CN1901639A - Ordered electronic program guide device and method - Google Patents

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CN1901639A
CN1901639A CNA2006101068365A CN200610106836A CN1901639A CN 1901639 A CN1901639 A CN 1901639A CN A2006101068365 A CNA2006101068365 A CN A2006101068365A CN 200610106836 A CN200610106836 A CN 200610106836A CN 1901639 A CN1901639 A CN 1901639A
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    • H04N21/40Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
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Abstract

The present invention provides an ordered electronic program guide device which includes a keyboard input section for selecting the subject and style that users need; an EPG providing section for extracting program information of each channel according to the content input by the keyboard input section and providing in classification according to the object and style; a display section for displaying the programs according to the object and style. The device also includes a storing section for storing the program information classified according to the object and style. The program information includes key words for distinguishing object and style and classifying according said object and style. Thus, different kinds of programs can be inquired quickly and conveniently according to the classification of object and style on the users' option.

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Ordered electronic program guide device and method
One, technical field
The invention relates to image display apparatus, specifically a kind of ordered electronic program guide device and the method for utilizing the EPG function.
Two, background technology
Image display apparatus is to utilize picture, and with the device of image format display message, wherein the most representative image display apparatus is to receive the electric wave of TV station and the TV (TV) of form image.
About image, data and programme information beyond the audio frequency will pass to the user about the information of program in electronic program guide (Electronic Program Guide:EPG) screen displayed for TV in recent years, especially digital TV.
Aforesaid EPG function utilizes remote controller to select required channel or program guide by the user, and the result who then inquires was presented in the electronic program guide picture by each time period.
Fig. 1 is the guide schematic diagram that shows each channel program in the conventional images display instrument.As shown in the figure, for certain specific channel, by each time period display program title successively, host/performer and other information.
When inquiring about other TV programme in advance, can utilize the up and down arrow keys of remote controller or enter key to select required programme channel again.After changing channel as mentioned above, same, as shown in the figure, show each time period program television image about another channel.
But, the electronic program guide picture of aforesaid conventional images display instrument, each the time period programm name and other information that only show specific channel successively, therefore, when selecting required specific television program, at first to change channel, in the program that shows by each time period, select TV programme then, its search procedure is loaded down with trivial details, and the time of consumption is long.
Again, only show fixing programme information, therefore, can't provide various information by user's demand classification by each time period.
Three, summary of the invention
In view of this, in order to address the above problem, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of selection according to the user by each theme, genre classification provides the ordered electronic program guide device and the method for TV programme.
The objective of the invention is to be achieved through the following technical solutions:
A kind of ordered electronic program guide device is characterized in that: it comprises selects the required theme of user and the keyboard input part of style information; According to the content of above-mentioned keyboard input part input, extract the TV program information of each channel, and with it by each theme, the style EPG that classification provides that combines provides portion; By each theme, the program that style provides is presented at the display part on the picture with above-mentioned.
Again, it is above-mentioned by each theme to comprise storage, the storage part of the programme information of genre classification.Above-mentioned programme information comprises the keyword of distinguishing theme and style, and should press theme according to above-mentioned keyword, genre classification.
Again, the ordered electronic program guide method among the present invention comprises: select the required theme of user and the stage of style information; According to the selection in above-mentioned stage, extract the TV program information of each channel, each theme, the stage that style is comprehensively classified and provided are provided for it; By each theme, the TV program information that style provides is presented at the stage in the picture with above-mentioned.
Again, it is above-mentioned by each theme to comprise storage, the stage of the programme information of genre classification.Above-mentioned programme information comprises the keyword of distinguishing theme and style, and should press theme according to above-mentioned keyword, genre classification.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: ordered electronic program guide device among the present invention and method, can provide by user's selection by theme, the TV program information of genre classification can promptly be inquired about required TV kind easily.
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Fig. 1 is the guide schematic diagram that shows each channel program in the conventional images display instrument.
Fig. 2 is an ordered electronic program guide device schematic diagram among the present invention.
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 be among the present invention by each theme, style provides the picture-in-guide schematic diagram of TV programme menu.
Fig. 5 is an ordered electronic program guide method flow diagram among the present invention.
The description of symbols of major part during accompanying drawing shows
10: keyboard input part 20: storage part
30:EPG provides portion 40: display part
Five, embodiment
Below, lift preferred embodiment, and conjunction with figs. describes ordered electronic program guide device in detail and method is as follows.
Simultaneously, only illustrate chief component among the present invention in the accompanying drawing, omitted the element that image display apparatus receives general TV programme and shows.
Fig. 2 is an ordered electronic program guide device calcspar among the present invention, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 be among the present invention by each theme, style provides the picture-in-guide schematic diagram of TV programme menu.
Fig. 2 illustrates and will classify separately with the relevant channel of catalogue of inquiry or program and required when being presented in the picture, and the chief component among the present invention as shown in the figure, wherein comprises: keyboard input part 10, storage part 20, EPG provide portion 30, display part 40.
Keyboard input part 10 is selected required theme and the style information of input user.Above-mentioned keyboard input part 10 can be made up of/Digiplex general.
Storage part 20 storages are above-mentioned by each theme, the programme information of genre classification.Above-mentioned storage part 20 can by various memory elements (RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM) or disk form.Again, the programme information of storage comprises in the above-mentioned storage part 20: channel number, and channel designation, programm name, date is shown the time, recording time etc.
EPG provides the content of portion 30 according to above-mentioned keyboard input part 10 inputs, provides each channel by theme, the programme information of genre classification.Above-mentioned EPG provides the content of portion 30 according to 10 inputs of above-mentioned keyboard input part, by required each theme and the style of user, and the TV program information of comprehensive and each channel of classifying.
At this moment, above-mentioned programme information comprises the keyword of distinguishing theme and style, and according to each theme of above-mentioned key class, style.
By each theme, the programme information that style provides is presented in the picture display part 40 with above-mentioned.
Fig. 5 is an ordered electronic program guide method flow diagram among the present invention.
As shown in the figure, comprise among the present invention: select required theme and the style information of user, stage S110; According to the selection in above-mentioned stage, extract the TV program information of each channel, by each theme, style is comprehensively classified and is provided, stage S120 with it; By each theme, the TV program information that style provides is presented in the picture, stage S130 with above-mentioned.
Again, it is above-mentioned by each theme to comprise storage, the stage S140 of the programme information of genre classification.
At this moment, above-mentioned programme information comprises the keyword of distinguishing theme and style, and should press theme according to above-mentioned keyword, genre classification.
Effect of the present invention with said structure is described in detail as follows.
Under the state of television reception TV picture signal, when the user will change channel, utilize remote controller to select channel number or channel designation, can change channel easily.
Under aforesaid state, carry out among the present invention and select the required theme of user and the stage S110 of style information.Therefore, the user selects input required theme and style information by keyboard input part 10.
Then, carry out selection, extract the TV program information of each channel, each theme, the stage S120 that style is comprehensively classified and provided are provided for it according to the above-mentioned stage.
That is, EPG provides the content of portion 30 according to above-mentioned keyboard input part 10 inputs, provides each channel by theme, the programme information of genre classification.Above-mentioned EPG provides the content of portion 30 according to 10 inputs of above-mentioned keyboard input part, by required each theme and the style of user, and the TV program information of comprehensive and each channel of classifying.
At this moment, above-mentioned programme information comprises the keyword of distinguishing theme and style, and according to each theme of above-mentioned key class, style.
That is, as shown in Figure 3, in television image, press TV play, deduction amusement, film, poem breeding, theme display program menus such as physical culture and news.Wherein select a required theme of user, for example: film, then above-mentioned EPG provide the content of portion 30 according to 10 inputs of above-mentioned keyboard input part, by required each theme and the style of user, and the TV program information of comprehensive and each channel of classifying.
Then, carry out above-mentioned each theme of pressing, the TV program information that style provides is presented at the stage S130 in the picture.
Therefore, as shown in Figure 4, show the various styles of selected film, that is, love film, action movie, the inventory of corresponding style such as SF is selected concrete TV programme therein, then can move to corresponding channel, receives and TV reception.
As mentioned above, show in the above-mentioned TV programme menu above-mentioned by each theme, the picture of genre classification, promptly the program of the required kind of user is classified simultaneously and is presented in the picture, therefore, the user can select to watch required program easily in above-mentioned theme and style.
Again, carry out above-mentioned each theme of pressing, the programme information of genre classification is stored in the stage S140 in the storage part 20.
As mentioned above, be stored in the information in the storage part 20, utilize individual video video recorder (Personal VideoRecorder is called for short PVR) function,, then can record the program that to watch from now on if there is not the current required program of user.
Wherein, above-mentioned PVR function is that hard disk applications is arrived TV, and among the STB, the TV programme that can record other TV stations' broadcasts at most simultaneously reaches 30 hours function.Therefore, the user can record the program of other TV stations beyond the current program of watching simultaneously, selects later on to watch recorded program again, promptly can watch the different TV programme that the same time period broadcasts.
Therefore, above-mentioned storage part 20 can utilize the PVR function, will be recorded in the program in subscriber signal converting means-set-top box (set-top box) etc., by certain benchmark with each theme, genre classification.For example, can be with recorded program by catalogue (or style), the time of recording (Preservation), the capacity of storage (or shows the time) etc. carries out selection sort.
Ordered electronic program guide device among above-mentioned the present invention is applicable to TV, VCR, and display, TV receives in PC and the set-top box (STB).Equally, also applicable to analog TV, digital TV, and among the satellite TV.Again, go for NTSC, PAL is in the SECAM mode with assuming as a matter of course.
Again, the ordered electronic program guide device among the present invention can be built in the image display apparatus such as TV, can also be installed in the outside and links to each other with TV.
Content by above explanation, technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the content of putting down in writing among the embodiment, those skilled in the art can carry out various change and modification in the scope that does not depart from the technology of the present invention thought, and this change also will belong to the application range that the present invention puts down in writing.

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1, a kind of ordered electronic program guide device is characterized in that: it comprises selects the required theme of user and the keyboard input part of style information; According to the content of above-mentioned keyboard input part input, extract the TV program information of each channel, and with it by each theme, the style EPG that classification provides that combines provides portion; By each theme, the program that style provides is presented at the display part on the picture with above-mentioned.
2, ordered electronic program guide device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: it is above-mentioned by each theme that it also comprises storage, the storage part of the programme information of genre classification.
3, ordered electronic program guide device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that: above-mentioned programme information comprises the keyword of distinguishing theme and style, and should press theme according to above-mentioned keyword, genre classification.
4, a kind of ordered electronic program guide method is characterized in that it comprised with the next stage:
Select the required theme of user and the stage of style information;
According to the selection in above-mentioned stage, extract the TV program information of each channel, each theme, the stage that style is comprehensively classified and provided are provided for it;
By each theme, the TV program information that style provides is presented at the stage in the picture with above-mentioned.
5, ordered electronic program guide method according to claim 4 is characterized in that: it is above-mentioned by each theme also to comprise storage, the stage of the programme information of genre classification.
6, according to claim 4 or 5 described ordered electronic program guide methods, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned programme information comprises the keyword of distinguishing theme and style, and should press theme according to above-mentioned keyword, genre classification.
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