CN1512770A - Realizing method for electronic program guide - Google Patents
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This invention discloses a method for realizing the directory to electronic programs including the following steps: a set top box decodes the related video stream information to display an interface picture of the electronic program directory to receive data of the user data field of the said video stream, then to create an intelligent button control piece and draw the edge frame of the control piece where the focus point situates. When a user sends an operation instruction, the intelligent button control piece operates coherently according to the said instruction.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the digital TV set-top box technology, particularly relate to the method for utilizing digital TV set-top box to realize electronic program guides.
Background technology
Digital TV set-top box belongs to digital television system terminal receiving unit.Electronic program guides (EPG) is a basic function of digital TV set-top box.
Concerning existing electronic program guides (EPG), owing to the information that receives EPG by information on services SI tables such as reception NIT, SDT, EIT, so its reception data structure more complicated, kind is more, and reception is handled more loaded down with trivial details.
Secondly, during the demonstration of EPG information, owing to will realize therefore having the graphical control storehouse to support by various controls.In the graphical control storehouse, need comprise the control (for example: form, button, static text frame, text edit box, message box etc.) that might use, and must provide the function such as demonstration, editor, deletion of control and to the disposal ability of user message.This has obviously increased the complexity and the difficulty of system in the set-top box of only looking the service of audio frequency and simple information.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is the implementation method that proposes a kind of novel electronic program guide (EPG), is applicable to the simple type digital television receiver.
The implementation method of a kind of electronic program guides of the present invention is achieved in that
At first, set-top box shows the surface chart of electronic program guides (EPG) by the decoding to corresponding video stream, receives the data of the user data fields of this video flowing simultaneously;
According to the information that receives, create the smart button control, and the frame of the focus place control that draws;
When the user sent operational order, under the interface of electronic program guides (EPG), the smart button control carried out corresponding operational processes according to this operational order.
Adopt the method for the invention, reduced the complexity of digital TV set-top-box system significantly, do not need to use middleware Technology, be user-friendly to and penetration and promotion.
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Fig. 1 is the workflow diagram of electronic program guides in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is the workflow diagram of electronic program guides implementation method of the present invention.
Embodiment
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 gives the operation principle that has electronic program guides (EPG), as can be seen from Figure 1, at first to show to receive the information of EPG by information on services SI such as reception NIT, SDT, EIT, after all receiving, by application program these information are handled, on screen, shown.And when EPG shows, owing to realize that therefore the support of middleware system must be arranged by various controls.This has obviously increased the complexity and the difficulty of system for the set-top box of only looking the service of audio frequency and simple information.
Fig. 2 is the workflow diagram of electronic program guides implementation method of the present invention, and as can be seen, the method for the invention comprises following step:
At first, set-top box shows the surface chart of electronic program guides (EPG) by the decoding to corresponding video stream, receives the data of the user data UserData field of this video flowing simultaneously;
According to the information that receives, create smart button Smart Button control, and the frame of the focus place control that draws;
When the user sent operational order, under the interface of electronic program guides (EPG), the smart button control carried out corresponding operational processes according to this operational order.
Below in conjunction with Fig. 2, this method of the invention is described in detail:
One, about the transmission channel of EPG data message
The data of electronic program guides (EPG) are that user data (UserData) field by video flowing transmits.
The structure of UserData field is as follows:
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| ?????User_data(){ ????????TableId ????????Length ????????ProtocolVersion ????????DataNumber ????????for(i＝0；i＜DataNumber；i++){ ?????Selection_number ?????Xpos ?????Ypos ?????NetworkId ?????TsId ?????ServiceId ?????NotUsed ?????CursorProtocolVersion ?????CursorId ?????if(CursorId＝＝ RECTANGLE_CURSOR_ID){ ?????????Width ?????????Height ?????????Line_color ?????????Background_color ?????????Background_transparency ????} ????RightSelection ????LeftSelection ????UpSelection ????DownSelection ???????} ????} | ? ????32 ????16 ????8 ????8 ? ????8 ????16 ????16 ????16 ????16 ????16 ????16 ????8 ????16 ? ????8 ????8 ????8 ????8 ????8 ? ????8 ????8 ????8 ????8 |
Each Field Definition explanation:
TableId shows identification field.
The Length segment length field identifies the byte length after this field.
ProtocolVersion protocol version field
DataNumber data item number field
Which data item is Selection_number data item ordinal number field identify
The Xpos coordinate fields, certain any abscissa of this control on the interface identification
The Ypos coordinate fields, certain any ordinate of this control on the interface identification
NetworkId network identity field
TsId transport stream identification field
ServiceId service identifiers field identifies next stage interface or professional sign (ID) that this control links
Whether NotUsed identifies this data item and uses
The version number field of CursorProtocolVersion icon
The type identification of CursorId icon
The Width length field, sign histogram target width
The Height length field, sign histogram target height
The color of the line that Line_color sign icon is used
The used background color of Background_color sign icon.
The used background transparent degree of Background_transparency sign icon
RightSelection identifies the sequence number of data item of the right control correspondence of this control
LeftSelection identifies the sequence number of data item of the left control correspondence of this control
UpSelection identifies the sequence number of data item of the last control correspondence of this control
DownSelection identifies the sequence number of data item of the following control correspondence of this control
These information promptly provide the needed information of control frame of drawing on the EPG interface.Comprise the control frame coordinate (Xpos, Ypos), wide height (Width, Height), color (Line_color) of line, background color (Background_color), background transparent degree (Background_transparency) etc.
Simultaneously, also provide process user message needed information.Comprise the next stage interface that this control links or the ID (ServiceId) of service, change ID (UpSelection, DownSelection, LeftSelection, the content such as RightSelection) of the upper and lower, left and right control of this control.
Two, about the implementation at EPG interface
In the present invention, the interface of electronic program guides (EPG) is made up of two parts.
A part is the background at EPG interface, is made of picture, and each grade interface all is a width of cloth picture.These pictures all send with the form of video flowing, and needing only the corresponding video flowing of decoding during reception can show.
Another part is the icon that is used to guide user's operational controls on the background of interface, because at all controls that drawn on the background picture at EPG interface on it, the frame of the focus place control that therefore only need draw gets final product, and does not need the real control that draws.Information such as the color of the coordinate of these frames and wide, high, line, background color, background transparent degree are to obtain by the data in the user data (UserData) that receives this video flowing.
This picture user interface mode, can effectively solve the film flicker phenomenon that character display is easy to generate on conventional interlaced scan tv machine, and owing to do not need receiver embedded graphical control storehouse and character library, therefore reduced complexity, be applicable to simple cheaply set-top box.
Three, about the message processing facility of EPG
Under the interfaces at different levels of electronic program guides (EPG), all can receive the message that the user sends by the remote controller operation.After the information of program in receiving UserData, promptly can be according to DataNumber smart button Smart of this information creating Button control (value of DataNumber also gets in the information from UserData, sees the structure of top UserData field).
The structure of smart button Smart Button control is as follows:
typedef struct SMARTBTN_INFO {Int 32 ButtonId； Int 32 Xpos； Int 32 Ypos； Int 32 Width； Int 32 Height； Int 32 NetworkId； Int 32 TsId； Int 32 ServiceId； Int 32 NotUsed； Int 32 CursorProtocolVersion； Int 32 CursorId； Int 32 LineColor； Int 32 BackgroundColor； Int 32 BackgroundTransparency； Int 32 NavProtocoleVersion； Int 32 RightSelection； Int 32 LeftSelection； Int 32 UpSelection； Int 32 DownSelection； }SmartbtnInfo_t，*pSmartbtnInfo_t；
When the user makes the operation of upper and lower, left and right moving cursor, can make corresponding processing according to the UpSelection in the control structure, DownSelection, LeftSelection, RightSelection; When the user makes a choice the operation that enters, can enter the next stage interface or the service of this control link according to the service identifiers ServiceId in the control structure.
It should be noted last that: above embodiment is the unrestricted technical scheme of the present invention in order to explanation only, although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to the foregoing description, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: still can make amendment or be equal to replacement the present invention, and not breaking away from any modification or partial replacement of the spirit and scope of the present invention, it all should be encompassed in the middle of the claim scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of implementation method of electronic program guides is characterized in that:
At first, set-top box shows the surface chart of electronic program guides by the decoding to the corresponding video stream information, receives the data of the user data fields of this video flowing;
According to the information that receives, create the smart button control, and the frame of the focus place control that draws;
When the user sent operational order, under the interface of electronic program guides, the smart button control carried out corresponding operational processes according to this operational order.
2, the implementation method of electronic program guides according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the Video stream information that described user data fields transmits is the information of electronic program guides control icons on interface.
3, the implementation method of electronic program guides according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: the information of described control icons comprises the coordinate (Xpos of control icons, Ypos), size (Width, the ID (ServiceId) of next stage interface that Height), control linked or service, ID (the UpSelection of the upper and lower, left and right control of each control, DownSelection, LeftSelection, RightSelection).
4, the implementation method of electronic program guides according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, the interface of described electronic program guides (EPG) comprises two parts:
A part is the background at EPG interface, is to send as the form of picture with video flowing, and needing only the corresponding video flowing of decoding during reception can show; Another part is the control icons frame on the background.
5, the implementation method of electronic program guides according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, under the interfaces at different levels of electronic program guides (EPG), all can receive the message that the user sends by the remote controller operation.
6, the implementation method of electronic program guides according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, when the user makes the operation of upper and lower, left and right moving cursor, make corresponding processing according to the UpSelection in the control structure, DownSelection, LeftSelection, RightSelection.
7, the implementation method of electronic program guides according to claim 5 is characterized in that, when the user makes a choice the operation that enters, can enter the next stage interface or the service of this control link according to the service identifiers ServiceId in the control structure.
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