CHANNEL SELECTION METHOD, SYNTHESIS CODING DEVICE AND IPTV STB

摘要

A channel selection method for an interactive network television is provided in the present invention. The method comprises: simultaneously displaying images of each channel in a channel set on a screen according to the received media stream; each channel is presented in different areas of the screen in thumbnails; receiving a signal from a controller; if the signal is used for switching between pages, switching the channel set; if the signal is used for selecting a particular image in this channel set, switching to the channel represented by the image. An encoding method, a synthesis coding device and a set top box for the interactive network television are also provided in the present invention. The solution mentioned above helps accelerate switching in the conventional art.