CN102932690A - Method and device for presenting electronic program guide (EPG) - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and device for presenting an electronic program guide (EPG). The method and the device are used for overcoming the defect that users inconveniently select programs according to content due to the EPG in the prior art. The method comprises the following steps of: classifying EPG information according to program classes, and obtaining at least two EPG classes; and presenting the at least two EPG classes, information on at least one program below a first EPG class of the at least two EPG classes, and identity information of a first program of the at least one program in an EPG display screen. According to the method and device for presenting the EPG, disclosed by the embodiments of the invention, the content is taken as a main line, and television programs played recently are presented according to content classification and a time sequence, so that the users can conveniently select right time to watch.

Description

A kind of rendering method of electronic program list and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to Digital Television, relate in particular to rendering method and the device of a kind of electronic program list (EPG).

Background technology

Popularizing of Digital Television, the user uses electronic program list (EPG) to select to watch or preserved program more and more, so that EPG is more and more important.Presenting of EPG is to serve as theme with channel at present, and mainly is to present to the user with the form of bivariate table (channel, time).

The present inventor finds that there is following technological deficiency at least in prior art in realizing process of the present invention:

Because television channel is more and more, present the mode of EPG so that the content of bivariate table is more and more with the bivariate table form, the user wants from EPG fast finding also just more and more difficult to useful information.

On the other hand, same program repeats to broadcast at different channel, the user also expects to select the suitable time to watch, but traditional with the serve as theme EPG presentation mode of (such as bivariate table) of channel, be in fact to serve as theme with channel bivariate table is divided into a plurality of one dimension tabulations of serving as theme with the time, also can't solve the user according to the problem of content choice program.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem to be solved by this invention is to overcome EPG of the prior art to be not easy to the user according to the deficiency of content choice program.

In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the present invention at first provides a kind of rendering method of electronic program list, comprising:

According to program category electronic program list (EPG) information is classified, obtain at least two EPG classification;

In the display frame of EPG, present the information of at least one program under the EPG classification in described at least two EPG classification, described at least two EPG classification, and present the first segment purpose identification information in described at least one program.

Preferably, the method also comprises:

Receive the user according to the selection operation of the display frame select target program of described EPG;

Based on described selection operation, the EPG information of described target program is carried out polymerization, obtain the broadcast information relevant with described target program;

Show the broadcast information relevant with described target program.

Preferably, the information of at least one program under the described EPG classification that in the display frame of EPG, presents in described at least two EPG classification, described at least two EPG classification, and the step that presents the first segment purpose identification information in described at least one program, comprising:

Present described at least two EPG classification in the X direction of described display frame and one of them direction of y direction, present the information of at least one program under the EPG classification in described at least two EPG classification on the other direction;

Present the first segment purpose identification information in described at least one program in the main viewing area of described display frame.

Preferably, described EPG information to described target program is carried out polymerization, obtains the step of the broadcast information relevant with described target program, comprising:

The recent broadcast information of the described target program of inquiry on all optional channels from database, the broadcast information relevant with described target program according to described recent broadcast information acquisition.

The present invention also provides a kind of device that presents of electronic program list, comprising:

Sort module is used for according to program category electronic program list (EPG) information being classified, and obtains at least two EPG classification;

Present module, be used for the information that display frame at EPG presents at least one program under the EPG classification in described at least two EPG classification, described at least two EPG classification, also be used for presenting the first segment purpose identification information of described at least one program.

Preferably, this device also comprises:

Receiver module is used for receiving the user according to the selection operation of the display frame select target program of described EPG;

The polymerization module is used for based on described selection operation the EPG information of described target program being carried out polymerization, obtains the broadcast information relevant with described target program;

Display module is used for showing the broadcast information relevant with described target program.

Preferably, the described module that presents comprises:

First presents module, be used for presenting described at least two EPG classification in the X direction of described display frame and one of them direction of y direction, present the information of at least one program under the EPG classification in described at least two EPG classification on the other direction;

Second presents module, is used for presenting in the main viewing area of described display frame the first segment purpose identification information of described at least one program.

Preferably, described polymerization module comprises:

Enquiry module is used for from the recent broadcast information of the database described target program of inquiry on all optional channels;

Obtain module, be used for the broadcast information relevant with described target program according to described recent broadcast information acquisition.

Compared with prior art, the EPG that one embodiment of the present of invention provide serves as theme with content, presents the TV programme of recent broadcast according to classifying content and time sequencing, and the suitable time watches to be convenient to user selection.

Description of drawings

Accompanying drawing is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and consists of the part of specification, is used for together with embodiments of the present invention explaining the present invention, is not construed as limiting the invention.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of rendering method of the EPG of the embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is an EPG picture view that presents embodiment illustrated in fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is another EPG picture view that presents embodiment illustrated in fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an again EPG picture view that presents embodiment illustrated in fig. 1

Fig. 5 is an also EPG picture view that presents embodiment illustrated in fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is the composition schematic diagram that presents device of the EPG of the embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

Describe embodiments of the present invention in detail below with reference to drawings and Examples, how the application technology means solve technical problem to the present invention whereby, and the implementation procedure of reaching technique effect can fully understand and implements according to this.

At first, if do not conflict, the mutually combining of each feature among the embodiment of the invention and the embodiment is all within protection scope of the present invention.In addition, although there is shown logical order in flow process, in some cases, can carry out step shown or that describe with the order that is different from herein.

Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of rendering method of the EPG of the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, present embodiment mainly comprises the steps:

Step S110 classifies to all EPG information according to program category, obtains at least two EPG classification, is respectively EPG classification and the 2nd EPG classification such as these two EPG.

Step S120, in the display frame of EPG, present this at least two EPG classification, the information of at least one program under the EPG classification wherein, also present the identification information (such as the identification picture of this TV play " hiding " etc.) of the first program (such as TV play " hiding ") in this at least one program.

The implementation procedure of this step S120 comprises:

Present this at least two EPG classification in the X direction of the display frame of EPG and one of them direction of y direction, present the information of at least one program under the EPG classification at other direction;

Present the first segment purpose identification information in this at least one program in the main viewing area of the display frame of EPG.

As shown in Figure 1, embodiments of the invention can also comprise the steps:

Step S130 receives the user according to the selection operation of the display frame select target program of EPG;

Step S140 based on the user's who receives selection operation, carries out polymerization to the EPG information of this target program, obtains the broadcast information relevant with this target program (such as recent broadcast time, how many collection of broadcast etc.);

Step S150 shows the broadcast information relevant with this target program, is convenient to the user and confirms to select operation.

The implementation procedure of above-mentioned steps S140 comprises:

The recent broadcast information of this target program of inquiry on all optional channels from database is broadcasted the information acquisition broadcast information relevant with this target program in the recent period according to this.

Such as, in the embodiments of the invention, what present on the X direction is the EPG such as news, variety, TV play and film classification, and what present on the y direction is the information such as the news category program of news hookup, News Express etc. under this EPG classification of news of arranging in chronological order.In other embodiments of the invention, the information that presents on the information that presents on the X direction and the y direction can with previous embodiment in content exchange.In a word, in the embodiments of the invention, present the EPG classification on one of them direction of the X direction of the display frame of EPG and y direction, present the information of lower at least one program of a certain EPG classification on the other direction.

For another example, in other embodiments of the invention, present on the X direction also can be the program that is broadcasting, the program of having preengage, some program classifications (such as comprise Domestic News, literature and art amusement, science and education, physical culture, life, green grass or young crops less, film, TV play etc.) information etc.; And the longitudinal axis shows corresponding content according to current classified information, for the program that is broadcasting, shows the content information of the current program that is broadcasting of each channel; For the program of having preengage, by broadcast time order show the content information of the program preengage; Arrange according to time sequencing for the program under the same classification.

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the schematic diagrames that presents of the EPG that realizes of the technical scheme according to present embodiment.Wherein, Fig. 2 presents is the schematic diagram of the program that broadcasting, and what Fig. 3 presented is the schematic diagram of classify programs.

At the EPG picture shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the user can be switched by move left and right the classification of program, by moving up and down to check other programs, perhaps selects certain program to check details.

In the present embodiment, for the program (for example, TV play etc.) of orderly class, serving as theme with the predefined procedure of program (such as the collection of drama order of TV play) presents relevant EPG classification, as shown in Figure 4; Program (for example, world football etc.) for unordered class then presents relevant EPG classification, as shown in Figure 5 in chronological order.

Further, when checking program detail information, the user can carry out channel and switch (to the current program that is broadcasting), displaying predetermined programme (to the program that broadcasts in the future), and perhaps operations such as (to the program that has broadcasted, need to have the backstage that service is provided) is watched in playback.

The given EPG presentation mode of embodiments of the invention has two characteristics:

The one, classifying content presents, and all EPG information classifications, allows the user check program (as shown in Figures 2 and 3) under different classes of according to the EPG classification according to the classification of the EPG information content;

The 2nd, EPG information fusion, all relevant EPG information (comprising different channel, different collection of dramas) of its same content (for example, TV play " hiding ") are presented to the user together, allow the suitable channel of user selection, the suitable time is watched (as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5).

These two parts cooperate finishes the EPG look facility.

When practical application, the user finds the program (for example TV play " hiding ") that will see by Fig. 2 or shown in Figure 3 dividing in the class view first, then click this program, enter Fig. 4 or Fig. 5, check (with TV play " hiding ") relevant EPG information, then select time and channel are watched program; Perhaps the user selects to return Fig. 2 or Fig. 3 from Fig. 4 or Fig. 5, reselects the program of other classification.

Embodiments of the invention also provide a kind of device that presents of electronic program list.In conjunction with the embodiment of the rendering method of aforementioned EPG shown in Figure 1, the device that presents of present embodiment shown in Figure 6 mainly comprisessort module 610 and presentsmodule 620, wherein:

Sort module 610 is used for according to program category electronic program list (EPG) information being classified, and obtains at least two EPG classification;

Present module 620, link to each other withsort module 610, be used for the information that display frame at EPG presents at least one program under the EPG classification in these at least two EPG classification, these at least two EPG classification, also be used for presenting the first segment purpose identification information of this at least one program.

Wherein, this presentsmodule 620 and comprises:

First presents module, is used for presenting this at least two EPG classification in the X direction of this display frame and one of them direction of y direction, presents the information of at least one program under the EPG classification in these at least two EPG classification on the other direction;

Second presents module, is used for presenting in the main viewing area of this display frame the first segment purpose identification information of this at least one program.

As shown in Figure 6, present embodiment can also comprisereceiver module 630,polymerization module 640 anddisplay module 650, wherein:

Receiver module 630 and presentsmodule 620 and links to each other, and is used for receiving the user according to the selection operation of the display frame select target program of EPG;

Polymerization module 640 links to each other withreceiver module 630, for the user's who receives based onreceiver module 630 selection operation, the EPG information of this target program is carried out polymerization, obtains the broadcast information relevant with the target program;

Display module 650 links to each other withpolymerization module 640, is used for showing the broadcast information relevant with this target program.

Wherein, thispolymerization module 640 comprises:

Enquiry module is used for from the recent broadcast information of database this target program of inquiry on all optional channels;

Obtain module, link to each other with enquiry module, be used for according to broadcasting in the recent period the information acquisition broadcast information relevant with this target program.

The EPG that technical solution of the present invention provides has desalinated the channel concept, serves as theme with content, presents the TV programme of recent broadcast according to classifying content and time sequencing, is convenient to the user selection program, and the suitable time watches to be convenient to user selection.

Although the disclosed execution mode of the present invention as above, the execution mode that described content just adopts for the ease of understanding the present invention is not to limit the present invention.Technical staff in any the technical field of the invention; under the prerequisite that does not break away from the disclosed spirit and scope of the present invention; can do any modification and variation in the details that reaches of implementing in form; but scope of patent protection of the present invention still must be as the criterion with the scope that appending claims was defined.

Claims (8)

1. the rendering method of an electronic program list comprises:

According to program category electronic program list (EPG) information is classified, obtain at least two EPG classification;

In the display frame of EPG, present the information of at least one program under the EPG classification in described at least two EPG classification, described at least two EPG classification, and present the first segment purpose identification information in described at least one program.

2. method according to claim 1, wherein, the method also comprises:

Receive the user according to the selection operation of the display frame select target program of described EPG;

Based on described selection operation, the EPG information of described target program is carried out polymerization, obtain the broadcast information relevant with described target program;

Show the broadcast information relevant with described target program.

3. method according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, the information of at least one program under the described EPG classification that in the display frame of EPG, presents in described at least two EPG classification, described at least two EPG classification, and the step that presents the first segment purpose identification information in described at least one program, comprising:

Present described at least two EPG classification in the X direction of described display frame and one of them direction of y direction, present the information of at least one program under the EPG classification in described at least two EPG classification on the other direction;

Present the first segment purpose identification information in described at least one program in the main viewing area of described display frame.

4. method according to claim 2, wherein, described EPG information to described target program is carried out polymerization, obtains the step of the broadcast information relevant with described target program, comprising:

The recent broadcast information of the described target program of inquiry on all optional channels from database, the broadcast information relevant with described target program according to described recent broadcast information acquisition.

An electronic program list present device, comprising:

Sort module is used for according to program category electronic program list (EPG) information being classified, and obtains at least two EPG classification;

Present module, be used for the information that display frame at EPG presents at least one program under the EPG classification in described at least two EPG classification, described at least two EPG classification, also be used for presenting the first segment purpose identification information of described at least one program.

6. device according to claim 5, wherein, this device also comprises:

Receiver module is used for receiving the user according to the selection operation of the display frame select target program of described EPG;

The polymerization module is used for based on described selection operation the EPG information of described target program being carried out polymerization, obtains the broadcast information relevant with described target program;

Display module is used for showing the broadcast information relevant with described target program.

7. according to claim 5 or 6 described devices, wherein, the described module that presents comprises:

First presents module, be used for presenting described at least two EPG classification in the X direction of described display frame and one of them direction of y direction, present the information of at least one program under the EPG classification in described at least two EPG classification on the other direction;

Second presents module, is used for presenting in the main viewing area of described display frame the first segment purpose identification information of described at least one program.

8. device according to claim 6, wherein, described polymerization module comprises:

Enquiry module is used for from the recent broadcast information of the database described target program of inquiry on all optional channels;

Obtain module, be used for the broadcast information relevant with described target program according to described recent broadcast information acquisition.

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