CN1744682A - Channel automatic setting method utilizing text information - Google Patents
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The method includes following phases: user inputs information of selected channel in advance to realize automatic setting up function for channel; in time of tuning or scanning channels, based on the automatic channel setup, the matching phase uses specific text information to check up whether the information for selecting channel is matched to the said text information; based on checking up result, user can set the matched channels as favorable channels or general channels in this phase. Moreover, the invention also provides function for selecting favorable channels for user in advance. Thus, user can set up channels and find favorable channels quickly and correctly. The invention is applicable to TV set and set-top box etc.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the channel automatic setting method.Specifically, the invention relates to the text message of the channels that receiver received such as utilization and TV or set-top box in for information about, the channel automatic setting method that utilizes text message of automatic setting channel that spectators like.
Background technology
Recently, the receiver that receives analog-and digital-TV have can show from the received various channel information of TV office very common.Here the channel information of indication comprises channel number, channel designation, programme information etc.Above-mentioned receiver have receive these information after, the function that on picture, shows selectively.
Give one example, electronic program guides (Electronic Program Guide: to call EPG in the following text) is a kind of TV programme schedule, it can show the data of using empty band or vacant channel on digital TV picture, comprise program channel, relay time, exercise question and kind etc. among this EPG.
Thus, spectators can come above-mentioned EPG is operated with remote controller, not only can grasp the same day, and certain Radio ﹠ Television Bureau will play what program etc. after can grasping for 1 week.
Now, relay along with utilizing earthwave and cable to carry out numeral, the channel that can watch is howed during than original simulation a lot, and channel utilization neither fix, along with the flexible variation of channel number and channel allocation, spectators are just recognizing the importance that can utilize EPG correctly to select TV programme.
Simultaneously, in the function of above-mentioned this receiver, can provide the automatic setting of finding out the channel that to watch at present automatically function for the user.
Here it is utilizes menu or key input to realize, in all frequency bands of the present received signal of scanning, finds out the channel that can receive automatically, and channel map is provided, so that the user can utilize.
But, the channel automatic setting method that is comprised in the receiver is in the past nearly all taked with a kind of mode, if that is exactly a beginning channel automatic setting, just begin to begin harmonic ringing from the initial channel of special frequency band, and search affirmation whether signal is arranged, and repeatedly the suitable frequency of each frequency band is carried out this operation, and all frequency bands that will search are carried out channel setting.
According to as mentioned above, channel automatic setting method in the past, to carry out tuning to all channels, and have without male offspring at confirmation signal, if signal is arranged, just add the user channel mapping table, if there is the channel of signal a lot, channel automatic setting constipation bundle so just might search a lot of user do not need and undesirable channel.
In this case, the channel that the user likes in order to search, just constantly carry out inferior repeatable operation on the channel.
Simultaneously, only select the user and want the channel seen, and will carry out hand operation channel setting once more in order to watch also, so just very inconvenient.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide text message channel automatic setting method that a kind of utilization with following function can set: utilize channel tuning or the scanning when the channel automatic setting, carried out, and the text message in the channel information that obtains, come the channel automatic setting, make the easier channel of having stored that automatically finds of user.
For achieving the above object, the channel automatic setting method of text message that utilizes according to the present invention has the feature that comprises with the next stage: the user imports the selected channel information stage in advance; Carry out the stage of channel automatic setting function; When carrying out channel tuning or channel scanning, utilize the particular text information in the various channel information that is received, check the stage whether above-mentioned user-selected channel information and above-mentioned text message are complementary according to above-mentioned automatic channel setting; According to above-mentioned check result, if when user-selected channel information and above-mentioned text message are complementary, the user is stored as the channel of liking with it, just situation in addition is stored as the common frequency channel stage with it.
Here, during surface wave and Digital Television are relayed in the employed PSIP specification SHORT_NAME zone in the TVCT catalogue of indicated channel information be an example of above-mentioned particular text information.
The present invention can to the user provide can select in advance like the function of channel, this can use when the channel automatic setting flexibly, find out specific channel and carry out automatic setting rapidlyer, finish, this function is when receivers such as use TV and set-top box, can in a lot of channels, set the rapider own more accurately channel of being liked, utilize this channel that is set, provide function easier, rapider mobile channel to the user.
The present invention also has following advantage: provide to the user and can select the previous function of liking channel, this can apply in a flexible way when carrying out the channel automatic setting operation, can find out specific channel rapidlyer and carry out automatic setting and end.
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Fig. 1 is that demonstration utilizes text message channel automatic setting method schematic diagram according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the TVCT catalogue schematic diagrames that shows the PSIP specification.
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Below, just according to desirable embodiment of the present invention, formation and effect are described in detail with reference to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is that demonstration utilizes text message channel automatic setting method schematic diagram according to the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 1, the text message channel automatic setting method that utilizes according to the present invention is described as follows:
At first, the channel that user's selection is liked, input is the storage relevant information also, and promptly the user imports the information (ST11) of selected channel in advance.
Thus, user's sound removal of home or change Radio ﹠ Television Bureau and carry out automatic channel setting, when hope obtains changing channel information, the channel of the needs of just can selecting over.
This can finish according to the Radio ﹠ Television Bureau's listing that is stored in advance in the receivers such as TV or set-top box.That is, when spectators wished to select channel, receiver provided Radio ﹠ Television Bureau's the rendition list to the user, and videotex information or Radio ﹠ Television Bureau's beacon information are selected for the user.Above-mentioned Radio ﹠ Television Bureau the rendition list should be stored all Radio ﹠ Television Bureau's information as far as possible, the channel that can utilize remote control keys to select user oneself to like from above-mentioned the rendition list.
Remove said method, also exist a plurality of methods such as prior input channel information that the user likes, said method only is one of them example.
In other examples, can allow the user utilize remote control keys to import the information that channel is liked by the title institutes such as (for example: MBC, HBO, ESPN etc.) that need select channel in advance.
If after the channel of having selected to be liked according to above-mentioned text or beacon information, just can carry out automatic channel setting (ST12).
The automatic channel setting basic operation of carrying out this moment is consistent with the automatic channel setting that is undertaken by common receiver operation.That is, set the frequency band of wanting to search channel signals, and each channel frequency signal is carried out tuning (ST13) respectively.According to above-mentioned tuning result, just can know has no signal (ST14).And whether decision adds above-mentioned channel.
But,, only have or not according to signal merely and differentiate or add if during the common frequency channel automatic setting.The present invention judges that signal has or not, and according to its result, the channel information (comprising channel number, frequency, channel designation, in progress program names etc.) that Radio ﹠ Television Bureau is transmitted receives and analyzes.
In the channel information of Jie Shouing, the existing channel designation of useful text message transmission reaches the explanation to this channel at this moment, and the information receiver can normally receive above-mentioned information, and analyzes and store.
That is, receiver judges in the channel information of above-mentioned reception whether have channel text message (ST15), and above-mentioned text message and user be initial to be selected and channel information whether be complementary (ST16) is liked by the institute of storage.
Below, example for an above-mentioned particular text information, under the situation of carrying out the Digital Television relay, can utilize the TVCT according to the PSIP specification institution, the Short Name in the CVCT catalogue, information such as Extended Channel Name also can utilize the Source Name that is present in by among the NTT among the OOB SI of SCTE specification institution to carry out.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 be show one of this text message example comprise Short Name, the PSIP specification TVCT catalogue schematic diagram of Extended Channel Name information.
That Fig. 2 shows is the TVCT (Terrestrial Virtual Channel Table) of PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) specification, and above-mentioned TVCT is the grammer (Syntax) of the PSIP specification mid band information that shows that the earthwave Digital Television is used in relaying.
The transmission of short_name zone is the channel designation that code (Unicode) form unified in 7 words among the above-mentioned TVCT.
Descriptor () among the above-mentioned TVCT can show ExtendedChannel Name Descriptor as shown in Figure 3, and wherein long_channel_name_text () zone can show the more detailed text message of channel correlation.
As mentioned above in the channel automatic setting, if searching signal from present scanning, tuning channel, and when obtaining above-mentioned channel text name information and channel descriptive information, whether compare the operation that is complementary with user-selected channel information, promptly analyze the above-mentioned channel text message that existing channel receives, and therefrom search and whether have the channel information selected in advance with the user to be complementary.For example search for and whether comprise user's operation of the channel text message of selection in advance in the received channel information content.
If find the information that is complementary, and assert that above-mentioned channel is the channel that the user selects in advance, can be shown as it channel that user likes, and store (ST17), otherwise will be stored as common frequency channel (ST18).
During the channel automatic setting, utilize text message to search all user-selected channels, promptly after confirming whether also to have the channel that will be scanned (ST19), finish the setting (ST20) of automatic channel.
If above-mentioned automatic channel end setup, the user can utilize particular key (for example liking channel key) or menu to change watching the setting of the above-mentioned channel of liking, and therefore makes moving more rapidly with easy between above-mentioned channel.
As mentioned above, the present invention can be set in the rapider more accurate own channel of being liked that finds out in a lot of channels when receivers such as use TV and set-top box, utilize this channel that is set, and provides function easier, rapider mobile channel to the user.
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1, a kind of channel automatic setting method that utilizes text message, its feature comprises:
The user is the stage of the selected channel information of input in advance;
Carry out the stage of channel automatic setting function;
When carrying out channel tuning or channel scanning, utilize the particular text information in the various channel informations that received, check the stage whether above-mentioned user-selected channel information and above-mentioned text message are complementary according to above-mentioned automatic channel setting;
According to above-mentioned check result, if when user-selected channel information and above-mentioned text message are complementary, the user is stored as the channel of liking with it, just situation in addition is stored as the stage of common frequency channel with it.
2, the text message channel automatic setting method that utilizes as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized by, above-mentioned particular text information is according to the TVCT of PSIP specification institution during Digital Television is relayed, Short Name in the CVCT catalogue, information such as Extended Channel Name, perhaps be present in by the Source Name information among the NTT among the OOB SI of SCTE specification institution etc., the text message that transmits as channel information at digital terrestrial, wired, satellite, radio and television etc.
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