TWI523513B - Multimedia system with remote record setting function and setting method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Multimedia system with remote setting recording function and setting method thereof

The present invention relates to a multimedia system and method thereof, and more particularly to a multimedia system having a remote setting recording function and a setting method thereof.

In today's society, watching TV shows is one of the major entertainment activities of the public. At present, the programs of various TV channels are still broadcasted in a linear live broadcast mode, that is, they are broadcasted in accordance with the scheduled program schedule, and the programs to be viewed cannot be selected according to the needs of the users, although the market has appeared to have the selected broadcasts. Replay of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). However, based on the viewing threshold and the switching threshold of hardware devices, the traditional linear live broadcast method is still widely accepted by most users.

As mentioned above, if the user is unable to watch at home during the broadcast period of a particular program, or if he wishes to repeatedly watch a particular program, he or she must record through an external video recorder, except for traditional video recorders and digital recorders. In addition to the camera, there are more new TV video cards on the market, or a set-top box (STB) for users to preset TV programs for a specific time period. However, the aforementioned video device is used. All of them must set the time period to be recorded and the TV channel to be recorded, and the video device can record the program broadcasted for a specific TV channel at a predetermined time.

In other words, the user must make a temporary setting, and the program pre-recording cannot be set through the remote connection. Therefore, if the user forgets to set the program to be pre-recorded when going out, or if the user wants to set a pre-recorded temporary A program must be returned When you go back home, you can make a temporary setting, which causes inconvenience to the user.

In addition, if the user is worried about forgetting to set the pre-recording function when the user is outside, it is not possible to immediately confirm the pre-recorded stroke that has been set, which makes the user nervous and increases many troubles.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a multimedia system having a remote setting recording function and a setting method thereof, thereby solving the problem that the conventional recording device must be set in a temporary manner and the pre-recording function cannot be set from the far end.

In addition, the purpose of the present invention is to enable the user to instantly confirm the set pre-recorded schedule from the far end, and perform correction or adjustment according to the user's needs, thereby increasing the convenience of the user to watch the video.

Therefore, the present invention discloses a multimedia system having a remote setting recording function, including a first multimedia host and an electronic device. The first multimedia host is electrically connected to a server, and the first multimedia host system A multimedia streaming information is played and the multimedia streaming information is selectively captured as a video information. The electronic device is electrically connected to the server. The electronic device stores a setting program. The electronic device generates a setting message corresponding to the setting program, and the electronic device transmits the setting. The message is stored on the server. The first multimedia host detects the server, and the first multimedia host reads the setting message, and selectively captures the multimedia convergence information into the recording information according to the setting message.

Corresponding to the foregoing multimedia system, the present invention further discloses a method for setting a remote preset recording multimedia information, which is applicable to the foregoing multimedia system, and the setting method includes the following steps: playing a multimedia convergence information by using a first multimedia host; An electronic device generates a setting message through a setting program; transmits the setting by the electronic device The message is stored in a server; and the first multimedia host detects the server, so when the first multimedia host detects that the server stores the setting message, the first multimedia host reads the setting message. And selectively selecting the multimedia convergence information as a video information according to the setting message.

The effect of the present invention is that the server is used as a relay storage medium, and the user transmits a setting message for setting the program pre-recording function through the electronic device, and the setting information is stored in the server, and the first multimedia host only needs to Connecting to the server, and when the first multimedia host detects that the server stores the setting message, the first multimedia host reads the setting message and arranges the user according to the setting message of the user. The specific time period and the TV channel are included in the pre-recorded itinerary, thus completing the setting of the program pre-recording. Therefore, the first multimedia host can selectively capture the multimedia convergence information of the specific TV channel into a video information at a predetermined time, and automatically record the television program played during the specified time period, and the user does not need to operate the machine. Increase user convenience.

In addition, through the communication between the electronic device, the server and the first multimedia host, the user can also confirm the set pre-recording program to the first multimedia host by transmitting the setting message, and correspondingly adjust the setting. In order to improve the flexibility of the user's remote settings to meet the needs of users.

The features, implementations, and utilities of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The multimedia system with remote setting recording function and the setting method thereof disclosed in the present invention include three different embodiments, which are separately described by the inventors.

In the first embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the present invention discloses a multimedia system 10 having a remote setting recording function, with a server 110 as a relay medium for information transmission, as described herein. The server 110 includes, but is not limited to, an email server host, a relay transmission host of instant messaging, or a server host of an online community or a cloud disk, and the server 110 can be configured by a third party. For the foregoing server host, or a multimedia manufacturer to build a server host of the foregoing type, the field can consider the actual use requirements, information transmission efficiency, and information security, corresponding to the aforementioned server host type as the present invention. Server 110. Moreover, in another embodiment, the multimedia system 10 of the present invention may also select the aforementioned server 110 as one of the essential components of the implementation of the present invention.

As described above, the multimedia system 10 includes a first multimedia host 120 and an electronic device 130. The first multimedia host 120 is electrically connected to the server 110, and the first multimedia host 120 plays a multimedia. Convergence information, and according to the user's set travel time, selectively select the selected multimedia convergence information as a video information in a certain period of time. At the same time, the first multimedia host 120 also generates a status message including the current setting information of the first multimedia host 120 to the server 110 for storage at a certain interval. The status message described herein includes the first multimedia. The network address, host name, model number of the host 120, the program list of each TV channel, the file format of the recorded image, and the pre-recorded schedule currently set.

The first multimedia host 120 described herein includes, but is not limited to, a digital video recorder, a computer equipped with a television recording card, or a Set-top Box (STB), but not limited thereto, multimedia. Convergence information includes, but is not limited to, any multimedia message that is transmitted by wire or wirelessly and that is presented in audio and video. No. The video information is the audio and video information that captures or converts all the above-mentioned multimedia signals in a certain period of time, and the file format includes MPEG, AVI, VOD and other different audio and video, and is not limited thereto.

As described above, the electronic device 130 is electrically connected to the server 110. The electronic device 130 includes, but is not limited to, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or a mobile device such as a tablet computer or a smart phone. And storing a setting program, the setting program has a user interface, and the user generates a setting message for setting the pre-recording function through the user interface of the setting program, the setting message includes the user wanting to set the pre-recorded The electronic device 130 transmits the setting message and stores it in the server 110 for corresponding execution by the first multimedia host 120. The detailed steps are described later by the inventor.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the first multimedia host 120 and the electronic device 130 are electrically connected to the server 110, including but not limited to wired network connection, or Bluetooth, 802.11e, g. WiMAX, TLE and other transmission methods of wireless network connection, the field of people in the field according to the needs of use or network equipment, corresponding to different network connection methods.

In addition, the status message and the setting message of the embodiment correspond to different types of information formats corresponding to the type of the server 110, and the file format of the status message and the setting message includes but is not limited to a plain text file or a super file mark language. (HyperText Markup Language, HTML), eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and other formats, any information record format that can be written, transmitted and read can be used, not limited to this.

When the user wants to set the program pre-recorded travel through the first multimedia host 120 in the remote setting mode by the multimedia system 10 of the present embodiment, please refer to FIG. 3, and refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time. First, the first multimedia host 120 plays the multimedia convergence information of the specific channel as described above (S101), and at the same time, the first multimedia host 120 generates the current setting of the first multimedia host 120 every time interval. Status message of the information (S105), the status message includes the address of the first multimedia host 120, the host name, the program list of the playable channel, the currently storable space, the file format of the recorded image, and the currently set Pre-recorded schedule. The first multimedia host 120 transmits the status message and stores it in the server 110 (S110). As a relay storage medium, the frequency of transmitting the status signal can be adjusted to 15 minutes, 30 minutes or one hour according to the planning of the system. One cycle, not limited to this, the inventors do not repeat here.

As described above, when the user wants to set the pre-recording function of the first multimedia host 120 from the remote end through the electronic device 130, the electronic device 130 preferentially transmits the authentication information to the server 110 (S115), and the authentication information corresponds to the foregoing. Each type of server host, and according to the user's common email, instant messaging, network community or cloud disk account / password as the authentication judgment, such as Gmail, MSN, FACEBOOK, Dropbox account / password can be As the authentication information, the user is pre-registered on the server 110 and controlled by an authentication program of the server 110. When the server 110 receives the authentication information, the server 110 determines whether the electronic device 130 has the The login authority (S120), if the server 110 determines that the electronic device 130 has the login right, the server 110 allows the electronic device 130 to read the status message of the first multimedia host 120 (S125); otherwise, if the server 110 determines the electronic Device 130 does not have When logging in, the server 110 rejects the electronic device 130 to read the status message of the first multimedia host 120 (S130).

In other words, the electronic device 130 can read the first multimedia host 120 through the setting program only when the electronic device 130 has the login authority of the server 110 and the right to read the status message of the first multimedia host 120. The status message is presented to the user interface of the setup program for the user to set.

As shown in FIG. 4, the user performs the pre-recording function setting corresponding to the state of the first multimedia host 120 presented by the user interface. For example, the user wants to set the first multimedia host. 120 pre-recording the program of the A movie channel from 13:00 to 14:00 on October 31, 2012, the electronic device 130 is activated through the user interface, correspondingly generating a setting message including the above setting command and transmitting to the server 110 (S135), the setting message may be transmitted in an email or plain text format, and the server 110 receives the setting message, and also determines whether the electronic device 130 has the login authority through the authentication program (S140), if the server 110 determines When the electronic device 130 has the login authority, the server 110 allows the electronic device 130 to store the setting information on the server 110 (S145); otherwise, if the server 110 determines that the electronic device 130 does not have the login permission, the server 110 rejects the electronic device. The device 130 transmits the storage setting message (S150), which helps the server 110 to perform different authority level control, that is, the server 110 can authenticate through different user logins. News distinguish each user's privileges are limited to browse reading level, or is it both reading and browsing settings pre-record function level, in order to achieve the maintenance of information security and privacy purposes.

At the same time, the first multimedia host 120 is connected to the server 110 for detection in a one-time or periodic manner, when the first multimedia host 120 detects the server. When the setting message (S155) is stored, the first multimedia host 120 reads the setting message, and according to the setting message transmitted by the electronic device 130, the pre-recording period and program that the user wants to set: October 31, 2012 The program of the pre-recorded A movie channel is discharged into the pre-recorded itinerary from 13:00 to 14:00, and the multimedia converged information of the program of the A movie channel is selectively captured as the recording information (S160). In this way, the user can quickly and immediately send the command to the server 110 (ie, the above setting message) by the remote end without any setting, and the first multimedia host 120 actively reads the server 110. The instructions are correct and pre-recorded for the program of the specific channel, so that the user can watch it later, which is very convenient.

Similarly, when the user wants to change or delete the pre-recorded item that has been placed in the pre-recorded itinerary, the remote electronic device 130 can also be used according to the above-mentioned step flow (S101-S160) through the multimedia system 10 of the embodiment. Receiving a status message including the current pre-recorded itinerary of the first multimedia host 120, and correspondingly transmitting a setting message for changing or deleting the pre-recorded item that has been placed into the pre-recorded itinerary for performing on the first multimedia host 120 The deletion or adjustment of the pre-recorded items to meet the needs of the users.

In the second embodiment, referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the present invention discloses that the multimedia system 10 having the remote setting recording function is substantially similar to the first embodiment, except that the difference is in this embodiment. The multimedia system 10 further includes a second multimedia host 121, which also has the function of playing multimedia communication information and extracting selective multimedia streaming information into recording information, and the second multimedia host 121 also transmits the current setting. The status message of the information is sent to the server 110 for reading by the electronic device 130.

In other words, please refer to Figure 7, and please refer to Figure 5 to Figure 6 at the same time. In this embodiment, the user can set the pre-recording function for the two multimedia hosts 120 and 121 through the electronic device 130, so that the user can simultaneously issue different information for the first multimedia host 120 and the second multimedia host 121. Pre-recording settings, for example, as shown in FIG. 8 , through the user interface setting, the first multimedia host 120 pre-records the program of the A movie channel from 13:00 to 14:00 on October 31, 2012; And setting, by the second multimedia host 121, the program of the B sports channel is pre-recorded from 16:00 to 17:00 on October 30, 2012, correspondingly generating different setting information and stored in the server 110, the first multimedia The host computer 120 and the second multimedia host 121 correspondingly read the setting information belonging to itself, and correspondingly record the pre-recorded items into the itinerary, and perform recording, detailed steps for setting, changing, and deleting the pre-recorded itinerary (S201~S260) The steps of the steps disclosed in the first embodiment are similar (S101 to S160). Please refer to the description of the first embodiment and the corresponding drawings, and the inventors will not repeat them here.

Through the multimedia system 10 and the setting method of the embodiment, the user can simultaneously set different pre-recording functions for the two multimedia hosts 120 and 121, so that the user does not miss any program that he or she wants to watch.

In the third embodiment, referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the multimedia system 10 having the remote setting recording function in this embodiment is substantially similar to the second embodiment except that the difference in this embodiment is The multimedia system 10 further includes another electronic device 131. Therefore, the multimedia system 10 of the present embodiment allows different users to separately set the pre-recording function for the two multimedia hosts 120 and 121 through the electronic devices 130 and 131, and can immediately receive the data. After the updated status message, the two multimedia hosts 120, 121 respectively receive the sequence of setting messages, or the different permission information of each user to schedule the pre-recorded itinerary to avoid conflict setting.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment, the number of the electronic device and the multimedia host is not limited to the embodiment, and the present invention can be expanded or used without departing from the spirit of the present invention. .

In the above multimedia system of the present invention, the server is used as a medium for relaying the storage command, so that the user can transmit the setting information for setting the program pre-recording function through the electronic device, and store it in the server, and the multimedia host is connected to the servo. And actively detecting the setting information stored by the server. When the server stores the latest setting message, the multimedia host reads the setting message, and according to the setting information of the user, the specific time period set by the user and The TV channel is included in the pre-recorded itinerary, thus completing the pre-recording of the program. Therefore, the multimedia host can selectively capture the multimedia convergence information of the specific time period and the channel as the recording information at a predetermined time, automatically recording the specific television program, and the user does not need to operate on the machine, thereby increasing the convenience of the user operation. .

At the same time, through the communication between the electronic device, the server and the multimedia host, the user can also confirm the set pre-recording program to the multimedia host by transmitting the setting message, and adjust the setting accordingly, thereby improving the remote setting of the user. The flexibility to meet the needs of users.

In addition, the multimedia system and the setting method thereof disclosed in the foregoing second embodiment and the third embodiment can allow a single or multiple users to instantly browse status information and pre-recorded schedules of each multimedia host for a plurality of multimedia hosts. The pre-recording function is set, adjusted and deleted for different multimedia hosts, and the application level of the pre-recording function is greatly expanded, from the original one-to-one setting method to the one-to-many or many-to-many setting mode. To achieve closer to the needs of users, to achieve improvement The purpose of convenience.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, structures, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the number of modifications may be made, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10‧‧‧Multimedia system

110‧‧‧Server

120‧‧‧First multimedia host

121‧‧‧Second multimedia host

130, 131‧‧‧ electronic devices

1 is a block diagram of a multimedia system having a remote setting recording function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a multimedia system having a remote setting recording function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the steps of a method for setting a remote preset recording multimedia information according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of the user interface of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a block diagram of a multimedia system having a remote setting recording function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a multimedia system having a remote setting recording function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the steps of a method for setting a remote preset recording multimedia information according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic illustration of a user interface of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a multimedia system with a remote setting recording function according to a third embodiment of the present invention; Block diagram.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a multimedia system having a remote setting recording function according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Multimedia system

110‧‧‧Server

120‧‧‧First multimedia host

130‧‧‧Electronic devices

Claims (10)

A multimedia system having a remote setting recording function, communicating with a server, comprising: a first multimedia host electrically connected to the server, the first multimedia host playing a multimedia convergence information, And selectively selecting the multimedia communication information as a video information; and an electronic device electrically connected to the server, the electronic device storing a setting program, wherein the electronic device generates a program preset by using the setting program Recording the setting information of the function, the electronic device transmits the setting message and stores it in the server; wherein the first multimedia host actively detects the server, when the first multimedia host detects the server The setting information is stored, the first multimedia host reads the setting message, and selectively captures the multimedia streaming information as the recording information according to the setting message; wherein the first multimedia host generates a certain time interval a status message including the current setting information of the first multimedia host, where the status message includes a network address and a host name of the first multimedia host The model, the program list of each TV channel, the file format of the recorded image, and/or the pre-recorded schedule currently set, the first multimedia host transmits the status message and stores it in the server, and the electronic device transmits the setting. The program reads the status message from the server and generates the setting message according to the status message. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the server has an authentication program, and the electronic device transmits an authentication message to the server, and the server determines the electronic device through the authentication program. Whether the device has the login right, and allows/denies the electronic device to transmit the setting message, or allows/denies the electronic device to read the status message. The multimedia system with the remote setting recording function described in item 2 of the claim, wherein the authentication information is an account/password of an email, an instant messaging, an online community or a cloud disk. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the setting program of the electronic device further has a user interface, and the electronic device is activated via the user interface, corresponding to the setting. message. The multimedia system with the remote setting recording function described in claim 1 further includes a second multimedia host electrically connected to the server, and the second multimedia host plays another multimedia convergence information. And selectively capturing the other multimedia communication information as another video information, the second multimedia host generating the status message including the current setting information of the second multimedia host, and the second multimedia host transmits The status message is stored in the server, the second multimedia host detects the server, the second multimedia host reads the setting message, and selectively captures another multimedia convergence according to the setting message. The information is another video information. A method for setting a preset multimedia information for remote recording is applicable to a multimedia system. The setting method includes the following steps: playing a multimedia convergence information by using a first multimedia host, wherein the first multimedia host is separated by a certain time. Generating a status message including the current setting information of the first multimedia host, the first multimedia host transmitting the status message and storing the status message, where the status message includes the network address of the first multimedia host Address, host name, model number, program list of each TV channel, file format of the recorded image and/or pre-recorded schedule currently set; generating an setting for setting the program pre-recording function by an electronic device through a setting program a message, and the electronic device reads the status message from the server through the setting program, and generates the setting message according to the status message; Transmitting the setting message to the server by the electronic device; and actively detecting the server by the first multimedia host, when the first multimedia host detects that the server stores the setting message The first multimedia host reads the setting message, and selectively captures the multimedia convergence information into a recording information according to the setting message. The method for setting a remote preset recording multimedia information as described in claim 6 , wherein the step of reading the status message by the electronic device through the setting program further comprises the step of: transmitting, by the electronic device, an authentication information Go to the server; and the server determines whether the electronic device has login authority through the authentication program, and if the server determines that the electronic device has login permission, the server allows the electronic device to read the status message; The server determines that the electronic device does not have login authority, and the server rejects the electronic device to read the status message. The method for setting a remote preset recording multimedia information as described in claim 7, wherein the electronic device uses the account/password of an email, an instant messaging, an online community or a cloud disk as the authentication information. And transferred to the server. The method for setting a remote preset recording multimedia information as described in claim 6, wherein the electronic device transmits the setting message through the setting program and stores the setting information in the server, and further includes the following steps: the electronic The device transmits an authentication message to the server; and the server determines, by the authentication program, whether the electronic device has a login right, and if the server determines that the electronic device has a login right, the server allows the electronic device to transmit the setting The message is stored in the server; if the server determines that the electronic device does not have the login right, the server rejects the electronic device to transmit the setting message and stores it in the server. The method for setting the remote preset recording multimedia information as described in claim 6 further includes the following steps: playing another multimedia convergence information by using a second multimedia host; the second multimedia host is separated by a certain interval. The time generating the status message including the current setting information of the second multimedia host; the second multimedia host transmitting the status message and storing the status message in the server for reading by the electronic device; and the second multimedia host Detecting the server, wherein when the second multimedia host detects that the server stores the setting message, the second multimedia host reads the setting message, and selectively selects another according to the setting message. The multimedia convergence information is another video information.