The set-top box device resource is carried out the system and method for personalized customization
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of set-top box device.
Background technology
In daily life, TV is in amusement and the important effect of message context play more and more.Along with the continuous development of the communication technology and network technology, various set-top box devices based on broadband network also begin to enter huge numbers of families.By set-top box device, operation such as the user not only can browse the network multimedia resource, plays, download can also realize online game on TV, video conferencing, more amusement communication function such as send and receive e-mail.But existing set-top box device generally can only provide content comparatively fixing menu option, and is difficult to realize neatly renewal, the expansion of content and function aspects.
Along with the multimedia messages resource that can provide on the broadband network is increasing, has thousands of channel resource and multimedia messages and select for the user.When the user wishes on existing set-top box device to realize to the browsing or play of so many network multimedia resource, just probably must menu categorizing selection through a lot of levels after, just can find the multimedia messages of oneself liking.For example, the user is in order to watch certain entertainment channel, just must begin to carry out continuously repeatedly menu categorizing selection and menu page turn over operation from the root of menu.When the user wants to watch this program channel next time, just must repeat above miscellaneous operating process.Obviously, such operation tends to bring very big inconvenience to the user.If set-top box device can be noted the interested menu content of user, and on root, provide the Access Options of these menu contents, realize the personalized customization operation of user, just can realize the operation of user more easily own interested multimedia resource to menu content.
Simultaneously, can also constantly upgrade, increase for the multimedia resource that set-top box users is selected on the broadband network, this just needs existing set-top box device can realize the renewal operation of menu content neatly.
Existing set-top box device generally is merely able to the menu operation interface that provides comparatively single.And as the access means of user to the network multimedia resource, set-top box is more being represented the personalization features of user's operation.If set-top box device can allow the user come the operation interface of custom menu, select background picture as user oneself, background music, the menu display icon, menu positions etc. just can provide friendly more operating environment for the user.
Along with the continuous development of multimedia communication technology, new multimedia coding form is also constantly being released.How finishing on set-top box device neatly using the customizing functions operation of software, make the existing set-top box device of user can support new multimedia coding form, also is a urgent problem.
As seen, how on based on the set-top box device of televising, to realize that the user has become a problem that presses for solution to the personalized customization of menu content, operation interface, application software function.
Summary of the invention
It is a kind of to carry out the system of user individual customization based on the set-top box of televising that technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide, and can realize the personalized customization of user to resources such as menu contents in the set-top box.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the invention provides a kind of system that the set-top box device resource is carried out the user individual customization, comprise controller, set-top box device, the webserver and television equipment, described set-top box device can be communicated by letter with the webserver with described controller, and visual information can be played to the user by television equipment, be characterized in:
Described controller is used for for user operation, and the user is sent to described set-top box device to the customized information that the demand information or the user of set-top box device resource customization determines;
Described set-top box device comprises customization data processing module, customization data interactive module, customized information output module, customization storage as a result and processing module and central control module, wherein:
Described customization data processing module is used to receive the data that described controller sends, and extracts wherein user's request information or user customized information, outputs to described customization data interactive module;
The data that described customization data interactive module will comprise described user's request or user customized information send to the described webserver, also receive simultaneously and handle the data that comprise optional information or customization object information that the described webserver returns, described optional information is outputed to described customized information output module, described customization object information is outputed to described customization result storage and processing module;
Described customized information output module is used for described optional information is outputed to described television equipment;
Described customization result storage and processing module are used to store described customization object information, finish necessary subsequent configuration;
Described central control module is used to control described customization data processing module, the normal operation of customization data interactive module, customized information output module and customization result storage and processing module;
The described webserver, be used for storing in advance the various data of user customizable, receive the data that comprise user's request or user customized information that described set-top box device is sent, analyze the back from corresponding optional information of described storage extracting data or customization object information, and send to described set-top box device;
Described television equipment, the visual interface when being used to the customization operation is provided.
In the said system, described customization data interactive module comprises customized information coding transmitting element, customized information authentication unit and customized information decoding unit, wherein:
Described customized information coding transmitting element is used for the user's request of described customization data processing module output or information such as the additional IP address of user customized information, secure authentication data are sent to the described webserver behind the coding;
Described customized information authentication unit is used for the described webserver that receives is sent the validity and the integrality of data and carries out check analysis, outputs to described customized information decoding unit; And
The customized information decoding unit is used for described data by check analysis are carried out decode operation, obtain its optional information that comprises or customization object information, and with described optional information or the customization object information output to described customized information output module, show by described television equipment again, perhaps described customization object information is outputed to described customization result storage and processing module.
The customizable various data of said system comprise menu data, operation interface and the application of software data that comprises optional menu items at different levels and the corresponding program of menu item at least.
Television equipment in the said system can be based on the analog signal TV or the digital signal TV of various signaling modes, also can be based on the playback equipment of signal input interface of the analog or digital signal TV of various signaling modes.
In the said system, be characterized in that customization data processing module, customization data interactive module and the described webserver all carry out the checking of fail safe, integrality to the data that received.
It is a kind of to carry out the method for user individual customization based on the set-top box device resource of televising that another technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide, and can realize the personalized customization of user to resources such as menu contents in the set-top box.
In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the invention provides a kind of method that the set-top box device resource is carried out the user individual customization, be applied to comprise the system of controller, set-top box device, the webserver and television equipment, may further comprise the steps:
(a) user sends the demand information of personalized customization to set-top box device by controller;
(b) set-top box device receives, analyzes described user's request information, and sends the data that comprise described demand information to the webserver;
(c) webserver receives, analyzes the data that comprise described demand information, obtains the optional information relevant with user's request from data warehouse, behind the coding data is sent it back set-top box device;
(d) set-top box device data that the webserver is sent are analyzed decoding, obtain described optional information, and are shown to the user by TV;
(e) user sends the user customized information of the personalization of determining by controller to set-top box device from optional information;
(f) set-top box device receives, analyzes described user customized information, and the data forwarding that will comprise described user customized information is to the webserver;
(g) webserver receives, analyzes described user customized information, obtains corresponding customization object information from data warehouse, behind the coding data is sent it back set-top box device;
(h) set-top box device data that the webserver is sent are analyzed decoding, store described customization result.
In the said method, described user's request information, optional information, user customized information and customization object information can be the information relevant with menu content, operation interface and application software.
In the said method, between execution in step (e), the user can also be by controller and set-top box device, and the mode of (a) to (d) and the webserver carry out repeatedly mutual set by step.
In the said method, the data format that sends between the described set-top box device and the webserver can comprise data length, authorization data and checking data, the described multimedia terminal and the webserver all carry out the checking of integrality and fail safe after receiving the data of the other side's transmission.
In the said method, in the described step (h), set-top box device also outputs to described television equipment with described customization object information, and carries out once the refresh operation to described customized content.
As from the foregoing, the present invention not only can realize the basic function based on the common set-top box device of televising, can also realize the customization function to menu content, operation interface and application software neatly such as the user, make when the user uses set-top box device more convenient, and the renewal that can realize menu content is flexibly operated, support new multimedia coding form, and have friendly more operating environment.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the embodiment of the invention based on the user individual custom-built system of the set-top box device of televising;
Fig. 2 is the functional block diagram of the set-top box device among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the functional block diagram of the customization data processing module among Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of the customization data interactive module among Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is the functional block diagram of the webserver among Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is embodiment of the invention method is carried out customization operations to menu content a flow chart;
Fig. 7 is that embodiment of the invention method is carried out the flow chart of customization operations to using software function.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the embodiment of the invention based on the user individual custom-built system of the set-top box device of televising, and present embodiment can be realized the personalized customized of menu content and application software function.As shown in the figure, this system comprises controller 1, the webserver 2, television equipment 3 and set-top box device 4.Wherein:
Controller 1 is used for the operation for the user, and the demand information of user individual customization or definite customized information are sent to set-top box device;
The webserver 2, be used to store the menu data and the application of software data of user customizable, checking is also analyzed user's request or the user customized information that receives, and returns the optional data information relevant with user's request by network, and the customization object information relevant with user customized information;
Set-top box device 3, be used to verify and the analysis user demand or the customized information that send, send to the webserver, to the webserver return data checking that receives with analyze by network, optional information or customization object information are outputed to television equipment, and the store customized result;
Television equipment 4, the visual interface when being used to the customization operation is provided.
Described controller can be various ways such as remote controller, operating grip, and can communicate with set-top box device by wired or wireless multiple interfaces protocol mode; Described menu data comprises optional menu items at different levels, and the routine data corresponding with menu item etc.; Described network can be based on the local area network (LAN) among a small circle such as family, unit or community, also can be Internet, and the connection of network also can be based on the various ways of several data host-host protocol such as wired, wireless.Described television equipment can be based on the analog signal TV or the digital signal TV of various signaling modes, also can be based on the playback equipment of signal input interface of the analog or digital signal TV of various signaling modes.
Described set-top box device can be formulated as required and in advance to the form that the webserver sends data.As a concrete example, can comprise successively that information header, data length, receiving end IP, the IP that makes a start, authorization data, user select information and checking data etc.
The described webserver can be formulated as required and in advance to the form of set-top box device return data.As a concrete example, can comprise information header, data length, receiving end IP, the IP that makes a start, authorization data, data message and checking data etc. successively.
Fig. 2 shows in the present embodiment set-top box device 3 and the customized relevant module of user individual, as shown in the figure, comprise customization data processing module 31, customization data interactive module 32, customized information output module 33, customization result storage and processing module 34 and central control module 35 etc.Wherein:
Customization data processing module 31 is used to verify and analyze the user's request information and the user customized information of self-controller, and it is outputed to the customization data interactive module;
Customization data interactive module 32, be used for sending the data that comprise user's request or user customized information to the webserver, also receive simultaneously and handle the data of returning from the webserver that comprise optional information and customization object information, the optional information that wherein comprises is outputed to the customized information output module, object information be will customize and described customization result storage and processing module outputed to, in case of necessity, also will customize object information and output to the customized information output module;
Customized information output module 33, the optional information (or customization object information) that is used for returning outputs to television equipment, is shown to the user;
Customization result storage and processing module 34 are used to store described customization object information, comprise the information of some intermediate object programs, and finish relevant subsequent configuration where necessary;
Central control module 35 is used for to the customization data processing module, and customization data interactive module, customized information output module and customization result storage and processing module are sent control information, guarantee the normal operation of above-mentioned each module.
Further, described customization data processing module 31 comprises customization data authentication unit 311 and customization data analytic unit 312, as shown in Figure 3.Wherein: customization data authentication unit 311 be used to the achieve a butt joint validity and the integrality of the coding of controls data received verified; Customization data analytic unit 312 is used for the slave controller coded data and extracts and user's request or user customized information, and sends it to customization data interactive module 32.
Described customization data interactive module 32 comprises customized information coding transmitting element 321, customized information authentication unit 322 and customized information decoding unit 323, as shown in Figure 4.Wherein: customized information coding transmitting element 321 is used for sending in the customization data processing module basis of data, and information such as additional IP address, secure authentication data are encoded into the data and the transmission that send to the webserver; Customized information authentication unit 322 is used for the validity of the data that receive from the webserver and integrality are carried out check analysis; Customized information decoding unit 323 is used for the customization data of customized information authentication unit output is carried out decode operation, obtain relevant optional information or customization object information that server returns, optional information or customization object information are outputed to customized information output module 33, will customize object information and output to customization result storage and processing module 34.
Fig. 5 shows in the present embodiment webserver 2 and customizes relevant module with user individual, as shown in the figure, comprises customized information authentication module 21, data warehouse 22 and customization data output module 23.Wherein, customized information authentication module 21 is used to receive, verify, analyze the data that comprise user's request or user customized information that set-top box device sends; Data warehouse 22 is used to store the menu datas at different levels and the application of software data of user customizable; Customization data output module 23 is used for according to user's request or user customized information, extracts corresponding optional information or customization object information from data warehouse, carries out sending it back set-top box device after the digital coding.
Carry out the example that is customized to of menu content and application software function below respectively with the user, the personalized customization method of the embodiment of the invention is described, method for customizing of the present invention must carry out when set-top box device is online.
Shown in Figure 6 is the flow chart of realizing a menu content customization operations, may further comprise the steps:
The user chooses more new option of the menu customization that shows on the video screen, step 100 by controller;
The set-top box device checking is also analyzed the information of receiving, and sends corresponding customized demand information to the webserver, step 110;
The webserver is carrying out the demand information that receives after data validity and integrity verification analyze, and from the optional menu item content of the correspondence of data warehouse reading pre-stored, and it is turned back to set-top box device, step 120;
After checking and analyzing the data message receive, set-top box device with optional menu item by being shown to user, step 130 on the video screen;
The user further finishes customization operations such as selection, deletion, menu sequencing by controller after analyzing all optional menu items, and send user customized information, step 140 to set-top box device;
Set-top box device is forwarded to the webserver, step 150 with user customized information;
The webserver reads corresponding menu item and editmenu from data warehouse after checking and analyzing the user customized information that receives, and it is turned back to set-top box device, step 160;
After the data message that receives was carried out validity and integrity analysis, set-top box device extracted menu item and the editmenu that comprises in the information, and original menu item of this machine of covering and editmenu, step 170;
By a refresh operation, set-top box device just can be manipulated step 180 for the user on the television equipment menu content after the user individual customization being shown.
If desired multilevel menu is operated, the user can adopt the identical method and the webserver to carry out alternately by the new option more of the subordinate's menu customization in the Previous Menu, select required menu step by step after, carry out corresponding overlapping operation and get final product.In this case, except may before the user determines customized information, will sending demand information repeatedly, this operation should be considered as the repeatedly application of the foregoing description method.
Supposing that the current set-top box device of user can't play the MP3 music that is stored on the CD, as shown in Figure 7, is the flow chart of realizing a customizing functions operation of using software, may further comprise the steps:
The user chooses the application software customization option that shows on the video screen, step 200 by controller;
The set-top box device checking is also analyzed the information of receiving, sends corresponding software function customized demand to the webserver, step 210;
The webserver reads optional the application list from data warehouse, and it is turned back to set-top box device, step 220 after the demand information that receives is carried out data validity and integrity verification, analysis;
After checking and analyzing the data message that receives, set-top box device is shown to user, step 230 with optional the application list on video screen;
The user is again by the MP3 playing program option in the selected tabulation of controller, step 240;
Set-top box device is forwarded to the webserver, step 250 with user customized information;
The webserver reads corresponding M P3 playing program from data warehouse, and it is turned back to set-top box device, step 260 after checking and analyzing the user customized information that receives;
After the data message that receives is carried out validity and integrity analysis, set-top box device is stored in the MP3 playing program in the information in this machine, and in decoding program tabulation, set corresponding application inlet (finishing), step 270 by customization result storage and processing module;
By a refresh operation, set-top box device has just had the MP3 playing function that the user needs, step 280.
When the user will carry out the customizing functions of multinomial application software, only need carry out multi-pass operation as stated above and get final product.
Online user's personalized customization system and method based on the set-top box device of televising of the present invention, be not limited to outside the customization to above-mentioned menu content and application software, for example, can also the style of operation interface be customized, corresponding, only need on the webserver, store selectable background picture, background music, menu display icon, resources such as menu position, increasing the operation interface customization and select just passablely in set-top box, also is the same to the customization operations of other resource.