Background technology
In daily life, user, when watching Television programme or appreciate the content of multimedia on internet by PC, often has the demand with other user interactions. If by internet interactive, the web page address corresponding to video that oneself can be liked by user issues other users, and other users can adopt word to carry out interaction in the way of money order receipt to be signed and returned to the sender, but, this kind of interaction mode is realized by word, vivid not, and interaction effect is not good.
If user can carry out video call while appreciating same program, the interaction effect between user just can promote greatly. On the one hand, user can select by PC interactive, needs to adopt two-way bit stream could realize sharing same program and video call between user in internet environment, but, by the restriction of bandwidth, existing internet environment is difficult to realize two-way bit stream. On the other hand, user can select by TV interaction, and TV programme signal is transmitted by broadcasting and TV broadcasting network, and by the restriction of broadcasting and TV broadcasting network bandwidth, the sound signal of user and vision signal are difficult to and TV programme signal synchronous transmission.
Therefore, in the prior art, appreciating while same program, between user more difficult realize video interactive and/or call interactive, interaction effect is not good.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes a kind of TV program interaction system and method, and it can improve the interaction effect between user.
The present invention provides a kind of TV program interaction system, and it comprises program providing unit, the first interactive TV, the 2nd interactive TV and master server. program providing unit is suitable for providing TV programme signal. first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV are suitable for the TV programme signal of program receiving providing unit offer and play Television programme. first interactive TV, the 2nd interactive TV and master server are connected by network each other, and first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV all there is interactive utility appliance, between first interactive TV and master server and the 2nd to carry out request-reply by agreement between interactive TV and master server mutual, the first interactive TV is suitable for sending interactive request information to master server. master server is suitable for judging that the interactive request information of interactive request information send is to the 2nd interactive TV. 2nd interactive TV is suitable for receiving interactive request information and switches to the Television programme that the first interactive TV is play, and the 2nd the user of interactive TV can carry out interaction with the user of this first interactive TV, the TV programme signal that wherein the first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV receive is transmitted by broadcasting and TV broadcasting network, and sound signal when carrying out interaction of the first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV and vision signal pass through the Internet transmission, and the picture corresponding to vision signal during the first interactive TV interaction is presented in the TV screen of the 2nd interactive TV through the picture group passage of network, and the picture corresponding to vision signal during the 2nd interactive TV interaction is presented in the TV screen of the first interactive TV through the picture group passage of network.
In one embodiment of the invention, aforesaid interactive utility appliance comprises audio-frequency apparatus and video equipment, and audio-frequency apparatus is suitable for sound signal when obtaining and play user interaction, and video equipment is suitable for vision signal when obtaining and play user interaction.
In one embodiment of the invention, picture corresponding to aforesaid vision signal is regularly refreshed on the screen being presented in the first interactive TV or the 2nd interactive TV by network.
In one embodiment of the invention, the user profile of aforesaid interaction request information program coded message and the 2nd interactive TV.
In one embodiment of the invention, aforesaid master server uses Linux system.
In one embodiment of the invention, between aforesaid first interactive TV and master server and the 2nd to carry out request-reply by TCP/IP agreement between interactive TV and master server mutual.
The present invention also provides a kind of television program interaction method, between its first interactive TV and master server and to carry out request-reply by agreement between the 2nd interactive TV and this master server mutual, comprise the following steps: one is connected with network and first interactive TV with interactive utility appliance judges whether to receive the instruction carrying out program interaction, if selecting it is, then perform subsequent step, if you select No, then process ends, first interactive TV sends the master server that interactive request information to one is connected with network, master server judges whether interactive request information meets rule, if meeting rule, then performs subsequent step, if the rule of not meeting, then process ends, master server sends interactive request information to one and is connected with network and the 2nd interactive TV with interactive utility appliance, the user of the 2nd interactive TV selects whether user with the first interactive TV to carry out program interaction, is perform subsequent step if selecting, if you select No, and process ends, 2nd interactive TV switches to the Television programme that the first interactive TV is play, and the 2nd interactive TV user and the user of the first interactive TV carry out interaction, the TV programme signal that wherein the first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV receive is transmitted by broadcasting and TV broadcasting network, and sound signal when carrying out interaction of the first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV and vision signal pass through the Internet transmission, and the picture corresponding to vision signal during the first interactive TV interaction is presented in the TV screen of the 2nd interactive TV through the picture group passage of network, and the picture corresponding to vision signal during the 2nd interactive TV interaction is presented in the TV screen of the first interactive TV through the picture group passage of network.
In one embodiment of the invention, aforesaid master server judge the rule of interactive request information be the 2nd interactive TV whether online and whether meet interactive condition.
In the TV program interaction system and method for the present invention, first interactive TV is connected with network and master server with the 2nd interactive TV, the TV programme signal that first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV receive transmits by broadcasting and TV broadcasting network, and the video speech signal between the user of the user of the first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV is transmitted by network, thus the user of the user and the 2nd interactive TV realizing the first interactive TV can watch same Television programme, and carry out interaction by interactive utility appliance, meet the demand that user appreciates common exchange jointly, promote Consumer's Experience, realize preferably interaction effect.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates the schematic diagram of the TV program interaction system into the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1, the TV program interaction system 10 of the present invention comprises program providing unit 12, first interactive TV 14, the 2nd interactive TV 16 and master server 18. Program providing unit 12 is suitable for providing TV programme signal, and it is such as television station, but the present invention is not as limit. TV programme signal can be anolog TV signals or DTV signal. First interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16 are suitable for the TV programme signal of program receiving providing unit 12 offer and play Television programme. First interactive TV 14, the 2nd interactive TV 16 and master server 18 are connected by network each other, and namely the first interactive TV 14, the 2nd interactive TV 16 are all connected with network with master server 18, and network mentioned here can be internet.
First interactive TV 14 has telepilot 142 and interactive utility appliance. In the present embodiment, interactive utility appliance comprises audio-frequency apparatus 144 and video equipment 146, but the present invention is not as limit, and in other embodiments, interactive utility appliance can comprise one of them of audio-frequency apparatus and video equipment. When the user of the first interactive TV 14 wants the user with the 2nd interactive TV 16 to share same program and carry out audio-video-interactive, it controls the first interactive TV 14 by telepilot 142 and sends interactive request information to master server 18, and interactive request information can comprise program coded message and the user profile of the 2nd interactive TV 16. Master server 18 is suitable for judging that the interactive request information of interactive request information send that the first interactive TV 14 sends is to the 2nd interactive TV 16. Master server 18 uses Linux system (general designation of a class Unix computer operating system).
2nd interactive TV 16 has telepilot 162 and interactive utility appliance. In the present embodiment, interactive utility appliance comprises audio-frequency apparatus 164 and video equipment 166, but the present invention is not as limit, and in other embodiments, interactive utility appliance can comprise one of them of audio-frequency apparatus and video equipment. 2nd interactive TV 16 is suitable for receiving the interactive request information of primary server 18 and switches to the Television programme that the first interactive TV 14 is play. The user of the 2nd interactive TV 16 can converse with the user video of the first interactive TV, and the video speech signal between the user of the user of the first interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16 is transmitted by network.
First interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16 include central processing unit (CentralProcessingUnit, CPU), and use Linux system.Central processing unit is compressible and the vision signal of the sound signal of decompression audio-frequency apparatus and video equipment.
It should be noted that, the TV programme signal that first interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16 receive transmits by broadcasting and TV broadcasting network, and sound signal when sound signal during the first interactive TV 14 user interaction and vision signal and the 2nd interactive TV 16 user interaction and vision signal are by the Internet transmission, thus the user of the user and the 2nd interactive TV 16 realizing the first interactive TV 14 can watch same Television programme, and realize video call by the transmission of sound signal and vision signal, reach preferably interaction effect. In other embodiments, if the interactive utility appliance of the first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV is audio-frequency apparatus, then can realize call between user interactive; If the interactive utility appliance of the first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV is video equipment, then can realize video interactive between user.
Specifically, vision signal during the first interactive TV 14 user interaction that sound signal during the first interactive TV 14 user interaction that audio-frequency apparatus 144 obtains and video equipment 146 obtain is compressed by the first interactive TV 14 and is transferred to the 2nd interactive TV 16 by network, 2nd interactive TV 16 passes through its central processing unit by sound signal during the first interactive TV 14 user interaction and video signal decompression, sound signal during the first interactive TV 14 user interaction play by audio-frequency apparatus 164, during the first interactive TV 14 user interactive, picture corresponding to vision signal is through the picture group (GroupOfPictures of network, GOP) passage regularly refreshes and is presented in the TV screen of the 2nd interactive TV 16, and then play by the 2nd interactive TV 16 video playback device again without the need to carrying out video decode by the scaler (scaler) of the 2nd interactive TV 16 master chip. vision signal during the 2nd interactive TV 16 user interaction that sound signal during the 2nd interactive TV 16 user interaction that audio-frequency apparatus 164 obtains and video equipment 166 obtain is compressed by the 2nd interactive TV 16 and is transferred to the first interactive TV 14 by network, first interactive TV 14 passes through its central processing unit by sound signal during the 2nd interactive TV 16 user interaction and video signal decompression, sound signal during the 2nd interactive TV 16 user interaction play by audio-frequency apparatus 144, the picture corresponding to vision signal during the 2nd interactive TV 16 user interaction regularly refreshes through picture group passage and is presented in the TV screen of the first interactive TV 14, and then play by the first interactive TV 14 video playback device again without the need to carrying out video decode by the scaler of the first interactive TV 14 master chip. the screen of the first interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16 can play same Television programme, and the video pictures of the continuous renewal of the other user can be presented in a corner of the screen of the first interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16.
Such as, it is noted that pass through agreement, TCP/IP agreement between the first interactive TV 14 and master server 18 and between the 2nd interactive TV 16 and master server 18, carry out request-reply mutual.
Fig. 2 illustrates the schema of the television program interaction method into the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the television program interaction method of the present invention comprises the following steps:
Step 22, is connected with network and first interactive TV 14 with interactive utility appliance judges whether to receive the instruction carrying out program interaction, is then perform step 23 if selecting, if you select No, then and process ends;Step 23, the first interactive TV 14 sends interactive request information to master server 18;
Step 24, master server 18 judges whether the interactive request information that the first interactive TV 14 sends meets rule, if meeting rule, then performs step 25; If the rule of not meeting, then process ends;
Step 25, master server 18 sends interactive request information and to being connected with network and has the 2nd interactive TV 16 of interactive utility appliance;
Step 26, the user of the 2nd interactive TV 16 selects whether user with the first interactive TV 14 to carry out program interaction, is then perform step 27 if selecting; If you select No, then process ends;
Step 27, the 2nd interactive TV 16 switches to the program that the first interactive TV 14 is play, and the user of the user of the 2nd interactive TV 16 and the first interactive TV 14 carries out interaction.
Holding above-mentioned, in step 22, interactive utility appliance comprises audio-frequency apparatus 144 and video equipment 146. In step 23, interactive request information can comprise program coded message and the user profile of the 2nd interactive TV 16, the user profile of the 2nd interactive TV 16 can comprise the information of application identity (identity, ID), type, the network information and other users that can identify the 2nd interactive TV 16. After the user of the first interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16 logs in, namely, after the first interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16 are started shooting and kept network unimpeded, user state information updating can be sent to server by the first interactive TV 14 and the 2nd interactive TV 16 at any time. In step 24, master server 18 judges whether the interactive request information that the first interactive TV 14 sends meets rule, and whether rule mentioned here comprises the 2nd interactive TV 16 online and whether meet interactive condition (such as whether having audio & video equipment) etc. In step 25, interactive utility appliance comprises audio-frequency apparatus 164 and video equipment 166.
In sum, in the TV program interaction system and method for the present invention, first interactive TV is connected with network and master server with the 2nd interactive TV, the TV programme signal that first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV receive transmits by broadcasting and TV broadcasting network, and the interactive signal between the user of the user of the first interactive TV and the 2nd interactive TV transmits by network, thus the user of the user and the 2nd interactive TV realizing the first interactive TV can watch same Television programme, and interaction can be carried out, meet user and jointly appreciate the demand exchanged together. In one embodiment of the invention, interactive utility appliance comprises audio-frequency apparatus and video equipment, audio-frequency apparatus can obtain sound signal during user interaction, video equipment can obtain vision signal during user interaction, sound signal and vision signal can realize the call of the video between user by network transmission, thus promote Consumer's Experience, it is achieved preferably interaction effect.
The above, it it is only the better embodiment of the present invention, not the present invention is done any restriction in form, although the present invention discloses as above with better embodiment, but and be not used to limit the present invention, any those skilled in the art, do not departing within the scope of technical solution of the present invention, make a little change when the technology contents of above-mentioned announcement can be utilized or it is modified to the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations, in every case it is do not depart from technical solution of the present invention content, the any simple modification above embodiment done according to the technical spirit of the present invention, equivalent variations and modification, all still belong in the scope of technical solution of the present invention.