CN1971749A

CN1971749A - Multimedia playing system and method

Info

Publication number: CN1971749A
Application number: CN 200510123399
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢忆欣; 张有权
Original assignee: Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2005-11-25
Filing date: 2005-11-25
Publication date: 2007-05-30

Abstract

A multimedia playing system and method, the system includes the host computer and has remote control equipment of the recognition function of the fingerprint, the host computer group has a database, the identification data used for recording the multimedia content, resume position and correspondent user's identity identification data, the remote control equipment discerns the present user's identity through reading the fingerprint pattern, for users to presume the multimedia content to be played, in order to transmit its identity identification data and presume the order to the host computer, for the host computer according to user's identity identification data and multimedia content to be played presume the order, read the correspondent resume position from the database, broadcast the multimedia content. Therefore, the invention makes the operation of the user more simple and convenient, greatly reduces the time for searching the continuous playing position, and the host can realize the automatic continuous playing function of the multimedia content only by inputting the fingerprint data by the user without manual execution and can be used by a plurality of people.

Description

Multimedia play system and method

Technical field

The invention relates to a kind of Play Technique for Multimedia, particularly about a kind of multimedia play system and method for continued broadcasting content of multimedia automatically.

Background technology

Same video disc play on same machine, and different people usually can't get together simultaneously and watch, and along with rhythm of life is accelerated day by day, people also Chang Wufa once watch complete video disc.During the film that therefore before the individual wants to continue to watch, do not play, just must search for the position of broadcast interruption last time, so not only lose time, also can't correctly find the interruption position of broadcast last time with manual mode.

At above-mentioned shortcoming, there is manufacturer to develop a kind of digital CD-ROM drive (DVD) with play position memory function, when receiving the function command that stops to play, can remember the current play position of multimedia CD, when playing next time with this play position as reference position, thereby reach the effect of continuous play multimedia data of optical disk, but the shortcoming of this technology is: when many people successively watch same video disc, this CD-ROM drive only can be remembered last user's broadcast record, therefore, can't use simultaneously for many people, thereby reduce the elasticity of watching multimedia CD.

So, there is manufacturer to design a kind of digitizing CD-ROM drive that uses simultaneously for many people in addition, it can remember the broadcast record of a plurality of CDs, yet, the shortcoming of this technology is that the user needs manually search dvd playback record from specific database, not only operate loaded down with trivial details, when stored record more for a long time, the memory playing function often can't correctly find the broadcast record that needs, to such an extent as to can't be brought into play due effect.

Therefore, how solving the shortcoming that above-mentioned prior art exists, is the technical matters that present industry needs to be resolved hurrily.

Summary of the invention

For overcoming the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of multimedia play system and method, and it searches for corresponding broadcast record data automatically by fingerprint recognition mechanism, thereby realizes the continued broadcasting function of content of multimedia.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of multimedia play system and method, can improve and play the correctness that record data are carried out the continued broadcasting function.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of multimedia play system and method, can write down a plurality of users' broadcast record by finger print data, watches content of multimedia for these users record of watching by oneself on same CD-ROM drive.

For realizing above-mentioned and other purpose, the invention provides a kind of multimedia play system and method, this multimedia play system comprises main frame, carries out multimedia playing program, and writes down recognition data, continued broadcasting position and the corresponding user identity identification data of the content of multimedia of current broadcast; And with these a little data storage in database; And remote control equipment, set content of multimedia to be played for the user, be provided with a fingerprint identification unit in addition, so as to reading fingerprint pattern identification active user identity, and the identification result is sent in the main frame, this main frame searches out corresponding continued broadcasting position according to the identification data that receive and the setting command of content of multimedia to be played from this database, play this content of multimedia.

This content of multimedia to be played leaves in the hard disk of CD or this main frame, and this main frame also comprises: receive the identification data of this remote control equipment transmission and the communication interface of content of multimedia setting command to be played; By the identification data that receive and the setting command of content of multimedia to be played, the search unit of the continued broadcasting position of the content of multimedia of search correspondence from this database; According to the continued broadcasting position that searches out, play the broadcast unit of this content of multimedia, and in this broadcast unit execution playing process, reception stops to play the steering order of this content of multimedia, read recognition data, the current play position of this content of multimedia and trigger the user identity identification data of this steering order, and these data are upgraded in database.

This remote control equipment also comprises the fingerprint database of the fingerprint pattern of storage user identity identification data and correspondence; Read active user's fingerprint pattern, so as to from this database, searching out the fingerprint identification unit of corresponding user identity identification data; Form by a plurality of function buttons, for the setup unit of user's set-up function execution command; And the user identity identification data of transmitting this function executing instruction and correspondence arrive the transmission interface of this main frame.

Multi-medium play method of the present invention comprises that (1) set up the database of a recognition data that records content of multimedia, continued broadcasting position and corresponding user identity identification data in multimedia play system; (2) this remote control equipment reads fingerprint pattern identification active user identity, sets content of multimedia to be played for this user; (3) this main frame receives the identification data of this remote control equipment transmission and the setting command of content of multimedia to be played, so as to search out this corresponding continued broadcasting position from this database; And (4) this main frame execution multimedia playing program is play this content of multimedia.Wherein, this content of multimedia to be played leaves in the hard disk of CD or this main frame.

Wherein, this step (1) also comprises (1-1) this main frame execution multimedia playing program, play multimedia content; (1-2) receive when stopping to play the steering order of this content of multimedia, read recognition data, the current play position of the content of multimedia of this broadcast immediately and trigger the user identity identification data of this steering order at this main frame; And (1-3) in database, upgrade these record data.Step (2) comprises that also (2-1) sets up the fingerprint database of the fingerprint pattern that stores user identity identification data and correspondence; (2-2) read active user's fingerprint pattern, so as to from this database, searching out corresponding user identity identification data; (2-3) provide the setting interface that constitutes by a plurality of function buttons, for this user's set-up function execution command; And the user identity identification data of (2-4) transmitting this function executing instruction and correspondence arrive this main frame.

In sum, multimedia play system of the present invention and method, by fingerprint recognition mechanism, automatically search out the broadcast record of corresponding content of multimedia, so as to realizing the function of continuous play multimedia content, improved and play the correctness that record data are carried out the continued broadcasting function, the present invention can write down a plurality of users' broadcast record by finger print data, watch content of multimedia for these users record of watching by oneself on same CD-ROM drive, user's operation is easier, has significantly reduced the time of search continued broadcasting position.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the basic framework synoptic diagram of multimedia play system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet that multi-medium play method of the present invention is set up database 203; And

Fig. 3 is the operating process synoptic diagram of multi-medium play method of the present invention.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 is the basic framework synoptic diagram of multimedia play system 10 of the present invention, as shown in the figure, multimedia play system 10 is made up of remote control equipment 100 and main frame 200, in the present embodiment, this main frame is DVD or VCD player, and remote control equipment 100 comprises fingerprint database 101, fingerprint identification unit 110, setup unit 120 and transmission interface 130.

Fingerprint database 101 is used to store user identity identification data and corresponding fingerprint pattern.

Fingerprint identification unit 110 reads active user's fingerprint pattern, from fingerprint database 101, search out corresponding user identity identification data, wherein, on remote control equipment 100, be provided with the sensing cell (not marking) that reads active user's fingerprint pattern, from fingerprint database 101, search out corresponding user identity identification data according to this fingerprint pattern for this fingerprint identification unit 110.

Setup unit 120 is made up of a plurality of function buttons, user's set-up function execution command is provided, in the present embodiment, setup unit 120 refers to the function button district in the remote control equipments 100, for the user by this function button district carry out the selection of content of multimedia to be played and content of multimedia broadcast, feature operation such as stop, advancing, retreat.

The function executing instruction that transmission interface 130 is set the user is sent in the main frame 200 together with the identification data of user's correspondence.

Main frame 200 comprises hard disk 201, CD-ROM drive 202, database 203, communication interface 210, search unit 220, broadcast unit 230 and record cell 240.

As shown in Figure 1, main frame 200 is carried out playing program by the data that read in the multimedia CD sheet, this multimedia CD is placed in the CD-ROM drive 202 in advance, and carries out multimedia playing program by the data that laser head (not marking) reads on this CD; In addition, main frame 200 also can read content of multimedia relevant in the hard disk 201 that is stored in main frame 200, carries out multimedia playing program.

Recognition data, continued broadcasting position and the corresponding user identity identification data (back detailed description) of the content of multimedia of the current broadcast of database 203 storages.

Communication interface 210 receives the identification data of remote control equipment 100 transmission and the setting command of content of multimedia to be played.

Identification data and content of multimedia setting command to be played that search unit 220 receives according to communication interface 210, the corresponding content of multimedia continued broadcasting position of search from database 203.In the present embodiment, the user puts into required DVD CD in advance in CD-ROM drive 202, set the steering order of playing this CD by setup unit 120, subsequently, main frame 200 detects the recognition data of this CD, lteral data " superman endanger note " (also can be the ID coding) for example, follow the user identity identification data (for example " Wang Xiaoming ") that transmit according to remote control equipment 100, the recognition data that searches out content of multimedia in database 203 is " superman endanger note ", and the user identity identification data are that the continued broadcasting location records data of " Wang Xiaoming " are " 33: 04 ".

Broadcast unit 230 is play this content of multimedia according to the continued broadcasting position that search unit 220 searches out, and serves as that the broadcast reference position is play the content of multimedia in this CD with " 33: 04 " promptly.

When record cell 240 receives the steering order that stops (time-out) play multimedia content in the process that broadcast unit 230 execution are play, read recognition data, the current play position of the content of multimedia of current broadcast and trigger the user identity identification data of this steering order, and these data are upgraded in database 203.

Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet that multi-medium play method of the present invention is set up database 203.As shown in the figure, execution in step S210 at first, when the user utilizes remote control equipment 100 input associative operations, immediately by fingerprint identification unit 110 scanning user fingerprints, and compare with the fingerprint pattern data of fingerprint database 101 stored, identify active user's identity, then enter step S220.

In step S220, the user imports the content of multimedia play instructions by the setup unit 120 of remote control equipment 100, and this steering order is sent in the main frame 200, then enters step S230.

Among the assorted step S230, main frame 200 is play specific content of multimedia by this steering order after receiving this steering order, then enter step S240.

In step S240, judge whether main frame 200 in the process of carrying out multimedia, receives the steering order that stops (time-out) play multimedia content, if having, then enters step S250, otherwise, return step S230.

In step S250, main frame 200 reads recognition data, the current play position of the content of multimedia of current broadcast and sends the user identity identification data of this steering order, and above-mentioned data are upgraded in database 203.

Execution in step S310 at first, when user's operating and remote controlling equipment 100,, and the finger print data of this fingerprint pattern and fingerprint database 101 stored compared by fingerprint identification unit 110 scanning users' fingerprint pattern, identify active user's identity, then enter step S320.

In step S320, the user chooses content of multimedia to be played by the setup unit 120 of remote control equipment 100, and transmit a setting command in main frame 200, in the present embodiment, the user sets the content of multimedia that main frame 200 is play in this multimedia CD by remote control equipment 100; In addition, main frame 200 also can be play the associated multimedia content that is stored in the hard disk 201, then execution in step S330.

In step S330, remote control equipment 100 will this content of multimedia setting command to be played and corresponding user identity identification data be sent in the main frame 200 then execution in step S340.

In step S340, main frame 200 is according to content of multimedia setting command to be played that receives and corresponding user identity identification data, and this content of multimedia is play again from this continued broadcasting position in the corresponding continued broadcasting position of search from database 203.In the present embodiment, the user puts in CD-ROM drive 202 in advance and wants the DVD CD watched, set the steering order of playing this CD by setup unit 120, subsequently, main frame 200 detects the recognition data of this CD, lteral data " superman endanger note " (also can be the ID coding) for example, then press the user identity identification data (for example " Wang Xiaoming ") that remote control equipment 100 transmits, the recognition data that searches out content of multimedia in database 203 is " superman endanger note ", the user identity identification data are that the continued broadcasting location records data of " Wang Xiaoming " are " 33: 04 ", then enter step S350.

In step S350, main frame 200 is a starting point by the continued broadcasting position that searches out, and plays this content of multimedia again, promptly plays content of multimedia in this CD with " 33: 04 " as playing reference position.

In sum, multimedia play system of the present invention and method identify active user's identity by reading fingerprint pattern, and the content of multimedia setting command to be played that cooperates the user to set, automatically search for the continued broadcasting position of this content of multimedia to be played, so as to reaching the effect of continuous this content of multimedia of broadcast, can significantly reduce user search and interrupt the operation steps of fragment, and it is easy and simple to handle, realized that a plurality of users watch the effect of same CD content by continued broadcasting position separately on same CD-ROM drive, and can not conflict to some extent, therefore can promote the convenience of using CD-ROM drive.

Claims

1. A multimedia playback system, characterized in that, the multimedia playback system comprises:

The host executes the multimedia player program, and records the identification data of the currently played multimedia content, the location of the continued broadcast and the corresponding user identification data; and

The remote control device is for the user to set the multimedia content to be played. In addition, it is equipped with a fingerprint identification unit to read the fingerprint pattern, identify the current user identity, and transmit the identification result to the host computer. The host computer searches out the corresponding information from the database. Play the multimedia content at the continuation position.

2. The multimedia playing system according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia content to be played is stored in an optical disc and a hard disk of the host.

3. The multimedia playback system according to claim 1, wherein the host computer also includes:

A communication interface for receiving the identification data transmitted by the remote control device and setting instructions for multimedia content to be played;

The search unit searches the database for the corresponding continuation position of the multimedia content according to the received identification data and the setting instruction of the multimedia content to be played;

a playing unit, playing the multimedia content according to the searched resume position; and

The recording unit receives a control command to stop playing the multimedia content during the playback process of the playback unit, reads the identification data of the played multimedia content, the current playback position and the user identification data that triggers the control command, and reads the The retrieved data is updated to the database.

4. The multimedia playback system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote control device further comprises:

Fingerprint database, storing user identification data and corresponding fingerprint patterns;

The setting unit is composed of a plurality of function keys, and provides user setting function execution instructions; and

The transmission interface transmits the function execution instruction and the corresponding user identification data to the host.

5. A method for playing multimedia, characterized in that, the method for playing multimedia carries out the playing task of multimedia content through a group of multimedia playing systems that are provided with main frame and remote control equipment, and the method for playing multimedia includes:

(1) In the multimedia playback system, a database is set up to record the identification data of the multimedia content, the replay position and the corresponding user identification data;

(2) The remote control device reads the fingerprint pattern to identify the current user identity, and sets the multimedia content to be played for the user;

(3) The host receives the identification data sent by the remote control device and the setting instruction of the multimedia content to be played, so as to search out the corresponding resume position from the database; and

(4) The host executes a multimedia player program to play the multimedia content.

6. The multimedia playing method according to claim 5, wherein the multimedia content to be played is stored in an optical disc and a hard disk of the host.