TWI538493B - Multimedia system, cross - platform real - time sharing system and method - Google Patents

Description

Multimedia message cross-platform instant sharing system and method

The present invention relates to a method for instantly and continuously sharing multimedia messages, and more particularly to a system and method for installing a dedicated application on different electronic devices, which can instantly share and continue the playback progress of the previous multimedia message across platforms.

The use of electronic devices in modernized society has become popular, and due to the rapid development of Internet and multimedia, most users have become accustomed to using multimedia devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers to browse multimedia content, but limited by electronic device screens. The size is too small. When large screens are available around the world, users usually want to share multimedia messages on large screens (such as TVs). In the current market, there are several ways to achieve the above purposes. .

A method for transmitting a multimedia message by using a known Micro HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) interface, which is mainly connected by a tablet computer to a television through an HDMI transmission line, and the multimedia message being browsed on the tablet computer can pass the HDMI transmission line. Transfer to the TV to play, but this method has the following disadvantages:

1. Most mobile phones do not support HDMI. Only a few tablets support this feature. Therefore, sharing multimedia messages in this way must be limited to specific hardware devices.

2. In order to share the multimedia message, the user must use the HDMI transmission line to connect the two devices, so that the range of motion is limited to the length of the line, which is not convenient for operating the tablet.

3. Every time you want to enjoy the multimedia file, you need to re-plug the HDMI cable. The convenience of instant sharing is quite low.

4. The TV will use the screen output by the tablet as the display screen, which means that the two screens are synchronized and cannot be operated independently. For example, the TV cannot be used to view the photos through the tablet while playing the movie. .

Another sharing method is the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) media server connection mechanism, which is a mechanism for enabling digital homes to read multimedia files shared by the server through the network, mainly by a Wireless AP sharer. A digital media server (DMS) and a digital media player (DMP) are connected through a network; the digital media server (DMS) is a data source for providing multimedia messages, and the digital media is played. (DMP) accesses and plays the content of the digital media server (DMS) through the network. Although this mechanism can achieve the purpose of sharing multimedia messages, it has the following disadvantages: To share multimedia messages to electronic devices through DLNA, A digital media server (DMS) and a digital media player (DMP), and a display for playing multimedia messages must support DLNA or an additional purchase of DLNA Dongle to achieve multimedia message sharing.

The Miracast wireless connection mechanism includes a share (Source) and a sink (Sink), mainly based on Wi-Fi Direct wireless. Display standard, a mobile device on the share side can share video images wirelessly. Although the sharing terminal can play the current screen directly on the digital TV or other device representing the receiving end through Miracast without any connection line, this method still has the following disadvantages:

1. The sharing end (Source) and the receiving end (Sink) must support Wi-Fi Direct connection mode. In addition, it must have a digital TV that supports Miracast function or an additional purchase of Miracast Dongle to achieve multimedia message sharing.

2. The sharing terminal transmits the current display screen to the receiving end, and the screens at both ends will be synchronized, that is, when the tablet computer plays the video, the digital television displays the same picture, but if the tablet computer performs other operations, such as playing games, the remote end The digital TV picture will also change and cannot stay in the state of playing the movie.

As can be seen from the above, there are currently many technologies for digital devices to instantly share their multimedia messages to remote devices for playback, but they are somewhat insufficient in terms of universality, convenience, immediacy and repeatability. Therefore, how to enable any digital device to instantly share its multimedia information across platforms under its operating system, and to more efficiently improve the convenience and practicability of its use, it is worthy of further study in terms of current use requirements. To come up with a better solution.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a cross-platform instant sharing system and method for multimedia information, which installs a dedicated application on an electronic device equipped with an operating system for instantaneous transmission or reception of multiple multimedia messages, and can be used in different electronic devices. Continued, sequential, asynchronous Play this multimedia message to achieve instant sharing of multimedia messages across platforms.

The method for achieving the foregoing purposes is to enable the foregoing multimedia information to be shared across platforms, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a first electronic device, a selected information corresponding to the plurality of multimedia messages and a play request; And playing the multimedia message content corresponding to the selected information; determining whether an instant sharing request is received during the playing of the multimedia message content; and when the instant sharing request is received, the multimedia message content to be played and one The progress information is transmitted to a second electronic device through a network.

The above method is mainly to install their own dedicated applications on the two electronic devices, so as to realize the mechanism of cooperation between the two and use the network as a communication channel to instantly share multimedia messages and make the shared multimedia messages continue. Instant playback for users to browse multimedia content through different electronic devices, especially when the user plays multimedia content on the first electronic device to a paragraph, if the user wants to share the multimedia message with other large screens When the two electronic devices continue to play, the multimedia messages can be instantly shared across the platform by the above method, without having to start from the beginning, and can be played in real time, and provide an asynchronous manner to enable the multimedia message to be played while the second electronic device is playing. An electronic device can still perform other operations, that is, the first and second electronic devices can independently operate the non-synchronized operation mechanism, and the mechanism can be Improve the efficiency of the use of electronic devices.

And a first electronic device comprising: a first electronic device, the first electronic device comprising: a storage unit for storing a plurality of multimedia messages; and a display An input module; a network transmission module; a processor is respectively connected to the storage unit, the display, the input module, the network transmission module, and: displaying the multimedia message on the display, And receiving, by the input module, a selection information and a play request corresponding to the plurality of multimedia messages; and playing the content of the multimedia message corresponding to the selected information according to the play request; determining whether to receive the content during the playing of the multimedia message And an instant sharing request transmitted from the input module; and when the instant sharing request is received, the multimedia message content and a playback progress information that are being played are immediately transmitted to the second through the network transmission module Electronic device.

The first electronic device can provide the multimedia information of the first electronic device to the user through a dedicated application. When the user selects any multimedia message through the input module, the application can be directly transmitted through the first electronic device. The program plays, and at any point in the content of playing the multimedia message, the user can share it to the remote end, and the content of the multimedia message is played in a continuous, sequential, and asynchronous manner through the network transmission. In order to achieve instant sharing of multimedia messages across platforms under different operating systems, and to enhance its practicality and convenience.

10‧‧‧First electronic device

101‧‧‧Browsing module

102‧‧‧Transmission module

103‧‧‧Playing module

11‧‧‧ storage unit

12‧‧‧ display

121‧‧‧ display area

13‧‧‧Network Transmission Module

14‧‧‧ Processor

15‧‧‧Input module

151‧‧‧Operating area

20‧‧‧Second electronic device

201‧‧‧ receiving module

202‧‧‧Playing module

31‧‧‧ hardware layer

32‧‧‧ operating system layer

33‧‧‧Network layer

34‧‧‧Application layer

1A is a perspective view of an instant sharing system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is an external view of another instant sharing system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1C is an external view of another instant sharing system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device architecture in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic diagram of an application program in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the instant connection playback of a preferred embodiment of the application of the present invention.

6 is a flow chart showing the sequential playback of a preferred embodiment of the application of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a flow diagram of a non-synchronous operation in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a method for installing a dedicated application on an electronic device equipped with an operating system, and sharing the multimedia message across the platform through the dedicated application; in this embodiment, the operating system It can refer to the operating system where the application can be installed, such as Android, Windows, iOS, Mac OS, etc. The above operating system is only an example, and it is not limited to the available operating system.

For the specific application mode of the embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1A, which includes a first electronic device 10 equipped with an operating system and a second electronic device 20, both of which are connected to each other through network transmission. In the present embodiment, the first electronic device 10 refers to a tablet computer or a smart phone, and the second electronic device 20 is an index television or In addition, the first and second electronic devices 10 and 20 may respectively be other electronic devices such as a notebook computer or a desktop computer, and the above devices are exemplified herein, and are not limited thereto. .

As shown in FIG. 2, the first electronic device 10 includes a storage unit 11, a display 12, a network transmission module 13, a processor 14, and an input module 15. The storage unit 11 is used. In the present embodiment, the input module 15 and the display 12 form a touch display, and respectively provide an operation area 151 (shown in FIG. 1A) and a display area 121. The display is provided. The area 121 is used to display a browsing page, and the operation area 151 is used for the user to select a multimedia message and send an instruction; The processor 14 is electrically connected to the storage unit 11, the display 12, and the network transmission module 13, respectively, and the processor 14 is equipped with an operating system, and the dedicated application is built on the operating system for The multimedia message is presented on the browsing page, and the multimedia message is transmitted through the network transmission module 13. The network protocol supported by the network transmission module 13 refers to a Wi-Fi and a Wi-Fi Direct in this embodiment. Or a Bluetooth device; the first electronic device 10 is connected to the corresponding second electronic device 20 through the network transmission module 13 to make the first electronic device 10 transparent. The network instantly shares the multimedia message with the second electronic device 20.

To illustrate that the dedicated application is installed in different devices and operating systems in the preferred embodiment, please refer to FIG. 3 , wherein the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20 can be different electronic devices. For example, the lithographic computer and the notebook computer are respectively equipped with their own dedicated operating systems (OS), and when the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20 respectively install the aforementioned dedicated application in the operating system, The first electronic device 10 is used as a digital content sender (Digital Content Sender), and the second electronic device 20 is used as a digital content receiver (Digital Content Recipient); wherein the digital content transmitter includes a browsing mode a receiver 101, a sender module (Sender) 102, a play module (Media Player) 103, the digital content receiver includes a receiver module (Receiver) 201, a play module (Media Player) 202; The browsing module 101 provides a browsing page for the user to browse the multimedia message content, and the user can select to play the selected electronic device 10 directly through the playing module 103. After the multimedia message is selected, the user can transmit the multimedia message to the second electronic device 20 through the sending module 102. The sending module 102 and the receiving module 201 are mainly responsible for transmitting the multimedia message. After the user selects the multimedia message to be shared, the multimedia message content is shared by the mechanism. After the second electronic device 20 receives the multimedia message, the content of the multimedia message is played by the playing module 202 to achieve instant sharing. With the function of playing.

To further illustrate the architecture of the preferred embodiment, please refer to As shown in FIG. 4, the architecture is mainly divided into four levels, and the bottom layer is sequentially arranged to the uppermost layer to be a hardware layer (HW Layer) 31, an operating system layer (OS Layer) 32, and a network layer (Network). Layer 33, an application layer 34; the device supported by the hardware layer 31 includes a desktop computer (PC), a smart phone (Smart Phone), a notebook (Note Book), and a digital television (Digital). TV) and a tablet (Tablet); the operating system supported by the operating system layer 32 includes Windows, Android, iOS, Mac OS, etc.; the sharing of the multimedia information is mainly through the network layer 33, and the supported transmission mode thereof is Wi- Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, etc.; the application layer 34 is a dedicated application of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, mainly consisting of a browser module, a sender module, and a receiver module. The receiver (Receiver) and a play module (Media Player) are composed of the operating mechanism and the cooperative cooperation mode as described above.

According to the specific application mode and description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a cross-platform instant sharing method for multimedia messages can be summarized. The method is implemented on the first electronic device 10 on which the dedicated application is installed, as shown in FIG. And the dedicated application performs the following steps: providing a browsing page and displaying a plurality of multimedia messages (S401), allowing the user to select a plurality of multimedia messages to be edited into a playlist; accepting a play request sent by the user, and playing a playlist selected by the user (S402); accepting an instant sharing request sent by the user during the playing of the multimedia message (S403), requesting to share the currently playing play clear Single to remote second electronic device 20; attempting to establish a connection with the second electronic device 20 selected by the user, determining whether a network connection has been established (S404); and playing the playlist content and playing the same The progress information is instantly shared to the second electronic device 20 through the foregoing network, so that the multimedia message content can continue to be played on the second electronic device 20 (S405).

If the instant sharing request is received but the dedicated network connection has not been established, the connection mechanism and the network status are continuously confirmed (S407).

The foregoing method is mainly for the user to browse the stored multimedia message content on the first electronic device 10. When the user selects a specific multimedia message and edits into a playlist for sharing, the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device 20, the playlist can be instantly shared to the second electronic device 20, and the multimedia message content in the playlist is immediately played, and when the user plays a multimedia message, such as music or video, through the first electronic device 10, then the message is sent. Playing the multimedia file to the second electronic device 20 at any point in time, the second electronic device 20 will play the next time point of the previous playback; further, when the second electronic device 20 plays the multimedia message, The first electronic device 10 can continue to receive the multimedia message selected by the user, another playback request, or other function requests other than the foregoing playback requests. For example, the user can simultaneously enjoy other photos and videos on the first electronic device 10. , play music, exit the program to play the game or continue browsing to select other Body archives.

The present invention further provides a sequential playback process. When the user establishes a playlist through the first electronic device 10, the second electronic device 20 that receives the playlist will play the multimedia message in the list in sequence. Contents, as shown in FIG. 6, the sequence playing process includes the following steps: displaying, by the first electronic device 10, a plurality of multimedia messages (S501), and editing the playlist by using the multimedia message selected by the user, the playlist having a play order Receiving an instant sharing request sent by the user (S502), requesting to share the playlist selected by the user to the remote second electronic device 20; attempting to establish a connection with the second electronic device 20 selected by the user, Determining whether the network connection has been established (S503); if the first electronic device 10 receives the instant sharing request but has not established a network connection with the second electronic device 20, the connection mechanism and the network status are continuously confirmed. (S505); when the first electronic device 10 receives the instant sharing request and has established a network connection with the second electronic device 20, sharing the playlist to the second electronic device 20 (S504); when the second electronic device 20 Receiving the foregoing playlist, playing a plurality of multimedia messages in accordance with the play order of the playlist (S506).

To illustrate the non-synchronous workflow provided by the present invention, to facilitate the use, please refer to FIG. 7. The asynchronous workflow includes the following steps: the first electronic device 10 edits one according to the multimedia message selected by the user. a playlist (S601), the playlist is presented on the browse page; accepting an instant sharing request (S602); and immediately sharing the playlist and the corresponding multimedia message content according to the instant sharing request Two electronic devices 20, and at the same time the second electronic device 20 plays the aforementioned multimedia content (S603); The user again selects the corresponding plurality of multimedia messages by the first electronic device 10 to edit into a second playlist (S604); accepts a second instant sharing request (S605); and the first electronic device 10 receives the first The second playlist and the second play progress information are instantly shared to the second electronic device 20 (S606); and the second playlist and the second playlist are received by the second electronic device 20 The progress information instantly plays the corresponding multimedia message content in the list; at the same time, the first electronic device 10 still accepts editing a third playlist (S607) or performs other operation actions, which does not affect the second electronic device. 20 multimedia file playback being executed.

After the first electronic device 10 transmits a multimedia message file to the second electronic device 20, the second electronic device 20 directly plays the file, and at the same time, the first electronic device 10 can provide the user to browse other multimedia message files. Alternatively, another application is executed, and the action does not cause the multimedia file being played by the second electronic device 20 to be interrupted.

It can be seen from the above that the present invention is installed on two different electronic devices through a highly displaceable application, and the electronic devices share the multimedia message content through the network, and the present invention is provided by the following Advantages:

1. Each of the above devices only needs to install an application to achieve the function of sharing multimedia content, and can be applied to a variety of different operating systems.

2. Since this proprietary application is built on the operating system, it can support a wide range of devices, such as desktop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers, smart phones and digital TVs.

3. This proprietary application supports a variety of network transmission methods, and the commonly used network transmission methods include Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, and the like.

4. Provides a processing mechanism for asynchronous jobs. Different from the existing Miracast and HDMI cable transmission mechanism, the user can simultaneously execute other applications in the digital content transmitter while playing the multimedia file information while the digital content receiver is playing. Will interfere with each other.

5. When the user plays a multimedia message, such as music or video, to a digital content transmitter, and then transmits half of the music or video being played to the digital content receiver, the digital content receiver will continue to play the previously played position and then play down. .

6. Support the playlist function, the user can establish a playlist through the digital content sender, and the digital content receiver that receives the playlist will play the files in the list in sequence.

7. The multimedia message transmission is carried out by means of streaming, and is constructed on the operating system. When the digital content receiver receives the multimedia message, it will be played by the playing module immediately.

8. Supporting the physical file transfer mechanism, providing the user with the ability to set whether to transfer the physical file of the multimedia message of the digital content transmitter to the digital content receiver, so that the digital content receiver can still browse without being connected to the network. The multimedia message.

10‧‧‧First electronic device

121‧‧‧ display area

151‧‧‧Operating area

20‧‧‧Second electronic device

Claims (8)

A cross-platform instant sharing method for a multimedia message, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a first electronic device, a selected information corresponding to a plurality of multimedia messages and a play request; and playing the multimedia message corresponding to the selected information according to the play request Contents; determining whether an instant sharing request is received during the playback of the content of the multimedia message; and receiving the instant sharing request, transmitting the multimedia message content and a playback progress information through a network Transmitting to a second electronic device; the second electronic device continues to play the multimedia message content according to the playback progress information; and the first electronic device continuously receives other function requests other than the selected information, the play request, or the play request. The cross-platform instant sharing method of the multimedia message according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: receiving, by the first electronic device, a second selection information corresponding to the plurality of multimedia messages and a second playback request; according to the second playback request Playing the content of the multimedia message corresponding to the selected information; determining whether a second instant sharing request is received during the playing of the content of the multimedia message; and when the second instant sharing request is received, the playing More than the above The media message content and a second playback progress information are immediately transmitted to the second electronic device through the network. The cross-platform instant sharing method of the multimedia message as described in claim 1, wherein when the instant sharing request is received, the multimedia content and the playback progress information that are being played are immediately transmitted to a second through a network. The step of the electronic device further includes the following steps: when the instant sharing request is received, establishing the network connection with the second electronic device; and transmitting the multimedia message content and the playback progress information through the network connection Immediately transmitted to the second electronic device. The cross-platform instant sharing method of the multimedia message according to claim 1, wherein the play request is a playlist, and when the first electronic device receives the instant sharing request, the playlist and the corresponding multimedia message content are immediately Share to the second electronic device. A cross-platform instant sharing system for multimedia information, comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the first electronic device comprising: a storage unit for storing a plurality of multimedia messages; a display; an input module; a transmission module; a processor connected to the storage unit, the display, the input module, and the network transmission module, and displaying the multimedia message on the display and receiving a corresponding multimedia message Selecting information and a play request; playing the multimedia corresponding to the selected information according to the play request Content of the message; determining whether an instant sharing request input from the input module is received during the playing of the content of the multimedia message; and when the instant sharing request is received, the multimedia message content to be played and one The progress information is transmitted to the second electronic device through the network transmission module; the second electronic device receives the multimedia message content and the playback progress information transmitted by the first electronic device through a network connection, and The first electronic device continuously receives the selected information and the play request when the second electronic device continuously plays the multimedia message content according to the playback progress information according to the playback progress information. Or other function requests other than the play request, do not interfere with each other. The cross-platform instant sharing system of the multimedia message according to claim 5, wherein when the second electronic device performs the subsequent playback of the multimedia message content according to the playback progress information, the processor further performs: displaying the multimedia message on the display, And receiving a second selection information corresponding to the plurality of multimedia messages and a second playback request; playing the content of the multimedia message corresponding to the selected information according to the second playback request; determining whether the content of the multimedia message is played during the playing process Receiving a second instant sharing request input from the input module; and receiving the multimedia message content and a second playback progress information during transmission through the network transmission mode when receiving the second instant sharing request The group is immediately transmitted to the second electronic device according to the second playback progress Information, continue to play the above multimedia message content. The cross-platform instant sharing system of the multimedia message according to claim 5, wherein the play request is a playlist, and when the instant sharing request is received, the playlist and the corresponding multimedia message content are instantly shared to the first Two electronic devices. A computer program product, the program is loaded via a computer to perform a cross-platform instant sharing method of the multimedia message according to any one of claims 1 to 4.