WO2012139351A1

WO2012139351A1 - Pushing method and system for third party iptv service

Info

Publication number: WO2012139351A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/078472
Authority: WO
Inventors: 梁斌; 陆剑峰; 蔡克
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2011-04-15
Filing date: 2011-08-16
Publication date: 2012-10-18
Also published as: CN102740135A

Abstract

Provided are a pushing method and system for a third party IPTV service. The method includes: storing an IPTV service generated by a third party SP in a third party SP resource server and sending a message carrying the identifier of the present service to an IPTV management platform by way of a third party SP message sending server; forwarding the message by the IPTV management platform to an IMS message sending server, then pushing the message by the IMS message sending server to an STB terminal; and downloading and displaying the IPTV service by the STB terminal according to the message. By way of the present invention, the third party SP interface is provided to expand the function of the IPTV and the IPTV is merged with the IMS service, so that the SP can provide diversified IPTV services rapidly and conveniently, thereby improving user experience and realizing the effect of improving the core competitiveness of the IPTV system.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a method and system for pushing a third-party IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) service. Background technique

IPTV has entered people's lives more and more quickly, and people have experienced a variety of interactive digital entertainment life from IPTV. IPTV is changing people's lives quickly and profoundly.

IPTV vendors tend to focus on the implementation of IPTV functions, but people need to experience a variety of fresh business activities. SP (Service Provider) is a direct provider of service content and the most important service provider. In the existing IPTV service content providing mode, the SP cannot provide various services quickly and conveniently, resulting in a poor user experience, which affects the development of IPTV. In view of the problem that the SP in the related art cannot provide various services quickly and conveniently, an effective solution has not been proposed yet. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for pushing a third-party IPTV service, so as to at least solve the problem that the foregoing SP cannot provide various services quickly and conveniently. According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for pushing a third-party IPTV service is provided, including: saving an IPTV service generated by a third-party SP in a third-party SP resource server, and transmitting the service by using a third-party SP message sending server The identified message is sent to the IPTV management platform; the IPTV management platform forwards the message to the IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) messaging server, and the IMS messaging server pushes the message to the STB (Set Top Box) terminal; the STB terminal Download and display IPTV services based on the message. The IPTV service generated by the third-party SP is saved in the third-party SP resource server, and the third-party SP message sending server sends the message carrying the service identifier to the IPTV management platform, including: saving the third-party SP in the third-party SP resource server Generated business resource files for STB terminal display; third-party SP The message sending server sends a message carrying the service identifier to the IPTV management platform, where the service identifier indicates the third-party resource server address where the service is located, and the message carries the service publishing policy.

Before the IPTV management platform forwards the message to the IMS messaging server, the IPTV management platform also includes: The IPTV management platform reviews the source and content of the message. The IPTV management platform forwards the message to the IMS message sending server, and the IMS message sending server pushes the message to the STB terminal, including: the IPTV management platform forwards the message through the audit to the IMS message sending server; the IMS message service server releases the message according to the service in the message The policy selects the corresponding STB terminal and pushes the message to the STB terminal.

Before the IMS message service server selects the corresponding STB terminal according to the service publishing policy in the message, the method further includes: the STB terminal registers with the IMS message service server.

The IMS message service server selects the corresponding STB terminal according to the service publishing policy in the message, and pushes the message to the STB terminal, including: The IMS message service server determines the range of the STB terminal that sends the message according to the service publishing policy in the message; IMS message service server The status of the STB terminal is determined. If the STB terminal is powered on, the message is sent; otherwise, the message is saved as an offline message, and the STB terminal pushes the message after the next time the device is powered on. The STB terminal downloads and displays the IPTV service according to the message, including: the STB terminal parses the message, obtains the third-party resource server address corresponding to the service, and initiates a service resource request to the third-party resource server; the third-party resource server returns the service to the STB terminal. The resource file, the STB terminal performs business display according to the service resource file. According to another aspect of the present invention, a push system for a third-party IPTV service is provided, including: a third-party SP resource server, configured to save an IPTV service generated by a third-party SP; and a third-party SP message sending server, configured to send and carry The IPTV service platform is configured to forward the message from the third-party SP message sending server to the IMS message sending server; the IMS message sending server is set to send the message from the IPTV management platform. Pushed to the STB terminal; the STB terminal is set to download and display the IPTV service according to the message from the IMS messaging server. The IPTV management platform is also configured to audit the source and message content of messages from third-party SP messaging servers.

The IMS messaging server is also set up to register with the STB terminal. The third-party SP resource server, the third-party SP message sending server, and the IMS message sending server are all servers deployed on the Internet. The IPTV management platform is an IPTV portal. Through the present invention, the IPTV function is extended by providing a third-party SP interface, and the IPTV is integrated with the IMS service, so that the SP can provide a variety of IPTV services quickly and conveniently, thereby improving the user experience and improving the core competitiveness of the IPTV system. Effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are set to illustrate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 is a flowchart of a third-party service push method according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a third-party service push method according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a networking diagram of a third-party service push system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. 1 is a flowchart of a method for pushing a third-party service according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps: Step S101: Save an IPTV service generated by a third-party SP in a third-party SP resource server. The third-party SP message sending server sends a message carrying the service identifier to the IPTV management platform. Step S102, the IPTV management platform forwards the message to the IMS message sending server, and the IMS message sending server pushes the message to the STB terminal. Step S103, the STB terminal downloads and displays the IPTV service according to the message. In this embodiment, the IPTV function is extended by providing a third-party SP interface, and the IPTV and the IMS service are integrated, so that the SP can quickly and conveniently provide a variety of IPTV services, thereby improving the user experience and improving the core of the IPTV system. Competitive effect. The step S101 includes: storing, in the third-party SP resource server, the service resource file that is generated by the third-party SP and being displayed by the STB terminal; the third-party SP message sending server sends the message carrying the service identifier to the IPTV management platform, where The service identifier indicates the third-party resource server address where the service is located, and the message also carries the service publishing policy. The method further includes: before the step S102: the IPTV management platform reviews the source and content of the message. Step S102 includes: the IPTV management platform forwards the message through the audit to the IMS message sending server; the STB terminal registers to the IMS message service server; and the IMS message service server determines the range of the STB terminal that sends the message according to the service publishing policy in the message; The message service server determines the status of the STB terminal. If the STB terminal is powered on, the message is sent; otherwise, the message is saved as an offline message, and the STB terminal pushes the message after the next time the device is powered on. Step S103 includes: the STB terminal parses the message, obtains a third-party resource server address corresponding to the service, and initiates a service resource request to the third-party resource server; the third-party resource server returns a service resource file to the STB terminal, and the STB terminal according to the Business resource files for business presentation. Embodiment 2 FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a third-party service pushing method according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps: Step S201: A third-party SP generates a STB access for use in a third-party resource server. Business resource file. Step S202: The third-party SP message sending server sends a message with a service identifier to the IPTV management platform, where the identifier indicates the third-party resource server address where the service is located, and the message may select a STB user list to be sent according to the policy. Step S203: The IPTV management platform reviews the message identifying the third-party service, and if the audit does not pass the rejection service release. Step S204: The IPTV management platform assembles the approved services into messages, and sends the messages to the IMS-based message sending server. Step S205, the IMS message service server pushes the message to the STB according to the STB user list in the message. Step S206: The parsing function module in the STB parses the message with the service identifier, obtains the third-party resource server address of the corresponding service, and initiates a request to the third-party resource server. Step S207: The third-party resource server returns a service resource file to the STB, and the STB performs the display. Embodiment 3 FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a third-party service pushing method according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes the following steps: Step S301: A third-party SP generates a service file that can be displayed by the STB, and saves the In the three-party resource server. Step S302: The third-party SP message sending server sends a message with a service identifier to the IPTV management platform. The service identifier indicates the type of the service and the address of the resource server. Meanwhile, the message may indicate the sending range of the STB, so that the corresponding service is published to the corresponding STB. Step S303: The IPTV management platform receives the message identified as the third-party service and performs an audit, and the audit does not directly reject the release. In step S303, the IPTV management platform reviews the source of the message identified as the third party service and the content of the message. Step S304, the IPTV management platform sends the approved service message to the IMS message service server. Step S305, the IMS message service server pushes the received message to the STB. The step S305 includes: the STB is registered to the IMS message service server; the IMS message service server performs policy filtering according to the message attribute, and determines the STB range that needs to send the message; the IMS message service server determines the STB status, and the message is sent if the STB is powered on, otherwise Save as an offline message, and wait until the STB is turned on next time and push it to release. Step S306, the STB initiates a request to the third-party resource server according to the received service message. The step S306 includes: the parsing function module in the STB parses the received third-party service message, and obtains data such as the service type and the third-party SP resource server address; and the STB initiates the resource request to the third-party SP resource server according to the parsed data. Step S307, the third-party SP resource server returns a service file to the STB, and the STB performs the display. Embodiment 4 4 is a networking diagram of a third-party service push system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the system includes: a third party SP resource server 10, one or more third party SP message sending servers 20, an IPTV management platform 30, an IMS message sending server 40, and an STB terminal 50. The above network elements are connected through a network, which includes a television network and a communication network. The third-party SP resource server 10 is a server deployed on the Internet, and manages a third party.

The third-party SP message sending server 20 is also a server deployed on the Internet, and is configured to send a third-party SP service message to the IPTV management platform 30; the IPTV management platform 30 is an IPTV portal; and the IMS message sending server 40 It is also a server deployed on the Internet, and is configured to send a message to the STB terminal 50. The interaction process of the foregoing network elements is as follows: The third-party SP generates the service and saves it in the third-party SP resource server 10; the third-party SP generates a message with the service identifier through the third-party SP message sending server 20, and sends the message. To the IPTV management platform 30; the IPTV management platform 30 audits the service message; the IPTV management platform 30 sends the approved service message to the IMS message sending server 40; the IMS message sending server 40 pushes the message to the STB terminal 50; the STB terminal 50 The parsing module parses the message, obtains the service identifier and the service request address, and initiates a request to the third-party SP resource server 10; the third-party SP resource server 10 returns the corresponding service content to the STB terminal 50, the STB terminal in response to the request. 50 to display business content. In the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, the IPTV function is extended by providing a third-party SP interface, and the reliability of the service is ensured through the service review process. At the same time, the IPTV and the IMS service are integrated, so that the IPTV is more diversified and improved. The core competitiveness of the IPTV system, while also providing a fast business release system. Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that the above modules or steps of the present invention can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which can be concentrated on a single computing device or distributed over a network composed of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device, such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

1. A method for pushing a third-party IPTV service, including:

The third-party service provider SP resource server stores the IPTV service generated by the third-party SP, and sends a message carrying the service identifier to the IPTV management platform through the third-party SP message sending server.

The IPTV management platform forwards the message to an IMS message sending server, and the IMS message sending server pushes the message to the STB terminal;

The STB terminal downloads and displays the IPTV service according to the message.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the IPTV service generated by the third party SP is saved in the third-party SP resource server, and the message carrying the service identifier is sent to the IPTV management platform by the third-party SP message sending server. Includes:

Saving a service resource file generated by the third-party SP and displayed by the STB terminal in the third-party SP resource server;

The third-party SP message sending server sends a message carrying the service identifier to the IPTV management platform, where the service identifier indicates the third-party resource server address where the service is located, and the message also carries the service publishing policy. .

The method according to claim 1, wherein before the IPTV management platform forwards the message to the IMS messaging server, the method further includes:

The IPTV management platform reviews the source and content of the message.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the IPTV management platform forwards the message to an IMS messaging server, the IMS messaging server pushing the message to an STB terminal, including:

The IPTV management platform forwards the message through the audit to the IMS messaging server;

The IMS message service server selects a corresponding STB terminal according to the service publishing policy in the message, and pushes the message to the STB terminal.

The method according to claim 4, wherein before the IMS message service server selects the corresponding STB terminal according to the service publishing policy in the message, the method further includes:

The STB terminal registers with the IMS message service server.

The method according to claim 4, wherein the IMS message service server selects a corresponding STB terminal according to the service publishing policy in the message, and pushes the message to the STB terminal, including:

Determining, by the IMS message service server, a range of STB terminals that send the message according to a service publishing policy in the message;

The IMS message service server determines the state of the STB terminal, and if the STB terminal is powered on, the message is sent; otherwise, the message is saved as an offline message, and the STB terminal is pushed and pushed next time. The message.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the STB terminal downloads and displays the IPTV service according to the message, and includes:

The STB terminal parses the message, obtains a third-party resource server address corresponding to the service, and initiates a service resource request to the third-party resource server;

The third-party resource server returns the service resource file to the STB terminal, and the STB terminal performs service display according to the service resource file.

8. A third-party push system for IPTV services, including:

The third-party SP resource server is configured to save the IPTV service generated by the third-party SP, and the third-party SP message sending server is configured to send a message carrying the service identifier of the IPTV service to the IPTV management platform;

The IPTV management platform is configured to forward the message from the third-party SP message sending server to an IMS message sending server;

The IMS message sending server is configured to push the message from the IPTV management platform to an STB terminal;

The STB terminal is configured to download and display the IPTV service according to the message from the IMS messaging server.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the IPTV management platform is further configured to audit the message source and the message content of the message from the third party SP message sending server.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the IMS messaging server is further configured to register the STB terminal.

The system according to claim 8, wherein the third-party SP resource server, the third-party SP message sending server, and the IMS message sending server are all servers deployed on the Internet.

The system according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the IPTV management platform is an IPTV portal.