Summary of the invention
In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of methods and applications server of realizing multi-media communication in many ways, can set up quickly and easily multi-media communication.。
Realize a method for multi-media communication in many ways, configure application server between video telephone end and multipoint control unit MCU equipment in advance, comprising:
The server address of all video telephone ends in video conference local area network (LAN) is registered as to the address of described application server; By the address registration of all video telephone ends in video conference local area network (LAN) in described application server;
Described application server creates and safeguards dynamic address book, thin title, address and the use state information that comprises the video telephone end being registered in this application server of described dynamic address;
The video telephone end of initiating conference obtains the dynamic address book in application server and shows, for user, selects the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting;
The video telephone end of initiating conference obtains the title of the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting of user's selection, and is sent in described application server;
MCU equipment described in described application server sign-on access, and obtain access token;
Described application server sends meeting instruction to described MCU equipment, so that MCU equipment is opened the meeting of a multi-party communication according to this meeting instruction;
The IP address of the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting that described application server is selected user and interpolation participant instruction are sent to described MCU equipment in the lump, so that described MCU equipment sends call request according to IP address to the invited video telephone end participating in a conference, when user listens by described video telephone termination, multi-media communication is set up in many ways.
In many ways the application server in multimedia communication system, comprising:
Registering unit, for being registered as the server address of all video telephone ends of video conference local area network (LAN) the address of described application server; By the address registration of all video telephone ends in video conference local area network (LAN) in described application server;
Dynamic address book management unit, for creating and safeguard dynamic address book, thin title, address and the use state information that comprises the video telephone end being registered in this application server of described dynamic address;
Address book information transmitting element, sends the information of protecting dynamic address book for the video telephone end to initiating conference;
Message request receiving element, obtains for the video telephone end from initiating conference the title of the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting that user selects;
MCU logins unit, for MCU equipment described in sign-on access, and obtains access token;
Meeting instruction sending unit, for sending meeting instruction, so that MCU equipment is opened the meeting of a multi-party communication according to this meeting instruction to described MCU equipment;
Message request transmitting element, for the IP address of the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting of user's selection and interpolation participant instruction are sent to described MCU equipment in the lump, so that described MCU equipment sends call request according to IP address to the invited video telephone end participating in a conference, when user listens by described video telephone termination, multi-media communication is set up in many ways.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, user can independently select to participate in the each side of communication, and system can be according to user's selection, and automatic and MCU equipment carries out communication, allow MCU complete with the each side that participates in communication the process of setting up communication respectively, do not need special operating personnel to MCU operate.
Embodiment
For making object, technical scheme and the advantage of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skills, not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method that realizes multi-media communication in many ways, in the present invention, between video telephone end and MCU equipment, is provided with in addition application server, and as shown in Figure 1, the method comprises:
Step S101: the server address of all video telephone ends in video conference local area network (LAN) is registered as to the address of described application server, by the address registration of all video telephone ends in video conference local area network (LAN) in application server;
Step S102: application server creates and safeguards that dynamic address is thin, thin title, address and the use state information that comprises the video telephone end being registered in this application server of this dynamic address.
Step S103: the video telephone end of initiating conference obtains the dynamic address book in application server and shows, selects the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting for user.
Step S104: the video telephone end of initiating conference obtains the title of the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting of user's selection, and is sent in application server.
Step S105: application server sign-on access MCU equipment, and obtain access token;
Step S106: application server sends meeting instruction to MCU equipment, so that MCU equipment is opened the meeting of a multi-party communication according to this meeting instruction;
Step S107: the IP address of the video telephone end participating in a conference being invited to that application server is selected user is sent to described MCU equipment in the lump with interpolation participant instruction, MCU equipment sends call request according to IP address to the invited video telephone end participating in a conference, when user listens by described video telephone termination, multi-media communication is set up in many ways.
As can be seen here, the method providing by the embodiment of the present invention, user can independently select to participate in the each side of communication, system can be according to user's selection, automatic and MCU equipment carries out communication, allow MCU complete with the each side that participates in communication the process of setting up communication respectively, do not need special operating personnel to MCU operate.
With a concrete example, describe specific implementation of the present invention in detail below.
Fig. 2 shows the flow chart of this specific embodiment, and Fig. 3 shows the applied scene of the method.Please be simultaneously referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the method comprises:
Step S201: the server address of all video telephone ends (comprising video telephone end 1, video telephone end 2, video telephone end 3 and video telephone end 4 at Fig. 3) in video conference local area network (LAN) is registered as the address of application server 6, by the address registration of all video telephone ends in video conference local area network (LAN) in application server 6.
The address here can be IP address.
Can built-in browser at video telephone end, the service of accessing by configure browser, shows that the application server 6 of its registration provides function and content, video telephone end can provide the input medium of operational order for user by keyboard or touch-screen.
Step S202: application server 6 creates and safeguard a dynamic address book, thin title, address and the use state information that comprises the video telephone end that is registered to this application server 6 of dynamic address.
The title of the video telephone end here can be to use the user's of this video telephone end name, can be also the title of the installation site of this video telephone end of reflection, can be the sequence number sign of definition certainly.
In practice, the use state of video telephone end can be incoming call (CallIn), exhalation (CallOut) or idle (Free).
Application server 6 can the chartered video telephone end of regular visit, and obtains the current use state information of accessed video telephone end, and upgrades the use state information of the corresponding video telephone end of above-mentioned dynamic address in thin.In practice, application server 6 can be undertaken by the communication modes based on Http agreement the regular visit of video telephone end.Like this, just no longer need the use state of the each video telephone end of manual monitoring, and by the use state of each video telephone end of application server regular visit.
Application server provides various functions by the mode of Web to video telephone end, and the function of " multi-party communication " is provided, and user can be by these functions of browser access built-in in video telephone end.
Step S203: calling party user checks the display screen of the video telephone end video telephone end of initiating conference (as) of its use, for example, by simple, intuitive ground mode of operation (touch control), the dynamic address that provides to video telephone end from application server is thin, select the title of its video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting, then user can be by clicking START button, the video telephone end of initiating conference can will send Multi-Party Conference instruction to application server, in this Multi-Party Conference instruction, comprise the title of the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting of user's selection.
Below might as well be take the video telephone end of initiating conference the video telephone end 2 in Fig. 3, and video telephone end 2 has selected video telephone end 3, video telephone end 4 to carry out video conference.
Step S204: the use state of the video telephone end that application server 6 is chosen by the thin inspection of dynamic address called party, the video telephone end that is incoming call or exhalation for use state is because it is just busy, so send information to these video telephone ends.
For example, when application server 6, finding the use state of the video telephone end 4 of the thin middle preservation of dynamic address is incoming call, and application server 6 can send information to video telephone end 4, and prompting has people to invite it to participate in a conference.
Step S205: if existed in selecteed video telephone end in idle video telephone end (suppose video telephone end 4 in idle condition) in Fig. 3, judge can meeting for application server, so sign-on access MCU equipment 5, and obtain the access token of MCU.
If application server 6 will continue to access other interfaces of MCU equipment 5, need to use the MCU access token after this login to send to MCU equipment 5 as necessary condition, simultaneously in order to keep the communication between application server 6 and MCU equipment 5, preferably, also need at least every the scheduled time, application server 6 sends it back MCU equipment 5 by this access token, if MCU equipment 5 does not receive this token, after the scheduled time, application server 6 can lose and being connected of MCU equipment 5.
Step S206: application server 6 sends the instruction of obtaining meeting template to MCU equipment 5, and after obtaining meeting template, application server 6 is saved in this locality.
Step S207: application server 6 sends meeting instruction to MCU equipment 5, and meeting template is also sent in MCU equipment in the lump as the parameter of instruction.
Step S208: if MCU equipment 5 receives the meeting instruction in step S207, open the meeting of a multi-party communication according to this meeting instruction, now also do not have video telephone end to join in this meeting.
Step S209: application server 6 is sent to the file that adds participant's instruction and calling party is selected and the IP address of video telephone end 4 in idle condition is packaged into set form in MCU equipment 5.
The set form of packing in the IP address of above-mentioned video telephone can be XML form.
Step S210:MCU equipment 5 is according to the IP address receiving, and the video telephone end 4 of inviting to calling party sends call request, and when user answers by video telephone end 4, multi-media communication is set up in many ways.
Step S211: when user is clicked and stopped after push-to-talk button by video telephone end 4, sent the instruction of terminating communication to MCU equipment 5 by application server 6, hang up this communication by MCU equipment 5.
As can be seen here, scheme in the present embodiment is carrying out in the process of multi-media communication in many ways, do not need the operating personnel that inform in advance MCU equipment to have which side to participate in, do not need the operating personnel's that wait for MCU equipment operation, user can independently carry out multi-party communication at any time, has guaranteed the promptness of multi-media communication.
In addition, also avoided the impact of multimedia personnel on multi-media communication, system can be according to user's instruction, automatically sets up communication and finishes communication, there will not be MCU equipment operator cannot carry out communication or operate miss and the situation of the miscommunication that causes.
In addition, reduce personnel's cost, do not needed the operating personnel of professional MCU equipment to carry out on duty.
Moreover the participant of multi-party communication process is that the people oneself of initiating conference selects, and can not comprise the people irrelevant with meeting itself, has guaranteed the safety of communication process.
In addition, the present invention also provides the application server in a kind of multimedia communication system in many ways, comprising: registering unit, for the server address of all video telephone ends of video conference local area network (LAN) being registered as to the address of described application server; By the address registration of all video telephone ends in video conference local area network (LAN) in described application server;
Dynamic address book management unit, for creating and safeguard dynamic address book, thin title, address and the use state information that comprises the video telephone end being registered in this application server of described dynamic address;
Address book information transmitting element, sends the information of protecting dynamic address book for the video telephone end to initiating conference;
Message request receiving element, obtains for the video telephone end from initiating conference the title of the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting that user selects;
MCU logins unit, for MCU equipment described in sign-on access, and obtains access token;
Meeting instruction sending unit, for sending meeting instruction, so that MCU equipment is opened the meeting of a multi-party communication according to this meeting instruction to described MCU equipment;
Message request transmitting element, for the IP address of the video telephone end participating in a conference of inviting of user's selection and interpolation participant instruction are sent to described MCU equipment in the lump, so that described MCU equipment sends call request according to IP address to the invited video telephone end participating in a conference, when user listens by described video telephone termination, multi-media communication is set up in many ways.
Preferably, said system can also comprise halt instruction transmitting element, be used for the request message of the terminating communication that receives the transmission of video telephone end, and to MCU equipment, send the message of communication that stops this video telephone end, so that stopping described video telephone end, described MCU equipment participates in this multi-party communication.
Preferably, said system can also comprise: the thin updating block of dynamic address, for the chartered video telephone end of regular visit, to obtain the current use state information of accessed video telephone end, and upgrade the use state of the corresponding video telephone end of described dynamic address in thin.Like this, just no longer need the use state of the each video telephone end of manual monitoring, and by the use state of each video telephone end of application server regular visit.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention; it should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.