Control system and method of home video equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to a control system and a method of home video equipment. A control device sends and receives information of executing recording and deleting programs of a set-top box, and inquires information of a state information control command of the set-top box; registration information of a mobile control part of the control device and the set-top box is stored; the set-top box and the control device are connected so as to receive and execute the information of recording and deleting program instruction, and inquire the state information control command of the set-top box; the set-top box sends the information of executing recording and deleting programs to the control device so as to inquire result information of the state information control command of the set-top box; the set-top box outputs video and audio signals, a television signal source and the set-top box are connected to send video signals to the set-top box; the video device and the set-top box are connected so as to receive the video and audio signals output by the set-top box and display and play the video and audio signals; and a remote controller is connected with the set-top box so as to send infraredor wireless signals for controlling the working state of the set-top box.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of film and television technology, and in particular relates to a control system and a control method of home video equipment. Background technique [0002] The TiVo home TV recorder in the United States; or called a hard disk digital recorder, its main function is to replace the function of a traditional tape recorder. [0003] TiVo is commonly referred to as a hard disk digital video recorder in the United States. It looks like a TV set-top box, with its own hard drive that can be connected to a closed-circuit television circuit. Its main function is to receive wireless or cable TV signals, and record TV programs on the hard disk through signal conversion. Its communication can also receive TV program information (also known as electronic program list) through the network or telephone line, so that users only need to use the remote control to simply set what program to record, and the DVR can automatically find th...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] The main disadvantage of the traditional hard disk digital video recorder is: the user must use the remote control (or use the button or interface on the digital video recorder) to control its work

If the user is not at home, he cannot control the work of the video recorder at home, nor can he know which programs have been recorded by the hard disk video recorder at home and which programs will be recorded soon

[0006] The second shortcoming of the traditional hard disk video recorder is that it cannot intelligently identify the channel configuration of the program source

Since the hard disk video recorder cannot automatically identify the frequency configuration of the TV signal, the user needs to set it manually

Not only cumbersome, but error-prone

[0007] The third disadvantage is: the traditional hard disk video recorder is controlled by a separate remote control

When users switch signal sources, they need to operate multiple different remote controls, which is not only cumbersome but also error-prone

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