CN208656972U - A kind of OTT set-top box - Google Patents
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This application discloses a kind of OTT set-top boxes, including control unit, first interface, second interface, interface bridgt circuit, network unit, remote control unit.The first interface is connected with display equipment, transmits video and/or audio signal to display equipment.The second interface is connected with the second set-top box, receives the video and/or audio signal of the second set-top box output.Described control unit issues control instruction to the interface bridgt circuit and/or remote control unit according to user instructions；First interface and second interface are bridged or are disconnected according to control instruction by the interface bridgt circuit.The remote control unit sends out the remote signal for controlling display equipment and/or the second set-top box according to control instruction.The network unit is used to access internet by wiredly and/or wirelessly mode and carry out data transmission.The application reduces the display device interfaces of occupancy, switching signal source, the remote control operation convenience for simplifying user.
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Technical field
This application involves a kind of OTT set-top boxes.
Background technique
Traditional broadcasting network, TV network, communication network etc. be all special data is transmitted on dedicated network, such as
Broadcasting network is used to transmit broadcast data, cable TV network is used to transmit TV data, communication network is used to transmit various nets
Network data etc..OTT(over the Top) it is then a kind of pure content providers formula, referring to will view on general internet
The mode that frequency content etc. is transmitted as data, typical case are net cast Internet-based, VOD service etc..
Existing OTT application mainly uses OTT set-top box, display equipment is connected with OTT set-top box, by OTT machine top
Box accesses general internet and therefrom obtains video content, the audio-video for the video content that OTT set-top box again chooses user
Signal is transferred to display equipment and plays out.And show that equipment is usually also connected with wired display equipment top box, it is set by wired display
Standby top box access TV network simultaneously therefrom obtains TV data, the television channel etc. that wired display equipment top box again chooses user
Audio-video signal be transferred to display equipment play out.So, a display equipment needs while connecting OTT set-top box and has
Line shows equipment top box, could not only carry out internet video broadcasting but also carry out traditional television channel to play.Regardless of being display
Equipment, OTT set-top box, wired display equipment top box usually all have remote controler, it means that user needs in three remote controlers
Between toggle, to control corresponding hardware device respectively.
Utility model content
The technical problem to be solved by the application is to provide a kind of OTT set-top boxes, reduce the occupancy to display device interfaces,
Simplify convenience degree of the user when being remotely controlled operation to multiple electronic equipments.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment one of the OTT set-top box of the application include control unit, first interface,
Second interface, interface bridgt circuit, network unit, remote control unit.The first interface is connected with display equipment, sets to display
Standby transmission video and/or audio signal.The second interface is connected with the second set-top box, receives the view of the second set-top box output
Frequency and/or audio signal.Described control unit issues control to the interface bridgt circuit and/or remote control unit according to user instructions
System instruction.The remote control unit sends out interface described in the remote signal for controlling display equipment and/or the second set-top box
First interface and second interface are bridged or are disconnected according to control instruction by bridgt circuit.The remote control unit according to control instruction to
The outer remote signal issued for controlling display equipment and/or the second set-top box.The network unit be used to by wired and/or
Wireless mode access internet simultaneously carries out data transmission.
Alternatively, omitting remote control unit in the OTT set-top box, the OTT set-top box connects remote control equipment.The control is single
Member is used to issue control instruction to the interface bridgt circuit and/or remote control equipment；The remote control equipment according to control instruction to
The outer remote signal issued for controlling display equipment and/or the second set-top box.
Further, the network unit receives user instructions, and is transferred to described control unit.At this point, user passes through
The user instruction that intelligent terminal is issued is transferred to the network unit by wired or wireless network.
Further, the remote control unit or remote control equipment receive user instructions, and are transferred to described control unit.This
When, user can received shape by remote control unit such as infrared, bluetooths by the user instruction that intelligent terminal, remote controler etc. are issued
Formula is transferred to the remote control unit.The remote control unit sends out remote signal also according to the control instruction of control unit.
Further, the first interface, second interface be S terminal, USB interface, component video interface, bnc interface,
RCA interface, DVI interface, any one in HDMI interface.These are relatively conventional audio/video signal transmission interfaces, generally
It is present in display equipment, in wired display equipment top box, therefore can be used in OTT set-top box.
Further, the first interface and second interface are same type.It can simplify interface bridgt circuit at this time
Design and cost.It, must also be comprising from the in interface bridgt circuit if first interface and second interface are different type
The circuit design of two interface road first interfaces.Such as first interface is USB interface, second interface is HDMI interface, then
It just must include the conversion circuit of HDMI to VGA in interface bridgt circuit.
Further, the interface bridgt circuit is HDMI bridgt circuit.HDMI interface is that most commonly seen audio-video passes
Defeated interface, utilization rate highest, therefore first interface and second interface are most possibly HDMI interface, interface at this time bridges electricity
Road is exactly HDMI bridgt circuit.
Further, the interface bridgt circuit include switching chip, high-speed analog switch, CPLD, metal-oxide-semiconductor circuit or
FPGA.This is a kind of specific implementation of interface bridgt circuit.
Further, the interface bridgt circuit includes control unit two and channel selection unit.The channel selecting list
Member includes at least two input interfaces and at least one output interface.Described control unit two determine which input interface with it is defeated
Outgoing interface is connected.Signal source inside one of input interface connection OTT set-top box, receives the sound of OTT set-top box output
Vision signal.Another input interface is as second interface or is connected to second interface, connects the signal source of the second set-top box,
Receive the audio-video signal of the second set-top box output.One of output interface is as first interface or is connected to first and connects
Mouthful, audio-video signal is exported to display equipment.This is a kind of interface bridge joint realized by the switch of alternative or even multiselect one
Circuit.
Further, it when an input interface in the channel selection unit is connected to output interface, is equivalent to described
The first interface and second interface of OTT set-top box disconnect.When another input interface in the channel selection unit is connected to
Output interface, the first interface and second interface for being equivalent to the OTT set-top box bridge.This is above-mentioned alternative or even multiselect one
Switch how to realize OTT set-top box first interface and second interface bridge joint or disconnect specific implementation.
What the application obtained has the technical effect that firstly, the audio video transmission that OTT set-top box only takes up display equipment connects
Mouthful, other set-top boxes do not have to be connected in display equipment, can be directly connected in OTT set-top box.Secondly, in OTT set-top box
Portion has interface bridgt circuit, and the signal source that the signal source or second interface that first interface can be made to be connected are connected is as aobvious
Show the audio-video signal source of equipment.Again, OTT set-top box built-in remote-control unit or connect remote control equipment outside, can to display equipment and/
Or other set-top boxes emit remote signal, at this time user need to only operate on an intelligent terminal can to show equipment, OTT machine
Top box, other set-top boxes are remotely controlled, and simplify the convenience degree that user is remotely controlled operation.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structure and connection relationship diagram of the embodiment one of the OTT set-top box of the application.
Fig. 2 is the structure and connection relationship diagram of the embodiment two of the OTT set-top box of the application.
Fig. 3 is the structure and connection relationship diagram of one embodiment of interface bridgt circuit.
Description of symbols in figure: 1 is display equipment；2,2a is OTT set-top box；20 it is control unit, 21 is first to connect
Mouthful；23 be second interface；25 be interface bridgt circuit；250 be control unit two；251 to 253 be input interface；255 be channel
Selecting unit；259 be output interface；27 be network unit；29 be remote control unit；3 be the second set-top box；4 be remote control equipment.
Specific embodiment
Referring to Fig. 1, this is the embodiment one of the OTT set-top box of the application.The OTT set-top box 2 includes control unit
20, first interface 21, second interface 23, interface bridgt circuit 25, network unit 27, remote control unit 29.
The first interface 21 is used to be connected with display equipment 1, transmits video and/or audio signal to display equipment,
Transmission is also possible to be related to showing equipment and/or the control signal of audio and video playing etc..Preferably, the first interface 21 is the end S
Son (S-Video), USB interface (also referred to as D-Sub interface), component video interface (also referred to as color difference terminal), bnc interface (also referred to as RGB
Terminal), RCA interface (also referred to as AV interface), DVI interface, any one in HDMI interface etc..Preferably, the display equipment 1
For television set, display, projector etc..
The second interface 23 be used to be connected with the second set-top box 3, for receive the second set-top box output video and/
Or audio signal, it is also possible to receive the control signal for being related to showing equipment and/or audio and video playing of the second set-top box 2 output
Deng.Preferably, the second interface 23 be S terminal, USB interface, component video interface, bnc interface, RCA interface, DVI interface,
Any one in HDMI interface etc..Preferably, second set-top box 3 is wired display equipment top box.It is further preferred that
Interface and the second interface 23 on second set-top box 3 for connecting OTT set-top box 2 are same type.It is further preferred that
The first interface 21 is same type with second interface 23.
Described control unit 20 is used to issue control instruction to the interface bridgt circuit 25 so that the according to user instructions
One interface 21 is bridged or is disconnected with second interface 23, is also used to issue control instruction to the remote control unit 29 according to user instructions
So that it launches outward corresponding remote signal.Preferably, described control unit 20 is microprocessor (MCU), CPU etc..
The interface bridgt circuit 25 is used to first interface 21 and 23 bridge of second interface under the instruction of control unit 20
Connect or make first interface 21 and second interface 23 to disconnect.The bridge joint is to instigate 23 received data of second interface direct
It is transferred to first interface 21 and externally exports.The disconnection refers to the external output data of first interface 21, first interface 21 and the
Two interfaces 23 are mutually indepedent.Preferably, the interface bridgt circuit 25 is HDMI bridgt circuit.Preferably, the interface bridge joint
Circuit includes switching chip, high-speed analog switch, CPLD(Complex Programmable Logic Devices), metal-oxide-semiconductor circuit or the scene FPGA(can
Programmed logic gate array) etc., for realizing the bridge joint or disconnection of two interfaces, so that two interfaces 21,23 are changeable to distinguish
As signal output source.
The network unit 27 is used to access internet by wiredly and/or wirelessly mode and carry out data transmission, user
Instruction can pass to described control unit 20 via the network unit 27.After receiving user instruction, described control unit 20
Control instruction is issued to the interface bridgt circuit 25 and/or the remote control unit further according to user instruction.
The remote control unit 29 be used to sent out under the instruction of control unit 20 for control display equipment 1 and/or
The remote signal of second set-top box 3, the remote signal include infrared remote-controlled signal, Bluetooth remote control signal etc..Further, institute
Stating remote control unit 29 may further be used to receive the form of communication hair that user is supported by intelligent terminal with remote control unit such as infrared, bluetooths
User instruction out, and pass to described control unit 20.
In above-described embodiment one, OTT set-top box 2 is connected to display equipment 1 by first interface 21, further through second interface
23 are connected to the second set-top box 3.Its specifically used scene can be broadly divided into following two.
In first usage scenario of default, first interface 21 and second interface 23 are mutually indepedent, and user can be by mobile phone, flat
The intelligent terminals such as plate computer are for example connected to OTT set-top box 2, user by wireless network mode, bluetooth approach, infrared mode etc.
Internet is accessed by OTT set-top box 2 and audio-video frequency content is selected to play out, and the audio-video frequency content chosen passes through internet
It is transmitted to OTT set-top box 2, corresponding audio-video signal is transmitted to display equipment 1 by first interface 21 again by OTT set-top box 2,
Display equipment 1 is presented frame out and/or sound and listens to for user's viewing.In first usage scenario, second is not used
Set-top box 3 has only been carried out the business of internet video broadcasting by OTT set-top box 2.
In the first usage scenario, user can assign user instruction to OTT set-top box 2 so that first interface 21 and second connects
Mouth 23 bridges, and is switched to the second usage scenario at this time.User assigns to OTT set-top box 2 to display equipment 1 and/or second at this time
The user instruction of set-top box 3 is to realize remote control wish, such as opens display equipment 1, the volume that adjusts display equipment 1, opens the
Two set-top boxes 3, the volume etc. for adjusting the second set-top box 3, the user instruction by the control unit 20 in OTT set-top box 2 with
The form of control instruction is transmitted to remote control unit 29, and display equipment 1 is sent in the form of remote signal by remote control unit 29
And/or second set-top box 3.User can select television channel to play out by the second set-top box 3, and the television channel chosen is logical
It crosses TV network and is transmitted to the second set-top box 3, the second set-top box 3 is again transmitted corresponding audio-video signal by second interface 23
To OTT set-top box 2, since second interface 23 and first interface 21 bridge, the audio-video signal for the television channel chosen is again
Display equipment 1 is finally transmitted to by first interface 21, display equipment 1 is presented frame out and/or sound and listens to for user's viewing.
In second usage scenario, OTT set-top box 2 is equivalent to one piece of data transmission cable, is mainly carried out by the second set-top box 3
The business that television channel plays.In the second usage scenario, user can assign user instruction to OTT set-top box 2 so that first connects
Mouth 21 and second interface 23 disconnect, that just switches back into the first usage scenario.
Referring to Fig. 2, this is the embodiment two of the OTT set-top box of the application.The OTT set-top box 2a includes control unit
20, first interface 21, second interface 23, interface bridgt circuit 25, network unit 27.Compared with embodiment one, in embodiment two
OTT set-top box 2a eliminate internal remote control unit 29, be changed to the external remote control equipment 4 connecting with OTT set-top box 2a.In reality
Apply in example two, the remote control equipment 4 be still sent out under the instruction of control unit 20 for control display equipment 1 and/
Or second set-top box 3 remote signal, the remote signal includes infrared remote-controlled signal, Bluetooth remote control signal etc..Further,
The remote control equipment 4 may further be used to receive the user instruction that user is issued by intelligent terminal, and pass to described control unit
20.And two kinds of specifically used scenes of embodiment two are the same as example 1.
By both examples above it is found that the OTT set-top box of the application has technical effect beneficial below.
First, display equipment only connects OTT set-top box, then the second set-top box is connected by OTT set-top box, then display equipment
It is to be connected in series to two set-top boxes, has only taken up an audio video transmission interface of display equipment.
Second, being equipped with interface bridgt circuit in OTT set-top box, it is used to bridge first interface and second interface or disconnected
It opens.When two interfaces disconnect, audio-video signal is provided for display equipment by OTT set-top box.When two interface bridge joints, OTT machine top
Box is equivalent to one piece of data transmission cable, and the second set-top box, which is equivalent to, at this time is directly connected on the display device, by the second machine top
Box provides audio-video signal for display equipment.
Third, being equipped with the remote control equipment outside remote control unit or connection in OTT set-top box, user is to OTT set-top box
Control can be realized by intelligent terminal.User can both pass through respective hardware pair to the control of display equipment, the second set-top box
The remote controler answered is realized, can also issue telecommand by intelligent terminal, telecommand at this time will be by OTT set-top box
If or the remote control unit (remote control equipment) connected outside is sent to display equipment, the second set-top box, then user is to the distant of three equipment
Control instruction can all be issued by an intelligent terminal, reduce the inconvenience that user switches between multiple remote controlers.
Referring to Fig. 3, this is a specific embodiment of the interface bridgt circuit in the OTT set-top box of the application.It is described
Interface bridgt circuit 25 includes control unit 2 250 and channel selection unit 255.Channel selection unit 255 includes three HDMI
Input interface 251 to 253 further includes a HDMI output interface 259.Control unit 2 250 e.g. microcontroller, CPU etc.,
For selecting some HDMI input interface to be connected with HDMI output interface, HDMI output interface, which just exports, at this time is connected
The signal source of that HDMI input interface.Switch of the channel selection unit 255 as one-out-three, by the control of control unit 2 250
System.
When interface bridgt circuit shown in Fig. 3 is applied to OTT set-top box shown in fig. 1 or fig. 2, the set-up mode of each interface
It is as follows.One of input interface such as HDMI input interface 1 connects the signal source inside OTT set-top box 2 or 2a, receives
OTT set-top box 2 or the audio-video signal etc. of 2a output.Another input interface such as HDMI input interface 2 252 directly as
Second interface 23 is connected to second interface 23, and it is defeated to receive the second set-top box 3 for the final signal source for connecting the second set-top box 3
Audio-video signal etc. out.It is idle that there are one input interface such as HDMI input interfaces 3 253.One of output interface example
If HDMI output interface 259 as first interface 21 or is connected to first interface 21, audio-video signal is externally exported, it is final defeated
Display equipment 1 is given out.Acquiescently or when control unit 20 connects first interface 21 and second to the sending of interface bridgt circuit 25
The instructions that mouth 23 disconnects, control unit 2 250 make HDMI input interface 1 be connected to HDMI output interface 259.When control is single
Member 20 issues the instruction for bridging first interface 21 and second interface 23 to interface bridgt circuit 25, and control unit 2 250 makes
HDMI input interface 2 252 is connected to HDMI output interface 259.
Interface bridgt circuit shown in Fig. 3 is merely illustrative.Channel selection unit 255 includes at least two input interfaces and one
A output interface.Preferably, these input interfaces and output interface are same type, can simplify circuit design in this way.
It, must also be comprising defeated from this input interface to this if some input interface and some output interface are different type
The conversion circuit of outgoing interface.Obviously, interface type is without being confined to HDMI interface.
The above is only preferred embodiment of the present application, it is not used to limit the application.Come for those skilled in the art
It says, various changes and changes are possible in this application.Within the spirit and principles of this application, made any modification, equivalent
Replacement, improvement etc., should be included within the scope of protection of this application.
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1. a kind of OTT set-top box, characterized in that including control unit, first interface, second interface, interface bridgt circuit, network
Unit, remote control unit；
The first interface is connected with display equipment, transmits video and/or audio signal to display equipment；
The second interface is connected with the second set-top box, receives the video and/or audio signal of the second set-top box output；
Described control unit issues control instruction to the interface bridgt circuit and/or remote control unit according to user instructions；It is described
First interface and second interface are bridged or are disconnected according to control instruction by interface bridgt circuit；The remote control unit refers to according to control
Enable the remote signal sent out for controlling display equipment and/or the second set-top box；
The network unit is used to access internet by wiredly and/or wirelessly mode and carry out data transmission.
2. OTT set-top box according to claim 1, characterized in that remote control unit is omitted in the OTT set-top box, it is described
OTT set-top box connects remote control equipment；Described control unit is used to issue control to the interface bridgt circuit and/or remote control equipment
Instruction；The remote control equipment, which sends out the remote control for controlling display equipment and/or the second set-top box according to control instruction, to be believed
Number.
3. OTT set-top box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the network unit receives user instructions, and passes
It is handed to described control unit.
4. OTT set-top box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the remote control unit or remote control equipment receive user
Instruction, and it is transferred to described control unit.
5. OTT set-top box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first interface, second interface be S terminal,
USB interface, component video interface, bnc interface, RCA interface, DVI interface, any one in HDMI interface.
6. OTT set-top box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first interface is mutually similar with second interface
Type.
7. OTT set-top box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the interface bridgt circuit is HDMI bridge joint electricity
Road.
8. OTT set-top box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the interface bridgt circuit include switching chip,
High-speed analog switch, CPLD, metal-oxide-semiconductor circuit or FPGA.
9. OTT set-top box according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the interface bridgt circuit includes control unit two
And channel selection unit；The channel selection unit includes at least two input interfaces and at least one output interface；The control
Unit two processed determines which input interface is connected with output interface；
Signal source inside one of input interface connection OTT set-top box, receives the audio-video signal of OTT set-top box output；
Another input interface is as second interface or is connected to second interface, connects the signal source of the second set-top box, receives
The audio-video signal of second set-top box output；
One of output interface is as first interface or is connected to first interface, exports audio-video signal to display equipment.
10. OTT set-top box according to claim 9, characterized in that when an input in the channel selection unit connects
Mouth is connected to output interface, and the first interface and second interface for being equivalent to the OTT set-top box disconnect；
When another input interface in the channel selection unit is connected to output interface, it is equivalent to the OTT set-top box
First interface and second interface bridge.
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