METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PROGRAM IN WORD SERVICE OF VIDEO PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A method for managing a Program In Word (PIW) service of a video program, the method comprising:
- a Server Manager System (SMS) configuring, according to a request of an operator, a sub-program to bear the PIW service for a program of the operator, and sending a corresponding relation between the program and the sub-program to an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) server;
the EPG server storing text information input for the program by all users as PIW display information of the corresponding sub-program, and updating the PIW display information in real time;
a Set Top Box (STB) forwarding a PIW service request of a user to the EPG server;
according to program information, which is carried in the PIW service request, of a currently playing program, the EPG server obtaining the sub-program corresponding to the currently playing program by inquiry, and obtaining the PIW display information of the sub-program and sending the PIW display information to the STB;
the STB displaying the PIW display information for the user through a client terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention claims a method and a system for managing a Program In Word (PIW) service of a video program. The method comprises the steps of: a management platform configuring a sub-program to bear the PIW service for a program provided by the operator, and sending a corresponding relation between the program and the sub-program to an EPG server for storing; the EPG server storing text information input for the program by all users as PIW display information of the corresponding sub-program, and updating the PIW display information in real time; an STB forwarding a PIW service request of a user to the EPG server; according to program information, which is carried in the PIW service request, of a currently playing program, the EPG server obtaining the sub-program corresponding to the currently playing program by inquiry, and then obtaining the PIW display information of the sub-program and sending the PIW display information to the STB; and the STB displaying the PIW display information on a client terminal for the user. The present invention enables the users to submit comments on the program when they are watching it, and the PIW display information can be updated continuously and displayed in real time.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for managing a Program In Word (PIW) service of a video program, the method comprising:
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a Server Manager System (SMS) configuring, according to a request of an operator, a sub-program to bear the PIW service for a program of the operator, and sending a corresponding relation between the program and the sub-program to an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) server;
the EPG server storing text information input for the program by all users as PIW display information of the corresponding sub-program, and updating the PIW display information in real time;a Set Top Box (STB) forwarding a PIW service request of a user to the EPG server;
according to program information, which is carried in the PIW service request, of a currently playing program, the EPG server obtaining the sub-program corresponding to the currently playing program by inquiry, and obtaining the PIW display information of the sub-program and sending the PIW display information to the STB;
the STB displaying the PIW display information for the user through a client terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13)
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7. A system for managing a Program In Word (PIW) service of a video program, the system comprising a Server Manager System (SMS), an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) server and a Set Top Box (STB), wherein
the SMS is used for configuring, according to a request of an operator, a sub-program to bear the PIW service for a program of the operator, and informing the EPG server of a configured corresponding relation between the program and the sub-program; -
the EPG server is used for storing the corresponding relation between the program and the sub-program, storing text information input for the program by all users as PIW display information of the corresponding sub-program, and updating the PIW display information in real time;
the EPG server is further used for, according to program information, which is carried in a PIW service request, of a currently playing program, inquiring the sub-program corresponding to the currently playing program, inquiring the PIW display information of the sub-program, and returning the PIW display information back to the STB; andthe STB is used for forwarding the PIW service request submitted by a user to the EPG server, and displaying the PIW display information for the user through a client terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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