2009年10月1日

ESG/EPG (8) - Possible Required Features

Possible Required ESG/EPG Features


1). Features in ESG / EPG:

§ Define program categories.

§ Populate and provide program guide (details on the Program Info page, channel panel, and browse panel, Program next occurrence, etc.)

  • Number of views of the EPG global per period of time
  • Number of views of the EPG channel per period of time
  • Number of views of the EPG program per period of time

§ Contains the program and scheduling information for a specific time period such as the next 7-14 days of programming

§ Channel management:

  • List of channels
  • Channel TV viewing
  • Channel Program : Ability for the user to display the EPG for one given channel
  • Channel / Program zapping

§ Account management

§ Interactivity management

§ Viewing experience management

  • Volume set up
  • Play / Pause / Stop
  • Full screen

§ Should contain only information that is relevant to that particular period of time; No scheduling gaps

§ Channel navigation: Mini-menu, Full EPG list, or Subscribed Channels or List where EPG listings can be localized

§ Contains multiple localization entries for each element

§ Definition and Function of pressing the Key Pad:

§ EPG with Preview future programs

  • Displaying weekly (or daily) schedules of IPTV multicast channels. Note that the channels accessible on the weekly channel are defined by the end-user access rights.

§ Previewing particular programs and personalizing TV viewing.

§ Search by program title and roles - Allowing subscribers to find or search programs with a particular or classified theme on a specified time or date.

§ When changing the channels, the global EPG shall automatically change. And the channel change must automatically re-trigger the generation of the global EPG video clip.

§ When changing the playlist’s channels, the EPG shall automatically change. And the channel change must automatically re-trigger the generation of the EPG video clip.

§ The key functionality of ESG Manager is to filter content based on user preferences and context.

§ Schedule series recordings.

§ Automatic video recording.

§ Live program recording rights handling (given in the EPG)

  • EPG in the past for 7 days with live programs recorded
  • EPG in the past (7 days) that gives access to recorded programs

§ Advertising in ESG/EPG with new programs or promotional information

§ EPG grabber for external channels

§ Cost of the program in the EPG (if need extra payment)

§ EPG price and ratings indications - Assign ratings to programs.

§ Parental Control - Restricting access to TV channels that are deemed inappropriate.

§ Distribution rights handling (given in the EPG)

§ ESG and Programs are different based on user location

§ Content meta-data editor

  • a tool to edit the meta-data associated to a media
  • select a media file in all supported input formats
  • select one image to represent the content within EPG/catalog
  • preview of the content in a specific window
  • save the meta-data in the xml file
  • open an existing meta-data file in order to edit parameters.

§ Controlling disk storage devices in IP set-top boxes.

§ EPG Synchronization

§ Set Alerts on Home EPG

  • Reminding viewers when a selected or pre-subscried program (or a program covering a selected topic) is about to be shown.
  • Alerting subscribers about the arrival of new e-mail.

§ Reporting: may contain the following information (MSISDN or Id, event, channelIn, channelOut, clipTeasingZapping, date, time, EPG views, interactive service trigger, etc.)

2). Popular Interactive IPTV Applications

§ EPG

§ Video On-Demand

§ IPTV Web browsing

§ IPTV E-mail

§ Digital video recording

§ Walled Garden Portal

§ IPTV Instant Messaging (IM)

§ IPTV-commerce

§ On-screen caller ID

§ Targeted interactive TV advertising

§ Gaming On Demand

§ Parental Control

§ IP based emergency alert systems

§ IPTV program related interaction

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