Method, device and system for controlling cable television system

• US 9,749,573 B2
• Filed: 08/15/2013
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Weiwei, Shi, Linan, Yu, Zhanyue
• Primary Examiner(s): SHANG, ANNAN Q
• Application Number:
  US14/422,567
• Publication Number:
  US 20150229864A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,475 Days
• Field of Search: 725 80, 725133-134, 725141-142, 725153, 725 78, 725 81, 348734
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/40 Remote control systems using repeaters, converters, gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2827 Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42221 Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4432 Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418

Abstract

Disclosed are a method, a device and a system for controlling a cable television system. The method includes that: an intelligent mobile terminal detects whether the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to a home wireless network, and when it is detected that the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to the home wireless network, transmits a set-top box turn-on signal to a set-top box through the home wireless network; the set-top box executes a turn-on operation according to the received set-top box turn-on signal and transmits a television turn-on signal to a television. According to the disclosure, after a user of the intelligent mobile terminal gets home, the intelligent mobile terminal carried by the user automatically turns on the set-top box and the television, and the user does not need to use a remote controller of the set-top box and a remote controller of the television.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a cable television system, comprising:

detecting, by an intelligent mobile terminal, whether the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to a home wireless network, and when it is detected that the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to the home wireless network, transmitting a set-top box turn-on signal to a set-top box through the home wireless network; and

performing, by the set-top box, a turn-on operation according to the received set-top box turn-on signal and transmitting a television turn-on signal to a television;

wherein transmitting the set-top box turn-on signal to the set-top box through the home wireless network comprises;

transmitting the set-top box turn-on signal to the set-top box periodically through the home wireless network according to a predetermined frequency;

determining by the set-top box, whether the set-top box turn-on signal transmitted by the intelligent mobile terminal is received within a predetermined time interval,

when the set-top box turn-on signal is not received within the predetermined time interval, executing a turn-off operation, and transmitting a television turn-off signal to the television.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the home wireless network is a home Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network or a home Bluetooth (BT) network.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein transmitting the television turn-on signal to the television comprises:

transmitting the television turn-on or turn-off signal to the television through a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein transmitting the television turn-on signal to the television comprises:

transmitting, by the set-top box, a Wi-Fi or BT television turn-on or turn-off signal to an infrared transmitter through the Wi-Fi or BT network, and converting, by the infrared transmitter, the received Wi-Fi or BT television turn-on or turn-off signal into an infrared television turn-on or turn-off signal, and then transmitting the infrared television turn-on or turn-off signal to the television.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the home wireless network is a home Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network or a home Bluetooth (BT) network.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein transmitting the television turn-on signal to the television comprises:

transmitting the television turn-on or turn-off signal to the television through a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein transmitting the television turn-on signal to the television comprises:

transmitting, by the set-top box, a Wi-Fi or BT television turn-on or turn-off signal to an infrared transmitter through the Wi-Fi or BT network, and converting, by the infrared transmitter, the received Wi-Fi or BT television turn-on or turn-off signal into an infrared television turn-on or turn-off signal, and then transmitting the infrared television turn-on or turn-off signal to the television.

8. An intelligent mobile terminal, comprising:

a detection component and a transmission component, wherein

the detection component is configured to detect whether the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to a home wireless network, and when it is detected that the intelligent mobile terminal is connected to the home wireless network, notify the transmission component to execute an operation of transmitting a set-top box turn-on signal to a set-top box; and

the transmission component is configured to transmit the set-top box turn-on signal to the set-top box through the home wireless network according to the notification from the the detection component;

wherein the transmission component is configured to transmit the set-top box turn-on signal to the set-top box periodically through the home wireless network according to a predetermined frequency;

when the set-top box turn-on signal is not received within the predetermined time interval, execute a turn-off operation; and

notify the transmission component to execute an operation of transmitting the turn-off signal to the television.

9. A set-top box, comprising:

a turn-on component, a transmission component, and a turn-off component, wherein

the turn-on component is configured to execute a turn-on operation according to a set-top box turn-on signal transmitted from an intelligent mobile terminal; and

the transmission component is configured to transmit a television turn-on signal to a television according to the set-top box turn-on signal transmitted from the intelligent mobile terminal and to transmit a turn-off signal to the television according to receiving a notification from the turn-off component;

the turn-off component is configured to;

determine whether the set-top box turn-on signal transmitted from the intelligent mobile terminal is received within a predetermined time interval;

when the set-top box turn-on signal is not received within the predetermined time interval, execute a turn-off operation; and

notify the transmission component to execute an operation of transmitting the turn-off signal to the television.