CN1449624A - Mapping enhancements to network identifiers - Google Patents

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CN1449624A
CN1449624A CN 01814867 CN01814867A CN1449624A CN 1449624 A CN1449624 A CN 1449624A CN 01814867 CN01814867 CN 01814867 CN 01814867 A CN01814867 A CN 01814867A CN 1449624 A CN1449624 A CN 1449624A
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Abstract

By transmitting a map which correlates channels or network identifiers to session identifiers that relate to enhancements, a head-end or server may enable downstream receivers such as a network operating center or a receiver to remap the channels or network identifiers to particular enhancements. Starting with an initial map received from the upstream source, a downstream source may adapt the information to its particular needs.

Description

The enhancing business is mapped to network identifier
Background of invention
The present invention relates to the television broadcasting of interactive television or enhancing.
In television broadcasting that strengthens or interactive television, television content can be assigned to together with reference content and strengthen business.These strengthen business can be to comprise advertisement, relate to the additional information of programme content or the supertext of out of Memory compiles language file.The user can be professional by be linked to this enhancing with the click suitable icon relevant with TV programme on screen display in some cases.
The distribution that strengthens television content can comprise primitively that the content by front end or server sends.This content can directly send to a plurality of receivers, maybe can send to one and insert the network operation center, and this insertion network operation center sends to suitable receiver to this information subsequently.
Therefore, importantly each is strengthened and professionally match a concrete network or at special time and the concrete relevant Channel Identifier of program.
Provide a backward channel strengthening the professional a kind of method that matches program, make that receiving an entity that strengthens television broadcasting can access strengthen the professional information relevant with channel or network identifier to this.But this technology is unnecessarily wasted frequency bandwidth, and needs a Return Channel connection, and for example phone or internet connect.
And in most of the cases, the channel allocation in a local does not correspond to the channel allocation in other local.
For example in the U.S., the channel 2 in local can be the CBS network channel, and the channel 2 in another local can be the NBC channel.The user considers a problem according to channel usually.
Therefore, the Network Recognition device of discerning the network information source of a multiple source transmission need be related to concrete channel, just as this enhancing business must be related to concrete channel or network identifier.Under some situation, the correlation that rearranges between network identifier, channel and enhancing business may be important.Current, still not knowing has the technology that realizes this function.
Therefore, need a kind of better mode that the enhancing business is matched particular network or channel.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of describing one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 talks with-description of channel Mapping according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the description of a simple dialog catalogue;
Fig. 4 A talks with-channel Mapping according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 B talks with-mapping of Network Recognition device according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the dialogue-channel Mapping that is used to generate a receiver that strengthens television broadcasting according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is a dialogue-channel Mapping that remaps that is used for the network operation center according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 is a software flow pattern according to an embodiment of the invention, and its realization matches network identifier or channel to the enhancing business; With
Fig. 8 is a software flow pattern according to an embodiment of the invention, and it makes the network operation center channel that can remap.
Describe in detail
Can be assigned to a plurality of receivers to TV programme with reference to 1, one front end of figure or server 12.This program can come from other supplier of one or more networks or television content.This content can be attended by and strengthen business, maybe should the enhancing business can receive from dividing other to strengthen service provider.
At different time, this receiver 20 be broadcasted or be assigned to the television content of this enhancing can directly or by inserting network operation center 16 by this front end 12.Using the occasion of network operation center 16, conveyer 14 can be coupled this front end 12 and one or more network operation center 16.In an example, network operation center 16 can be the local content satellite transmitter of serving concrete region.
This conveyer 14 can be multiple one of the conveyer that analog or digital strengthens television content that is used to distribute.The example of this conveyer comprises those conveyers that are used in combination with cable, satellite and television broadcasting system.
Network operation center 16 can be to be coupled to for example system based on processor of a storage device 22 of hard disk drive.Storage device 22 can storing software 24 and 34, is used for professionally matching network identifier and the appointed task of be used to remap concrete channel and dialog identifier strengthening.
Dialog identifier can be a part that is flowed by the advertisement data that network operation center 16 receives from front end 12.According to one embodiment of present invention, this advertisement data stream can be to meet advanced television enhanced form (ATVEF) specification data stream.See the version 1.1r.26 (1999) of ATVEF contents norm.A dialog identifier, promptly sid strengthens one professional relevant with television content.Generally speaking, the bulletin of a specific broadcasting of sign, and this bulletin shows that the specific enhancing relevant with concrete TV programme is professional.Certainly, this strengthens business and can pass through identical or different conveyer in identical or different time broadcasting with this TV programme.
This network operation center 16 can be assigned to a plurality of receivers 20 to this enhancing television content by conveyer 18.This conveyer 18 can be to use the same conveyer between front end 12 and network operation center 16, maybe can use diverse technology.
Receiver 20 can be a system based on processor, for example one of any based on the equipment of processor or various miscellaneous equipments of desktop computer machine, pocket computer, set-top box and so on.Each receiver 20 can comprise memory 26, is coupled to this receiver 20 and store instruction, makes the receiver 20 related dialog information that receive through conveyer 18.Therefore, according to one embodiment of present invention, software 24 can be stored on the memory 26.
With reference to 2, one dialogues of figure catalogue, promptly conversation channel is shone upon, and comprises to make that the information that receives can the information relevant with the information of other needs in bulletin.For example, a given channel and the time interval, this conversation channel mapping can provide about information relevant with this program on this channel of this time interval.In one embodiment of the invention, this enhancing business can be by a dialog identifier and version (sid1, ver1) sign.Similarly, dialog identifier and version can be related to a channel in the time interval.Generally speaking, a given key or input, the tabulation of a value is returned in this conversation channel mapping according to the inquiry of this acceptance.
In the example of a hypothesis, lattice, promptly the electronic program guides program of Pgmtime is crossed over trunnion axis, and channel to left down vertical edge extend, make the concrete channel can be relevant with concrete enhancings business, illustrate as Fig. 3.Strengthen program on the professional channel 2 that can relate to from 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock by of dialog identifier sid2ii, ver., 2vi sign.Therefore, the actual information that provides of conversation channel mapping by type shown in Figure 2 has been provided Fig. 3 intuitively.
With reference to figure 4A, a channel dialogue mapping is related to dialog identifier, i.e. a sid to a given channel number.Within a programme time interval from front end 12 or network operation center 16, one or more channel can be professional relevant with enhancing.Receiving system as receiver 20 or network operation center 16 can receive concrete enhancing business tine.
Similarly, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 B, not that channel number is related to dialog identifier, and be to use a network identifier.This network identifier strengthens professional and a particular network to this, and for example the broadcaster of the U.S. (ABC) is relevant.The broadcasting that embodiment shown in Fig. 4 B can be extended on several areas is used, and the different channels at same network is used in each zone.Owing to the network identifier of reception is arranged, therefore may in any given local, be related to suitable local channel number at this network identifier.
Be used for the different bulletins that strengthen service conversation along with beginning to receive, for example shown in Fig. 4 A, this conversation channel mapping beginning is filled with additional information or link, makes and realizes the available professional specifying information that strengthens subsequently.With reference to figure 5, therefore for example a concrete channel of channel 2 can have a concrete dialog identifier and a concrete version.Yet in this case, this concrete receiver 20 or network operation center 16 still also do not receive any information that is used for this channel 6.
Identical conversation channel map type can use in an embodiment of the use network identifier of corresponding diagram 4B.Can describe communication protocol (SDP) from a dialogue of broadcasting and obtain version identifier by front end 12.This dialogue description communication protocol has illustrated in the Request forComments (RFC) 2327 in for example in April, 1998, can obtain from Network Working Group.Therefore, the version together with this dialog identifier can identify a concrete enhancing business.
Fig. 6 is illustrated in the channel of Fig. 4 A and talks with the channel dialogue mapping of shining upon after having remapped, and for example remaps with a network operation center 16, so that be related to the channel allocation of a concrete local.Therefore, channel 2 channel 8 that becomes now, and channel 8 have now before the dialog identifier (as dialog identifier from front end 12 receptions) relevant with channel 2.Can do similar conversion at other channel number.Can provide therein and use identical scheme in the system of network identifier.In this case, this network identifier can convert local channel number to.Under some situation, concrete channel can be remapped to other channel number by network operation center 16, maybe can delete concrete channel, because a concrete channel can be selected to relay by a particular network operation center 11.
Can or use the form that other technology inserts to be needed without a backward channel, a conversation channel mapping resembling shown in Fig. 4 A can be broadcast to network operation center 16 from front end.
Subsequently, this mapping table can be remapped by this locality (promptly in the network operation center 16) simply, so that be related to this suitable local message.The information needed of this original broadcast mapping of remapping can be obtained from memory this locality relevant with network operation center 16.
Therefore, the directed target that designs of form of shining upon with a conversation channel can provide an insertable structure component, and this composition can be modified, so that meet generation standard and the difference in this enhancing service advices scheme.Can easily change for concrete network or channel concrete at receiving terminal and strengthen professional appointment, so that realize local demand.
Forward Fig. 7 to, the conversation channel mapping software 24 that resides in the network operation center 16 begins to determine whether to have received the content that comprises a bulletin in decision block 28.If then can extract this channel (or network identifier), dialog identifier and version, as frame 30 expressions.This information can be used for a conversation channel mapping of blank map 6 shown types immediately.Similarly, receiver 20 can utilize flow chart shown in Fig. 7, creates a mapping of type for example shown in Figure 5.
The software 34 that remaps of the channel shown in Fig. 8 can be used in network operation center 16, again concrete enhancing business is assigned to concrete channel.As frame 36 expressions, once receiving a request of remapping, 34 of softwares receive this channel and replace, as frame 38 expressions.The dialog identifier of replacing is matched this new channel, as frame 40 expressions.A new conversation channel mapping is filled subsequently, as frame 42 indications.
As 44 indications of frame decision block, can delete any no enhancing business from this mapping table.For example, if a sign is set, can automatically delete no enhancing business, shown in frame 46.In other words, this no enhancing business can keep simply, even they may be never selected by this receiver at last.This mark setting can be selected by a graphical user interface by the user.
Though the present invention describes with respect to a limited number of embodiment, those skilled in the art will be from wherein understanding many modifications and variations.In the time of within it falls within practicalness of the present invention and scope, appending claims will be intended to cover whole this improvement and change.

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1. a method comprises:
Send the television content that strengthens; With
Send strengthening the professional information that is related to channel information with said content.
2. the information that the process of claim 1 wherein sends and comprises dialog identifier of emission, and said dialog identifier is related to channel information.
3. the method for claim 2 comprises sending a network identifier that is related to said dialog identifier.
4. the method for claim 3 comprises sending a Channel Identifier that is related to a dialog identifier.
5. the information that the process of claim 1 wherein sends one first form that comprises to be convertible into one second form and sends a dialog identifier-channel map.
6. the method for claim 1 comprises sending a dialog identifier and a version identifier.
7. a medium product that comprises store instruction, this instruction make one based on the system of processor can:
The television content of the enhancing that sends; And
Send strengthening the professional information that is related to channel information with said content.
8. the product of claim 7, further storage the system based on processor of making can send a dialog identifier and the instruction relevant with channel information of this dialog identifier.
9. the product of claim 8, further storage the system based on processor of making can send a network identifier and the instruction relevant with channel information of this network identifier.
10. the product of claim 9, further storage the system based on processor of making can send the instruction of a Channel Identifier relevant with dialog identifier.
11. the product of claim 7, the further feasible instruction that can send a dialog identifier-channel map based on the system of processor of storage with first form that is convertible into second form.
12. the product of claim 11, the further feasible instruction that can send a dialog identifier and a version identifier based on the system of processor of storage.
13. a system comprises:
Device based on processor; With
Be coupled to the memory of said device based on processor, this memory stores can be utilized this device based on processor and professionally is related to the information of channel information and sends the instruction of the television content of enhancing strengthening.
14. the system of claim 13, wherein said memory stores make device can send a dialog identifier and the instruction relevant with channel information of said dialog identifier.
15. the system of claim 14, wherein said memory further storage makes the device of based process device can send the instruction of a network identifier relevant with said dialog identifier.
16. a method comprises step:
Receive the television content that strengthens; With
Receive strengthening the professional information that is related to channel information with said content.
17. as the method for claim 16, wherein message pick-up comprises dialog identifier of reception, and said dialog identifier is related to channel information.
18. the method for claim 17 further comprises receiving a network identifier that is related to said dialog identifier.
19. the method for claim 18 further comprises receiving a Channel Identifier that is related to a dialog identifier.
20. as the method for claim 16, wherein message pick-up comprises with dialog identifier-channel map of first form reception, and said first format conversion is become one second form.
21., comprise with this enhancing television content receiving said information as the method for claim 16.
22. the method for claim 21 comprises receiving a dialog identifier and a version identifier.
23. comprise a medium product of store instruction, this instruction make based on the device of processor can:
Receive the television content that strengthens; With
Receive strengthening the professional information that is related to channel information with this content.
24. the product of claim 23, further storage the system based on processor of making can receive a dialog identifier and the instruction relevant with channel information of said dialog identifier.
25. the product of claim 24, further storage the system based on processor of making can receive a network identifier and a said network identifier and an instruction that dialog identifier is relevant.
26. the product of claim 25, further storage the system based on processor of making can receive a Channel Identifier and a said Channel Identifier and an instruction that dialog identifier is relevant.
27. the product of claim 23, further storage makes and can receive a dialog identifier and said first format conversion be become the instruction of one second form with one first form based on the system of processor.
28. a system comprises:
Device based on processor; With
Be coupled to the memory of said device based on processor, this memory stores makes this device based on processor can receive the television content of enhancing and receives strengthening the professional instruction that is related to channel information.
29. the system of claim 28, wherein said system are network operation centers.
30. the system of claim 28, wherein said system are receivers.
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