CN114902690A

CN114902690A - Multimedia system capable of being applied to multimedia playing platform and method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN114902690A
Application number: CN202180003797.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林钰轩
Original assignee: Sister And Brother Investment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Sister And Brother Investment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-06
Filing date: 2021-05-25
Publication date: 2022-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 2041-05-25
Also published as: CN114902690B; WO2022095416A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a multimedia system comprising: the database stores the channel list data and the first channel video data; the server accesses the database, is in communication connection with the first processing device and the first channel provider server, and enables the first processing device to play the first channel video data through the first display device according to the channel table number data; the server receives the first channel video data from the first channel provider server, and stores the first channel video data in the database.

Description

Multimedia system capable of being applied to multimedia playing platform and method thereof

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a multimedia system and method thereof applicable to a multimedia playing platform, and more particularly, to a multimedia system and method thereof capable of providing video and audio playing services of different video and audio channel service providers through a network.

Background

A conventional multimedia video/audio playing platform (e.g., a fourth platform of a television, etc.) needs to connect a set-top box to a display system (e.g., a television) via a data cable, so as to provide video/audio playing services of different video/audio channel providers (e.g., television channel providers such as CNN and HBO). However, since the set-top box can only provide the video and audio playing service of the multimedia video and audio playing platform through the television/network Cable (Cable), the user cannot obtain the video and audio playing service anytime and anywhere, which causes great inconvenience to the user.

In addition, the conventional multimedia video/audio playing platform can only provide video/audio playing services, but cannot simultaneously provide information associated with currently played video/audio (e.g., information related to a product appearing in the video/audio, or information related to a currently watched tv station channel service provider). Under such a condition, the user cannot obtain the desired information at the current instant of watching the video. Nor do they provide the ability for the author or channel provider to interact with the viewer in both directions. In view of the above, there is a need for a multimedia system applicable to a multimedia playing platform, which can provide video playing services of different video channel service providers through a network, so that a user can select and obtain the video playing services of the desired video channel service provider through the network at any time and any place. Furthermore, the multimedia system of the invention can also provide the information associated with the currently played video when the user watches the video.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, an idea of the present invention is to provide a multimedia system and a method thereof applicable to a multimedia playing platform, which can provide video playing services of different video channel providers through a network. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a multimedia system and method thereof applicable to a multimedia playing platform, which can provide video and audio playing services of different video and audio channel providers through a network, and can provide information associated with currently played video and audio when a user watches the video and audio.

Based on the aforesaid idea, the present invention provides a multimedia system, comprising: the database stores the channel list data and the first channel video data; the server accesses the database, is in communication connection with the first processing device and the first channel provider server, and enables the first processing device to play the first channel video and audio data through the first display device according to the channel list data; the server receives the first channel video data from the first channel provider server, and stores the first channel video data in the database.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores a plurality of current channel video data, the channel list data includes a plurality of channel number data, the plurality of current channel video data are respectively associated with one of the plurality of channel number data, and the plurality of channel number data respectively indicate different channels; the server is in communication connection with a plurality of second processing devices, and receives a playing request instruction from each of the plurality of second processing devices respectively; the server sequentially provides the video data of the current channels for the second processing devices to play according to the sequence of the received playing requirements transmitted by the second processing devices respectively; the current channel video data are sequentially provided to the second processing devices respectively, and the current channel video data are provided to the second processing devices respectively according to the sequence indicated by the channel number data.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores second channel video data, and the channel list data includes first channel data, second channel data, first playing sequence data, and second playing sequence data; the first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the second channel data indicates that the second channel video data is associated with the first channel, the first playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel, and the second playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the second channel video data in the first channel; the server plays the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first playing sequence data and/or the second playing sequence data, and then enables the first processing device to play the second channel video data through the first display device.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores third channel audio/video data, and the channel list data includes first channel data, third channel data, and third playing sequence data; the first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the third channel data indicates that the third channel video data is associated with the first channel, and the third playing sequence data indicates that the playing sequence of the third channel video data in the first channel is different from the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel; the server receives a first instruction from the first processing device in the process that the first processing device plays the first channel video data through the first display device, enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first instruction, and enables the first processing device to play the third channel video data through the first display device according to the first instruction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores fourth channel video data, and the channel list data includes first channel data, fourth channel data, first time period data, and second time period data; wherein the first channel data indicates that the first channel audio-visual data is associated with a first channel, and the fourth channel data indicates that the fourth channel audio-visual data is associated with a second channel, wherein the second channel is different from the first channel; wherein the first time interval data indicates a first playing time interval of the first channel video data, the second time interval data indicates a second playing time interval of the fourth channel video data, and the first playing time interval and/or the second playing time interval cover the current time point; the server receives a second instruction from the first processing device in the process that the first processing device plays the first channel video data through the first display device, the server enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction, and the server enables the first processing device to play the fourth channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction; the server is in communication connection with a second channel provider server, the fourth channel video data is received by the server from the second channel provider server, and the server stores the fourth channel video data to the database.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server receives a third instruction from the first processing device during the process that the first processing device plays the first channel video data through the first display device, and the server makes the first processing device stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the third instruction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server receives a fourth instruction from the first processing device, where the fourth instruction includes first timestamp data indicating a first playing time point of the first channel video data; the server generates first connection data according to the fourth instruction, and transmits the first connection data to the first processing device; the first connection data indicates the first channel video data and the first playing time point of the first channel video data.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server is communicatively connected to a third processing device, and the server receives a fifth instruction from the third processing device, wherein the fifth instruction is associated with the first connection data; the server enables the third processing device to play the first channel video data on the second display device according to the fifth instruction; the third processing device starts to play the first channel video data from the first playing time point of the first channel video data.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server is communicatively connected to a third processing device, and the server receives a sixth command from the third processing device, wherein the sixth command is associated with the first connection data; wherein the server transmits the file installation data to the third processing device according to the sixth instruction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server receives comment data from the first processing device, associates the comment data with the first channel video data, and stores the comment data in the database; wherein the comment data contains at least one of count data, text data, image data, and second time stamp data; the second timestamp data indicates a second playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server generates the record data according to the time length of the first channel video data played on the first display device, and the server stores the record data in the database.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the server generates audio-video recommendation data according to the recording data, and stores the audio-video recommendation data in the database; the database stores the audio-video data of a fifth channel, and the audio-video recommendation data indicates the audio-video data of the fifth channel; the server enables the first processing device to display or play the audio-video data of the fifth channel through the first display device according to the audio-video recommendation data.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores content data, the content data being associated with the first channel video data; the content data comprises second connection data, and the second connection data indicates one of a channel provider website, a video website, a mall website and a commodity webpage; the server enables the first processing device to play the first channel video data and display the second connection data through the first display device according to the channel list data and the content data.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the content data includes third timestamp data indicating a third playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel; the first processing device starts to display the second connection data from the third playing time point of the first channel video data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multimedia method applied to a multimedia system, the multimedia method comprising: receiving first channel video and audio data from a first channel provider server by a server of the multimedia system, and storing the first channel video and audio data into a database of the multimedia system; and enabling the first processing device to play the first channel video and audio data through the first display device according to the channel list data stored in the database by the server.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores a plurality of current channel video data, the channel list data includes a plurality of channel number data, the plurality of current channel video data are respectively associated with one of the plurality of channel number data, and the plurality of channel number data respectively indicate different channels; wherein the multimedia method further comprises: receiving, by the server, a request-to-play instruction from each of the plurality of second processing devices, respectively; and the server sequentially provides the video and audio data of the current channels for the second processing devices to play according to the sequence of the received playing requirements transmitted by the second processing devices respectively; the current channel video data are sequentially provided to the second processing devices respectively, and the current channel video data are provided to the second processing devices respectively according to the sequence indicated by the channel number data.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores second channel video data, and the channel list data includes first channel data, second channel data, first playing sequence data, and second playing sequence data; the first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the second channel data indicates that the second channel video data is associated with the first channel, the first playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel, and the second playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the second channel video data in the first channel; wherein the multimedia method further comprises: the server plays the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first playing sequence data and/or the second playing sequence data, and then the first processing device plays the second channel video data through the first display device.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores third channel audio/video data, and the channel list data includes first channel data, third channel data, and third playing sequence data; the first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the third channel data indicates that the third channel video data is associated with the first channel, and the third playing sequence data indicates that the playing sequence of the third channel video data in the first channel is different from the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel; wherein the multimedia method further comprises: receiving a first instruction from the first processing device by the server in the process that the first processing device plays the audio-visual data of the first channel through the first display device; the server enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first instruction; and enabling the first processing device to play the third channel video and audio data through the first display device by the server according to the first instruction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia method further comprises: receiving fourth channel video and audio data from the second channel provider server by the server, and storing the fourth channel video and audio data into the database; receiving a second instruction from the first processing device by the server in the process that the first processing device plays the audio-visual data of the first channel through the first display device; the server enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction; and enabling the first processing device to play the fourth channel video data through the first display device by the server according to the second instruction; wherein the channel list data comprises first channel data, fourth channel data, first time period data, and second time period data; wherein the first channel data indicates that the first channel audio-visual data is associated with a first channel, and the fourth channel data indicates that the fourth channel audio-visual data is associated with a second channel, wherein the second channel is different from the first channel; the first time interval data indicates a first playing time interval of the first channel video data, the second time interval data indicates a second playing time interval of the fourth channel video data, and the first playing time interval and/or the second playing time interval cover the current time point.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia method further comprises: receiving, by the server, a third instruction from the first processing device during a process in which the first processing device plays the first channel audio-visual data through the first display device; and enabling the server to enable the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video and audio data through the first display device according to the third instruction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia method further comprises: receiving, by the server, a fourth instruction from the first processing device, where the fourth instruction includes first timestamp data indicating a first play time point of the first channel audio-video data; generating, by the server, first connection data according to the fourth instruction; and transmitting the first connection data to the first processing device by the server; the first connection data indicates the first channel video data and the first playing time point of the first channel video data.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia method further comprises: receiving, by the server, a fifth instruction from a third processing device, wherein the fifth instruction is associated with the first connection data; and enabling the third processing device to play the first channel video data on the second display device by the server according to the fifth instruction; the third processing device starts to play the first channel video data from the first playing time point of the first channel video data.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia method further comprises: receiving, by the server, a sixth instruction from a third processing device, wherein the sixth instruction is associated with the first connection data; and transmitting, by the server, file installation data to the third processing device according to the sixth instruction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia method further comprises: receiving, by the server, comment data from the first processing device; associating the comment data with the first channel video data by the server, and storing the comment data in the database; wherein the comment data contains at least one of count data, text data, image data, and second time stamp data; wherein the second timestamp data indicates a second playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia method further comprises: generating recording data by the server according to the playing time length of the first channel video data on the first display device; and storing the record data to the database by the server.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores audio/video data of a fifth channel; wherein the multimedia method further comprises: generating audio-video recommendation data by the server according to the recorded data and storing the audio-video recommendation data into the database; and the server makes the first processing device display or play the audio-visual data of the fifth channel through the first display device according to the audio-visual recommendation data; wherein the audio-visual recommendation data indicates the audio-visual data of the fifth channel.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the database stores content data, the content data being associated with the first channel video data; the content data comprises second connection data, and the second connection data indicates one of a channel provider website, a video website, a mall website and a commodity webpage; wherein the multimedia method further comprises: and enabling the first processing device to play the first channel video data and display the second connection data through the first display device according to the channel list data and the content data by the server.

The foregoing and other aspects of the present invention will become more apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments thereof, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a system architecture diagram of an embodiment of the multimedia system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a multimedia system of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a multimedia system of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a diagram of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a multimedia system according to the invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram of a display screen of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of a display screen of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram of a display screen of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram of a display screen of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram of a display screen of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram of a display screen of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram of a display screen of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram of a display screen of a multimedia system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a multimedia method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100 multimedia system

110 database

120 server

800N processing device

801 processing device

802 processing device

803 treatment apparatus

900N server

901 server

902 server

903 server

202 processing device

204 processing device

206 processing device

212 first channel

214 second channel

216 third channel

310 control device

322 operation action

422 operation action

510 control device

512 pause play instruction

610 telephony application

612 Caller ID

712 design

812 first connection data

912 second connection data

914 Web page

1001 to 1005 connection data

1110 picture

1210 Picture frame

1310 Picture

1410 Picture

1510 Picture

1610 panel

1710 Picture (drawing)

1800 multimedia method

1810 to 1830

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, a system architecture diagram is illustrated in accordance with an embodiment of the present multimedia system. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the multimedia system 100 comprises a database 110 and a server 120, wherein the database 110 is accessed (or communicatively connected) by the server 120. The server 120 may communicatively connect the

processing devices

801, 802, 803, …, 800N and the

servers

901, 902, 903, …, 900N. The

servers

901, 902, 903, …, and 900N may be different servers, such as a channel provider server, an audio/video provider server, a network mall server, but not limited thereto. The

processing devices

801, 802, 803, …, 800N may be, for example, but not limited to, a computer, a tablet computer, a mobile device, a set-top box, a television box, etc. In a particular embodiment, the server 120 communicatively connects the

processing devices

801, 802, 803, …, 800N and/or the

servers

901, 902, 903, …, 900N over a network (e.g., a wired network or a wireless network, etc.). Among them,

servers

901, 902, 903, …, 900N. Thus, the

processing devices

801, 802, 803, …, 800N can be connected to the server 120 through the network at any time and any place, thereby obtaining various service functions provided by the multimedia system 100.

In one embodiment, the processing device communicatively connected to the server 120 has a multimedia application module, and the processing device obtains various service functions provided by the multimedia system 100 through the multimedia application module, wherein the multimedia application module is built in the processing device according to the requirement, or is installed by the processing device itself according to the requirement (for example, is downloaded by the processing device through a network and is installed). In one embodiment, the multimedia system 100 of the present invention includes one or more processors and implements the database 110 and/or the server 120 in a manner that works in conjunction with software and hardware. In one embodiment, the

processing devices

801, 802, 803, …, 800N may each include one or more processors and operate in conjunction with hardware and software to transmit, receive and process various data or instructions.

In one embodiment, the server 120 may include internal processing devices and communication devices, the internal processing devices are communicatively coupled to the communication devices and the database 110, the database 110 is communicatively coupled to the communication devices, and the server 120 may be communicatively coupled to the

processing devices

801, 802, 803, …, 800N and the

servers

901, 902, 903, …, 900N via the communication devices. The server 120 receives various data or instructions from the

processing devices

801, 802, 803, …, and 800N and the

servers

901, 902, 903, …, and 900N through the communication devices, and the server 120 transmits various data or instructions to the

processing devices

801, 802, 803, …, and 800N and the

servers

901, 902, 903, …, and 900N through the communication devices. Further, the server 120 processes various data or instructions through an internal processing device. Preferably, the server 120 includes one or more processors and implements internal processing devices and/or communication devices in a manner that works in conjunction with hardware and software.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the database 110 stores channel list data and first channel video data, and the server 120 enables the processing device 801 to play the first channel video data through a display device (the display device may be, but is not limited to, a television, a computer screen, a mobile phone screen, etc.) according to the channel list data. The first channel video data is received (or downloaded) by the server 120 from a first channel provider server (the server 901 may be, for example, the first channel provider server), and the server 120 stores the first channel video data in the database 110. It should be understood that the server 120 may receive (or download) the channel video data from different channel provider servers, for example, the server 120 may receive the first channel video data, the second channel video data, the third channel video data, etc. from the first channel provider server, and the server 120 may receive the fourth channel video data from the second channel provider server, etc. The channel list data stored in the database 110 may include a plurality of channel data (or may be referred to as channel number data) respectively indicating channels to which the channel video data belong. For example, the channel list data may include first channel data, second channel data, third channel data, and fourth channel data, wherein the first channel audio-visual data, the second channel audio-visual data, and the third channel audio-visual data are all downloaded from a first channel provider server, and the first channel provider server corresponds to the first channel, so that the first channel data indicates that the first channel audio-visual data is associated with (or belongs to) the first channel, the second channel data indicates that the second channel audio-visual data is associated with (or belongs to) the first channel, and the third channel data indicates that the third channel audio-visual data is associated with (or belongs to) the first channel. In addition, since the fourth channel video data is downloaded from the second channel provider server, and the second channel provider server corresponds to the second channel, the fourth channel data indicates that the fourth channel video data is associated with (or belongs to) the second channel.

In one embodiment, the database 110 stores a plurality of current channel video data, and the channel list data stored in the database 110 includes a plurality of channel number data (or may be referred to as channel data). The plurality of current channel video data are respectively related to one of the plurality of channel number data, and the plurality of channel number data respectively indicate different channels. For example, the first channel number data indicates that the first current channel video data is associated with (or belongs to) a first channel, the second channel number data indicates that the second current channel video data is associated with (or belongs to) a second channel, the third channel number data indicates that the third current channel video data is associated with (or belongs to) a third channel, and so on. The server 120 receives a request playback instruction from each of the plurality of processing devices. For example, the server 120 receives a first playback request instruction from a first processing device, a second playback request instruction from a second processing device, a third playback request instruction from a third processing device, and so on. The server 120 may sequentially provide the plurality of current channel video data to the plurality of second processing devices for playing according to the sequence of the received playing request commands transmitted by the plurality of processing devices, respectively. The current channel video data are provided to the second processing devices in sequence, and the current channel video data are provided to the second processing devices in sequence according to the sequence indicated by the channel number data. For example, if the server 120 receives the first play request command from the first processing device, receives the second play request command from the second processing device, and receives the third play request command from the third processing device, the server 120 will provide the first current channel video data associated with (or belonging to) the first channel to the first processing device for playing, provide the second current channel video data associated with (or belonging to) the second channel to the second processing device for playing, and provide the third current channel video data associated with (or belonging to) the third channel to the third processing device for playing according to the receiving sequence. The first processing device, the second processing device and the third processing device respectively play through different display devices.

Referring to fig. 2, a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a multimedia system according to the invention is illustrated. As shown in fig. 2, when the multimedia system receives the request to play command from the

processing devices

202, 204, and 206 respectively to request to play the current channel video data (wherein the multimedia system receives the request to play command from the processing device 202 first, then receives the request to play command from the processing device 204, and then receives the request to play command from the processing device 206), the multimedia system can provide the current channel video data associated with the first channel 212 to the processing device 202 for playing, then provide the current channel video data associated with the second channel 214 to the processing device 204 for playing, and then provide the current channel video data associated with the third channel 216 to the processing device 206 for playing according to the sequence of receiving the request to play command. This ensures that each channel has the same exposure probability.

Referring back to fig. 1, in an embodiment, the database 110 stores the first channel video data and the second channel video data. The first channel video data and the second channel video data are downloaded by the server 120 from the first channel provider server 901, so that the first channel video data and the second channel video data are both related to the first channel, and the server 120 stores the first channel video data and the second channel video data in the database 110. The channel list data stored in the database 110 includes first channel data, second channel data, first broadcast sequence data and second broadcast sequence data. The first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the second channel data indicates that the second channel video data is associated with the first channel, the first playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel, and the second playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the second channel video data in the first channel. The playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel is continued to the playing sequence of the second channel video data in the first channel. Thus, the server 120 can play the first channel video data through the first display device after the processing device 801 plays the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first playing sequence data and/or the second playing sequence data, and then make the first processing device play the second channel video data through the first display device.

In one embodiment, the database 110 stores the first channel audio/video data and the third channel audio/video data. The first channel audio-video data and the third channel audio-video data are downloaded from the first channel provider server 901 by the server 120, so that the first channel audio-video data and the third channel audio-video data are both related to the first channel, and the server 120 stores the first channel audio-video data and the third channel audio-video data in the database 110. The channel list data stored in the database 110 includes first channel data, third channel data and third playing sequence data. The first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with the first channel, the third channel data indicates that the third channel video data is associated with the first channel, and the third playing sequence data indicates that the playing sequence of the third channel video data in the first channel is different from the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel. The server receives a first instruction from the processing device 801 during the process that the processing device 801 plays the first channel video data through the first display device. The server 120 may enable the processing device 801 to stop playing the first channel video and audio data through the first display device according to the first instruction. The server 120 may further cause the processing device 801 to play the third channel video/audio data through the first display device according to the first instruction. The first instruction may be, for example, a time interval selection instruction input by a user through the processing device 801 or through a control device (e.g., a remote controller, see, for example, the control device 310 shown in fig. 3), or may be, for example, a time interval selection instruction input by a user by performing a specific operation action (e.g., sliding left and right, see, for example, the operation action 322 shown in fig. 4) on the touch screen, but is not limited thereto. For example, when the user watches the first channel video data played by the first channel in the current time period, the user may send a first instruction to the server 120 through the processing device 801, so as to request the server 120 to provide the channel video data (e.g., the third channel video data) in other time periods of the first channel to the processing device 801 for playing. In one embodiment, the user selects to view the third channel audio/video data through the channel program guide.

In one embodiment, the database 110 stores the first channel audio/video data and the fourth channel audio/video data. The first channel video data is downloaded by the server 120 from the first channel provider server 901, and the fourth channel video data is downloaded by the server 120 from the second channel provider server 902. Therefore, the first channel video and audio data is related to the first channel, and the fourth channel video and audio data is related to the second channel. The server 120 stores the first channel video data and the fourth channel video data in the database 110. The channel list data stored in the database 110 includes first channel data, fourth channel data, first time period data, and second time period data. The first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, and the fourth channel data indicates that the fourth channel video data is associated with a second channel, wherein the second channel is different from the first channel. In addition, the first time interval data indicates a first playing time interval of the first channel video data, and the second time interval data indicates a second playing time interval of the fourth channel video data, wherein the first playing time interval and/or the second playing time interval cover the current time point. The server 120 may receive the second command from the first processing device during the process that the processing device 801 plays the audio/video data of the first channel through the first display device. The server 120 can enable the processing device 801 to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction, and the server 120 can enable the first processing device to play the fourth channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction.

The second instruction may be, for example, a channel selection instruction (the channel selection instruction may be, but is not limited to, a long-time button press or a channel number input) input by the user through the processing device 801 or through a control device (e.g., a remote controller), or may be, for example, a channel selection instruction input by the user by performing a specific operation on the touch screen (e.g., an operation such as a vertical sliding operation, which may refer to, for example, the operation 422 shown in fig. 4), but is not limited to this. For example, when the user is watching the first channel video data belonging to the first channel, the user may send a second command to the server 120 through the processing device 801 to request the server 120 to provide the fourth channel video data belonging to the second channel to the processing device 801 for playing. In one embodiment, the first playing period and the second playing period both cover the current time point. In another embodiment, only the second playing period covers the current time point (e.g., the current time point is two pm, and the fourth channel audio/video data is a program from one pm to three pm), and the first playing period does not cover the current time point (e.g., the current time point is two pm, and the first channel audio/video data is a program from ten am to ten am).

In one embodiment, the database 110 stores first channel audio-visual data. The first channel video data is downloaded from the first channel provider server 901 by the server 120. The server 120 may receive a third instruction from the first processing device during the process that the processing device 801 plays the first channel video data through the first display device, and the server 120 may enable the processing device 801 to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the third instruction. The third instruction may be, for example, a pause instruction (for example, refer to the pause instruction 512 shown in fig. 5) input by the user through the processing device 801 or through a control device (for example, a remote controller, for example, refer to the control device 510 shown in fig. 5), or may be, for example, a pause instruction generated by the processing device 801, but is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the processing device 801 stores a specific application (the specific application may be, for example, the call application 610 of fig. 6, but not limited thereto), wherein when the specific application is enabled (the caller id 612 of fig. 6 is a manner in which the call application 610 is enabled), the processing device 801 generates a third instruction and transmits the third instruction to the server 120, and the server 120 may enable the processing device 801 to stop playing the first channel audio/video data through the first display device according to the third instruction. In one embodiment, the third command has pause point timestamp data indicating a pause point of the first channel audio-visual data. When receiving the continuous playing instruction, the server 120 may enable the processing device 801 to continuously play the first channel video data from the pause time point of the first channel video data according to the pause time stamp data of the third instruction.

In one embodiment, the database 110 stores first channel audio-visual data. The first channel video data is downloaded from the first channel provider server 901 by the server 120. The server may receive a fourth instruction from the processing device 801 (for example, referring to fig. 7, when the user clicks the pattern 712, the processing device 801 may generate the fourth instruction), where the fourth instruction includes first timestamp data indicating a first playing time point of the first channel audio-video data. The server 120 may generate first connection data according to the fourth instruction, where the first connection data indicates the first channel video data and a first playing time point of the first channel video data. The server 120 may transmit the first connection data to the processing device 801. In this manner, the processing device 801 may provide the first connection data to other processing devices (e.g., may provide to the processing device 803). When the user clicks the first connection data (for example, refer to the first connection data 812 in fig. 8) through the processing device 803, the processing device 803 generates a fifth instruction, and the processing device 803 transmits the fifth instruction to the server 120. Wherein the fifth instruction is associated with the first connection data. In one embodiment, when the server 120 receives the fifth instruction from the processing device 803, the server 120 enables the processing device 803 to play the first channel video data on the second display device according to the fifth instruction, wherein the processing device 803 starts playing the first channel video data from the first playing time point of the first channel video data.

In one embodiment, if the processing device 803 does not have/store the multimedia application module, when the user clicks the first connection data through the processing device 803, the processing device 803 generates a sixth command, and the processing device 803 transmits the sixth command to the server 120. When the server 120 receives a sixth instruction from the processing device 803, the server may transmit the file installation data to the processing device 803 according to the sixth instruction. The processing device 803 may install the multimedia application module according to the file installation data, or the processing device 803 may install the data to connect to a file download webpage from which the processing device 803 may download the multimedia application module according to the file.

In one embodiment, the server 120 may receive the comment data from the processing device 801, and the server 120 may associate the comment data with the first channel audio-visual data and store the comment data in the database 110. Wherein the comment data may contain at least one of count data, text data, image data, and second time stamp data. The count data may indicate the number of times the first channel video data is praised, or may indicate the number of times a specific mood symbol is provided in association with the first channel video data, and the like, but is not limited thereto. The second timestamp data indicates a second playing time point of the first channel audio-video data, where the second playing time point is a playing time point of the first channel audio-video data on the first display device when the server 120 receives the comment data.

In one embodiment, the database 110 stores the first channel audio/video data and the fifth channel audio/video data. The first channel video data is downloaded from the first channel provider server 901 by the server 120. The server 120 may generate the recording data according to the time length of the first channel video data played on the first display device, and the server 120 may store the recording data in the database 110. Thus, the multimedia system 100 can record the watching time of the user for different movies, and the server 120 can calculate the preference of the user, generate the video recommendation data according to the recorded data, and store the video recommendation data in the database 110. The video and audio recommendation data indicates the video and audio data of the fifth channel. The fifth channel video data may be, for example, advertisement video data, or video data associated with the first channel video data (e.g., the same type of movie, series of movies, etc., but not limited thereto). The server 120 may recommend the data according to the audio/video, so that the processing device 801 displays or plays the audio/video data of the fifth channel through the first display device. In one embodiment, the user instructs the server 120 to play the fifth channel video data through the processing device 801. In one embodiment, after the first channel video data is played, the server 120 enables the processing device 801 to play the fifth channel video data through the first display device. In one embodiment, the server 120 enables the processing device 801 to play the audio/video data of the fifth channel through the first display device before playing the audio/video data of the first channel. In one embodiment, the audio/video data of the first channel is pre-reserved with a specific inter-cut period during the playing process to inter-cut other audio/video data. The server 120 makes the processing device 801 play the audio/video data of the fifth channel through the first display device in the specific inter-cut period.

In one embodiment, the database 110 stores content data associated with the first channel audio-visual data. The content data may include second connection data indicating one of a channel provider website, a video website, a mall website, and a commodity webpage. It should be appreciated that the second connection data may also indicate other types of websites or web pages as desired. The server 120 can enable the processing device 801 to play the first channel video data through the first display device according to the channel list data and the content data, and display the second connection data on the first display device during the playing of the first channel video data. Therefore, the user can connect to one of the corresponding channel merchant website, the audio-video website, the mall website and the commodity webpage by clicking the second connection data. In one embodiment, the content data may include third timestamp data indicating a third playing time point of the first channel audio-visual data. The processing device 801 starts to display the second connection data from the third playing time point of the first channel video data. Thus, at different playing time points of the video data of the first channel, the connection data (for example, see the second connection data 912 in fig. 9A) relatively related to the current frame can be provided. When the user clicks the connection data, the user can connect to the corresponding web page or website (see, for example, the web page 914 in fig. 9B).

Referring to FIG. 10, a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a display of a multimedia system according to the present invention is shown. As shown in fig. 10, the user can make the display show the operation instruction data associated with the multimedia system by clicking the connection data 1001, the connection data 1002 can be clicked to connect to a predetermined channel provider website (for example, but not limited to, a channel provider website associated with a currently played channel), the connection data 1003 can be clicked to connect to a predetermined video website (for example, but not limited to, a video website associated with the currently played channel video data), the connection data 1004 can be clicked to connect to a predetermined mall website (for example, but not limited to, a mall website associated with the currently played channel video data), the connection data 1005 is clicked to connect to a preset commodity webpage (for example, but not limited to, a commodity webpage associated with the current screen). The screen 1110 of fig. 11, the screen 1210 of fig. 12, the screen 1310 of fig. 13, the screen 1410 of fig. 14, the screen 1510 of fig. 15, the screen 1610 of fig. 16, and the screen 1710 of fig. 17 illustrate different display screens.

Referring now to FIG. 18, a flowchart is shown illustrating one embodiment of a multimedia method in accordance with the present invention. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 18, the multimedia method 1800 is applied to a multimedia system. The multimedia method 1800 begins at step 1810 with a server of a multimedia system receiving first channel video data from a first channel provider server. Then, step 1820 is executed to store the first channel video data in a database of the multimedia system by the server. Next, in step 1830, the server plays the first channel video data through the first display device according to the channel list data stored in the database.

In one embodiment, the database stores a plurality of current channel video data, and the channel list data includes a plurality of channel number data (or may be referred to as channel data). The plurality of current channel video data are respectively associated with one of the plurality of channel number data, and the plurality of channel number data respectively indicate different channels. Wherein, the multimedia method 1800 may further comprise: receiving, by the server, a request-to-play instruction from each of the plurality of second processing devices, respectively; and the server sequentially provides the video and audio data of the current channels for the second processing devices to play according to the sequence of the received playing requirements transmitted by the second processing devices respectively. The current channel video data are respectively provided to the second processing devices in sequence, and the current channel video data are respectively provided to the second processing devices according to the sequence indicated by the channel number data. For example, if the server receives the first play request command from the first processing device, receives the second play request command from the second processing device, and receives the third play request command from the third processing device, the server will provide the first current channel video data associated with (or belonging to) the first channel to the first processing device for playing, provide the second current channel video data associated with (or belonging to) the second channel to the second processing device for playing, and provide the third current channel video data associated with (or belonging to) the third channel to the third processing device for playing according to the receiving sequence. The first processing device, the second processing device and the third processing device respectively play through different display devices.

In one embodiment, the database stores second channel audio-visual data, and the channel list data includes first channel data, second channel data, first playing sequence data, and second playing sequence data. The first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the second channel data indicates that the second channel video data is associated with the first channel, the first playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel, and the second playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the second channel video data in the first channel. The playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel is continued to the playing sequence of the second channel video data in the first channel. The multimedia method 1800 may further include: and the server plays the audio-visual data of the second channel through the first display device after the first processing device plays the audio-visual data of the first channel through the first display device according to the first playing sequence data and/or the second playing sequence data.

In one embodiment, the database stores third channel audio/video data, and the channel list data includes first channel data, third channel data, and third playing sequence data. The first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with the first channel, the third channel data indicates that the third channel video data is associated with the first channel, and the third playing sequence data indicates that the playing sequence of the third channel video data in the first channel is different from the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel. The multimedia method 1800 further includes: receiving a first instruction from a first processing device by a server in the process that the first processing device plays the audio-visual data of the first channel through a first display device; enabling the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first instruction by the server; and enabling the first processing device to play the third channel video and audio data through the first display device by the server according to the first instruction.

In one embodiment, the multimedia method 1800 further comprises: receiving fourth channel video and audio data from the second channel provider server by the server, and storing the fourth channel video and audio data into a database; receiving a second instruction from the first processing device by the server in the process that the first processing device plays the audio-visual data of the first channel through the first display device; enabling the server to enable the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction; and enabling the first processing device to play the fourth channel video and audio data through the first display device by the server according to the second instruction. Wherein the channel list data comprises first channel data, fourth channel data, first time period data, and second time period data. The first channel data indicates that the first channel audio-visual data is associated with a first channel, and the fourth channel data indicates that the fourth channel audio-visual data is associated with a second channel, wherein the second channel is different from the first channel. The first time interval data indicates a first playing time interval of the first channel video data, and the second time interval data indicates a second playing time interval of the fourth channel video data, wherein the first playing time interval and the second playing time interval both cover the current time point.

The second instruction may be, for example, a channel selection instruction (the channel selection instruction may be, but is not limited to, a long-time button press or a channel number input) input by a user through the first processing device or through a control device (e.g., a remote controller), or may be, for example, a channel selection instruction input by a user by performing a specific operation action (e.g., an operation action such as sliding up and down) on the touch screen, but is not limited to, this. For example, when the user watches the first channel video data belonging to the first channel, the user can transmit the second instruction to the server through the first processing device so as to request the server to provide the fourth channel video data belonging to the second channel to the first processing device for playing. In one embodiment, the first playing period and the second playing period both cover the current time point. In another embodiment, only the second playing period covers the current time point (e.g., the current time point is two pm, and the fourth channel audio/video data is a program from one pm to three pm), and the first playing period does not cover the current time point (e.g., the current time point is two pm, and the first channel audio/video data is a program from ten am to ten am).

In one embodiment, the multimedia method 1800 further comprises: receiving, by the server, a third instruction from the first processing device in a process in which the first processing device plays the first channel audio-visual data through the first display device; and enabling the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video and audio data through the first display device according to the second instruction by the server. The third instruction may be, for example, a pause instruction input by the user through the first processing device or through the control device, or may be, for example, a pause instruction generated by the first processing device, but is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the first processing device stores a specific application program, wherein when the specific application program is enabled, the first processing device generates a third instruction and transmits the third instruction to the server, and the server can enable the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the third instruction. In one embodiment, the third command has pause point timestamp data indicating a pause point of the first channel audio-visual data. The server can continuously play the first channel video data from the pause time point of the first channel video data according to the pause point time stamp data of the third instruction when receiving the continuous playing instruction.

In one embodiment, the multimedia method 1800 further comprises: receiving, by the server, a fourth instruction from the first processing device, where the fourth instruction includes first timestamp data indicating a first play time point of the first channel audio-visual data; generating, by the server, first connection data according to the fourth instruction; and transmitting, by the server, the first connection data to the first processing device. The first connection data indicates the first channel video data and a first playing time point of the first channel video data.

In one embodiment, the multimedia method 1800 further comprises: receiving, by the server, a fifth instruction from the third processing device, wherein the fifth instruction is associated with the first connection data; and enabling the third processing device to play the first channel video and audio data on the second display device by the server according to the fifth instruction. The third processing device starts to play the first channel video data from the first playing time point of the first channel video data.

In another embodiment, the multimedia method 1800 further comprises: receiving, by the server, a sixth instruction from the third processing device, wherein the sixth instruction is associated with the first connection data; and transmitting, by the server, the file installation data to the third processing device according to the sixth instruction. For example, if the third processing device does not have/store the multimedia application module associated with the multimedia system, when the user clicks the first connection data through the third processing device, the third processing device generates a sixth instruction, and the third processing device transmits the sixth instruction to the server. And when the server receives a sixth instruction from the third processing device, the server may transmit the file installation data to the third processing device according to the sixth instruction. The third processing device may install the multimedia application module according to the file installation data, or the third processing device may connect to a file download webpage from which the third processing device may download the multimedia application module according to the file installation data.

In one embodiment, the multimedia method 1800 further comprises: receiving, by a server, comment data from the first processing apparatus; and associating the comment data with the first channel video data by the server, and storing the comment data in a database. Wherein the comment data contains at least one of count data, text data, image data, and second time stamp data. The second timestamp data indicates a second playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel. The count data may indicate the number of times the first channel video data is praised, or may indicate the number of times a specific mood symbol is provided in association with the first channel video data, and the like, but is not limited thereto. The second timestamp data indicates a second playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel, where the second playing time point is a playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel on the first display device when the server 120 receives the comment data.

In one embodiment, the multimedia method 1800 further comprises: generating recording data by the server according to the playing time length of the first channel video data on the first display device; and storing the record data to the database by the server. In one embodiment, the database stores audio/video data of a fifth channel. The multimedia method 1800 further includes: generating audio and video recommendation data by the server according to the recorded data, and storing the audio and video recommendation data to a database; and the server enables the first processing device to display or play the audio and video data of the fifth channel through the first display device according to the audio and video recommendation data. The video and audio recommendation data indicates the video and audio data of the fifth channel.

The fifth channel video data may be, for example, advertisement video data, or video data associated with the first channel video data (e.g., the same type of movie, series of movies, etc., but not limited thereto). The server can recommend data according to the audio-video, so that the first processing device displays or plays the audio-video data of the fifth channel through the first display device. In one embodiment, the user instructs the server to play the audio/video data of the fifth channel through the first processing device. In one embodiment, after the first channel video data is played, the server enables the first processing device to play the fifth channel video data through the first display device. In one embodiment, the server enables the first processing device to play the audio-video data of the fifth channel through the first display device before playing the audio-video data of the first channel. In one embodiment, the audio/video data of the first channel is pre-reserved with a specific inter-cut period during the playing process to inter-cut other audio/video data. The server enables the first processing device to play the audio-visual data of the fifth channel through the first display device in the specific inter-cut time period.

In one embodiment, the database stores content data associated with the first channel audio-visual data. The content data includes second connection data indicating one of a channel provider website, a video website, a mall website, and a commodity webpage (it should be understood that the second connection data may also indicate other types of websites or webpages according to the requirement). The multimedia method 1800 further includes: and the server enables the first processing device to play the first channel video data and display the second connection data through the first display device according to the channel list data and the content data. Therefore, the user can connect to one of the corresponding channel merchant website, the audio-video website, the mall website and the commodity webpage by clicking the second connection data.

In one embodiment, the content data includes third timestamp data indicating a third playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel. And the first processing device starts to display the second connection data from the third playing time point of the video data of the first channel. Therefore, the connection data which is relatively related to the current picture can be provided at different playing time points of the video and audio data of the first channel. When the user clicks the connection data, the user can connect to the corresponding web page or website.

The multimedia system and the method thereof applicable to the multimedia playing platform according to the present invention have been described in the above description and drawings. It is to be understood that the embodiments of the present invention are for illustration purposes only and that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, which is to be construed in accordance with the substance defined by the claims. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but that the true scope and spirit of the invention be indicated by the following claims.

Claims

A multimedia system, comprising:

the database stores the channel list data and the first channel video data; and

the server accesses the database, is in communication connection with the first processing device and the first channel provider server, and enables the first processing device to play the first channel video data through the first display device according to the channel table number data;

the server receives the first channel video data from the first channel provider server, and stores the first channel video data in the database.
The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the database stores a plurality of current channel audio-visual data, the channel list data comprising a plurality of channel number data, the plurality of current channel audio-visual data being respectively associated with one of the plurality of channel number data, the plurality of channel number data respectively indicating different channels;

the server is in communication connection with a plurality of second processing devices, and receives a playing request instruction from each of the plurality of second processing devices respectively;

the server sequentially provides the video data of the current channels for the second processing devices to play according to the sequence of the received playing requirements transmitted by the second processing devices respectively;

the current channel video data are sequentially provided to the second processing devices respectively, and the current channel video data are provided to the second processing devices respectively according to the sequence indicated by the channel number data.
The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the database stores second channel video data, the channel list data comprising first channel data, second channel data, first play order data, and second play order data;

the first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the second channel data indicates that the second channel video data is associated with the first channel, the first playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel, and the second playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the second channel video data in the first channel;

the server plays the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first playing sequence data and/or the second playing sequence data, and then enables the first processing device to play the second channel video data through the first display device.
The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the database stores third channel video and audio data, the channel list data comprising first channel data, third channel data and third playing sequence data;

the first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the third channel data indicates that the third channel video data is associated with the first channel, and the third playing sequence data indicates that the playing sequence of the third channel video data in the first channel is different from the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel;

the server receives a first instruction from the first processing device in the process that the first processing device plays the first channel video data through the first display device, enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first instruction, and enables the first processing device to play the third channel video data through the first display device according to the first instruction.
The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the database stores fourth channel video data, the channel list data comprising first channel data, fourth channel data, first time period data, and second time period data;

wherein the first channel data indicates that the first channel audio-visual data is associated with a first channel, and the fourth channel data indicates that the fourth channel audio-visual data is associated with a second channel, wherein the second channel is different from the first channel;

wherein the first time interval data indicates a first playing time interval of the first channel video data, the second time interval data indicates a second playing time interval of the fourth channel video data, and the first playing time interval and/or the second playing time interval cover the current time point;

the server receives a second instruction from the first processing device in the process that the first processing device plays the first channel video data through the first display device, the server enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction, and the server enables the first processing device to play the fourth channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction;

the server is in communication connection with a second channel provider server, the fourth channel video data is received by the server from the second channel provider server, and the server stores the fourth channel video data to the database.
The multimedia system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server receives a third command from the first processing device during the process of the first processing device playing the first channel video data through the first display device, and the server causes the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the third command.
The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the server receives a fourth command from the first processing device, the fourth command comprising a first timestamp data indicating a first playing time point of the first channel video data;

the server generates first connection data according to the fourth instruction, and transmits the first connection data to the first processing device;

the first connection data indicates the first channel video data and the first playing time point of the first channel video data.
The multimedia system of claim 7, wherein the server is communicatively connected to a third processing device, the server receiving a fifth command from the third processing device, the fifth command being associated with the first linking data;

the server enables the third processing device to play the first channel video data on the second display device according to the fifth instruction;

the third processing device starts to play the first channel video data from the first playing time point of the first channel video data.
The multimedia system of claim 7, wherein the server is communicatively coupled to a third processing device, the server receiving a sixth command from the third processing device, the sixth command being associated with the first linking data;

wherein the server transmits the file installation data to the third processing device according to the sixth instruction.
The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the server receives comment data from the first processing device, the server associating the comment data with the first channel audio-visual data and storing the comment data to the database;

wherein the comment data contains at least one of count data, text data, image data, and second time stamp data;

wherein the second timestamp data indicates a second playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel.
The multimedia system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server generates recorded data according to the time length of the first channel video data played on the first display device, and stores the recorded data in the database.
The multimedia system of claim 11, wherein the server generates audio/video recommendation data according to the recorded data and stores the audio/video recommendation data in the database;

the database stores the audio-video data of a fifth channel, and the audio-video recommendation data indicates the audio-video data of the fifth channel;

the server enables the first processing device to display or play the audio-video data of the fifth channel through the first display device according to the audio-video recommendation data.
The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the database stores content data associated with the first channel video data;

the content data comprises second connection data which indicates one of a channel provider website, a video website, a mall website and a commodity webpage;

the server enables the first processing device to play the first channel video data and display the second connection data through the first display device according to the channel list data and the content data.
The multimedia system of claim 13, wherein the content data comprises third timestamp data indicating a third playing time point of the first channel video data;

the first processing device starts to display the second link data from the third playing time point of the first channel video data.
A multimedia method applied to a multimedia system includes:

receiving first channel video and audio data from a first channel provider server by a server of the multimedia system, and storing the first channel video and audio data into a database of the multimedia system; and

the server makes the first processing device play the first channel video and audio data through the first display device according to the channel list data stored in the database.
The multimedia method of claim 15, wherein the database stores a plurality of current channel audio-visual data, the channel list data comprising a plurality of channel number data, the plurality of current channel audio-visual data being respectively associated with one of the plurality of channel number data, the plurality of channel number data respectively indicating different channels;

wherein the multimedia method further comprises:

receiving, by the server, a request-to-play instruction from each of the plurality of second processing devices, respectively; and

the server sequentially provides the video and audio data of the current channels for the second processing devices to play according to the sequence of the received playing requirements transmitted by the second processing devices respectively;

the audio and video data of the current channels are sequentially provided to the second processing devices respectively, and are provided to the second processing devices respectively according to the sequence indicated by the channel number data.
The multimedia method of claim 15, wherein the database stores second channel video data, the channel list data comprising first channel data, second channel data, first play order data, and second play order data;

the first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the second channel data indicates that the second channel video data is associated with the first channel, the first playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel, and the second playing sequence data indicates the playing sequence of the second channel video data in the first channel;

wherein the multimedia method further comprises:

and the server plays the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first playing sequence data and/or the second playing sequence data, and then the first processing device plays the second channel video data through the first display device.
The multimedia method of claim 15, wherein the database stores third channel video and audio data, the channel list data comprising first channel data, third channel data and third playing sequence data;

the first channel data indicates that the first channel video data is associated with a first channel, the third channel data indicates that the third channel video data is associated with the first channel, and the third playing sequence data indicates that the playing sequence of the third channel video data in the first channel is different from the playing sequence of the first channel video data in the first channel;

wherein the multimedia method further comprises:

receiving a first instruction from the first processing device by the server in the process that the first processing device plays the audio-visual data of the first channel through the first display device;

the server enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the first instruction; and

and enabling the first processing device to play the third channel video and audio data through the first display device by the server according to the first instruction.
The multimedia method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving fourth channel video and audio data from the second channel provider server by the server, and storing the fourth channel video and audio data into the database;

receiving a second instruction from the first processing device by the server in the process that the first processing device plays the audio-visual data of the first channel through the first display device;

the server enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video data through the first display device according to the second instruction; and

enabling the first processing device to play the fourth channel video data through the first display device by the server according to the second instruction;

wherein the channel list data comprises first channel data, fourth channel data, first time period data, and second time period data;

wherein the first channel data indicates that the first channel audio-visual data is associated with a first channel, and the fourth channel data indicates that the fourth channel audio-visual data is associated with a second channel, wherein the second channel is different from the first channel;

the first time interval data indicates a first playing time interval of the first channel video data, the second time interval data indicates a second playing time interval of the fourth channel video data, and the first playing time interval and/or the second playing time interval cover the current time point.
The multimedia method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, a third instruction from the first processing device during a process in which the first processing device plays the first channel audio-visual data through the first display device; and

and the server enables the first processing device to stop playing the first channel video and audio data through the first display device according to the third instruction.
The multimedia method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, a fourth instruction from the first processing device, where the fourth instruction includes first timestamp data indicating a first play time point of the first channel audio-video data;

generating, by the server, first link data according to the fourth instruction; and

transmitting the first connection data to the first processing device by the server;

the first connection data indicates the first channel video data and the first playing time point of the first channel video data.
The multimedia method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, a fifth instruction from a third processing device, wherein the fifth instruction is associated with the first link data; and

the server enables the third processing device to play the first channel video data on the second display device according to the fifth instruction;

the third processing device starts to play the first channel video data from the first playing time point of the first channel video data.
The multimedia method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, a sixth instruction from a third processing device, wherein the sixth instruction is associated with the first link data; and

and transmitting the file installation data to the third processing device by the server according to the sixth instruction.
The multimedia method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, comment data from the first processing apparatus; and

associating the comment data with the first channel video data by the server, and storing the comment data in the database;

wherein the comment data contains at least one of count data, text data, image data, and second time stamp data;

wherein the second timestamp data indicates a second playing time point of the audio-visual data of the first channel.
The multimedia method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating recording data by the server according to the playing time length of the first channel video data on the first display device; and

the server stores the record data into the database.
The multimedia method of claim 25, wherein the database stores fifth channel video data;

wherein the multimedia method further comprises:

generating audio-video recommendation data by the server according to the recorded data and storing the audio-video recommendation data into the database; and

the server makes the first processing device display or play the audio-visual data of the fifth channel through the first display device according to the audio-visual recommendation data;

wherein the audio-visual recommendation data indicates the audio-visual data of the fifth channel.
The multimedia method of claim 15, wherein the database stores content data associated with the first channel audio-visual data;

the content data comprises second connection data which indicates one of a channel provider website, a video website, a mall website and a commodity webpage;

wherein the multimedia method further comprises:

and the server enables the first processing device to play the first channel video data and display the second connection data through the first display device according to the channel list data and the content data.
The multimedia method of claim 27, wherein the content data comprises third timestamp data indicating a third playing time point of the first channel video data;

the first processing device starts to display the second link data from the third playing time point of the first channel video data.
A multimedia system, comprising:

the database stores channel list data, first channel video data and a plurality of current channel video data; and

the server accesses the database and is in communication connection with the first processing device, the first channel provider server and the plurality of second processing devices, and the server enables the first processing device to play the first channel video and audio data through the first display device according to the channel table number data;

the server receives the first channel video data from the first channel provider server, and stores the first channel video data into the database;

the channel list data comprises a plurality of channel number data, the plurality of current channel video data are respectively related to one of the plurality of channel number data, and the plurality of channel number data respectively indicate different channels;

wherein the server receives a request playing instruction from each of the plurality of second processing devices;

the server sequentially provides the video data of the current channels for the second processing devices to play according to the sequence of the received playing requirements transmitted by the second processing devices respectively;

the current channel video data are sequentially provided to the second processing devices respectively, and the current channel video data are provided to the second processing devices respectively according to the sequence indicated by the channel number data.
A multimedia method applied to a multimedia system includes:

receiving first channel video and audio data from a first channel provider server by a server of the multimedia system, and storing the first channel video and audio data into a database of the multimedia system; and

the server enables the first processing device to play the first channel video data through the first display device according to the channel list data stored in the database;

the database stores a plurality of current channel video data, the channel list data comprises a plurality of channel number data, the plurality of current channel video data are respectively related to one of the plurality of channel number data, and the plurality of channel number data respectively indicate different channels;

wherein the multimedia method further comprises:

receiving, by the server, a request-to-play instruction from each of the plurality of second processing devices, respectively; and

the server provides the video data of the current channels for the second processing devices to play in sequence according to the sequence of the received playing requirements transmitted by the second processing devices respectively;

the current channel video data are provided to the second processing devices in sequence, and the current channel video data are provided to the second processing devices in sequence according to the sequence indicated by the channel number data.