WO2009006811A1

WO2009006811A1 - A digital tv voting method, server and system

Info

Publication number: WO2009006811A1
Application number: PCT/CN2008/071341
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hongbin Zhu
Original assignee: Shenzhen Coship Electronics Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2007-07-04
Filing date: 2008-06-18
Publication date: 2009-01-15
Also published as: CN101202881A; CN101202881B

Abstract

A digital TV voting method, server and system. The method includes the following steps: a service terminal generates standard voting interface information. The voting interface information is transmitted to a multiplexing and modulating device for multiplexing and modulating the information to public transmission network. The service terminal receives and processes the voting information that is feedback by the client terminal based on the voting interface information. In the embodiment of this invention, packaging the original voting information by the service terminal so that generating the voting interface information, and transmitting the multiplexed and modulated voting interface information through the public network to the client terminal, the client terminal votes and feedbacks the voting information, based on the voting information the service terminal transmits the voting status information to the client terminal. Thereby realizing one TV with voting once only, and realizing the television voting only through the broadcast TV network without using any other network.

Description

Voting method, server and system for digital television

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 200710075818.X, filed on July 4, 2007, entitled "Voice Method, Server and System for Digital TV", the entire contents of which are The citations are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The invention belongs to the field of data transmission, and in particular relates to a voting method, a server and a system for a digital television.

Background technique

At present, the domestic digital TV industry is full of vitality. The country is in an environment of shifting from analog TV to digital TV. Digital TV can not only provide users with clear TV programs, but also provide various value-added services. The digital TV voting system is one of the above value-added services.

TV voting refers to people publishing voting information through television in order to obtain a certain survey information. TV users use various communication tools to pass voting information through various networks within a specified voting time (eg mobile network, fixed line, internet). Etc.) is sent to the specified voting statistics server, and the voting statistics server displays the statistical results on the TV.

The current means of TV voting is mainly to use the communication tools other than television (such as mobile phones, fixed telephones, Internet communication tools) to vote. This voting method is relatively simple and easy, but there are some flaws. For example, using a mobile phone to vote, it is easy to cause a phenomenon of multiple investment, multiple machines and multiple investment, affecting the fairness of voting.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a voting method for a digital television, which can solve the problem that the television voting in the prior art requires a relatively complicated network communication tool.

The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

An embodiment of the present invention provides a voting method for a digital television, where the method includes the following steps: The server generates standard voting interface information;

Transmitting the voting interface information to a multiplexing modulation device for multiplexing modulation onto a public transmission network;

Receiving the voting information that the processing client feeds back according to the voting interface information.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a server, where the server includes: a voting interface information generating unit, configured to generate standard voting interface information;

a voting interface information transmitting unit, configured to send the voting interface information to the multiplexing modulation device for multiplexing modulation onto a public transmission network;

The voting information receiving processing unit is configured to receive a voting information that the processing client feeds back according to the voting interface information.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a digital television voting system, including a multiplexing modulation device, where the system further includes a server and a digital television receiving terminal;

a server, configured to generate standard voting interface information, send the voting interface information to the multiplexing modulation device to multiplex modulation onto a public transmission network, and receive and process voting information fed back by the digital television receiving terminal; as well as

The digital television receiving terminal is configured to perform a television vote according to the voting interface information sent by the server, and feed back the voting information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the voting interface information is generated by packaging the original voting information data on the server, and is sent to the client through the public network through multiplexing modulation, and the client performs voting feedback, and the server sends the voting information to the client according to the voting information. Feedback voting status information; thus achieving one-machine one-shot, and only through the broadcast network without the need to use other networks to achieve TV voting.

DRAWINGS

1 is a flowchart for implementing a television voting provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a television voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

FIG. 1 shows an implementation process of a television voting provided by an embodiment of the present invention, and detailed steps thereof are as follows: Step 1. The server generates the original voting data.

The original voting data is data required for the voting interface information to be displayed at the terminal, wherein the starting time and the ending time of the sending of the voting may be determined in the original voting data to ensure the time period during which the client user performs the television voting.

Step 2. Encapsulate the private segmentation of the original voting data described above.

The original voting data is encapsulated by private segments. The format of the private data segment needs to be unified with the format of the client, and the corresponding interface data information is transmitted on the premise that the client is easy to implement. The various flags and descriptors defined in the private segment, the client can parse it according to the rules already defined. For example, a byte string of a fixed byte length may be set in the private data of the private segment to identify the type of voting interface information, and the client may determine the destination information based on the information.

Step 3. Pack the transport stream of the private segment data information.

After the original voting data is encapsulated by the private segment, the obtained data is the data information stored in the form of a private segment. At this point, the private segment needs to be packaged for the transport stream. The process of packaging is fully in line with the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) 2 packaging requirements for the transport stream, that is, the private segment data is encapsulated into the transport stream. In the payload of the package. In the process of encapsulation, if the payload of a transport stream packet contains the beginning of a private segment, the payload_unit_start_indicator needs to be set in the header of the transport stream packet, and is followed by The first byte after the header sets the pointer-field value. As for the packet identification number of the transport stream packet, a packet identification number not specified in the existing standard can be selected, and then the selected packet identification number is added to the specification for reference by the server and the client. After the package is completed, the transport stream packet with the payload being private segmentation data is obtained.

The generation of standard voting interface information is achieved through steps 2 and 3.

Step 4. Send the standard voting interface information generated in step 3 to the multiplexing modulation device. In the embodiment of the present invention, the above multiplexing modulation device may use a conventional multiplexer plus Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) modulator, or may use IPQAM.

Step 5. The multiplexing modulation device multiplexes and receives the received standard voting interface information.

For the above method of using IPQAM, the transport stream packet of the generated voting interface can be directly sent to the designated IPQAM port at a specified rate, and the IPQAM multiplexes the received voting interface information, and the multiplexing is performed. The post voting interface information is modulated to a specified frequency point and then sent to the public transmission network. In the embodiment of the present invention, the set frequency is the program where the television voting program is located. Frequency point; The public transmission network refers to a broadcast television network.

For the traditional multiplexer plus QAM modulation, if the multiplexer is an Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI), the multiplexing process also needs the code stream card to convert the transport stream into an ASI signal stream, which is transmitted by cable. After the multiplexer is multiplexed, the voting interface information is modulated by the QAM modulator onto the public transmission network.

Step 6. The multiplexing modulation device transmits the multiplexed modulated voting interface information to the client user via the public transmission network.

Step 7. The client user processes the above voting interface information.

The client tunes to a specified frequency point, and demodulates the specified frequency of the analog signal on the public transmission network. After sampling and quantification, the transmission multiplexed stream of the specified frequency point is obtained. The client filters the voting interface information of the transport multiplexed stream by using the rules defined by the voting interface information generating tool to obtain the destination data, and then the client processes the voting interface information and displays it in the specified form on the terminal device. on. In an embodiment of the invention, the voting interface displayed on the terminal includes the ability to accept input focus, and the user can input information via an auxiliary device (e.g., a remote control).

Step 8. The client feeds the voting information to the server.

The client user inputs the voting information in the voting interface displayed on the terminal through the auxiliary device (for example, the remote controller). After the client user submits, the set top box processes the voting information, packages the voting information, and then passes the uplink (Cable mode or the Internet). The protocol (Internet Protocol, IP) network) is transmitted to the server.

Among them, the uplink is the key for the user to upload the voting information. The implementation of the uplink can be uploaded through the two-way cable through the built-in cable modem of the set-top box, or through the IP port of the set-top box.

Step 9. The server receives and processes the voting information and counts the voting result.

The server continuously monitors the voting information from different networks, and determines the network port according to the network mode to receive the voting information of the client user.

If the client uploads the voting information by using the telephone line, the server can use the modem to receive the voting information on the IP network; if the client uses the two-way cable to upload the voting information, the server can use the cable modem to receive the voting information.

According to the actual situation, the server can segment the time or time or other information on the voting. The statistics of the voting status information, of course, the voting status information includes the time period information and the voting result within the time period.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the server verifies whether the client has one machine and one ticket according to the digital number of the client or the IP address, and confirms whether it is fair and reasonable.

Step 10. The server sends the voting status information to the client according to the statistics of the voting information. The server-side voting status information is first encapsulated according to the private segment defined by MPEG2, and the private segment contains a flag indicating the voting status information, so that the set-top box can filter the voting status information to determine the destination data. The private segment is then packed according to the format defined by MPEG2, and the TS packet is sent to the multiplexer at a specified rate, modulated by the modulator, and transmitted to the public transmission network. The encapsulation, packing, multiplexing, and modulation of the voting status information are consistent with the standard voting interface information, and are not described herein.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the server segments the voting information by time, the voting state information may be sent to the client by using the carousel; when the voting result is periodically counted, the timing is (eg, each hour). Issue once) The principle of sending voting status information; of course, other methods can also be used to send voting status information, such as one-time sending.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the client can tune to a specified frequency point, perform demodulation of the designated frequency point on the analog signal on the public transmission network, and obtain a transmission multiplexed stream of the specified frequency point after sampling and quantization. The voting multiplexed stream is filtered by the voting status information to obtain the destination data, and then the client processes the voting status information and displays it on the terminal device in a specified form.

The client user can directly browse the voting result according to the prompt displayed on the terminal device or use an auxiliary device (such as a remote controller) to query the voting result.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a television voting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of description, only parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the television voting system includes a server 11, a multiplexing modulation device 12, and a digital television receiving terminal 13, wherein the multiplexing modulation device 12 can use IPQAM, and can also use a conventional multiplexer plus QAM. Modulator.

The server 11 is configured to generate standard voting interface information, send the voting interface information to the multiplexing modulation device 12 to multiplex modulation onto the public transmission network, and receive and process feedback voting information; the digital television receiving terminal 13 is configured to TV based on the voting interface information sent by the server 11 Vote, and feedback voting information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the multiplex modulation device 12 uses the IPQ AM, the transport stream packet of the generated voting interface can be directly sent to the designated IPQAM port at the specified rate, and the IPQAM votes on the received packet. The interface information is multiplexed, and the multiplexed voting interface information is modulated to a specified frequency point, and then sent to a public transmission network; when the multiplex modulation device 12 uses a conventional multiplexer plus QAM, if The user is an ASI interface. The multiplexing process also requires the code stream card to convert the transport stream into an ASI signal stream, which is transmitted to the multiplexer through the cable, and then multiplexed and then the voting interface information is modulated by the QAM modulator onto the public transmission network.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the voting interface information generating unit 111 is placed on the server 11 to generate standard voting interface information.

The voting interface information transmitting unit 112 is placed in the server 11 for transmitting the voting interface information to the multiplex modulation device 12 for multiplex modulation onto the public transmission network.

The voting information receiving processing unit 113 is placed on the server 11 to receive the voting information, and counts the voting result based on the received voting information.

Further, the voting status information sending unit 114 is disposed on the server for transmitting the voting status information to the digital television receiving terminal, wherein the manner of transmitting the voting status information includes a carousel and a timed playing manner or other manners.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the voting interface information generating unit 111 further includes: a data encapsulating module 1111 and a packing module 1112, wherein the data encapsulating module 1111 performs private segment encapsulation on the original voting data; and the encapsulation of the private segment is in accordance with MPEG2 After the encapsulation is completed, the packaging module 1112 packages the private segment encapsulated voting data into a transport stream. After processing by the data encapsulation module 1111 and the packaging module 1112, standard voting interface information is generated.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a network data receiving device, where the network data receiving device includes a network data receiving system including the above structure.

A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the steps carried by the method of the foregoing embodiment can be completed by a program to instruct related hardware, and the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. , including one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one module. Medium. The above integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional modules. The integrated modules, if implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as separate products, may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium.

The above-mentioned storage medium may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like.

In the implementation of the present invention, the voting interface information is generated by packaging the original voting information data on the server, and is sent to the client through the public network through multiplexing modulation, and the client performs voting feedback, and the server feeds back to the client according to the voting information. Voting status information; achieves one machine and one shot, and only through the broadcast network without the need to use other networks to achieve TV voting.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

Rights request

A voting method for digital television, characterized in that it comprises:

The server generates standard voting interface information;

2. The digital television voting method according to claim 1, wherein after the server receives the voting information fed back by the client according to the voting interface information, the method further comprises: the server sending the voting status to the client. information.

3. The digital television voting method according to claim 2, wherein the manner in which the server sends the voting status information to the client includes a manner of carousel or timed playing.

4. The digital television voting method according to claim 1, wherein the generating the standard voting interface information by the server further comprises:

Perform private segmentation encapsulation on the original voting data generated by the server;

Performing transport stream packing on the encapsulated private segment.

5. A server, comprising:

a voting interface information generating unit, configured to generate standard voting interface information;

The voting information receiving and processing unit is configured to receive a vote for the processing client to feed back according to the voting interface information.

The server according to claim 5, further comprising:

a voting status information sending unit, configured to send voting status information.

The server according to claim 6, wherein the manner of transmitting the voting status information includes a manner of carousel or timed playing.

The server according to claim 5, wherein the voting interface information generating unit further comprises:

a data encapsulation module for privately segmenting the original voting data;

a packaging module, configured to perform transport stream packing on the encapsulated private segment.

9. A digital television voting system, comprising a multiplexing modulation device, wherein the system further comprises a server and a digital television receiving terminal;

a server, configured to generate standard voting interface information, send the voting interface information to the multiplexing modulation device to multiplex modulation onto a public transmission network, and receive and process voting information fed back by the digital television receiving terminal;

10. The digital television voting system of claim 9, wherein the server comprises:

a voting interface information sending unit, configured to send the voting interface information to a multiplexing modulation device for multiplexing modulation onto a public transmission network;

The voting information receiving processing unit is configured to receive voting information processed by the digital television receiving terminal according to the voting interface information.