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Bidirectional set-top box system with time shifting on-demand service

A two-way set-top box and time-shifting technology, applied in the field of information systems, can solve problems such as inability to upgrade or adjust electronic program menus, user inconvenience, and difficulty in customizing user interface

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-04-20
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[0003]Due to the limitations of the traditional broadcasting electronic program menu (EPG), it is very difficult to provide users with updated and timely time-shifted on-demand service EPG information and user interface customization
The content of channels broadcast by satellite channel signals will change with the migration of time, changes in user needs, and business adjustments, while conventional two-way set-top boxes cannot upgrade the electronic program menu for satellite channel signal upgrades or changes Or adjust, cause inconvenience to users, need improvement

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[0017] Two-way set-top box system with time-shifted on-demand services, such as figure 1 As shown, it includes a two-way set-top box integrated with browser software, a time-shift program list editing workstation for configuring the parameters of TV channels that need to carry out time-shift services, digital encoding equipment, video acquisition and storage servers, acquisition control servers, and database servers , WEB EPG server, ODA server; the time-shift program list editing workstation is used to import and edit channel program lists, classify and sort channel programs, define channel program collection methods, and provide TV channel parameters for video collection and storage servers, The TV channel parameters include: program source IP address and port number, acquisition code rate related parameters and channel DTV signal Service ID, audio and video PID, PCR PID parameters for live playback jump; digital encoding equipment is used to access After the satellite signa...

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Abstract

The invention provides a bidirectional set-top box system with a time shifting on-demand service. The system realizes abundant and flexible time shifting television watching functions such as channel classification, program classification, live broadcast playback and the like through a bidirectional set-top box with embedded browser software, a time shifting program editing workstation, digital encoding equipment, a video acquisition and storage server, an acquisition control service, a database server, a web electronic program guide (WEBEPG) server and an official development assistance (ODA) server.

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[0001] technical field [0002] The invention relates to an information system for enhancing the function of a digital cable TV set, in particular to a two-way set-top box system with time-shifted on-demand services. Background technique [0003] Due to the limitations of the traditional broadcasting method Electronic Program Menu (EPG), it is very difficult to provide users with updated and timely time-shifted service EPG information and user interface customization. The content of channels broadcast by satellite channel signals will change with the migration of time, changes in user needs, and business adjustments, while conventional two-way set-top boxes cannot upgrade the electronic program menu for satellite channel signal upgrades or changes Or adjustments that cause inconvenience to users and need improvement. Contents of the invention [0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a two-way set-top box syst...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N21/20H04N21/23H04N21/231H04N21/2387H04N21/472
Inventor 李勇庄兴赞张晓峰
Owner AVIT
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