73 results about "Programme identification" patented technology

An audio / video (A / V) system for storing A / V programs includes an interface configured to receive a transport stream structured in packets and representing a plurality of A / V programs. Each A / V program is represented by a plurality of packets and is identified by program identification data in each packet. A storage management system is connected to receive the transport stream from the interface and to detect the program identification data of each received packet. A buffer is coupled to the storage management system and has a plurality of separate buffer portions. Each buffer portion is in communication with the storage management system to receive data of packets having program identification data related to a single A / V program and to store the data of the packets separate from data of packets having program identification data related to different A / V programs. A storage medium is coupled to the storage management system and has a plurality of separate storage files for the A / V programs. Each storage file receives data of the packets having program identification data related to a single A / V program and transferred from one of the separate buffer portions of the buffer.

A digital video recorder (DVR) is disclosed for use with a monitor and a set top box (STB), the STB for demodulating program data from a program signal received over a communication channel and for generating a STB graphical user interface (GUI). The DVR comprises a local memory for storing the program data received from the STB and a plurality of program identifiers. The DVR further comprises a DVR controller for maintaining the plurality of program identifiers, and for communicating to the STB the plurality of program identifiers independent of when the STB demodulates the program data identified by the program identifiers. The STB is responsive to the plurality of program identifiers to modify at least one selected operation of the STB.

A commerce control network is provided for obtaining product information and for purchasing products through a two-way interactive broadcast distribution system, such as a cable or satellite television system. The network includes advanced television set top boxes that provide users with the ability to access product information through the system. A unique identifier is received with the program being viewed and included in the user's request for product information to assure that the information retrieved from the network is timely and related to that program.

In a digital broadcasting network, a mobile terminal receives hierarchical ESG data relating to available broadcast programs adjacent network areas. The terminal is operable whilst receiving a first program from a transmitter in a first network area for detecting a need for handover to a second network area, and for then determining from the ESG data if the same program is available in the second network area If it is, the terminal then receives the program from a transmitter in the second network area. Otherwise, it determines one or more programs which are similar to the first program, and presents them on a display for selection by a user. This involves determining which programs have an identifier in common with the first program. The identifier can be any one or more of a program identifier, a service identifier, a channel identifier, a category identifier and a genre identifier, for example.

A method of operating a digital program playback device, including: receiving, via a first communications network, a data stream including an encrypted data portion representative of a program; identifying, from the received data stream, an identifier associated with the program; transmitting the program identifier and a device identifier associated with the digital program playback device to an authorization device via a second communications network; receiving, via the second communications network, a decryption key in response to the transmission; and, decrypting the data stream using the decryption key and generating an output signal for playback of the program.

The present invention discloses a method for a video program playing in a network broadcast, belonging to the field of the network real-time live broadcast. The method comprises: a live broadcast terminal collects multi-path video stream of a live broadcast source and sends the multi-path video source and the video program identification corresponding to the live broadcast source to a server; a watching terminal sends data acquisition request to the server, and the data acquisition request carries the video program identification; and the watching terminal receives target video data sent by the server on the basis of the video program identification, and the target video data includes at least one-path video stream in the multi-path video stream; the server receives the switching request of the watching terminal and pushes at least one-path switched video stream to the watching terminal according to the switching request; and the watching terminal plays at least one-path switched video stream at a playing interface. Through the video switching of a watching terminal, the method and system for video program playing in network broadcast are able to increase the abundance of playing frames and improve the flexibility of switching the video source of the a video program.

A method and a system for accessing recorded video programming, which can be displayed while the programming is being recorded to a storage medium (148). Program information can be automatically stored in a memory location. The program information can be determined by accessing an on-line program guide and monitoring a user video channel selection. The program information can include a program identifier (315) and a recording time (310). At least a portion of the program information can be displayed in a time-line (300) and sub-divided into a plurality of time increments (320, 325, 330). Responsive to a user input, playback of a portion of the programming corresponding to a user selection can begin. The user selection can be a selected portion of the program information that has been marked by the user. The user selection also can be identified by a recording time, which can include a start time and a stop time.

Demanding a video program via a short message. An example method comprises: generating, at a user end, a demand short message, wherein the short message includes a User Identifier field, a Program Identifier field of the demanded video program and an Authentication field; sending to a program delivering end the short message; receiving the short message at the program delivering end; processing the received demand short message to extract the user identifier and authenticating the legality of the user; after authenticating the legality of the user successfully, sending program content corresponding to the program identifier from the program delivering end to the user end indicated by the user identifier; and receiving the demanded video program at the user end. By using a demand short message with an authentication function according to the present invention, a remote Video-on-Demand can be implemented conveniently and safely with low cost and strong security.

A system and method for extracting and routing audio-visual programs from transport stream packets includes a program identifier (PID) distributor capable of extracting program specific information (PSI) from the transport stream packets, a plurality of process paths each including an audio video stream encapsulate circuit (AVSEC) capable of encapsulating each packet of each Audio-Visual (AV) program in data packets of a predetermined format, a switching device capable of routing the encapsulated AV program packets to user pathways, and a processing device capable of parsing the PSI to identify AV programs therein and configuring the other routing system elements. Dynamic management of data flow is enabled, thus data routing is made more efficient and is readily customized to the needs of user networks at any time, and significantly, because AV programs are processed in parallel by dedicated processing paths, processing device burden and memory usage are reduced.

Methods and apparatus to determine audience viewing of recorded programs are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises displaying a previously recorded program on a display, determining a possible original broadcast time corresponding to the previously recorded program, determining program identifying information corresponding to the previously recorded program, and processing the possible original broadcast time information and the program identifying information to compare the previously recorded program with a known broadcast program.

The invention discloses a method for realizing network TV program carousel based on a real-time transport protocol, comprising the following steps: a playing terminal receives and analyzes SDP which is transmitted by a media server and comprises a media type database; a media format information table taking effective loading PT as an index is built according to an analysis result; whether an obtained programme identification is the same with the current programme identification or not is determined; whether the current media format information is same with that of the previous program or not is determined; according to a determined result, whether the current decoder continues to be adopted or not is determined according to the determined result, or the current decoder is closed, and the decoder to which the current program corresponds is started to decode. The method of the invention can start the decoder corresponding to the media type of the current programme to decode in time and ensure the playing terminal can play programme normally.

A portable navigation device includes a processing resource operably coupled to a Radio Data System communications unit and a location determination unit. In at least one embodiment, the processing resource supports a country code selector and is operably coupled to a data store capable of storing Radio Data System country code data. In at least one embodiment, the processing resource is also arranged to determine a first country associated with location data generated, when in use, by the location determination unit, the country code selector being arranged to identify a first country code from the country code data that does not correspond to the first country associated with the location data and a second country neighbouring the first country. The processing resource is also arranged to use the first country code to generate a Programme Identification code.

The invention provides an audio frequency feature based method and system for marking and identifying a broadcast television program. The method includes steps of extracting feature data of a program audio frequency file through a server-side to obtain program audio frequency feature data; merging the program audio frequency feature data, a program identifier and interactive applications, and the transmitting to a mobile terminal; recording a record audio signal of the program through the mobile terminal; extracting the audio frequency feature of the record audio signal to obtain record audio frequency feature data; determining whether there is program audio frequency feature data matching with the record audio frequency data in a program audio frequency feature database or not, and outputting a matched program identifier, playing time and corresponding interactive applications, if the program audio frequency feature data exists; and further, calculating time difference of the program and outputting the calculated time difference of the program. By adopting the audio frequency feature based method and system for marking and identifying the broadcast television program, a user can enjoy various interactive applications corresponding to a broadcast television program being watched at present through just easily operating the mobile terminal, and privacy of the user can be effectively protected so as to raise user experience.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for sharing audio / video resources, a shared gateway and a system, relates to the field of audio / video play, and is used for using an intelligent mobile terminal to play DVB audio / video data. The method comprises the steps as follows: receiving a program play request message transmitted by the intelligent mobile terminal; determining program identification according to the program play request message; obtaining program information corresponding to the program identification according to the program identification; obtaining transport stream TS data according to the program information; descrambling the TS data to obtain clear stream TS data corresponding to the program identification; recording audio data and video data from the clear stream TS data, and performing real-time stream transmission HLS slicing processing to the audio data and the video data to obtain play TS data; transmitting the TS data to the intelligent mobile terminal. The method for sharing audio / video resources, the shared gateway and the system of the invention are suitable for a scene of using the intelligent mobile terminal to play the program of DVB.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for controlling digital television program playing, which is used for realizing controlling the playing of digital television programs and capable of meeting individual needs of the user. According to the embodiment, the method comprises the following steps: receiving descrambling request sent by a digital television terminal through a condition receiving module, wherein program identifiers are carried in the descrambling request; determining a target descrambling strategy through a CAM card while determining the program identifier as a preset target program identifier; according to the target descrambling strategy, performing descrambling control on the program corresponding to the program identifier through the CAM card so as to control the digital television terminal to play the programs. The invention further provides a condition receiving module for controlling the playing of the digital television program and meeting the individual needs of the user.

The invention discloses an information display method of television programs, an information display apparatus of television programs and a terminal, wherein the information display method of television programs comprises the following steps: according to electronic program guide information in a digital television information stream, determining an identifier of the program played by a smart television; searching for multimedia resource information corresponding to the program identifier, wherein the multimedia resource information comprises a network link address or a local storage address; judging whether a triggering operation for viewing the multimedia resource information is received or not; when the triggering operation corresponding to the multimedia resource information is determined as being received, displaying a generated submenu corresponding to the multimedia resource information on a current play interface, thereby enabling a user to view the multimedia information corresponding to the multimedia resource information. With the method provided by the invention, users are free from manually searching for related information through a computer, a mobile phone and the like by themselves, and accuracy and speed of viewing the multimedia information associated with the program identifier are improved.

A network device may be operable to manage a network connection of customer premise equipment (CPE). While the CPE is operating in a normal mode of operation, the network device may communicate with the CPE utilizing one or more messages of a first type. While the CPE is operating in a low-power mode of operation, the network device may communicate with the CPE utilizing one or more messages of a second type. The network device may be operable to determine a particular program identifier to be utilized for messages the first type of message, and transmit such message(s) to the CPE. The message(s) transmitted while the CPE is in a low-power mode may comprise MPEG-TS packets having the particular program identifier. The message(s) transmitted while the CPE is not in the low-power mode may comprises MPEG-TS packets not having the particular program identifier.

The invention provides a program information generating method and terminal device. The method comprises the following steps: the terminal device determines whether generated programs in a first program list are authorized, wherein the first program list comprises channel identifications, program identifications corresponding the channel identifications and descriptive information of the programs; and corresponding authorized play identifications are set for authorized programs in the first program list to generate a second program list comprising play identifications, so that unauthorized program information without play identifications is not displayed when the terminal device receives a program information display command transmitted by a user through a remote-control device. The user can only switch channels among the authorized programs when switching channels to watch TV programs, thus the time for the user to search for the programs is saved, and the mode of watching programs at the terminal is more reasonable and humanized.

A method and mobile terminal for searching for alternative frequencies is provided for facilitating alternative frequency search. The mobile terminal having an alternative frequency search function includes a control unit having a radio data decoder for decoding radio data containing a program identifier and for differentiating the radio data by type, a radio data filter for extracting the program identifier from the radio data and for comparing the extracted program identifier with a previously stored program identifier, and a radio data updater for updating an alternative frequency list in response to an instruction of the radio data filter, and a storage unit for storing the alternative frequency list and the differentiated radio data. The alternative frequency search method and mobile terminal of the present invention facilitates alternative frequency search by updating the alternative frequency list only when the program identifier decoded from Radio Data System (RDS) data is substantially identical with the previously stored program identifier.

The invention discloses a method for processing advertisements. The method comprises the steps that a transmission stream sent by front-end equipment is obtained; whether the transmission stream contains an advertisement marking or not is judged, wherein the advertisement marking is set through the front-end equipment and used for being differentiated from a program marking; if the transmission stream contains the advertisement marking, advertisement data corresponding to the advertisement marking are filtered out. The invention further discloses a device and system for processing the advertisements. As the advertisement data can be filtered out and the like by differentiating the advertisement data from program data, and user experience is improved.

The invention discloses a program broadcast testing method and device. The method is used for testing programs of an IPTV service system through a set top box. The method includes the following steps of: obtaining a broadcast testing request, wherein the broadcast testing request contains at least one target program identifier; controlling the set top box to switch a target program corresponding to the target program identifier according to the broadcast testing request; obtaining interactive information transmitted between the set top box and the IPTV service system; and testing the broadcast situation of the target program according to the interactive information so as to obtain testing results. Compared with the prior art, interferences which are caused by a situation in which a set top box is operation manually and the broadcast situation of a program is tested through subjective judgment can be eliminated, and testing efficiency is high, and the testing results has high accuracy.

The embodiment of the invention provides a processing method and system of a stream media service. The processing method of the stream media service comprises the following steps of: receiving a stream media session building request message including user identification and program identification from a Cable network; and allocating resources to a program corresponding to the program identification according to the stream media session building request message and sending a stream media session building response message including the allocated resource information to the Cable network. The embodiment of the invention also provides a corresponding system. In the processing method and system of stream media service, which are provided by the embodiment of the invention, the capability of IMS (Information Management System) network can be effectively utilized and the stream media service can be provided based on the IMS network.

The present invention relates to a data contents processing method and apparatus for processing and displaying data contents in relation with a TV program in a DTV having a browser function. The data contents processing method according to the present invention includes the steps for: separating audio / video (A / V) signals and data contents upon receipt of a broadcast signal and extracting information on the currently received channel and a program identifier; constructing a database by forming an integrated information of a channel / program identifier information and data contents in connection with each other; controlling the conversion of data contents by checking whether or not the data contents to be displayed are consistent with the current A / V signal according to the integrated information; and, when the data contents is converted to thus select a user-desired data contents, displaying the A / V signal and the data contents.

The invention discloses a method for inquiring currently played television program information and a smart TV. The method is used for solving the problem that the description information of a currently played television program displayed on the smart TV is inconsistent with an actually played video screen. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining a program information list corresponding to a channel identifier from an EPG server according to the channel identifier of a currently played channel, wherein the program information list contains a corresponding relationship between a program identifier and program description information; obtaining a real-time video stream from a program source server corresponding to the channel identifier, and analyzing the program identifier in the obtained real-time video stream; and obtaining the program description information corresponding to the program identifier from the corresponding relationship.

In a system that provides decoding of A / V streams, this invention reduces switching delays between different streams by modifying the Program Identification (PID) values of the Audio and Video data to common PID values that are already known by the decoder. This technique allows the decoder to stay in a run state when switching between A / V streams, thereby reducing channel change times.

A method and system for transferring a transport stream, such as from a satellite receiver to a networked computer system, are provided. The transport stream is parsed to derive multiple elementary streams including associated program identifiers, which are used to determine corresponding transfer locations in a host memory. Direct memory access transfers of the multiple elementary streams are then performed to the corresponding transfer locations in the host memory.

A viewing broadcast program reserve-recording method and apparatus carries out reserve-recording of a broadcast program while maintaining a currently viewed broadcast picture without interruption. The reserve-recording apparatus pre-stores program identification information, for example, VPS data or KBPS data, contained in a broadcast program of each broadcast station, reads channel data, broadcast date and time contained in program identification information corresponding to the currently viewed broadcast program from the pre-stored program identification information when a key input signal for reserve-recording the currently viewed broadcast program is applied, and stores the read data as reserve-recording information. Accordingly, a subsequent broadcasting portion of a broadcast program can be easily reserved for recording by simply manipulating a key while a user views the broadcast program.

The invention provides a method and a system for predetermining a digital television program. The method comprises the following steps of: receiving a program substituted determination request sent by a source digital television terminal, wherein the program substituted determination request comprises a target user identification, a program identification and an effective time period; judging whether the program is allowed to be determined for a target user, and if the program is allowed to be determined for the target user, inquiring a target digital television terminal corresponding to the target user identifiication, and sending program watching information to the target digital television terminal, wherein the program watching information comprises the program identification and the effective time period. According to the method and the system, the digital television program can be determined among the digital television terminals.

The invention relates to a live streaming transmission control method for bullet screen videos, and refers to IPTV media stream transmission protocol-based transmission; the method comprises the following steps: a server receives bullet screen data with attributes and collected in real time, wherein the bullet screen data attributes comprise bullet screen program identifiers, start and end identifiers, and time identifiers; the server parses the bullet screen data, identifies the bullet screen program identifier, and packages the bullet screen data and corresponding program transmission contents into a video data packet; the server transmits the processed video data packet according to the live stream transmission protocol, and processes the video data according to the network state in transmission. The method can improve the bullet screen impression, so the bullet screen can be better fit with present video frame data; when having network jamming, the method and device can selectively drop packets of the video stream (bullet screen data packet is preferably dropped), thus preventing re-transmission events and time delaying events.