WO2012075740A1 - Method and system for mobile terminal implementing digital tv receiving terminal gateway - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for a mobile terminal implementing a digital TV receiving terminal gateway. Said method and system can be applied in the field of mobile communication technology. The method includes: the digital TV receiving terminal establishing a communication connection with the mobile terminal; the digital TV receiving terminal sending an information instruction of initiating gateway function to the mobile terminal; the mobile terminal initiating the gateway function according to said information instruction; the digital TV receiving terminal establishing a connection with a service server via the mobile terminal which has initiated the gateway function; after the connection has been successfully established, the digital TV receiving terminal sending a service request to the service server via the mobile terminal; the service server pushing the service resource information to the digital TV receiving terminal via the mobile terminal. Using the solutions provided in the present invention, when the bidirectional reconstruction of the cable television network has not been made, the digital TV receiving terminal implementing a network connection can be enabled and nice utility can be provided.

Description

 Method and system for implementing digital television receiving terminal gateway by mobile terminal

Technical field

 The present invention belongs to the field of mobile communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and system for implementing a digital television receiving terminal gateway by a mobile terminal. Background technique

 With the development of cable TV technology, set-top boxes have also entered thousands of households. The traditional set-top box (STB) is mainly used to realize high-definition digital TV, content protection, personal video recorder, EPG (Electronic Program Guide). And other functions, combined with the Internet network can achieve some Internet network functions, such as TV-based web browsing, email business. Traditional set-top boxes receive content from cable, terrestrial, and satellite broadcasts for playback. With the development of broadband services, IP set-top boxes will also get content from the Internet, and publish content to other devices located in the home through the home network for playback.

 When the set-top box is connected to the Internet, it can be connected to the Internet through Dial-Up Networking (Dun-Dialing). When using Dun dial-up Internet access, the set-top box needs to be connected to the network through a separate modem or through the home gateway. The device implements a connection to the network. However, a separate modem or home gateway device needs to be purchased separately and takes up a certain amount of space, increasing the cost of implementing the set-top box for network functions. Summary of the invention

 It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for implementing a digital television receiving terminal gateway by using a mobile terminal, so as to reduce the cost of implementing a network function of the set top box, the method comprising the steps of:

 The S20 digital television receiving terminal sends a gateway function information command to the mobile terminal;

 The S30 mobile terminal starts the gateway function according to the information instruction;

 The S40 digital television receiving terminal establishes a connection with the service server through the mobile terminal that has enabled the gateway function;

 After the connection establishment is successful in S50, the digital television receiving terminal sends the service request to the service server through the mobile terminal;

The S60 service server pushes the service resource information to the digital television receiving terminal through the mobile terminal. Preferably, before the step S20, the method further includes: the S10 digital television receiving terminal establishes a communication connection with the mobile terminal.

 Preferably, the step S10 specifically includes:

 The S101 digital television receiving terminal searches for the mobile terminal through the Bluetooth protocol;

 S102 digital television receiving terminal sends the authentication instruction information to the found mobile terminal;

S103: The mobile terminal establishes a communication connection with the digital television receiving terminal according to the authentication instruction information.

 Preferably, the step S40 specifically includes:

 The S401 mobile terminal establishes a connection with an external network;

 S402: the mobile terminal sends the network data to the digital television receiving terminal;

 S403 digital television receiving terminal sends an instruction to connect to the service server to the mobile terminal;

The S404 mobile terminal establishes a connection with the service server through an external network according to the received instruction of the connection service server;

 The S405 mobile terminal transmits a data stream connected to the service server to the digital television receiving terminal. Preferably, the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal supporting Dun dial-up Internet access.

 Preferably, the mobile terminal is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.

 Preferably, the digital television receiving terminal is a set top box, a network protocol television or a television integrated machine. Another object of the present invention is to provide a system for implementing a gateway function of a digital television receiving terminal by a mobile terminal.

 The mobile terminal includes a receiving module, a sending module, and a storage module, wherein the receiving module is configured to receive instruction information and external network data information from the digital television receiving terminal; and the sending module is configured to send the received instruction information Go to the external network, and send the external network data information to the digital television receiving terminal; the storage module is configured to store the identity information of the mobile terminal.

Preferably, the instruction information includes: requesting to establish communication request information, enabling gateway function instruction information, establishing connection request information or service request information with the service server. With the technical solution provided by the present invention, the mobile terminal can be implemented as a gateway of the digital television receiving terminal, so that the digital television receiving terminal realizes the network connection and performs the service request through the mobile terminal. DRAWINGS

 1 is a method for implementing a mobile terminal provided by a first embodiment of the present invention as a gateway of a digital television receiving terminal;

 FIG. 2 is a structural block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

 The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

 Referring to FIG. 1, a method for implementing a mobile terminal as a digital television receiving terminal gateway according to a first embodiment of the present invention is shown.

 The method for implementing the gateway of the digital television receiving terminal by the mobile terminal provided by the present invention may specifically include the following steps:

 Step S20: The digital television receiving terminal sends a gateway function information instruction to the mobile terminal. After successfully establishing a communication connection with the mobile terminal, the digital television receiving terminal may send the gateway function information command to the mobile terminal via Bluetooth.

 Step S30: The mobile terminal starts the gateway function according to the instruction to enable the gateway function information.

 After receiving the command to enable the gateway function, the mobile terminal starts dialing through Dun's Modem.

 Step S40: The digital television receiving terminal establishes a connection with the service server through the mobile terminal that has enabled the gateway function.

 In this step, the mobile terminal first establishes a connection with an external network. Specifically, after receiving the information command for enabling the gateway function, the mobile terminal establishes a network connection with the external network through the Modem of Dun.

 Next, the mobile terminal transmits the network data to the digital television receiving terminal. Specifically, after the mobile terminal is successfully connected to the external network, the network data is sent to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal sends the network data to the digital television receiving terminal through the Bluetooth, and the digital television receiving terminal successfully establishes a communication connection with the external network.

Then, the digital television receiving terminal transmits an instruction to connect to the service server to the mobile terminal. After the digital TV receiving terminal successfully connects with the external network, the command to connect to the service server is sent via Bluetooth. Send to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal establishes a connection with the service server through the external network according to the received instruction of the connection service server. The mobile terminal transmits a data stream connected to the service server to the digital television receiving terminal.

 Step S50: After the connection is successfully established, the digital television receiving terminal sends the service request information to the service server by using the mobile terminal.

 In this step, the digital television receiving terminal first sends the service request information to the mobile terminal through Bluetooth, and the mobile terminal sends the service request information to the service server.

 S60: The service server pushes the service resource information to the digital television receiving terminal through the mobile terminal. After receiving the service request information, the service server searches for the service resource information corresponding to the service request information from the server, and transmits the service resource information to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal sends the received service resource information to the digital television. Receiving terminal.

 Further, the step S20 may further include: Step S10: The digital television receiving terminal establishes a communication connection with the mobile terminal.

 In this step, first, the S101 digital television receiving terminal searches for the mobile terminal through the Bluetooth protocol. At present, most mobile terminals support the Bluetooth protocol. Therefore, the use of Bluetooth to realize the communication between the digital TV receiving terminal and the mobile terminal needs to be easily implemented by adding a Bluetooth function module to the ordinary digital television receiving terminal. If the user needs to find the mobile terminal, firstly, the Bluetooth function of the digital television receiving terminal is turned on by the remote controller, and the instruction information for finding the surrounding Bluetooth device is issued. After receiving the instruction information, the mobile terminal sends the information to be authenticated to the digital television receiving terminal. The display device of the digital television receiving terminal displays information such as an icon or a name or a model of all surrounding mobile terminal devices connected thereto. The digital television receiving terminal selects one of the mobile terminals according to the display device to display the information to be authenticated by the mobile terminal, such as a picture or a name or a model, and transmits the authentication information to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal then establishes a communication connection with the digital television receiving terminal according to the authentication instruction information.

 In the method for implementing the gateway of the digital television receiving terminal by the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal is actually used as the gateway side, and the digital television receiving terminal is used as the terminal terminal (data terminal), and the digital television receiving terminal as the terminal side passes. The mobile terminal that is connected to the gateway as the gateway side dials the Internet through the modem.

The mobile terminal in this embodiment may be a mobile phone supporting a Bluetooth communication or a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant), and the digital television receiving terminal is a machine supporting Bluetooth communication. Set-top box, network protocol TV or digital TV all-in-one.

 The present invention also provides a system for implementing a function of a digital television receiving terminal gateway through a mobile terminal, which may specifically include a mobile terminal and a digital television receiving terminal, wherein the mobile terminal supports a Dun dial-up mobile phone or a personal digital assistant, the digital television The receiving terminal supports a Bluetooth-enabled set-top box or a network protocol television or digital television integrated machine.

 Referring to Fig. 2, a structural diagram of a mobile terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention, only parts related to the present embodiment are listed for convenience of explanation.

 The mobile terminal provided by this embodiment may specifically include a receiving module 1, a sending module 2, and a storage module 3. The receiving module 1 is configured to receive command information and external network data information from the digital television receiving terminal; the sending module 2 is configured to send the received command information to an external network, and send the external network data information to the digital television receiving terminal. The storage module 3 is configured to store identity information of the mobile terminal.

 Further, the instruction information may include: requesting to establish the communication request information, or opening the gateway function instruction information, or establishing connection request information, or service request information with the service server. The gateway function system is described in detail.

 When the digital television receiving terminal needs to perform a network connection through the mobile terminal, the first instruction information for requesting the communication connection is sent to the receiving module 1 of the mobile terminal, and after receiving the command information requesting the connection, the receiving module 1 extracts the mobile terminal from the storage module 3. The identity information, such as the model number and the name, is sent to the digital television receiving terminal through the sending module 2, and the digital television receiving terminal receives the identity information sent by the mobile terminal and passes the authentication, and then sends the authentication information to the mobile terminal to establish a communication connection with the mobile terminal. .

After the digital television receiving terminal successfully establishes a communication connection with the mobile terminal, the command information for enabling the gateway function is sent to the mobile terminal, and after receiving the instruction information for enabling the gateway function, the receiving module 1 establishes a communication connection with the external network, and establishes the network data information. Sending to the digital television receiving terminal by the sending module 2, the digital television receiving terminal sends the instruction information for establishing a connection with the service server to the receiving module 1 of the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal sends a request for establishing a connection with the service server through the sending module 2 to After the service server is authenticated by the service server, the mobile terminal establishes a connection with the service server, and sends the network data information connected to the service server to the digital television reception through the sending module 2. Terminal. The digital television receiving terminal sends the specific service request information to the receiving module 1 of the mobile terminal, and sends the information to the service server through the sending module 2, and the service server searches for the service data information matching the service request information from the database and sends the information to the mobile terminal. The receiving module 1 transmits the service data information to the digital television receiving terminal through the sending module 2.

 It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the mobile terminal is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant that supports Dun dial-up Internet access.

 Through the above embodiments, the digital television receiving terminal can realize network connection through the mobile terminal, which has good practicability.

 The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

Rights request  A method for a mobile terminal to implement a gateway of a digital television receiving terminal, characterized in that it comprises:  The S20 digital television receiving terminal sends a gateway function information command to the mobile terminal;  The S30 mobile terminal starts the gateway function according to the information instruction;  The S40 digital television receiving terminal establishes a connection with the service server through the mobile terminal that has enabled the gateway function;  After the connection establishment is successful in S50, the digital television receiving terminal sends the service request to the service server through the mobile terminal;  The S60 service server pushes the service resource information to the digital television receiving terminal through the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step S20 further comprises: S10 establishing, by the digital television receiving terminal, a communication connection with the mobile terminal.  The method of claim 2, wherein the step S10 specifically comprises: the digital television receiving terminal searching for the mobile terminal by using a Bluetooth protocol;  The digital television receiving terminal transmits the authentication instruction information to the found mobile terminal;  The mobile terminal establishes a communication connection with the digital television receiving terminal according to the authentication instruction information. The method of claim 1, wherein the step S40 specifically includes: establishing, by the mobile terminal, a connection with an external network;  The mobile terminal transmits the network data to the digital television receiving terminal;  The digital television receiving terminal sends an instruction to connect to the service server to the mobile terminal;  The mobile terminal establishes a connection with the service server through the external network according to the received instruction of the connection service server;  The mobile terminal transmits a data stream connected to the service server to the digital television receiving terminal.  The method according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile terminal supporting Dun dial-up Internet access.  6. The method of claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the mobile terminal is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant. 7. The method according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the digital television receiving terminal is a set top box, a network protocol television or a television integrated machine. A system for implementing a function of a digital television receiving terminal gateway, comprising a mobile terminal and a digital television receiving terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is a Dun dial-up mobile phone or a personal digital assistant, and the digital television receiving terminal To support Bluetooth protocol set-top boxes or network protocol TV or digital TV all-in-one.  The system according to claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a receiving module, a sending module and a storage module, wherein the receiving module is configured to receive instruction information and external network data from the digital television receiving terminal. The sending module is configured to send the received instruction information to an external network, and send the external network data information to the digital television receiving terminal; the storage module is configured to store the identity information of the mobile terminal.  10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the instruction information comprises: requesting establishment of a communication request information, enabling gateway function instruction information, establishing connection request information or service request information with a service server.