TWI584639B - A television channel categorizing and recording system - Google Patents

Description

TV channel classified video system

The present invention relates to a television channel classified video recording system, and more specifically to a television channel classified video recording system that classifies a television channel according to a program type and then displays the television program in a mosaic arrangement.

Since the promulgation of the Cable Broadcasting and Television Act in 2007, the Republic of China has developed into a daily necessities for home use. In particular, in recent years, the digitalization of cable television has been able to provide higher quality video images, as well as more diverse, diverse and majority channel selection. However, the increase in the number of channels has also brought new problems.

The conventional cable television company's Electronic Program Form (EPG) mode has the following types: 1. A plain text list mode, and 2. A text list plus a small window for playing the currently broadcasted program of the selected channel. The above two modes cannot fully view the content of the channel broadcast program, and the viewers must select the program one by one to enter the viewing. With the current cable TV service of more than one hundred channels, it is quite troublesome for viewers to select one of the 100 TV channels to watch one by one.

Moreover, the choice of multiple, diverse and majority channels increases the number of programs that viewers want to watch, but the broadcast time of each TV station is usually not as desirable. It is regrettable that I missed the program I wanted to watch for some reason.

In view of this, the present invention provides a television channel classification system for classifying a plurality of television channels according to a program playing property, and then transmitting and playing them to a viewer in a mosaic arrangement, so that the viewer can be grasped in real time. The content of the program played on each channel, and quickly select the channel or program to be watched, and also quickly search for the TV program that has been missed for the reason. The television channel classified video recording system provided by the present invention comprises: a signal dividing module, a signal sorting module and a video module.

The signal segmentation module is configured to divide each channel stream signal into a video signal and a corresponding audio signal; the signal classification module is coupled to the signal segmentation module for decoding and classifying the video signal according to a video content. After forming a plurality of categories, the audio signals corresponding to the video signals are encoded and a category name of each category is defined, and a list of categories including the plurality of category names is created; the video module is used to list according to the category Record all TV shows.

The video module includes a recording device, and the recording device records a video material, which includes audio and video data of all television programs in the category list, and is saved in units of days.

The television channel classified video recording system provided by the present invention further includes a mosaic processing module. The mosaic processing module is coupled to the video module for dividing a central portion of a television picture into N×N channel windows, and dividing a plurality of category name windows and displaying categories between the channel window and the upper boundary of the television screen. Name, where N is a natural number, each video signal corresponding to the category name is played in each channel window, and is arranged from left to right from top to bottom in an N×N manner.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention firstly divides the television channel into a plurality of categories according to the type of the program, and then transmits the mosaic according to the type of the program played by the television channel. Send and play to the viewer. In addition to being able to instantly watch the content of some or all of the channels in a category, and quickly select the channel to watch, you can quickly search for TV channels by category to search for TV programs that have been missed for any reason. User experience.

1‧‧‧ TV channel classification system

10‧‧‧Signal segmentation module

12‧‧‧Signal Classification Module

122‧‧‧Decoding Classification Unit

124‧‧‧ coding unit

14‧‧‧Video Module

142‧‧‧recording device

144‧‧‧record eraser

16‧‧‧Mosaic processing module

A1‧‧‧ audio signal

C1‧‧‧ channel window

C2‧‧‧Category Name Window

S1‧‧‧ channel streaming signal

S2‧‧‧Classified channel stream signal

S3‧‧‧ video material

TS‧‧‧ TV screen

V1‧‧‧ video signal

V2‧‧‧ classified video signals

1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the division of a television picture according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring first to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention provides a television channel classification system 1 including a signal segmentation module 10, a signal classification module 12, a video module 14, and a mosaic processing module 16.

The signal segmentation module 10 is coupled to the signal classification module 12; the signal classification module 12 is coupled to the video module 14; the mosaic processing module 14 is coupled to the signal classification module 12 and the video module 14; The module 14 is coupled to the viewer's display to play the television program.

The signal segmentation module 10 and the signal classification module 12 are both disposed in a play management system of a cable television service provider. The broadcast management system receives a plurality of channel stream signals S1, and one channel stream signal S1 represents a television channel. After the plurality of channel stream signals S1 are input to the signal segmentation module 10, the channel stream signal S1 is divided into a video signal V1 and a corresponding audio signal A1, and the video signal V1 and the audio signal A1 are output to the signal. Classification module 12.

The signal classification module 12 decodes the video signal V1 and classifies the video signal into a plurality of categories according to the video content, and then encodes the audio signal A1 corresponding to the video signal V1. Define one of the category names for each category and create a list of categories that contain the plural category names. More specifically, the signal classification module 12 includes a decoding classification unit 122 and an encoding unit 124 for performing the above operations, wherein the decoding classification unit 122 is coupled to the signal division module 10; the encoding unit 124 is coupled to the decoding classification unit 122 and Signal segmentation module 10.

The decoding classification unit 122 receives the video signal V1. After decoding the video signal V1, the decoding classification unit 122 further determines the video content of the video signal V1, such as a movie program or a news program, via an operator or a preset program form. The sub-groups of music MTV programs, TV shopping programs, popular science programs, children's programs, sports programs, and adult programs, as well as a parent group of a general catalog or channel overview, classify video signals V1.

After the classification is completed, the encoding unit 124 receives the classified video signal V2 and the audio signal A1, and encodes the video signal V2 and the corresponding audio signal A1 into a classified channel according to the parent group and the subgroup type. Streaming signal S2, and giving each category a category name, and the category name includes: a channel overview, a movie channel, a news channel, a music channel, a sports channel, a children channel, a shopping channel, and an adult channel. Etc., then create a list of categories with the above category names. The correspondence between the video signal V2 and the audio signal A1 is the same as the video signal V1 and the audio signal A1, and the category name is given by the operator or according to the arrangement of the preset program forms.

After the above decoding, classification and encoding process, the classified channel stream signal S2 is input to the video module 14, and the video of the classified channel stream signal S2 is formed into a video material S3. The video module 14 is also disposed in a play management system of the cable service provider.

The video module 14 includes a recording device 142 and a recording erasing device 144. The recording device 142 is a hard disk or other recording medium capable of recording digital information. Yu Ben In an embodiment of the invention, the video and audio data of all the television programs in the category list, that is, the channel stream signal S2, are recorded in the recording device 142 on a daily basis to form the video material S3. That is, all the television programs are recorded in the recording device 142 within 24 hours of each day, and the recording device 142 stores the video material S3 for a period of three to seven days during the recording period.

The recording erasing device 144 is coupled to the recording device 142. The recording and erasing device 144 checks the video data S3 in the recording device 142 every day. When it is found that the recording data s3 has been stored in the recording device 142 for more than the recording period, the recording and erasing device 144 is recorded. The video data S3 stored in the recording period will be erased, and the method of erasing the video data S3 by the recording erasing device 144 is the same as the conventional method of erasing the hard disk data, and details are not described herein again.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of television screen segmentation according to an embodiment of the present invention. The television channel classified video recording system of the present invention further includes a mosaic processing module 16 for performing mosaic arrangement processing of the video material S3. The mosaic processing module 16 is disposed in a digital box of the digital camera and is connected to a display and coupled to the video module 14 for dividing the central portion of a television picture TS into N×N a channel window C1, and a plurality of category name windows C2 are divided between the channel window C1 and the upper boundary of the television screen TS, and the category names are displayed, and are played in each of the N×N channel windows C1. The TV channels of the category are arranged in a size of N×N according to the number of channels of each television channel, from large to small, left to right, and top to bottom. When the viewer uses a remote controller to select the aforementioned category name, the television channel played by the N×N channel windows C1 also changes as the category name changes.

Where N is a natural number not greater than 6, and the optimum value of N is 4, that is, the central portion of the television picture TS is divided into 4 x 4 channel windows C1.

The mosaic processing module 16 is also coupled to the encoding unit 124 of the signal classification module 12. At this time, the classified channel stream signal S2 is directly processed by the mosaic processing module 16 to perform mosaic processing of the television channel, and directly Play to the viewer to watch.

In summary, the present invention provides a television channel classified video recording system, which divides a channel stream signal into a video signal and an audio signal by a signal dividing module, and then performs a video signal according to the video content of the video signal through the signal classification module. The classification is further encoded with the audio signal into a classified channel stream signal, and then recorded into a record data by the video module. Finally, the mosaic processing module records the classified channel stream signals in the recorded data in a mosaic arrangement. The way to organize and play to viewers.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention firstly divides the TV channel into a plurality of categories according to the type of the program, and then transmits and plays it to the viewer in a mosaic arrangement. In addition to being able to instantly watch the content of some or all of the channels in a category, and quickly select the channel to watch, you can quickly search for TV channels by category to search for TV programs that have been missed for any reason. User experience.

The above description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is intended to be illustrative of the invention and the scope of the invention. Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and it is to be understood that the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

1‧‧‧ TV channel classification system

10‧‧‧Signal segmentation module

12‧‧‧Signal Classification Module

122‧‧‧Decoding Classification Unit

124‧‧‧ coding unit

14‧‧‧Video Module

142‧‧‧recording device

144‧‧‧record eraser

16‧‧‧Mosaic processing module

A1‧‧‧ audio signal

S1‧‧‧ channel streaming signal

S2‧‧‧Classified channel stream signal

V1‧‧‧ video signal

V2‧‧‧ classified video signals

Claims (7)

A television channel classified video recording system for classifying a plurality of television channels according to a program content, and recording television programs broadcast by the television channels to provide a viewer to re-watch television programs, each television channel including a channel The serial signal includes: a signal dividing module for dividing each channel stream signal into a video signal and a corresponding audio signal; a signal classification module coupled to the signal segmentation module, Decoding the video signals and classifying the video signals into a plurality of categories according to a video content, encoding the audio signals corresponding to the video signals, defining a category name for each category, and establishing an inclusion a list of categories of the plurality of category names; and a video module coupled to the signal classification module for recording all television programs according to the category list, wherein the video module includes: a recording device, the recording device records There is a video material containing audio and video data of all TV programs in the category list, and is guaranteed on a daily basis. ; A recording and erasing means erase the recording means to erase the video data during the recording of more than one day, the recording apparatus, which comprises seven days during the recording. The television channel classified video recording system of claim 1, wherein the signal classification module comprises: a decoding classification unit coupled to the signal dividing module and receiving the video signals for using the video signals Decoding, and dividing the video signals according to the video content a class to classify a parent group and a plurality of subgroups; and a coding unit coupled to the decoding classifying unit and the signal segmentation module for performing the class according to the parent group and the categories of the subgroups The video signals and the codes of the corresponding audio signals are given to the category name of each category, and the list of categories including the plurality of category names is established. The television channel classified video recording system of claim 1, further comprising: a mosaic processing module coupled to the video module for dividing a central portion of a television screen into N×N channel windows. And dividing a plurality of category name windows between the channel window and the upper boundary of the television screen, and displaying the category names, wherein N is a natural number, and each box plays a name corresponding to the category names. Video signals, arranged in a N x N manner, from left to right, from top to bottom. For example, the television channel classified video recording system described in claim 3, wherein N is a natural number not greater than 6, and the optimal value of N is 4. The television channel classified video recording system according to claim 3, wherein the mosaic processing module is disposed in a digital box of the viewer. The television channel classified video recording system of claim 3, wherein when the viewer selects the video signals that are played by each of the squares, the mosaic processing module synchronously decodes the video signals corresponding to each other. The audio signals are output to a television via the digital set-top box and play the audio signals. The television channel classified video recording system according to claim 1, wherein the category names include a channel overview, a movie channel, a news channel, a music channel, and a sports frequency. Road, a children's channel, a shopping channel, and an adult channel.