CN100531330C - Home entertainment system and control device for receiving multi TV channel and channel guide - Google Patents

Home entertainment system and control device for receiving multi TV channel and channel guide Download PDF

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CN100531330C
CN100531330C CNB2006100636258A CN200610063625A CN100531330C CN 100531330 C CN100531330 C CN 100531330C CN B2006100636258 A CNB2006100636258 A CN B2006100636258A CN 200610063625 A CN200610063625 A CN 200610063625A CN 100531330 C CN100531330 C CN 100531330C
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The invention provides a family entertainment system that is used for receiving multiple television channels and channel guides, control equipment that interact with media sources, portable control equipment that interact with televisions. And a control equipment that is combined with television systems can receive and mark the user input of video selection, have at least one module for displaying video information according to the video selection, and can selectively or extra control the display of the video information in a television system. By triggering to store the video information in a storage unit that is corresponding to storage selection, the control equipment responds to a second user input that marks the storage selection. The control equipment can further receive a third user input which marks a request for replaying other video information that is selected from multiple stored videos and direct the other video information to be displayed in the television system or a monitor of the control equipment.

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Receive the home entertainment system and the control appliance of a plurality of television channels and channel guide
Technical field
The present invention relates to by mutual with storage system, the record and the playback of media communication are controlled.
Background technology
Television channel broadcaster company or television channel services merchant provide up to a hundred television channels for the televiewer.In these up to a hundred channels, spectators may be scheduled to all channels or select a few channel.Usually, spectators want to watch this program again after a certain television program transmission, read through this program because they may miss or think to see again.The personal video recording of selling on the market (PVR) system can allow spectators record down TV programme so that they can be in the TV programme under the playback record in the time after a while.In most of PVR system, spectators need know when a certain specific TV programme can be broadcasted, and set the startup and the dwell time of PVR system in view of the above.Spectators do not know the program of broadcast time under so just can not recording.In addition, if broadcast time changes, spectators may finish recording of their needless programs.
The PVR system is attached to the set-top box that TV or television channel services merchant provide usually.Described set-top box is cable set top box or satellite set top box normally.Described PVR system with the TV Festival catalogue in the such medium of compact disk, hard disk or video tape.Spectators are generally put the PVR system at home, if spectators want to see recorded program when being away from home, he just has to carry described PVR system and described medium.It is not impossible carrying described PVR system, but difficulty relatively usually.
By the elaboration of the present invention below with reference to accompanying drawing, more restrictions of prior art and shortcoming are conspicuous for the person of ordinary skill of the art.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of and TV, media storage systems and/or the mutual remote control equipment of source of media, do to describe fully in conjunction with at least one width of cloth accompanying drawing, and in claims, provide more complete elaboration.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a kind of home entertainment system that is used to receive a plurality of television channels and channel guide is provided, described home entertainment system comprises:
The television set that comprises first screen, first channel in a plurality of television channels of described first screen display; And
Remote control equipment, it includes second screen that optionally shows second channel in described channel guide and a plurality of television channel;
Described remote control equipment is used for commanding the 3rd channel transmission with a plurality of television channels to storage system.
Preferably, described remote control equipment also comprises user's input interface, is used for receiving:
The storage system that identifies described storage system is selected; And
Identify the channel selection of the 3rd channel in a plurality of television channels.
Preferably, described remote control equipment also is used for commanding the 3rd channel with a plurality of television channels to show from first screen that described storage system is transferred to described television set.
Preferably, user's input interface of described remote control equipment also is used for:
Receive user's input that sign is replayed; And
Based on user's input, commander is transferred to the 3rd channel in a plurality of television channels first screen of described television set from described storage system.
Preferably, described remote control equipment is further commanded the 3rd channel in a plurality of television channels is shown from second screen that described storage system is transferred to described remote control equipment.
Preferably, TV is positioned at primary importance (premise), and described remote control equipment is positioned at the second place.
According to one aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of and the interactional control appliance of source of media, described control appliance comprises:
Video display;
Communication interface;
Be used to receive user's input interface that storage is selected and medium are selected, described medium select sign to comprise the media elements of video section and audio-frequency unit; And
At least one module, this module is used for:
Obtain described media elements by described communication interface from described source of media;
Commander is with the demonstration of video section on described video display of described media elements; And
Transmit control signal by described communication interface, commander is transferred to described media elements with described storage and selects corresponding storage system;
Preferably, described control appliance also comprises loud speaker, and wherein said at least one module also is used for playing by described loud speaker the audio-frequency unit of described media elements.
Preferably:
Described at least one module is used for by described communication interface receiving media guide information, and described media guidance information can identify a plurality of media elements that obtain from source of media; And
Described medium selection is based on described media guidance information.
Preferably, described at least one module is used for receiving abundant guide information by described communication interface, and described abundant guide information can identify a plurality of storage systems; And
Described storage selects to be based on described abundant guide information.
Preferably, described control appliance further comprises described storage system.
Preferably, described control appliance is positioned at primary importance, and described storage system is positioned at the second place.
Preferably, described at least one module also is used to send second control signal, with commander described media elements is transferred to described control appliance from described storage system.
Preferably, the video section of described media elements also is applicable to the screen of described control appliance.
Preferably, the video section of described media elements also is applicable to the screen of described control appliance by code conversion.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a kind of portable control equipment is provided, mutual with the video source that is positioned at the second place with the television set that is positioned at primary importance, described television set comprises first screen, described control appliance comprises:
Communication interface;
Second screen;
At least one module, it is used for by communication interface receiver, video guide information and commander the described video guide information that receives being shown on described second screen; With
User's input interface, it is used to receive based on first video information of the video guide information of described demonstration and the selection of second video information;
Wherein said at least one module also is used for:
Send first control signal, described first control signal triggers the transmission of first video information of first screen from described video source to described TV; And
Send second control signal, the transmission of described second video information of described second control signal commander from described video source to storage system.
Preferably, described storage system is positioned at the 3rd position.
Preferably, described at least one module is used for receiving described second video information by described communication interface, and commands the demonstration of described second video information on described second screen.
Preferably, described communication interface is used for receiving described video guide information and described second video information by the set-top box circuit.
Preferably:
Described user's input interface also is used to receive user input, described user's input be identified in second screen of first screen of described television set and control appliance at least one go up described second video information of replay; And
Described at least one module also is used for importing based on described user the replay of described second video information of commander.
Various advantage of the present invention, various aspects and character of innovation, and the details of the embodiment shown in it will describe in detail in the following description book and accompanying drawing.
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For various aspects of the present invention are more readily understood and realize,, described to various aspects of the present invention in conjunction with following accompanying drawing for example rather than restrictive purpose.
Fig. 1 is according to various aspects of the present invention, mutual block diagram between control appliance, storage system, source of media and the TV, the replay of the storage of the media elements in the described control appliance remote control storage system and the media elements of described storage;
Fig. 2 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance shown in Figure 1, and wherein said control appliance combines with television set by set-top box, and described set-top box and television set are arranged in entertainment systems;
Fig. 3 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance shown in Figure 2, and it further is provided at movably and stores described media elements in the memory device;
Fig. 4 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance shown in Figure 2, and wherein said control appliance interacts by internet and described set-top box, source of media and a plurality of storage system;
Fig. 5 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance shown in Figure 4, and it further provides by telephone network and internet and interacts;
Fig. 6 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance shown in Figure 4, and it is further by buying function with the support media authority of coming alternately of long-range accounting server;
Fig. 7 is the block diagram according to the communication path of various aspects of the present invention between mutual and these elements of control appliance, entertainment systems, multimedia sources, storage system and Charging Detail Record unit;
Fig. 8 is according to various aspects of the present invention, respond the method flow diagram of user's input by control appliance, the storage of described control appliance commander media elements, or the replay of the media elements of command post's storage and/or command described media elements to show at TV and/or on described control appliance screen;
Fig. 9 be by the selection of the control appliance among Fig. 8 control medium, and control with handled media delivery to storage system with next the time be engraved in the method flow diagram of replaying on the screen of control appliance.
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Fig. 1 is according to various aspects of the present invention, mutual block diagram between control appliance 103, storage system 141, source of media 151 and TV 121, the replay of the storage of the media elements (for example, video information) in the control appliance 103 remote control storage systems 141 and the media elements of described storage.Control appliance (CD) 103 (for example comprises control appliance (CD) screen 105, the video demonstration), treatment circuit 107 (for example, it can comprise various hardware and/or software module), memory 111, user interface 113, code conversion unit 115 and communication interface 117.Control appliance 103 is communicated by letter with TV 121, storage system 141 and source of media 151 by communication interface 117.Communication interface 117 can comprise Radio Link and wire link, so that control appliance 103 can be communicated by letter with TV 121, storage system 141 and source of media 151 through one of them or both.Such as but not limited to, described Radio Link can comprise the characteristic of infrared link, Bluetooth link, IEEE802.11 link, 802.15 links, GSM link, GPRS link, CDMA link, microwave link, ethernet link, described wire link can comprise optical fiber link, the characteristic of copper links or any other standard or dedicated link.
TV 121 comprises video screen 123, code conversion unit 125, memory cell 127, input interface 129 and communication interface 131.TV 121 can be connected to control appliance 103 and source of media 151 communicatedly by communication interface 131.TV 121 is by one or more wired mutual with source of media 151 with Radio Link.Storage system 141 includes communication interface 143, and by it, storage system 141 combines with control appliance 103 and source of media 151.Storage system 141 includes the characteristic of light storage device or magnetic storage apparatus.Such as but not limited to, storage system 141 can be a portable memory apparatus.Source of media 151 comprises first source of media 153, second source of media 171 and the 3rd source of media 181.Source of media 151 comprises a plurality of media elements.Media elements generally includes any characteristic of the various selectable units of media information (for example, multimedia messages).Such as but not limited to, each in a plurality of media elements can comprise film, music video, TV programme, television channel, motion or other entertainment event, news report, computer game or any that record or live multimedia messages unit usually.
User's input interface 113 of control appliance 103 from the user (for example receives, user's input that the sign video is selected) selection, treatment circuit 107 obtains first video flowing (or the various video information any) by communication interface 117 from source of media 151, and shows on control appliance 105.The treatment circuit 107 of control appliance 103 also passes through communication interface 117 transmission of control signals to TV 121, and described control signal is used to command the demonstration of second video flowing on video screen 123.Identifying described first video flowing by the control appliance screen 105 that is chosen as from the user, is described second video flowings of video screen 123 signs.Described second video flowing is transferred to TV 121 from source of media 151.
User's selection can identify two (or any other number) media elements, and each media elements all comprises video section and audio-frequency unit.Can use media guidance to select.Media guidance comprises the inventory that is used to identify from a plurality of media elements of source of media 151 acquisitions.Communication interface 117 receives the media guidance (for example, the media guidance information of any kind of) from source of media 151 (or any other source), the described media guidance of control appliance memory 111 storages, and control appliance screen 105 shows described media guidance.The user can utilize described media guidance to select two media elements, and one is the media elements of TV 121, and another is the media elements of control appliance 103.Described selection is by user interface 113 inputs.Next, first media elements that the treatment circuit 107 of control appliance 103 triggers in described two chosen media elements is transferred to TV 121 from source of media 151, and shows on video screen 123.Treatment circuit 107 also is transferred to control appliance screen 105 and demonstration thereon with the video section of second media elements in described two selected media elements.
User's input interface 113 also receives from user's storage and selects.Described storage is selected to identify the 3rd media elements.The user can import described storage with described media guidance and select.Treatment circuit 107 sends second control signal, and described second control signal commander sends to storage system 141 with the 3rd media elements from source of media 151.Described storage selects alternately to identify first media elements or second media elements in described two selected media elements.
User's input interface 113 can also receive the replay request from the user.Described replay request can identify the fourth media element that is stored in the storage system 141.The treatment circuit 107 of control appliance 103 sends the 3rd control signal, and described the 3rd control signal commander is transferred to control appliance 103 with fourth media element from storage system 141.The communication interface 117 of control appliance 103 receives the fourth media element from storage system 141, and its video section is shown on control appliance screen 105.From the replay request of selecting to have precedence over the user from user's storage.The fourth media element of being selected by the request of replay can be to be stored to select selected the 3rd media elements in this example.
Can be based on second media guidance from user's replay request.For example, described second media guidance can identify more than second media elements that is stored in the storage system 141.Utilize second media guidance, can from more than second media elements, select described fourth media element.
Described first media elements can processed (for example, particularly suitable) be used for video screen 123, the second media elements can processed (for example, particularly suitable) be used for control appliance screen 105.Such as but not limited to, these processing can comprise code conversion, decoding and coding and/or various suitable function.In control appliance 103, TV 121, source of media 151 or storage system 141, can use or forbid arbitrary or all these functions.For example, the code conversion function that control appliance 103 can calling module 115, TV 121 can be used the code conversion function in module 125, and source of media 153 can be used the code conversion function in module 157.
Before in storing storage system 141 into, the 3rd media elements is processed, to be suitable for control appliance screen 105.One of can be provided in the source of media 151 (first source of media 153, second source of media 171 or the 3rd source of media 181) of the 3rd media elements carries out in described processing.Alternately, control appliance 103 can be carried out processing capacity.Optionally in the example, control appliance 103 can be commanded by control appliance 103 the 3rd media elements is transferred to storage system 141 from described source of media at another.If described media elements need not described processing capacity, then control appliance 103 is carried out described processing capacity on the 3rd media elements.
First source of media 153 of source of media 151 supports to meet the medium of first form 155.First source of media 153 is carried out code conversion in module 157.Code conversion can be carried out on the medium of first form to save bandwidth.Second source of media 171 of source of media 151 is supported the medium of TV format 173 (for example, being given for the form of video screen 123, for example HDTV (high definition TV) form).The 3rd source of media 181 of source of media 151 is supported the medium of TV format 183 and control appliance form 185 (for example, QVGA (1/4th Video Graphics Arrays) form).When source of media was handled the media formats of different coding, described decoding/encoding function was favourable.
Fig. 2 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance 103 shown in Figure 1, wherein said control appliance 203 interacts by set-top box 231 and television set 223, described set-top box 231 and television set 223 are arranged in entertainment systems 221 (or, any one in the multiple television system structure).The selection that user's input interface 213 of control appliance 203 receives from the user.Described selection can be the storage request of the video flowing (or video information of any kind) in sign (direct or indirect) storage system 251.The treatment circuit 207 of control appliance 203 sends control signals to set-top box 231 through communication interface 217, and commander's set-top box 231 is obtained described video flowing and video flowing is stored in the storage system 251.Set-top box 231 utilizes set-top box communication interface 239 to obtain described video flowing from source of media 261, and utilizes the described video that obtains of set-top box communication interface 239 transmissions to flow to storage system 251.Set-top box communication interface 239 can comprise one or more interfaces of communicating by letter with source of media 261, control appliance 203, TV 223 and storage system 251.Storage system 251 can be that the equipment of powering on also can be powered on by set-top box 231.
Described selection can be that sign (direct or indirect) is stored in video flowing the memory requirement of (or video information of any kind) in the set-top box memory 233.Set-top box 231 is stored in the video flowing that obtains in the set-top box memory 233.
Described selection can identify the reading requirement of institute's store video.The treatment circuit 207 of control appliance 203 sends control signals to set-top box 231 through communication interface 217 and triggers set-top box 231 to obtain video guide information.Described video guide information can identify a plurality of video flowings (for example, various types of video informations) that are stored in the storage system 251.Described video guide information, such as but not limited to, can be stored in the storage system 251.In one embodiment, described video guide information can be stored in the set-top box memory 233.Video guide information shown in set-top box 231 is obtained, and use set-top box communication interface 239 that described video guide information is sent to control appliance 203.The communication interface 217 of control appliance 203 receives described video guide information and is forwarded on the control appliance screen 205 and shows.In second embodiment, control appliance 203 can also be stored in it in control appliance memory 211 except being presented at described video guide information on the control appliance screen 205.
Described selection can identify the request of replaying and be stored in second video flowing in the storage system 251.Control appliance 203 sends the 3rd control signal to set-top box 231, triggers set-top box 231 and obtains second video flowing that described second video flowing also will obtain from storage system 251 and be forwarded to control appliance 203.Control appliance 203 is being presented at it on control appliance screen 205 after set-top box 231 receives second video flowing.The selection that is stored in described second video flowing in the storage system 251 can be based on video guide information.
In an embodiment, control appliance 203 is used to be controlled at second video flowing of replaying on the control appliance screen 205.In the present embodiment, second video flowing is processed to be used for control appliance screen 205.Such as but not limited to, when described second video flowing was HDTV (high definition TV) form, control appliance screen 205 was supported QVGA (1/4th pattern arrangement) form.In case set-top box 231 controlled devices 203 trigger, and promptly obtain described second video flowing from storage system 251.The 235 pairs second video flowing run time version conversions in the code conversion unit of set-top box 231, and convert thereof into the QVGA form.Second video that set-top box 231 sends the QVGA form flows to control appliance 203.Control appliance 203 shows second video flowing of QVGA form on control appliance screen 205.
In described embodiment, control appliance 203 can, such as but not limited to, handle the selected video flowing that is used for being stored in storage system 251.Video flowing handled so that it is suitable for control appliance screen 205 is necessary.Described processing can comprise one or more in format function, code conversion function and the decoding/encoding function.Control appliance 203 commander's set-top box 231 are obtained the selected video stream stored that is used for from source of media 261.Set-top box 231 is obtained described video flowing and is forwarded to control appliance 203.Control appliance 203 described video flowings of processing and the video flowing that will handle are forwarded to set-top box 231.The video flowing that set-top box 231 will be handled sends to storage system 251 storages.Next, when control appliance 203 receives the replay request of described video flowing, can handle the video flowing of having handled.
In another embodiment, second video of set-top box 231 transmission HDTV forms flows to control appliance 203.The 235 pairs of described second video flowing run time version conversions in the code conversion unit of set-top box 231 also convert thereof into the QVGA form.Can obtain to support described second video flowing of control appliance screen 205 forms then.
In yet another embodiment, control appliance 203 is used to control described second video flowing and replays on control appliance screen 205 and video screen 225.In this embodiment, the selection corresponding with described replay request identifies one or more in described second video flowing and control appliance 203 and the TV 223.For example, the selection sign TV 223 of the corresponding request of replaying.Control appliance 203 triggers set-top box 231 and receives described second video flowing and it is forwarded to TV 223 from storage system 251.TV 223 is presented on the video screen 225 from set-top box 231 described second video flowings of reception and with it through communication interface 227.If described second video flowing is not the form that video screen 225 is supported, the code conversion unit 235 of set-top box 231 was changed its run time version before it is forwarded to TV 223.
Shown in communication link between set-top box 231 and the TV 223 be Radio Link.Described communication link (for example and any communication link discussed here) can optionally include the feature of wired link, band cable optical fiber link, non-band cable formula optical fiber link etc.Communication link between set-top box 231 and TV 223, control appliance 203, storage system 251 and the source of media 261 is Radio Link in this embodiment.Radio Link can comprise any feature in the multiple wireless link type (for example, any, standard in any, multiple infrared or other optical fiber link type in bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, ultra broadband, the multiple cellular link or special-purpose Linktype etc.).
Fig. 3 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance 203 shown in Figure 2, and it further is provided at the described media elements of storage in the movable memory equipment 307.Control appliance 303 comprises control appliance screen 305, a plurality of button 309 and communication interface 310.The user keys in selection with a plurality of buttons 309.User's input interface that described a plurality of button 309 is control appliances 303.Movable memory equipment 307 can insert control appliance 303.Control appliance 303 is communicated by letter with set-top box 341 by Radio Link.Set-top box 341 can be connected to TV 311 communicatedly.TV 311 comprises video screen 313.Set-top box 341 comprises more than second button 343 and display screen 345, and one or more can be used for controlling the demonstration of video screen 313 and the setting of TV 311.Media bank 351 can be connected to set-top box 341 communicatedly.Media bank 351 can be any in storage multiple movable type of a plurality of media elements and the non-moving type memory cell.Set-top box 341 also combines with TV broadcasting equipment 361.Set-top box 341, media bank 351 and TV 311 are positioned at primary importance.TV broadcasting equipment 361 is positioned at the second place.Control appliance 303 can optionally be positioned at primary importance.Control appliance 303 also can be positioned at the 3rd position.
The user utilizes a plurality of buttons 309 to key in storage and selects.Identification medium element and memory cell are selected in described storage.Described media elements is selected from a plurality of media elements that TV broadcasting equipment 361 provides.Described media elements can comprise any feature in the selectable unit of multiple television channel, and these unit can be any in film, music video, TV programme, motion or other amusement race, news report or multiple that record or the live multimedia messages unit.Can select described media elements with TV Guide, a plurality of TV programme of in special time, broadcasting by TV broadcasting equipment 361 of these TV Guide signs.The described memory cell of selecting to be identified by storage can be one or two in movable memory equipment 307 and the media bank 351.
Such as but not limited to, sign movable memory equipment 307 is selected in described storage.Control appliance 303 utilizes communication interface 310 to send control signals to set-top box 341.Described control signal triggering set-top box 341 receives from the media elements of television broadcasting 361 and sends it to control appliance 303.Control appliance 303 receives described media elements by communication interface 310, and it is forwarded in the movable memory equipment 307 that is inserted on the control appliance 303 stores.
If identification medium memory 351 is selected in storage, set-top box 341 receives described media elements from TV broadcasting equipment 361 then, and it is forwarded to storage in the media bank 351 that links to each other with set-top box 341.Control appliance 303 commander's set-top box 341 are carried out above-mentioned functions.
For example, control appliance 303 is by the reading requirement of user's input interface 309 (for example, a plurality of buttons 309) received television program guide.Control appliance 303 sends second control signal by communication interface 310, and commander's set-top box 341 is obtained TV Guide.Set-top box 341 is obtained described TV Guide.In one embodiment, set-top box 341 is obtained described TV Guide from TV broadcasting equipment 361.Control appliance 303 receives and utilizes communication interface 310, receives the described TV Guide that is obtained by set-top box 341 from set-top box 341.Control appliance 303 is play described TV Guide on control appliance screen 305.Next control appliance 303 receives the selection to TV programme from a plurality of TV programme that identified by TV Guide.Control appliance 303 triggers set-top box 341, receives and is forwarded to control appliance 303 from the described selected TV programme of television broadcasting 361 and with it.Control appliance 303 is play it after passing through the described selected TV programme of set-top box 341 receptions from TV broadcasting equipment 361 on control appliance screen 305.Control appliance 303 can receive described storage subsequently and select.Next control appliance 303 commanders are stored in described TV programme and are stored in the memory cell of selecting sign.
Such as but not limited to, control appliance 303 receives the reading requirement of current television program by user's input interface 309.Control appliance 303 sends the 3rd control signal by communication interface 310, and commander's set-top box 341 is obtained the current TV programme of playing on video screen 313.TV 311 receives from a plurality of TV programme of TV broadcasting equipment 361 any one by set-top box 341.Set-top box 341 also is forwarded to it on control appliance 303 except described current television program is forwarded on the TV 311.Control appliance 303 receives described current television program by communication interface 310, and plays institute's book current television program by control appliance screen 306.The user can select current TV programme is stored in the media store 351.Afterwards, control appliance 303 commander's set-top box 341 are stored in described current television program in the media bank 351.By obtaining the TV programme of being stored, can replay on the control appliance screen 305 and/or on the video screen 313 after a while from media bank 351.
Fig. 4 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance 203 shown in Figure 2, and wherein said control appliance 403 interacts by internet and set-top box 431, source of media 471 and a plurality of storage system 451 and 461.Control appliance 403 comprises IP (Internet Protocol) address.Control appliance 403 is used for the miscellaneous equipment communication that another IP address is arranged.Control appliance 403 can be connected to point of presence 419 communicatedly by arbitrary or its combination in Radio Link 413 and the wire link 415.Radio Link 413 can be one or more among Bluetooth link, IEEE 802.11 links and the IEEE 802.15.Wire link 415 can be one or more in optical fiber link, coaxial cable link and the ethernet link.Control appliance 403 interacts with internet 441 by point of presence 419.First media bank 451, second media bank 461 and code conversion server 481 all can be connected to internet 441 communicatedly.If desired, control appliance 403 interrelates with first media bank 451, second media bank 461 and code conversion server 481 by internet 441.First media bank 451 and second media bank 461 comprise more than first media elements and more than second media elements separately.Described more than first media elements and more than second film, individual video, TV programme, the video section of TV programme and the combination of video-game that media elements can be storage.Control appliance 403 can utilize internet 441 described more than first media elements of visit and more than second media elements.
Set-top box 431 comprises set-top box memory 433.Removable memory module 437 is inserted in the set-top box 431.Set-top box 431 can be connected communicatedly with internet 441, also can be connected communicatedly with code conversion server 481 with first media bank 451, second media bank 461 by internet 441.Set-top box 431 can be utilized internet 441 described more than first media elements of visit and more than second media elements.Set-top box 431 comprises the 2nd IP address.Set-top box 431 interacts with TV broadcasting equipment 471.TV broadcasting equipment is broadcast a plurality of TV programme.Set-top box 431 can be connected communicatedly with TV 421, and the demonstration and the setting of control video screen 423.Control appliance 403 is mutual with set-top box 431 by internet 441.
Control appliance 403 comprises a plurality of buttons (or other user's input feature vector), by its input user selection.Control appliance 403 receiving medias are selected.Described medium are selected the position of sign first media elements, first media elements and are play one or more display devices of first media elements.For example, first media elements is the TV programme of being broadcast by TV broadcasting equipment 471, so the position is exactly a TV broadcasting equipment 471.Medium are selected control appliance screen 405 and video screen 423 are regarded as the display device of playing first media elements.Control appliance 403 commander's set-top box 431 are forwarded to TV 421 from TV broadcasting equipment 471 received television programs and with it.TV 421 is play at video screen 423 from set-top box 431 received television programs and with its video section.In addition, set-top box 431 also sends to control appliance 403 by internet 441 with described TV programme.Control appliance 403 is play the described TV programme that receives by internet 441 on control appliance screen 405.
Control appliance 403 can receive subsequently and utilize the storage of a plurality of button inputs to select.The primary importance and second media elements that described storage selects sign second media elements, second media elements to be positioned at are stored in the second place there.Such as but not limited to, second media elements is the film that is stored in first media bank 451, and described second media elements is about to be stored in the removable memory module 437.In this example, described primary importance is exactly first media bank 451, and the second place is exactly a removable memory module 437.Control unit 403 sends control signal to set-top box, and commander's set-top box 431 receives by internet 441 and is stored in the removable memory module 437 from the described film (described second media elements) of first media bank 451 and with it.Described control signal arrives set-top box 431 by point of presence 419 and internet 441.
For example, removable memory module 437 can take out and be inserted on the control appliance 403 from set-top box 431.Control appliance 403 can receive subsequently to replay and select.Described replay selection can identify the 3rd media elements, the residing position of the 3rd media elements and play the display device of the 3rd media elements.For example, described replay is selected to identify described film and the control appliance screen 405 that is stored in the removable memory module 437.Therefore, described the 3rd media elements is described film, and the display device of playing the 3rd media elements is a control appliance screen 405.The described film of control appliance 403 commanders shows to control appliance screen 405 from removable memory module 437.
Control appliance screen 405 and video screen 423 can be supported independently media formats.When control appliance 403 received the storage selection of second media elements, control appliance 403 may not know that this second media elements can be gone up broadcast at that display device (control appliance screen 405 or video screen 423) in the future.In one embodiment, described second media elements of control unit 403 commanders flow to the second place (position of second media elements storage) by code conversion server 481 from primary importance (the second media elements present position).Two backups that code conversion server 481 is prepared second media elements (film), first backup is the control appliance screen format, second copy is video screen form (form that control appliance screen 405 and video screen 423 are supported separately).Second media elements (described film) of the second place (removable memory module 437) memory control apparatus screen format and video screen form.
In another embodiment, control appliance 403 only allows the 3rd media elements to replay on video screen 423.In this embodiment, control appliance 403 is being stored in second media elements second place (removable memory module 437) before, and commander handles (for example, code conversion) to second media elements (film) of control appliance screen format.
Fig. 5 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance 403 shown in Figure 4, and it is further mutual by telephone network 521 and internet 551.Control appliance 503 uses first communication interface 508 to interact with telephone network 521.Control appliance 503 communicates with internet 551 by second communication interface 509.Control appliance 503 receives the selection of reading from user's medium.The user utilizes the input interface of control appliance 503 to import described selection.Control appliance 503 obtains inventory, and described inventory is used for identifying a plurality of media elements that are stored in source of media 561.Described inventory is arranged in media bank 561.Control appliance 503 is connected to media bank 561 and obtains inventory by second communication interface 509 and internet 551.Another kind of situation, described inventory can be arranged in set-top box 541.In this case, control appliance 503 is connected to set-top box 541 and obtains inventory by second communication interface 509 and internet 551.Control appliance 503 is presented on the control appliance screen 505 inventory that obtains for reading.
The user is visible with control appliance 503 alternately, and the user can select media elements to come playback in described inventory subsequently.The user utilizes the input interface of control appliance 503 to import described selection.Control appliance 503 is communicated by letter with media bank 561 with second communication interface 509 by internet 551.Control appliance 503 judges whether described media elements is the form that control appliance screen 505 is supported.Media elements can be TV programme, the film of storage, the video or the video-game of individual recording.Such as but not limited to, control appliance screen 505 can be supported the video of QVGA form.If the video section of the described media elements of selected playback is not the QVGA form, control appliance 503 commanders send to code conversion server 571 by internet 551 from media bank 561 with described media elements.Control appliance 503 comprises an IP (Internet Protocol) address, and media bank 561 comprises the 2nd IP address, and code conversion server 571 comprises the 3rd IP address.The described media elements that media bank 561 utilizes described the 3rd IP address will select playback is sent to code conversion server 571.Media bank 561 can be the non-electric unit of going up.For example, control appliance 503 and/or code conversion server 571 can be the transmission power supply of the media elements from media bank 561 to code conversion server 571.
The video section that code conversion server 571 will be selected the described media elements of playback converts the QVGA form to.Control appliance 503 receives the video section of described media elements QVGA form from code conversion server 571 by internet 551 and point of presence 531.Control appliance 503 utilizes a described IP address and the 3rd IP address to interact with code conversion server 571.Control appliance 503 shows the video section (the QVGA form) of described media elements on control appliance screen 505.Media bank 561 is in remote location.Remote media source 561 can be one or more in Internet server, personal memory device, Online Music storage and the Intranet server.
Control appliance 503 receives the medium selection that needs playback by user's input interface of control appliance.Control appliance 503 is portable sets and is positioned at the position that control appliance 503 does not have to be connected to communicatedly point of presence 531.Under these circumstances, control appliance 503 can and utilize the communication of first communication interface, 508 beginnings with internet 551 by telephone network 521.Control appliance 503 is communicated by letter with set-top box 541, media bank 561, code conversion server 571 and is utilized telephone network 521 with TV 511 and media broadcast company 581 indirect communications by internet 551.
Fig. 6 is the structured flowchart of a kind of embodiment of control appliance 403 shown in Figure 4, and it is further by buying function with the support media authority of coming alternately of long-range accounting server 661.Control appliance 603 comprises a plurality of buttons 604, screen 605, loud speaker 606 and audio interface 607.Control appliance 603 shows the video section of the multimedia element that control appliance 603 receives, and the audio-frequency unit of described multimedia element is play on loud speaker 606 on screen 605.If second loud speaker 608 is inserted on the audio interface 607 of control appliance 603, then described second loud speaker 608 (for example, Headset) obtains the audio-frequency unit of described multimedia element.Control appliance 603 is communicated by letter with internet 641 by point of presence 619, and therefore can be with any equipment or the system communication that can be connected to internet 641 communicatedly.Control appliance 603 interrelates with set-top box 631, media server 651, accounting server 661 and remote media memory 681 by internet 641.
Set-top box 631 can be connected to TV 621 communicatedly.The setting and the demonstration of the video screen 623 of set-top box 631 control TVs 621.Control appliance 603 is accepted a plurality of users by one or more buttons 604 (or other user interface component) and is selected.Described a plurality of user selects and can identify, such as but not limited to, the change that the demonstration of TV 621 is provided with, to change, exchange of media request and the program viewing request of the audio setting of TV 621.Control appliance 603 is selected, is sent a plurality of control signals by internet 641 to set-top box 631 according to described a plurality of users, and controller top box 631 is selected executable operations according to described a plurality of user.Therefore, control appliance 603 has been controlled the setting and the demonstration of the video screen 623 of TV 621 indirectly.
Media server 651 can be, for example Online Music memory, personal media server, television channel player, DVD (Digital video disc), VCD (video compact disk) and cable service provider.Multimedia server 651 provides a plurality of multimedia elements.But described a plurality of multimedia element can be the combination of the selected cell of film, video-game, individual video, TV programme and scene or physical culture of recording or entertainment incident.Described a plurality of multimedia elements minority or whole that media server 651 utilizes may not be free use or view for free.For example, typical, the music of using internet 641 to download from the Online Music memory is not free just.Again for example, the television channel that provides by cable service provider (or TV programme) pay channel normally.Media server 651 can be connected communicatedly with accounting server 661.Receive whenever media server 651 non-free use multimedia element watch and/or during download request (for example, the music of Online Music memory watch request), media server 651 interacts with accounting server 661.In this case, media server 651 intercoms mutually with accounting server 661, and shares the medium authority management processing of the multimedia element of described non-free use jointly.
Control appliance 603 receives the medium that use a plurality of buttons 604 to obtain and watches selection.Such as but not limited to, described medium are watched and are selected to require just to play on control appliance screen 605 in the TV programme of playing on the video screen 623.The TV programme that TV 621 receives from media server 651 by set-top box 631, and on video screen 623, show.In the present embodiment, media server 651 can be positioned at the position of cable service provider.Control appliance 603 sends first control signal by internet 641 to set-top box 631.First control signal triggers set-top box 631 except TV programme being sent to the TV 621, also sends to control appliance 603 by internet 641.Control appliance 603 receives the TV programme from set-top box 631, and shows the video section of television program on control appliance screen 605.Control appliance 603 is play the audio-frequency unit of TV programme on control appliance loud speaker 606.In one embodiment of the invention, second loud speaker 608 (for example earphone) is inserted on the audio interface 607 of control appliance 603.In this embodiment, control appliance 603 is not play the audio-frequency unit of TV programme on control appliance loud speaker 606.Second loud speaker 608 can obtain the audio-frequency unit of TV programme.The audio-frequency unit of TV programme broadcasts from second the raise one's voice body 608.TV programme is broadcasted on video screen 623 and control appliance screen 605 simultaneously.
The user uses the storage of one or more input TV programme of a plurality of buttons 604 to select.The TV programme that control appliance 603 controls will just broadcasted on video screen 623 and control appliance screen 605 simultaneously stores remote media memory 681 into.Control appliance 603 sends second control signal to set-top box 631.After set-top box 631 received described second control signal, stored television program asked for permission from media server 651 (position of for example described cable service provider 651).Such as but not limited to, TV programme is not free programs stored.Subsequently, control appliance 603 and media server 651 (for example described cable service provider 651) and accounting server 661 (for example, by set-top box 631) are mutual, with execution medium authority management processing.Medium authority management function can comprise that one or more users' is mutual.In medium authority management processing process, the user can use the necessary information of a plurality of button 604 inputs.The necessary information of described user input is sent to media server 651 (for example described cable service provider 651) and accounting server 661 (for example, by set-top box 631 and internet 641) under the control of control appliance 603.Medium authority management processing is in case finish, and set-top box 631 is from media server 651 (for example described cable service provider 651) received television program, and by internet 641 TV programme sent to remote media memory 681 and store.But be stored in the remote media memory 681 TV programme in the future controlled device 603 regain (for example directly by internet 641 or set-top box 631), and in control appliance 603 and TV 621 one or all on play.
Fig. 7 is the block diagram according to the communication path of various aspects of the present invention between mutual and these elements of control appliance 703, entertainment systems 761, multimedia sources 791, storage system 751 and Charging Detail Record unit 781.Entertainment systems 761 comprises screen 762, loud speaker 765, user's input interface 770, communication interface 771, memory 769 and code conversion unit 768.The user can control the video and the audio setting of entertainment systems 761 by using any selection of user's input interface 770 inputs.The normally a plurality of buttons of user's input interface.Entertainment systems 761 receives multimedia element from multimedia sources 791, and shows the described multimedia element that receives on entertainment systems screen 762.Can obtain a plurality of multimedia elements from multimedia sources 791.The user can select by 770 inputs of user's input interface, and which in a plurality of multimedia elements decision show on screen 762.A plurality of is functional, such as but not limited to, can pass through user's input interface 770 switching channels, channel scanning and PIP (picture-in-picture) function.Entertainment systems 761 is, for example, and television set, television set and set-top box, household audio and video system, PVR system and video game box.
Control appliance 703 comprises screen 705, loud speaker 707, treatment circuit hole 2, code conversion unit 710, memory 711, user's input interface 718, communication interface 714 and replaceable battery 717.User's input interface 718 of control appliance 703 can comprise a plurality of buttons 719, touch pads 720, pen type interactive interface 721, finger wheel 722, mouse 723 and audio interface 724.Control appliance 703 is used to be presented at the selection of second multimedia element on screen 762 and/or the control appliance screen 705 and calls multiple function with control by video and audio setting that the user is used to control entertainment systems 761.The user can be by the user's input interface 718 a plurality of selections of input and/or instructions of control appliance 703.Control appliance 703 generates a plurality of control signals according to described a plurality of selections, and control entertainment systems 761 is handled according to user's instruction.Entertainment systems 761 can be positioned at primary importance, and control appliance 703 can be positioned at the second place.Therefore, control appliance 703 remote controlled entertainment systems 761.
Multimedia sources 791 can comprise the feature of television broadcasting 792, DVD or VCD 794 and Internet server 796.A plurality of multimedia elements that can obtain from multimedia sources 791 can be that the plurality of optional of media information is selected any the unit, for example, film, music video, TV programme, television channel, physical culture or other entertainment event, news report, computer game or various records or on-the-spot multimedia messages.For example, multimedia sources 791 is the DVD that wherein store film.In another embodiment, multimedia sources 791 can be the webserver, and described a plurality of multimedia element can be a plurality of music video.In another embodiment, multimedia sources 791 can be the television channel player, and described a plurality of multimedia element can be a plurality of TV programme.
Control appliance 703 control is from the selection of second multimedia element of a plurality of multimedia elements, and with second multimedia element be stored in storage system 751, control appliance memory 711 and the entertainment systems memory 769 any one or a plurality of in.If necessary, control appliance 703 is by mutual with Charging Detail Record unit 781, and in a plurality of multimedia elements any one carried out the medium rights management.The 3rd multimedia that control appliance 703 is controlled in any one that will be stored in storage system 751, control appliance memory 711 and the entertainment systems memory 769 is replayed on control appliance 703 and/or entertainment systems 761.
Fig. 8 is according to various aspects of the present invention, respond the method flow diagram of user's input by control appliance, the storage of described control appliance commander media elements, or the replay of the media elements of command post's storage and/or command described media elements to show at TV and/or on described control appliance screen.This method can be from the beginning of beginning step 803.Shown in next procedure 805, control appliance is waited for user's input.The user can import by the input interface of control appliance.Control appliance responds user's multiple input.In a single day control appliance receives user's input, will make an explanation to this input.In step 807, control appliance judges that whether user's input is corresponding to the media store request.If, in step 809, selected first media elements that is used to store of control appliance sign, and identify a selected storage system (for example, by analyzing described user's input) that is used to store described first media elements.Described storage system can comprise in internet media server, Intranet media server and the local media memory, and described local media memory can be the memory such as hard disk, DVD, CD and tape.First media elements can comprise the video section or the video-game of film, television channel, audiovisual game, picture, on-the-spot segment, video, television channel.First media elements is present in the source of media.Described source of media can be televise device, DVD, CD, hard disk, Internet server, Intranet server, camera, video camera or Online Music memory.Shown in step 811, control appliance generates and sends first control signal, controls first media elements and is sent to the selected storage system from source of media and stores.Step 805 is returned in the operation of control appliance then, and control appliance is waited for user's second input.
If it is not during corresponding to the media store request that control appliance is judged user's input, operation forwarding step 813 to.In step 813, control appliance is judged the request of the media information whether user's input stores corresponding to replaying.If, in step 815, selected second media elements that is used to replay of control appliance sign, and identify the stored position of second media elements (for example, by the input of analysis user or by carrying out search utility).Second media elements may also comprise the video clips or the video-game of film, television channel, audiovisual game, picture, on-the-spot segment, video, television channel.In step 817, the input of control appliance analysis user is replayed on television set to determine that second media elements is whether selected.If control appliance is judged that second media elements is selected and replay execution in step 819 on television set.In step 819, control appliance generates and sends second control signal.Second control signal is controlled second media elements and is sent to television set from the position of its storage.Television set shows described media elements (or the video section of second media elements, if second media elements comprises video section and audio-frequency unit) on video screen.Step 805 is got back in operation, and control appliance is waited for user's second input.
In step 813, if control appliance judges that operation turning to next procedure 821 when user's input was not request corresponding to the media information of the storage of replaying.In step 821, control appliance judges whether user's input watches request corresponding to medium.If control appliance uses user's input to identify and is selected for the 3rd media elements of watching, and judge that the 3rd selected media elements is to play on the television set or playing or all playing on control appliance on both.The 3rd media elements also can comprise the video clips or the video-game of film, television channel, audiovisual game, picture, on-the-spot segment, video, television channel.At next procedure 823, control appliance sends one or more control signals according to user's input, and indication sends to television set or control appliance with the 3rd media elements or all sends.Television set or control appliance are play the 3rd media elements (or the video section of the 3rd media elements, if the 3rd media elements comprises video section and audio-frequency unit) on corresponding screen after receiving the 3rd media elements.The operation of control appliance turns back to step 805 then, and control appliance is waited for user's second input.In step 821, if control appliance judges that user's input is not to watch request corresponding to medium, then step 805 is returned in the operation of control appliance.
Fig. 9 be by the selection of the control appliance among Fig. 8 control medium, and control with handled media delivery to storage system with next the time be engraved in the method flow diagram of replaying on the screen of control appliance.This method can be from beginning step (or step) 903 beginnings.At next procedure 905, control appliance responds watch request from user's media guidance.The user can watch request by the input interface input medium guide of control appliance.In this case, in step 905, control appliance can receive described media guidance by its input interface and watch request, and by from source of media receiving media guide, show that at the screen of control appliance described media guidance responds described request.Source of media can comprise internet media server, Intranet media server, radio and television provider and the local media memory such as hard disk, DVD, CD and tape.A plurality of media elements that media guidance sign can obtain from source of media.Media guidance helps to select in a plurality of media elements of user from be stored in memory cell one or more media elements.Media elements can comprise the video section or the video-game of film, television channel, audiovisual game, picture, on-the-spot segment, video, television channel.Memory cell can comprise in internet media server, Intranet media server and the local media memory, and the local media memory can be the memory such as hard disk, DVD, CD and tape.
At next procedure 907, control appliance receives from user's medium and selects.Described medium are selected can be based on described media guidance.Medium are selected the identification medium element.Control appliance sends request to source of media, and the selected media elements from source of media is sent in request.Selected media elements can be the free media elements that uses.If selected media elements is not free, at next procedure 909, control appliance is bought this media elements.This purchase can comprise based on secret key and based on one in the purchase of plastic cards or combination.This purchase can comprise one or more user interactions steps, and wherein the user operates according to the indication on the control appliance screen, and control appliance receives user's input by input interface.If selected media elements is free, then control appliance needn't be bought this selected media elements.Even like this, control appliance is still wanted the certificate validation in the execution in step 909.
Control appliance is determined the form of selected media elements in next procedure 911.For example, the form of selected media elements may be the form supported of the screen of control appliance or the form supported of the screen of controlled device not.Selected media elements after being stored in memory cell, may later time be acquired and screen at control appliance on replay.If the form of the media elements that the control appliance judgement is selected is not the form that the screen of control appliance is supported, the control appliance indication is carried out code conversion to selected media elements and is operated with the medium after the generating code conversion, shown in step 913.Control appliance is controlled selected media elements by the code conversion unit, with the medium after the generating code conversion.Control appliance can comprise the code conversion unit.At next procedure 915, the medium of control appliance after with code conversion send to memory cell.
Because the restriction of disposal ability, power and/or storage capacity, possibly of control appliance can't the completion code conversion operations.In this case, in step 913, control appliance can be indicated selected media elements by the code conversion unit, with the medium after the generating code conversion.Like this, the medium that are stored in step 915 after the code conversion in the memory cell just can show on the screen of control appliance.
In sum, various aspects of the present invention provide a kind of and television set, media storage systems and/or the interactional remote control equipment of source of media.Though with reference to specific aspect and embodiment invention has been described, but concerning those skilled in the technology concerned, it is apparent that, without departing from the scope of the invention, can carry out various modifications, increase, various variations such as replacement, therefore, the present invention should not be limited to disclosed specific embodiments, and the present invention should comprise all embodiments that fall into the claim scope.

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1, a kind of home entertainment system that is used to receive a plurality of television channels and channel guide is characterized in that, comprising:
The television set that comprises first screen, first channel in a plurality of television channels of described first screen display; And
Remote control equipment, it comprises second screen that shows second channel in described channel guide and a plurality of television channel;
It is that the 3rd channel of a plurality of television channels is prepared first backup of remote control equipment screen format and second backup of video screen form that described remote control equipment is used for commanding the code conversion server, and with described first back up and second back-up storage in storage system;
Described remote control equipment also is used to receive described first backup or second backup, and commands described first backup or second demonstration of backup on described second screen or first screen;
Described remote control equipment can communicate with internet and/or telephone network and have an IP address, and storage system has the 2nd IP address, and the code conversion server has the 3rd IP address;
Described television set is positioned at primary importance, remote control equipment is positioned at the second place, and storage system is positioned at the 3rd position.
2, home entertainment system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described remote control equipment also comprises user's input interface, is used for receiving:
The storage system that identifies described storage system is selected; And
Identify the channel selection of the 3rd channel in a plurality of television channels.
3, home entertainment system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, user's input interface of described remote control equipment also is used for:
Receive user's input that sign is replayed; And
Based on user's input, commander is transferred to second backup of the 3rd channel in a plurality of television channels first screen of described television set from described storage system.
4, a kind of portable control equipment, with the television set that is positioned at primary importance, the video source that is positioned at the second place and code conversion server, and the storage system that is positioned at the 3rd position is carried out alternately, described television set comprises first screen, described control appliance can communicate with internet and/or telephone network, and it comprises:
Communication interface;
Second screen;
At least one module, it is used for by communication interface receiver, video guide information, and commander shows the described video guide information that receives on described second screen; With
User's input interface, it is used to receive based on first video information of the video guide information of described demonstration and the selection of second video information;
Wherein said at least one module also is used for:
Send first control signal, described first control signal triggers the transmission of first video information of first screen from described video source to described TV, to show; And
Send second control signal, it is first backup of the described second video information prepare control device screen form of described video source and second backup of video screen form that described second control signal is commanded described code conversion server, and with described first back up and second back-up storage in described storage system;
Described at least one module is further used for receiving described first backup or second backup by described communication interface, and commands described first backup or second demonstration of backup on described second screen or first screen;
Described control appliance has an IP address, and storage system has the 2nd IP address, and the code conversion server has the 3rd IP address.
5, portable control equipment according to claim 4 is characterized in that,
Described at least one module is used for by described communication interface receiving media guide information, a plurality of video informations that described media guidance information sign can be obtained from video source; And
The selection of described video information is based on described media guidance information.
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