CN210745411U

CN210745411U - Digital set-top box with user-defined channel function

Info

Publication number: CN210745411U
Application number: CN201922142392.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 萧景深
Original assignee: Trans Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Trans Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-04
Filing date: 2019-12-04
Publication date: 2020-06-12
Anticipated expiration: 2029-12-04

Abstract

The utility model relates to a digital set top box of utensil custom channel function contains: a central processing unit, including a composite channel comparison table, the composite channel comparison table including a channel list, storing more than one channel number and more than one channel in the channel list, each channel number corresponding to each channel, each channel being a video stream channel provided by a video stream application program installed by a user in the central processing unit; a memory unit electrically connected to the CPU for storing each channel of the composite channel look-up table; an input/output unit electrically connected with the central processing unit for receiving a control command sent by a remote controller; when the remote controller sends a number instruction, the central processing unit corresponds to the channel according to the number instruction, and the channel is displayed on the display screen. The utility model discloses can make the user open the channel that wants to watch fast to can watch the film through the digital image source of difference.

Description

Digital set-top box with user-defined channel function

Technical Field

A digital set-top box, especially a digital set-top box capable of self-ordering channels.

Background

With the time shift, the signal source of the cable television is gradually updated from the traditional analog signal to the digital signal, so that the popularity of the digital set-top box is higher and higher.

Compared with the traditional cable television, the existing digital set-top box has the advantages of lower signal distortion degree, higher signal carrying information content and less environmental influence, so that the image picture provided by the digital set-top box is more delicate and clear, different channels have higher and consistent quality, and the digital set-top box is less susceptible to noise interference.

However, the existing digital set-top box can only receive the digital signal provided by the television signal provider, and the user cannot increase the favorite channel according to the own needs. In addition, even if the user wants to watch the video picture provided by a specific application program, such as Youtube, Netflix, the conventional digital set-top box does not support this function and cannot provide watching.

In addition, if the user wants to select a specific channel to watch through the existing digital set-top box, the user must click the specific channel sequentially through the remote controller 60 or the direction keys of the digital set-top box itself. For example, if the current screen is channel 01, if the digital set-top box wants to watch channel 50, the channel 01, 02, 03 … … must be adjusted to channel 50 sequentially by continuously pressing the direction key of the digital set-top box, which is not convenient in use and may take a lot of time to adjust to the correct channel.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the problem that the existing digital set-top box can not freely input digital switching to watch the channel and randomly add or delete the channel, the utility model provides a digital set-top box with the function of self-defined channel, by establishing a serial number for each channel and receiving the installation file of the newly added channel by a signal input unit, a user can directly input the serial number corresponding to any channel by a remote controller to open the channel and the channel is newly added in a channel comparison table by the installation file of the channel.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a digital set top box with a user-defined channel function, which is connected to a remote controller and a display screen, the digital set top box with the user-defined channel function comprises:

a central processing unit, which contains a composite channel comparison table for users to edit, and stores more than one channel number and more than one channel in the composite channel comparison table, wherein each channel number corresponds to each channel, and the channels listed in the composite channel comparison table contain television channels and video streaming channels provided by the central processing unit when the central processing unit executes a video streaming application program; each channel number corresponds to a media setting information;

a signal input unit electrically connected to the CPU, the signal input unit including multiple media connection ports for receiving different digital video sources;

the audio-video output unit is electrically connected with the central processing unit and is used for outputting an image signal;

a memory unit electrically connected to the CPU for storing each channel of the composite channel look-up table and corresponding media setting information;

an input/output unit electrically connected with the central processing unit for receiving a control command sent by the remote controller;

when the remote controller sends a number instruction, the central processing unit searches the channel corresponding to the number instruction in the storage unit according to the number instruction, and displays the channel on the display screen.

By the above components, the utility model has the following enhancement functions:

1. the channel number and the channel stored in the channel list are used for establishing the association between the channel number and the corresponding channel, so that one channel corresponds to one channel number, when a user inputs one channel number through the remote controller, the central processing unit opens the channel corresponding to the channel number according to the channel number, the user can open the channel to be watched more quickly, and the time for selecting the channel to be watched by frequently pressing a direction key can be saved.

2. The multiple media connection ports can receive different digital image sources, wherein the digital image source can include application program installation file downloaded from network or provided from external storage device and flash memory, the installation file can install the required application program in the CPU, so that the user can watch other films through other film sources besides the preset channel.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic circuit block diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a composite channel comparison representation of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a first schematic view of an operation interface according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a second schematic view of an operation interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, the present invention is a digital set-top box with a user-defined channel function, which can be operated by connecting an external remote controller 60. The utility model discloses contain: a central processing unit 10, a signal input unit 20, an audio/video output unit 30, more than one memory unit 40, and further an input/output unit 50, wherein the signal input unit 20, the audio/video output unit 30, the more than one memory unit 40 and the input/output unit 50 are electrically connected to the central processing unit 10 respectively.

Referring to fig. 2, the cpu 10 presets a composite channel look-up table 11 for a user to edit, and stores more than one channel number and more than one channel in the composite channel look-up table 11, where the channel numbers respectively correspond to the channels, and the channels listed in the composite channel look-up table 11 include tv channels and video stream channels provided by the cpu 10 when executing a video stream application. The video streaming application can download an installation file from a user through a network or obtain the installation file from an external storage device.

For example, the channel number 01 corresponds to a first channel, the channel number 02 corresponds to a second channel, and the channel number 07 corresponds to the YOUTUBE channel, wherein the video source of the first channel and the second channel may be a digital television signal, and the video source of the YOUTUBE channel may be a network server of the YOUTUBE channel itself. Furthermore, the channels corresponding to the more than one channel numbers can be changed according to the user's setting. Taking fig. 2 as an example, the YOUTUBE channel is currently set to the channel number 07, and the channel number 08 is not currently set to a specific channel, so that the user can set the YOUTUBE channel to be disassociated from the channel number 07 and reset the YOUTUBE channel to the channel number 08 again.

Further, in the present embodiment, each channel has a media setting information, which may be a website, a directory, a path or a shortcut of media information. Each media setting information is stored in the storage unit 40 and corresponds to each channel in the composite channel look-up table 11, i.e., each channel number corresponds to a media setting information.

The signal input unit 20 may comprise a plurality of media ports, which respectively receive different digital video sources. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of media connection ports may include more than one network connection port 21, more than one USB connection port 22, a digital tv connection port 23, and more than one memory card slot 24, and combinations thereof. Wherein, the network port 21 can be connected to an external network, and can download the installation file from the external network or directly capture the image signal from the network; each USB port 22 can be connected to an external storage device, wherein the external storage device can be a portable disk, and the external device stores the installation file; the digital TV connection port 23 can be connected to an external antenna or a digital TV signal source for receiving a plurality of wired or wireless digital TV signals; each card slot 24 may be used to accommodate a flash memory card, such as but not limited to a TF card (Micro SD card) or an SD card, for inserting a flash memory card for storing the installation file.

The video output unit 30 is used for outputting video signals. The video output unit 30 may include more than one digital signal output port 31 and more than one analog signal output port 32, and is used to output the signal of the selected media connection port. Wherein the more than one digital signal output ports 31 are used for outputting a digital video signal; the analog signal output ports 32 are used to output an analog video signal. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the digital signal output port 31 comprises an HDMI output port, an SPDIF output port, and combinations thereof; the analog signal output port 32 includes a CVBS output port, a D-SUB output port, and an AUDIO (AUDIO) output port, and combinations thereof.

The storage unit 40 may include a Flash memory (Flash)41, the Flash memory 41 is used to store each channel of the composite channel look-up table 11 and the media setting information thereof, and the installation file is used to install the video streaming application program in the storage unit 40. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the memory unit 40 further comprises a random access memory (SDRAM)42, the SDRAM 42 is used to temporarily store the input signals of the connection ports of the signal input unit 20 as a buffer for data buffering.

The input/output unit 50 includes a wireless receiving module 51, a plurality of warning lights 52 and a plurality of buttons 53 for receiving the control command of the remote controller 60. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wireless receiving module 51 is an Infrared (IR) receiving module, a Bluetooth (Bluetooth) receiving module or a Wi-Fi receiving module, which is used to receive the control command of the corresponding remote controller 60, and the user can operate the remote controller 60 to set the channels and the media setting information of the composite channel look-up table 11; the plurality of indicator lights 52 are used to display the operation status of the CPU 10, and the plurality of buttons 53 are also used for the user to manually set each channel of the composite channel look-up table 11 and the media setting information thereof.

Referring to fig. 3, in an application, the av output unit 30 may further be connected to a display screen 70, and the cpu 10 may provide an operation interface 71 to be transmitted from the av output unit 30 to the display screen 70 for display, wherein an icon 711 corresponding to each channel may be displayed on the operation interface 71, and the channel number 712 corresponding to the channel is displayed beside each icon 711. The remote controller 60 can send a number command to the input/output unit 50 through user operation. The input/output unit 50 receives and transmits the number command to the central processing unit 10, and the central processing unit 10 searches the storage unit 40 for a channel corresponding to the number command according to the number command and displays the channel on the display screen 70. Specifically, the cpu 10 searches the storage unit 40 for the media setting information corresponding to the number command according to the number command, and displays the channel corresponding to the media setting information on the display screen 70. For example, when the user inputs the number command 01 through the remote controller 60, the central processing unit 10 searches the channel corresponding to the number command 01 in the composite channel look-up table 11 as the first channel after receiving the number command 01, and the central processing unit 10 displays the first channel on the display screen 70 through the av output unit.

Referring to fig. 4, the cpu 10 can also expand the page of the operation interface 71, for example, the operation interface 71A in fig. 4 can display the channel numbers 712 from 10 to 18. When the user selects an add icon 713 on the operation interface 71A via the remote controller 60, other channels or video streaming applications can be added as one of the icons 711 as desired in the above manner. Similarly, the user can also send the channel number 712 as the number command via the remote controller 60 to open the self-defined channel.

Claims

1. A digital set-top box with the function of self-defining channels is characterized in that the digital set-top box is connected with a remote controller and a display screen, and the digital set-top box with the function of self-defining channels comprises:

2. The digital set-top box with customized channel function of claim 1, wherein the video stream application is an installation file downloaded by a user through a network or stored in an external storage device, and the installation file is installed in the storage unit.

3. The digital set-top box with customized channel function according to claim 1, wherein when the CPU searches the channel corresponding to the number command according to the number command, the CPU searches the corresponding media setting information according to the number command, so as to find the channel according to the media setting information.

4. The set-top box with customized channel features of claim 1, wherein said plurality of media ports comprises:

more than one network connection port for connecting to an external network and downloading installation files from the external network;

more than one USB connection port, which is connected to an external storage device and can store the installation file by the external device;

a digital TV connection port connected to an external antenna or a digital TV signal source for receiving multiple wired or wireless digital TV signals; and

more than one memory card slot is used for inserting a flash memory card.

5. The digital set-top box with customized channel function of claim 1, wherein the video output unit comprises more than one digital signal output port and more than one analog signal output port, wherein the more than one digital signal output ports are used for outputting a digital video signal; the analog signal output port is used for outputting an analog video signal.

6. The digital set-top box with customized channel function of claim 1, wherein the storage unit comprises a flash memory and a random access memory, the flash memory is used to store each channel of the composite channel look-up table and the media setting information thereof; the RAM is used for temporarily storing the input signals of each connection port of the signal input unit as a buffer for data buffering.

7. The set-top box of claim 1, wherein the i/o unit further comprises a wireless receiving module for receiving a control command from the remote controller, a plurality of indicator lights for displaying an operating status of the cpu, and a plurality of keys for a user to manually set channels and media setting information of the composite channel map.

8. The digital set-top box with the customized channel function of claim 1, wherein the cpu provides an operation interface, and the operation interface is transmitted from the av output unit to the display screen for displaying.