WO2017000721A1

WO2017000721A1 - Channel bookmarking method and device, and set-top box

Info

Publication number: WO2017000721A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/083683
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李桂根; 姜巍; 张孝猛
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-06-30
Filing date: 2016-05-27
Publication date: 2017-01-05
Also published as: CN104994438A

Abstract

Disclosed are a channel bookmarking method and device, and set-top box, the method comprising: obtaining, by a set-top box, first channel information of digital video broadcasting (DVB) and second channel information of OTT and/or internet protocol television (IPTV); and bookmarking, by the set-top box triggered by a specified command, a channel corresponding to the specified command on a page integrating the first channel information and the second channel information. The technical solution disclosed in the present application achieves a service function of bookmarking channels on an integration page of a dual-mode set-top box, thereby improving flexibility of the set-top box without networking, and reducing costs of a dual-mode set-top box system layout to an operator. Moreover, user experience using the dual-mode set-top box is enhanced.

Description

Channel collection method and device, set top box

Technical field

The present application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communications, and in particular, to a channel collection method and apparatus, and a set top box.

Background technique

With the continuous promotion of set-top boxes and network TV set-top boxes of digital video broadcasting systems in home terminals, the diversity of set-top box products has been continuously expanded. In order to integrate multiple types of set-top box products, the hybrid set-top box (also known as dual-mode set-top box) products are designed to reduce the dependence on multiple set-top boxes, enabling a single set-top box to play a variety of video sources from source. The mixed-mode set-top box is usually a combination of an Internet Protocol (IP) network and a digital video broadcast.

In particular, the current digital video broadcasting system is still the main role of the TV program providing service. The live TV broadcast and the first broadcast of the TV series are still prioritized in the digital video broadcasting network. The network TV set-top box, as a more flexible on-demand viewing mode, provides a more free choice of program and program range. The operators of network TV often have different choices from the traditional TV stations, but for the double The model set-top box fuses the business functions on the page, especially the functions of the favorite channel, and no technical solution has been given yet.

In the related art, on the dual-mode set-top box fusion page, there is no technical solution to realize the problem of the business function of the favorite channel, and no effective solution has been proposed yet.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel collection method and device, and a set top box.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a channel collection method is provided, including: a set top box acquires first channel information of DVB and second channel information of an OTT and/or a network protocol television IPTV; and the first channel information and On the page where the second channel information is fused, the set top box collects the channel corresponding to the specified command under the trigger of the specified command.

After the channel corresponding to the specified command is collected, the method may further include: the set top box sends the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the EPG server, wherein the EPG server shares the channel attribute to be set to A set-top box or terminal connected to the EPG server.

Before the set top box sends the channel attribute corresponding to the channel to the EPG server, the method may further include: the set top box saves the channel attribute corresponding to the collected channel to a local database of the set top box.

After the channel corresponding to the specified command is collected, the method may further include: deleting, by the set top box, the channel corresponding to the specified command.

Forming, by the following manner, a page that is fused by the first channel information and the second channel information: acquiring a first page attribute corresponding to the first channel information and a second page attribute corresponding to the second channel information; The first page attribute and the common attribute in the second page attribute form the merged page.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is also provided a channel collecting apparatus, which should be configured as a set top box, comprising: an obtaining module configured to acquire first channel information of DVB and second of OTT and/or network protocol television IPTV Channel information; a collection module, configured to collect a channel corresponding to the specified command on a page fused by the first channel information and the second channel information, triggered by a specified command.

The apparatus may further include: a transmitting module configured to send the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the EPG server, wherein the EPG server shares the channel attribute to a set top box set to be connected to the EPG server or terminal.

The apparatus may further include: a saving module configured to save the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the local database of the set top box.

The apparatus may further include: a deletion module configured to delete the favorite channel corresponding to the specified command.

According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a set top box comprising the above-described channel collection device. According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that are implemented by a processor to implement the above method.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, on the page where the first channel information and the second channel information are merged, the set top box collects the channel corresponding to the specified command under the trigger of the specified command, so that the dual-mode set-top box is merged on the page. It can realize the business function of collecting channels, thereby improving the adaptability of the set-top box to the network without use, reducing the overhead of the operator's layout of the dual-mode set-top box system, and improving the user experience of using the dual-mode set-top box.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a flow chart of a channel collection method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a channel collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing another structure of a channel collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a block diagram of an overall system of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a logic flow chart of processing when a set top box side enters a channel favorite page according to a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention;

6 is a logic flow chart of processing of a set top box side performing channel collection operation according to a preferred embodiment 3 of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart of processing logic for displaying IPTV/OTT channel collection attributes on other terminal sides according to a preferred embodiment 4 of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a logic flow chart of processing performed by another terminal side to perform an IPTV/OTT channel favorite operation according to a preferred embodiment 5 of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below 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.

Other features and advantages of the embodiments of the invention will be set forth in the description in the description in the claims The present invention The objectives and other advantages of the embodiments are realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed in the written description.

For a better understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The examples are merely embodiments of a portion of the embodiments of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the specific embodiments of the present invention, which are obtained without the inventive work, should fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a channel collection method is provided. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a channel collection method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps:

Step S101, the set top box acquires first channel information of digital video broadcasting (DVB, Digital Video Broadcasting), and second channel information of OTT (Over The Top) and/or IPTV (Interactive Personality TV);

Step S102, on the page where the first channel information and the second channel information are merged, the set top box collects the channel corresponding to the specified command under the trigger of the specified command.

Through the above steps, on the page where the first channel information and the second channel information are merged, the set top box collects the channel corresponding to the specified command under the trigger of the specified command, thereby implementing the service function of the favorite channel on the dual-mode set-top box fusion page. To improve the adaptability of the set-top box to the network without the use, reduce the operator's overhead for the dual-mode set-top box system layout, and also improve the user experience of using the dual-mode set-top box, effectively implementing program information and services in different modes (eg, collection) The fusion of functions).

After performing the above steps S101 and S102, in the embodiment of the present invention, the following scheme may also be implemented: the set top box sends the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) server, wherein the EPG server Share the channel attribute to the set-top box or terminal set to be connected to the EPG server. That is, after the set-top box sends the favorite channel attribute to the EPG server, as long as the EPG server can be connected through the network, the set-top box connected to the EPG server or The terminal can share the channel attributes of the EPG server. The channel attributes of the EPG server can also be uploaded to the EPG server through the network connection, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present invention.

Of course, it should be noted that before the set top box sends the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the EPG server, the following process may also be performed: the set top box saves the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the local database of the set top box.

The set top box can collect the channel corresponding to the specified command, and correspondingly, the set top box can also delete the channel corresponding to the specified command.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the page in which the first channel information and the second channel information are merged is formed by: acquiring a first page attribute corresponding to the first channel information and a second corresponding to the second channel information Page attribute; forming a merged page according to the first page attribute and the common attribute in the second page attribute.

The foregoing process of merging pages may also be embodied by the following technical solutions: the set top box acquires the first page attribute of the local page, and the second page attribute of the OTT/IPTV server page; and the common attribute fusion according to the first page attribute and the second page attribute The local page and the OTT/IPTV server page combine the common page attributes of the DVB local page and the OTT/IPTV server page to form a new fusion interface. If there is a non-shared page attribute, the display may be discarded, if it is still needed to be displayed. The content of the non-shared page attribute can be switched from the current page to the corresponding page to display these non-shared page attributes.

In another alternative example of an embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a set top box configured to perform the method of any of the above, and comprising a channel collection device as described below.

In order to better understand the above-mentioned channel collection process, the following is a brief description of an example. The method for performing service convergence on a set top box according to an embodiment of the present invention realizes service convergence of sharing a channel collection function on a multi-terminal. The main technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention mainly include the following steps:

Step A: The digital video broadcasting and network television system on the system side do not require special devices or special operations, and receive channel information of two systems (digital video broadcasting and network television system) on the set top box respectively, and channel of the two systems. Perform the shuffling operation and present it to the user in a uniform format.

Step B: The user triggers the bookmark addition/delete operation of the related channel on the channel display page of the set top box, that is, the specified command in the above embodiment may be embodied in the case triggered by the user.

Step C: The set top box fusion module in the set top box determines whether the channel is a DVB channel or an IPTV/OTT (network television) channel; if it is a DVB channel, directly caches the channel in the local database. The favorite attribute data of the channel; if it is an IPTV/OTT (network TV) channel, in addition to the bookmark attribute data of the local database cache channel, it is also required to send/delete to the IPTV/OTT system side (equivalent to the EPG server of the above embodiment). The favorite attribute request of the channel, the favorite attribute data in the embodiment of the present invention is set to indicate whether to collect the channel corresponding to the favorite attribute data.

Of course, if the user has the favorite attribute of setting the DVB channel between multiple home set top boxes, the DVB channel's favorite attribute needs to be sent to the IPTV/OTT system side to synchronize the favorite attributes of the DVB channel on other set top boxes.

Step D: The IPTV/OTT system side module performs the addition/deletion service logic processing of the related channel collection attribute, and the execution result is returned to the set top box client.

It should be noted that if other home terminals: PC, Phone, and Pad can be connected to the IPTV/OTT system side, when the user plays the network television channel, the related channel collection attribute data is displayed and displayed to the user, thereby realizing the function of sharing and sharing the channels among the multiple terminals. .

It should be noted that, for the foregoing method embodiments, for the sake of simple description, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the embodiments of the present invention are not subject to the described action sequence. Limitations, as certain steps may be performed in other orders or concurrently in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. In addition, those skilled in the art should also understand that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by the embodiments of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a channel collection device is also provided, which is applied to the set top box, and is configured to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred embodiments. The descriptions of the modules involved in the device are described below. . As used below, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a channel collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus may include:

The obtaining module 20 is configured to obtain first channel information of DVB and second channel information of OTT and/or network protocol television IPTV;

The collection module 22 is connected to the acquisition module 20 and configured to be in the first channel information and the second channel. On the page of information fusion, under the trigger of the specified command, the channel corresponding to the specified command is saved.

Through the integrated action of the above modules, on the page where the first channel information and the second channel information are merged, the set top box collects the channel corresponding to the specified command under the trigger of the specified command, thereby enabling the collection on the dual-mode set-top box fusion page. The service function of the channel further improves the adaptability of the set-top box to the network without the use, reduces the overhead of the operator's layout of the dual-mode set-top box system, and improves the user experience of using the dual-mode set-top box, effectively realizing the program information and services in different modes. The fusion of (eg, collection function).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of another structure of a channel collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the channel collection device may further include: a sending module 24, configured to be connected to the collection module 22, and configured to set the channel to be collected. The corresponding channel attribute is sent to the EPG server, wherein the EPG server shares the channel attribute to the set top box or terminal set to be connected to the EPG server, that is, after the set top box sends the favorite channel attribute to the EPG server, as long as it can pass through the network The connection can be connected to the EPG server, and the set-top box or terminal connected to the EPG server can share the channel attribute stored on the EPG server. Of course, the channel attribute stored on the EPG server can also be uploaded to the EPG server through the network connection. This embodiment of the present invention does not limit this.

As shown in FIG. 3, the foregoing apparatus may further include: a saving module 26, configured to be connected to the sending module 24, configured to save the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the local database of the set top box. The above apparatus may further include: a deleting module 28, configured to be connected to the saving module 26, and configured to delete the favorite channel corresponding to the specified command.

In order to better understand the above-described channel collecting device, the following description will be made with reference to an example.

In the actual application process, the modules involved in the set top box: DVB channel information parsing module (equivalent to acquisition module 20), IPTV/OTT channel receiving module (equivalent to acquisition module 20), service fusion processing module, page display module, business logic Processing module.

The DVB channel information parsing module is configured to implement DVB channel information in the parsed stream, and report the information to the service fusion processing module.

The IPTV/OTT channel receiving module is configured to receive the channel delivered by the IPTV/OTT system and report the channel to the service convergence processing module.

The service fusion processing module is configured to mix and match the channels of the two systems, and the page display module is obtained in a unified format. The service fusion processing module processes the business logic of all channel collection operations, performs local database operations, and caches channel collection attribute data for page acquisition. If the channel is an IPTV/OTT channel, the service convergence processing module is further configured to process interaction logic with the IPTV/OTT system side module, and the service fusion processing module is a core module of the set top box implementing the channel collection function.

The page display module and the business fusion processing module interactively display the collection attribute of the channel, and the page display module is configured to display the collection attribute data of the channel on the application.

Modules involved in other home terminals: page display module, business logic processing module.

The service logic processing module is configured to interact with the IPTV/OTT system side to save the stored attribute data of the IPTV/OTT channel to the database on the system side.

The above technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention realizes the service convergence of the DVB system and the IPTV/OTT system on the terminal, realizes the channel collection function of the two systems, and realizes the sharing of the channels among the channels of the IPTV/OTT system. The function.

The above technical solutions are explained in detail below in conjunction with the preferred embodiment 1 to the preferred embodiment 5.

Embodiment 1

4 is a block diagram of a system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the system includes: a DVB head end system 40, an IPTV/OTT system side service processing logic module 42, a set top box local database 44, and an IP network 46. IPTV/OTT system side database 48.

The set-top box stores the DVB channel delivered by the DVB head end system 40 and the IPTV/OTT channel delivered by the IPTV/OTT system side service processing logic module 42 in a unified format to the set top box local database 44. The favorite attribute data of the non-IPTV/OTT channel is saved to the local database 44 of the set top box. The stored attribute data of the IPTV/OTT channel is stored in the set top box local database 44, and also needs to pass through the IP network 46 and the IPTV/OTT system side service processing logic module 42. In the interaction, the favorite attribute data is saved to the IPTV/OTT system side database 48. The other home terminal applications interact with the IPTV/OTT system side service processing logic module 42 through the IP network 46 to implement functions such as displaying, adding, and deleting IPTV/OTT channel collection attribute data.

Preferred embodiment two

FIG. 5 is a logic flow chart of processing when the set top box side enters the channel favorite page according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the following steps may be included:

Step S501: the page display module of the set top box enters the channel collection page, and notifies the service logic processing module;

Step S502: The service logic processing module of the set top box sends a request for buffering the collection attribute of the IPTV/OTT channel to the IPTV/OTT system side;

Step S503: The IPTV/OTT system side returns all IPTV/OTT channel collection attribute data;

Step S504: The service logic processing module of the set top box caches related data returned by the IPTV/OTT system side to the local database, and notifies the page display module after the buffering is completed;

Step S505: The page display module of the set top box displays the collection attributes of all channels, including the DVB channel and the IPTV/OTT channel.

The above steps can be roughly summarized as follows: when the user enters the channel favorite page on the set top box side, the page display module triggers the service logic processing module of the set top box to interact with the IPTV/OTT system side, and caches the collected attribute data of the IPTV/OTT channel to the local. The database is then displayed to the page. The channel favorite attribute data stored in the local database after caching includes not only related channels originally operated by the set top box but also related IPTV/OTT channels operated on other home terminals (PC, Phone, Pad).

Embodiment 3

6 is a processing logic flow chart of performing a channel collection operation on a set top box side according to a preferred embodiment 3 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the following steps may be included:

Step S601: The page display module of the set top box triggers an action of adding/deleting a channel collection;

Step S602: The service logic processing module of the set top box determines whether the channel attribute is an IPTV/OTT channel; if yes, the service logic processing module of the set top box sends a corresponding logical processing request to the IPTV/OTT system side, and proceeds to step S603; if not, continues Step S605;

Step S603: The IPTV/OTT system side processes the bookmark attribute logic of adding/deleting the IPTV/OTT channel according to the logical processing request, and returns a processing result;

Step S604: The service logic processing module of the set top box saves the collection attribute of the IPTV/OTT channel to the local database according to the processing result returned by the IPTV/OTT system side; step S605: The set-top module of the set-top box reads the local database to display the collection properties of all channels.

The above technical solution can be understood by the following process: when the user triggers the addition or deletion operation of the favorite attribute data of the channel on the page display module on the set top box side, the page display module invokes the service of the business logic processing module. The business logic processing module will first determine the channel attribute. If it is a DVB channel, directly save the channel's favorite attribute data to the local database. If it is an IPTV/OTT channel, in addition to saving to the local database, the business logic processing module needs to be IPTV/ The OTT system side interacts, and the collection attribute of the IPTV/OTT channel is synchronized to the system side database, so that the collection attribute of the channel is shared with other terminals. If the user needs to synchronize the collection attribute of the DVB live channel between multiple set top boxes in the home, the related DVB channel collection attribute needs to be sent to the IPTV/OTT system side, and cached on the system service side to display the other set top box. Collection properties of the DVB channel.

Embodiment 4

FIG. 7 is a logic flow chart of processing the IPTV/OTT channel collection attribute on the other home terminal side except the set top box according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the method includes the following steps:

Step S701: The service logic processing module of the other home terminal except the set top box enters the application, and requests the IPTV/OTT system side to obtain the collection attribute of the live channel;

Step S702: The IPTV/OTT system side returns the collection attribute data of all live channels of the IPTV/OTT to other home terminals;

Step S703: The page display module of the other home terminal displays the collection attribute data of the IPTV/OTT live channel.

The above technical solution can be understood as: in other home terminal applications, mainly interacting with the IPTV/OTT system side through the IP network, and realizing the functions of playing and on-demand of the IPTV/OTT channel. When entering the application, the collection attribute of the channel needs to be displayed, and the business logic processing module of the application interacts with the system side to acquire the collection attribute data of the relevant IPTV/OTT channel operated on all terminals.

Embodiment 5

FIG. 8 is a logic flow chart of processing performed by another home terminal side to perform an IPTV/OTT channel collection operation according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the method includes the following steps:

Step S801: triggering an IPTV/OTT channel to increase/delete favorite attribute data at the home terminal Action, the business logic processing module of the home terminal directly sends a logical processing request to the IPTV/OTT system side;

Step S802: The IPTV/OTT system side processes logic for adding/deleting channel collection attributes according to the logical processing request, and returns a processing result;

Step S803: The page display module of the home terminal displays the collection attribute data of all live channels of the current IPTV/OTT according to the processing result returned by the system side.

The above technical solution can be understood as: when the user triggers the channel addition or deletion operation in the other home terminal application, the application business logic processing module interacts with the system side to save the IPTV/OTT channel collection attribute data to the IPTV/ In the OTT system side database, the channel collection operation performed at these terminals can be shared when the user uses the set top box again.

In summary, the embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects: in the related art, on the dual-mode set-top box fusion page, there is no technical solution to realize the service function of the favorite channel, thereby improving the set-top box for not using the network. Adaptability reduces operator overhead for dual-mode set-top box system layout and increases user experience with dual-mode set-top boxes.

In another embodiment, there is also provided a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that are implemented by a processor to implement the above method. The storage medium includes, but is not limited to, an optical disk, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a rewritable memory, and the like.

It is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a particular order or order. It is to be understood that the objects so used are interchangeable, where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be carried out in a sequence other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "comprises" and "comprises" and "the" and "the" are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to Those steps or units may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products or devices.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modules or steps of the present invention described above can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device that can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed. Alternatively, on a network of computing devices, 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, 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 a plurality of the modules or steps may be implemented 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 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.

Industrial applicability

According to the channel collection method and device and the set top box provided by the embodiment of the present invention, on the page where the first channel information and the second channel information are merged, the set top box collects the channel corresponding to the specified command under the trigger of the specified command, thereby being in the dual mode set top box. The fusion page implements the business function of the favorite channel, thereby improving the adaptability of the set-top box to the network without the use, reducing the overhead of the operator's layout of the dual-mode set-top box system, and improving the user experience of using the dual-mode set-top box, effectively achieving different The fusion of program information and services (eg, collection functions) in mode.

Claims

A channel collection method, including:

The set top box acquires first channel information of the digital video broadcast DVB, and second channel information of the OTT and/or the network protocol television IPTV;

On the page where the first channel information and the second channel information are merged, the set top box collects the channel corresponding to the specified command under the trigger of the specified command.
The method of claim 1, after collecting the channel corresponding to the specified command, further comprising:

The set top box transmits the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to an electronic program menu EPG server, and the EPG server shares the channel attribute to a set top box or terminal set to be connected to the EPG server.
The method according to claim 2, before the set top box sends the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the EPG server, the method further includes:

The set top box saves the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the local database of the set top box.
The method of claim 1, after collecting the channel corresponding to the specified command, further comprising:

The set top box deletes the collected channel corresponding to the specified command.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the page in which the first channel information and the second channel information are fused is formed by:

Obtaining a first page attribute corresponding to the first channel information and a second page attribute corresponding to the second channel information;

Forming the merged page according to the first page attribute and the common attribute in the second page attribute.
A channel collection device for use in a set top box, comprising:

An obtaining module, configured to obtain first channel information of a digital video broadcast DVB, and second channel information of an OTT and/or a network protocol television IPTV;

And a collecting module, configured to collect a channel corresponding to the specified command, triggered by the specified command, on the page where the first channel information and the second channel information are merged.
The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising:

The sending module is configured to send the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the electronic program menu EPG server.
The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:

The saving module is configured to save the channel attribute corresponding to the favorite channel to the local database of the set top box.
The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising:

And deleting a module, configured to delete the channel corresponding to the specified command.
A set top box comprising the channel collecting device according to any one of claims 6 to 9.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 5.