WO2008071116A1

WO2008071116A1 - Instant messaging method and network tv system based on network tv

Info

Publication number: WO2008071116A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/071196
Authority: WO
Inventors: Bifeng Zhang; Xinlei Wang
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2006-12-15
Filing date: 2007-12-06
Publication date: 2008-06-19
Also published as: CN101075891A; TW200926810A; CN100547964C

Abstract

An instant messaging method and a network TV system based on a network TV, generally include: establishing at least one chat room for each network TV channel, and setting the corresponding relationship between the network TV channel and the established chat room; when a network TV user entering a network TV channel, according to the set corresponding relationship between the network TV channel and the chat room, guiding the network TV user to log in the chat room corresponding to the network TV channel and exchange the information with the other users who are watching the same network TV channel. The above method and the network TV system bind the network TV channel with the chat room, so that the network TV users who are watching a particular network TV channel could exchange the impression with the other users watching the same network TV channel through the chat room bond with the network TV channel, therefore the server experience of the network TV user could be improved greatly.

Description

Instant communication method based on network television and network television system

Technical field

The present invention relates to network television technology, and in particular to an instant communication method based on network television and a network television system. Background of the invention

At this stage, the widespread use of the Internet has brought great convenience to network users. For example, web users can browse the web, find data, share files, download audio, video programs, etc. via the Internet, and can communicate instantly or interact with various games via the Internet.

In a wide range of Internet applications, IPTV is an emerging Internet application. Unlike traditional TV, Internet TV users do not need to wait for the traditional TV station to broadcast TV programs according to the scheduled schedule. Instead, they can choose their own network TVs from various Internet TV channels provided by Internet operators through their own network terminals. Channel, watch various online TV programs broadcast on this channel.

In general, multiple Internet TV users viewing the same Internet TV program often have a common topic for the content or theme of the currently viewed program. Therefore, if a network user can be provided with a chat room for different network television programs, the viewing is made. Internet TV users of the same network TV program can exchange views through the chat room, which will greatly enhance the service experience of Internet TV users.

However, since the existing network televisions are basically implemented by point-to-point (P2P) technology, that is, each network user entering the network television is a seed point, and the network user uses P2P mode from other networks as seed points. The user and the network television server acquire, find and exchange video data, thereby downloading their own video data. Due to the above The interaction of video data is transparent and passive to network users, and cannot provide active interaction between network users and between network users and network television systems. Therefore, there is no network television system at present. Instant messaging between TV and network users is combined. Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an instant messaging method based on network television and a network television system, which can combine a network television and a live chat to provide a platform for the network television users who are viewing the same network television channel to communicate.

The instant messaging method based on network television of the present invention comprises:

Creating at least one chat room for each network television channel, and setting a correspondence between the network television channel and the created chat room;

When the network television user enters a network television channel, according to the correspondence between the set network television channel and the chat room, the network television user is guided to log in to the chat room corresponding to the network television channel, and other users who watch the same network television channel. Perform information interaction.

The network television system of the present invention comprises: an instant messaging server, configured to provide a chat room corresponding to a network television channel; and a network television access server, configured to save the network television user when entering a network television channel according to the The corresponding relationship between the network television channel and the chat room guides the network television user to log in to the chat room corresponding to the network television channel provided by the instant communication server, and performs information interaction with other users who watch the same network television channel.

It can be seen that the above-mentioned instant communication method based on network television and the network television system bind the network television channel and the chat room together, so that the network television user who is watching a certain network television channel can pass the network television channel. The bound chat room communicates with other users who are watching the same online TV channel, which greatly enhances the service of the network TV users. Server experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings are intended to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and are intended to be a part of the present invention, and the description of the present invention is not intended to limit the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a flow chart of a method for instant communication based on network television according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a network television system for implementing the instant messaging method shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a network television system according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is implemented in the network television system shown in FIG. A flow chart of a method of superimposing chat information in a network television program being played;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a network television system according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a flow chart of an active interaction method for implementing a network television user and a network television system in the network television system shown in FIG. 5. Mode for carrying out the invention

In order to effectively combine the instant communication of the network television and the network television user, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method for instant communication based on the network television. As shown in FIG. 1, the method mainly includes the following steps:

In step 101, the network television system generates and stores a unique channel identifier (ID) for each network television channel provided by itself, and the network television system identifies each network television channel by using the generated channel ID.

In addition, usually, the network television system will cyclically broadcast at least one network television program on each channel, in order to clearly identify the network television festival broadcast on each network channel. Therefore, the network television system may further generate a unique program ID for each network television program to indicate content information and attribute information corresponding to the network television program. The program ID may be generated according to a channel ID of a network television channel that broadcasts the program.

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, in order to indicate the relationship between the network television program and the channel for broadcasting the program, it is also necessary to establish a correspondence relationship between the channel ID and the program ID of each network television program broadcasted on the channel. . In this way, each network television program released to the network television system can be identified by its own program ID. When a network user is watching a certain network television program, the network television system can pass the network television user. The program ID of the watched network television program directly obtains the channel ID of the network television channel that broadcasts the network television program, thereby obtaining the channel currently occupied by the network television user.

In step 102, the network television system further creates at least one related chat room for each network television channel, and generates and stores a unique chat room ID for each chat room, and establishes the channel ID of the network television channel and creates the same. Correspondence between chat room IDs of related chat rooms.

In this step, the chat room ID may be generated based on the channel ID of the network television channel associated with the chat room.

The network television system may create one or more chat rooms for each network television channel. In the case that there are multiple chat rooms corresponding to one network TV channel created, the network television system can further set all chat rooms corresponding to the same network television channel to the same type of chat room, and set each type of chat room. Have the same properties. Chat rooms of this type are all associated with the same Internet TV channel.

It can be seen that through the above steps 101 and 102, the network television system can associate the network television channel and the chat room with each other, so that a network television user can guide while watching a certain network television program. The network television user logs into a chat room corresponding to the network television channel, so that the network television user can watch the same network Internet TV users of network TV programs exchange views. In this embodiment, a specific implementation method for a network television user to chat with a user who watches the same network television channel is still shown in FIG. 1 , and mainly includes the following steps.

In step 103, after establishing the association relationship between the network television channel and the chat room, when a certain network television user enters a certain network television channel to prepare to watch the currently playing program, the network television system according to the network television user The incoming network television channel obtains the channel ID of the network television channel.

In step 104, the network television system obtains the chat room ID of a chat room corresponding to the network television channel according to the obtained channel ID and the correspondence between the channel ID saved by itself and the chat room ID.

In this step, if the channel ID of the network television channel corresponds to multiple chat room IDs, the network television system randomly selects a chat room ID from the corresponding plurality of chat room IDs, or displays the same to the network television user. The attribute information of each chat room corresponding to the network television channel, for example, the chat room ID, the number of network television users joining the chat room, the broadcast information of the chat room, etc., for the network television user according to the attributes of each chat room The information selects a chat room of its own interest, and the network television system obtains the chat room ID of a chat room corresponding to the network television channel described in step 104 above according to the selection of the network television user.

In step 105, the network television system feeds back the chat room information corresponding to the chat room ID to the network television user according to the chat room ID, and guides the network television user to log in to the chat room.

After logging in to the chat room, the network television user can interactively chat with the network television user who watches the same network television program in the chat room. As mentioned earlier, because users in the same chat room are watching the same Internet TV program, there are usually many common topics. Therefore, through the above method, the network television user can find and conveniently and quickly The chat room associated with the TV channel makes it easier to find friends who have the same hobbies and have common topics.

Next, a network television system implementing the above-described network television-based instant communication will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the network television system mainly includes: a network television access server, an instant communication server, and a network television playing server.

The instant messaging server is mainly used to provide a network television user with a chat room corresponding to the network video channel, and the network television user exchanges information with other network television users who are watching the same network video channel;

The network television broadcast server is mainly used to provide various network electric video channels for network television users, and broadcast network television programs on various network television channels;

The network television access server is located between the network television user and the instant communication server and the network television user and the network television server, and is used for providing the network television user with a list of network television channels, according to the network television channel selected by the user, and the network television. The playing server interaction provides the network television user with the network television program played on the network television channel, and the other is used for the network television user by interacting with the instant communication server according to the corresponding relationship between the saved network television channel and the chat room. Information uploaded by other network television users in the chat room corresponding to the network television channel is provided.

In addition to the above methods, another preferred embodiment of the present invention can further realize the function of superimposing chat information in a network television program being played. Fig. 3 shows the system structure of the network television system of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, in order to implement the foregoing functions, the embodiment first adds a video overlay server between the network television server of the network television system and the network television access server, and the video overlay server is further connected to the instant communication server. Information for transmitting a network television user from the instant messaging server to other network television users is superimposed on the network television program being broadcasted on the network television channel of the network television user from the network television broadcast server , scrolling Broadcast.

The method for superimposing chat information in the network television program being played is shown in FIG. 4 by using the network television system shown in FIG. 3, which specifically includes the following steps:

In step 401, during the process of watching the network television program, the IPTV user submits the information written by himself to his friend, for example, the greeting message, to the instant messaging server for managing the chat room in which he/she is located;

In step 402, the instant messaging server processes the received information, increases the sender and receiver information of the information, and then sends the processed information and the chat room ID of the chat room where the network television user is located to the video overlay server;

In step 403, the video overlay server obtains the channel ID of the network television channel that the network television user is watching according to the received chat room ID, and superimposes the received processed information on the network television user that is watching. In the network TV program, the broadcast is broadcasted.

In this step, the video overlay server may interact with the network television access server that stores the correspondence between the frequency band ID of the network television band and the chat room ID to obtain the channel ID of the network television channel that the network television user is watching.

Additionally, the video overlay server may implement the overlay operation of this step by overlaying the received information onto all network television programs being played by the network television channel.

It can thus be seen that with the method and system of the preferred embodiment described above, the IPTV user can broadcast information that he or she has sent to other friends, such as greetings, etc., on a certain network television channel. At this time, as long as the recipient of the information is watching the same network television channel, even if he is not in the chat room where the sender of the message is located, the information sent by the sender can be received by scrolling the information on the network television channel, thereby The earth facilitates the use of IPTV users and enhances their service experience.

Still further, the present invention also provides another preferred embodiment, which can further implement active interaction between the network television system and the network television user. In the preferred embodiment The network television system can collect opinions and suggestions of all network television users watching a certain television channel on the network television channel, and reasonably arrange the order and play time of the programs on the television channel according to the opinions and suggestions fed back by the network television users. To improve user viewing efficiency and service experience.

Fig. 5 shows the system structure of the network television system described in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, in order to achieve the above object, in the embodiment, the network television system needs to further set a voting server between the instant messaging server and the network television playing server for interacting with the instant messaging server. Collecting opinions of network TV users on the order and playing time of network television programs on a network television channel, generating a new network television program playing sequence and playing time list of the network television channel according to the collected information, and generating new ones The network TV program playing sequence and the playing time list are fed back to the network television broadcasting service to cry.

The method for realizing active interaction between the network television user and the network television system through the network television system shown in FIG. 5 is as shown in FIG. 6, and mainly includes the following steps:

In step 601, the user of the network television channel logged into the chat room associated with a certain network television channel transmits the edited opinions and suggestions for the network television channel to the voting server of the network television system.

The comments and suggestions for the network television channel include a play order and a play time of the network television program played by the network television user on the television channel.

Correspondingly, in the above step 601, the voting server of the network television system collects the playing sequence of the network television programs played by the plurality of network television users who are watching the network television programs on a certain network television channel. And views of the play time.

In step 602, the voting server comprehensively analyzes and generates a new network power of the network television channel according to the collected opinions and suggestions of the network television user for the network television channel. A list of program play order and play time.

In step 603, the voting server notifies the network television user of the newly generated network television program playing order and playing time list.

At step 604, the voting server transmits the newly generated program play order and play time list to the network television broadcast server.

In step 605, the network television playing server will play the network television program on the network television channel according to the received new network television program playing order and playing time list.

Through the active interaction between the network television user and the network television system provided in the method and system of the embodiment, the network television user can feed back to the network television system the broadcast time of the network television program broadcasted on the current network television channel. And the opinions and suggestions of the broadcast sequence, so that the network television system can update the broadcast sequence and the broadcast time of the network television programs broadcasted on the network television channel in real time according to the opinions and suggestions fed back by the network television users, to maximize Limit the needs of most Internet TV users.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc., which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention, should be included in the present invention. Within the scope of protection.

Claims

Claim

A method for instant communication based on network television, comprising: creating at least one chat room for each network television channel, and setting a correspondence between the network television channel and the created chat room;

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving a message written by a network television user and transmitting the information to another network television user, processing the received information, and increasing the sender of the information. And receiver information;

The processed information is superimposed on the network television program that the network television user is watching, and is broadcasted.

The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the setting of the correspondence between the network video channel and the created chat room comprises:

Set a unique channel identifier for each network TV channel;

Set a unique chat room ID for each chat room;

A correspondence between a channel identifier of the network television channel and a chat room identifier of the chat room established for the network television channel is set.

The method according to claim 3, wherein the guiding the network television user to log in to the chat room corresponding to the network television channel comprises: obtaining, according to the channel identifier of the network television channel, a correspondence corresponding to the network television channel The chat room identifier of the chat room, guiding the network television user to log in to the chat room identified by the chat room identifier.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprising: separately setting a unique program identifier for each network television program; Establishing a correspondence between a program identifier of each network television program and a channel identifier of a network television channel that broadcasts the network television program;

When a network television user watches a network television program, the channel identifier of the network television channel that broadcasts the network television program is obtained according to the program identifier of the network television program viewed by the network television user, thereby obtaining the current network television user current The network TV channel where it is located.

6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: collecting one or more network television users watching a network television program on a network television channel to play the network television program played on the network television channel Opinions on order and play time;

Generating a new network television program playing sequence and playing time list of the network television channel according to the collected opinions;

The newly generated network television program playing sequence and playing time list are notified to the network television users, and the network television section is played according to the new network television program playing order and the playing time list.

The method according to claim 1, wherein if the network television channel corresponds to more than two chat rooms, the step of guiding the network television user to log in to the chat room corresponding to the network television channel comprises:

A chat room is randomly selected from a plurality of chat rooms corresponding to the network television channel, and the chat room information is sent to the network television user, and the network television user is guided to log in to the chat room.

Displaying, to the network television user, each chat room corresponding to the network television channel The attribute information indicates that the network television user selects a chat room from the user; and the network television user is guided to log in to the chat room selected by the user.

9. A network television system, characterized by comprising:

An instant messaging server, configured to provide a chat room corresponding to the network television channel; and a network television access server, configured to guide the network television user to enter a network television channel according to the corresponding relationship between the saved network television channel and the chat room The network television user logs in to the chat room corresponding to the network television channel provided by the instant communication server, and performs information interaction with other users who watch the same network television channel.

10. The network television system according to claim 9, further comprising:

a network television broadcast server for providing various network television channels and broadcasting network television programs on various network television channels;

The network television access server is further configured to acquire, from the television broadcast server, a network television program on the network television channel for the network television user when the network television user enters a network television channel.

The network television system according to claim 10, further comprising:

a video overlay server, configured to superimpose information sent from one network television user of the instant messaging server to other network television users to be broadcasted on a network television channel of the network television user from the network television broadcast server In the network TV program, the broadcast is broadcasted.

The network television system according to claim 10, further comprising:

a voting server, configured to interact with the instant messaging server to collect the meaning of the network television user's playing sequence and playing time for the network television program on a network television channel See, according to the collected information, generate a new network television program playing sequence and playing time list of the network television channel, and feed back the generated new network television program playing sequence and playing time list to the network television playing server.