WO2010127538A1

WO2010127538A1 - Method and system for implementing media content sharing

Info

Publication number: WO2010127538A1
Application number: PCT/CN2009/075139
Authority: WO
Inventors: 宋军
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2009-05-08
Filing date: 2009-11-25
Publication date: 2010-11-11
Also published as: CN101552945A

Abstract

A method and system for implementing media content sharing are provided, and the method includes that: the media content sharing system receives a media file to be shared (11); the media content sharing system converts the media file to be shared, and obtains multiple shared media files whose file parameters are different from each other; the media content sharing system implements the sharing issue for the shared media files (13). The multifarious terminals could choose the respectively appropriate shared file and play it, and therefore the invention enlarges the sharing range.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sharing technology in the field of communications, and in particular, to a method and system for implementing media content sharing. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, wireless communication technologies have matured, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), and Enhanced Data Rate for GSM (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM) The scale of mobile Internet such as GSM Evolution, referred to as EDGE), Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) and other high-speed mobile broadband access networks is also gradually developing. While increasing wireless bandwidth and enhancing the capabilities of mobile communication terminals, users are increasingly demanding personalization. Users are no longer satisfied with functions such as making calls, texting, pictures and ring tones, but tend to use mobile. Internet communication terminals (also known as mobile Internet clients) communicate with other people about the way media files (eg, video files, audio files, etc.) are shared with others. The prior art media content sharing scheme has at least the following disadvantages: Because the computing power and storage capacity of the mobile communication terminal are limited, the mobile communication terminal has certain restrictions on the supported media files, and the media files supported by different mobile communication terminals are also Different from video files, including RMVB, RM, AVI, FLV (Flash Video), DAT, MPG, VOB and other formats. At the same time, video files of various formats may have different parameters. When sharing is performed, the media file uploaded by the mobile communication terminal on the transmitting side is not necessarily decoded by the mobile communication terminal on the receiving side, and therefore, the sharing range of the media content is limited. The above describes the mobile Internet as an example, but it should be understood that this shortcoming also exists in other aspects. For example, a shared file uploaded by a fixed network user cannot be decoded by a mobile communication terminal, and a media file uploaded by the mobile communication terminal may be Cannot be decoded by the fixed network communication terminal. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for implementing media content sharing to expand the sharing range of media content. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for implementing media content sharing, including: a media content sharing system receiving a media file to be shared; and a media content sharing system converting the file to be shared to obtain a plurality of shared media files. The file parameters of the shared media file are different; the media content sharing system shares and publishes the shared media file. Preferably, the file parameters include, but are not limited to, a code rate, a file format, and a resolution. Preferably, the media file to be shared is from a mobile internet communication terminal and/or a fixed internet communication terminal. Preferably, the shared media file includes a media file suitable for playing by the mobile internet communication terminal; and the sharing, by the media content sharing system, the shared media file includes: the media content sharing system, the shared media file Send to the streaming server for sharing. Preferably, the shared media file further includes a second shared media file suitable for playing by the mobile internet communication terminal; the sharing, by the media content sharing system, the shared media file further includes: the media content sharing system The second shared media file is sent to the fixed Internet service system for sharing. Preferably, the to-be-shared media file is stored in the content storage server and has a globally unique identifier; the storage path and the identifier of the to-be-shared media file are recorded in a database table; the media content sharing system treats The shared file is converted, and the shared media file includes: the media content sharing system queries the database table for the storage path of the to-be-shared media file according to the identifier; and the media content sharing system is configured according to the query The storage path performs a conversion operation on the to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server to obtain the shared media file. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a system for implementing media content sharing, comprising: a receiving module, configured to receive a media file to be shared; and a conversion module, configured to convert the file to be shared, to obtain multiple sharing a media file, where the file parameters of the shared media file are different; a publishing module, configured to share and publish the shared media file. Preferably, the conversion module includes: a first conversion unit, configured to enter the file to be shared The first shared media file is adapted to be played by the mobile internet communication terminal; the publishing module is specifically: the first publishing unit, configured to send the first shared media file to a streaming media server of the mobile Internet for sharing . Preferably, the converting module further includes: a second converting unit, configured to convert the file to be shared, to obtain a second shared media file suitable for playing by the mobile internet communication terminal; a publishing unit, configured to send the second shared media file to a fixed Internet service system for sharing. Preferably, the system further includes: a content storage server; a storage module, configured to store the to-be-shared media file in a content storage server, and generate a globally unique identifier; a storage path of the media file to be shared and The identifier is recorded in a database table. The conversion module specifically includes: a query unit, configured to query, according to the identifier, a storage path of the media file to be shared from the database table; a third conversion unit, And performing a conversion operation on the to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server according to the stored storage path, to obtain the shared media file. In the present invention, after receiving the media file to be shared, the media content sharing system converts the shared media file, and obtains a shared media file with different file parameters, and shares and distributes the shared media file. Compared with the prior art, the published file is not only the original file, but a plurality of files having the same content. Therefore, the terminal can select a shared file that can be played according to its own capabilities, so that the sharing scope is greatly expanded. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are set to illustrate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for implementing media content sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for implementing media content sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a system for implementing media content sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 4 of a system for implementing media content sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method and system for implementing media content sharing provided by the embodiment of the present invention converts the received media file to be shared into an encoding format to obtain one or more sharing files having the same file content but different media file parameters. After the media file is released for sharing. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method for implementing media content sharing in the embodiment of the present invention includes: Step 11: The media content sharing system receives a media file to be shared; Step 12: The media content sharing system treats the shared file (ie, the media file to be shared) Performing a conversion to obtain a plurality of shared media files, where the file parameters of the shared media file and the shared media file are different; Step 13: The media content sharing system shares and publish the plurality of shared media files. The above file parameters include, but are not limited to, code rate, file format, resolution, and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the system for implementing media content sharing in the embodiment of the present invention includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a media file to be shared; and a conversion module, configured to convert a shared file (ie, a media file to be shared), to obtain The shared media file has different file parameters, and the publishing module is configured to share and publish the shared media file. The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with different embodiments. Since the file parameters of the shared media files are different, it is possible to adapt to the playback requirements of a plurality of terminals, and the range of sharing can be expanded. Embodiment 1 In Embodiment 1, the media file to be shared is uploaded by the mobile communication terminal through the mobile Internet. The media file, and the published object is the streaming media server, which is described in detail below. As shown in FIG. 3, the method provided in the first embodiment specifically includes: Step 301: The receiving module receives a first to-be-shared media file uploaded by the mobile communication terminal by using an uploading module, where the file transfer protocol (File Transfer Protocol, referred to as FTP) And transmitting, in step 302, the storage module saves the received first to-be-shared media file to the content storage server; Step 303: The database modification module inserts the information of the first to-be-shared media file into the database table, and is The shared media file generates a globally unique identifier; the information of the first shared media file includes but is not limited to a file name, a file type, a file size, and an original storage path; and the globally unique identifier can be utilized. The receiving time is combined with the random number method to generate. Of course, it can also be obtained by other methods, which is not described here. Step 304: The request sending module sends a conversion request including an identifier to the conversion module. Step 305: The conversion module queries the first to-be-shared media file from the database on the content storage server according to the identifier in the received conversion request. a location (ie, a storage path), and performing a conversion operation on the first to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server according to the queried location, to obtain a plurality of shared media files suitable for playing by the mobile internet communication terminal, The file parameters of the multiple shared media files are different. Step 306: After the conversion module completes the conversion operation, the information corresponding to the update database is updated. Step 307: The publishing module sends the shared media file to the streaming media server to complete the shared release. As shown in FIG. 4, the system for implementing media content sharing in the embodiment includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a first to-be-shared media file uploaded by the mobile communication terminal by using an uploading module; and a storage module, configured to receive the first Save shared media files to content storage service a database modification module, configured to insert information of the first to-be-shared media file into a database table, and generate a globally unique identifier for the first to-be-shared media file; information of the first to-be-shared media file Including but not limited to file name, file type, file size, and original storage path, etc.; and the globally unique identifier can be generated by using the receiving time combined with the random number, and of course, other methods can be used. --description. a request sending module, configured to send a conversion request including an identifier; a conversion module, configured to query, according to the received conversion request, a location of the first shared media file on the content storage server from the database, and according to the queried location Performing a conversion operation on the first to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server, obtaining a plurality of shared media files suitable for playing by the mobile internet communication terminal, and correspondingly updating the database information (including but not limited to the type after completing the conversion operation) The file parameters of the plurality of shared media files are different; the publishing module is configured to send the plurality of shared media files to the streaming media server to complete the shared publishing. After the above shared release is completed, since the same content has been carried in multiple shared media files, other users can select a file suitable for playing to play, and expand the sharing range. The following file parameters are used as file formats and shared media files. The above process is explained by taking a video file as an example. The existing mobile communication terminals are supported by three types: A1, A2, and A3, which respectively support and only play video files of the three formats of B1, B2, and B3. According to the existing method, the terminal of the A1 type is assumed. The shared video file is released. Due to the capability limitation, it can only publish the shared video file in B1 format. However, since the A2 and A3 types of terminals only support the playback of the video files of the two formats B2 and B3, the sharing range is limited. In the first embodiment of the embodiment of the present invention, the system for realizing media content sharing is received.

After the B1 format video file sent by the A1 type terminal, the conversion operation is performed to obtain B l,

3 video files in B2 and B3 formats, and simultaneously distribute video files in the three formats of Bl, B2, and B3 for sharing. At this time, A2 type terminals can select video files in B2 format for viewing. Look, and A3 type terminals can select B3 format video files for viewing, which expands the sharing range and can meet user needs. In the first embodiment, in the first embodiment, the disk on the content server that stores the first media file to be shared on the content server may be mapped on the network. After that, the conversion module can access the first to be shared as if the local disk is accessed. Media files. It has been mentioned above that the conversion operation needs to be performed on the first to-be-shared media file to obtain at least one shared media file. Here, the conversion operation is exemplified as follows. It is assumed that the file format supported by the existing mobile communication terminal includes Cl, C2 Cn. Assuming that the format of the received file is Ci, the received file can be converted into a file of the format Cj, where j=l, 2. . . . i - 1, i+l, ―., n, that is, j≠i. Specifically, the file format supported by the existing mobile communication terminal includes Cl, C2, and C3. If the format of the received file is C1, the received file can be converted into two files of the format C2 and C3. If the format of the received file is C2, the received file can be converted into two files in the format of C1 and C3. Of course, considering that the format of the existing media file is too much, a partial file format may also be selected for conversion, for example: the format of the converted file is converted when at least a predetermined number of types of mobile communication terminals support, assuming the above The file in the C3 format is supported by only three types of mobile communication terminals, and the above-mentioned preset number is 4, and no conversion is required. Of course, considering that the user upload file is not necessarily used for sharing, a judgment step may be set at this time to determine whether the file is used for sharing, and if so, steps 304-307 are performed, otherwise the process ends directly. Of course, the judging process may also be performed between step 306 and step 307. If it is judged that sharing is performed, step 307 is performed, otherwise it is directly ended. The advantage of this method is that if the user needs to share later, it can be released without conversion. Embodiment 2 In Embodiment 2, the media file to be shared is a media file uploaded by a traditional Internet communication terminal (ie, a fixed network terminal, such as a computer in a network) through the Internet, and the object to be distributed is still a streaming media server. The details will be described below. The method provided in the second embodiment specifically includes: The receiving module receives the second to-be-shared media file uploaded by the fixed network communication terminal by using the uploading module; it can be transmitted through FTP. The storage module saves the received second to-be-shared media file to the content storage server; the database modification module inserts the information of the second to-be-shared media file into the database table, and generates a global unique for the second to-be-shared media file. The identifier of the first to-be-shared media file includes, but is not limited to, a file name, a file type, a file size, and an original storage path, etc.; and the globally unique identifier can be generated by using a receiving time in combination with a random number method. Of course, you can also use other methods to get it, not here - description. The request sending module sends a conversion request including the identifier to the conversion module; the conversion module queries the database for the location of the second to-be-shared media file on the content storage server according to the identifier in the received conversion request, and according to the query Performing a conversion operation on the second to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server to obtain a plurality of shared media files, where the file parameters of the plurality of shared media files are different; the conversion module completes the conversion operation and correspondingly updates The information of the database; the publishing module sends the plurality of shared media files to the streaming server in the mobile internet to complete the shared publishing. The system for implementing media content sharing in the second embodiment includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a second to-be-shared media file uploaded by the mobile communication terminal by using the uploading module, and a storage module, configured to save the received second to-be-shared media file a content modification server, configured to insert information of the second to-be-shared media file into the database table, and generate a globally unique identifier for the second to-be-shared media file; the first to-be-shared media The file information includes but is not limited to the file name, file type, file size, and original storage path; The globally unique identifier can be generated by using the receiving time in combination with the random number. Of course, it can also be obtained by other means, which is not described here. a request sending module, configured to send a conversion request including an identifier; a conversion module, configured to query, according to the received conversion request, a location of the second to-be-shared media file on the content storage server from the database table, and according to the query The location performs a conversion operation on the second to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server to obtain a multi-shared media file, and correspondingly updates the database information (including but not limited to type, code rate, path, and file size) after the conversion operation is completed. The information of the plurality of shared media files is different; the publishing module is configured to send the multiple shared media files to the streaming media server to complete the shared publishing. After the above shared release is completed, since the same content has been carried in multiple shared media files, other users can select a file suitable for playing to play, and expand the sharing range. The following file parameters are used as file formats and shared media files. The above process is explained by taking a video file as an example. It is assumed that the existing mobile communication terminals include three types of Al, A2, and A3, which respectively support and only play video files of the three formats of B1, B2, and B3. According to the existing method, it is assumed that the fixed network broadcasts the shared video. The file has a format of C1, but since the terminals of the Al, A2, and A3 types only support the playback of video files of the two formats of Bl, B2, and B3, the sharing range is limited. In the second embodiment of the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the C1 format video file sent by the fixed network communication terminal, the system for performing media content sharing performs a conversion operation to obtain two formats B1, B2, and B3. Video files, and simultaneously release video files of the three formats Bl, B2, and B3 for sharing. At this time, the A1 type terminal can select the B1 format video file for viewing, and the A2 type terminal can select the B2 format video file for the video file. Watch, and A3 type terminals can select B3 format video files for viewing, which expands the sharing range and can meet user needs. In the second embodiment, in the second embodiment, the disk on the content server that stores the second media file to be shared is mapped on the content module. After that, the conversion module can access the first to be shared as if the local disk is accessed. Media files. As mentioned above, it is necessary to perform a conversion operation on the second to-be-shared media file, to obtain at least A shared media file, here, the conversion operation is illustrated as follows. Assume that the file format supported by the existing mobile communication terminal includes Cl, C2 Cn. Assuming that the format of the received file is X, the received file can be converted into the format C1, C2.

Cn file. Of course, considering that the format of the existing media file is too much, a partial file format may also be selected for conversion, for example: the format of the converted file is converted when at least a predetermined number of types of mobile communication terminals support, assuming the above The file in the C3 format is supported by only three types of mobile communication terminals, and the above-mentioned preset number is 4, and no conversion is required. Of course, considering that the user upload file is not necessarily used for sharing, a judgment step may be set at this time to determine whether the file is used for sharing, and if so, the shared release is performed, otherwise the process ends directly. Embodiment 3 In the above two manners, the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail by taking a file from a mobile communication terminal or a fixed network terminal as an example. Of course, files from the mobile communication terminal and the fixed network communication terminal can be simultaneously performed. Processing will be described in detail below. In the third embodiment, the media file to be shared is a media file uploaded by the mobile communication terminal and the traditional Internet communication terminal (ie, a fixed network terminal, such as a computer in the network), and the published object is also a streaming server, below Detailed instructions are given. The method provided in the third embodiment specifically includes: receiving, by the receiving module, a third to-be-shared media file uploaded by the fixed network communication terminal or the mobile communication terminal by using the uploading module; The storage module saves the received third to-be-shared media file to the content storage server; the database modification module inserts the information of the third to-be-shared media file into the database table, and generates a global unique for the third to-be-shared media file. The identifier of the third shared media file includes, but is not limited to, a file name, a file type, a file size, and an original storage path, and the like; and the globally unique identifier can be generated by using a receiving time combined with a random number method. ,when However, it can also be obtained in other ways, not here - description. The request sending module sends a conversion request including the identifier to the conversion module; the conversion module queries the database for the location of the third shared media file on the content storage server according to the identifier in the received conversion request, and according to the query Performing a conversion operation on the third to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server to obtain a plurality of shared media files, where the file parameters of the plurality of shared media files are different; the conversion module completes the conversion operation and correspondingly updates The information of the database; the publishing module sends the plurality of shared media files to the streaming media server to complete the shared publishing. The system for implementing media content sharing in the third embodiment is basically the same as the first two embodiments, except that the sender of the received file can be either a mobile communication terminal or a traditional Internet communication terminal. Therefore, the system is configured here. No longer described in detail. Embodiment 4 In the foregoing various embodiments, the at least one shared media file is generated according to the uploaded original to-be-shared media file, and the file parameters of the to-be-shared media file and the at least one shared media file are not The same, and published to the mobile Internet server in the mobile Internet, therefore, different mobile communication terminals can select the files that can be played for playback, expanding the scope of sharing. However, it should be understood that communication terminals in the traditional Internet may have similar problems, so it is also possible to further generate at least one second shared media file according to the uploaded original to-be-shared media file, and publish it to the traditional Internet (fixed Internet). In order to further expand the scope of sharing. Compared with the first embodiment to the third embodiment, the extension is that there is one more conversion step, converting the received file to be shared into a shared file suitable for playing on a fixed Internet terminal, and publishing it to the fixed Internet. The business system, because the conversion process differs only in the parameters of the converted object, so the conversion process will not be described in detail. At the same time, the release process is also different. Since the release to the traditional Internet is the content of the prior art, only a brief description will be given below. Considering the download and transmission, before the release, the first review is carried out, after the approval is passed, the media will be The file is sliced into an indexed segment file and the segment file is published. As shown in FIG. 5, the system for implementing media content sharing in the fourth embodiment includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a fourth to-be-shared media file; the media file to be shared may be from a mobile communication terminal or a traditional Internet communication terminal; For storing the received fourth to-be-shared media file to the content storage server, the database modification module, configured to insert the information of the fourth to-be-shared media file into the database table, and for the second to-be-shared media file Generating a globally unique identifier; the information of the first shared media file includes, but is not limited to, a file name, a file type, a file size, and an original storage path; and the globally unique identifier can utilize a receiving time combined with a random number. The method to generate, of course, can also be obtained in other ways, not here - description. a request sending module, configured to send a conversion request including an identifier; a conversion module, configured to query, according to the received conversion request, a location of the fourth to-be-shared media file on the content storage server from the database, and according to the queried location Performing a conversion operation on the fourth to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server, to obtain a plurality of first shared media files suitable for playing by the mobile internet communication terminal and a plurality of second shared media files suitable for playing by the fixed Internet communication terminal And updating the information of the database (including but not limited to information such as type, code rate, path, and file size) after the conversion operation is completed; the file parameters of the first shared media file and the second shared media file are different; The first publishing module is configured to send the at least one first shared media file to a streaming media server in the mobile internet to complete the shared publishing. And a second publishing module, configured to send the at least one second shared media file to a service system in a fixed Internet to complete the shared release. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for causing a computer or processor to execute as shown in FIG. 1 when the instructions are executed by a computer or a processor And the processing of each step shown in FIG. 3, preferably, can be performed One or more of the first embodiment to the fourth embodiment described. In addition, the implementation of the present invention does not modify the system architecture and the current processing flow, is easy to implement, facilitates promotion in the technical field, and has strong industrial applicability. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make thousands of improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. It should be considered as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

A method for implementing media content sharing, comprising:

The media content sharing system receives the media file to be shared;

The media content sharing system converts the file to be shared to obtain a plurality of shared media files; the file parameters of the plurality of shared media files are different;

The media content sharing system shares and publishes the shared media file.

2. The method for implementing media content sharing according to claim 1, wherein the file parameters comprise a code rate, a file format, and a resolution.

The method for realizing media content sharing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the media file to be shared is from a mobile internet communication terminal and/or a fixed internet communication terminal.

4. The method for implementing media content sharing according to claim 3, wherein:

The shared media file includes a media file suitable for playing by a mobile internet communication terminal;

The sharing and publishing of the shared media file by the media content sharing system specifically includes:

The media content sharing system sends the shared media file to a streaming media server for sharing.

5. The method for implementing media content sharing according to claim 4, wherein:

The shared media file further includes a second shared media file suitable for playing by the mobile internet communication terminal;

The sharing and publishing of the shared media file by the media content sharing system further includes:

The media content sharing system transmits the second shared media file to a fixed Internet service system for sharing.

6. The method for implementing media content sharing according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The to-be-shared media file is stored in the content storage server and has a globally unique identifier;

The storage path and the identifier of the media file to be shared are recorded in a database table. The media content sharing system converts the shared file, and the obtained shared media file specifically includes:

The media content sharing system queries the storage table of the media file to be shared from the database table according to the identifier;

And the media content sharing system performs a conversion operation on the to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server according to the stored storage path, to obtain the shared media file.

A system for implementing media content sharing, comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive a media file to be shared;

a conversion module, configured to convert the file to be shared, to obtain a shared media file with different file parameters, and different file parameters of the multiple shared media files are different;

a publishing module, configured to share and publish the shared media file.

The system according to claim 7, wherein the conversion module comprises:

a first converting unit, configured to convert the file to be shared, to obtain a first shared media file suitable for playing by a mobile internet communication terminal;

The publishing module is specifically:

The first publishing unit is configured to send the first shared media file to a streaming server of the mobile Internet for sharing.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein: the converting module further comprises: a second converting unit, configured to convert the file to be shared to obtain a mobile terminal for playing Two shared media files;

The publishing module further includes:

a second publishing unit, configured to send the second shared media file to a fixed Internet service system for sharing.

The system according to claim 7 or 8 or 9, wherein the system further comprises: a content storage server;

a storage module, configured to store the to-be-shared media file in a content storage server, and generate a globally unique identifier; the storage path and the identifier of the to-be-shared media file are recorded in a database table;

The conversion module specifically includes:

a query unit, configured to query, from the database table, a storage path of the to-be-shared media file according to the identifier;

And a third converting unit, configured to perform a conversion operation on the to-be-shared media file stored in the content storage server according to the stored storage path, to obtain the shared media file.