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Method and system for hiding channel

A channel and channel list technology, applied in the field of channel management, can solve problems such as being at a loss, and achieve the effects of improving user experience, convenient use, and saving browsing time

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-10-28
ZTE CORP
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With such a huge number of channels, users are often at a loss when they hold the remote control to select the program channels they like or dislike.

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[0033] The present invention will be further described in detail below through specific embodiments and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0034] The present invention is a system for realizing channel hiding, such as figure 1 As shown, it includes a terminal device, a service management module, an electronic program guide (Electronic Program Guide, hereinafter referred to as EPG) module and a media server. The business management module manages the media server, such as adding new program content, deleting old program content, managing user rights, etc. The EPG module can help users browse and select various types of programs. The content of the media server can be displayed on the end device. The terminal equipment may include a TV set and a set-top box, and the set-top box may be set separately or in the TV set.

[0035] On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments, such as figure 2 As shown, the terminal device includes a setting module for parameter s...

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The invention discloses a method for hiding channels, which includes the following steps: A. a channel need to be hidden is selected, and then setting the channel as a hidden channel; B. the hidden channel is restricted to be watched by a terminal equipment based on set in step A. The invention also discloses a system for hiding channels. By setting a hidden channel, the method and system provided by the invention can restrict watching of the hidden channel, thereby avoiding browsing a great amount of uninterested channels to waste time, and improving the using experience of user.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a channel management method and system, in particular to a personalized channel management method and system in the field of IPTV. Background technique [0002] With the development and popularization of television, especially the development and popularization of Internet Protocol Television (hereinafter referred to as IPTV), people can watch more and more programs and channels. With such a huge number of channels, users are often at a loss when they select their favorite or disliked program channels with the remote control. Currently, there are some personalized channel systems and methods, which allow users to create some virtual channel lists and add some favorite channels to the virtual channel lists, which improves user experience to a certain extent. However, how to ignore and block channels that you are not interested in and how to improve user experience has received widespread attention. In addition, for some restri...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N7/173H04N5/445
Inventor 周扬袁越夏宏飞罗圣美
Owner ZTE CORP
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