CN116506663A - EPG information update method, device, electronic equipment and readable storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of television program updating, and discloses an EPG information updating method, an EPG information updating device, electronic equipment and a readable storage medium, which are applied to a terminal with a plurality of tuners and are characterized in that channel list information of the terminal is acquired according to a preset updating period, and EPG information of each channel in the channel list information is updated and detected; if a channel needing to update the EPG information is detected, the channel is used as a channel to be updated; if at least one tuner in the terminal is idle, updating the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner to obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated. The method and the device aim to solve the technical problem that EPG information is difficult to update in time due to underutilization of a tuner.

Description

EPG information update method, device, electronic equipment and readable storage medium

technical field

The application belongs to the technical field of television broadcasting, and relates to an EPG information updating method, device, electronic equipment and readable storage medium.

Background technique

EPG (electrical program guide, electronic program guide) is a common and important function of digital TV equipment. The EPG system can quickly find the program that the user needs among numerous digital TV programs. The relevant program information processed by the EPG system is called EPG. information. However, the EPG information stored in the digital television equipment is limited, and if more EPG information is to be obtained, the EPG information must be updated. The update of EPG information depends on the tuner. Generally, the tuner will be occupied by the frequency point of the current broadcast channel. The tuner can only update the EPG information of the current channel, and will not update the EPG information of the currently unplayed channel. . With the advancement of technology, many digital TVs are usually equipped with dual tuners in order to live broadcast and record multiple channels at the same time. The information is updated, and the EPG information of all channels is updated in the middle of the night, which causes the EPG update to be untimely, and the user cannot obtain the latest EPG information immediately.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present application is to provide a method for updating EPG information, aiming at solving the technical problem that the EPG information is difficult to be updated in time due to insufficient use of the tuner.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a method for updating EPG information, which is applied to a terminal with multiple tuners, and the method for updating EPG information includes:

Acquire channel list information of the terminal according to a preset update period, and perform update detection on EPG information of each channel in the channel list information;

If a channel that needs to update the EPG information is detected, then use the channel as the channel to be updated;

If at least one tuner in the terminal is idle, then based on the idle tuner, update the EPG information of the channel to be updated to obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

In order to achieve the above object, the application provides an EPG information update device, the EPG information update device includes:

A channel update detection module, configured to obtain the channel list information of the terminal according to a preset update period, and perform update detection on the EPG information of each channel in the channel list information;

An update channel determination module, configured to use the channel as a channel to be updated if a channel that needs to be updated with EPG information is detected;

The channel update module is configured to update the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner if at least one tuner in the terminal is idle, and obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

The present application also provides an electronic device, which includes: a memory, a processor, and a program of the EPG information update method stored on the memory and operable on the processor, the EPG information update When the program of the method is executed by the processor, the steps of the above-mentioned EPG information updating method can be realized.

The present application also provides a readable storage medium, the readable storage medium stores a program for implementing the EPG information update method, and when the program of the EPG information update method is executed by a processor, the above-mentioned EPG information update method is implemented. step.

The present application also provides a computer program product, including a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the above-mentioned EPG information updating method are realized.

The present application provides an EPG information update method, device, electronic equipment, and readable storage medium, which are applied to a terminal with multiple tuners. The EPG information update method includes: according to a preset update period, acquiring the terminal's Channel list information, update and detect the EPG information of each channel in the channel list information; if a channel that needs to update the EPG information is detected, use the channel as the channel to be updated; if there is at least one tuner in the terminal If idle, update the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner to obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

Based on the preset update cycle, this application regularly updates and detects all channels of the terminal by obtaining the channel list information of the terminal, so that even if the channel is not currently playing on the terminal, the channel can be updated and detected. When the channel needs to be updated, The EPG information of the channel is updated through the idle tuner, which realizes the full utilization of the tuner. For a terminal with multiple tuners, when one tuner is occupied but other tuners are not occupied, it can Utilize the idle tuner to update the EPG information of the channel to be updated. There is no need to wait for the tuner to be unoccupied before updating the channel to be updated, which improves the timeliness of updating EPG information and improves user experience.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, represent embodiments consistent with the application and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the application.

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, In other words, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without paying creative labor.

Fig. 1 is the schematic flow chart of the first embodiment of the method for updating EPG information of the present application;

Fig. 2 is the schematic flow chart of the second embodiment of the method for updating EPG information of the present application;

Fig. 3 is the module schematic diagram of an embodiment of the EPG information updating method of the present application;

Fig. 4 is the device schematic diagram of an embodiment of the EPG information updating device of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a device structure of a hardware operating environment involved in a method for updating EPG information in an embodiment of the present application.

Explanation of reference numbers

label name label name 1 EPG scanning module 2 database module 3 PSI module 4 FE module 5 multiplexer module 6 tuner module

The realization of the purpose, functions and advantages of the present application will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed ways

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of this application, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Embodiment one

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the present application provides a method for updating EPG information, which is applied to a terminal with multiple tuners. In the first embodiment of the method for updating EPG information of the present application, the method for updating EPG information includes:

Step S10, according to the preset update period, obtain the channel list information of the terminal, and perform update detection on the EPG information of each channel in the channel list information;

Step S20, if a channel that needs to be updated with EPG information is detected, use the channel as the channel to be updated;

In this embodiment, it should be noted that in this application, the terminal further includes an EPG scanning module and a database module, and the channel list information is stored in the database module of the terminal, and when the preset update period is reached , the EPG scanning module of the terminal will obtain the channel list information from the database module, determine the channel information of the channel through the channel list information, and then search the EPG information of the channel information in the database module according to the channel information , and then detect whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated.

In addition, it should be noted that the preset update cycle is used to regularly detect whether all channels of the terminal need to be updated, and the channel list information includes all channels of the terminal and channel information of all channels, and the channel The information includes channel name, channel number, and channel frequency point information. The EPG information includes a channel program list and channel program duration. The channel to be updated is characterized by the EPG information having a waiting time shorter than the preset waiting time.

Step S30, if at least one tuner in the terminal is idle, update the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner, and obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

In this embodiment, it should be noted that the tuner is used to update the EPG information, and the EPG update information includes an update program and an update duration.

As an example, steps S10 to S30 include: acquiring channel list information of the terminal according to a preset update cycle, detecting all channels of the terminal, and judging whether the EPG information of each channel needs to be updated, so as to determine whether the EPG information of each channel needs to be updated. Updating the channel: judging whether the tuner of the terminal is idle, if at least one tuner in the terminal is idle, then based on the tuner, updating the EPG information of the channel to be updated to obtain the channel to be updated EPG information.

Wherein, if it is detected that the tuners are all occupied, then stop updating the channel to be updated, and start to update the channel to be updated after detecting that the tuner is idle, or wait for the next pre-trial update period to be processed. Update channel for updates.

In addition, in this application, when the terminal is in live TV or standby state, the tuner can be detected. Generally, when there are two tuners in the terminal, when the terminal is in live TV, Usually, one of the tuners of the terminal is occupied and the other is idle. At this time, the idle tuner can be used to update the channel to be updated. When the terminal is in a standby state, all the tuners of the terminal In the idle state, two tuners can be used to update the channels to be updated of the terminal at the same time, so as to improve the update efficiency of EPG information and reduce the energy consumption of the terminal.

In this embodiment of the present application, based on the preset update cycle, by obtaining the channel list information of the terminal, all channels of the terminal are regularly updated and detected, so that even if the channel is not currently playing on the terminal, the channel can be updated and detected, and the channel needs to be updated. When , the EPG information of the channel is updated through the idle tuner, which realizes the full utilization of the tuner. For a terminal with multiple tuners, when one tuner is occupied but other tuners are not occupied , the EPG information of the channel to be updated can be updated by using an idle tuner. No need to wait for tuners to be freed to update pending channels. Improve the update efficiency of EPG information and the timeliness of EPG update, and improve user experience.

Wherein, the step of updating and detecting the EPG information of the channel includes:

Step A10 determines the channel information of the channel according to the channel list information of the terminal;

Step A20, according to the channel information of the channel, match the EPG information of the channel in the EPG storage information of the terminal, and detect whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated.

In this embodiment, it should be noted that the EPG storage information is the EPG information of all channels stored by the terminal in the database module, and the EPG storage information includes channel names, channel numbers and EPG information of all channels. Information, the channel information includes channel name, channel number and channel frequency point information, and the EPG information of the channel is searched in the EPG storage information through the channel name and channel number.

As an example, steps A10 to A20 include: determining the channel information of the channel according to the channel information; matching the EPG information of the channel in the EPG storage information based on the channel number and the channel name of the channel information , and detect the EPG information of the channel; if it is detected that the EPG information of the channel does not need to be updated, then the EPG information of the next channel is detected in the channel list information; if the channel is detected If the EPG information needs to be updated, the channel is used as the channel to be updated. Wherein, the EPG scanning module of the terminal can detect whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated.

In this embodiment, the channel information of each channel is determined, and the EPG information of the channel is matched with the EPG storage information according to the channel information, so as to detect whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated. By performing update detection on all channels of the terminal, it is possible to perform update detection on channels not played by the current terminal. When it is detected that a channel needs to be updated, the EPG information of the channel is updated to improve the timely update of the channel. In addition, by obtaining the EPG information of the channel in the database storage module of the terminal, and then updating it, there is no need to use the frequency modulator to detect whether the EPG information of the channel is updated, and it is possible to detect whether the channel needs to be updated even when the frequency modulator is occupied. Improved efficiency of detecting channel updates.

Wherein, the step of detecting whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated includes:

Step B10, judging whether the to-be-played duration of the EPG information of the channel is less than or equal to the preset to-be-played duration;

Step B20, if it is determined that the to-be-played duration is less than or equal to the preset to-be-played duration, then determine that the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated;

Step B30, if it is determined that the to-be-played duration is longer than the preset to-be-played duration, then it is determined that the EPG information of the channel does not need to be updated.

In this embodiment, it should be noted that the duration to be played is represented by the total broadcast duration of the channel programs in the EPG information of the channel after the current time point, and the preset duration to be played is represented by the There is no need to update the critical waiting time of EPG information.

As an example, step B10 to step B30 include: judging whether the to-be-played duration of the EPG information of the channel is less than or equal to the preset to-be-played duration, if it is determined that the to-be-played duration is less than or equal to the preset to-be-played duration , the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated; if it is determined that the to-be-played duration is longer than the preset to-be-played duration, the EPG information of the channel does not need to be updated. Wherein, when it is determined that the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated, the channel is used as the channel to be updated, and when it is determined that the EPG information of the channel does not need to be updated, the EPG scanning module of the terminal continues to The channel list information is used to detect the channels that have not been detected whether they need to be updated.

In the embodiment of the present application, it is determined that the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated when it is lower than the preset waiting time to be played, so as to ensure that the total playing time of the channel program in the EPG information of the channel can be updated in time, avoiding When the channel needs to be played, the total playing time of the channel program to be played in the EPG information of the channel is not enough to provide the program for the channel, resulting in the need to re-program the EPG information, which reduces the user experience, so by treating the playing time Whether it is necessary to update the EPG information of the channel can improve the timeliness of updating.

Embodiment two

Further, referring to FIG. 2 , based on the above-mentioned embodiment of the present application, in another embodiment of the present application, for content that is the same as or similar to the above-mentioned embodiment, reference may be made to the introduction above, and details will not be repeated hereafter. On this basis, based on an idle tuner, the EPG information of the channel to be updated is updated, and before the step of obtaining the EPG update information of the channel to be updated, the EPG information update method further includes:

Step C10, judging whether the idle number of the idle tuner is lower than the preset idle number;

Step C20, if the idle number of the idle tuner is equal to the preset idle number, sending the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated in the channel frequency point information to be updated to the tuner;

Step C30, if the idle number of the idle tuners is greater than the preset idle number, send the channel information of each of the channels to be updated in the channel information to be updated to each of the idle tuners, wherein , the idle tuners are in one-to-one correspondence with the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated.

In this embodiment, it should be noted that the preset idle number can be customized. In this application, the number of tuners of the terminal is 2, and the preset idle number can be 1. When the tuner When the idle number of the tuner is 1, the channel information of the channel to be updated is sent to the tuner, wherein the channel information includes channel frequency point information, and when the idle number of the tuner is greater than 1, the The channel information of each channel to be updated in the channel information to be updated is sent to each of the tuners, and the tuner can only lock the frequency point information of one channel at a time. After the update of the EPG information of the channel corresponding to the frequency point information is completed , the channel frequency point information of the next channel to be updated will be received. When the idle number of the tuner is 0, it means that there is no idle tuner in the terminal, and the idle number of tuners in the terminal is 2 , the terminal can update the EPG information of the two channels to be updated at the same time, thereby speeding up the channel update efficiency of the terminal and reducing energy consumption of the terminal.

As an example, steps C10 to C30 include: judging whether the idle number of the idle tuner is greater than the preset idle number; if the idle number of the idle tuner is equal to the preset idle number, then The channel information of the channel to be updated is sent to the idle tuner; if the idle number of the tuner is higher than the preset idle number, the channel information of each of the channels to be updated is sent to the tuner ; If the idle number of the idle tuner is less than the preset idle number, not sending the channel information of the channel to be updated to the idle tuner. Wherein, when the idle number of the idle tuners is less than the preset idle number, it means that there is no idle tuner in the terminal currently.

In this embodiment, when one of the frequency tuners of the terminal is occupied, another frequency tuner is used to update the EPG information of the channel to be updated, so that even when the terminal is in the live TV program (when the TV program During the live broadcast, one of the tuners will be occupied), and the EPG information of the channel to be updated can also be updated to make full use of the resources of the tuner. Further, when both tuners of the terminal are in an idle state, and when the preset update period is reached, the two tuners may simultaneously update the channel to be updated in the channel information to be updated, The update efficiency of the channel to be updated is improved, and the energy consumption of the terminal is reduced. And in the present application, even when the terminal is in the standby state under the preset update cycle, the number of idle tuners can be detected, and all channels of the terminal can be updated and detected and updated.

Wherein, the step of updating the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner, and obtaining the EPG update information of the channel to be updated includes:

Step D10, sending the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated to the tuner;

Step D20, based on the idle tuner and the channel frequency point information, perform frequency locking on the channel to be updated, and detect whether the channel to be updated is successfully locked;

Step D30, after the channel to be updated is successfully locked, acquire the data to be played of the channel to be updated;

Step D40, analyzing the data to be played, and generating EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

In this embodiment, it should be noted that the channel frequency point information includes channel frequency, channel symbol rate, and channel bandwidth, and the channel frequency point information is used to provide frequency locking information for the frequency modulator, that is, the The channel information to be updated is frequency-locked in the tuner. Wherein, the terminal also includes a FE (Frontend, front end) module 4, and the EPG scanning module 1 of the terminal sends the channel frequency point information to the frequency tuner through the FE (Frontend, front end) module 4, and according to the frequency point information of the above-mentioned channel for frequency locking. The acquisition of the data to be played of the channel to be updated is to obtain the data to be played of the channel to be updated by the multiplexer module of the terminal after the frequency locking of the channel to be updated is successful, and the PSI (Program Specific Information (program specific information) module 3 analyzes the data to be played to obtain EPG update information, wherein the EPG update information is the programs to be played sorted by broadcast time, and the play duration is the preset update duration.

With reference to Fig. 3, described terminal comprises: EPG scanning module 1, database module 2, tuner module 6, multiplexer (Demux) module 5, PSI module 3 and FE module 4; Described EPG scanning module 1 and described The database module 2, the PSI module 3 and the FE module 4 are connected in communication, the PSI module 3 is connected in communication with the multiplexer module 5, and the FE module 4 is connected in communication with the tuner module 6; combined Description of the embodiment of the present application, the EPG scanning module 1 can be used to detect whether the EPG information of the channel of the terminal is updated; the database module 2 is used to store the channel list information of the terminal and all information of the terminal The EPG information of the channel, that is, the EPG storage information; the tuner module 6 is used to update the EPG information, and the multiplexer module 5 is used to obtain data to be played; the FE module 4 is used to send to the tuner The channel frequency point information of the channel is also used to lock the tuner according to the channel frequency point information, and the PSI module 3 is used to analyze the data to be played, wherein the tuner module corresponds to the physical tuning tuner device, there are two tuners in the dual tuner scenario. The multiplexer is a TS (Transport Stream, transport stream) data path component on the software. Each tuner is associated with a TS path, and each TS path is associated with a group of multiplexers.

As an example, steps D10 to D30 include: determining the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated according to the channel information to be updated, and sending the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated to the tuner; based on the The tuner and the frequency point information of the channel, lock the channel to be updated in the tuner, and obtain the data to be played of the channel to be updated after the frequency locking of the channel to be updated is successful; Perform analysis to obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

After the EPG information of the channel to be updated is determined, the remaining channels to be updated in the channel information to be updated will continue to be updated until the EPG information of all channels to be updated in the channel information to be updated is completely updated. In this embodiment, the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated is sent to the frequency modulator, and then the frequency locking of the channel to be updated is realized, and the EPG information of the channel to be updated is updated after the frequency locking is successful, ensuring that the channel to be updated Accuracy of channel updates.

Wherein, the step of detecting whether the frequency locking of the channel to be updated is successful includes:

Step E10, detecting whether there is a frequency-locking signal of the channel to be updated in the idle tuner;

Step E20, if there is a frequency locking signal of the channel to be updated in the idle tuner, then determine that the channel to be updated is successfully locked;

Step E30, if the idle tuner does not have the frequency locking signal of the channel to be updated, then the channel to be updated fails to be locked, and returns to the step: according to the idle tuner and the channel information, the The channel to be updated is locked on the tuner.

In this embodiment, it should be noted that before the frequency tuner updates the EPG information of the channel to be updated, it needs to lock the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated on the idle frequency tuner, Only then can the EPG information of the channel to be updated be updated. Wherein, the frequency lock signal is used to detect whether the idle frequency modulator successfully locks the channel to be updated, and the screen lock signal may be an RF signal.

As an example, steps E10 to E30 include: detecting whether there is a frequency-locking signal of the channel to be updated in the idle tuner; if it is detected that there is an RF signal in the tuner, the tuner receives The frequency locking signal of the channel to be updated, the frequency locking of the channel to be updated is successful; if it is detected that the idle tuner does not have an RF signal or the RF signal is unstable, then the channel to be updated has failed to be locked, and the return step: According to the tuner and the channel information, frequency-lock the channel to be updated on the tuner. Re-lock the channel to be updated. In this embodiment, it is judged by the frequency locking signal whether the channel frequency information of the channel to be updated is locked on the frequency modulator, and when the channel frequency information of the channel to be updated is not successfully locked, the frequency information of the channel to be updated is re-set. The channel is locked to ensure the accuracy of locking the channel to be updated.

Wherein, after analyzing the data to be played and generating the EPG update information of the channel to be updated, the EPG information update method further includes:

Step F10, judging whether the update duration of the EPG update information meets the preset update duration;

Step F20, if the update duration is greater than or equal to the preset update duration, then store the EPG update information in the terminal, and unlock the channel to be updated on the tuner;

Step F30, if the update duration is less than the preset update duration, then store the EPG update information in the terminal after the preset waiting duration, and unlock the channel to be updated on the tuner;

In this embodiment, it should be noted that the preset update duration is the shortest program total duration for channel update, and the update duration is the total program duration in the EPG update information, which is generated after the EPG information update is completed. EPG update information, the EPG update information will be stored in the database module of the terminal. The preset waiting time is characterized by that when the update time does not meet the preset update time, the idle frequency tuner will continue to receive the EPG update information, and when the EPG information of the channel of the terminal is updated, the obtained to-be-played The playback duration of the data may not necessarily meet the preset update duration. When the playback duration does not meet the preset update duration, the tuner will wait for the preset waiting duration. If after the preset waiting duration, the If the update duration of the EPG update information still does not meet the preset waiting duration, the EPG update information is stored in the terminal.

As an example, steps F10 to F30 include: judging whether the update duration of the EPG update information meets the preset update duration; if the update duration meets the preset update duration, storing the EPG update information in the The database module of the terminal, and release the lock of the channel to be updated on the tuner; if the update duration does not meet the preset update duration, after the preset waiting duration, store the EPG update information in the terminal, and unlock the channel to be updated on the tuner.

In this application, the idle tuner can only update the EPG information of one channel to be updated at a time. The channel frequency point information of the next channel to be updated in the updated channel is sent to the idle tuner, and returns to the execution step: based on the idle tuner and the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated, the Perform frequency point locking on the channel to be updated, and detect whether the channel to be updated is locked successfully; after the channel to be updated is successfully locked, obtain the data to be played of the channel to be updated; analyze the data to be played, and generate the EPG update information of the channel to be updated. Until all channels to be updated are updated.

In this embodiment, by judging whether the update duration meets the preset update duration, after the update duration reaches the preset update duration, the EPG update information is stored in the terminal immediately, and the next update to be updated is continued. The update of the channel improves the update efficiency, and when the update duration is shorter than the preset update duration, it does not continue to wait after waiting for the preset waiting period, so as to avoid that the tuner does not continue to update other channels to be updated.

Embodiment three

Referring to Fig. 4, the embodiment of the present application also provides a device for updating EPG information, and the device for updating EPG information includes:

The channel update detection module 10 is used to obtain the channel list information of the terminal according to the preset update period, and perform update detection on the EPG information of all channels in each channel list information;

The update channel determination module 20 is used to use the channel as the channel to be updated if a channel that needs to update the EPG information is detected;

The channel update module 30 is configured to update the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner if at least one tuner in the terminal is idle, and obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

Optionally, the channel update detection module 10 is also used for:

The step of updating and detecting the EPG information of the channel includes:

determining channel information of each of the channels according to the channel list information of the terminal;

Matching the EPG information of the channel in the EPG storage information of the terminal according to the channel information of the channel, and detecting whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated.

Optionally, the update channel determination module 20 is also used for:

The step of detecting whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated includes:

Judging whether the to-be-played duration of the EPG information of the channel is less than the preset to-be-played duration;

If it is determined that the duration to be played is less than or equal to the preset duration to be played, then it is determined that the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated;

If it is determined that the to-be-played duration is longer than the preset to-be-played duration, it is determined that the EPG information of the channel does not need to be updated.

Optionally, the channel update module 30 is also used for:

Before the step of updating the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on an idle tuner, and obtaining the EPG update information of the channel to be updated, the method for updating EPG information further includes:

judging whether the idle number of the idle tuner is equal to the preset idle number;

If the idle number of the idle tuner is equal to the preset idle number, sending the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated to the idle tuner;

If the idle number of the idle tuners is greater than the preset idle number, then send the channel frequency point information of each channel to be updated to each of the idle tuners, wherein the idle tuners There is a one-to-one correspondence with the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated.

Optionally, the channel update module 30 is also used for:

The idle-based tuner updates the EPG information of the channel to be updated, and the step of obtaining the EPG update information of the channel to be updated includes:

Based on the idle tuner and the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated, lock the frequency point of the channel to be updated, and detect whether the channel to be updated is successfully locked;

After the channel to be updated is successfully locked, acquire the data to be played of the channel to be updated;

Analyzing the data to be played, and generating EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

Optionally, the channel update module 30 is also used for:

The step of detecting whether the frequency locking of the channel to be updated is successful includes:

Detecting whether there is a frequency-locking signal of the channel to be updated in the idle tuner;

If there is a frequency locking signal of the channel to be updated in the idle tuner, it is determined that the channel to be updated is successfully locked;

If the idle tuner does not have the frequency locking signal of the channel to be updated, it is determined that the channel to be updated has failed to lock, and return to the step of: according to the idle tuner and the channel information, the Update channels locked on the tuner.

Optionally, the channel update module 30 is also used for:

After the step of analyzing the data to be played and generating the EPG update information of the channel to be updated, the EPG information update method further includes:

Judging whether the update duration of the EPG update information meets the preset update duration;

If the update duration is greater than or equal to the preset update duration, storing the EPG update information in the terminal, and unlocking the channel to be updated on the tuner;

If the update duration is shorter than the preset update duration, after a preset wait duration, store the EPG update information in the terminal, and unlock the channel to be updated on the tuner.

The EPG information update device provided by the present application adopts the EPG information update method in the above-mentioned embodiments, aiming to solve the technical problem that the EPG information is difficult to be updated in time due to insufficient use of the tuner. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the EPG information updating method provided by the embodiment of the present application is the same as the beneficial effect of the EPG information updating method provided by the above-mentioned embodiment, and other technical features in the EPG information updating device are the same as those of the above-mentioned embodiment The disclosed features of the methods are the same and will not be repeated here.

Embodiment Four

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, the electronic device may be a playback device, and the electronic device includes: at least one processor; and a memory connected to the at least one processor in communication; instructions executed by the processor, the instructions are executed by at least one processor, so that the at least one processor can execute the EPG information update method in the above embodiment.

Referring now to FIG. 5 , it shows a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device suitable for implementing an embodiment of the present disclosure. Electronic devices in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include but not limited to mobile phones, notebook computers, digital broadcast receivers, PDA (personal digital assistant, personal digital assistant), PAD (portable Android device, tablet computer), PMP (Portable Media Player, portable multimedia player), mobile terminals such as vehicle-mounted terminals (such as vehicle-mounted navigation terminals), and fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, and the like. The electronic device shown in FIG. 5 is only an example, and should not limit the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the electronic device may include a processing device 1001 (such as a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, etc.), which may be stored in a ROM (Read-Only Memory, read-only memory) 1002 according to a program or from a storage device 1003 Various appropriate actions and processes are executed by a program loaded into RAM (Random Access Memory) 1004 . In RAM 1004, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the electronic device are also stored. The processing device 1001 , ROM 1002 , and RAM 1004 are connected to each other via a bus 1005 . An input/output (I/O) interface 1006 is also connected to the bus.

Generally, the following systems can be connected to the I/O interface 1006: an input device 1007 including, for example, a touch screen, a touchpad, a keyboard, a mouse, an image sensor, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, etc.; including, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display, Liquid Crystal Display) ), a speaker, a vibrator, and the like; a storage device 1003 including, for example, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, and the like; and a communication device 1009. A communication device may allow an electronic device to communicate with other devices wirelessly or by wire to exchange data. While an electronic device is shown with various systems in the figures, it should be understood that implementing or having all of the systems shown is not a requirement. More or fewer systems may alternatively be implemented or provided.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts can be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product, which includes a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, where the computer program includes program codes for executing the methods shown in the flowcharts. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network via a communication system, or installed from a storage system, or installed from a ROM. When the computer program is executed by the processing system, the above-mentioned functions defined in the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure are performed.

The electronic device provided by the present application adopts the EPG information update method in the first embodiment above to solve the technical problem that the EPG information is difficult to be updated in time due to insufficient use of the tuner. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the distribution of product flow data provided by the embodiment of the present application is the same as the beneficial effect of the EPG information update method provided by the above embodiment, and other technical features of the EPG information update device are the same as those of the above embodiment The disclosed features of the methods are the same and will not be repeated here.

It should be understood that various parts of the present disclosure may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware or a combination thereof. In the description of the above embodiments, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in an appropriate manner.

The above is only a specific implementation of the application, but the scope of protection of the application is not limited thereto. Anyone familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the application. Should be covered within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be determined by the protection scope of the claims.

Embodiment five

This embodiment provides a readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions stored thereon, and the computer-readable program instructions are used to execute the method for updating EPG information in the first embodiment above.

The readable storage medium provided in the embodiment of the present application may be, for example, a USB flash drive, but is not limited to electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor devices, devices, or devices, or any combination thereof. More specific examples of readable storage media may include, but are not limited to, electrical connections with one or more wires, portable computer diskettes, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable EPROM (Electrical Programmable Read Only Memory, read-only memory) or flash memory, optical fiber, portable compact disc CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory, read-only memory), optical storage device, magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above. In this embodiment, the readable storage medium may be any tangible medium containing or storing a program, and the program may be used by or in combination with an instruction execution device, device or device. The program code contained in the readable storage medium can be transmitted by any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: electric wire, optical cable, RF (Radio Frequency, radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

The above-mentioned readable storage medium may be included in the electronic device, or exist independently without being assembled into the electronic device.

The above-mentioned readable storage medium carries one or more programs, and when the above-mentioned one or more programs are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device: acquires the channel list information of the terminal according to a preset update cycle, and updates the channel list The EPG information of all channels in the information is updated and detected; if it is detected that the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated, then the channel is used as the channel of the EPG information of the channel to be updated, and the channel information to be updated is generated based on each channel to be updated; if The tuner of the terminal is idle, and based on the channel information to be updated and the tuner, the EPG information of the channel to be updated is updated to obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

Computer program code for carrying out the operations of the present disclosure can be written in one or more programming languages, or combinations thereof, including object-oriented programming languages—such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and conventional Procedural Programming Language - such as "C" or a similar programming language. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In cases involving a remote computer, the remote computer can be connected to the user computer via any kind of network, including a LAN (local area network) or WAN (Wide Area Network, wide area network), or it can be connected to an external computer such as use an Internet service provider to connect via the Internet).

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality and operation of possible implementations of devices, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in a flowchart or block diagram may represent a module, program segment, or portion of code that contains one or more logical functions for implementing specified executable instructions. It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It should also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based device that performs the specified functions or operations , or may be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

The modules involved in the embodiments described in the present disclosure may be implemented by software or by hardware. Wherein, the name of the module does not constitute a limitation of the unit itself under certain circumstances.

The readable storage medium provided by the present application stores computer-readable program instructions for executing the above-mentioned EPG information updating method, and aims to solve the technical problem that EPG information is difficult to update in time due to insufficient use of the tuner. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the readable storage medium provided by the embodiment of the present application is the same as that of the method for updating EPG information provided by the above embodiment, and details are not repeated here.

Embodiment six

The present application also provides a computer program product, including a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the above-mentioned EPG information updating method are realized.

The computer program product provided by this application aims to solve the technical problem that the EPG information is difficult to be updated in time due to the underutilization of the tuner. Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of the computer program product provided by the embodiment of the present application is the same as the beneficial effect of the method for updating EPG information provided by the above embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present application. All equivalent structures or equivalent process transformations made by using the description of the application and the accompanying drawings are directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields. , are all included in the patent processing scope of the present application in the same way.

Claims (10)

1. An EPG information updating method applied to a terminal having a plurality of tuners, the EPG information updating method comprising:

acquiring channel list information of the terminal according to a preset updating period, and updating and detecting EPG information of each channel in the channel list information;

if a channel needing to update the EPG information is detected, the channel is used as a channel to be updated;

if at least one tuner in the terminal is idle, updating the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner to obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated.

2. The EPG information updating method of claim 1, wherein the step of updating and detecting the EPG information of the channel comprises:

determining channel information of the channel according to the channel list information of the terminal;

and matching the EPG information of the channel in the EPG storage information of the terminal according to the channel information of the channel, and detecting whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated.

3. The EPG information updating method of claim 2, wherein the step of detecting whether the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated comprises:

Judging whether the time length to be played of the EPG information of the channel is smaller than a preset time length to be played;

if the time length to be played is smaller than or equal to the preset time length to be played, determining that the EPG information of the channel needs to be updated;

and if the time length to be played is longer than the preset time length to be played, determining that the EPG information of the channel does not need to be updated.

4. The EPG information updating method of claim 1, wherein before the step of updating the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner to obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated, the EPG information updating method further comprises:

judging whether the idle quantity of the idle tuners is equal to a preset idle quantity or not;

if the idle number of the idle tuners is equal to the preset idle number, the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated is sent to the idle tuners;

if the idle number of the idle tuners is greater than the preset idle number, channel frequency point information of each channel to be updated is respectively sent to each idle tuner, wherein the idle tuners are in one-to-one correspondence with the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated.

5. The EPG information updating method of claim 4, wherein the step of updating the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner, to obtain the EPG update information of the channel to be updated comprises:

based on the idle tuner and the channel frequency point information of the channel to be updated, performing frequency point locking on the channel to be updated, and detecting whether the channel to be updated is successfully locked;

after the channel to be updated is successfully locked, obtaining data to be played of the channel to be updated;

and analyzing the data to be played to generate EPG updating information of the channel to be updated.

6. The EPG information updating method of claim 5, wherein the step of detecting whether the channel to be updated is successfully frequency-locked comprises:

detecting whether a frequency locking signal of the channel to be updated exists in the idle tuner;

if the frequency locking signal of the channel to be updated exists in the idle tuner, determining that the channel to be updated is successfully locked;

if the idle tuner does not have the frequency locking signal of the channel to be updated, determining that the channel to be updated fails to be locked, and returning to the step: and locking the channel to be updated on the tuner according to the idle tuner and the channel information.

7. The EPG information updating method of claim 5, wherein after the step of parsing the data to be played to generate EPG update information of the channel to be updated, the EPG information updating method further comprises:

judging whether the update time length of the EPG update information meets the preset update time length or not;

if the update time length is longer than or equal to the preset update time length, storing the EPG update information to the terminal, and unlocking the channel to be updated in the tuner;

and if the updating time length is smaller than the preset updating time length, after a preset waiting time length, storing the EPG updating information to the terminal, and unlocking the channel to be updated in the tuner.

8. An EPG information updating apparatus applied to a terminal having a plurality of tuners, the EPG information updating apparatus comprising:

the channel update detection module is used for acquiring channel list information of the terminal according to a preset update period and carrying out update detection on EPG information of each channel in the channel list information;

the updating channel determining module is used for taking the channel as a channel to be updated if the channel needing to update the EPG information is detected;

And the channel updating module is used for updating the EPG information of the channel to be updated based on the idle tuner if at least one tuner in the terminal is idle, so as to obtain the EPG updating information of the channel to be updated.

9. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

at least one processor;

and a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the steps of the EPG information updating method of any of claims 1 to 7.

10. A readable storage medium, characterized in that the readable storage medium has stored thereon a program for realizing the EPG information updating method, the program for realizing the EPG information updating method being executed by a processor to realize the steps of the EPG information updating method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.