TWI523506B - Set top box, display method, and set top box system for displaying multimedia data on a television channel - Google Patents

Description

TV set box and playing method for playing multimedia material on TV channel and system

The invention relates to a television set-top box, a playing method and a system thereof for playing multimedia materials, in particular to a television set-top box, a playing method and a system thereof for allowing multimedia materials to be played in a television channel according to a user's demand.

In recent decades, people's pace of life has become fast and busy. They often come to see the elders in the family for a long time because they are too tired, or even dismiss the idea of connecting with the elders at home, making people's feelings with the elders at home come. The more alienated. Most of the elders in the family do not operate the computer to contact relatives who work in the field, or to view information about their loved ones (such as photos, messages or videos, etc.). The elders in the family will only select TV channels through the remote control to watch TV programs to understand current news and absorb new knowledge.

Therefore, if the elders in the family can maintain the use of the remote control to select TV channels and see the multimedia materials transmitted by their loved ones on the TV channels, they will greatly improve the problem that the elderly in the family will not operate the computer and at the same time allow them to work in the field. Loved ones contacted the elderly at home.

The invention provides a television set for playing multimedia materials on a television channel Box, playback method and system thereof. The television set box and the playing method thereof of the invention allow the user to transmit the user-made play list to the remote TV set box through the network, or receive the remotely made play list to the user's set-top box. The user or the distant relatives and friends can watch the multimedia materials in the playlist in the television channel by the operation of the television remote controller or the keyboard group.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned set-top box includes a network unit, a storage unit, a channel control unit, and a processing unit. The network unit receives the playlist. The playlist contains at least one multimedia material path and a play order. At least one multimedia data path corresponds to at least one multimedia material. At least one multimedia material path is sorted according to the playing order. The channel control unit receives the channel selection signal, and the channel selection signal corresponds to the television channel. The channel control unit generates a channel control signal to the processing unit according to the channel selection signal. The processing unit is electrically connected to the network unit, the channel control unit, and the storage unit. The processing unit stores the playlist to the storage unit. And the playlist corresponds to the TV channel. When the processing unit receives the channel control signal, the processing unit retrieves the playlist and switches to the television channel, and the processing unit plays the multimedia material according to the play order.

In one embodiment of the invention, the television set-top system includes a plurality of television set top boxes. Each set of television sets includes a network unit, a storage unit, a channel control unit, and a processing unit. The network unit is connected to other television set boxes to form a group. The network unit receives the playlist transmitted by the other set-top boxes of the group. The playlist includes at least one multimedia material path and a play order. At least one multimedia data path corresponds to at least one multimedia material. At least one multimedia material path is sorted according to the playing order. The channel control unit receives the channel selection signal, and the channel selection signal corresponds to the television channel. The channel control unit generates a channel control signal to the processing unit according to the channel selection signal. The processing unit is electrically connected to the network unit, the channel control unit, and the storage unit. The processing unit stores the playlist to the storage unit, and the playlist corresponds to the television channel. When the processing unit receives the channel control signal, the processing unit retrieves the playlist and switches to The television channel, and the processing unit plays the above multimedia material according to the playing order.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the playing method for playing multimedia data on a television channel comprises the steps of: (A) receiving a playlist. The playlist contains at least one multimedia material path and a play order. At least one multimedia data path corresponds to at least one multimedia material. At least one multimedia material path is sorted according to the playing order. (B) Save the playlist to the storage unit. The playlist corresponds to the TV channel. (C) receiving the channel selection signal and generating a channel control signal according to the channel selection signal. The channel selection signal corresponds to the TV channel. And (D) capturing the playlist according to the channel control signal, and switching to the television channel according to the play, and playing the multimedia material according to the play order.

In order to further understand the technology, method and effect of the present invention in order to achieve the intended purpose, reference should be made to the detailed description and drawings of the present invention. The drawings and the annexed drawings are intended to be illustrative and not to limit the invention.

50‧‧‧Network

110a, 110b, 110c, 110d‧‧‧ TV set

112b‧‧‧Network Unit

114b‧‧‧ storage unit

116b‧‧‧Channel Control Unit

118b‧‧‧Processing unit

120a, 120b, 120c, 120d‧‧‧ display unit

130b‧‧‧Remote control

Da‧‧‧Multimedia

GP, GP1‧‧‧ group

LST‧‧‧ playlist

MSG‧‧‧ reminder message

Pth‧‧ multimedia data path

Sc‧‧ channel control signal

Seq‧‧‧Play order

Ss‧‧ channel selection signal

T‧‧‧ play time

S510, S520, S530, S540, S550, S560, S570, S580‧‧ steps

1 is a schematic diagram of a television set-top box system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a top box of a television set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram of a playlist according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a user operating a television set on a television in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for playing multimedia materials according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a plurality of television upper boxes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram of a prompt message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram of automatically setting a playlist to a television channel according to an embodiment of the invention.

7C is a schematic diagram of manually setting a playlist to a television channel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7D illustrates a user playing a playlist or television program information through a remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7E is a multimedia material in a play playlist according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, please refer to Figure 1. 1 is a schematic diagram of a television set-top box system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the television set-top system includes a plurality of television set top boxes 110a-110c, and each of the set-top television sets 110a-110c is electrically coupled to a respective display unit 120a-120c. The television set boxes 110a-110c each include a network unit, a storage unit, a channel control unit, and a processing unit. The television set cassettes 110a-110c are connected to each other by the network 50 to form a group GP.

In order to facilitate the explanation of the internal structure of the upper casings 110a-110c of the television set, the following description will be further explained with the upper casing 110b and the display unit 120b. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 simultaneously, the television set top box 110b includes a network unit 112b, a storage unit 114b, a channel control unit 116b, and a processing unit 118b. The network unit 112b is connected to the television set cassettes 110a and 110c. In this embodiment, the network unit 112b of the set-top box 110b is connected to the network unit of the set-top boxes 110a and 110c of the television set, so that a group is formed between the set-top boxes 110a-110c of the television set. GP. The network unit 112b is a playlist LST for receiving the set-top box 110a or 110c of the group GP.

In this embodiment, network unit 112b has a group code. The group code is transmitted by the set-top box 110a or 110c for identifying whether the playlist LST received by the network unit 112b is the same group. If the playlist LST is transmitted by the set-top box 110a or 110c of the same group, the network unit 112b will receive the playlist LST transmitted by the set-top box 110a or 110c of the group GP. At this time, the processing unit 118b can generate a prompt message and display the prompt message in the display unit (such as the display unit 120b of FIG. 4) to inform the user that the playlist LST is received. And if the playlist LST is not the TV set 110a of the same group or The network unit 112b does not receive the playlist LST. Of course, the network unit 112b can also arbitrarily receive the playlist LST transmitted from the outside or receive the playlist LST transmitted from a specific area, which is not limited by the present invention.

Further, the playlist LST can be edited by an external electronic device such as a computer or a set-top box 110a, 110c. That is, after the user edits the playlist LST first, the playlist LST is transmitted from the set-top boxes 110a, 110c to the set-top box 110b of the television set. The contents of the playlist LST will be further explained below.

As shown in FIG. 3, the playlist LST includes a plurality of multimedia material paths Pth and a play order Seq, and the plurality of multimedia material paths Pth are sorted according to the play order Seq. The plurality of multimedia material paths Pth respectively correspond to the plurality of multimedia materials Da, and each of the multimedia materials Da has a playing time T. It should be noted that the playlist LST is a multimedia material list, so that the processing unit 118b can play the multimedia material Da according to the play order Seq in the playlist LST. The multimedia material Da is obtained by the processing unit 118b downloading through the network unit 112b based on the corresponding multimedia material path Pth. As shown in FIG. 3, the playlist LST of the present embodiment lists three multimedia materials Da, namely "photo collection", "music compilation", and "performance movie". The three multimedia data Da correspond to three multimedia data paths Pth, respectively, "photo path", "music path", and "movie path". The three multimedia data Da respectively record the playback time T, which are "10 minutes and 20 seconds", "05 minutes and 15 seconds", and "70 minutes and 05 seconds". And the playback order Seq of the three multimedia materials Da is sequentially "photo collection", "music compilation", and "performance movie". The multimedia material Da can also be other types of multimedia materials, which are not limited by the present invention.

The channel control unit 116b receives the channel selection signal Ss, and the channel selection signal Ss corresponds to a specific television channel Ch. The channel control unit 116b generates the channel control signal Sc to the processing unit 118b according to the received channel selection signal Ss. As shown in FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the channel control unit 116b utilizes a remote controller. 130b for wireless remote control. Therefore, when the remote controller 130b transmits the channel selection signal Ss (such as pressing the numeric key on the remote controller 130b) to the channel control unit 116b, the channel control unit 116b switches the transmission request to the channel control signal Sc of the specific television channel Ch to the processing unit. 118b, causing the processing unit 118 to switch to a particular television channel Ch to display the content of the television channel Ch in the display unit 120b. Of course, the channel control unit 116b can also use a wired keyboard group for control, which is not limited by the present invention.

Processing unit 118b is electrically coupled to network unit 112b, storage unit 114b, and channel control unit 116b. The processing unit 118b is configured to store the received playlist LST to the storage unit 114b, and the playlist LST corresponds to a specific television channel Ch. When the processing unit 118b receives the channel control signal Sc, the processing unit 118b will retrieve the playlist LST and switch to the specific television channel Ch, and play the multimedia material Da according to the play order Seq.

Here, regarding the acquisition of the multimedia material Da, the processing unit 118b of the present embodiment may receive the channel control signal Sc, and the processing unit 118b transmits the network unit 112b and according to the playlist LST (such as the playlist LST shown in FIG. 3). The multimedia data path Pth) downloads the multimedia material Da. That is, after the processing unit 118b receives the remote control processing unit 118b of the remote controller 130b to switch to the specific TV channel Ch and selects the playlist LST, the processing unit 118b starts to download the multimedia material Da through the network unit 112b. The processing unit 118b is caused to play the downloaded multimedia material Da according to the playback order Seq. In the process of the processing unit 118b playing the multimedia material Da, if the processing unit 118b cannot play a certain multimedia material Da (as in the case where the "music collection" of FIG. 3 fails to download or the download is successful but cannot be played, etc.), the processing unit 118b still The multimedia material Da is played according to the playback order Seq, but the multimedia data Da that cannot be played is ignored (the processing unit 118b plays the "photo collection" after the processing unit 118b, and the "music collection" is ignored, and then the processing unit 118b plays the "performance movie"). .

Of course, the processing unit 118b can also receive the transmission from the network unit 112b. When the playlist LST is played, the multimedia material Da is pre-downloaded through the network unit 112b, and the multimedia material Da is stored in the storage unit 114b. Therefore, when the processing unit 118b receives the channel control signal Sc, the processing unit 118b retrieves the playlist LST and switches to the specific television channel Ch. Next, the processing unit 118b will directly retrieve the multimedia material Da from the storage unit 114b, and play the multimedia material Da according to the playback order Seq.

Compared with the processing unit 118b of the previous embodiment, the multimedia data Da is downloaded according to the multimedia material path Pth after receiving the channel control signal Sc. When the processing unit 118b of the present embodiment receives the playlist LST, the multimedia data Da is pre-downloaded by using the network unit 112b, and there is no problem that the multimedia material path Pth cannot be connected due to the long time of the placement (for example, five years ago). The multimedia data path Pth, which may now be closed and cannot be linked, causes the download of the multimedia material Da to fail. Similarly, in the process of playing by the processing unit 118b, if the processing unit 118b cannot play a certain multimedia material Da (for example, if the multimedia material Da download fails or the multimedia material Da downloads successfully but cannot be played, etc.), the processing unit 118b remains The multimedia material Da will be played in accordance with the playback order Seq, and the multimedia material Da that cannot be played will be ignored. Of course, the timing of obtaining the multimedia material Da may also be any timing after the processing unit 118b receives the playlist LST, which is not limited by the present invention.

Furthermore, the correspondence between the playlist LST and the specific television channel Ch may be set to correspond to the specific television channel Ch before the network unit 112b receives the playlist LST; or may be received at the network unit 112b. After the playlist LST, the playlist LST is automatically set to correspond to a specific TV channel Ch; or after the playlist LST is received by the network unit 112b, the playlist LST is set to correspond to a specific TV channel Ch through the processing unit 118b. . That is, the playlist LST corresponding to a specific TV channel can be set in advance in the set-top box 110a or 110c; or the network unit 112b automatically searches for and corresponds to a specific TV channel after receiving the playlist LST; Network unit After receiving the playlist LST, 112b manually sets to a specific television channel through the processing unit 118b. The correspondence between the playlist LST and the specific television channel Ch can also be set in other manners, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, the above specific television channel Ch may originally have a television program signal. If the playlist LST is set to this particular TV channel Ch, the particular TV channel Ch will have both the original TV program signal and the playlist LST. Therefore, when the processing unit 118b receives the channel control signal Sc, the processing unit 118b will retrieve the playlist LST and switch to the specific television channel Ch. At this time, the processing unit 118b will play according to the selected playlist LST or television program information. That is, if the user uses the remote control 130b remote control processing unit 118b to switch to the specific television channel Ch and selects the playlist LST, the processing unit 118b will play the multimedia material Da according to the playback order Seq. If the user uses the remote control 130b remote control processing unit 118b to switch to a specific television channel Ch and select television program information, the processing unit 118b will play the television program information.

Next, please refer to Figure 5 at the same time. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for playing multimedia materials according to an embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, the following describes a playing method in which the multimedia material is played in the television channel by the television box 110b. First, the network unit 112b receives the playlist LST transmitted from the outside (step S510). In this embodiment, the network unit 112b may be configured to receive all the playlists LST transmitted from the outside, receive the playlist LST sent by the same group (such as the set-top boxes 110a, 110c), or receive a certain The playlist LST transmitted from a specific area is not limited by the present invention. Therefore, if the network unit 112b is set to receive the playlist LST transmitted by the same group, the network unit 112b performs the next step only after receiving the playlist LST transmitted from the same group.

In this embodiment, when the network unit 112b receives the playlist LST sent by the same group GP, the processing unit 118b may generate a prompt message and display the prompt message in the display unit 120b to inform the use. The player receives the playlist LST.

Next, the processing unit 118b stores the playlist LST to the storage unit 114b, and the playlist LST corresponds to a specific television channel (step S520). The correspondence between the playlist LST and the specific television channel Ch has been described above, and therefore will not be described herein.

Then, if the channel control unit 116b receives the channel selection signal Ss, the channel control unit 116b generates the channel control signal Sc according to the channel selection signal Ss to the processing unit 118b, and the channel selection signal Ss corresponds to the specific television channel Ch (step S530). In the present embodiment, the channel selection signal Ss is generated by the remote controller 130b, and the channel selection signal Ss is transmitted wirelessly to the channel control unit 116b. The detailed control method has been described above, so it will not be described here.

Next, after receiving the channel control signal Sc, the processing unit 118b will retrieve the playlist LST from the storage unit 114b and switch to the specific TV channel Ch (step S540).

Then, the processing unit 118b determines whether the television program signal, the playlist LST, or both the television program signal and the playlist LST are present in the specific television channel Ch (step S550).

If the processing unit 118b determines that only the television program signal is present in the specific television channel, the processing unit 118b plays the television program signal and displays the television program signal in the display unit 120b as if the television program content is generally viewed (step S560).

If the processing unit 118b determines that only the playlist LST is present in the specific television channel, the processing unit 118b plays the multimedia material Da according to the play order Seq in the playlist LST, and displays the multimedia material Da in the display unit 120b (step S570).

If the processing unit 118b determines that the television program signal and the playlist LST are simultaneously present in the specific television channel Ch, the processing unit 118b will play according to the selected playlist LST or the television program signal (step S580). Therefore, when the user selects the playlist LST, the processing unit 118b will be based on the playlist LST. The playback order Seq plays the multimedia material Da, and displays the multimedia material Da in the display unit 120b. When the user selects the television program information, the processing unit 118b will play the television program information and display the television program signal in the display unit 120b.

In this embodiment, after the step S520 is performed, the processing unit 118b downloads the multimedia material Da in advance through the network unit 112b and stores the multimedia data Da according to the multimedia material path Pth in the playlist LST. In the storage unit 114b. Therefore, after the processing unit 118b retrieves the playlist LST and switches to the specific TV channel Ch, the processing unit 118b can directly retrieve the multimedia material Da from the storage unit 114b to play the multimedia material Da according to the play order Seq in the playlist LST.

In addition, in this embodiment, the acquisition of the multimedia material Da may also be performed when the processing unit 118b switches to a specific television channel and wants to play the multimedia material Da according to the play order Seq in the playlist LST (steps S570, S580). The processing unit 118b starts to download the multimedia material Da through the network unit 112b, so that the processing unit 118b plays the downloaded multimedia material Da according to the playing sequence Seq.

During the playback of the processing unit 118b, if the processing unit 118b is unable to play a certain multimedia material Da (for example, if the multimedia material Da download fails or the multimedia material Da downloads successfully but cannot be played, etc.), the processing unit 118b still follows the playback order. Seq plays the multimedia material Da, but ignores the multimedia material Da that cannot be played.

Next, please refer to FIG. 6 at the same time. Hereinafter, a plurality of set-top boxes 110a-110d will be used to explain that the set-top box 110a of the television set transmits the playlist LST to the set-top box 110b of the television set, and the user controls the television set by using the remote controller 130b. The upper box 110b causes the multimedia material Da to be played in a specific television channel. As shown in FIG. 6, the television set boxes 110a-110c are connected to each other through the network 50 to become the same group GP, and the set top box 110d is another group GP1. So if the group GP1 The set-top box 110d transmits the playlist LST to the set-top box 110b of the group GP. Since the set-top box 110b of the television set and the set-top box 110d of the television set are different groups, the network unit 112b of the set-top box 110b of the television set will The playlist LST transmitted from the set-top box 110d is not received. If the TV set-top box 110a of the group GP transmits the playlist LST to the set-top box 110 of the group GP, since the set-top box 110b of the television set and the set-top box 110d of the television set are the same group, the set-top box of the television set 110b The network unit 112b will receive the playlist LST transmitted by the set-top box 110a.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the user is watching television program information with the TV channel CH being 09. In the process of watching the television program information, if the network unit 112b of the set-top box 110b receives the playlist LST sent from the set-top box 110a, the processing unit 118b will generate a prompt message MSG, and the prompt message will be generated. The MSG is displayed in the display unit 120b to inform the user that the playlist LST is received. At this time, the user can select the automatic setting or manually set the playlist LST to correspond to a specific television channel by using the remote controller 130b.

As shown in FIG. 7B, if the user selects the automatic setting, the prompt message MSG will be further displayed to the center of the screen to inform the user which play channel LST is automatically set to which television channel Ch. In the present embodiment, the playlist LST is automatically set to the television channel Ch of 35. Or the playlist LST corresponds to the TV channel Ch is 35 has been set in the TV box 110a, so after the user selects the automatic setting, the playlist LST will automatically correspond to the TV channel Ch is 35 (hereinafter referred to as the TV channel) CH35).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7C, the user can also select manual setting. Compared with the automatic setting, the user can set the TV channel Ch corresponding to the playlist LST. In this embodiment, the user also sets the playlist LST to correspond to the television channel CH35.

After the setting completion playlist LST corresponds to the television channel CH35, the user only needs to press the numeric keypad 35 with the remote controller 130b, and the television set-top box 110b will switch to the television channel CH35. As shown in Figure 7D, if the TV channel CH35 is simultaneously With the television program signal (such as the game table in FIG. 7D) and the play list LST, the user can select the play list LST by using the remote controller 130b. Next, the television set top box 110b will play the multimedia material Da according to the play order Seq in the play list LST and display it in the display unit 120b as shown in Fig. 7E. In the play list LST of FIG. 3, the television set top box 110b will sequentially play "photo collection", "music mix", and "performance movie" according to the play order Seq. If the television channel CH35 only has one of the playlist LST or the television program signal, the set-top box 110b of the television set will be played according to the selected playlist LST or the television program signal, and displayed in the display unit 120b.

In summary, the set-top box, the playing method and the system for playing the multimedia data on the television channel provided by the embodiment of the present invention enable the user to transmit the user-made playlist to the remote television set box through the network. Or receive a playlist made in the distance to the user's set-top box. The user or the distant relatives and friends can watch the multimedia materials in the playlist in the television channel by the operation of the television remote controller or the keyboard group. Therefore, the user does not need to change the habit of watching the TV program. In addition to watching the TV program, the user can also see the multimedia material transmitted by the relatives in the TV channel. Therefore, the problem that the elderly in the family will not operate the computer can be greatly improved, and at the same time, the relatives working in the field can be contacted with the elderly at home.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

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112b‧‧‧Network Unit

114b‧‧‧ storage unit

116b‧‧‧Channel Control Unit

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Ss‧‧ channel selection signal

Sc‧‧ channel control signal

Claims (21)

A television set box for playing multimedia data on a television channel, comprising: a network unit, receiving a playlist, the playlist comprising at least one multimedia data path and a play order, at least one of the multimedia data paths respectively corresponding to at least a multimedia material, at least one of the multimedia data paths is sorted according to the playing sequence; a storage unit; a channel control unit that receives a channel selection signal, and the channel selection signal corresponds to a television channel, and the channel control unit is based on the channel Selecting a signal to generate a channel control signal; and a processing unit electrically connecting the network unit, the channel control unit, and the storage unit, the processing unit storing the playlist to the storage unit, and the playlist corresponds to the television channel When the processing unit receives the channel control signal, the processing unit captures the playlist and switches to the television channel, and the processing unit plays the multimedia materials according to the play sequence; wherein, the network unit receives Set the playlist before the playlist Receiving, by the network unit, after receiving the playlist, the playlist automatically sets the playlist to correspond to the television channel, or after the network unit receives the playlist, setting, by the processing unit, the playlist corresponds to The TV channel. The television set top box of claim 1, wherein the television channel has a television program signal, and when the processing unit receives the channel control signal, the processing unit switches to the television channel, and the processing unit The selected playlist or the television program information is played. The television set-top box of claim 1, wherein after the processing unit receives the channel control signal, the processing unit downloads the multimedia materials according to the playlist through the network unit, and the processing unit is configured according to the Play the multimedia files in the playback order. The television set top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit receives the When the network unit transmits the playlist, the processing unit pre-downloads the multimedia materials through the network unit, and stores the multimedia materials into the storage unit. The television set top box of claim 1, wherein the processing unit ignores playing at least one of the multimedia materials while the processing unit is unable to play the at least one multimedia material during the playing of the multimedia data according to the playing sequence. data. The television set top box of claim 1, further comprising a remote controller for generating the channel selection signal and controlling the processing unit to switch to the television channel accordingly. The television set box of claim 1, wherein the network unit has a group code for identifying whether the playlist is the playlist transmitted by the same group, if the playlist is the same group The playlist transmitted, the network unit receives the playlist. A television set-top box system for playing multimedia materials on a television channel, comprising: a plurality of television set-top boxes, each of the set-top boxes of the television set, comprising: a network unit, connecting other television set boxes to form a a group, the network unit receives a playlist transmitted by the other set-top boxes of the group, the playlist includes at least one multimedia data path and a play order, and at least one of the multimedia data paths respectively corresponds to at least one The multimedia data, at least one of the multimedia data paths is sorted according to the playing sequence; a storage unit; a channel control unit receives a channel selection signal, and the channel selection signal corresponds to a television channel, and the channel control unit selects according to the channel The signal generates a channel control signal; and a processing unit electrically connects the network unit, the channel control unit, and the storage unit, the processing unit stores the playlist to the storage unit, and the playlist corresponds to the television channel, When the processing unit receives the channel control signal, the processing unit retrieves the broadcast List and switch to the TV channel, and the The processing unit plays the multimedia materials according to the playing sequence; wherein, before the network unit receives the playlist, the playlist is set to correspond to the television channel, and the playlist is automatically set after the network unit receives the playlist. The playlist corresponds to the television channel, or after the network unit receives the playlist, the playlist is set to correspond to the television channel through the processing unit. The television set-top box system of claim 8, wherein the television channel has a television program signal, and when the processing unit receives the channel control signal, the processing unit switches to the television channel, and the processing unit is The selected playlist or the television program information is played. The television set-top box system of claim 8, wherein after the processing unit receives the channel control signal, the processing unit downloads the multimedia materials according to the playlist through the network unit, and the processing unit is configured according to the The playback sequence plays the multimedia materials. The television set-top box system of claim 8, wherein the processing unit receives the playlist transmitted from the network unit, the processing unit pre-downloads the multimedia materials through the network unit, and stores The multimedia materials are included in the storage unit. The television set-top box system of claim 8, wherein the processing unit ignores playing at least one of the multimedia data when the processing unit plays the multimedia data according to the playback sequence. Multimedia material. The television set-top box system of claim 8, wherein each of the set-top boxes further comprises a remote controller for generating the channel selection signal, and thereby controlling the processing unit to switch to the television channel. The television set-top box system of claim 8, wherein the playlist is edited by an external electronic device or the set-top box of the television and stored in the storage unit of the set-top box of the television set. A method for playing multimedia data on a television channel, comprising the steps of: Receiving a playlist, the playlist includes at least one multimedia data path and a play order, at least one of the multimedia data paths respectively corresponding to at least one multimedia material, and at least one of the multimedia data paths is sorted according to the play order; storing the playlist a storage unit, wherein the playlist corresponds to a television channel; receiving a channel selection signal, and generating a channel control signal according to the channel selection signal, wherein the channel selection signal corresponds to the television channel; and controlling the signal according to the channel The playlist is captured and switched to the television channel, and the multimedia materials are played according to the play sequence; wherein the playlist is set to correspond to the television channel before the network unit receives the playlist, After receiving the playlist, the network unit automatically sets the playlist to correspond to the television channel, or after the network unit receives the playlist, sets the playlist to correspond to the television channel through the processing unit. The method of claim 15, wherein the television channel has a television program signal, and after switching to the television channel according to the channel control signal, playing according to the selected playlist or the television program signal. The playback method of claim 15, wherein after the playlist is retrieved according to the channel control signal, the multimedia data is downloaded through a network unit according to the playlist, and the multimedia is played according to the play sequence. data. The playback method of claim 15, wherein when the playlist transmitted from a network unit is received, the multimedia data is pre-downloaded through the network unit and stored according to the playlist, and the multimedia is stored. The data is stored in the storage unit. The method of claim 15, wherein during the playing of the multimedia materials according to the playing sequence, if at least one of the multimedia materials cannot be played, at least one of the multimedia materials is ignored. The playback method of claim 15, wherein when the playlist is received, whether the playlist is transmitted by the same group is identified by a group code Single, if the playlist is the playlist transmitted by the same group, the playlist is received. The playback method of claim 15, wherein when the playlist is received, the method further includes the step of: displaying a prompt message, wherein the prompt message is used to display the playlist.