CN1633172A - A system and method for providing electronic program guide - Google Patents
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This invention relates to a system for providing EPG including an intermediate device having the function of downloading EPG via network, storing the received EPG and transmitting EPG to its user terminal, said intermediate device gets EPG from the EPG server via the network, the EPG server storing EPG and information of legal EPG users to judge if the intermediate device is the one of legal EPG user and provide EPG to the device, terminal device of EPG user for receiving EPG from the intermediate and uses it. The method includes: The device receives and stores EPG from its server and transfers it to the terminal device of EPG user.
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Technical field
The invention belongs to broadcasting television technology field, relate in particular to a kind of system and method that electronic program guides (EPG) is provided.
Background technology
In current field of broadcast televisions, user's use for convenience, the EPG technology is obtaining increasingly extensive use.EPG is that a kind of use is at TV (TV) or personal video recording equipment (PersonalVideo Recorder, PVR) the real time programme tabulation on, adopt EPG can make things convenient for the user to select program, can also be user-friendly for the operation of program recording for example etc. to play.
For example, do not having under the situation of EPG, the user is if watch the program of current period or next period, then need carry out program by media such as for example TV newspapers consults, on television equipment, select program according to the result who consults again, and use EPG, then the user can be directly from the terminal equipment that uses EPG by showing that ERG obtains the programme information of current period or next period, the user can directly carry out the selection of program according to these information, thereby greatly facilitate the operating process that the user selects program, and, EPG also helps to simplify for example operation of program recording of user, make that the user need not will import recording arrangement item by item from the programme information that obtains on the media such as for example TV newspaper again, but directly on the terminal equipment that uses EPG, select to get final product according to the demonstration of EPG.
Referring to Fig. 1, in the prior art, EPG provider is stored in EPG on the EPG server, and the validated user of EPG is downloaded to EPG on the terminal equipment of PVR for example or TV by internet (INTERNET), terminal equipment shows the EPG that receives, and the user operates accordingly according to this EPG.Simultaneously, the EPG server also can be according to preestablishing, and automatically will store the terminal equipment that thereon EPG sends each legal EPG user to by INTERNET, the EPG that these terminal equipments storages are received, and show EPG according to user's order.Though this kind prior art can realize EPG is downloaded to from the EPG server EPG user's terminal equipment, but, because the prior art need transfer to EPG EPG user's terminal equipment by INTERNET, therefore, EPG user's terminal equipment need possess the function that connects INTERNET, can cause EPG subscriber terminal equipment cost to increase on the one hand and increase this function, on the other hand, because this terminal equipment only needs a week or two weeks to use the function that once connects INTERNET to download EPG from the EPG server, therefore, the function of the connection INTERNET of this terminal equipment can be in idle state in the most of the time, thereby has caused the unnecessary waste of this function.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of terminal equipment for EPG user that the system and method for EPG is provided, make EPG user's terminal equipment need not to possess the function that connects INTERNET and can obtain EPG from the EPG server by system provided by the present invention, thereby when making things convenient for the user to use EPG, reduce the cost of EPG subscriber terminal equipment, and avoid because the EPG subscriber terminal equipment connects the unnecessary idle wasting of resources that is caused of INTERNET function.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of system that electronic program guide (EPG) is provided, this system comprises:
Intermediate equipment, this equipment has the function of the EPG that receives by the function of network download EPG, storage and the function that sends EPG to the EPG subscriber terminal equipment, this intermediate equipment is connected with the EPG server by network, be used for obtaining EPG from the EPG server, this intermediate equipment also is connected with EPG user's terminal equipment, is used for the EPG of storage is transferred to this EPG user's terminal equipment;
The EPG server, this EPG server stores EPG and legal EPG user's information, this EPG server is used to judge whether intermediate equipment is legal EPG user's intermediate equipment, and provides EPG for legal EPG user's intermediate equipment;
EPG user's terminal equipment, this equipment are used for receiving EPG and using this EPG from middle equipment.
Wherein, described intermediate equipment is connected to by network and EPG server:
Intermediate equipment is connected with the EPG server by cable network or wireless network.
Wherein, described cable network is the internet.
Wherein, described intermediate equipment and EPG user's terminal equipment is connected to:
Described intermediate equipment is connected with EPG user's terminal equipment by family wired network or family wireless network.
Wherein, described family wireless network is the wireless network of blueteeth network or 802.11x.
Wherein, described intermediate equipment is: mobile phone, PC PC, palmtop PC or home gateway with memory function.
For achieving the above object, the method for a kind of EPG of providing also is provided in the present invention, and this method may further comprise the steps:
Steps A: intermediate equipment obtains EPG from the EPG server, and the EPG that obtains is kept on this intermediate equipment;
Step B: intermediate equipment sends the EPG that preserves to EPG user's terminal equipment, and terminal equipment is preserved and also used this EPG.
Wherein, described steps A comprises:
Described intermediate equipment initiatively obtains EPG from described EPG server.
Wherein, described intermediate equipment specifically comprises from EPG server acquisition EPG:
Steps A 11: described intermediate equipment is logined described EPG server, and described EPG server judges whether the intermediate equipment of login is the intermediate equipment of EPG validated user, if, execution in step A12 then, otherwise, process ends;
Steps A 12: the historical information of the intermediate equipment of described EPG server retrieves login, judge whether preserve unwritten new EPG in this historical information on this EPG server, if, execution in step A13 then, otherwise, process ends;
Steps A 13: described EPG server sends EPG by network to intermediate equipment, and this EPG comprises steps A 12 described new EPG at least, and intermediate equipment receives and store this EPG.
Wherein, described steps A comprises:
Described EGP server sends EPG according to preestablishing the intermediate equipment of active to described EPG validated user.
Wherein, described EGP server specifically comprises to intermediate equipment transmission EPG according to preestablishing initiatively:
Steps A 21:EPG server is called out the intermediate equipment of described EPG validated user according to preestablishing;
Steps A 22:EPG server judges whether to receive the response message of the intermediate equipment of described EPG validated user, if, execution in step A23 then, otherwise, process ends;
Steps A 23:EPG server sends EPG to the intermediate equipment of this EPG validated user, and this intermediate equipment receives and store this EPG.
Wherein, described being redefined for:
The EPG server judges whether new EPG, if then will this new EPG send to the intermediate equipment of EPG validated user.
Wherein, described being redefined for:
The EPG server regularly sends the intermediate equipment of EPG to the EPG validated user.
Wherein, described EGP server initiatively further comprises to the intermediate equipment transmission EPG of EPG validated user:
The EPG server sends EPG respectively to the intermediate equipment of each EPG validated user.
Wherein, intermediate equipment described in the steps A further comprises from EPG server acquisition EPG:
Intermediate equipment judges whether the complete EPG that described EPG server sends that receives, if, then carry out described step B, otherwise, execution in step A returned, until the complete EPG that receives the transmission of EPG server.
Wherein, intermediate equipment described in the step B with the terminal equipment that the EPG that preserves sends EPG user to is:
Utilize the EPG of mobile memory from the described preservation of middle equipment acquisition, then, this mobile memory is saved in the EPG that is obtained on described EPG user's the terminal equipment again.
As seen, utilize system and method provided by the present invention, can adopt intermediate equipment to obtain EPG from the EPG server, and this EPG is kept on this intermediate equipment, this intermediate equipment is sent to the EPG that is preserved on EPG user's the terminal equipment again, thereby, make EPG user's terminal equipment need not to possess the function that connects INTERNET, can not cause this terminal equipment to connect the INTERNET function yet and not use the wasting of resources that is caused for a long time.This system and method has enriched the mode that EPG is provided, and helps promoting the use of of EPG.
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Fig. 1 is for providing the system block diagram of EPG in the prior art.
Fig. 2 is for realizing providing the system block diagram of EPG among the present invention.
Fig. 3 is in one embodiment of the invention, realizes providing the flow chart of EPG.
Fig. 4 is in another embodiment of the present invention, realizes providing the flow chart of EPG.
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The present invention for a kind of for the system and method for EPG is provided, in the system provided by the present invention, at least the terminal equipment that comprises intermediate equipment, EPG server and EPG user, use method provided by the present invention, can realize utilizing intermediate equipment to obtain EPG from the EPG server, and this EPG is kept on this intermediate equipment, intermediate equipment is sent to this EPG on EPG user's the terminal equipment again.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Referring to Fig. 2, system provided by the present invention comprises EPG server, intermediate equipment and EPG user's terminal equipment, and this EPG user's terminal equipment is the equipment of the concrete EPG of use, wherein:
Intermediate equipment shown in Figure 2 is independent of the EPG subscriber terminal equipment, this intermediate equipment has by the function of network download EPG, storage EPG function and function from EPG to the EPG subscriber terminal equipment that send, this intermediate equipment is connected with the EPG server by network, thereby can obtain EPG from the EPG server, the EPG that this intermediate equipment will be obtained from the EPG server is kept at the memory cell of this intermediate equipment, according to user's order the EPG of storage is sent to EPG user's terminal equipment again; In embodiments of the present invention, intermediate equipment is connected with the EPG server by internet (INTERNET), and in other embodiment of the present invention, intermediate equipment also can be connected with the EPG server by wireless network; In embodiments of the present invention, intermediate equipment is connected with EPG user's terminal equipment by family wireless network, in other embodiment of the present invention, intermediate equipment also can be connected with EPG user's terminal equipment by the wireless network of family wired network, blueteeth network or 802.11x; The internetwork connection mode that is adopted between intermediate equipment and the EPG server, and the internetwork connection mode that is adopted between intermediate equipment and the EPG subscriber terminal equipment all do not influence realization of the present invention;
In system provided by the invention shown in Figure 2, the embodiment of the invention adopts palmtop PC as intermediate equipment, adopts the terminal equipment of set-top box as EPG user, and this set-top box uses EPG to provide service as the user; In other embodiment of the present invention, also can adopt mobile phone, palmtop PC, PC (PC), PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) and home gateway (HOME GATEWAY) as intermediate equipment with memory function, adopt the terminal equipment of PVR, provide service as the user to use EPG as EPG user; And; as long as this equipment has function, storage EPG function by network download EPG and the function that transmits EPG to EPG user's terminal equipment; just can adopt this equipment as the intermediate equipment among the present invention; the concrete form of intermediate equipment does not influence realization of the present invention, and any employing intermediate equipment as mentioned above provides the system of EPG to think within protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, provide the method for EPG to be described in detail to utilizing above-mentioned system shown in Figure 2.
Referring to Fig. 3, flow chart shown in Figure 3 has provided intermediate equipment visit EPG server to obtain EPG, will be sent to the process of EPG subscriber terminal equipment after the EPG storage more then, specifically may further comprise the steps:
Step 308: intermediate equipment is according to user's order, sends the EPG of storage to EPG user's terminal equipment, and the EPG that this terminal equipment storage receives also provides EPG service according to EPG user's order for the user.
Referring to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 has provided the EPG server according to preestablishing the flow chart that initiatively sends EPG to intermediate equipment, realizes that the EPG server initiatively provides EPG specifically to may further comprise the steps to intermediate equipment:
Step 401:EPG server is according to sending preestablishing of EPG, to the intermediate equipment transmission message related to calls of EPG validated user, to call out these intermediate equipments; In embodiments of the present invention, the EPG server sends message related to calls to the intermediate equipment of each EPG validated user respectively, in other embodiment of the present invention, the EPG server also can adopt the mode of broadcasting to send message related to calls to the intermediate equipment of all EPG validated users, does not influence realization of the present invention; Wherein, can EPG provider can on the EPG server, send preestablishing of EPG according to user's actual needs, in embodiments of the present invention, this is redefined for: the EPG server is under the situation of newly-increased EPG, intermediate equipment to the EPG validated user initiatively sends up-to-date EPG, in other embodiment of the present invention, this preestablishes and can also regularly send up-to-date EPG to the intermediate equipment of EPG validated user according to the predefined cycle for: EPG server;
Step 402:EPG server judges whether to receive the response message of the intermediate equipment of EPG validated user, if, then execution in step 403 and subsequent step thereof, otherwise, finish the intermediate equipment of this EPG validated user is sent the flow process of EPG;
Step 403:EPG server sends EPG to the intermediate equipment of the EPG validated user of having replied, and comprises up-to-date EPG among this EPG at least, and intermediate equipment receives and store this EPG;
Step 404: intermediate equipment judges whether the EPG that complete reception EPG server is sent, if then execution in step 405, otherwise, returning step 403, the EPG server sends EPG to intermediate equipment again, till the complete reception of intermediate equipment EPG, execution in step 405 then;
Step 405: intermediate equipment is according to user's order, sends the EPG of storage to EPG user's terminal equipment, and the EPG that this terminal equipment storage receives also provides EPG service according to EPG user's order for the user.
In above-described step 308 and step 405, intermediate equipment sends to EPG on EPG user's the terminal equipment by home network, in other embodiment of the present invention, the user can also adopt mobile memory, obtain the EPG that this intermediate equipment is stored from middle equipment, then, again the EPG that obtains is stored on EPG user's the terminal equipment.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is in order to restriction the present invention, within the spirit and principles in the present invention not all, any modification of being done, is equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of system that electronic program guide (EPG) is provided is characterized in that, this system comprises:
Intermediate equipment, this equipment has the function of the EPG that receives by the function of network download EPG, storage and the function that sends EPG to the EPG subscriber terminal equipment, this intermediate equipment is connected with the EPG server by network, be used for obtaining EPG from the EPG server, this intermediate equipment also is connected with EPG user's terminal equipment, is used for the EPG of storage is transferred to this EPG user's terminal equipment;
The EPG server, this EPG server stores EPG and legal EPG user's information, this EPG server is used to judge whether intermediate equipment is legal EPG user's intermediate equipment, and provides EPG for legal EPG user's intermediate equipment;
EPG user's terminal equipment, this equipment are used for receiving EPG and using this EPG from middle equipment.
2, system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described intermediate equipment is connected to by network and EPG server:
Intermediate equipment is connected with the EPG server by cable network or wireless network.
3, system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described cable network is the internet.
4, system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described intermediate equipment and EPG user's terminal equipment is connected to:
Described intermediate equipment is connected with EPG user's terminal equipment by family wired network or family wireless network.
5, system according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described family wireless network is the wireless network of blueteeth network or 802.11x.
6, system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described intermediate equipment is: mobile phone, PC PC, palmtop PC or home gateway with memory function.
7, a kind of method that EPG is provided is characterized in that this method may further comprise the steps:
Steps A: intermediate equipment obtains EPG from the EPG server, and the EPG that obtains is kept on this intermediate equipment;
Step B: intermediate equipment sends the EPG that preserves to EPG user's terminal equipment, and terminal equipment is preserved and also used this EPG.
8, method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described steps A comprises:
Described intermediate equipment initiatively obtains EPG from described EPG server.
9, method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described intermediate equipment obtains EPG from the EPG server and specifically comprises:
Steps A 11: described intermediate equipment is logined described EPG server, and described EPG server judges whether the intermediate equipment of login is the intermediate equipment of EPG validated user, if, execution in step A12 then, otherwise, process ends;
Steps A 12: the historical information of the intermediate equipment of described EPG server retrieves login, judge whether preserve unwritten new EPG in this historical information on this EPG server, if, execution in step A13 then, otherwise, process ends;
Steps A 13: described EPG server sends EPG by network to intermediate equipment, and this EPG comprises steps A 12 described new EPG at least, and intermediate equipment receives and store this EPG.
10, method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described steps A comprises:
Described EGP server sends EPG according to preestablishing the intermediate equipment of active to described EPG validated user.
11, method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described EGP server specifically comprises to intermediate equipment transmission EPG according to preestablishing initiatively:
Steps A 21:EPG server is called out the intermediate equipment of described EPG validated user according to preestablishing;
Steps A 22:EPG server judges whether to receive the response message of the intermediate equipment of described EPG validated user, if, execution in step A23 then, otherwise, process ends;
Steps A 23:EPG server sends EPG to the intermediate equipment of this EPG validated user, and this intermediate equipment receives and store this EPG.
12, method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described being redefined for:
The EPG server judges whether new EPG, if then will this new EPG send to the intermediate equipment of EPG validated user.
13, method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described being redefined for:
The EPG server regularly sends the intermediate equipment of EPG to the EPG validated user.
14, method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described EGP server initiatively further comprises to the intermediate equipment transmission EPG of EPG validated user:
The EPG server sends EPG respectively to the intermediate equipment of each EPG validated user.
15, method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, intermediate equipment described in the steps A obtains EPG from the EPG server and further comprises:
Intermediate equipment judges whether the complete EPG that described EPG server sends that receives, if, then carry out described step B, otherwise, execution in step A returned, until the complete EPG that receives the transmission of EPG server.
16, method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, intermediate equipment described in the step B with the terminal equipment that the EPG that preserves sends EPG user to is:
Utilize the EPG of mobile memory from the described preservation of middle equipment acquisition, then, this mobile memory is saved in the EPG that is obtained on described EPG user's the terminal equipment again.
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