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• the present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a method and an apparatus for displaying a poster.
• IPTV interactive network television
• the poster information can be sent through the content interface machine; Source 2, the poster information can be sent through the Business Logic Control Server (SLCS).
• FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an IPTV system architecture according to the related art.
• 2 is a flow chart of the poster generation process based on FIG. 1 according to the related art. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the process may include the following processing steps: Step S202: The content interface machine and/or the SLCS parse the file information (for example, a work order) delivered by the content provider, and determine the obtained file.
• Step S202 The content interface machine and/or the SLCS parse the file information (for example, a work order) delivered by the content provider, and determine the obtained file.
• the information is about the file information of the column poster or the file information about the program poster; if it is a column poster, go to step S204; if it is a program poster, go to step S210;
• Step S204 the content interface machine receives the work order Performing parsing, obtaining column information and poster information corresponding to the column;
• Step S206 the content interface machine creates a column in the IPTV service system;
• Step S208 The content interface machine first downloads the original poster, and then uploads the poster to the library, and Link the column to the poster information in the IPTV service system; the process ends.
• Step S210 The content interface machine parses the received work order to obtain content information and content poster information, and the content poster information may further include: information of the template display location, that is, where the poster should be displayed on the template
• Step S212 The content interface machine adds content information to the IPTV service system
• Step S214 The content interface machine can associate the poster to the corresponding content according to the correspondence between the content information and the content poster information
• Step S216 Content Interface Machine
• the present invention provides a display method and apparatus for a poster, so as to at least solve the poster display manner in the related art, in the case that the content provider does not send a poster to certain areas of the template, the corresponding poster information cannot be obtained. Affects the display effect of the template, and the user experience is poor.
• a display method of a poster includes: receiving first file information delivered by a content provider, wherein the first file information is information to be added in an IPTV system; parsing the first file information, determining the first file The number of posters in the information is smaller than the number of areas in the preset display template in the IPTV system; one or more posters currently issued or the subordinate menus already existing in the IPTV system that are the same as the first file information belonging category One or more posters fill the various areas in the display template.
• the filling of each area in the display template by using one or more posters currently issued includes: obtaining a size of each area in the display template; and respectively, according to the size of each obtained area Or adjust the size of multiple posters to fill each area.
• the filling of each area in the display template by using one or more posters in the lower menu already existing in the IPTV system comprises: obtaining the size of each area in the display template; obtaining the same as the first file information attribution category Each sub-file in the lower menu; sort each sub-file, and select one or more posters in the lower menu according to the sorting result; according to the size of each area obtained, one or more posters selected The dimensions are adjusted and filled into the various areas.
• each area in the display template is filled in one or more posters in the lower menu that are already in the same category as the first file information belonging category that are already present in one or more posters or IPTV systems that are currently delivered.
• the method further includes: receiving the second file information delivered by the content provider, where the second file information includes: a plurality of posters to be displayed, and the plurality of posters to be displayed are in one-to-one correspondence with each area in the display template; A plurality of posters to be displayed replace the poster currently displayed in each area in the display template.
• the first file information comprises one of: information of the program and one or more posters corresponding to the program; information of the column and one or more posters corresponding to the column, wherein the lower menu of the column Includes: one or more programs; information for the columns.
• a display device for a poster is provided.
• the display device of the poster includes: a first receiving module, configured to receive first file information delivered by a content provider, wherein the first file information is information to be added in an IPTV system; and a determining module is set to Parsing the first file information, determining that the number of posters in the first file information is smaller than the number of regions in the preset display template in the IPTV system; filling the module, setting to use one or more posters or IPTV currently delivered One or more posters in the lower menu that are already in the system and have the same category as the first file information belong to fill each area in the display template.
• the filling module comprises: a first obtaining unit, configured to acquire a size of each area in the display template; and a first filling unit configured to select one or more posters currently issued according to the size of each obtained area The dimensions are adjusted to fill each area.
• the filling module includes: a second obtaining unit configured to acquire a size of each area in the display template; and a third obtaining unit configured to acquire each sub-file in the lower-level menu that is the same as the first file information attribution category; a unit, configured to sort each sub-file, and select one or more posters in the lower menu according to the sorting result; the second filling unit is set to one or more selected ones according to the size of each obtained area The size of the poster is adjusted to fill each area.
• the device further includes: a second receiving module, configured to receive second file information delivered by the content provider, where the second file information includes: multiple posters to be displayed, multiple posters and displays to be displayed Mode Each area in the board has a one-to-one correspondence; a replacement module is provided to replace the currently filled posters of the respective areas in the display template with a plurality of posters to be displayed.
• the first file information comprises one of: information of the program and one or more posters corresponding to the program; information of the column and one or more posters corresponding to the column, wherein the lower menu of the column Includes: one or more programs; information for the columns.
• the first file information delivered by the content provider is received, wherein the first file information is information to be added in the interactive network television IPTV system; the first file information is parsed, and the first file information is determined.
• the number of posters in the IPTV system is smaller than the number of regions divided in the preset display template in the IPTV system; the one or more posters currently issued or the subordinate menus in the IPTV system that are already in the same category as the first file information attribution category
• One or more posters fill each area in the display template.
• the default poster information is no longer displayed, but the content is fully utilized.
• the poster issued by the provider fills each area of the template, or fills in the existing posters in the system, thereby solving the related art display manner in the posters of the content provider without some areas of the template.
• the corresponding poster information cannot be obtained, which affects the display effect of the template, the user Experience with the problem of the poor, thereby reducing the complexity of the operator's operation, enhance the user experience, but also to ensure the flexibility of business operations.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an IPTV system architecture according to the related art
• FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a poster generation process based on FIG. 1 according to the related art
• FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a display method of a poster according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a poster generation process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
• Figure 5 is a flow chart of a poster generation process according to a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention
• Figure 6 is a display of a poster according to an embodiment of the present invention
• FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the structure of a display device for a poster according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
• BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE 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.
• Step S302 Receive first file information delivered by a content provider, where the first file information is information to be added in the IPTV system
• Step S304 A file information is parsed to determine that the number of posters in the first file information is smaller than the number of regions in the preset display template in the IPTV system
• Step S306 using one or more posters currently issued or an IPTV system already exists
• One or more posters in the lower menu that are the same as the first file information belonging category are filled in each area in the display template.
• the first file information delivered by the content provider where the first file information is information to be added in the interactive network television IPTV system; parsing the first file information, determining The number of posters in the first file information is smaller than the number of regions divided in the preset display template in the IPTV system; one or more posters currently issued or the same as the first file information belonging category in the IPTV system
• One or more posters in the lower menu fill each area in the display template, that is, if the content provider does not send a poster to some areas of the template, the default poster information is no longer displayed, and It is to make full use of the posters issued by the content provider to fill each area of the template, or to fill in the existing posters in the system, thereby solving the poster display manner in the related art in the content provider without the template.
• the first file information may include, but is not limited to, one of the following:
• the column refers to a general name of a certain type of program in the display interface of the IPTV system, for example, there are multiple types of labels, such as action movies, war films, art films, and the like under the movie page label. Among them, one type of movie is a column.
• Each column can include one or more programs, for example: In the action movie column, there are real-time action movies recorded by various countries in various eras.
• step S306 the filling of each area in the display template by using one or more posters currently issued may include the following operations: Step S1: acquiring the size of each area in the display template; Step S2: The size of each area obtained is adjusted to the size of one or more posters currently issued, and is filled into each area.
• the content provider is required to deliver a poster with the same number of areas on the display template (for example: 6 sheets).
• the content provider only provides fewer posters than the number of regions on the display template (for example: 2), then when the content interface machine resolves to the above poster, it needs to obtain the specific size of each area on the display template, followed by Use one or two sheets to adjust the size of the poster according to the different sizes of the acquired areas. You can fill all 6 areas with one poster, or fill in 3 areas with 2 posters. The specific filling method can be used. It is decided by the operator according to the actual situation. Then, when the content information provided by the content provider is made into a program, the above poster information is loaded into the program.
• step S306 the filling of each area in the display template by using one or more posters in the lower level menu already existing in the IPTV system may include the following steps: Step S3: Acquiring each area in the display template Step S4: acquiring each subfile in the same lower level menu as the first file information attribution category; Step S5: sorting each subfile, and selecting one or more posters in the lower menu according to the sorting result; S6: Adjust the size of one or more selected posters according to the size of each obtained area, and fill it into each area.
• the content provider does not deliver the poster information of the column.
• each program under the column can be sorted, for example: in the action movie column, each unit can be followed.
• FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a poster generation process in accordance with a preferred embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
• Step S402 The content interface machine parses the file information (for example, a work order) delivered by the content provider, and determines that the obtained file information is a file related to the column poster.
• the information is also file information about the program poster; if it is a column poster, go to step S404; if it is a program poster, go to step S410;
• step S404 the content interface machine analyzes the received work order, and obtains column information, The work order includes only: column information, and does not include poster information corresponding to the column;
• Step S406 The content interface machine creates a column in the IPTV service system, and sets the poster information corresponding to the column to be empty;
• Step S408 The content receiver queries the program information under the column, assuming that the program with the smallest sorting (for example: number of episodes) field under the column is found, and then the poster information of the program is loaded into the column; the process ends.
• Step S410 The content interface machine parses the received work order, and obtains content information and content poster information that is not specified to be displayed on the template.
• Step S412 The content interface device adds content information to the IPTV service system.
• Step S414 The content interface machine adjusts the size of the poster according to the size of each display area of the template to adapt to different requirements of each display area;
• Step S416 The content interface machine can associate the poster to the corresponding information according to the correspondence between the content information and the content poster information.
• Step S418 When the content interface machine makes the content into a program, the poster information of the content can be loaded into the program; the process ends.
• the content interface machine first downloads the poster of the unspecified location to the local, and then adjusts the size of the poster according to the size of each display area of the template and the number of the area (for example: 6 areas) to suit each Demonstrate the different needs of the area, which allows you to get 6 different sizes of posters to be displayed, and
• the posters are posted to the library, and the posters are then synchronized to an electronic program guide (EPG), each of which can correspond to a different template display area depending on the size.
• EPG electronic program guide
• the template can be displayed on the poster at the corresponding location on the program according to the area to be displayed. In this way, each area of the template can display a poster so that no information is lost.
• the above technical solution can also obtain the poster according to the system resource independently, and on the poster display of the column, the display of the default poster wall can maximize the display under the column.
• Program information effectively enhances the user experience.
• one or more posters in the currently issued one or more posters or one or more posters in the IPTV system that are already in the same category as the first file information belonging category are used.
• Step S7 Receive second file information delivered by the content provider, where the second file information includes: multiple posters to be displayed, multiple posters and display templates to be displayed Each of the areas in the one-to-one correspondence;
• Step S8 replacing the currently filled posters of the respective areas in the display template with a plurality of posters to be displayed.
• the poster processing manner in the related art and the above-described automatic poster processing manner can be combined, and different poster processing methods are selected according to different application scenarios to be compatible with different types of content providers. For content providers to post posters that do not specify a location, you can choose to use the automatic generation method to generate various posters that the template needs to display.
• FIG. Figure 5 is a flow chart of a poster generation process in accordance with a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
• Step S502 The content interface machine and/or the SLCS parse the file information (for example, a work order) delivered by the content provider, and determine that the obtained file information is about The file information of the column poster is still file information about the program poster; if it is a column poster, go to step S504; if it is a program poster, go to step S514; step S504: the content interface machine analyzes the received work order, Obtaining column information, the work order only includes: column information, and does not include poster information corresponding to the column;
• Step S506 The content interface machine creates a column in the IPTV service system, and sets the poster information corresponding to the column to be empty.
• Step S508 The content receiver queries the program information under the column, and assumes that the column is sorted under the column (for example: Set the program with the smallest field, and then load the poster information of the program into the column;
• Step S514 The content interface machine parses the received work order, obtains the content information, and does not specify the content poster information displayed on the specific location on the template;
• Step S516 The content interface machine adds the content information in the IPTV service system;
• Step S518 The content interface machine adjusts the size of the poster according to the size of each display area of the template to adapt to different needs of each display area;
• Step S520 The content interface machine can associate the poster to the corresponding information according to the correspondence between the content information and the content poster information.
• Step S522 When the content interface machine creates the content into a program, the poster information of the content may be loaded into the program; Step S524: The content provider delivers the poster of the specified location of the content, that is, the poster needs to be specified The specific location on the template is displayed; Step S526: The content interface machine replaces the poster on the different display area of the template with the poster corresponding to each display area; the process ends.
• the content interface machine first downloads the poster of the unspecified location to the local, and then adjusts the size of the poster according to the size of each display area of the template and the number of the area (for example: 6 areas) to suit each Displaying the different needs of the area, it is possible to get 6 different sizes of posters to be displayed, and publish the above posters to the library.
• the above posters will then be synchronized to the electronic program list (EPG).
• EPG electronic program list
• Each poster can be based on the specific Different sizes correspond to different template display areas.
• the template can be displayed on the poster at the corresponding location on the program according to the area to be displayed. In this way, each area of the template can display posters, so that no information loss occurs. Condition.
• the above technical solution can also obtain the poster according to the system resource independently, and on the poster display of the column, the display of the default poster wall can maximize the display under the column.
• Program information effectively enhances the user experience.
• the adaptive poster processing method can be compatible with two different types of poster processing methods, combining traditional poster processing methods with automatic poster processing methods, and selecting different poster processing methods according to different application scenarios to be compatible with different types of content. Provider.
• FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the structure of a display device for a poster according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
• the display device of the poster may include: a first receiving module 10, configured to receive first file information delivered by a content provider, where the first file information is information to be added in an IPTV system;
• the determining module 20 is configured to parse the first file information, and determine that the number of the posters in the first file information is smaller than the number of the regions in the preset display template in the IPTV system;
• the filling module 30 is configured to adopt the currently delivered one.
• One or more posters in the lower menu that are already in the same category as the first file information belonging category already existing in the poster or the IPTV system are filled in each area in the display template.
• the device shown in FIG. 6 solves the poster display manner in the related art.
• the first file information may include, but is not limited to, one of the following:
• the filling module 30 may include: a first obtaining unit 300 configured to acquire a size of each area in the display template; and a first filling unit 302 configured to follow the size of each acquired area The size of one or more posters currently issued is adjusted to fill each area.
• a first obtaining unit 300 configured to acquire a size of each area in the display template
• a first filling unit 302 configured to follow the size of each acquired area
• the size of one or more posters currently issued is adjusted to fill each area.
• the filling module 30 may include: a second obtaining unit 304 configured to acquire a size of each area in the display template; and a third obtaining unit 306 configured to acquire the same as the first file information belonging category Each sub-file in the lower menu; the selecting unit 308 is configured to sort each sub-file, and select one or more posters in the lower menu according to the sorting result; the second filling unit 310 is set to follow the obtained The size of each area adjusts the size of one or more selected posters to fill each area.
• a second obtaining unit 304 configured to acquire a size of each area in the display template
• a third obtaining unit 306 configured to acquire the same as the first file information belonging category
• Each sub-file in the lower menu the selecting unit 308 is configured to sort each sub-file, and select one or more posters in the lower menu according to the sorting result
• the second filling unit 310 is set to follow the obtained
• the size of each area adjusts the size of one or more selected posters to fill each area.
• the foregoing apparatus may further include: a second receiving module 40, configured to receive second file information delivered by a content provider, where the second file information may include: multiple posters to be displayed The plurality of posters to be displayed are in one-to-one correspondence with the respective areas in the display template; the replacement module 50 is configured to replace the currently filled posters of the respective areas in the display template with the plurality of posters to be displayed.
• a second receiving module 40 configured to receive second file information delivered by a content provider, where the second file information may include: multiple posters to be displayed The plurality of posters to be displayed are in one-to-one correspondence with the respective areas in the display template; the replacement module 50 is configured to replace the currently filled posters of the respective areas in the display template with the plurality of posters to be displayed.
• the technical solution provided by the present invention will be accompanied by content information
• the poster information of the content is distributed, and the size of the poster is adjusted according to the size of each display area of the template to adapt to the different needs of each display area, and then the poster is associated with the content, so that the content is automatically generated during the process of producing the program.
• the poster is loaded onto the show. For the column, if the column is not issued, then the program poster with the smallest program sorting field under the column can be used as the column poster.
• a display method and apparatus for a poster provided by an embodiment of the present invention have the following beneficial effects: By adjusting the content poster information that is sent along with the content information, the poster is adjusted according to the size of each display area of the template. The size is adapted to the different needs of each display area, and then the poster is associated with the content so that the content poster is automatically loaded onto the program during the production of the program.
• the program poster with the smallest sequence of the program under the column can be used as the column poster.
• the originally generated poster will be updated to the just-issued poster, thereby Simplify the operator's operational process and optimize the processing of the system posters. Therefore, it has universal practical value in poster management.
• 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.
• the steps shown or described may be performed in an order different than that herein, or they may be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or Multiple of these modules or steps are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module.
• the invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software. The above is only the 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.

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