Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to propose a kind of order request information grading device,, make the user can only watch the multimedia messages that is suitable for self can the multimedia messages of user's program request being carried out classified filtering.
Another object of the present invention also is to propose a kind of IP Information On Demand hierarchy system.
Another object of the present invention also is to propose a kind of order request information grading method.
Another object of the present invention also is to propose a kind of IP Information On Demand stage division.
For achieving the above object, the present invention proposes a kind of order request information grading device, comprising:
User information storage unit is used for memory point broadcasting user information, includes the user class of a broadcasting user and the corresponding relation of user ID in the described program request user profile;
The attribute information memory cell is used for the attribute information of memory contents multimedia messages that provider provides, and includes the user class of multimedia messages in the described attribute information;
Information receiving unit is connected with the multimedia terminal of a broadcasting user, is used to receive the order request information of sending the multimedia terminal, and reception information is transmitted;
Information management unit, be connected with content provider server with described information receiving unit, user information storage unit, attribute information memory cell respectively, be used for according to the user ID of a broadcasting user user class in user information storage unit index correspondence, and the order request information of transmit according to information receiving unit is at the attribute information of attribute information memory cell index correspondence, and the user class and the attribute information that index are transmitted; The attribute information that is used for multimedia messages that content provider server is sent simultaneously stores the attribute information memory cell into;
The isolated by filtration unit is connected with described information management unit, is used to receive information management unit and transmits the user class and the attribute information of coming, and according to user class information attribute information is carried out isolated by filtration and handle, and filters out corresponding attribute information;
Information transmitting unit is connected with the multimedia terminal of described isolated by filtration unit with the some broadcasting user respectively, is used for the attribute information that the isolated by filtration unit filters out is fed back to the multimedia terminal.
Described order request information grading device also comprises the user register unit that is connected with information management unit, be used for the log-on message that includes program request user profile that the acceptance point broadcasting user is sent, and log-on message is forwarded to information management unit, store program request user profile into user information storage unit by information management unit.
Correspondingly, the invention allows for a kind of IP Information On Demand hierarchy system, comprising:
The multimedia terminal is used to generate the order request information of a broadcasting user and sends, the multimedia messages that provides of received content provider simultaneously, and the multimedia messages that receives handled;
Order request information grading device is connected with described multimedia terminal, is used for storing respectively the user class of each point broadcasting user and the attribute information of the multimedia messages that content supplier provides; And according to the order request Information Selection respective attributes information of a broadcasting user, user class according to a broadcasting user carries out the isolated by filtration processing to the attribute information of selecting again, and the attribute information that filters out fed back to the multimedia terminal, make a broadcasting user select to want according to the attribute information that receives to generate new order request information transmission behind the attribute information of multimedia messages of program request;
Content provider server is connected with order request information grading device with described multimedia terminal respectively, is used for the order request information sent according to the multimedia terminal, and corresponding multimedia messages is handed down to the multimedia terminal; The multimedia messages that is used for that simultaneously self is provided carries out user class classification to be handled, and the attribute information that will include the multimedia messages of user class stores order request information grading device into.
Wherein said order request information grading device further comprises:
User information storage unit is used for memory point broadcasting user information, includes the user class of a broadcasting user and the corresponding relation of user ID in the described program request user profile;
The attribute information memory cell is used for the attribute information of memory contents multimedia messages that provider provides, and includes the user class of multimedia messages in the described attribute information;
Information receiving unit is connected with described multimedia terminal, is used to receive the order request information of sending the multimedia terminal, and reception information is transmitted;
Information management unit, be connected with content provider server with described information receiving unit, user information storage unit, attribute information memory cell respectively, be used for according to the user ID of a broadcasting user user class in user information storage unit index correspondence, and the order request information of transmit according to information receiving unit is at the attribute information of attribute information memory cell index correspondence, and the user class and the attribute information that index are transmitted; The attribute information that is used for multimedia messages that content provider server is sent simultaneously stores the attribute information memory cell into;
The isolated by filtration unit is connected with described information management unit, is used to receive information management unit and transmits the user class and the attribute information of coming, and according to user class information attribute information is carried out isolated by filtration and handle, and filters out corresponding attribute information;
Information transmitting unit is connected with the multimedia terminal with described isolated by filtration unit respectively, is used for the attribute information that the isolated by filtration unit filters out is fed back to the multimedia terminal.
Wherein said order request information grading device also further comprises the user register unit that is connected with information management unit, be used for the log-on message that includes program request user profile that the acceptance point broadcasting user is sent, and log-on message is forwarded to information management unit, store program request user profile into user information storage unit by information management unit.
Above-mentioned multimedia terminal is a STB terminal; Or be the computer terminal; Or be wireless communication terminal.Wherein STB terminal is a separation between machine and card formula STB terminal, and described program request user profile is stored in the smart card.
Correspondingly, the invention allows for a kind of order request information grading method, comprise step:
For each some broadcasting user is arranged to few user class;
Storage package contains the program request user profile of the corresponding relation of user class and user ID;
The multimedia messages that content supplier is provided carries out user class classification processing;
Storage package contains the attribute information of the multimedia messages of user class information;
User class according to the user ID index correspondence of a broadcasting user; And
The attribute information of the order request information index correspondence of sending according to a broadcasting user;
According to user class the attribute information that indexes is filtered;
The point broadcasting user need to select the attribute information of the multimedia messages of program request in the attribute information that filtration obtains, generate new order request information.
Wherein program request user profile also comprises the amount information that program request user password or some broadcasting user have; And attribute information also comprises the title of multimedia messages, the brief introduction content of multimedia messages, the memory address of multimedia messages or the pricing information of multimedia messages.
Correspondingly, the invention allows for a kind of IP Information On Demand stage division, comprise step:
The multimedia messages that content supplier provided is carried out the user class classification to be handled; And
Be each at least one user class of program request user definition;
User class according to a broadcasting user filters the order request information of a broadcasting user;
The order request information that the some broadcasting user sends after the filtration treatment is carried out the multimedia messages program request to content supplier;
A broadcasting user is handed down to according to receiving the program request solicited message with corresponding multimedia messages in content supplier.
Wherein the process that the order request information of a broadcasting user is filtered further comprises step:
Storage package contains the program request user profile of user class and user ID corresponding relation;
Storage package contains the attribute information of the multimedia messages of user class information;
User class according to the user ID index correspondence of a broadcasting user; And
According to the order request information of a broadcasting user, the attribute information under this order request information of index;
According to user class the attribute information that indexes is filtered.
The beneficial effect that the present invention can reach is as follows:
Because having carried out the user class classification by the multimedia messages that content supplier is provided, the present invention handles, so that dissimilar multimedia messagess is belonged to the different user rank, simultaneously a broadcasting user is carried out user class and divide processing, thereby the some broadcasting user that can realize appropriate level can only program request to the multimedia messages of corresponding level, and can not program request to being not suitable for the multimedia messages that its identity is watched, thereby help the cultural spreading of multimedia messages, very favourable to teen-age psychosomatic development; Also strengthened simultaneously the flexibility of multimedia-on-demand technology.
Embodiment
Be elaborated below in conjunction with the realization principle and the embodiment of accompanying drawing to order request information grading device of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 1, this figure is the basic composition structured flowchart of order request information grading device of the present invention; As scheme wherein that order request information grading device 2 inside specifically comprise user information storage unit 21, attribute information memory cell 22, information receiving unit 23, information management unit 24, isolated by filtration unit 25 and information transmitting unit 26, the contact of its each unit and act on as follows:
User information storage unit 21 is used for memory point broadcasting user information, includes the corresponding relation between the user class of a broadcasting user and the user ID sign in the described program request user profile, also includes amount information that program request user password or some broadcasting user have etc.;
Attribute information memory cell 22, the attribute information that is used for the multimedia messages that memory contents provider provides, the user class that includes multimedia messages in the described attribute information, the title that also includes multimedia messages, the brief introduction content of multimedia messages, the memory address of multimedia messages or the pricing information of multimedia messages;
Information receiving unit 23 is connected with multimedia terminal 1, is used to receive the order request information of sending multimedia terminal 1, and the order request information that receives is transmitted;
Information management unit 24, be connected with information receiving unit 23, user information storage unit 21, attribute information memory cell 22 and content provider server 3 respectively, be used for being identified at the user class of user information storage unit 21 index correspondences according to the user ID of a broadcasting user, and the attribute information of order request information under this order request information of attribute information memory cell 22 index that 23 forwardings come according to information receiving unit, and with the user class and the attribute information forwarding that index; The attribute information that also is used for multimedia messages that content provider server 3 is sent simultaneously stores attribute information memory cell 22 into;
Isolated by filtration unit 25 is connected with information management unit 24, is used to receive information management unit 24 and transmits the user class and the attribute information of coming, and according to user class information attribute information is carried out isolated by filtration and handle, and filters out corresponding attribute information;
Information transmitting unit 26 is connected with multimedia terminal 1 with isolated by filtration unit 25 respectively, is used for that the attribute information that isolated by filtration unit 25 filters to isolate is fed back to multimedia terminal 1 and handles.
Please refer to Fig. 2, this figure is order request information grading device of the present invention increases user register unit on the basis of concrete composition structure a structural representation; Wherein on the concrete composition architecture basics of order request information grading device shown in Figure 2, the user register unit 27 that increases is connected with information management unit 24, be used for the log-on message that includes program request user profile that the acceptance point broadcasting user is sent, and the log-on message that receives is forwarded to information management unit 24, by information management unit 24 the program request user profile in the log-on message that receives is stored in the user information storage unit 21, wherein put log-on message that broadcasting user can be by multimedia terminal 1 long-range transmission self user register unit 27, also can be directly be input to the user register unit 27 of order request information grading device 2 to the local direct log-on message of operator with self to order request information grading device 2.
Correspondingly, the invention allows for a kind of IP Information On Demand hierarchy system, be elaborated below in conjunction with the concrete structure and the operation principle of accompanying drawing to IP Information On Demand hierarchy system of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 3, this figure is that the basic structure of IP Information On Demand hierarchy system of the present invention is formed schematic diagram; Wherein the IP Information On Demand hierarchy system comprises multimedia terminal 1, order request information grading device 2 and a plurality of relevant ICP servers 3, the annexation between each part and act on as follows:
Multimedia terminal 1 is used to generate the order request information of a broadcasting user and sends, the multimedia messages that provides of received content provider simultaneously, and the multimedia messages that receives handled; Wherein as the case may be, STB terminal can be chosen in the multimedia terminal, or chooses the computer terminal, also can choose wireless communication terminal, as mobile phone, PDA terminal etc.; Wherein STB terminal can be chosen the STB terminal of separation between machine and card formula, gets final product in the user smart card that then described program request user profile is stored in set-top box is separated.
Order request information grading device 2 is connected with multimedia terminal 1, is used for storing respectively the user class of each point broadcasting user and the attribute information of the multimedia messages that content supplier provides; And according to the order request Information Selection respective attributes information of a broadcasting user, user class according to a broadcasting user carries out the isolated by filtration processing to the attribute information of selecting again, the attribute information that filters out is fed back to multimedia terminal 1, make a broadcasting user utilize multimedia terminal 1 to generate new order request information and send according to the attribute information that receives;
Content provider server 3 is connected with order request information grading device 2 with multimedia terminal 1 respectively, is used for the order request information sent according to multimedia terminal 1, and corresponding multimedia messages is handed down to multimedia terminal 1; The multimedia messages that is used for also that simultaneously self is provided carries out user class classification to be handled, and the attribute information that will include the multimedia messages of user class sends to order request information grading device 2 and is stored in the order request information grading device 2.
Wherein the concrete structure of the order request information grading device 2 in this IP Information On Demand hierarchy system is formed as is above-mentioned illustrated in figures 1 and 2, no longer too much gives unnecessary details here.
Correspondingly, the invention allows for a kind of order request information grading method, be elaborated below in conjunction with the concrete operation principle of accompanying drawing to order request information grading method of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 4, this figure is the basic principle flow chart of order request information grading method of the present invention; The classification principle of its order request information is achieved as follows:
Step S10, for each some broadcasting user is arranged to a few user class (as being that a some broadcasting user is provided with children's rank and education rank etc.), then user profile of each some broadcasting user is stored, wherein include corresponding relation between user class and the user ID sign, and program request user password or put amount information that broadcasting user has etc. in Cun Chu the program request user profile;
Step S20, the multimedia messages that the ICP of content supplier is provided carries out user class classification processing, as the multimedia messages that ICP provided being divided into types such as adult level, underage level, children's rank; Then the attribute information of the multimedia messages carried is stored, the title that wherein includes user class information, multimedia messages in the attribute information of multimedia messages, the brief introduction content of multimedia messages, the memory address of multimedia messages or the pricing information of multimedia messages etc.;
Step S30, user class according to the user ID identification information of specific broadcasting user index correspondence in the program request user information database of storage, the order request information that while sends according to a broadcasting user, the attribute information in the attribute information storehouse of multimedia messages under this order request information of index;
Step S40, the attribute information that index is gone out according to the user class information of step S30 index carries out isolated by filtration to be handled, to obtain meeting the attribute information of this user class;
Step S50, the point broadcasting user need to select the attribute information of the multimedia messages of program request in the attribute information that filtration obtains, generate new order request information, thereby the purpose that realization is filtered order request information, make the some broadcasting user of appropriate level send to the ICP server with meeting own other order request information of level, with program request to meeting the multimedia messages of oneself watching.
Correspondingly, the invention allows for a kind of IP Information On Demand stage division, be elaborated below in conjunction with the concrete operation principle of accompanying drawing to IP Information On Demand stage division of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 5, this figure is the basic principle flow chart of IP Information On Demand stage division of the present invention; The classification principle of its IP Information On Demand is achieved as follows:
Step S100, the multimedia messages that the ICP of content supplier is provided carries out user class classification processing, so that all multimedia messagess are divided adult level, children's rank etc.;
Step S110 is each at least one user class of program request user definition, as with a program request user definition being underage level and education rank etc.;
Step S120 carries out filtration treatment according to the user class of a broadcasting user to the order request information of a broadcasting user, and wherein the process of filtration treatment is as follows:
1) the program request user profile that will include corresponding relation between user class and the user ID sign is stored;
2) storage package contains the attribute information of the multimedia messages of user class information;
3) according to the user class of the user ID identification index correspondence of a broadcasting user;
4) according to the order request information of a broadcasting user, the attribute information under this order request information of index;
5) according to user class the attribute information that indexes is filtered, the some solicited message of a broadcasting user is filtered with realization;
Step S130, the order request information that the some broadcasting user sends after the filtration treatment is carried out the multimedia messages program request to the ICP of content supplier;
Step S140, the ICP of content supplier is handed down to a broadcasting user with corresponding multimedia messages, thereby makes a broadcasting user can only watch the multimedia messages that meets its user class according to the order request information that receives.
Wherein, when implementing IP Information On Demand stage division of the present invention and hierarchy system thereof, need do the preparation of following several respects:
User profile registration link:
Wherein the user can adopt various ways when network registration is opened an account, as handles user smart card, distributing user account number etc.; User register unit 27 in the order request information grading device 2 is after receiving the log-on message that a broadcasting user sends, when handling the network registration formality for the user, can come according to user's needs to be a plurality of user classs of this customization (many sheet smart cards or a plurality of user account), as corresponding power user's supper-intelligent card (or super number of the account), other user of this level can all multimedia messagess of program request; In addition, the corresponding child user of child user card (or child account) can also be arranged, other user of this grade is suitable for the multimedia messages that children watch with program request only; The corresponding teenager user of teenager user card (or teenager's number of the account) can also be arranged, and other user of this grade can only program request be suitable for the multimedia messages that the teenager watches; Even, can also be the special online education subscriber card of corresponding customization (or online education number of the account), cartoon subscriber card (or cartoon number of the account) as required, can only distinguish the multimedia messages of the relevant education of program request or the multimedia messages of relevant animation to use these two kinds of subscriber cards.
After the network registration operation of a broadcasting user is finished, order request information grading device 2 needs concrete identity informations of all some broadcasting users all are kept in the user information storage unit 21, wherein in each program request user profile of Bao Cuning all respective stored the user class of respective point broadcasting user and the user ID corresponding relation between identifying is arranged.
The multimedia information management link that content supplier provides:
ICP need carry out classifying content to all multimedia messagess that self provided to be handled, and define spectators' rank that each multimedia messages is fit to, be each multimedia messages definition user class, as X-certificate, children's level etc., and with it as a part of information in the attribute information of multimedia messages, send in the attribute information memory cell 22 storage.
The isolated by filtration link of order request information grading device 2:
In the application process of broadband network multimedia messages VOD system, order request information grading device 2 need safeguard that all can be for the attribute information of the multimedia messages browsed of some broadcasting user, when solicited message grading plant 2 is broadcast in a broadcasting user debarkation point, when obtaining the attribute information of alternative multimedia messages, order request information grading device 2 at first will be determined the user class of a broadcasting user, and the user class information that comprises in the attribute information according to the multimedia messages that sends of ICP of storage, carry out the isolated by filtration of the attribute information of corresponding multimedia messages and handle, and the attribute information that will meet this program request user class feeds back to this broadcasting user.
The point broadcasting user is according to the attribute information of feedback, selects to want the attribute information of the multimedia messages of program request, and is assembled into new order request information by the multimedia terminal and sends to the ICP server and carry out follow-up information on demand and operate.
Flow process when having the some broadcasting user debarkation net network of user class is as follows:
The point broadcasting user is input to multimedia terminal 1 with the subscriber card (or account number) of the own user class of correspondence, and opens multimedia terminal 1 and land program request solicited message grading plant 2, carries out associated multimedia information on demand operation;
The information receiving unit 23 of order request information grading device 2 is after receiving user's order request information, and subscriber card id information and concrete IP Information On Demand with comprising in user's order request information are forwarded to information management unit 24;
Information management unit 24 is judged the validity of this program request user ID according to this program request user profile of storage in the user information storage unit 21, if effectively according to the ID sign of this broadcasting user read storage in the user information storage unit 21 to user class information that should the program request user, and, read the attribute information of corresponding multimedia messages in the dependency information memory cell 22 according to concrete IP Information On Demand.Information read finish after, information management unit 24 sends to isolated by filtration unit 25 with user class information and the correlation attribute information that reads;
The user class that isolated by filtration unit 25 sends according to information management unit 24 carries out the isolated by filtration operation to the attribute information of the multimedia messages that receives, and the attribute information that meets this program request user class that will filter to isolate sends to information transmitting unit 26;
Information transmitting unit 26 is given multimedia terminal 1 with the respective attributes feedback information that receives;
The point broadcasting user is according to the attribute information of the multimedia messages received, selects to want the attribute information of the multimedia messages of program request, and generates new order request information by multimedia terminal 1, sends to the ICP server and carries out follow-up multimedia messages program request processing.
By above IP Information On Demand classification processing mode, just can be in existing multimedia messages VOD system, but the multimedia messages resource of user's program request is comparatively effectively managed.When adult's application of multimedia terminal equipment, can browse the all-network multimedia messages resource that ICP provides by inserting power user's card (or super account number); And as children, when the teenager uses multimedia terminal equipment, the head of a family can allow them use the lower child user card (or child account) of rank relievedly, or special-purpose online education subscriber card (or intelligent account number), cartoon subscriber card (or cartoon account number), come the multimedia messages resource that is fit to them in the program request respective range.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.