CN103596017B

CN103596017B - Video downloading method and system

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Publication number: CN103596017B
Application number: CN201310626782.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐琰; 张少伟; 王石成
Original assignee: Xiaomi Inc
Current assignee: Xiaomi Inc
Priority date: 2013-11-28
Filing date: 2013-11-28
Publication date: 2017-02-15
Anticipated expiration: 2033-11-28
Also published as: CN103596017A

Abstract

The invention relates to a video downloading method and system. The method comprises the steps that a server receives video synchronizing information, sent by a first terminal, of a video to be synchronized, wherein the video synchronizing information at least comprises user information and video information; the server generates a synchronous control command according to the video synchronous information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information; the server sends the synchronous control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information; the second terminal downloads the video with the video address. The user can send the video synchronous information at the first terminal and download and display the video by obtaining the video address at the second terminal, it is unnecessary to search for the video again, so that multi-terminal downloading and synchronization of the video are achieved.

Description

Video downloading method and system

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of video information processing, and in particular, to a video downloading method and system.

Background

With the development of network video technology and mobile terminal devices, users can browse and watch videos through various terminal devices (such as mobile phones, tablet computers, computers and the like), and can download and comment on videos according to different needs, so that the users have different experiences.

In the related art, synchronization of videos cannot be realized among terminals, and when a user watches a video on one terminal and then watches the video by using other terminals, the user needs to reconnect a network to search the video and download or watch the video on line, so that repeated operation of the user is increased, and the continuity of watching the video by the user is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a video downloading method and system.

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a video downloading method;

the method comprises the following steps that a server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, wherein the video synchronization information at least comprises: user information and video information;

the server generates a synchronous control command according to the video synchronous information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information;

the server sends the synchronous control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information;

and the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronous control command.

In the embodiment, the server receives video synchronization information sent by the first terminal, generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information, sends the synchronization control command to the second terminal corresponding to the user information, and downloads the video of the video address, so that the user can send the video synchronization information at the first terminal and obtain the video address at the second terminal for video downloading, video searching is not required again, user operation is reduced, and response of the second terminal to the user operation is reduced.

The video synchronization information also comprises video playing progress information; the video playing progress information is used for marking the playing progress of the video to be synchronized; the synchronous control command comprises the video playing progress information.

In the embodiment, the playing progress of the video to be synchronized is obtained and represented through the video playing progress information contained in the synchronization control command, so that the second terminal can obtain the playing progress of the video to be synchronized, the video can be played according to the playing progress of the video to be synchronized, the operation times of a user and the processing times of a server are reduced, the system calculation and processing are simpler and more convenient, the system operation efficiency is improved, the user does not need to watch the video from the beginning, the synchronous downloading and watching degree of the video is improved, and the user can conveniently continue watching by using the second terminal.

The server generates a synchronous control command according to the video synchronous information; the server sends the synchronous control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information, and the synchronous control command comprises the following steps:

the server generates the synchronous control command according to the video synchronous information; the synchronization control command at least includes: a video address corresponding to the video information and account information of a second terminal corresponding to the user information;

the server receives a synchronous query request sent by a second terminal at regular time; the synchronous inquiry request at least comprises account information of the second terminal;

matching the account information in the synchronous control command with the account information in the synchronous query request;

and when the account information in the synchronous control command is matched and consistent with the account information in the synchronous query request, sending the synchronous control command to the second terminal.

In this embodiment, the synchronization control command includes a video address corresponding to the video information and account information of the second terminal corresponding to the user information, and the server may send the synchronization control command to the second terminal according to the account information of the second terminal, and download and synchronize the video according to the video address in the synchronization control command, so that the first terminal and the second terminal are in contact with each other through the server, and synchronization and downloading of the video are achieved.

The server sends the synchronous control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information, and the synchronous control command comprises the following steps:

the user information comprises account information of the second terminal; the server sends the synchronous control command to the corresponding second terminal according to the account information;

or,

the user information comprises account information of the first terminal; the server stores a synchronous incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal; and the server sends the synchronous control command to the second terminal according to the account information of the first terminal and the synchronous incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal.

In this embodiment, the server may send the synchronization control command to the second terminal according to the account information of the second terminal in the user information, so as to direct the server to send the synchronization control command to the second terminal in a relatively direct manner, and may also send the synchronization control command to the second terminal by using the synchronization association relationship stored in the server, thereby implementing associated synchronization video downloading by using the synchronization association relationship at multiple terminals.

The server generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information, and the method comprises the following steps:

acquiring terminal attribute information of a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information; the terminal attribute information comprises video type information matched with the second terminal;

acquiring a video address corresponding to the video information and matched with the second terminal according to the video information in the video synchronization information and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal;

the synchronous control command at least comprises the video address which corresponds to the video information and is matched with the second terminal.

In the embodiment, the terminal attribute information of the second terminal is obtained, so that the video type information matched with the second terminal is obtained, and the video address can be converted into the video address matched with the second terminal according to the video type information, so that the compatibility and smoothness of terminal video downloading and synchronization are improved, and the requirements of video downloading and playing on the terminal are reduced.

And the terminal attribute information of the second terminal is pre-stored in the server or is sent to the server by the second terminal.

The acquiring a video address corresponding to the video information and matched with the second terminal according to the video information in the video synchronization information and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal includes:

the video information comprises a first video address of the video to be synchronized; a video type conversion method library is stored in the server; the video type conversion method library stores video type conversion methods corresponding to video addresses;

the server searches a video type conversion method corresponding to the first video address according to the first video address;

and acquiring a second video address which corresponds to the video information and is matched with the second terminal by the video type conversion method according to the first video address and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal.

In the embodiment, the video type conversion method corresponding to the video address is stored in the video type conversion method library to convert the first video address of the video to be synchronized into the second video address matched with the second terminal, so that the video address is quickly converted, the video type conversion efficiency and accuracy are improved, the video type conversion steps are reduced, and a user can download and synchronize the video by using the second video address matched with the second terminal when downloading by using the second line terminal, so that the user experience is improved.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a video downloading system, the system comprising: the system comprises a first terminal, a server and a second terminal;

the server is used for receiving video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, wherein the video synchronization information at least comprises: user information and video information;

generating a synchronous control command according to the video synchronous information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information;

and the second terminal is used for downloading the video of the video address by the second terminal according to the synchronous control command.

The server is also used for generating the synchronous control command according to the video synchronous information; the synchronization control command at least includes: a video address corresponding to the video information and account information of a second terminal corresponding to the user information;

receiving a synchronous query request sent by a second terminal at fixed time; the synchronous inquiry request at least comprises account information of the second terminal;

The server is further used for sending the synchronous control command to the corresponding second terminal according to the account information;

or, the user information includes account information of the first terminal, the synchronization command sending module stores a synchronization association relationship between the first terminal and the second terminal, and the synchronization command sending module includes:

and sending the synchronous control command to the second terminal according to the account information of the first terminal and the synchronous incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal.

The server is further used for acquiring terminal attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information; the terminal attribute information comprises video type information matched with the second terminal;

And the terminal attribute information of the second terminal is pre-stored in the terminal attribute acquisition unit, or is sent to the terminal attribute acquisition unit by the second terminal.

The server is also used for storing a video type conversion method library; the video type conversion method library stores video type conversion methods corresponding to video addresses;

searching a video type conversion method corresponding to the first video address according to the first video address;

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, and are not intended to limit the disclosure. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is an exemplary flow diagram of one embodiment of a video download method;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary flow diagram of one embodiment of a video download method;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary flow diagram of one embodiment of a video download method;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary flow diagram of one embodiment of a video download method;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary flow diagram of one embodiment of a video download method;

FIG. 6 is an exemplary flow diagram of one embodiment of a video download method;

FIG. 7 is an exemplary flow diagram of one embodiment of a video download method;

FIG. 8 is an exemplary flow diagram of one embodiment of a video download method;

FIG. 9a is an exemplary flow chart of one embodiment of a first terminal side video download method;

FIG. 9b is an exemplary flow chart of one embodiment of a server side video download method;

FIG. 9c is an exemplary flow chart of one embodiment of a method for side video downloading by a second terminal;

FIG. 10 is an exemplary block diagram of one embodiment of a video download system;

FIG. 11 is an exemplary block diagram of one embodiment of a video download system;

FIG. 12 is an exemplary block diagram of one embodiment of a terminal device;

FIG. 13 is an exemplary block diagram of one embodiment of a server.

With the foregoing drawings in mind, certain embodiments of the disclosure have been shown and described in more detail below. These drawings and written description are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosed concepts in any way, but rather to illustrate the concepts of the disclosure to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, the present disclosure is described in further detail below with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments and descriptions of the present disclosure are provided herein for illustration of the present disclosure, but not for limitation of the present disclosure.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a video downloading method and system, and the following describes the present disclosure in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a video downloading method includes:

in step S101, a server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

The first terminal sends video synchronization information to the server after receiving the video synchronization instruction, wherein the video synchronization information comprises user information, video information and the like. The user information may include at least one of first terminal account information, second terminal account information, and terminal attribute information, and those skilled in the art may set the user information according to needs or user requirements; the video information may include video address information, for example, a url (uniform resource locator) address of the video, and at least one of video playing progress information for indicating a playing progress of the video to be synchronized, which may be set by a person skilled in the art according to needs or user requirements.

In step S102, the server generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information.

In step S103, the server sends the synchronization control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information.

In step S104, the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronization control command.

In step S102, the server obtains, according to user information in the video synchronization information, terminal attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the user information; acquiring a video address corresponding to the video information and matched with the second terminal according to the video information in the video synchronization information and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal; the synchronous control command at least comprises the video address which corresponds to the video information and is matched with the second terminal.

The terminal attribute information includes video type information matched with the second terminal, the terminal attribute information of the second terminal may be stored in the server in advance, or the terminal attribute information may be sent to the server by the second terminal, and a person skilled in the art may set the terminal attribute information as needed.

The video information in the video synchronization information comprises a first video address of the video to be synchronized; a video type conversion method library is stored in the server; the video type conversion method library stores video type conversion methods corresponding to video addresses; the server can search a video type conversion method corresponding to the first video address according to the first video address; and acquiring a second video address which corresponds to the video information and is matched with the second terminal by the video type conversion method according to the first video address and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal. In step S103, the user information includes account information of the second terminal; and the server sends the synchronous control command to the corresponding second terminal according to the account information. There are many implementations of this process, such as approach A1 and approach A2.

In the mode a1, the server may further receive a synchronization query request periodically sent by the second terminal; the synchronous inquiry request at least comprises account information of the second terminal; matching the account information in the synchronous control command with the account information in the synchronous query request; and when the account information in the synchronous control command is matched and consistent with the account information in the synchronous query request, sending the synchronous control command to the second terminal.

In the mode a2, the user information includes account information of the first terminal; the server stores a synchronous incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal; and the server sends the synchronous control command to the second terminal according to the account information of the first terminal and the synchronous incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal.

In one embodiment, the synchronization control command includes at least: the video address corresponding to the video information, and account information of the second terminal corresponding to the user information. In step S104, the second terminal downloads or plays the video according to the video address corresponding to the video information in the synchronization control command, and the second terminal may also perform breakpoint play and download on the video according to the video playing progress information in the synchronization control command.

In the embodiment, the server receives video synchronization information sent by the first terminal, generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information, sends the synchronization control command to the second terminal corresponding to the user information, and downloads the video of the video address, so that the user can send the video synchronization information at the first terminal, obtain the video address at the second terminal to download and play the video, and the video does not need to be searched again, thereby realizing multi-terminal downloading and synchronization of the video.

The above description shows that the present embodiment can be implemented in various ways, and the following detailed description describes the implementation process through several embodiments.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the video downloading method includes:

in step S201, a server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

In step S202, the server acquires, according to the user information, terminal attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the user information.

The server may directly acquire the terminal attribute information of the second terminal pre-stored in the server, or may receive the terminal attribute information of the second terminal sent to the server by the second terminal, and call the terminal attribute information of the second terminal when receiving the user information in the video synchronization information.

In step S203, the server obtains a video address corresponding to the video information and matching with the second terminal according to the video information in the video synchronization information and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal, and generates a synchronization control command, where the synchronization control command at least includes the video address corresponding to the video information and matching with the second terminal.

The server acquires a video address corresponding to the video information and matched with the second terminal by using the video type information matched with the second terminal in the video information and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal, and generates a synchronous control command by using the video address matched with the second terminal.

In step S204, the server sends the synchronization control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information.

In step S205, the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronization control command.

Generating a video address and a sync control command matched with the second terminal using a video type conversion method, which is shown in the following embodiments, can improve the generation efficiency.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the video downloading method includes:

in step S301, a server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

In step S302, the server searches a video type conversion method library for a video type conversion method corresponding to the first video address according to the first video address.

The video information comprises a first video address of the video to be synchronized, a video type conversion method library is stored in the server, and the video type conversion method corresponding to the video address is stored in the video type conversion method library. The video type conversion method library is provided with a plurality of video type conversion methods, and different video type conversion methods are adopted for different first video addresses, for example, the video type conversion method may include: the method comprises the steps of converting a mobile phone video into a PC video or a tablet video, converting the tablet video into the mobile phone video or the PC video, converting the PC video into the tablet video or the mobile phone video, converting a high-quality video into a low-quality video, wherein the high-quality video and the low-quality video are distinguished by pixels, and can be converted according to characteristics such as format, resolution and the like of the video, and the method can be set by a person skilled in the art according to factors such as requirements, types of terminal equipment, networks and the like.

In step S303, the server obtains, according to the first video address and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal, a second video address corresponding to the video information and matching the second terminal through the video type conversion method, and generates a synchronization control command.

After the video type conversion method is found, according to the first video address and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal, a second video address which corresponds to the video information and is matched with the second terminal is obtained through the video type conversion method.

First terminal video address	Second terminal video address
		Mobile phone video address	pc video address
Mobile phone video address	Flat panel video address
		pc video address	Flat panel video address
pc video address	Mobile phone video address
		Flat panel video address	pc video address
Flat panel video address	Mobile phone video address

TABLE 1

For example, the server may obtain a second video address corresponding to the video information and matching with the second terminal by using table 1, and generate the synchronization control command, where table 1 is set in the server, and a person skilled in the art may set table 1 by himself or herself as needed.

Converting a mobile phone video into a PC video by using a video type conversion method and converting a mobile phone video address into a PC video address by using the table 1 according to the first video address and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal; converting the mobile phone video into the tablet computer video by using a video type conversion method according to the first video address and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal, and converting the mobile phone video address into the tablet computer video address; and the server can perform video type conversion by adopting a corresponding video type conversion method according to different first video addresses and terminal attribute information of the second terminal to acquire a second video address corresponding to the video information and matched with the second terminal.

In step S304, the server sends the synchronization control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information.

In step S305, the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronization control command.

In the embodiment, the video type conversion method corresponding to the video address is stored in the video type conversion method library to convert the first video address of the video to be synchronized into the second video address matched with the second terminal, so that the video address is quickly converted, and when a user uses the second line terminal for downloading, the user can download and synchronize the video by using the second video address matched with the second terminal, thereby improving the user experience.

When the first terminal is a mobile phone and the second terminal is a PC terminal, in an embodiment of the video downloading method, as shown in fig. 4, the video downloading method includes:

in step S401, the server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by the mobile phone terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

For example, when a user needs to perform video synchronization in the process of browsing videos by using a mobile phone, the user clicks a video synchronization option to send a video synchronization instruction, the mobile phone acquires a video address and a video playing progress to generate video information after receiving the video synchronization instruction, acquires account information of the mobile phone to generate user information, generates video synchronization information by using the video information and the user information, and sends the video synchronization information to a server.

In step S402, the server searches a video type conversion method corresponding to the mobile phone video address in a video type conversion method library according to the mobile phone video address.

In step S403, the server obtains, according to the mobile phone video address and the terminal attribute information of the PC terminal, the PC video address corresponding to the video information and matching with the PC terminal by the video type conversion method, and generates a synchronization control command.

In step S404, the server sends the synchronization control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information.

In step S405, the PC terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronization control command.

When logging in the PC terminal, a user can manually or regularly send a synchronous query request to the server, receive a synchronous control command sent by the server, and the PC terminal downloads and synchronously plays videos according to a synchronous control command terminal video address.

In the video downloading method, there are various matching methods of the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the implementation of matching by using the terminal account information is as follows:

in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the video downloading method includes:

in step S501, the server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

In step S502, the server generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information.

In step S503, the user information includes account information of the second terminal, and the server sends the synchronization control command to the corresponding second terminal according to the account information.

The server may send the synchronization control command to the second terminal according to the account information of the second terminal, because the user information includes the account information of the second terminal.

In step S504, the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronization control command.

In the video downloading method, there are various matching methods of the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein another embodiment of matching using the terminal account information is as follows:

in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the video downloading method includes:

in step S601, the server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by the first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

In step S602, the server generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information.

The user information comprises account information of a second terminal, the server receives a synchronous query request sent by the second terminal at regular time, and the synchronous query request at least comprises the account information of the second terminal.

In step S603, the server matches the account information in the synchronization control command with the account information in the synchronization query request. And when the account information in the synchronization control command is matched and consistent with the account information in the synchronization query request, continuing to step S604, and when the account information in the synchronization control command is not matched and consistent with the account information in the synchronization query request, the server does not operate.

In step S604, the server sends the synchronization control command to the second terminal.

In step S605, the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronization control command.

In this embodiment, the user information includes account information of the second terminal, and the server matches and identifies the second terminal by receiving the synchronization query request from the second terminal, so as to send the synchronization control command to the second terminal, thereby improving the capability of the second terminal actively requesting video download synchronization, and improving user experience.

Through setting the incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal, video downloading and synchronization can be more conveniently carried out, which refers to the following embodiments:

in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the video downloading method includes:

in step S701, a server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

In step S702, the server generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information.

In step S703, the user information includes account information of the first terminal; and the server sends the synchronous control command to the second terminal according to the account information of the first terminal and the synchronous incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal.

In step S704, the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronization control command.

In this embodiment, the server sends the synchronization control command to the second terminal by using the synchronization association relationship stored in the server, thereby implementing associated synchronization video downloading by using the synchronization association relationship at multiple terminals.

By sending the synchronous control command to the second terminal, the synchronous video can be downloaded without any trouble, and the video can be downloaded and played synchronously according to the synchronous progress of the video.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 8, the video downloading method includes:

in step S801, a server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

In step S802, the server generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address and video playing progress information corresponding to the video information.

In step S803, the server transmits the synchronization control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information.

In step S804, the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the video address and the video playing progress information in the synchronization control command and the video playing progress.

The video playing progress information is used for marking the playing progress of the video to be synchronized; the synchronous control command comprises the video playing progress information.

The operation of the first terminal, the server and the second terminal is as follows:

in an embodiment, the embodiment is a video downloading method at a first terminal side, as shown in fig. 9a, including:

in step 901, video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized is obtained; the video synchronization information includes user information and video information.

In step 902, the obtained video synchronization information is transmitted, instructing the server to generate and transmit a synchronization control command according to the user information and the video information.

The video synchronization information also comprises video playing progress information used for marking the playing progress of the video to be synchronized.

The user information comprises at least one of account information of the first terminal and account information of the second terminal;

the synchronous association relation between the first terminal and the second terminal, the second terminal is the terminal related to the user information, including:

the terminal successfully logs in through the account information of the first terminal or the account information of the second terminal;

a terminal consistent with the terminal identification;

before the obtaining of the video synchronization information of the video to be synchronized, the video synchronization method further includes:

receiving a video synchronization instruction;

the method for obtaining the video synchronization information of the video to be synchronized comprises the following steps: and according to the video synchronization instruction, obtaining video synchronization information of the video to be synchronized.

The video synchronization instruction is sent by the first terminal device under the control of a user, and the user can click the video synchronization option of the first terminal device to send the video synchronization instruction.

receiving a video synchronization request, wherein the video synchronization request comprises user information;

identifying a terminal sending the video synchronization request according to the user information in the video synchronization request;

the method for obtaining the video synchronization information of the video to be synchronized comprises the following steps: and when the identification is successful, video synchronization information of the video to be synchronized is obtained according to the video synchronization request.

The video synchronization request can be sent by the server, or can be sent by the first terminal device at regular time or according to setting, so that the video synchronization is actively requested, and the initiative of video downloading and synchronization is improved.

Sending the obtained video synchronization information, and indicating a server to generate and send a synchronization control command according to the user information and the video information, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

processing the video synchronization information according to the terminal type related to the user identification, and sending the video link address to the server; or,

and processing the video synchronization information according to the terminal type related to the user identification, converting the video link address into a video link address corresponding to the second terminal video type, and sending the video link address to a server.

The video link address is stored in the synchronization control command or the video information in the synchronization control command.

In an embodiment, the embodiment is a method for downloading a video from a server, as shown in fig. 9b, including:

in step 903, the server receives video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by the first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information.

In step 904, the server generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information.

In step 905, the server sends the synchronization control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information.

In an embodiment, the embodiment is a video downloading method at the second terminal side, as shown in fig. 9c, including:

in step 906, a synchronization control command is received and a video address is obtained.

In step 907, the video to be synchronized is played according to the video address.

The method further comprises the following steps:

and sending a synchronous inquiry request to the server.

The method further comprises the following steps:

and acquiring video playing progress information in the synchronous control command, and downloading and synchronizing the video according to the playing progress of the video to be synchronized.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 10, a video download system includes: the system comprises a first terminal, a server and a second terminal;

the server includes:

a synchronization information receiving module 1001, configured to receive video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by a first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information;

a synchronization command generating module 1002, configured to generate a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information;

a synchronous command sending module 1003, configured to send, by the server, the synchronous control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information;

the second terminal includes:

a video downloading module 1004, configured to download, by the second terminal, the video at the video address according to the synchronization control command.

Referring to fig. 11, the synchronization command generation module 1002 includes:

a synchronization command generating unit 1101 configured to generate the synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the synchronization control command at least includes: a video address corresponding to the video information and account information of a second terminal corresponding to the user information;

the synchronization command transmission module 1003 includes:

a synchronization request receiving unit 1102, configured to receive a synchronization query request sent by a second terminal at a fixed time; the synchronous inquiry request at least comprises account information of the second terminal;

a synchronization request matching unit 1103, configured to match account information in the synchronization control command with account information in the synchronization query request;

a first synchronization command sending unit 1104, configured to send the synchronization control command to the second terminal when the account information in the synchronization control command matches the account information in the synchronization inquiry request.

The user information includes account information of a second terminal, and the synchronization command sending module includes:

a second synchronization command sending unit 1105, configured to send the synchronization control command to the corresponding second terminal according to the account information;

a third synchronous command sending unit 1106, configured to send the synchronous control command to the second terminal according to the account information of the first terminal and the synchronous association relationship between the first terminal and the second terminal.

The synchronization command generation module 1003 includes:

a terminal attribute obtaining unit 1107, configured to obtain, according to the user information, terminal attribute information of a second terminal corresponding to the user information; the terminal attribute information comprises video type information matched with the second terminal;

a video address obtaining unit 1108, configured to obtain, according to video information in the video synchronization information and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal, a video address corresponding to the video information and matching with the second terminal;

The terminal attribute information of the second terminal is pre-stored in the terminal attribute acquiring unit 1107, or is sent to the terminal attribute acquiring unit 1107 by the second terminal.

The video information includes a first video address of the video to be synchronized, and the video address obtaining unit 1108 includes:

a conversion method storage subunit 1109 for storing a video type conversion method library; the video type conversion method library stores video type conversion methods corresponding to video addresses;

a conversion method searching subunit 1110, configured to search, according to the first video address, a video type conversion method corresponding to the first video address;

a video address obtaining subunit 1111, configured to obtain, according to the first video address and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal, a second video address corresponding to the video information and matching the second terminal through the video type conversion method.

It should be noted that: in the video downloading apparatus provided in the foregoing embodiment, when the above functions are implemented, only the division of the above function modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above functions may be distributed by different function modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different function modules, so as to complete all or part of the above described functions. In addition, the video downloading apparatus and the video downloading method provided by the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and specific implementation processes thereof are detailed in the method embodiments and are not described herein again.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device (which may be a requester terminal or an associated terminal) in an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 12, the terminal may be used to implement the methods provided in the above embodiments. Preferably:

terminal device 800 may include components such as communication unit 110, memory 120 including one or more computer-readable storage media, input unit 130, display unit 140, sensor 150, audio circuitry 160, wireless communication unit 170, processor 180 including one or more processing cores, and power supply 190. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal device configurations shown in the figures are not intended to be limiting of terminal devices and may include more or fewer components than those shown, or some components may be combined, or a different arrangement of components. Wherein:

the communication unit 110 may be used for receiving and transmitting information or signals during a call, and the communication unit 110 may be an RF (Radio Frequency) circuit, a router, a modem, or other network communication devices. In particular, when the communication unit 110 is an RF circuit, downlink information of the base station is received and then processed by the one or more processors 180; in addition, data relating to uplink is transmitted to the base station. Generally, the RF circuit as a communication unit includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one Amplifier, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, a transceiver, a coupler, an LNA (Low Noise Amplifier), a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the communication unit 110 may also communicate with a network and other devices through wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any communication standard or protocol, including but not limited to GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), GPRS (general packet Radio Service), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (long term Evolution), email, SMS (Short Messaging Service), and the like. The memory 120 may be used to store software programs and modules, and the processor 180 executes various functional applications and data processing by operating the software programs and modules stored in the memory 120. The memory 120 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, a phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the terminal apparatus 800, and the like. Further, the memory 120 may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device. Accordingly, the memory 120 may further include a memory controller to provide the processor 180 and the input unit 130 with access to the memory 120.

The input unit 130 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and generate keyboard, mouse, joystick, optical or trackball signal inputs related to user settings and function control. Preferably, the input unit 130 may include a touch-sensitive surface 131 and other input devices 132. The touch-sensitive surface 131, also referred to as a touch display screen or a touch pad, may collect touch operations by a user on or near the touch-sensitive surface 131 (e.g., operations by a user on or near the touch-sensitive surface 131 using a finger, a stylus, or any other suitable object or attachment), and drive the corresponding connection device according to a predetermined program. Alternatively, the touch sensitive surface 131 may comprise two parts, a touch detection means and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch direction of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch sensing device, converts the touch information into touch point coordinates, sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 180, and can receive and execute commands sent by the processor 180. Additionally, the touch-sensitive surface 131 may be implemented using various types of resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic waves. In addition to the touch-sensitive surface 131, the input unit 130 may also include other input devices 132. Preferably, other input devices 132 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and the like.

The display unit 140 may be used to display information input by a user or information provided to the user and various graphic user interfaces of the terminal apparatus 800, which may be configured by graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof. The Display unit 140 may include a Display panel 141, and optionally, the Display panel 141 may be configured in the form of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode), or the like. Further, the touch-sensitive surface 131 may cover the display panel 141, and when a touch operation is detected on or near the touch-sensitive surface 131, the touch operation is transmitted to the processor 180 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 180 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 141 according to the type of the touch event. Although in FIG. 12, touch-sensitive surface 131 and display panel 141 are shown as two separate components to implement input and output functions, in some embodiments, touch-sensitive surface 131 may be integrated with display panel 141 to implement input and output functions.

The terminal device 800 may also include at least one sensor 150, such as a light sensor, motion sensor, and other sensors. The light sensor may include an ambient light sensor that adjusts the brightness of the display panel 141 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that turns off the display panel 141 and/or the backlight when the terminal device 800 is moved to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the gravity acceleration sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in each direction (generally, three axes), can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when the mobile phone is stationary, and can be used for applications of recognizing the posture of the mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer posture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer and tapping), and the like; as for other sensors such as a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, and an infrared sensor, which can be configured on the terminal device 800, further description is omitted here.

Audio circuitry 160, speaker 161, microphone 162 may provide an audio interface between a user and terminal device 800. The audio circuit 160 may transmit the electrical signal converted from the received audio data to the speaker 161, and convert the electrical signal into a sound signal for output by the speaker 161; on the other hand, the microphone 162 converts the collected sound signal into an electric signal, converts the electric signal into audio data after being received by the audio circuit 160, and outputs the audio data to the processor 180 for processing, and then transmits the audio data to, for example, another terminal device via the RF circuit 110, or outputs the audio data to the memory 120 for further processing. The audio circuit 160 may also include an earbud jack to provide communication of peripheral headphones with the terminal device 800.

In order to realize wireless communication, a wireless communication unit 170 may be configured on the terminal device, and the wireless communication unit 170 may be a WIFI module. WIFI belongs to a short-distance wireless transmission technology, and the terminal device 800 can help a user to send and receive e-mails, browse webpages, access streaming media, and the like through the wireless communication unit 170, and provides wireless broadband internet access for the user. Although the wireless communication unit 170 is shown in the drawing, it is understood that it does not belong to the essential constitution of the terminal apparatus 800 and may be omitted entirely as needed within a scope not changing the essence of the invention.

The processor 180 is a control center of the terminal device 800, connects various parts of the entire mobile phone using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the terminal device 800 and processes data by operating or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 120 and calling data stored in the memory 120, thereby performing overall monitoring of the mobile phone. Optionally, processor 180 may include one or more processing cores; preferably, the processor 180 may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 180.

Terminal device 800 also includes a power supply 190 (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, which may preferably be logically coupled to processor 180 via a power management system to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management functions via the power management system. The power supply 190 may also include any component including one or more of a dc or ac power source, a recharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator, and the like.

Although not shown, the terminal device 800 may further include a camera, a bluetooth module, and the like, which are not described in detail herein. In this embodiment, the terminal device further includes a memory, and one or more programs, where the one or more programs are stored in the memory, and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, where the one or more programs include instructions for performing the method provided by the embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a server in an embodiment of the present invention. The server 1900 may vary widely by configuration or performance and may include one or more Central Processing Units (CPUs) 1922 (e.g., one or more processors) and memory 1932, one or more storage media 1930 (e.g., one or more mass storage devices) storing applications 1942 or data 1944. Memory 1932 and storage medium 1930 can be, among other things, transient or persistent storage. The program stored in the storage medium 1930 may include one or more modules (not shown), each of which may include a series of instructions operating on a server. Still further, a central processor 1922 may be provided in communication with the storage medium 1930 to execute a series of instruction operations in the storage medium 1930 on the server 1900.

The server 1900 may also include one or more power supplies 1926, one or more wired or wireless network interfaces 1950, one or more input-output interfaces 1958, one or more keyboards 1956, and/or one or more operating systems 1941, such as Windows Server, Mac OS XTM, UnixTM, LinuxTM, FreeBSDTM, etc.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal described in the present disclosure may typically be various handheld terminal devices, such as a mobile phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and the like, and thus the scope of protection of the present disclosure should not be limited to a certain type of mobile terminal.

Furthermore, the method according to the present disclosure may also be implemented as a computer program executed by a CPU. The computer program, when executed by the CPU, performs the above-described functions defined in the method of the present disclosure.

Further, the above method steps and system elements may also be implemented using a controller and a computer readable storage device for storing a computer program for causing the controller to implement the functions of the above steps or elements.

Further, it should be appreciated that the computer-readable storage devices (e.g., memories) described herein can be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or can include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. By way of example, and not limitation, nonvolatile memory can include Read Only Memory (ROM), Programmable ROM (PROM), Electrically Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can include Random Access Memory (RAM), which can act as external cache memory. By way of example and not limitation, RAM is available in a variety of forms such as synchronous RAM (DRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), Synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM). The storage devices of the disclosed aspects are intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and other suitable types of memory.

Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as software or hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present disclosure.

The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with the following components designed to perform the functions described herein: a general purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination of these components. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the disclosure herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. A software module may reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC. The ASIC may reside in a user terminal. In the alternative, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

In one or more exemplary designs, the functions may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes Compact Disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), floppy disk, blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

While the foregoing disclosure shows illustrative embodiments of the disclosure, it should be noted that various changes and modifications could be made herein without departing from the scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims. The functions, steps and/or actions of the method claims in accordance with the disclosed embodiments described herein need not be performed in any particular order. Furthermore, although elements of the disclosure may be described or claimed in the singular, the plural is contemplated unless limitation to the singular is explicitly stated.

The above-mentioned embodiments, objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure are described in further detail, it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are merely illustrative of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A video downloading method, comprising the steps of:

the second terminal downloads the video of the video address according to the synchronous control command;

2. The video downloading method of claim 1, wherein the video synchronization information further comprises video playing progress information; the video playing progress information is used for marking the playing progress of the video to be synchronized; the synchronous control command comprises the video playing progress information.

3. The video downloading method of claim 1, wherein the server generates a synchronization control command according to the video synchronization information; the server sends the synchronous control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information, and the synchronous control command comprises the following steps:

4. The video downloading method of claim 1, wherein the sending, by the server, the synchronization control command to the second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information comprises:

or,

5. The video downloading method according to claim 1, wherein the terminal attribute information of the second terminal is pre-stored in the server or is transmitted to the server by the second terminal.

6. The video downloading method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining a video address corresponding to the video information and matching with the second terminal according to the video information in the video synchronization information and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal comprises:

7. A video download system, the system comprising: the system comprises a first terminal, a server and a second terminal;

the server is configured to receive video synchronization information of a video to be synchronized sent by the first terminal, where the video synchronization information at least includes: user information and video information; generating a synchronous control command according to the video synchronous information; the synchronous control command at least comprises a video address corresponding to the video information; according to the user information, sending the synchronous control command to a second terminal corresponding to the user information;

the server is further used for acquiring terminal attribute information of the second terminal corresponding to the user information according to the user information; the terminal attribute information comprises video type information matched with the second terminal; acquiring a video address corresponding to the video information and matched with the second terminal according to the video information in the video synchronization information and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal; the synchronous control command at least comprises the video address which corresponds to the video information and is matched with the second terminal;

8. The video download system of claim 7, wherein the video synchronization information further comprises video play progress information; the video playing progress information is used for marking the playing progress of the video to be synchronized; the synchronous control command comprises the video playing progress information.

9. The video download system of claim 7, wherein the synchronization control commands comprise at least: a video address corresponding to the video information and account information of a second terminal corresponding to the user information; the server is also used for receiving a synchronous query request sent by the second terminal at regular time; the synchronous inquiry request at least comprises account information of the second terminal; matching the account information in the synchronous control command with the account information in the synchronous query request; and when the account information in the synchronous control command is matched and consistent with the account information in the synchronous query request, sending the synchronous control command to the second terminal.

10. The video downloading system of claim 7, wherein the server is further configured to send the synchronization control command to the corresponding second terminal according to account information of the second terminal corresponding to the user information; or the user information comprises account information of the first terminal, the server stores a synchronous incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal, and the synchronous control command is sent to the second terminal according to the account information of the first terminal and the synchronous incidence relation between the first terminal and the second terminal.

11. The video downloading system of claim 7, wherein the terminal attribute information of the second terminal is pre-stored in the server or is transmitted to the server by the second terminal.

12. The video download system of claim 7, wherein the server is further configured to store a library of video type conversion methods; the video type conversion method library stores video type conversion methods corresponding to video addresses; the server searches a video type conversion method corresponding to the first video address according to the first video address of the video to be synchronized; and acquiring a second video address which corresponds to the video information and is matched with the second terminal by the video type conversion method according to the first video address and the terminal attribute information of the second terminal.