CN102769783A - Method and device for processing multimedia information - Google Patents

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CN102769783A
CN102769783A CN2012102593801A CN201210259380A CN102769783A CN 102769783 A CN102769783 A CN 102769783A CN 2012102593801 A CN2012102593801 A CN 2012102593801A CN 201210259380 A CN201210259380 A CN 201210259380A CN 102769783 A CN102769783 A CN 102769783A
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刘威
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赵宝龙
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The invention discloses a method and a device for processing multimedia information. The method includes receiving multimedia information transmitted by a video playing terminal, judging whether a user logging in any video playing terminal currently is the user who watches the multimedia information before, if yes, transmitting the multimedia information to the video playing terminal which the user logs currently to watch the multimedia information. The video playing terminal which the user logs currently can be different from a video playing terminal logged before, the starting time of playing the multimedia information is the finishing time of the last playing when the video playing terminal plays the multimedia information, and accordingly, continuous playing of the multimedia information among different video playing terminals can be realized.

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Multimedia information processing method and device
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of consumer electronics and network communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for processing multimedia information.
Background
Today, video technology is also unprecedentedly developed, and users can watch videos not only from a television but also from a Personal Computer (PC), a mobile electronic device, a set-top box and the like, so that the requirement of the users for watching videos anytime and anywhere is met.
However, the current video playing terminal can only play the current video, and cannot continuously play the video between different video playing terminals. That is, when the video played by the video playing terminal a is played by the video playing terminal B, the video playing terminal B needs to play the video from the start time, but cannot continue to play the video from the time played by the video playing terminal a.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a multimedia information processing method and apparatus, so as to solve the problem that the prior art cannot realize the interconversion between any different video playing terminals and continuously play video. The technical scheme is as follows:
based on one aspect of the present application, a multimedia information processing method is provided, including:
receiving multimedia information sent by a video playing terminal;
judging whether the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user who watches the multimedia information before;
and if so, sending the multimedia information to a video playing terminal which is currently logged in by a user who watches the multimedia information before.
Preferably, the sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal currently logged on by the user who previously viewed the multimedia information includes:
and after a continuous playing instruction sent by the video playing terminal is received, the multimedia information is sent to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user who watches the multimedia information before.
Preferably, when the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user who previously viewed the multimedia information, the prompt information is sent to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user.
Preferably, after the sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user who previously viewed the multimedia information, the method further includes:
and sending the authorized user list to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user.
Preferably, the multimedia information is transmitted in the form of a bookmark.
Based on another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a multimedia information processing method, including:
receiving multimedia information forwarded by a server, wherein a video playing terminal receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server is a video playing terminal currently logged in by a user who previously watches the multimedia information;
and playing the multimedia information.
Preferably, before receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server, the method further comprises:
receiving prompt information sent by a server;
and sending feedback information to the server, wherein the feedback information comprises a continuous playing instruction.
Preferably, after the playing the multimedia information, the method further comprises:
receiving and displaying an authorized user list sent by a server;
and taking the authorized user selected by the user from the authorized user list as a sharing user, and sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the sharing user.
Preferably, the multimedia information is transmitted in the form of a bookmark.
Based on still another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a multimedia information processing apparatus including:
the first receiving unit is used for receiving the multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal;
the first judgment unit is used for judging whether a user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user watching the multimedia information before;
the first sending unit is used for sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user who watches the multimedia information before when the first judging unit judges that the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who watches the multimedia information before.
Preferably, the first sending unit is specifically configured to, after receiving a continuous playing instruction sent by a video playing terminal, send the multimedia information to a video playing terminal currently logged in by a user who previously viewed the multimedia information.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps:
and the second sending unit is used for sending prompt information to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user under the condition that the first judging unit judges that the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who previously watches the multimedia information.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps:
and the third sending unit is used for sending the authorized user list to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user.
Preferably, the multimedia information is transmitted in the form of a bookmark.
Based on still another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a multimedia information processing apparatus including:
the second receiving unit is used for receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server, wherein the video playing terminal for receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server is a video playing terminal which is currently logged in by a user who previously watches the multimedia information;
and the playing unit is used for playing the multimedia information.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps:
the third receiving unit is used for receiving the prompt message sent by the server;
a fourth sending unit, configured to send feedback information to the server, where the feedback information includes a resume instruction.
Preferably, the method further comprises the following steps:
the fourth receiving unit is used for receiving and displaying the authorized user list sent by the server;
and the fifth sending unit is used for sending the multimedia information to a video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the sharing user by taking the authorized user selected from the authorized user list by the user as the sharing user.
Preferably, the multimedia information is transmitted in the form of a bookmark.
According to still another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a server including the multimedia information processing apparatus as described above.
According to still another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a video playing terminal including the multimedia information processing apparatus as described above.
By applying the technical scheme, after the multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal is received, whether the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who previously watched the multimedia information can be judged, and if the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who previously watched the multimedia information, the multimedia information is sent to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user who previously watched the multimedia information. The video playing terminal currently logged in by the user can be different from the video playing terminal logged in before, and when the video playing terminal plays the multimedia information, the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time, so that the continuous playing of the multimedia information among different video playing terminals is realized.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for processing multimedia information according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is another flow chart of a method for processing multimedia information according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing multimedia information according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing multimedia information according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing multimedia information according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing multimedia information according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing multimedia information according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of another structure of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another structure of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of another structure of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to the present invention.
Detailed Description
In the prior art, a video playing terminal can only play the current video, and cannot continuously play the video among different video playing terminals. Therefore, the multimedia information processing method and the multimedia information processing device provided by the invention solve the problem that the mutual conversion between any different video playing terminals cannot be realized and the video can be continuously played in the prior art.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
One embodiment
Referring to fig. 1, a flow chart of a multimedia information processing method according to the present invention is shown, the method includes the following steps:
step 101: and receiving multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal.
The video playing terminal runs on various different video playing devices of a user, such as a computer, a mobile phone, a television and the like, and realizes the functions of connection with the server, data transmission and control according to a set of transmission protocol and data coding based on HTTP + XML between the video playing terminal and the server. After the video playing terminal is connected with the server, a user can register an account number on the server, establish own video playing terminal on different video playing devices, realize connection with the server through operation on the video playing terminal, and allow the account number of the same user to log in online on the video playing terminals of a plurality of different video playing devices at the same time.
For example, in this embodiment, after the user realizes the connection with the server through the video playing terminal a, the server processes the multimedia information stored in the video playing terminal a and receives the multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal a. Meanwhile, the user can also realize the connection with the server through the video playing terminal B, and the server processes the multimedia information stored in the video playing terminal B and receives the multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal B.
Step 102: and judging whether the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user who watches the multimedia information before, if so, executing step 103, and if not, executing step 104.
In this embodiment, the determining whether the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who previously viewed the multimedia information may be determining whether user accounts of various different video playing terminals currently connected with the server are the same, and if the user accounts of the logged-in video playing devices detected by the server are the same, the determining is that the user accounts are the same user by default.
The number of the video playing terminals currently logged in by the user can be one or more, the video playing terminals can be video playing terminals logged in by the user before, other video playing terminals logged in by the user again, and a plurality of video playing terminals logged in by the user before and simultaneously.
Step 103: and sending the multimedia information to a video playing terminal which is currently logged in by a user who watches the multimedia information before.
In this embodiment, if the server determines that the user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a currently logs in the video playback terminal B, the server sends the multimedia information to the video playback terminal B. And the video playing terminal B plays the multimedia information, wherein the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time, so that the continuous playing of the multimedia information among different video playing terminals is realized. The video playing terminals a and B may be located in the same local area network or in different local area networks.
Of course, if the user who previously logged in the video playing terminal a logs in the video playing terminal a again after logging out of the video playing terminal a for a period of time, the server may also send the multimedia information to the video playing terminal a. The video playing terminal A plays the multimedia information from the last playing ending time so as to realize the continuous playing of the multimedia information in the same video playing terminal.
In addition, the server judges that the current user logs in a plurality of video playing terminals, and then the server simultaneously sends the multimedia information to the plurality of video playing terminals, so that the multimedia information can be continuously played at the plurality of video playing terminals.
Step 104: and waiting for the user who previously watches the multimedia information to log in again.
In this embodiment, the server determines that the user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a does not currently log in the video playback terminal, defaults to a waiting state, constantly detects whether the user who currently logs in any video playback terminal is the user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a, and returns to step 103 until determining that the user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a exists.
In this embodiment, after receiving the multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal, the present invention may determine whether the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user who previously watched the multimedia information, and if the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user who previously watched the multimedia information, send the multimedia information to the video playing terminal that the user who previously watched the multimedia information currently logged in. That is, multimedia information played in the video playing terminal a is converted to any other video playing terminal B to continue playing the video of the video playing terminal a, and when the video playing terminal B plays the multimedia information, the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time, thereby realizing the continuous playing of the multimedia information between different video playing terminals.
Another embodiment
In this embodiment, before the multimedia information is sent from the video playing terminal a to one or more video playing terminals currently logged in by the user, the server sends a prompt message to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user, and the user can select to continue to watch, watch later or not watch on the video playing terminal receiving the multimedia information.
Compared with the previous embodiment, the difference is that: the embodiment may further include sending a prompt message to the currently logged-in video playing terminal when the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who previously watched the multimedia information, and sending the multimedia information to the currently logged-in video playing terminal of the user who previously watched the multimedia information after receiving the continuous playing instruction sent by the video playing terminal. Please refer to fig. 2, which shows another flowchart of a multimedia information processing method according to the present invention.
Step 201: and receiving multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal.
Step 202: and judging whether the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user who watches the multimedia information before, if so, executing step 203, and if not, executing step 205.
Here, step 201 and step 202 are the same as step 101 and step 102 in the previous embodiment, and are not described again here.
Step 203: and sending prompt information to the currently logged-in video playing terminal.
Wherein the prompting message may include continue watching, later watching and not watching. And the user selects to continue watching, namely, the continuous playing instruction is sent to the server, the multimedia information sent by the server is not accepted when the user watches or does not watch the multimedia information, and the server can store the multimedia information in the server.
Step 204: and after receiving a continuous playing instruction sent by the video playing terminal, sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user watching the multimedia information before.
The continuous playing instruction, namely the continuous watching option in the prompt message, can be bound in a continuous playing option in the video playing terminal in advance, when the user clicks the option, the user indicates that the multimedia information needs to be continuously played, and the continuous playing instruction is sent to the server by the video playing terminal. Wherein, the 'resume' option is embedded into the video playing terminal in advance.
Step 205: and waiting for the user who previously watches the multimedia information to log in again.
In this embodiment, after receiving the multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal, the server determines that the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user who previously viewed the multimedia information, and sends a prompt message to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user.
For example, if the server determines that the user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a currently logs in the video playback terminal B, the server sends the prompt message to the video playback terminal B. The video playing terminal B receives the prompt message and automatically pops up to prompt the user that the user can select to continue playing the previously viewed multimedia information.
The prompt message can comprise continuous watching, later watching and non-watching, the user selects to continue watching, namely, a continuous playing instruction is sent to the server, the server sends the multimedia information to the video playing terminal B after receiving the continuous playing instruction, the video playing terminal B receives and plays the multimedia information, the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time, the user continues watching the video on the video playing terminal B, and continuous playing of the multimedia information in different video playing terminals is achieved.
The video playing terminals a and B may be located in the same local area network or in different local area networks.
Of course, if the user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a logs in the video playback terminal a again after logging out of the video playback terminal a for a period of time, the server may also send the prompt message to the video playback terminal a. The video playing terminal A finishes the function of continuously playing the multimedia information by returning a continuous playing instruction to the server, wherein the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time, so that the multimedia information can be continuously played in the same video playing terminal.
In addition, the server judges that the current user logs in the plurality of video playing terminals, and then the server simultaneously sends the prompt message to the plurality of video playing terminals, and further simultaneously sends the multimedia information to the plurality of video playing terminals, so that the multimedia information can be continuously played at the plurality of video playing terminals.
Yet another embodiment
Referring to fig. 3, it shows another flowchart of a multimedia information processing method according to the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 1, the method further includes:
step 105: and sending the authorized user list to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user.
Wherein the authorized user is a user who has registered on the server. The server automatically detects all users who finish registration and currently log in the video playing terminal, and uniformly stores the detected user information in an authorized user list.
In this embodiment, the server may send the authorized user list to the video playing terminal that the user currently logs in after receiving the sharing instruction sent by the video playing terminal. Of course, the server may also actively send the authorized user list to the video playing terminal that the user currently logs in when detecting that the user currently logs in the video playing terminal.
After the video playing terminal receives the authorized user list sent by the server, the user directly clicks other users which want to share on the authorized user list, and the multimedia information is directly sent to the video playing terminal of the authorized user which wants to share and is selected from the authorized user list through the video playing terminal.
The step 105 may be executed simultaneously with the step 102 after the server executes the step 101, or may be executed after the step 102 is executed, and the execution order of the step is not limited in this embodiment.
In addition, the present invention can also realize sharing by the following method. Referring to fig. 4, there is shown another flowchart of a multimedia information processing method according to the present invention, which further includes, after step 105, on the basis of fig. 3:
step 106: and receiving a sharing user list sent by the video playing terminal.
The shared user list is the authorized user selected from the authorized user list by the user as the shared user in the shared user list.
In this embodiment, after receiving an authorized user list sent by a server, a video playing terminal logged in by a user a opens the authorized user list, the user a selects an authorized user to be shared from the authorized user list, the video playing terminal stores information of the authorized user selected by the user in a shared user list, and sends a shared user name list to the server, and the server receives the shared user list.
Step 107: and sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal logged in by the sharing user.
Specifically, after the server receives the shared user list sent by the video playing terminal, the server automatically sends the multimedia information to the video playing terminal in the shared user list.
In addition, the video playing terminal in the shared user list automatically pops up prompt information, wherein the prompt information may include receiving shared information, not receiving shared information sent by a certain user, and not receiving shared information sent by all users. The information can be displayed in the form of buttons in the video playing terminal, when a user clicks a certain button, for example, the video playing terminal receives the shared information, the video playing terminal sends a shared information sending instruction to the server, and the server sends the multimedia information to the video playing terminal.
It should be noted that: the embodiment realizes the information sharing of the multimedia information among different video playing terminals on the premise of realizing the continuous playing of the multimedia information at the video playing terminals. Of course, the present invention can also realize the continuous playing of multimedia information on the premise of information sharing, and the present invention is not explained again.
In all of the above embodiments, the multimedia information may be transmitted in the form of bookmarks. Wherein, the bookmark can be defined as a data structure representing time, and the playing record of the multimedia information is recorded in the bookmark, and the bookmark comprises: the time used by the user to play the multimedia information and the time when the multimedia information playing process is terminated.
The above embodiments of the method use the server as the execution subject, and describe a multimedia information processing method, which can realize the continuous playing and sharing of multimedia information. The following method embodiments describe the multimedia information processing method with the video playing terminal as the execution subject.
Referring to fig. 5, a flowchart of a multimedia information processing method according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown, the method including the following steps:
step 501: and receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server.
The video playing terminal for receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server is a video playing terminal which is currently logged in by a user who watches the multimedia information before.
Specifically, after exiting the video playing terminal a for a period of time, the user of the video playing terminal a who logged in before logs in again logs in the video playing terminal a, the server forwards the multimedia information to the video playing terminal a, the video playing terminal a receives the multimedia information, or the user of the video playing terminal a who logged in before logs in at present on the video playing terminal B, the server forwards the multimedia information to the video playing terminal B, and the video playing terminal B receives the multimedia information.
In addition, when a user of the video playing terminal a who logs in before logs in currently logs in a plurality of video playing terminals, the plurality of video playing terminals receive the multimedia information forwarded by the server at the same time.
Step 502: and playing the multimedia information.
In this embodiment, after the video playing terminal receives the multimedia information sent by the server, the video playing terminal starts playing the multimedia information on the video playing terminal. The playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time, and the multimedia information is continuously played among different video playing terminals.
Yet another embodiment
In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the server may actively send the multimedia information to the video playing terminal, and the video playing terminal stops the currently played multimedia and starts to play the currently received multimedia information forwarded by the server. If the multimedia stopped to be played by the video playing terminal is the multimedia which is most desired by the user at present, the user needs to manually switch the information playing, and therefore, the invention also discloses another implementation mode of the multimedia information processing method.
Referring to fig. 6, which shows a further flowchart of a multimedia information processing method according to the present invention, on the basis of fig. 5, before step 501, the method further includes:
step 503: and receiving prompt information sent by the server.
Wherein, the prompting message can comprise continuous watching, later watching and non-watching, and the user selects an option in the prompting message to complete corresponding action.
Step 504: and sending feedback information to the server, wherein the feedback information comprises a continuous playing instruction.
Specifically, in this embodiment, a user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a currently logs in the video playback terminal B, and the video playback terminal B receives a prompt message sent by the server before receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server, and automatically pops up the prompt message. The prompting message comprises continuous watching, later watching and non-watching, and the user can select whether to watch according to personal needs. When the user clicks to confirm to continue watching, namely, a continuous playing instruction is sent to the server, the server sends the multimedia information to the video playing terminal B, and the video playing terminal B receives the multimedia information and starts playing the multimedia information. Wherein, the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time.
Of course, if the user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a logs in the video playback terminal a again after logging out of the video playback terminal a for a period of time, the server may also send the prompt message to the video playback terminal a. The video playing terminal A finishes the function of continuously playing the multimedia information by returning a continuous playing instruction to the server.
Yet another embodiment
Referring to fig. 7, it shows another flowchart of a multimedia information processing method according to the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 5, the method further includes:
step 505: and receiving and displaying the authorized user list sent by the server.
Step 506: and taking the authorized user selected from the authorized user list as a sharing user, and sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the sharing user.
In this embodiment, after the video playing terminal that the user a logs in receives the authorized user list sent by the server, the video playing terminal opens the authorized user list, the user a selects an authorized user that wants to share from the authorized user list, and the multimedia information is directly sent to the video playing terminal of the authorized user that wants to share, selected from the authorized user list, through the video playing terminal that the user a logs in.
In addition, the present invention can also realize sharing by the following method.
After the video playing terminal logged in by the user A receives the authorized user list sent by the server, the video playing terminal opens the authorized user list, and the user A selects the authorized user to be shared from the authorized user list. When the user selects other authorized users to which the multimedia information is to be shared, the video playing terminal stores the information clicked by the user in a shared user list and sends the shared user list to the server, the server receives and arranges the shared user list, the multimedia information is sequentially forwarded to the authorized users on the shared user list according to the authorized users on the shared user list, and at the moment, the video playing terminal of the authorized user in the shared user list receives the multimedia information sent by the server.
Other steps in this embodiment are the same as step 501 and step 502 in the embodiment of fig. 5, and are not described here again.
The invention not only realizes the function of mutual conversion and continuous playing of multimedia information between any different video playing terminals, but also designs the continuous playing function and the sharing function, the multimedia information is forwarded between the different video playing terminals through the server, and after the online video playing terminal is logged in and receives the multimedia information forwarded by the server, a user can select to continue to watch, watch or not watch, thereby realizing the continuous playing function. Meanwhile, the server shares the information and the resources with others, so that resource sharing is realized.
It should be noted that: the embodiment realizes the information sharing of the multimedia information among different video playing terminals on the premise of realizing the continuous playing of the multimedia information at the video playing terminals. Of course, the present invention can also realize the continuous playing of multimedia information on the premise of information sharing, and the present invention is not explained again.
In all of the above embodiments, the multimedia information may be transmitted in the form of bookmarks. Wherein, the bookmark can be defined as a data structure representing time, and the playing record of the multimedia information is recorded in the bookmark, and the bookmark comprises: the time used by the user to play the multimedia information and the time when the multimedia information playing process is terminated.
While, for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the foregoing method embodiments have been described as a series of acts or combination of acts, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited by the illustrated ordering of acts, as some steps may occur in other orders or concurrently with other steps in accordance with the invention. Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required by the invention.
Corresponding to the above multimedia information processing method, the present invention further provides a multimedia information processing apparatus, please refer to fig. 8, which shows a schematic structural diagram of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the apparatus includes: a first receiving unit 11, a first judging unit 21 and a first transmitting unit 31. Wherein,
the first receiving unit 11 is configured to receive multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal.
The video playing terminal runs on various different video playing devices of a user, such as a computer, a mobile phone, a television and the like, and realizes the functions of connection with the server, data transmission and control according to a set of transmission protocol and data coding based on HTTP + XML between the video playing terminal and the server. After the video playing terminal is connected with the server, a user can register an account number on the server, establish own video playing terminal on different video playing devices, realize connection with the server through operation on the video playing terminal, and allow the account number of the same user to log in online on the video playing terminals of a plurality of different video playing devices at the same time.
The video playing terminal sends the multimedia information to a first receiving unit 11 of the server, and the first receiving unit 11 receives and processes the multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal.
The first determining unit 21 is configured to determine whether a user currently logged in any video playback terminal is a user that previously viewed multimedia information.
Specifically, the first determining unit 21 determines whether the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who previously viewed the multimedia information, by determining whether user accounts of various different video playing terminals currently connected to the server are the same, and if the user accounts of the logged-in video playing devices detected by the server are the same, the user is the same user by default.
The number of the video playing terminals currently logged in by the user can be one or more, the video playing terminals can be video playing terminals logged in by the user before, other video playing terminals logged in by the user again, and a plurality of video playing terminals logged in by the user before and simultaneously.
The first sending unit 31 is configured to send the multimedia information to the video playback terminal currently logged in by the user who previously viewed the multimedia information, when the first determining unit 21 determines that the user currently logged in any video playback terminal is the user who previously viewed the multimedia information.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, for example, the first judging unit 21 judges that the user who previously logged in the video playback terminal a currently logs in the video playback terminal B, and the first sending unit 31 sends the multimedia information to the video playback terminal B. And the video playing terminal B plays the multimedia information, wherein the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time, so that the continuous playing of the multimedia information among different video playing terminals is realized. The video playing terminals a and B may be located in the same local area network or in different local area networks.
Of course, if the user who logs in the video playing terminal a before logs in the video playing terminal a again after logging out of the video playing terminal a for a period of time, the first sending unit 31 may also send the multimedia information to the video playing terminal a. The video playing terminal A plays the multimedia information from the last playing ending time so as to realize the continuous playing of the multimedia information in the same video playing terminal.
In addition, if the first determining unit 21 determines that the current user logs in a plurality of video playing terminals, the first sending unit 31 sends the multimedia information to the plurality of video playing terminals at the same time, so as to realize continuous playing of the multimedia information on the plurality of video playing terminals.
Another embodiment
Compared with the previous embodiment, the present embodiment further includes a second sending unit 32, configured to send the prompt message to the video playback terminal currently logged in by the user when the first determining unit 21 determines that the user currently logged in any video playback terminal is the user who previously viewed the multimedia information. Please refer to fig. 9, which shows another structural diagram of a multimedia information processing method according to the present invention.
The first receiving unit 11 is specifically configured to, after receiving a continuous playing instruction sent by the video playing terminal, send the multimedia information to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user who previously viewed the multimedia information.
The functions of the first judging unit 21 and the first sending unit 31 are the same as those in the previous embodiment, and are not described again here.
The second sending unit 32 sends the prompt information to the currently logged-in video playback terminal when the first judging unit 21 judges that the user currently logged in any video playback terminal is the user who previously viewed the multimedia information. Wherein the prompting message may include continue watching, later watching and not watching. And continuing to watch, namely continuing to play, the user selects to continue to watch, namely sending the continuing to play instruction to the server, and later watching and not watching, namely selecting that the multimedia information sent by the server is not accepted currently, so that the server stores the multimedia information in the server.
The continuous playing instruction, namely the continuous watching option in the prompt message, can be bound in a continuous playing option in the video playing terminal in advance, when the user clicks the option, the user indicates that the multimedia information needs to be continuously played, and the continuous playing instruction is sent to the server by the video playing terminal. Wherein, the 'resume' option is embedded into the video playing terminal in advance.
Yet another embodiment
Please refer to fig. 10, which shows a schematic structural diagram of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. On the basis of fig. 8, the method further includes:
and a third sending unit 33, configured to send the authorized user list to the video playback terminal currently logged in by the user.
In this embodiment, the user can share the multimedia information to other people, so as to realize resource sharing. Specifically, the server automatically detects all users who have completed registration and currently logged in to the video playback terminal, uniformly stores the detected user information in an authorized user list, and sends the authorized user list to the video playback terminal a through the third sending unit 33. The video playing terminal a receives and displays the authorized user list sent by the third sending unit 33, the user directly clicks other users who want to share on the authorized user list, and the multimedia information is directly sent to the video playing terminal of the authorized user who wants to share selected from the authorized user list through the video playing terminal.
It should be noted that: the server can send the authorized user list to the video playing terminal which the user logs in currently after receiving the sharing instruction sent by the video playing terminal. Of course, the server may also actively send the authorized user list to the video playing terminal that the user currently logs in when detecting that the user currently logs in the video playing terminal.
In addition, when the user clicks other users to be shared on the authorized user list displayed on the video playing terminal a, the video playing terminal a automatically stores the information of the other users clicked by the user in the shared user list, and sends the shared user list to the server, then the server sequentially forwards the multimedia information according to the user information on the shared user list, and the video playing terminal of the user in the shared user list receives the multimedia information sent by the server.
Of course, the multimedia information processing apparatus described in this embodiment may further add a third sending unit 33 based on fig. 9, which is not described again in this embodiment.
In all of the above embodiments, the multimedia information may be transmitted in the form of bookmarks. Wherein, the bookmark can be defined as a data structure representing time, and the playing record of the multimedia information is recorded in the bookmark, and the bookmark comprises: the time used by the user to play the multimedia information and the time when the multimedia information playing process is terminated. Meanwhile, the apparatuses described in all the above embodiments may be integrated into a server, or may be connected to the server as an entity alone, and in addition, when the method described in the present invention is implemented by software, the apparatus may be used as a function added to the server, or may write a corresponding program alone.
The embodiments of the devices described above use a server as an execution main body, and describe a multimedia information processing device, which can realize continuous playing and sharing of multimedia information. The following embodiments of the apparatus use a video playback terminal as an execution subject to describe a multimedia information processing apparatus.
Corresponding to the above multimedia information processing method, the present invention further provides a multimedia information processing apparatus, please refer to fig. 11, which shows a schematic structural diagram of another multimedia information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the apparatus includes:
and a second receiving unit 12, configured to receive the multimedia information forwarded by the server, where the video playing terminal that receives the multimedia information forwarded by the server is a video playing terminal that is currently logged in by a user who previously watched the multimedia information.
And a playing unit 41 for playing the multimedia information.
In this embodiment, after the second receiving unit 12 receives the multimedia information sent by the server, the video playing terminal where the second receiving unit 12 is located starts to play the multimedia information. Wherein, the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time.
Yet another embodiment
Referring to fig. 12, it shows a schematic structural diagram of a multimedia information processing method according to another embodiment of the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 11, the method further includes:
and a third receiving unit 13, configured to receive the prompt information sent by the server.
A fourth sending unit 34, configured to send feedback information to the server, where the feedback information includes a resume instruction.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the third receiving unit 13 automatically pops up the prompting message after receiving the prompting message, the prompting message may include continuous watching, later watching and non-watching, and the user may select whether to watch according to personal needs. When the user clicks to confirm the viewing, i.e. sends a continuous playing command to the server, the second receiving unit 12 receives the multimedia information forwarded by the server and starts playing by the playing unit 41. Wherein, the playing start time of the multimedia information is the last playing end time.
Yet another embodiment
Referring to fig. 13, it shows a schematic structural diagram of a multimedia information processing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and on the basis of fig. 11, the multimedia information processing apparatus further includes:
and the fourth receiving unit 14 is configured to receive and display the authorized user list sent by the server.
A fifth sending unit 35, configured to send the multimedia information to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the sharing user, where the authorized user is selected from the authorized user list as the sharing user.
In this embodiment, after receiving the authorized user list sent by the server, the fourth receiving unit 14 opens the authorized user list, the user selects an authorized user that wants to share from the authorized user list, clicks the authorized user that wants to share, and directly sends the multimedia information to the video playing terminal of the authorized user that wants to share selected from the authorized user list through the fifth sending unit 35.
In all of the above embodiments, the multimedia information may be transmitted in the form of bookmarks. Wherein, the bookmark can be defined as a data structure representing time, and the playing record of the multimedia information is recorded in the bookmark, and the bookmark comprises: the time used by the user to play the multimedia information and the time when the multimedia information playing process is terminated. Meanwhile, the apparatuses described in all the above embodiments may be integrated into a video playing terminal, or may be connected to the video playing terminal as an entity alone, and in addition, when the method described in the present invention is implemented by software, the apparatus may be used as a function added to the video playing terminal, or may write a corresponding program alone, and the present invention does not limit the implementation manner of the method or the apparatus.
It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The foregoing describes in detail a multimedia information processing method and apparatus provided by the present invention, and the present document applies specific examples to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present invention, and the above description of the embodiments is only used to help understand the method and the core idea of the present invention; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the application of the present invention.

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1. A method for processing multimedia information, comprising:
receiving multimedia information sent by a video playing terminal;
judging whether the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user who watches the multimedia information before;
and if so, sending the multimedia information to a video playing terminal which is currently logged in by a user who watches the multimedia information before.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the multimedia information to a video player terminal currently logged on by a user who previously viewed the multimedia information comprises:
and after a continuous playing instruction sent by the video playing terminal is received, the multimedia information is sent to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user who watches the multimedia information before.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein in a case where the user currently logged in any video playback terminal is a user who previously viewed the multimedia information, a prompt message is sent to the video playback terminal to which the user currently logged in.
4. The method for processing the multimedia information according to claim 1, wherein after the sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal currently logged on by the user who previously viewed the multimedia information, the method further comprises:
and sending the authorized user list to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the multimedia information is transmitted in the form of a bookmark.
6. A method for processing multimedia information, comprising:
receiving multimedia information forwarded by a server, wherein a video playing terminal receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server is a video playing terminal currently logged in by a user who previously watches the multimedia information;
and playing the multimedia information.
7. The method for processing multimedia information according to claim 6, further comprising, before the receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server:
receiving prompt information sent by a server;
and sending feedback information to the server, wherein the feedback information comprises a continuous playing instruction.
8. The method of claim 6, further comprising, after said playing the multimedia information:
receiving and displaying an authorized user list sent by a server;
and taking the authorized user selected by the user from the authorized user list as a sharing user, and sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the sharing user.
9. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the multimedia information is transmitted in a bookmark form.
10. A multimedia information processing apparatus, characterized by comprising:
the first receiving unit is used for receiving the multimedia information sent by the video playing terminal;
the first judgment unit is used for judging whether a user currently logged in any video playing terminal is a user watching the multimedia information before;
the first sending unit is used for sending the multimedia information to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user who watches the multimedia information before when the first judging unit judges that the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who watches the multimedia information before.
11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first sending unit is specifically configured to, after receiving a resume instruction sent by a video playback terminal, send the multimedia information to a video playback terminal currently logged on by a user who previously viewed the multimedia information.
12. The multimedia information processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:
and the second sending unit is used for sending prompt information to the video playing terminal currently logged in by the user under the condition that the first judging unit judges that the user currently logged in any video playing terminal is the user who previously watches the multimedia information.
13. The multimedia information processing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:
and the third sending unit is used for sending the authorized user list to the video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the user.
14. The apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the multimedia information is transmitted in a bookmark form.
15. A multimedia information processing apparatus, characterized by comprising:
the second receiving unit is used for receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server, wherein the video playing terminal for receiving the multimedia information forwarded by the server is a video playing terminal which is currently logged in by a user who previously watches the multimedia information;
and the playing unit is used for playing the multimedia information.
16. The multimedia information processing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising:
the third receiving unit is used for receiving the prompt message sent by the server;
a fourth sending unit, configured to send feedback information to the server, where the feedback information includes a resume instruction.
17. The multimedia information processing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising:
the fourth receiving unit is used for receiving and displaying the authorized user list sent by the server;
and the fifth sending unit is used for sending the multimedia information to a video playing terminal which is currently logged in by the sharing user by taking the authorized user selected from the authorized user list by the user as the sharing user.
18. The apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein the multimedia information is transmitted in a bookmark form.
19. A server characterized by comprising the multimedia information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 10 to 14.
20. A video playback terminal characterized by comprising the multimedia information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 18.
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