CN101714933A - Method and system for playing remote media - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and a system for playing remote media. A first device plays media files stored on a second device; the second device allows the media files on storage equipment of the second device to be read by the first device in the way of directly mapping or establishing a virtual hard disk; the first device establishes a virtual local data transmission interface; the virtual local data transmission interface establishes connection with the storage equipment of the second device or the virtual hard disk through a network interface; and a media play unit of the first device reads and plays the media files in the storage equipment of the second device or the virtual hard disk through the virtual local data transmission interface. The method and the system realize that television sets and other play equipment can share audio/video files, image files, text files and other media files on computers and other equipment, and need no complicated protocols compared with conventional sharing modes of the same type, thereby greatly improving access performance and convenience.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method and system of playing media, specifically be meant a kind of method and system of playing remote media.
Background technology
Along with development of technology, the interface of television set is more and more abundanter, except audio-video interface, also comprises interfaces such as USB, network.Wherein USB interface can realize functions such as software upgrading, media play; Network interface has further been expanded the function of TV, can connect home network, the Internet etc.
On television set, play-over computer/NAS (Network Attached Storage by network, network attached storage) medium on have multiple implementation, such as passing through the streaming media RTSP mode, network is shared the SMB/NFS agreement, UPnP finds and plays agreement etc., but they need all to realize complicated agreement that many agreements are restricted by patent also, realize that on television set this agreement needs computing capability strong, the software complexity.Need browser to obtain the URL address of service such as the RTSP mode, utilize the RTSP/RTP agreement to carry out flow transmission again; SMB/NFS need realize complicated SMB/NFS agreement; The UPnP agreement realizes complicated UPnP agreement.So far do not realizing playing the function that is stored in the audio/video file on other remote equipment on the common TV as yet.
With playback equipment like the television class on play the audio/video file of miscellaneous equipment storage, have the problems referred to above equally.
Chinese patent discloses a kind of " method and system of remote playing DVD " for No. 03812616.8, this scheme provides the technology of remote playing DVD of being used for, some assembly of one remote playing system is to belong to a DVD player software of carrying out at least one client terminal device, and other assembly is to be positioned at least one server unit, DVD control and navigation commands and the data of performing in a radio or TV programme are to transmit between client and server end, therefore the user can utilize the DVD drive on the client terminal device that is positioned at the optional position to control, the DVD that browses and play from a server unit performs in a radio or TV programme data, as long as client is to be connected to server via network.This scheme can only be used for remote playing DVD, and service end needs browser software, but can not be used for playing other medium, and the scope of application is too small.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides the method and system of playing remote media, when its main purpose is to overcome the media file that existing playback equipment stores on sharing miscellaneous equipment, need to adopt complicated agreement, thereby the software complexity, the access efficiency that cause are low, to problems such as the hardware requirement computing capability are strong.
The present invention adopts following technical scheme:
Scheme one
A kind of method of playing remote media, in the method, one first device is play the media file that is stored on one second device, this first device is connected by network interface with second device, wherein first device has media play unit, second device has memory device, and this second device searches for out the new organization of laying equal stress on the media file on its memory device, sets up a virtual hard disk; This first device is set up a virtual local data transfer interface, and this virtual local data transfer interface connects by the virtual hard disk of network interface and described second device; The media play unit of this first device reads the media file in second virtual hard disk that installs by this virtual local data transfer interface and plays.
The method of aforementioned a kind of playing remote media, its media file comprises audio-video document, picture file and text, corresponding audio frequency and video playout software, picture browsing software and the text reading software of comprising of described media play unit.
The method of aforementioned a kind of playing remote media, its first device is a television set, this television set has network interface and local data transfer interface; This second device is a computer or the network storage equipment.
The local data transfer interface and the virtual local data transfer interface of described first device all adopt USB interface.
When described second device is set up virtual hard disk, in this virtual hard disk, set up the map information of the media file on its memory device.
When described second device is set up virtual hard disk, the media file on its memory device is copied in this virtual hard disk.
A kind of system of playing remote media, one first device is play the media file that is stored on one second device, this first device comprises media play unit, network interface and virtual local data transfer interface, and media play unit reads media file to be played from virtual local data transfer interface; This second device comprises memory device, network interface and virtual hard disk, and this virtual hard disk obtains media file to be played from this memory device; The virtual local data transfer interface unit of described first device is set up transfer of data by network interface with the virtual hard disk of second device and is connected.
The system of aforementioned a kind of playing remote media, its first device is a television set, this television set has network interface and local data transfer interface; This second device is a computer or the network storage equipment.
The system of aforementioned a kind of playing remote media, the local data transfer interface and the virtual local data transfer interface of its first device are USB interface.
Scheme two
A kind of method of playing remote media, in the method, one first device is play the media file that is stored on one second device, this first device is connected by network interface with second device, wherein first device has media play unit, second device has memory device, and this first device is set up a virtual local data transfer interface, and this virtual local data transfer interface connects by the memory device of network interface and described second device; The media play unit of this first device reads the media file in second memory device that installs by this virtual local data transfer interface and plays.
A kind of system of playing remote media, one first device is play the media file that is stored on one second device, this first device comprises media play unit, network interface and virtual local data transfer interface, and media play unit reads media file to be played from virtual local data transfer interface; This second device comprises memory device, network interface; The virtual local data transfer interface unit of described first device is set up transfer of data by network interface with the memory device of second device and is connected.
By above-mentioned description to structure of the present invention as can be known, compare with prior art, the present invention has following advantage: the present invention is by shining upon long-range memory device and a virtual memory device for this locality, the media files such as audio-video document, picture file and text on the equipment such as the shared computer of playback equipments such as television set have been realized, compare with this type of traditional sharing mode, do not need complicated agreement, thereby improved the performance and the convenience of visit greatly.
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Fig. 2 is the system configuration schematic diagram of the embodiment of the invention two.
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Specific embodiment one
A kind of system of playing remote media with reference to Fig. 1, mainly comprises television set 1 and computer 2, plays the media file of storage in the computer 2 by television set 1.
This television set 1 has single-chip microcomputer 11, nonvolatile memory cell 12, network interface 13, playback equipment 14, local data transfer interface 15.This television set 1 also comprises due common segment in the existing television set, and these parts are prior art and do not have direct correlation with emphasis of the present invention, do not describe in detail at this.
Wherein, in the nonvolatile memory cell 12 with media play software 121 and virtual local data transfer interface 122, media play software 121 can be audio frequency and video playout software, picture browsing software and text reading software, this virtual local data transfer interface 122 is to come the virtual USB interface by software, for media play software 121, virtual local data transfer interface 122 resembles a local data transfer interface.Playback equipment 14 mainly is meant display screen, and it is subjected to various medium such as media play software 121 controls playing audio frequency and video, picture and text.Network interface 13 is used for carrying out transfer of data with network, and above-mentioned virtual local data transfer interface 122 receives the data of automatic network from this network interface 13.Local data transfer interface 15 is generally USB interface, and it makes television set 1 can play media file in the local external memory device 3.11 softwares of carrying out in the nonvolatile memory cell 12 of single-chip microcomputer, the operation of unified control each several part.
This computer 2 comprises central processing unit 21, memory device 22 and network interface 23.This computer 2 also comprises due common segment in the active computer, and these parts are prior art and do not have direct correlation with emphasis of the present invention, do not describe in detail at this.This computer 2 also can be other any equipment with central processing unit, memory device and network interface, as network storage equipment NAS.
This memory device 22 is generally the mass-memory unit of G/T level, wherein stores a large amount of various media files such as the audio frequency and video that are shared, picture and text.The virtual hard disk 222 that virtual hard disk Control Software 221 also is installed in this memory device 22 and is formed by virtual hard disk Control Software 221, the virtual hard disk correlation technique mainly is to come analog hard disk with the method for software for existing mature technology.Virtual hard disk 222 is files that are stored in the memory device 22, form by virtual hard disk Control Software 221, mainly comprise hard disk form information and media file related data, hard disk form can be NTFS, FAT32 or other known hard disk form, the media file related data can be map information or the media file itself that is stored in the media file in the memory device 22, other parts at computer 2, this virtual hard disk 222 is the same with regard to same real hard disk, and its read-write operation is the same with common hard disk.Network interface 23 makes computer 2 carry out transfer of data by network and miscellaneous equipment.In the present embodiment, computer 2 is realized being connected with network interface 13 by network interface 23 with television set 1.
Below with reference to Fig. 1 the workflow of said system is described, the solid line presentation medium paper conveyance direction among Fig. 1, dotted line is represented the control command transmission direction.The single-chip microcomputer 11 of television set 1 is from its nonvolatile memory cell reading software program and carry out 14 work of controls playing equipment.Media play software 121 sends the read data instruction to virtual local data transfer interface 122, virtual local data transfer interface 122 is sent to virtual hard disk Control Software 221 with this read data instruction by network interface 13,23, virtual hard disk Control Software 221 reads the media file in the virtual hard disk 222, and being sent to virtual local data transfer interface 122 by network interface 23,13, virtual local data transfer interface 122 sends to media play software 121 with the media file of receiving and plays.Media play software 121 at television set 1 just likes the memory device an of this locality, realizes the media file that television set 1 is play on the computer 2 thus.
In above-mentioned workflow, 13,23 transmission of network interface be to instruction of the read data of memory device and media file, at television set 1 end, as playing the media file that is stored on the local external memory device, and at computer 2 ends, as the read data instruction of response to this machine memory device.Therefore, present embodiment has realized that media file such as the audio-video document on the computer, picture file and text and television set share, compare with this type of traditional sharing mode, do not need complicated agreements such as UPnP/iSCSI, thereby improved the performance and the convenience of visit greatly.
Specific embodiment two
With reference to Fig. 2, structure and the principle of present embodiment and embodiment one are basic identical, the main distinction is not comprise virtual hard disk in the computer 2 of present embodiment, and the media file that the virtual local data transfer interface 122 of television set 1 directly reads in the memory device 22 by network interface 13,23, play for playback equipment 14, at the media play software 121 of television set 1, the memory device 22 of computer 2 just likes the memory device an of this locality.
Above-mentioned only is the specific embodiment of the present invention, but design concept of the present invention is not limited thereto, and allly utilizes this design that the present invention is carried out the change of unsubstantiality, all should belong to the behavior of invading protection range of the present invention.
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1. the method for a playing remote media, in the method, one first device is play the media file that is stored on one second device, this first device is connected by network interface with second device, wherein first device has media play unit, and second device has memory device, it is characterized in that:
1) this second device searches for out the new organization of laying equal stress on the media file on its memory device, sets up a virtual hard disk;
2) this first device is set up a virtual local data transfer interface, and this virtual local data transfer interface connects by the virtual hard disk of network interface and described second device;
3) media play unit of this first device reads the media file in second virtual hard disk that installs by this virtual local data transfer interface and plays.
2. the method for a kind of playing remote media as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described media file comprises audio-video document, picture file and text, corresponding audio frequency and video playout software, picture browsing software and the text reading software of comprising of described media play unit.
3. the method for a kind of playing remote media as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described first device is a television set, this television set has network interface and local data transfer interface; This second device is a computer or the network storage equipment.
4. the method for a kind of playing remote media as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: the local data transfer interface and the virtual local data transfer interface of described first device all adopt USB interface.
5. the method for a kind of playing remote media as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: when described second device is set up virtual hard disk, set up the map information of the media file on its memory device in this virtual hard disk.
6. the method for a kind of playing remote media as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: when described second device is set up virtual hard disk, the media file on its memory device is copied in this virtual hard disk.
7. the system of a playing remote media, one first device is play the media file that is stored on one second device, it is characterized in that:
This first device comprises media play unit, network interface and virtual local data transfer interface, and media play unit reads media file to be played from virtual local data transfer interface;
This second device comprises memory device, network interface and virtual hard disk, and this virtual hard disk obtains media file to be played from this memory device;
The virtual local data transfer interface unit of described first device is set up transfer of data by network interface with the virtual hard disk of second device and is connected.
8. the system of a kind of playing remote media as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that: described first device is a television set, this television set has network interface and local data transfer interface; This second device is one computer/network storage equipment.
9. the system of a kind of playing remote media as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: the local data transfer interface and the virtual local data transfer interface of described first device are USB interface.
10. the method for a playing remote media, in the method, one first device is play the media file that is stored on one second device, this first device is connected by network interface with second device, wherein first device has media play unit, and second device has memory device, it is characterized in that:
1) this first device is set up a virtual local data transfer interface, and this virtual local data transfer interface connects by the memory device of network interface and described second device;
2) media play unit of this first device reads the media file in second memory device that installs by this virtual local data transfer interface and plays.
11. the system of a playing remote media, one first device is play the media file that is stored on one second device, it is characterized in that:
This first device comprises media play unit, network interface and virtual local data transfer interface, and media play unit reads media file to be played from virtual local data transfer interface;
This second device comprises memory device, network interface;
The virtual local data transfer interface unit of described first device is set up transfer of data by network interface with the memory device of second device and is connected.
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