WO2009111982A1 - Multimedia network application processing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A multimedia network application processing system and method is provided. The system includes an universal media playing module and N media receiving modules, each media receiving module is corresponding to a multimedia application respectively, N is a natural number which is greater than or equal to 2, wherein: the media receiving module is used to obtain multimedia data from the multimedia network application corresponding to the said media receiving module, and send multimedia data to the universal media playing module; the universal media playing module is used to play a variety of multimedia data received from the media receiving modules. After applying the embodiments of the present invention, it can provide an open interface for various media receiving modules so as to realize the one stop media resource service, and provide convenience for different multimedia applications.

Description

 OP60— 090010

 TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of network application technologies, and more particularly, to a multimedia network application processing system and method. Background technique

 In recent years, multimedia technology has achieved rapid development, and multimedia content is now becoming more and more abundant. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Internet Content Providers (ICPs) want to provide value-added services related to multimedia content.

 At the same time, with the development of broadband networks, multimedia resources on the Internet are becoming more and more abundant, and various multimedia-based applications are also emerging, such as online live TV, online cinema, peer-to-peer (P2P). Video on demand, video news, video sharing, online music, and more.

In the current development of various network applications based on multimedia resources, such as live television, video on demand, video sharing, etc., it is usually necessary to develop a client installed on the user side. The client function can usually be separated into two parts: media receiving and media playing, the media receiving part is responsible for receiving multimedia data, and the media playing part is used for playing multimedia data. However, the media receiving parts of various network applications often use private transmission protocols or unique transmission strategies to receive data from data sources, and thus vary widely. In order to support these differentiated multimedia applications, various media application service providers need to develop a client that supports the media application service provided by themselves, so the development is inconvenient, and the repetitive workload is large, causing resource waves. Applications often require users to install clients that correspond to their applications. For the user, the installation of different kinds of client software, different operating habits will also make the user OP60- 090010 is inconvenient to use. Summary of the invention

 The embodiment of the invention provides a multimedia network application processing system to provide convenience for various multimedia applications.

 The embodiment of the invention also proposes a multimedia network application processing method to provide convenience for various multimedia applications.

 The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

 A multimedia network application processing system, the system comprising a universal media playing module and N media receiving modules, each of the media receiving modules respectively corresponding to a multimedia application,

N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2;

 among them:

 a media receiving module, configured to acquire multimedia data from a multimedia network application corresponding to the media receiving module, and send the multimedia data to a universal media playing module;

 A universal media playing module is configured to play various multimedia data received from each media receiving module.

 A multimedia network application processing method, the method includes: pre-setting a correspondence between N media receiving modules and a multimedia application, each media receiving module respectively corresponding to a multimedia application, wherein N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2; The method further includes: the media receiving module acquiring multimedia data from the multimedia network application corresponding to the media receiving module, and transmitting the multimedia data to the universal media playing module;

 The universal media playback module plays various multimedia data received from each media receiving module.

It can be seen from the above technical solution that the system proposed in the embodiment of the present invention includes a universal media playing module and a plurality of media receiving modules, and each media receiving module respectively OP60- 090010 A multimedia application corresponds. The media receiving module acquires multimedia data from the corresponding multimedia network application; the universal media playing module plays various multimedia data received from each media receiving module. It can be seen that after applying the embodiment of the present invention, the media playing function is implemented by using the universal media playing module, and an open interface can be provided for various media receiving modules, thereby realizing one-stop media resource service, and thus can be used for various multimedia. The application provides convenience.

 Moreover, for a service provider of a multimedia application, if a multimedia application service is provided by using an embodiment of the present invention, a media receiving module is implemented and made into an installation package, which is placed on the network for the user to download, and the same is also improved. The convenience of multimedia applications. DRAWINGS

 FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a multimedia network application processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure is a schematic flowchart of a multimedia network application processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

 The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

 In the embodiment of the present invention, by providing a one-stop media resource service, it is convenient for a user to access a multimedia resource. In the embodiment of the present invention, a universal media playing module is used to implement a media playing function, and then an open interface is provided for various media receiving modules, and a structure of various media receiving modules and a universal media playing module is adopted, thereby implementing one. Stationary media resource service.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a multimedia network application processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , as a preferred embodiment, the system includes: a universal media playing module 105 and four media receiving modules 101-104, each of which corresponds to a multimedia application. In FIG. 1, the media receiving module 101 corresponds to a network television. OP60-0190010 The live application, the media receiving module 102 corresponds to the video sharing application, the media receiving module 103 corresponds to the video on demand application, and the media receiving module 104 corresponds to the online music application.

 The media receiving modules 101-104 are configured to obtain multimedia data from the multimedia network application corresponding to the media receiving modules 101-104, and send the multimedia data to the universal media playing module 105.

 For example, the media receiving module 101 may obtain live television data from a network television live broadcast server of the network television live broadcast application, and send the live television broadcast data to the universal media play module 105. The media receiving module 102 can obtain video sharing data from a video sharing server of the video sharing application and send the video sharing data to the universal media playing module 105. The media receiving module 103 can obtain video-on-demand data from a video-on-demand server of the video-on-demand application and transmit the video-on-demand data to the universal media playback module 105. The media receiving module 104 can retrieve online music data from an online music server of the online music application and send the online music data to the universal media playing module 105.

 1 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In an actual application, the media receiving module may have N, N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, and each media receiving module respectively corresponds to a multimedia application.

According to the development of multimedia technology and specific application scenarios, multimedia network applications can be changed. For example, multimedia network applications may include live webcasting, video sharing, online radio, online karaoke, video on demand, online music on demand, and the like. Moreover, the number of supported multimedia network applications may also be changed. That is, the number of media receiving modules is not limited to four in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, but may be any natural number greater than or equal to two. This means that there can be more than one media receiving module, and it can be dynamically added or deleted dynamically. Generally, one media receiving module corresponds to one media application, but one media receiving module may correspond to multiple media applications or multiple media receiving modules corresponding to one application. OP60-990010 The system proposed by the embodiment of the present invention is open, because the system allows to add any media receiving module that conforms to the interface standard. The system specifies a unified interface standard for the media receiving module. In addition to the loading and unloading of modules, the interface of the media receiving module is the interaction with the universal media playing module 105.

 There may be at least three interaction contents between the media receiving module and the universal media playing module 105. The first is the interaction of the media resources, and the media receiving module needs to transfer the media resources to the universal media playing module 105. Secondly, the media receiving module needs to play the universal media. The module 105 transmits various control commands, such as starting a playback engine, pausing or stopping playback, requesting a playback state, and the like; when receiving the control command requesting the playback state, the universal media playback module 105 transmits the current playback state to the media receiving module. , such as playing, unsupported format, abort, etc.

 There are at least three ways to interact with media resources, namely media cache data, media file path, and universal network protocol address.

 When the media cache data interaction mode is adopted, the media receiving module places the received media data in the cache, and continuously transmits the media data to the universal media playing module 105 in a certain unit (such as one frame of the video and one second of the audio). At the same time, the universal media playing module 105 continuously decodes and plays back the received media cache data.

 When the media file path mode is adopted, the media receiving module stores the received media data into the local file, and simultaneously passes the path of the media file to the universal media playing module 105. At this time, the universal media playing module 105 only needs to open and play the media file.

 When using the common network protocol address interaction mode, the media receiving module has two representations:

In the first case, the media receiving module receives the media data transmitted by the private network protocol, and locally creates a server based on the universal network protocol, such as an http server, and the media receiving module transmits the address of the universal network protocol to the universal media playing module 105. General media The OP60-0190010 body playback module 105 can receive and play media content through the network address.

 In the second case, the media resources received by the media receiving module are based on a general network protocol, such as http, rtsp, mms, and the like. In this case, the media receiving module can transparently transmit the network address to the universal media playing module 105. At this time, the media receiving module further assumes the function of media resource management, such as providing an English learning mp3 based on the http protocol. The main function of the media receiving module is to summarize and classify the media resources related to English learning.

 Specifically, the universal media playing module 105 is configured to play various multimedia data received from each media receiving module.

 In general, the format of a media file usually consists of three parts, a file container format, a video format, and an audio format. Media files for pure video do not include audio formats, and media files for pure audio do not include video formats. The file container format is used to specify the storage rules for video data and audio data in media files. The file container format usually corresponds to the extension of the media file. Common file container formats are: avi, asf, real, mpegl, mpeg2, mpeg4 , mp3, mov, flv, mkv, etc. The video format specifies the compression standard for video data. Common video formats are: H.26x series (h.261, h.263, h.264), MPEG system] (mpegl video, mpeg2 video, mpeg4 video), wmv , real video, On2 vp series, etc. The audio format specifies the compression standard for audio data. Common audio formats are: Mpeg layer3 audio, aac, ac3, wma, real audio, and so on.

File container format, video format, audio format, the relationship between the three has no rules to follow. Some file container formats correspond to fixed video formats and audio formats. For example, the real file format only includes the video format of real video and the audio format of real audio, but some file container formats correspond to any video format and audio format, such as the avi file format. Contains any video format and audio format. However, for the convenience of description, the format of the media file, such as real file, avi file, flv file, etc., is usually expressed in a file container format. Common media application examples OP60- 090010 such as online cinema, live webcast, video sharing, online music, online radio and more.

 Common online cinema services such as Telecom Internet Star, Netcom Online Cinema, etc. usually use asf, real or mov media formats, because these three media formats correspond to Windows Media Server, Real/Helix Media Server ^ Darwin Media Server. Video on demand server software. Web-based video sharing services, such as YouTube, QQvideo, 56.com, etc., all use the adobe flash media solution, and its media file format is flv format. P2P-based network TV live broadcast applications, such as PPLive, QQLive, PPStream, etc., usually adopt windows meida solution, and its media file format is asf format. The media formats used by online music are mp3, wma, aac, etc. Compared with mp3, wma and aac have advantages in compression ratio. Online radio applications usually use real audio, which is the real media format.

 The universal media playing module 105 is used for uniformly playing various forms of multimedia data, and can support playback of various common media formats. The multimedia data playback unit of the above various formats can be integrated in the universal media playback module to support the above various forms of multimedia data.

 Users who use this system can freely choose to install various media receiving modules according to their own needs. For example, if a user likes to watch live football TV, listen to rock songs, and usually listen to English learning materials, then the user can go online. Search for the media receiving module installation package corresponding to these three types of applications, and then obtain the corresponding media service through the system after installation; and for the media application service provider, if you want to provide a certain media application service through the system, only one implementation is needed. The media receiving module is made into an installation package and placed on the network for users to download.

 The embodiment of the invention also proposes a multimedia network application processing method.

The figure is a schematic flowchart of a multimedia network application processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes: OP60—0090010 Step 201: Pre-setting a correspondence between the N media receiving modules and the multimedia application, where each media receiving module corresponds to a multimedia application, where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2;

 Step 202: The media receiving module acquires multimedia data from the multimedia network application corresponding to the media receiving module, and sends the multimedia data to the universal media playing module. Step 203: The universal media playing module plays the received information received by each media receiving module. Various multimedia data.

 In the method, the media receiving module may buffer the acquired multimedia data, and send the buffered multimedia data to the universal media playing module at a predetermined rate; or the media receiving module acquires the multimedia file containing the complete multimedia data, The multimedia file is stored locally, and the local storage address of the multimedia data is sent to the universal media playing module; or the media receiving module receives the multimedia data through the private network protocol, and sends the multimedia data to the universal media playing module through the universal network protocol. The universal network protocol address; or the media receiving module receives the multimedia data through the universal network protocol, and sends the universal network protocol address of the multimedia data to the universal media playing module.

 Moreover, the multimedia network application may specifically include web TV live broadcast, video sharing, online radio, online karaoke, video on demand, online music on demand, and the like. At the same time, multimedia network applications can change depending on the development of multimedia technologies and specific application scenarios.

In summary, the system proposed in the embodiment of the present invention includes a universal media playing module and a plurality of media receiving modules, and each media receiving module respectively corresponds to a multimedia application. The media receiving module acquires multimedia data from the corresponding multimedia network application; the universal media playing module plays various multimedia data received from each media receiving module. Therefore, after the embodiment of the present invention is applied, the media playing function is implemented by using the universal media playing module, and an open interface can be provided for various media receiving modules, thereby realizing one-stop media resource service, which can be used for various multimedia applications. Provide convenience. OP60— 090010 Moreover, if the service provider of the media application wants to provide a certain media application service through the system, as long as a media receiving module is implemented and made into an installation package, it can be placed on the network for the user to download, and the same is also improved. The convenience of multimedia applications.

 The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

OP60— 090010 Claims A multimedia network application processing system, characterized in that the system comprises a universal media playing module and N media receiving modules, each media receiving module corresponding to a multimedia application, respectively, N being a natural number greater than or equal to two ;  among them:  a media receiving module, configured to acquire multimedia data from a multimedia network application corresponding to the media receiving module, and send the multimedia data to a universal media playing module;  A universal media playing module is configured to play various multimedia data received from each media receiving module.  The multimedia network application processing system according to claim 1, wherein the media receiving module is further configured to send, to the universal media playing module, a multimedia play command related to the multimedia network application corresponding to the media receiving module;  The universal media playing module is further configured to send a current multimedia playing state to the media receiving module that sends the multimedia play command in response to the multimedia play command.  The multimedia network application processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the media receiving module acquires multimedia data, and sends the multimedia data to the universal media playing module as: a media receiving module, configured to cache Acquiring the multimedia data, and transmitting the buffered multimedia data to the universal media playing module at a predetermined rate; and  A universal media playing module is configured to decode and receive the received buffered multimedia data. The multimedia network application processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the media receiving module acquires multimedia data, and sends the multimedia data to the universal media playing module as: a media receiving module, configured to acquire a multimedia file containing complete multimedia data, storing the multimedia file locally, and transmitting the multimedia file to the universal media playing module OP60- 090010 describes the local storage address of the multimedia data;  And a universal media playing module, configured to acquire the multimedia file according to a local storage address of the multimedia file, and play the multimedia data included in the multimedia file.  The multimedia network application processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the media receiving module acquires multimedia data, and sends the multimedia data to the universal media playing module as: a media receiving module, configured to pass The private network protocol receives the multimedia data and transmits the universal network protocol address of the multimedia data to the universal media playing module through the universal network protocol;  A universal media playing module is configured to acquire and play multimedia data through the universal network protocol address.  The multimedia network application processing system according to claim 5, wherein the universal network protocol is a hypertext transfer protocol HTTP, a real-time streaming protocol RTSP or a streaming media transport protocol MMS.  The multimedia network application processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the media receiving module acquires the multimedia data, and sends the multimedia data to the universal media playing module as: a media receiving module, configured to pass The universal network protocol receives the multimedia data and transmits the universal network protocol address of the multimedia data to the universal media playing module;  A universal media playing module is configured to acquire and play multimedia data through the universal network protocol address.  The multimedia network application processing system according to claim 7, wherein the universal network protocol is a hypertext transfer protocol HTTP, a real-time streaming protocol RTSP or a streaming media transport protocol MMS. A multimedia network application processing method, the method comprising: pre-setting a correspondence between N media receiving modules and a multimedia application, each media receiving module OP60—0090010 respectively correspond to a multimedia application, where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2; the method further includes:  The media receiving module acquires multimedia data from the multimedia network application corresponding to the media receiving module, and sends the multimedia data to the universal media playing module.  The universal media playback module plays various multimedia data received from each media receiving module.  The multimedia network application processing method according to claim 9, wherein the media receiving module acquires multimedia data from a multimedia network application corresponding to the media receiving module, and sends the multimedia to a universal media playing module. The data includes:  The media receiving module buffers the acquired multimedia data, and sends the buffered multimedia data to the universal media playing module at a predetermined rate; or  The media receiving module acquires a multimedia file containing the complete multimedia data, stores the multimedia file locally, and sends the local storage address of the multimedia data to the universal media playing module; or  The media receiving module receives the multimedia data through the private network protocol, and sends the universal network protocol address of the multimedia data to the universal media playing module through the universal network protocol; or the media receiving module receives the multimedia data through the universal network protocol, and sends the multimedia data to the universal media playing module. The general network protocol address of the multimedia data.  The multimedia network application processing method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the multimedia network application comprises a network television live broadcast, a video sharing, an online radio, an online karaoke:, a video on demand, and an online music on demand.