP (HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)) address of in connect to extract handling URL being described, and the part of HTTP (HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)) address is replaced mutually with unique resource identifier that the address is used.Compare with address program sign indicating number correspondence table in address conversion processing module (106) in the address of extracting.The address that has been transformed to the webpage that keeps in answering server 15 grades of interactive script in the corresponding correspondence table of address program sign indicating number is stored as unique program identification sign indicating number that this program is called.When the intact WWW website of conversion connects, is the identification code of program with the HTTP(Hypertext Transport Protocol) address mapping according to this table.Like this, adopt and the conventional identical program identification code of online service type program, can accessed web page.Moreover, for carrying out to connect shifting, the calculated address resource, these address resources are known as the button resource.Go up the additional text message (exercise question etc.) that has when this connection, the occasion of pictorial information is according to reading the text resource that has proposed with reference to its identifier, and image resource inserts the button resource.
At last,, carry out resource to this paper according to the configuration of control statement and resource identifier etc., image resource, (step S107) handled in the resource distribution that the button resource disposes in the image of reality.During the image that generates oversize, image is cut apart.And the data volume of an image resource is when huge, and the response when receiving with television set will take in, and only the button that image is shown is attached on the image as the basis, data is cut apart with the form that image calls according to this ammonium button.
Followingly the branch mode that reads in of the telop of the interactive television broadcasting that is applicable to this embodiment is illustrated with reference to Fig. 4.
Television broadcasting is not all to adopt interactive broadcasting at present.Therefore, a large amount of existence do not contain the program of interactive script in broadcasting wave.When working with such program and INTERNET one, telop (double exposure captions) and http address is shown as TV image with the form of the actual object of describing of shot with television camera.For utilizing remote controller operation to make spectators can read information on the INTERNET, the address of HTTP is read in automatically in this embodiment, on television set 11, show the button that can shift to this address.When utilizing remote controller operation to select this button, automatically carry out visit, send to television set 11 with being read from the intermediate storage mean 135 of answering server 15 with the corresponding interactive script of the webpage of http address appointment to answering server 15.When the pairing interactive script of the webpage of http address appointment was not present in the answering server 15, answering server 15 was obtained required webpage via INTERNET16 by the WWW website.This webpage is sent to television set 11 by answering server 15 after HTML interactive script converting means 136 is transformed to interactive script in real time.
For realizing that this telop reads branch mode, in television set 11, need make this process promptly be in running status at ordinary times.This process is wished to be set by the user and is open/close state.
This process is the surveillance television image all the time, and the image that wherein shows is read in video recorder 201, in the image that is read in by it literal is read with literal identification module 202.When the http address of WWW is shown as text strings with [http: //] beginning in the image, it can be judged as the address, this direct information is connected button generation module 203.
This processing is promptly read in image with video recorder 201, and the ring of discerning with literal identification module 202 is carried out repeatedly again.
The occasion that in TV image, shows http address, connecting button generation module 203 uses the template 204 that connects the button form that the address is appended to this connection button, be sent to the script decoder 112 that constitutes interactive image, can several templates be set in television set 11 1 sides.
With script decoder 112 and same with the occasion of broadcast transmission interactive script, the data of being sent by connection button generation module 203 show on TV image.The reception of interactive script is with the expression of [i] sign on TV 11.At this moment, spectators press [i] button of remote controller, demonstrate the form that the connection layout graphic data that is connected usefulness with the webpage of http address comprises.In addition, select this button with remote controller, operation " decision " button, visit answering server 15, obtain the interactive script of corresponding webpage by this answering server 15, or answering server 15 obtains corresponding webpage via the WWW website on the INTERNET, is sent to television set 11 after it is transformed to interactive script, shows with image.
With reference to Fig. 5, the system that the interactive scriptization of html file is verified is illustrated.
Native system is to be interactive script with interactive television system with the webpage on INTERNET processing (conversion of HTML-IT script), to make the necessary system of program.
The information of various webpages is being provided on the INTERNET, with they the page or leaf intactly be transformed into interactive script, not necessarily be applicable to broadcasting.Therefore, be stated from it on broadcast wave before, in advance the design of the webpage that will be transformed to interactive script is verified, be necessary to examining as the preservation of interactive script.With native system it is verified.
This interactive script chemical examination card system, as shown in the figure, by clients INTERNET 311 such as WWW browsers; The html file of client's INTERNET 311 downloads is transformed to the HTML-IT script converting means 312 of interactive script data; The interactive script data are sent to television set 11 as vision signal, the simple and easy output device (RTM) 313 that image shows are constituted at television set 11.Owing to use this interactive script chemical examination card system, the image of the webpage after the conversion is not used in broadcast wave just directly on television set 11, shows and just become possibility, just can be in TV station etc., be used as the assist of interactive program making.And, client INTERNET 311 is because of realizing that common WWW browses at personal computer, the html file of downloading is shown in individual computer monitor, the image of itself and television set 11 is made comparisons, can easily verify the design of the page that is transformed to interactive script etc.
With reference to Fig. 6 the INTERNET retrieval service terminal of the interactive television broadcasting that is applicable to present embodiment is illustrated.
Existing INTERNET retrieval service terminal be key character according to user input with corresponding web search, automatically generate and connect collection.The INTERNET retrieval service terminal of usefulness is transformed for using it for interactive television broadcasting (ITV is hereinafter referred to as interactive TV system) in the present embodiment, makes its last form that is output as interactive script.
The INTERNET retrieval service terminal 401 that interactive TV system is used can be used for TV station 12, television set 11, and answering server 15 is among Fig. 6, for being applicable to the example of answering server 15.Interactive formula TV is by INTERNET retrieval service terminal 411 with INTERNET retrieval service terminal 401, grade of fit computing portion 412, and automatic format generating unit 413 constitutes.
INTERNET retrieval service terminal 411 is according to the operator's of answering server 15 key input operation, with the keyword that provides via pay station line road network 13 from television set 11 by the operation of spectators' remote controller as search condition, with the webpage on the INTERNET by www server 17 retrievals.Each webpage that retrieval obtains is sent into grade of fit computing portion 412.In grade of fit computing portion 412, the size of data of the possible maximum that sends as interactive script and the relation of all data volumes of webpage, reach the image amount of webpage and the ratio of text etc. and consider, the webpage of obtaining is calculated to the grade of fit of interactive script conversion separately according to the restriction condition of decision thus.Have the webpage of the above grade of fit of the grade of fit of defined, intactly be kept at automatic format with the HTML form and generate 413 html file storage part 415.
Automatic format generating unit 413 is extracted http address for the webpage address separately of the above grade of fit of the grade of fit that will have regulation in the webpage by the HTML form that the menu image that connects the button distribution generates, according to the distribution of the template of the connection button that this address is stored, generate the menu image in format module file 414.This menu image is stored in the intermediate file 135, shows with image on television set 11 when needing.Like this, in the webpage relevant with the webpage that shows at television set 11, the connection collection that is suitable for the webpage of interactive TV system just can generate automatically.And spectators utilize remote controller selectively just can read several relevant webpages simply at the button that connects centralized definition.
And the INTERNET retrieval service terminal 401 that this interactive television is used mainly is used as in TV station 12, makes program make the purpose of program omissionization.During with listing synchronized broadcasting or independent broadcasting, be useful to the transmission of the relevant menu format of some topic (keyword).Keyword is by producer's input of TV station.And, will be as the producer's input of the default condition of restriction condition by TV station.
And, different in the answering server 15 with TV station 12, because of program alone being carried out online distribution; Identical with TV station 12 is also is effective when generating menu format.At this moment, keyword is by producer's input of line server company.As the producer's input of the default condition of restriction condition by line server company.
With reference to the flow chart of Fig. 7, the automatic format of the INTERNET retrieval service terminal 401 that interactive television is used generates handling procedure and is illustrated.
At first, INTERNET is retrieved by inputs such as keywords, according to the restriction condition of mutual broadcasting carry out file connect (step S201, S202).As its result, only be suitable for the http address of the page or leaf of interactive TV system.
Secondly, with reference to address-program sign indicating number table of comparisons, whether the address contents that obtains as result for retrieval be transformed to be applicable to that interactive TV system is confirmed.Occasion after the conversion is replaced program identification code (step S203) with the address.Like this, the address information that becomes connection becomes address or the program identification code of HTTP.
After this, utilize in the template file 414 template prepared (the display movement content not have the image of button of the sky of setting), here http address or program identification code are inserted in the template, generate the menu (step S204) of the address information guide look of interactive script form.
Button on the menu of address information guide look is selected by spectators' remote controller, automatically answering server 15 is conducted interviews, when the interactive script corresponding with suitable webpage remained on occasion in the answering server 15, it is shown at television set 11 usefulness image, but when its occasion that in answering server 15, does not keep, obtain webpage via INTERNET, it is transformed into interactive script by answering server 15 after, on television set 11, show with image.
In the present embodiment of above form, the html file that will circulate on INTERNET is transformed into interactive script, it is assigned to the television set 11 of each family by TV station 12 or answering server 15, this moment, the button of using as operation guide with interactive script used as the link information of the maximum feature of html file.When the user utilizes remote controller etc. that this button is selected, automatically answering server 15 is conducted interviews by pay station line road network 14.Keeping being transformed in advance in a large number the html files of interactive script in answering server 15, the specified corresponding interactive script of html file of the link information of distributing with button that spectators select is sent to television set 11 by answering server 15.Like this, and INTERNET carries out the transfer between webpage equally, can read on the network content arbitrarily on television set 11 simply.
And, read in branch mode according to suitable telop illustrated in fig. 4, the link informations such as address of webpage in the image of main program, with, such as, telop shows, it is read in automatically, this link information can be shown with image as button.This button utilizes remote controller etc. to select, answering server 15 is conducted interviews, the interactive script that remains in the answering server 15 is directly sent to television set 11, or send to television set 11 after the webpage on the INTERNET carry out interactive scriptization.Like this, webpage of being transferred to this program by the common listing that does not use interactive script etc. is possible, can realize the fusion of existing broadcast program and INTERNET.
In addition, owing to use the interactive program chemical examination card system of Fig. 5 and the interactive television INTERNET retrieval service terminal of Fig. 6, select on one side as the suitable webpage of interactive script, to wait in the corresponding webpage of keyword of appointment with spectators on one side and generate the collection that is connected that is suitable for interactive scriptization automatically, making it is provided to spectators becomes possibility.
And, in the system of present embodiment, INTERNET can be applied in the business transaction in the interactive television.
Utilize the business transaction of INTERNET in vogue.Itself and interactive television is synchronous, and available simpler method is carried out interface.Synchronous because of interactive television and common television broadcasting, can consider under the remote controller operation, to jump to the page of sales company from the common sale program of TV.And, can freely read this page without communication cost because the page of sales company is equipped on the broadcast wave.And even if during via answering server, owing to only can adopt method such as this program free-dial to the path of answering server, it also is possible making spectators' free access.
The present invention's hypertext document of making INTERNET go up the HTML etc. of circulation can be used as the interactive program script and is applied as described above, and making INTERNET go up abundant content can be visited simply with television set.
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1. interactive television broadcasting, this system sends the interactive program script that comprise graph data that various information and operation guide use of superposition on television broadcasting signal, and on television set, interactive program is shown with image, and with spectators reply or service request sends to answering server from television set by network, it is characterized in that:
When the hypertext document of the link information of the address that will insert the alternative document that expression should reference is transformed to above-mentioned interactive program script, above-mentioned link information is transformed to the script converting means of the aforesaid operations guiding of above-mentioned interactive program script with graph data;
The device that will send on above-mentioned television broadcasting signal as above-mentioned interactive program script superposition through the hypertext document after this script converting means conversion;
The script code translator that above-mentioned interactive program script is deciphered and shown with image on above-mentioned television set; With
Spectators are selected to reply and visit answering server to the operation of the graph data that is used for pilot operationp on the above-mentioned image, in the hypertext document as above-mentioned interactive program script quilt conversion in advance and maintenance from this answering server, obtain and the specified corresponding interactive program script of file of link information that aforesaid operations guiding distributes with graph data, and with obtained interactive program script utilize above-mentioned script code translator on above-mentioned television set with visual device shown.
2. interactive television broadcasting according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned answering server comprises:
The device that several hypertext documents that are transformed to the interactive program script by above-mentioned script converting means are kept;
In the time will remaining on above-mentioned answering server, the interactive program script is sent to the device of above-mentioned television set with the specified corresponding interactive program script of file of above-mentioned link information;
When in above-mentioned answering server, not having to keep with the pairing interactive program script of the file of above-mentioned link information appointment, server to other conducts interviews, obtain the specified file of above-mentioned link information, and this document is sent to the device of above-mentioned television set after above-mentioned script converting means is transformed to the interactive program script.
3. interactive television broadcasting according to claim 1 is characterized in that it also comprises:
The link information of the file that will show with image on above-mentioned television set is stored in the device in the storage device;
By reading link information in the above-mentioned storage device, by above-mentioned answering server, or obtain and the pairing interactive program script of the file of this link information appointment by other servers via above-mentioned answering server, and on above-mentioned television set with visual device shown.
4. interactive television broadcasting, this system sends the interactive program script that comprise operation guide usefulness graph data that various information and operation guide use of superposition on the main program of television broadcasting signal, and on television set, interactive program is shown with image, and with spectators reply or service request sends to answering server by television set by network, it is characterized in that:
To in the image of above-mentioned main program, be comprised the link information read-out device that the link information of the address of the alternative document that expression should reference is read from the image of above-mentioned main program;
The link information that above-mentioned link information read-out device is read be allocated in the aforesaid operations guiding with graph data and on above-mentioned television set with visual device shown;
The operation guide that shows with image on the above-mentioned television set is selected to reply and visit above-mentioned answering server with the operation of graph data, in the hypertext document as above-mentioned interactive program script quilt conversion in advance and maintenance from this answering server, obtain and the specified corresponding interactive program script of file of link information that aforesaid operations guiding distributes with graph data, and with obtained interactive program script on above-mentioned television set with visual device shown.
5. interactive television broadcasting according to claim 4 is characterized in that above-mentioned link information read-out device comprises:
Read in the video recording apparatus of the picture intelligence of above-mentioned main program by above-mentioned TV sending signal;
From the picture intelligence that above-mentioned video recording apparatus is obtained, extract lteral data and also discerned, read in the character recognition device of above-mentioned link information.
6. interactive television broadcasting according to claim 4 is characterized in that the above-mentioned server of should signing comprises:
The device that several hypertext documents that are transformed to the interactive program script by above-mentioned script converting means are kept;
In the time will remaining on above-mentioned answering server, the interactive program script is sent to the device of above-mentioned television set with the specified corresponding interactive program script of file of above-mentioned link information;
When in above-mentioned answering server, not keeping the pairing interactive program script of the file of above-mentioned link information appointment, other server is conducted interviews obtaining the specified file of above-mentioned link information, and this document is sent to the device of above-mentioned television set after above-mentioned script converting means is transformed to the interactive program script.
7. file connected system that in interactive television broadcasting, use, that the selected file that is provided as above-mentioned interactive program script is provided, this broadcast system sends the interactive program script that comprise operation guide usefulness graph data that various information and operation guide use of superposition on the main program of television broadcasting signal, and on television set, interactive program is shown with image, and with spectators reply or service request sends to answering server by television set by network, described file connected system is characterised in that:
The device of obtaining by each online server according to the file that will meet with it by the determined search condition of keyword;
Send restriction condition according to having maximum possible, each file of obtaining is transformed to the device that the grade of fit of interactive program script is calculated as the data station of above-mentioned interactive program script;
From the above-mentioned file of obtaining, select to have the file of the grade of fit more than the grade of fit of regulation, the device that the guide look menu of selected file address information separately addresses distributed in the button of interactive program script is generated.
One kind that in interactive television broadcasting, use, be used to support the making support system that above-mentioned interactive program script is made, this broadcast system sends superposition and comprise that operation guide that various information and operation guide use is with the interactive program script of graph data and on television set interactive program is shown with image on the main program of television broadcasting signal, and with spectators reply or service request sends to answering server by television set by network, this making support system is characterised in that:
Each server from the network is obtained the device of hypertext document;
Above-mentioned obtained file is transformed to the device of above-mentioned interactive program script;
The file that is transformed to above-mentioned interactive program script is outputed to the device of television set as vision signal.
One kind be used for interactive television broadcasting, on the above-mentioned television set with reference to network on any file access method of hypertext document, this broadcast system sends superposition in comprising that operation guide that various information and operation guide use is with the interactive program script of graph data and on television set interactive program is shown with image on the television broadcasting signal, and with spectators reply or service request sends to answering server by television set by network, this document access method is characterised in that:
Extract above-mentioned interactive program script in the hypertext document by the link information of the address of having inserted the alternative document that expression should reference, and, above-mentioned hypertext document is transformed to above-mentioned interactive program script by above-mentioned link information being transformed to the operation guide graph data of above-mentioned interactive program script;
With the hypertext document after the conversion as above-mentioned interactive program script and with above-mentioned television broadcasting signal mutually superposition send;
Operation guide with image representation on the above-mentioned television set is selected to reply and visit answering server with the operation of graph data, from this answering server as above-mentioned interactive program script by in conversion in advance and the hypertext document that keeps, obtain and the specified corresponding interactive program script of file of link information that the aforesaid operations guiding distributes with graph data; With
Obtained interactive program script is sent to above-mentioned television set and show with image.
10. file access method according to claim 9, when it is characterized in that in above-mentioned answering server, not keeping the pairing interactive program script of the file of above-mentioned link information appointment, above-mentioned server conducts interviews obtaining the specified file of above-mentioned link information to other server, and sends to above-mentioned television set after this document is transformed to the interactive program script.
11. one kind be used for interactive television broadcasting, on the above-mentioned television set with reference to network on any file access method of hypertext document, this broadcast system sends superposition and comprise that operation guide that various information and operation guide use is with the interactive program script of graph data and on television set interactive program is shown with image on the main program of television broadcasting signal, and with spectators reply or service request sends to answering server from television set by network, this document access method is characterised in that:
From the image of above-mentioned main program, read out in and comprised in the image of above-mentioned main program, the link information of the address of the alternative document that expression should reference;
With the link information of reading, be allocated in above-mentioned button and on above-mentioned television set, show with image;
Spectators are selected to reply and visit above-mentioned answering server to the operation guide that shows with image on the above-mentioned television set with the operation of graph data, in the hypertext document as above-mentioned interactive program script quilt conversion in advance and maintenance from this answering server, obtain the specified corresponding interactive program script of file of link information that distributes with above-mentioned button;
And obtained interactive program script sent on the above-mentioned television set show with image.
12. file access method according to claim 11, when it is characterized in that in above-mentioned answering server, not having keeping with the corresponding interactive program script of the file of above-mentioned link information appointment, above-mentioned server conducts interviews obtaining the specified file of above-mentioned link information to other server, and sends to above-mentioned television set after this document is transformed to the interactive program script.
13. file script transform method that is used for interactive television broadcasting, hypertext document is transformed to the interaction scripts that can on above-mentioned television set, show with image, this broadcast system sends superposition in comprising that operation guide that various information and operation guide use is with the interactive program script of graph data and on television set interactive program is shown with image on the television broadcasting signal, and with spectators reply or service request sends to answering server by television set by network, described script transform method is characterised in that:
From as extracting text, image and the information that is connected with alternative document wherein comprised the hypertext document of transforming object, and the text on the above-mentioned hypertext document, image and link information are partly replaced mutually with each self-corresponding resource identifier;
Generate text resource, image resource and the address resource that above-mentioned interactive program script is used from text, image and the link information of said extracted;
According to the control statement contained in the above-mentioned hypertext document and the configuration relation of above-mentioned resource identifier, above-mentioned text resource, image resource and address resource are configured on the image that interactive program provides, and generate the pictorial data of above-mentioned interactive program script.
14. script transform method according to claim 13 is characterized in that
The pictorial data of the interactive program script of above-mentioned generation is divided into first pictorial data that comprises the resource beyond the above-mentioned image resource and second pictorial data that comprises above-mentioned image resource;
In above-mentioned first pictorial data, dispose the visual call operation guiding graph data that calls above-mentioned second pictorial data from this first pictorial data.
15. a system is characterized in that:
The common line road network;
The television set that is connected with above-mentioned common line road network, this television set comprises that the pictorial data that shows on the image to this television set operates, the signal that requires desirable data is outputed to the device of above-mentioned common line road network and will decipher and device shown in addition on above-mentioned image by the program script that above-mentioned common line road network receives;
The answering server that is connected with above-mentioned common line road network, this answering server comprises: the hypertext of address designated information that will have the address of other data that expression should reference is transformed to the device of program script, the device that program script after the conversion of above-mentioned script converting means is stored, above-mentioned television set is replied by the signal that requires of above-mentioned common line road network output, retrieve above-mentioned storage device, occasion in the data existence that requires, these data are outputed to above-mentioned television set by the common line road network, be not present in the occasion of above-mentioned storage device at it, retrieve by external network, obtain data by the website that keeps above-mentioned data, be transformed to the program script by above-mentioned script converting means, and it is outputed to the processing unit of replying of above-mentioned television set by above-mentioned common line road network; The program script that receives is deciphered and on above-mentioned television image, shown.
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