CN1964444A - A method and device for Chinese EPG program classification - Google Patents
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The disclosed Chinese EPG menu classification method and device takes special consideration for Chinese custom to classify the digital TV channel, overcomes defects of public EPG classification method, employs special EPG menu classifier and SI menu analyzer, and has wide application in searching and positioning for digital TV channel.
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The present invention is the method for a kind of Chinese EPG (Electric Program Guide electronic television program guide) program classification and the device of realizing described method, be specifically designed to the classification that TV programme is met Chinese's custom, particularly a kind of Chinese EPG program classification method and apparatus of Digital Television.
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The Chinese TV development has also had over half a century so far, and from initial single news, the record and science and education program are rich and varied till now, the in riotous profusion amusement that presents, and film, programs such as TV play, the TV programme of China has been walked out the road of the TV of oneself uniqueness.Chinese TV also enters the Digital Television epoch with the trend in the world.Concerning digital cable customers, can recognize current broadcast items of all channels and the trailer in 7 days by electronic television program guide (EPG).Suppose to have 100 channels, one day program of a channel is 30,7 days program amount of all channels is altogether 100 * 30 * 7=21 so, article 000,, spectators will seek own favorite program, will be in the rendition list, constantly search for and oneself want the program seen to cause the waste of time and efforts by " page turning " key.Spectators search out the TV programme of oneself liking in so a large amount of program datas for convenience, need program is classified.
Because the development course of Chinese TV is based upon on the basis of traditional Chinese culture fully, meets Chinese traditional concept and habits and customs, particularly the custom of Chinese's enjoying art has tangible distinct Chinese characteristics.For instance, Zhong Guo spectators think that film and TV play are complete two different notions, can't put together at all.And the people of occidentals or other countries puts TV play and film together usually, thinks that the said TV play of film and Chinese is as broad as long.And the said TV novel of a kind of occidentals that Chinese think is a kind of tediously long TV play.Chinese see that the soap opera of some American-European arenas types feels baffled, how the laugh that to also have spectators? is this TV play or drama on earth? nobody puts drama and music together in China, so special drama programs and music program are arranged, and be inseparable America and Europe or other countries' drama with music, some is national even think that it is inconceivable that drama and music are separated.China and foreign countries' nation's culture difference that Here it is.Indiscriminately imitating external program classification is unconformable in China's application, and must there be the classification of own characteristic in China.
Known EPG program classification method is by European DVB-SI (Digital Video Broadcasting-Service Information Europe digital broadcast television benchmark service information sets) standard group definition, its deficiency is not consider the distinctive program category of China, criteria for classification is clear inadequately, does not have a kind of method and apparatus of special use help to use Chinese spectators EPG to retrieve with program when facing numerous dissimilar program and locatees.
Chinese patent 1437402A discloses a kind of program classification method, and wherein head end obtains the program of broadcast, and by the agreement of prior appointment it is classified, and adds programme attribute and class indication, and the head end broadcast system carries out the TS encapsulation to it and broadcasts; Receiving bitstream in end-on carries out demultiplexing and shows certain bibliographic structure according to the prefabricated different schemes of user.This patent does not watch the custom of TV that TV programme is classified according to Chinese, generates to meet Chinese custom and required standard formatted file, generates and read the XLM file, and generates the program information table that has the program identification that meets the Chinese custom.
Chinese patent CN1327684A and European patent EP 1434431A1 disclose a kind of method of recording and narrating EPG based on XML.But all not open standard format files that is generated meets the Chinese custom and program information table has program identification that meets Chinese and the feature of watching the custom display program of TV to classify according to Chinese.
Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention just provides a kind of method and apparatus that generates Chinese EPG program classification.Realization meets the Chinese program classification of Chinese's custom.Generation meets the Chinese EPG sorting technique of Chinese's custom, for the spectators that get used to watching Chinese traditional tv program provide a familiar environment of watching, make the lofty sense of teletext, make the retrieval of Chinese figure TV and location clear, convenient by the original spectators of minimizing in simulation-to-digital transition process colony.
The present invention is such realization:
A kind of method of Chinese EPG program classification, this method is utilized the EPG editing server, front end EPG server, TV broadcast network, set-top box, the remote controller of television set and set-top box carries out program classification, it is characterized in that the step of described Chinese EPG program classification method:
A) watch the custom of TV that TV programme is classified according to Chinese;
B) description of interpolation program classification;
C) identify the attribute classification of each program according to classification chart;
D) generation meets Chinese custom and required standard formatted file;
E) programme information that has a program identification generates the standard XML file;
F) use the EPG playing device of standard to read the XML file;
G) generate the program information table that has the program identification that meets the Chinese custom, and be inserted in the program transport streams;
H) terminal EPG resolves and the display program classified information;
I) with Chinese operation display interface.
A kind of device that generates Chinese EPG program classification, the EPG editing server, front end EPG server, TV broadcast network, set-top box, the remote controller of television set and set-top box, the EPG editing server is connected by port with the EPG front-end server, the EPG front-end server is connected by port with TV broadcast network, TV broadcast network is connected by port with set-top box, set-top box is connected by the video/audio signal line with television set, and set-top box is connected with the remote controller wireless remote control, it is characterized in that, also comprise: operate in the valuator in the EPG editing server, operate in EIT table generator in the front end EPG server, operate in the SI program resolver in the set-top box, operate in the operation interface display unit in the television receiver.
At first watch the custom of TV that TV programme is classified according to Chinese.In each TV programme programme, add the description of program classification, Chinese EPG program classification generator is set at the front-end server of Chinese EPG editing server and Chinese EPG.Two parts before and after Chinese EPG program classification generator comprises, the first half that operates in the Chinese EPG program classification generator in the Chinese EPG editing server is called valuator; The Chinese EPG program classification generator that operates in the Chinese EPG front-end server is called the EIT table generator.In the program classification generator, generate the program category data that are fit to program category and form special-purpose data, these data are encapsulated in the formatted file of standard, employing meets the transmission means of DVB-SI standard, utilize TV broadcast network that these exclusive datas are delivered in the set-top box (STB) as user terminal, user terminal is provided with SI (Service Information business information standard group) program data resolver, SI program data resolver obtains programme labeling information with data parsing, program information classified is presented on the display interface of television receiver, the user can operate retrieval and the program location that the control panel on the user interface is finished program by remote controller.
Must make one for the custom that is fit to Chinese audiences and overlap reasonably, easily, criteria for classification.One-level classification: TV play/film; Children/teenager; Physical culture; Entertainment/leisure; News/special topic; Music/dancing/opera; Science and education; Broadcasting.
More accurate and fast the program of wanting to watch is positioned for the ease of spectators, it is not enough only doing the one-level classification, also must be on the basis of one-level classification, segment again, both secondary classifications, Fig. 1 is seen in the classification that meets Chinese's custom, wherein one hurdle, the right is a program classification.
" digital broadcasting service information standard GY/Z 174-2001 " defined the content descriptors grammer and seen Fig. 2.Owing in content descriptors, added new criteria for classification, so content_nibble_level_1 and content_nibble_level_2 can be made as 0xF in the content descriptors in programme, promptly user-defined content.After content_nibble_level_1 and content_nibble_level_2 field are resolved 0xF, resolve the value of user_nibble field when subscriber computer top box end is resolved content descriptors in the EIT table and on screen, show.And the classification of original DVB standard group definition still can be used, and can not clash when playbill data exchanges, and has so both kept original criteria for classification, has increased the new criteria for classification that meets distinct Chinese characteristics again.
Because the DVB standard group in content descriptors for the user has reserved custom field, so classification of the self-defined one-level of new classifying content standard and self-defined secondary classification are placed in the user_nibble field, take 4 bits respectively.Fig. 3,4,5 is seen in concrete classification.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: produce the Chinese EPG sorting technique that meets Chinese's custom, for the spectators that get used to watching Chinese traditional tv program provide a familiar environment of watching, make the lofty sense of teletext, make the retrieval of Chinese figure TV and location clear, convenient by the original spectators of minimizing in simulation-to-digital transition process colony.
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Fig. 1 is the program classification list that meets Chinese audiences;
Fig. 2 is the content descriptors grammer of " digital broadcasting service information standard GY/Z 174-2001 " definition;
Fig. 3 is classification of program one-level and the defined assignment list of secondary classification;
Fig. 4 is classification of program one-level and the defined assignment list of secondary classification, is the continuous of Fig. 3 form;
Fig. 5 is classification of program one-level and the defined assignment list of secondary classification, is the continuous of Fig. 3, Fig. 4 form;
Fig. 6 is a method operation logic block diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a principle of device block diagram of the present invention.
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Embodiment one
Fig. 6 is a method operation logic block diagram of the present invention, among the figure: 1. watch the custom of TV that TV programme is classified according to Chinese, 2. adding program classification describes, 3. identify each programme attribute classification according to classification chart, 4. generate and meet Chinese custom and required standard formatted file, 5. the programme information that has program identification generates the standard XML file, 6. use the EPG playing device of standard to read the XML file, 7. generate the program information table that has the program identification that meets the Chinese custom, and be inserted in the program transport streams, 8. terminal EPG resolves and the display program classified information, 9. with Chinese operation display interface.
The process that Chinese EPG program classification produces is: the form among Fig. 3,4,5 is to watch classification and the assignment table thereof of the custom of TV to TV programme according to Chinese, with this form stores in the memory of classification generator.In programme editor generative process, add program classification and describe, identify classification under the program according to classification chart.Generation meets Chinese custom and required standard formatted file.The programme information that has program identification generates the standard XML file.The EPG playing device of use standard reads the XML file.Generation has the program information table of the program identification that meets the Chinese custom, and is inserted in the program transport streams.Terminal EPG resolves and the display program classified information.With Chinese operation display interface.
Embodiment two
Fig. 7 produces the principle of device block diagram of Chinese EPG program classification, comprise: the 10.EPG editing server, 11. valuator, 12. the device of watching the custom of TV that TV programme is classified according to Chinese, 13. program classification is described adding set, 14. identify the device of each programme attribute classification according to classification chart, 15. meet Chinese custom and required standard formatted file generating apparatus, 16. have the standard x ML file creating apparatus of the programme information of program identification, 17.EPG front-end server, 18.EIT table generator, 19.XML document reading apparatus, 20. program EIT information table generates and inserts the device of program transport streams, 21. TV broadcast network, 22. set-top box (STB), 23.SI program data resolver, 24. television set, 25 operation interfaces, 26 remote controllers.
The EPG editing server is connected by port with front end EPG server, front end EPG server is connected by port with TV broadcast network, TV broadcast network is connected by port with set-top box, and set-top box is connected by the video/audio signal line with television set, and set-top box is connected with the remote controller wireless remote control.
The process of operation is: disposed EPG program classification generator in EPG editing server and front end EPG server, this generator can generate the program category data that are fit to Chinese program category and form special-purpose data.EPG program classification generator is made of forward and backward two halves, and the first half that operates in the EPG editing server is called valuator; The latter half that operates in the front end EPG server is called the EIT table generator.The valuator that operates in the EPG editing server generates the standard XML file that has program classification according to classification of the program one-level in Fig. 3,4,5 forms and the defined assignment of secondary classification in the programme editing process.When the file of this XML standard enters front end EPG server, the EIT table generator that is deployed in the front end EPG server is resolved the assignment of classification of program one-level and secondary classification after reading the standard XML file, the assignment of resolving together is encapsulated in the programme information when front end EPG server encapsulation programme information EIT table (Event informationtable Event Information Table), adopt the transmission means that meets the DVB-SI standard with other PSI/SI tables (ProgramSpecific information/Service information) and programme content, these exclusive datas are delivered in user's the set-top box (STB) by TV broadcast network or other networks, in user's set-top box (STB) deploy SI program data resolver, SI program data resolver receives EIT table back by Fig. 3,4, the assignment that defines in 5 forms is resolved, the program one-level classification of assignment representative and the content of program secondary classification are shown, the programme information that SI program data resolver is resolved shows with the control panel form on the user interface that on user's television set the user can operate retrieval and the program location that the control panel on the user interface is finished program by remote controller.
On implementation, " digital broadcasting service information standard GY/Z 174-2001 " defined the content descriptors grammer, as Fig. 2.
Owing in content descriptors, added new criteria for classification, so content_nibble_level_1 and content_nibble_level_2 can be made as 0xF in the content descriptors in programme, promptly user-defined content.After content_nibble_level_1 and content_nibble_level_2 field are resolved 0xF, resolve the value of user_nibble field when subscriber computer top box end is resolved content descriptors in the EIT table and on screen, show.And the classification of original DVB standard group definition still can be used, and can not clash when playbill data exchanges, and has so both kept original criteria for classification, has increased the new criteria for classification that meets distinct Chinese characteristics again.
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1. the method for a Chinese EPG program classification, this method is utilized the EPG editing server, front end EPG server, TV broadcast network, set-top box, the remote controller of television set and set-top box carries out program classification, it is characterized in that the step of described Chinese EPG program classification method:
A) watch the custom of TV that TV programme is classified according to Chinese;
B) description of interpolation program classification;
C) identify the attribute classification of each program according to classification chart;
D) generation meets Chinese custom and required standard formatted file;
E) programme information that has a program identification generates the standard XML file;
F) use the EPG playing device of standard to read the XML file;
G) generate the program information table that has the program identification that meets the Chinese custom, and be inserted in the program transport streams;
H) terminal EPG resolves and the display program classified information;
I) with Chinese operation display interface.
2. device that generates Chinese EPG program classification, the EPG editing server, front end EPG server, TV broadcast network, set-top box, the remote controller of television set and set-top box, the EPG editing server is connected by port with the EPG front-end server, the EPG front-end server is connected by port with TV broadcast network, TV broadcast network is connected by port with set-top box, set-top box is connected by the video/audio signal line with television set, and set-top box is connected with the remote controller wireless remote control, it is characterized in that, also comprise: operate in the valuator in the EPG editing server, operate in EIT table generator in the front end EPG server, operate in the SI program resolver in the set-top box, operate in the operation interface display unit in the television receiver.
3. the Chinese EPG program classification of generation according to claim 2 device is characterized in that described valuator comprises:
Storage meets the device that Chinese watch the televison program sorting form of television habits;
Program classification is described adding set;
Identify the device of each programme attribute classification according to classification chart;
Meet Chinese custom and required standard formatted file generating apparatus;
The standard x ML file creating apparatus that has the programme information of program identification.
4. the Chinese EPG program classification of generation according to claim 2 device is characterized in that described EIT table generator comprises:
The XML document reading apparatus;
Program EIT information table generates and inserts the device of program transport streams.
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