TW201246919A - System and method for information sharing and television device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for information sharing and television thereof are provided. The information sharing method includes starting information sharing of the television, receiving television signals, analyzing the television signals to get program information, receiving a program information request transmitted by a remote electronic device, and transmitting the program information to the remote electronic device through the communication network according to the program information request?

Description

201246919 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a television system, and more particularly to an information sharing method suitable for a television device and a television device therefor. [Prior Art] With the development of the Internet, users can actively input keyword search through the network platform, and can exchange many information related to Internet keywords, for example, after video sharing two input keywords. Users can get videos related to keywords, and users can select videos of interest to watch. In addition, some of the current video videos can also be recommended according to the user's choice of videos. The video is available for users to watch. When users watch TV programs, they often only watch TV according to their own needs. : 收 收 , , , , : : : : : 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样 这样In addition to the contents of the selected content, the other information related to the content of the program can not be viewed by the group, and the other users under the social network. [Summary of the Invention] Vision 2 provides the age-sharing sharing system, the f-share sharing method, and the TV-wave sharing. This sharing of green energy will enable the readers to share the news with other readers. (4) _ TV is poor. 201246919 The present invention provides a method for information sharing, which comprises: initiating information sharing of a device, receiving a television signal, wherein the television signal includes program content and program information, and then parsing the program information from the television signal. Receiving program information requirements transmitted by the remote electronic device and transmitting program information to the remote electronic device via the communication network according to the program information request. The invention provides a television device capable of providing information sharing. The television device comprises a demodulator, a communication module and a processing module. The demodulator provides at least one television signal, wherein the television signal comprises at least one intra-program valley and at least one program information. The communication module receives the program information request transmitted by the remote electronic device. The processing module is coupled to the demodulator and the communication module to enable information sharing, parsing the program information according to the television signal, and transmitting the program information to the remote electronic device through the communication module and the communication network according to the program information requirement. An invention provides an information sharing system capable of providing information sharing, the resource distribution system comprising a remote server and a television device. The television device is configured to activate the information and to receive the television signal. The television signal includes the device and the program information. The television device parses the program resource according to the television signal, and transmits the program information to the remote end through the communication network. Stored in the server. When the remote server receives the program request transmitted by the remote electronic device, the remote server transmits the program information to the remote electronic device via the communication network according to the program information request. Based on the above, the present invention provides an information sharing system, a information sharing method, and/or a television device. The information sharing method and the television device enable the user to share the program information that they watch with other users. The 4 201246919 sharing system allows users to transfer program information to a remote server for storage, allowing other users to log in to the remote server to obtain the information of the program. The above-described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments. [Embodiment] The ancient secret 1 is a function of a television device according to the present invention - the television device 1 includes a communication module 110, a processing module demodulator (d coffee (four) 140 to be available from the television The program source 11 Wei and demodulate the digital TV or 疋 analog TV signal. The TV program source u visual program satellite, cable channel provider, ... and other wired / wireless ^ communication terminal. The demodulator 140 can be processed according to The control unit 1 of the module m is tuned to at least one frequency ^ and = ith i. The processing mode, the group 120 is coupled to the demodulator 140 and the display system (4). / processing module i2G According to the configuration and the operation of the user, the television signal solution outputted by the reading solution (10) is: the content of the current content and the related program information, wherein the program content is indicated by the group 15G. For example, for example. The processing module i2G outputs the program content of the corresponding channel according to the channel and the demodulation 11 (10) of the user, and displays the content of the program on the display module 15 for viewing by the user. The 150 can include the cathode. Ray tube (Cath〇de _ τ*, 201246919 CRT), LCD The liquid crystal display (LCD) or other flat display, but not limited to the above, the processing module 120 can be a functional module implemented by hardware and/or software. The hardware can include a central processing unit, a chipset, Micro-processor, micro-controller, application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), system on a chip (SoC), etc. The device or a combination of the above hardware devices, and the software may be an operating system, a driver, a firmware, etc. The processing module 120 has a capability to parse the program content from the television signal, and the processing module 120 The program information may also be parsed from the television signal. If the television program source U provides a digital television signal, the program information may include an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and an Event Information Table (EIT). ), Time and Date Table (TDT), Time Offset Table (TOT), Service Description Table (Service Descri) Ption Table, SDT), Program Related Table (Pr〇gram Association Table, PAT), Program Map (Pr〇gram Map τ., PMT), and/or Teletext. The storage unit 130 that is lightly connected to the processing module can provide a storage space for storing program information. The storage unit 130 can be in the form of an embedded hard disk, an external core (four), a floppy disk, a memory card or other storage device. The processing module 120 is also coupled to the communication module 11A. The processing module can communicate with the remote electronic device through the communication module 11 and the communication network. The communication network can be wireless fidelity (Warlock 6 201246919

Fidelity 'WiFi' network, Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) network, Cable MODEM network, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) network, long-term Evolution (Long Term

Evolution, LTE) network, Bluetooth (Bluet〇〇th) network or other various forms of sfl network. The electronic device ι〇 can be a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a number of assistants or a tablet. In other embodiments, the remote electronic device 10 can also be an electronic device having a central processing unit function, such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, and a large host computer. According to the user's preference setting, the processing module 12 can parse the keyword from the program information of the television signal according to the preferred setting, and then use the key branch tracking module 11G to check the t. Finally, the retrieved web page is displayed on the display module 15G. For example, suppose the user's preference is set to the program name, and the program currently being played by the thief (10) is "cartoon τ". The processing module 120 can parse the "service name" from the "service description table" (sdt), the "program related table" (PAT), and the "program map" (pMT) and further from the "service name" It is known that the name of the currently broadcasted program is "Cartoon T". Therefore, the processing module 120 can use "cartoon τ" as a keyword, and then transmit the keyword "cartoon τ" to the network structure website through the module U0. Finally, the network lectures, the station k, and the related items about the cartoon T" are displayed on the display module 150 to provide the user with online shopping. Flow example

S 7 201246919 determines whether the activation signal is received (step S210) to determine whether to activate the poor communication function of the television device 100. In this embodiment, the activation signal can be a remote control signal. The remote control signal is a remote control signal transmitted by the remote control module/keyboard and received by the communication module 110. In another embodiment, the remote control signal is a touch signal transmitted by the touch panel of the display module 15G to the processing module 120 according to the user's touch. When the processing module 12 analyzes that the touch signal conforms to the corresponding keyword (or conforms to the corresponding gesture), the processing module 120 activates the information sharing function of the television device 100. In still another embodiment, the remote control signal is an audio signal transmitted to the processing module 120 by the microphone of the television device 100 sensing the voice of the user. When the processing module 12 analyzes that the audio signal meets the corresponding keyword, the processing module 12 starts the information sharing function of the television device. The user can also activate the information sharing function of the television device 100 through the parameter setting of the "on-screen display" (hereinafter referred to as the "0SD" menu. After the processing module 12 confirms that the activation signal is received in the above step S210, the processing module 120 starts the information sharing of the television device 1 (step S220). In step S230, the processing module 120 receives the television signal including the program content and the program information from the demodulator 140. If the operation of step S230 fails, the processing module 120 can display a warning surface through the light signal or the display module 15 to inform the user that the television signal cannot be obtained. Next, in step S240, the processing module 120 parses the program information from the television signal. For example, "short event description" (for example, a description of a program) and/or "content description" (for example, a program category) are parsed from an "event information table" (EIT). Or, 8 201246919 analyzes the Langmu play time from the: Time and Date Table (TDT) and the Time Difference Table (τ〇τ). Alternatively, the "service name" (for example, the channel name, the program name, etc.) is parsed from the "service description table" (SDT), the "program related table" (PAT), and the "program map" (pMT). Alternatively, the "service provider" (_heart prcmder, such as the broadcaster service provider name of the program) is parsed from the service description table (SDT). Alternatively, the caption having the keyword can be parsed from the teletext (Teletext). In addition to the above examples, the program information can be taken from the television signal towel by any other means. For example, "with "content description", "time and date table", j solution: program "information. For example, using the "content description" match table short event: Tian Shu", time difference table", "time and deadline form" (P which am, ame) to parse the program information. For example, use: Name to match the "Content Description" and "Time Difference Table" to analyze the program information. For example, "" and "Interim and Time Forms", "Time and Date Forms", "Care"

/, death, "service name" to analyze the program information J "service provider" with the factory time difference table", "^ use the program name to analyze the program information. ^ day d form", in the step lake (four) Wei base money Step milk 0 to store the parsed program in the storage space provided by the store = _12, in order to facilitate the remote electronic device V early child 0, then the face-to-face electronic device 丨: _: electricity = set 1 201246919 The information module is proposed, and the processing module (10) can receive the program information request transmitted by the remote electronic device 10 through the communication network and the communication module 110 (step S260). At this time, the processing module 12 will search/capture the corresponding program information from the storage list it 130 according to the program information request. In other applications, the processing module 120 can perform the program information parsed from the television signal according to the program information of the remote electronic device, and therefore does not perform the step S250 (the program to be parsed) The information is stored in the storage unit. After the processing module 120 searches for/receives the corresponding program information, the module 120 can transmit the data to the remote electronic device through the communication module 11 and the communication network. 1〇 (step S27〇). At this time, the user information of the television device 1 can be read by the user's remote electronic device 10. If the operation of step S270 fails, or step S25 is stored in the storage unit. If the target information of ^% does not meet the information request of the program, the processing module 12 can pass the sfl module 11 and return a failure signal to inform the user that the information fails to fall. For example, step S240 can be based on The user views the play channel/schedule of all the same type of programs by watching the type of the program (for example, a cartoon type), and the step S250 stores the play channel/schedule at the storage unit 130. Therefore, when the user is watching Depending on the program of the device (for example, the cartoon T), the user can operate the remote electronic device 1 (for example, a smart phone) to request the turtle device 100 to renew the play channel/time associated with the cartoon. Read the broadcast channel/time table through the remote electronic device 1G, and know which channels currently play the cartoon program, or know which channels in the time period of 201246919 will play the cartoon program. Therefore, the user can It is more concise and does not need to type a search condition to query which channels and which time periods other related programs that are of interest are broadcasted. For example, 'Step S240 and Step S250 can record/store the viewing record of the television device 100 in the storage unit 130. The viewing history may include the program name, channel, program type, date, and/or time. The parent may operate the remote electronic device 10 to request the television device 1 to view the relevant history of the child's most recent viewing program through the communication network. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method for sharing information according to another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 may Referring to the related description of Fig. 2, different from the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, step illusion (7) and magic addition are arranged between steps S240 and S250. Once the processing module 12 receives the start signal (step S210), The information sharing of the television device 100 is started (step S220). When the information sharing of the television device 100 is activated, the processing module 12 performs step S250 to store the program information parsed in step S24〇 in the storage. The unit 13G. Therefore, the actual implementation allows the user to further update/increase the storage unit 1S information to reduce redundant content. That is, FIG. 4 illustrates a method for sharing information according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Flow chart. The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can refer to the related description of FIG. 2. Different from the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, steps S21 and S22 are arranged between steps S250 and S260. This embodiment can record/store the most complete program information. £ 201246919 FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an information sharing system in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. The information sharing system 500 includes a television set, a remote vocabulary 520, and a remote electronic device 10. For the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, reference may be made to the related description of FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. Different from the embodiment shown in the figure, a remote server 520 is disposed between the television device 100 and the remote electronic device 1A. The remote server 52 includes a storage unit 53. The storage unit 530 can be in the form of an embedded hard disk, an external hard disk, a floppy disk, a memory card, or the like. The partial flow of the television device 100 and its information sharing in FIG. 5 (steps S210 to S240) is similar to that of FIG. 2 and FIG. 2, and the television device will not be described again after step S240 analyzes the program information. 1. The program information is transmitted to the remote server 52〇2 storage unit 530 through the communication module 11 and the communication network (step S25〇). When the remote server 52 receives the program information request transmitted by the remote electronic device 1 (step, the remote server state 520 retrieves the program from the storage unit according to the program information request) and transmits the program. Transmitting the program information to the remote device=device 1〇 (step S270). At this time, on the electronic device 1 ,, the device can be used to learn the program information 0 and table viewed by the television device. According to the above description, the present invention provides an information sharing system and an information sharing device, and the information sharing method and the television device thereof are:::, the program information of the viewing is shared with other users. Let the name watch the television program. At the same time, the 'TV device will automatically store the user's watch (4) information, # other users, such as the same community 12 201246919 & friends who use the forced electronic device, send through the communication network - that is, the request * In the local TV device, the local TV device will report the program information to other users of the social network. The system is viewed by the users of the TV device county. The device is stored on the feeding device, so that other friends in the social network can use the remote electronic device to log in to the remote server to obtain program information that the user wants to share. Although the present invention has been disclosed by way of example However, it is not intended to limit the invention as to the ordinary skill in the art, and the scope of protection of the present invention is attached thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a television apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an information sharing method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of information sharing in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of information sharing in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a flow chart in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. An architectural diagram of an information sharing system of an embodiment.

S 13 201246919 [Description of main component symbols] ίο: Remote electronic device 11: TV program source 100: Television device 110: Communication module 120: Processing module 130: Storage unit 140: Demodulator 150: Display module 500: Information sharing system 520: remote server 530: storage unit S210~S270: process steps

Claims (1)

201246919 VII. Patent application scope: 1. An information sharing method includes: initiating information sharing of one device; receiving at least one television signal, wherein the television message includes at least one program content and at least one program information; The television signal parses the program information; receives a program information request transmitted by a remote electronic device; and transmits the program information to the remote electronic device via a communication network according to the program information request. 2. The information sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the program information includes an electronic program guide, an event information table, a time and a grid, a time difference table, a service description table, a program related table, and a program map. At least one of the table and the television text broadcast. 3. If the scope of application for patents /, 'includes: the information sharing method described in the music item, it is also included in the scope of patent application; 7^, information. The storage space is provided to store the information sharing method, wherein the storing - the user viewing the video message comprises: the record including the program name, the 〜~ viewing record, and the viewing at least the -. k $Type of the type, date and time 5. If the patent application scope is included, the information sharing method of the kilogram is included, and the package is included. S 15 201246919 When an activation signal is received, the information sharing is started according to the activation signal. 6. A television device for providing information sharing, comprising: a demodulator' for providing at least one television signal, wherein the television signal includes at least one program content and at least one program information; a communication module, Receiving a program information request transmitted by a remote electronic device; and a processing module 'coupled to the demodulator and the communication module for initiating the information sharing' according to the television signal Program information, and transmitting the program information to the remote electronic device through the communication module and a communication network according to the program information request. +, as described in claim 6 of the patent application, an information sharing contempt device may be provided, wherein the program information includes an electronic program guide, an event, a table _ and a date table, a time difference table, a service description table, and a program closing table. At least one of a program map and a teletext. TV ^ Shen Hi Lai sixth item is expected to provide - the information sharing room to store the yuan 'pure to the processing and output, to provide a transmission device = y user to watch the record to store the program information, and At least its name, channel, program type, date and time 16 201246919 9. A television device capable of providing information sharing as described in claim 6 of the patent application, wherein the processing module receives a communication device through the communication module When the signal is activated, the processing module starts the information sharing according to the activation signal. 10. A share sharing system for providing information sharing, comprising: a remote server; and a television device for initiating the information sharing, receiving at least one television signal, wherein the television signal comprises at least one Program content and at least program information, parsing the program information according to the television signal, and transmitting the program information to the remote server via a communication network; wherein the side server receives the program When the program information requested by the remote electronic device is requested, the remote server transmits the program information to the remote electronic device through the communication network according to the program information request. 11. The information sharing system can provide: an information sharing system, wherein the program information includes an electronic program guide event information table, a time and date table, a time grid, a service description table, a program related table, a program map, and a television. At least one of the text broadcasts. 12. As described in claim 10, a "two information sharing system" may be provided. The device is (10) stored - such that the second viewing of the television device - the manner in which the record is viewed - details the program information, and the viewing history & includes at least one of the program name, channel, date and time of the program. According to the application of the patent scope, item Κ), an ancient poverty-stricken drought system can be provided. When the television device receives the data, the television device starts to read the information according to the activation signal. An information sharing system for providing information sharing, as described in claim 10, wherein the remote server comprises: a storage unit for providing a storage space for storing the program information.