Intelligent television operation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016227276-A1
Application number	US-201415021175-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 10, 2014
Priority date	Sep 10, 2013
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intelligent television operation system, comprising an application frame layer combining and repackaging each component interface and logic of component layer to simplify reusing mechanism of application for components of the component layer; an application execution environment layer providing execution explaining environment of application codes; a component layer comprising a digital television-associated component for supporting an intelligent television application, wherein each component provides a standard universal component interface for the application frame layer; a hardware abstraction layer performing abstraction on hardware functions of Linux core layer, hiding hardware interface details and providing virtual hardware platform to provide unified interface for the component layer, whereby the component layer is hardware-irrelevant and transplanting on multiple platforms is facilitated; and a Linux core layer managing process, managing memory, realizing network protocol and providing drive program for hardware platform of a intelligent television.

First claim

1 . An intelligent television operation system, characterized in that a software structure thereof comprises an application frame layer, an application execution environment layer, a component layer, a hardware abstraction layer and a Linux core layer, wherein:
the application frame layer is configured to combine and repackage each component interface and logic of the component layer so as to simplify a reusing mechanism of for components of the component layer by an application; the application execution environment layer is configured to provide an execution explaining environment of application codes; the component layer comprises a digital television-associated component which is configured to support an intelligent television application, and each component provides a standard universal component interface for the application frame layer so as to keep an exposed interface of the application frame layer unchanged during component replacing; the Linux core layer is configured to manage a process, manage a memory, realize a network protocol and provide a drive program for a hardware platform of the intelligent television; and the hardware abstraction layer is configured to perform abstraction on hardware functions of the Linux core layer, hide hardware interface details and provide a virtual hardware platform so as to provide a unified interface for the component layer, whereby the component layer is hardware-irrelevant and thus transplanting on multiple platforms is facilitated.

2 . The operation system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the software structure further comprises an application layer which is configured to realize various applications comprising Java applications and Web applications, and the application is in a software or file form and realizes all or part of functions of a service.

3 . The operation system according to claim 2 , characterized in that the application is a system application issued along with the operation system.

4 . The operation system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the digital television-associated component comprises one or a combination of the following components:
a live broadcasting television component, configured to provide core function software for the functions of a traditional digital television application, including carousel parsing, DSMCC parsing, PSI/SI parsing and demultiplexing; an interactive television component, configured to support a corresponding software module based on a bidirectional network interactive audio and video service, including an interactive television application software module supporting Video-On-Demand (VOD), True Video On Demand (TVOD/TVS), and interactive video live broadcasting; and a CA component, configured to acquire, in real-time, CA scrambling information from a scrambling stream, parse a scrambling controlled word, and acquire CA authorization information from a program stream to control the broadcasting authorization of a scrambled program.

5 . The operation system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component layer further comprises a network communication-associated component, configured to provide an Internet protocol and parsing of various Internet-protocol-based communication service protocols.

6 . The operation system according to claim 5 , characterized in that the network communication-associated component comprises one or a combination of the following components:
a network protocol component, configured to provide protocol support for network-associated various application development; a family interconnection component, configured to interconnect respective devices in a family by a family interconnection protocol, realize dynamic finding and control of the devices and support coordinated work among respective devices; and a communication component, configured to perform visible communication service-associated interaction and media transceiving managing and realize VoIP and intelligent television application-based unilateral or multilateral audio and video direct communication.

7 . The operation system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component layer further comprises a device management-associated component, configured to perform remote configuration managing on a user terminal by an operator.

8 . The operation system according to claim 7 , characterized in that the device management-associated component comprises one or a combination of the following components:
a terminal managing component, configured to perform terminal remote network configuration, service configuration, query of terminal application installation information, service ordering and installation, and product version upgrading; and a device managing component, configured to perform unified management of built-in or external devices of the intelligent television.

9 . The operation system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component layer further comprises a man-machine interaction-associated component, configured to realize local man-machine interaction between a user and a terminal.

10 . The operation system according to claim 9 , characterized in that the man-machine interaction-associated component comprises one or a combination of the following components:
a man-machine interaction component, configured to provide various approaches and means for the user to interact with the devices; and a UI component, configured to realize distribution processing of various graphical controls and window events required by UI development and provide support for UI development of applications.

11 . The operation system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component layer further comprises a media processing-associated component, configured to realize play control of a multimedia stream or file.

12 . The operation system according to claim 11 , characterized in that the media processing-associated component comprises one or a combination of the following components:
an AV setting component, configured to provide audio and video parameter acquisition and setting; and a media processing component, configured to perform audio and video media playing, collecting, inputting and associated functions.

13 . The operation system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component layer further comprises a window managing component, configured to provide functions including window adding and removing, window layout drawing, animation effect of window switching, focus switching and window positioning and rotating.

14 . The operation system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component layer further comprises an application management-associated component, configured to realize life period management of applications installed in a terminal.

15 . The operation system according to claim 14 , characterized in that the application management-associated component comprises one or a combination of the following components:
an application signaling component, configured to realize interaction with an operation front end, report an application life period control command sent from an operator to an application managing component and perform software upgrade detection; the application managing component, configured to execute starting, scheduling and life period management of the application as well as message distribution among applications; and an installation package managing component, configured to be in charge of the installation and uninstallation management of the application of the intelligent television terminal, and provide installation package-as

Assignees

• Acad Of Broadcasting Science Sarft
• Oriental Cable Network Co Ltd
• Jiangsu Broadcasting Cable Information Network Corp Ltd
• Zte Corp
• Acad Of Broadcasting Science Sarft
• Inst Acoustics Cas
• Liantong Network Communication Tech Inc (Shanghai)

Inventors

• Zou Feng
• Sheng Zhifan
• Chen Delin
• Xia Xiaoyan
• Xue Liuzhong
• Xie Wei
• Jiang Hua
• Wang Jinlin
• Bai Yimin
• Wan Qianrong
• Sun Sheng'An
• Wang Jigang
• Sun Peng
• Tang Liang
• Zhang Dingjing
• Wang Dongfei
• Wang Mingmin
• Wang Wei
• Fu Guangtao
• Li Xiaoyu
• Zhao Liangfu
• Li Zheng
• Bai Wei
• Wang Ying

Classifications

• H04N21/818

  OS software · CPC title

• H04N21/4438 Primary

  Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface · CPC title

• H04N21/443 Primary

  OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB · CPC title