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Method and set-top box for automatically playing favorite television programs of users

A technology for TV programs and automatic playback, applied in color TV parts, TV system parts, TV and other directions, can solve problems such as increasing the user's memory burden, and achieve the effect of improving user experience

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-28
SUN YAT SEN UNIV
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[0004] There are more and more existing program channels, which also increases the user's memory burden. When a user likes to watch a program of a certain channel at a certain time period, he hopes that the channel can be played directly when the computer is turned on, but the existing technology has not yet provided this method

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[0025] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0026] An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for playing programs, which can automatically play favorite channels for users. The embodiment of the present invention also provides a corresponding set-top box. Each will be described in detail below.

[0027] In order to achieve the above object, the set-top box of the present invention counts and stores the time lengths of users watching each channel in different time periods, and determines the c...

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The invention discloses a method and set-top box for automatically playing favorite television programs of users. The method comprises the following steps: after turning on a television, detecting whether a timing watching function is set or not; if the timing watching function is set, acquiring the pre-stored information of watching channels, and playing according to the pre-stored watching channels; and if the timing watching function is not set, according to the stored time length of watching each channel in different time periods by users, determining the channel with longest time length in the current time period, and determining the channel as the favorite channel of the users for playing. The invention also provides a set-top box correspondingly. The technical scheme provided by the invention can automatically play the favorite channel of the users when the television is turned on.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of digital television, in particular to a method for automatically playing a user's favorite television program and a set-top box. Background technique [0002] In the old days of analog TV, there were very few TV programs to watch, so regular TV watchers were familiar with the program information of most channels and knew what programs would be available on which channel at which time. However, now that the era of digital TV has entered, more programs can be received through the set-top box, the number of programs increases sharply, and the number of programs that users can choose is also increasing. In the prior art, generally when the device is turned on, the channel at the time of the last shutdown is automatically played. [0003] During the research and practice of this method, the inventors of the present invention found that: [0004] There are more and more existing program channels, which also increases th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N5/445H04N5/00
Inventor 罗笑南杨国锋
Owner SUN YAT SEN UNIV
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