CN104038784A - Smart television EPG (Extended-play Record) information sharing method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of smart televisions, and provides a smart television EPG (Extended-play Record) information sharing method and system. The method and system are used to correlate traditional television columns with EPG information. The implementation method comprises the following steps: 1) recognizing the information of a currently-watched channel through a client; 2) reporting the acquired channel information to a server through the client; 3) inquiring the current channel playing column and extracting channel EPG information through the server according to the reported channel information of the client; 4) pushing the EPG information to the client through the server; 5) analyzing and displaying the received EPG information through the client; 6) sharing the EPG information to a social application platform and/ or interacting with other users. With the adoption of the smart television EPG information sharing method and system, the freshness and participation of a user watching television program are improved, and the user experience is raised.

Description

Intelligent television EPG information sharing method and system

Technical field

The present invention relates to intelligent television field, particularly a kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing method and system.

Background technology

The development of the network communications technology makes intelligent television enter into gradually people's life, the business such as online chatting, online movie theatre, game on line, online chatting occur in succession, and the role of television set is developed into multiduty platform from the platform of traditional TV reception.EPG (Electronic program guide, electric program menu) comprises the information such as programm name, channel, broadcast time, and user can access TV programme fast, intuitively, with open arms by EPG.The present stage application of intelligent television is rich and varied, but does not also have a kind of traditional tv column to be carried out to associated processing method with EPG information, and the participation of user when watching TV programme is not high, experience property is not enough.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing method and system, for the problem that solves that the participation of user when watching TV programme is not high, experience property is not enough.

In order to solve above technical problem, first aspect of the present invention is to provide a kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing method, and described sharing method comprises:

Steps A: the current channel information of watching of client identification;

Step B: client is reported to server by the channel information getting;

Step C: the channel information that server reports according to client, inquiry current channel is play column and extracts channel EPG information;

Step D: server arrives client by EPG information pushing;

Step e: client is resolved and shows according to the EPG information receiving;

Step F: by EPG Information Sharing to social application platform and/or with other user interactions.

In the first aspect first may implementation, described steps A client identification is current also to be comprised before watching channel information:

Judge whether the current channel EPG information of watching exists, if current, watch channel EPG information to exist, turn to step F, otherwise turn to steps A.

In the second possibility implementation aspect first, the current concrete grammar of channel information of watching of described identification is:

Judgement TV signal source;

If TV signal is digital cable TV signal, directly access, according to the channel information carrying, by logical transition, obtain the channel information that server needs;

If TV signal is external Set Top Box access, by intercepting channel signals, then obtain with the contrast of sample picture the channel information that server needs.

In the third aspect first may implementation, described EPG information comprises one or more the combination in any in programm name, channel, broadcast time, programme content picture.

In the 4th kind of possibility implementation aspect first, described social application platform is microblogging.

Second aspect of the present invention is to provide a kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing system, and described share system comprises:

Channel information identification module, for obtaining the current channel information of watching;

Channel information reporting module, for reporting server by the channel information getting;

EPG information extraction modules, for the channel information reporting according to client, inquiry current channel is play column and extracts channel EPG information;

EPG information pushing module, for arriving client by EPG information pushing;

EPG information display module, for according to the EPG information receiving, resolves and shows;

EPG Information Sharing module, for by channel EPG Information Sharing to social application platform and/or with other user interactions.

In the first possibility implementation aspect second, described share system also comprises:

EPG signal judgement module, for judging whether the current channel EPG information of watching exists, watches channel EPG information to exist if current, turn to EPG Information Sharing module, otherwise turn to channel information identification module.

The second aspect second may implementation in, described channel information identification module also for:

Judgement TV signal source;

If TV signal is digital cable TV signal, directly access, according to the channel information carrying, by logical transition, obtain the channel information that server needs;

If TV signal is external Set Top Box access, by intercepting channel signals, then obtain with the contrast of sample picture the channel information that server needs.

The third aspect second may implementation in, described EPG information comprises one or more the combination in any in programm name, channel, broadcast time, programme content picture.

In the 4th kind of possibility implementation aspect second, described social application platform is microblogging.

As can be seen from the above technical solutions, user, when watching TV programme, can go out the EPG Information Sharing getting, also can be for current EPG information and other user interactions, promote feeling of freshness, the property of participation of user when watching TV programme, strengthened user's experience.

Accompanying drawing explanation

A kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing method flow chart that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one;

A kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing method flow chart that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two;

A kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing system structure chart that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three;

A kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing system structure chart that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four.

Embodiment

For making the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the specific embodiment of the present invention is carried out to clear, complete description, obviously, described embodiment is a part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiment, neither limitation of the present invention.Based on embodiments of the invention, those of ordinary skills, not paying the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, a kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing method flow chart that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one, described sharing method comprises the following steps:

Step 101: the current channel information of watching of client identification;

Step 102: client is reported to server by the channel information getting;

Step 103: the channel information that server reports according to client, inquiry current channel is play column and extracts channel EPG information;

Step 104: server arrives client by EPG information pushing;

Preferably, described EPG information comprises one or more the combination in any in programm name, channel, broadcast time, programme content picture.

Step 105: client, according to the EPG information receiving, is resolved and shows;

Step 106: by EPG Information Sharing to social application platform and/or with other user interactions;

User, when watching TV, can cross social application platform by EPG information exchanges such as the programm name obtaining, channel, broadcast time, programme content pictures and be shared with good friend, and preferred, described social application platform can be microblogging.In addition, user can also carry out word discussion to relevant EPG information with other users.

As another kind of preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, a kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing method flow chart that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two, described sharing method comprises the following steps:

Step 201: judge whether the current channel EPG information of watching exists, watch channel EPG information to exist if current, turn to step 207, otherwise turn to step 202;

Step 202: the current channel information of watching of client identification;

Step 203: client is reported to server by the channel information getting;

Step 204: the channel information that server reports according to client, inquiry current channel is play column and extracts channel EPG information;

Step 205: server arrives client by EPG information pushing;

Preferably, described EPG information comprises one or more the combination in any in programm name, channel, broadcast time, programme content picture.

Step 206: client, according to the EPG information receiving, is resolved and shows;

Step 207: by EPG Information Sharing to social application platform and/or with other user interactions;

User, when watching TV, can cross social application platform by EPG information exchanges such as the programm name obtaining, channel, broadcast time, programme content pictures and be shared with good friend, and preferred, described social application platform can be microblogging.In addition, user can also carry out word discussion to relevant EPG information with other users.

As another kind of preferred embodiment, the current method of channel information of watching of described step 202 client identification is:

Judgement TV signal source;

If TV signal is digital cable TV signal, directly access, according to the channel information carrying, by logical transition, obtain the channel information that server needs;

If TV signal is external Set Top Box access, by intercepting channel signals, then obtain with the contrast of sample picture the channel information that server needs.

Need explanation, TV signal source is divided into digital television signal, set-top box signal and anolog TV signals, wherein no matter digital signal Set Top Box or analog signal Set Top Box, it for TV, is all external set-top box signal source, in addition, because anolog TV signals are eliminated gradually, the TV signal source of present stage application is mainly divided into digital television signal and set-top box signal, so it is the situation of anolog TV signals that signal source is not discussed, therefore only need to judge that TV signal is directly access or the access of external Set Top Box of digital cable TV signal here.The TV signal directly accessing for digital cable TV signal, by logical transition, namely channel information conversion, the information that server can be identified is changed/be mapped as to the information that digital television signal is carried, completing channel identification; For the TV signal accessing by external Set Top Box, need by intercepting channel signals, by adopting image recognition technology that institute's intercept signal picture and sample picture are contrasted, completing channel identification.

As shown in Figure 3, a kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing system structure chart that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three, described share system comprises:

Channel information identification module 301, for obtaining the current channel information of watching;

Channel information reporting module 302, for reporting server by the channel information getting;

As a kind of preferred implementation, channel information reporting module 302 specifically for:

Judgement TV signal source;

If TV signal is digital cable TV signal, directly access, according to the channel information carrying, by logical transition, obtain the channel information that server needs;

If TV signal is external Set Top Box access, by intercepting channel signals, then obtain with the contrast of sample picture the channel information that server needs.

EPG information extraction modules 303, for the channel information reporting according to client, inquiry current channel is play column and extracts channel EPG information;

As a kind of preferred embodiment, described EPG information comprises one or more the combination in any in programm name, channel, broadcast time, programme content picture.

EPG information pushing module 304, for arriving client by EPG information pushing;

EPG information display module 305, for according to the EPG information receiving, resolves and shows;

EPG Information Sharing module 306, for by channel EPG Information Sharing to social application platform and/or with other user interactions;

As a kind of preferred embodiment, described social application platform is microblogging.

As shown in Figure 4, a kind of intelligent television EPG information sharing system structure chart that Fig. 4 provides for the embodiment of the present invention four, described share system comprises:

EPG signal judgement module 401, judges whether the current channel EPG information of watching exists, and watches channel EPG information to exist if current, turns to step 407, otherwise turns to step 402.

Channel information identification module 402, for obtaining the current channel information of watching;

Channel information reporting module 403, for reporting server by the channel information getting;

EPG information extraction modules 404, for the channel information reporting according to client, inquiry current channel is play column and extracts channel EPG information;

EPG information pushing module 405, for arriving client by EPG information pushing;

EPG information display module 406, for according to the EPG information receiving, resolves and shows;

EPG Information Sharing module 407, for by channel EPG Information Sharing to social application platform and/or with other user interactions.

As a kind of preferred embodiment, described channel information identification module 402 specifically for:

Judgement TV signal source;

If TV signal is digital cable TV signal, directly access, according to the channel information carrying, by logical transition, obtain the channel information that server needs;

If TV signal is external Set Top Box access, by intercepting channel signals, then obtain with the contrast of sample picture the channel information that server needs.

As another kind of preferred embodiment, described EPG information comprises one or more the combination in any in programm name, channel, broadcast time, programme content picture.

As another kind of preferred embodiment, described social application platform is microblogging.

Claims (10)

1. an intelligent television EPG information sharing method, is characterized in that, described sharing method comprises:

Steps A: the current channel information of watching of client identification;

Step B: client is reported to server by the channel information getting;

Step C: the channel information that server reports according to client, inquiry current channel is play column and extracts channel EPG information;

Step D: server arrives client by EPG information pushing;

Step e: client is resolved and shows according to the EPG information receiving;

Step F: by EPG Information Sharing to social application platform and/or with other user interactions.

2. intelligent television EPG information sharing method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the identification of described steps A client is current also to be comprised before watching channel information:

Judge whether the current channel EPG information of watching exists, if current, watch channel EPG information to exist, turn to step F, otherwise turn to steps A.

3. intelligent television EPG information sharing method according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, the current concrete grammar of channel information of watching of described identification is:

Judgement TV signal source;

If TV signal is digital cable TV signal, directly access, according to the channel information carrying, by logical transition, obtain the channel information that server needs;

If TV signal is external Set Top Box access, by intercepting channel signals, then obtain with the contrast of sample picture the channel information that server needs.

4. intelligent television EPG information sharing method according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described EPG information comprises one or more the combination in any in programm name, channel, broadcast time, programme content picture.

5. intelligent television EPG information sharing method according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, social application platform is microblogging.

6. an intelligent television EPG information sharing system, is characterized in that, described share system comprises:

Channel information identification module, for obtaining the current channel information of watching;

Channel information reporting module, for reporting server by the channel information getting;

EPG information extraction modules, for the channel information reporting according to client, inquiry current channel is play column and extracts channel EPG information;

EPG information pushing module, for arriving client by EPG information pushing;

EPG information display module, for according to the EPG information receiving, resolves and shows;

EPG Information Sharing module, for by channel EPG Information Sharing to social application platform and/or with other user interactions.

7. intelligent television EPG information sharing system according to claim 6, is characterized in that, described share system also comprises:

EPG signal judgement module, for judging whether the current channel EPG information of watching exists, watches channel EPG information to exist if current, turn to EPG Information Sharing module, otherwise turn to channel information identification module.

8. according to the intelligent television EPG information sharing system described in claim 6 or 7, it is characterized in that, described channel information identification module also for:

Judgement TV signal source;

If TV signal is digital cable TV signal, directly access, according to the channel information carrying, by logical transition, obtain the channel information that server needs;

If TV signal is external Set Top Box access, by intercepting channel signals, then obtain with the contrast of sample picture the channel information that server needs.

9. according to the intelligent television EPG information sharing system described in claim 6 or 7, it is characterized in that, described EPG information comprises one or more the combination in any in programm name, channel, broadcast time, programme content picture.

10. according to the intelligent television EPG information sharing system described in claim 6 or 7, it is characterized in that, social application platform is microblogging.