CN103747286A

CN103747286A - Method and equipment for providing videos

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Publication number: CN103747286A
Application number: CN201410002670.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金昀; 吴宇进; 吴登荣
Original assignee: Shanghai Synacast Media Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Synacast Media Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2014-01-03
Filing date: 2014-01-03
Publication date: 2014-04-23

Abstract

The invention aims to provide a method and equipment for providing videos. The method comprises the following steps: determining playing configuration information which corresponds to a video access request by using the equipment in combination with playing event information which corresponds to the video access request according to playing service information of video network equipment which corresponds to the video access request of a user; providing a video which corresponds to the video access request to user equipment which corresponds to the user according to video source information in the playing configuration information. Compared with the prior art, the method and the equipment have the advantages that the playing configuration information is adjusted in time according to the playing service information and the playing event information, so that the video information acquisition efficiency of the user is increased, the utilization ratio of the video network equipment and the resource utilization ratio are increased, and the user experience is improved.

Description

It is a kind of for the method and apparatus of video is provided

Technical field

The present invention relates to network video technique field, relate in particular to a kind of for the technology of video is provided.

Background technology

Current, when customer access network video, according to the difference of user network bandwidth, can obtain different speeds of download, and then obtain different viewing experiences.Due to user for the network bandwidth of download network video can according to as user other network resource accession operations etc. are not stopped to variation, therefore, fixing speed of download may be brought bad viewing experience to watching of Internet video.For example, when the current network bandwidth of user is more nervous, and speed of download is when very high, may cause Internet video to play not smooth; And looser when the current network bandwidth of user, and speed of download is when very low, may cause the waste of Internet resources, and it is too low etc. that Internet video is play definition.

Simultaneously, the information such as the network bandwidth of video server end also can be downloaded with broadcasting and exert an influence user's video, for example, if when the bandwidth ratio of server end is more nervous, if user continues to initiate to described video server end the video playback request of high speed of download, may cause system congestion, cause providing Internet video resource to described user, affect user and experience.

Summary of the invention

The object of this invention is to provide a kind of for the method and apparatus of video is provided.

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of for the method for video is provided, wherein, the method comprises:

A, according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determines the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request;

B, according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, provides the video corresponding with described video access request to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

According to a further aspect in the invention, also provide a kind of for the equipment that provides of video is provided, wherein, this equipment comprises:

Determining device, for according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determines the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request;

Generator, for according to the video source information of described broadcasting configuration information, provides the video corresponding with described video access request to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Compared with prior art, the present invention is by the broadcasting information on services of the basis video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request, and according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, the video corresponding with described video access request provided to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user; Thereby adjust in time, play configuration information, raising user obtains the efficiency of video information, utilance and the resource utilization of raising video network equipment, improves user's experience.

And the present invention can also obtain the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request and the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request; Further, can also, by obtaining the video response information corresponding with described video access request, according to described video response information, determine the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request; Thereby according to the feedback information in video display process, adjust in time and play configuration information, raising user obtains the efficiency of video information, utilance and the resource utilization of raising video network equipment, improves user's experience.

And, the present invention can also detect whether meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request, when meeting described tactful trigger condition, according to the broadcasting information on services of the corresponding video network equipment of the video access request with user, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request; Further, by obtaining the one or more video playback information corresponding with described video access request, detect described one or more broadcast event information and whether meet corresponding event frequency threshold value, to determine whether to meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request; Thereby only when meeting tactful trigger condition, to playing configuration information, determine or adjust, having improved device processes efficiency, adjusting in time and play configuration information, raising user obtains the efficiency of video information, utilance and the resource utilization of raising video network equipment, improves user's experience.

And, the present invention can also determine corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user, wherein, described corresponding with reference to user's service network region and described user's service network region, and obtain with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user, broadcasting information on services with the basis video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request and described with reference to broadcast information, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request; Thereby having improved traditional video provides in strategy, only according to the relevant information of the subscriber equipment connecting separately, adjust the method for code check, can to large quantities of users, take comprehensive regulation strategy according to the reference broadcast information of same service network region integral body, adjust in time and play configuration information, raising user obtains the efficiency of video information, utilance and the resource utilization of raising video network equipment, improves user's experience.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By reading the detailed description that non-limiting example is done of doing with reference to the following drawings, it is more obvious that other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become:

Fig. 1 illustrates according to a kind of of one aspect of the invention and provides equipment schematic diagram for what video was provided;

Fig. 2 illustrates in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of and provides equipment schematic diagram for what video was provided;

Fig. 3 illustrates according to a further aspect of the present invention a kind of for the method flow diagram of video is provided;

Fig. 4 illustrates in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of for the method flow diagram of video is provided.

In accompanying drawing, same or analogous Reference numeral represents same or analogous parts.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further detail.

Fig. 1 illustrates according to a kind of of one aspect of the invention and provides equipment schematic diagram for what video was provided; Wherein, described in, provide equipment to comprise determining device 1, generator 2.Particularly, determining device 1 is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request; Generator 2, according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, provides the video corresponding with described video access request to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

At this, described in provide equipment include but not limited to the network equipment, subscriber equipment or the network equipment with subscriber equipment by the mutually integrated equipment forming of network.Wherein, the described network equipment comprise a kind of can be according to the instruction of prior setting or storage, automatically carry out the electronic equipment of numerical computations and information processing, its hardware includes but not limited to microprocessor, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), programmable gate array (FPGA), digital processing unit (DSP), embedded device etc.It includes but not limited to the cloud that computer, network host, single network server, a plurality of webserver collection or a plurality of server form the described network equipment; At this, cloud consists of a large amount of computers based on cloud computing (Cloud Computing) or the webserver, and wherein, cloud computing is a kind of of Distributed Calculation, the virtual supercomputer being comprised of the loosely-coupled computer collection of a group.It includes but not limited to described subscriber equipment anyly can by keyboard, remote controller, touch pad or voice-operated device, carry out with user the electronic product of man-machine interaction, such as computer, smart mobile phone, PDA, game machine or IPTV etc.Described network includes but not limited to the Internet, wide area network, metropolitan area network, local area network (LAN), VPN network, wireless self-organization network (AdHoc network) etc.Those skilled in the art will be understood that other the equipment that provides is equally applicable to the present invention, also should be included in protection range of the present invention, and with way of reference, be contained in this at this.

For example, the described equipment that provides can be video access request for responding user, the video network equipment that described video is provided, or send video access request, obtain the subscriber equipment of video, or be independent of other third party devices of described video network equipment and described subscriber equipment etc.

Between above-mentioned each device, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to above-mentioned each device respectively in real time, or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, providing of the determining of configuration information, the video corresponding with video access request etc. is provided, until described in provide equipment to stop user video access request.

Determining device 1, according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, is determined the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, described determining device 1 is according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, with storage or the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request is provided and interacts with one or more databases or other third party devices of the corresponding broadcast event information of described video access request, to obtain described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information; Or, described determining device 1 can also be according to various communication protocol, by Various types of data coffret, by interacting to obtain described broadcasting information on services with described video network equipment, interact with described subscriber equipment, to obtain described broadcast event information etc.

At this, described video network equipment is for for obtaining described user video access request and the video server of response being provided based on described video access request; Described broadcasting information on services includes but not limited to the current bandwidth use amount of described video network equipment, current user's linking number, current average speed of download etc.

At this, described broadcast event information includes but not limited to the relevant information of downloading at the subscriber equipment end video corresponding with described video access request, for example, the video jukebox software of described subscriber equipment end sets up with described video network equipment the speed that TCP is connected, the video jukebox software of described subscriber equipment end is from the average speed of described video network device downloads video speed, the video jukebox software of described subscriber equipment end is connected to the nodes in P2P network, the average speed of the node foradownloaded video data of the video jukebox software of described subscriber equipment end from P2P network, the card of described subscriber equipment end in the displaying video information of pausing, described subscriber equipment end starts to play information start-up time of the first frame after sending described video access request to video, described subscriber equipment end sends the described video access request after renewal by pulling the modes such as progress bar, what to video, at reposition, start to play the first frame drags temporal information etc.

Then, described determining device 1 is according to described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information, and the broadcasting collocation strategy based on predetermined, determines the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

Wherein, described broadcasting configuration information comprises video source information for described video resource is provided (as node type information: the stream-type video transmission node based on HTTP (hereinafter to be referred as HTTP streaming node) or P2P node); Preferably, in described broadcasting configuration information, also comprise for playing the video code rate of described video and/or for the quantity information of the video source node of described video resource is provided.

At this, those skilled in the art will be understood that the video corresponding with described video access request may carry out resource acquisition by HTTP streaming node or P2P node.Described HTTP streaming node can be corresponding with described video network equipment; Described P2P node can be specified and obtain etc. according to described video access request by described video network equipment.Particularly, generally, HTTP node is by CDN(Content Delivery Network, content distributing network) GSLB(Global Server Load Balance, GSLB) service distributes; P2P node can be divided into super node and common P2P node: super node is due to the shared resource technology based on HTTP and P2P, therefore can adopt the same video network equipment corresponding with HTTP node, common P2P node is distributed by the central service cluster of P2P network.At this, those skilled in the art will be understood that, above-mentioned obtain with described video access request the HTTP streaming node of corresponding video or the mode of P2P node only for for example, other obtain with described video access request the HTTP streaming node of corresponding video or the mode of P2P node if be applicable to the present invention, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in described broadcasting information on services, the current bandwidth use amount higher (as surpassed certain usage ratio) of described video network equipment, or current user's linking number surpasses predetermined normal users linking number threshold value, or current average speed of download is lower than predetermined normal average speed of download threshold value, think that the bandwidth of described video network equipment is comparatively nervous, thereby reduce or avoid obtaining video resource from HTTP streaming node, improve the ratio that adopts P2P node to obtain video resource, thereby reach higher bandwidth conservation, it should be noted that, in this case, user's viewing experience, mainly to start, the time of dragging may be long.

For example, in described broadcasting information on services, the current bandwidth use amount lower (as the usage ratio lower than certain) of described video network equipment, or current user's linking number is less than predetermined normal users linking number threshold value, or current average speed of download is higher than predetermined normal average speed of download threshold value, think that the bandwidth of described video network equipment is comparatively loose, thereby improve the ratio of obtaining video resource from HTTP streaming node, reduce the ratio that adopts P2P node to obtain video resource, guarantee ratio dragging speed faster, it should be noted that, in this case, bandwidth consumption is larger.

Or, for example, when described user's broadcast event information shows that time that drags of user or start-up time are when longer, or set up speed that TCP connects when slower as described user, improve the ratio of obtaining video resource from HTTP streaming node, reduce the ratio that adopts P2P node to obtain video resource, guarantee ratio dragging speed faster.

Or, for example, when described user's broadcast event information, show that the average speed of the node foradownloaded video data of user from P2P network is lower, or the nodes being connected in P2P network is less, or user's card pauses when more, improve the ratio that adopts P2P node to obtain video resource.

At this, those skilled in the art will be understood that determining of described broadcasting configuration information, based on described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information, jointly determine.Described determining device 1 according to described broadcast event information and described broadcasting information on services, is adjusted described broadcasting configuration information in real time.As do not changed when user's broadcast event information, and when playing information on services and changing, based on described broadcasting information on services, to playing configuration information, adjust; When user's broadcasting information on services does not change, and broadcast event information is when change, and based on described broadcast event information, to playing configuration information, adjusts; When if user's broadcasting information on services and broadcast event information all change, determining device 1 can be according to described broadcasting information on services in conjunction with described broadcast event information, according to predetermined cover half type really, both information is carried out to balance, to determine final described broadcasting configuration information.

Preferably, described determining device 1 can be according in described broadcasting information on services and the determined described broadcasting configuration information of described broadcast event information, also comprises for playing the video code rate of described video and/or for the quantity information of the video source node of described video resource is provided.

For example, when described server bandwidth anxiety is adjusted video code rate at present, when P2P mode, carry out network speed that video resource obtains and lower code check when not enough, when the video resource speed of download of subscriber equipment end is not enough, lower code check, when described server bandwidth is sufficient, raise video code rate, when P2P mode, carry out network speed that video resource obtains and raise code check when higher, when the video resource speed of download of subscriber equipment end is higher, raise code check etc.

Or, for example, when P2P mode, carry out network speed that video resource obtains and increase P2P interstitial content when not enough, when the video resource speed of download of subscriber equipment end is not enough, increase P2P interstitial content etc.

Preferably, described determining device 1 also comprises service acquisition unit (not shown) and event acquiring unit (not shown); Particularly, service acquisition unit obtains the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request; Event acquiring unit obtains the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, described service acquisition unit is according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, with storage or provide one or more databases or other third party devices of the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request to interact, to obtain described broadcasting information on services; Or described service acquisition unit can also be according to various communication protocol, by Various types of data coffret, by interacting to obtain described broadcasting information on services with described video network equipment.

Described event acquiring unit is according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, with storage or provide one or more databases or other third party devices of the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request to interact, to obtain described broadcast event information; Or described event acquiring unit can also be according to various communication protocol, by Various types of data coffret, by interacting with described subscriber equipment, to obtain described broadcast event information; Or by interacting to obtain described broadcast event information etc. with described video network equipment.

More preferably, described event acquiring unit can obtain the video response information corresponding with described video access request, and wherein, described video response information is corresponding with described user's operation information; According to described video response information, determine the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, described event acquiring unit can be according to various communication protocol, by Various types of data coffret, by interacting with described subscriber equipment, to obtain the video response information corresponding with described video access request; Wherein, described video response information includes but not limited to response time length, response frequency etc., as video start-up time, drag the time, buffering number of times in unit interval, buffer time in unit interval, the average data speed of download between subscriber equipment and video network equipment, the network hops between subscriber equipment and video network equipment and average delay etc.

For example, described user has selected to need the video resource of playing by modes such as click, touch, inputs, user starts to start to play to subscriber equipment end the time (being start-up time) that the first frame of described video resource rises at operation information and is described video response information; Or for example, described user sends the described video access request after renewal, the time (dragging the time) that starts to play the first frame at reposition to video and is described video response information etc. by pulling the modes such as progress bar.

Then, described event acquiring unit can be according to video response information, the contrast of the reference video response message of obtaining based on described video response information and machine learning, or the broadcast event information based on predetermined establishes rules really, determine the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

For example, when described user's video response temporal information surpasses predetermined normal feedback time threshold value but is less than the highest feedback time threshold value (normal feedback time threshold value is less than the highest feedback time threshold value), determine that described broadcast event is overtime; The play buffering of sending when described user's video player is when empty, and user cannot obtain normal video response, and described user's video response temporal information surpasses the highest feedback time threshold value, determines that described broadcast event is card etc.

Generator 2, according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, provides the video corresponding with described video access request to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Particularly, described generator 2 is according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, from corresponding source node, obtain described video data, according to various communication protocol (as http protocol or P2P agreement), by Various types of data coffret, the video corresponding with described video access request provided to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Preferably, can also, according to determined video code rate in described broadcasting configuration information, the video of the described video code rate of correspondence be provided to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Preferably, described in provide equipment also to comprise checkout gear (not shown), wherein, described checkout gear detects whether meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request; When meeting described tactful trigger condition, described determining device 1 is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, described checkout gear can detect based on periodicity, or based on modes such as Event triggered detections, detects and whether meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request; Wherein, described tactful trigger condition include but not limited to as the speed of download in set time length lower than a certain threshold value, exceed response in scheduled time failure, respond failed number of times and surpass several times, for the connected node of downloading, be less than predetermined threshold number etc.

Thereby, when meeting described tactful trigger condition, described determining device 1 is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.At this, definite mode of determining device 1 described in the mode of described definite broadcasting configuration information and Fig. 1 is same or similar, thus do not repeat them here, and mode is by reference contained in this.

More preferably, described checkout gear can obtain the one or more video playback information corresponding with described video access request; Detect described one or more broadcast event information and whether meet corresponding event frequency threshold value, to determine whether to meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, for example, described checkout gear can be by various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, interact with described subscriber equipment or described video network equipment, to obtain the one or more video playback information corresponding with described video access request; Or can provide the third party device of described video playback information to interact with other, to obtain the one or more video playback information corresponding with described video access request.Wherein, described one or more video playback information includes but not limited to the repeatedly video playback request corresponding to same video, or corresponding to the video playback request of a plurality of different videos; As user has initiated the video playback request of the first collection, the second collection and the 3rd collection to a certain collection of drama in 3 minutes, or user initiated continuously the repeatedly video playback request of the first collection of a certain collection of drama etc. in 1 minute.

Described checkout gear detects the broadcasting frequency of described video playback information based on foregone conclusion part frequency threshold value, if the event frequency of corresponding broadcast event surpasses corresponding threshold value in described video playback information, as user initiated continuously N video playback request (N is greater than threshold value) in 1 minute, described checkout gear is determined the satisfied tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request; In determining device 1 can by lower each video code check, change the modes such as speed of download the download of a plurality of videos carried out to balance.

Fig. 2 illustrates in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of and provides equipment schematic diagram for what video was provided; Wherein, described in, provide equipment comprise determining device 1 ', generator 2 ', user's determining device 3 ', with reference to acquisition device 4 '.Particularly, user's determining device 3 ' is determined corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user, wherein, described corresponding with reference to user's service network region and described user's service network region; With reference to acquisition device 4 ', obtain with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user; Described determining device 1 ' is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request and described with reference to broadcast information, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request; Generator 2 ', according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, provides the video corresponding with described video access request to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Wherein, described in provide the generator 2 ' of equipment identical with corresponding intrument shown in Fig. 1 or basic identical, so locate to repeat no more, and mode is by reference contained in this.

Between above-mentioned each device, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to above-mentioned each device respectively in real time, or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, carry out with reference to the determining of user, with reference to broadcast information obtain, play providing of the determining of configuration information, the video corresponding with video access request etc., until described in provide equipment to stop user video access request.

User's determining device 3 ' is determined corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user, wherein, described corresponding with reference to user's service network region and described user's service network region.

Particularly, described user's determining device 3 ' is passed through according to described user's video access request, such as definite described users' such as the IP information based in described video access request service network region; Then based on described service network region, determine other users in same service network region, and using described other users as corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user; At this, described same service network region includes but not limited to a plurality of nodes close in network topology, and generally, the user network of identical network operator distance is less than the user of heterogeneous networks operator; In identical network operator, the close user network distance in geographical position is less than geographical position user far away in identical network operator.At this, those skilled in the art will be understood that, described user's determining device 3 ' can be according to predefined pattern or the mode of adjusting in real time based on machine learning, determine the range size in described " same service network region ", if determined scope is consolidated network operator, described very near with reference to user and described user potential range on geographical position, also potential range is far; If definite scope is the user within the scope of a certain geographical position of consolidated network operator, described close with described user distance on geographical position with reference to user.

With reference to acquisition device 4 ', obtain with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user.

Particularly, described with reference to acquisition device 4 ' by various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, interact with reference to the corresponding video network equipment of user with described, or interact with reference to the corresponding subscriber equipment of user with described, described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user to obtain.Wherein, described Video service information (as speed of download, card, buffer time etc.) and the user bandwidth information that includes but not limited to user with reference to broadcast information.

Preferably, describedly with reference to acquisition device 4 ', can obtain with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user, wherein, described with reference to comprising in broadcast information with reference to playing information on services and/or with reference to broadcast event information.

Particularly, described reference is play information on services and is included but not limited to the described current bandwidth use amount with reference to the corresponding video network equipment of user, current user's linking number, current average speed of download etc.

The described relevant information downloaded at the subscriber equipment end video corresponding with described video access request of including but not limited to reference to broadcast event information, for example, the video jukebox software of the described subscriber equipment end with reference to user sets up with described video network equipment the speed that TCP is connected, the video jukebox software of the described subscriber equipment end with reference to user is from the average speed of described video network device downloads video speed, the video jukebox software of the described subscriber equipment end with reference to user is connected to the nodes in P2P network, the average speed of the node foradownloaded video data of the video jukebox software of the described subscriber equipment end with reference to user from P2P network, the card of the described subscriber equipment end with reference to user in the displaying video information of pausing, the described subscriber equipment end with reference to user starts to play information start-up time of the first frame after sending described video access request to video, the described subscriber equipment end with reference to user sends the described video access request after renewal by pulling the modes such as progress bar, what to video, at reposition, start to play the first frame drags temporal information etc.

Described determining device 1 ' is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request and described with reference to broadcast information, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, described determining device 1 ', except based on described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information, can also be adjusted described broadcasting configuration information with reference to broadcast information in conjunction with described.For example, if the speed of download that shows the reference user who exceeds certain threshold number with reference to the reference broadcast information in broadcast information is lower than predetermined threshold, or the broadcasting that exceeds the reference user of certain threshold number frequently occurs that card pauses, the play quality that represents described same service network region generally reduces, therefore, described determining device 1 ' is according to described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information, in conjunction with described with reference to broadcast information, broadcasting configuration information to described user is adjusted, for example reduce the video code rate of the video that is adopting high video code rate, thereby abdicate more bandwidth to described with reference to user.

Thereby the method is by the described data that all video network equipment of equipment centralized collection and all subscriber equipmenies are provided, the overall condition of realization based on service network region, user place adjusted playing configuration information, therefore may occur that the corresponding subscriber equipment of certain user itself and video network equipment connection are better, speed of download is abdicated bandwidth to the situation with other users of service network region compared with being required to lower code check in high situation, or certain subscriber equipment itself is better with video network equipment connection, in the higher situation of speed of download, be required to adopt P2P node, and use less the situation of HTTP streaming node.

Fig. 3 illustrates according to a further aspect of the present invention a kind of for the method flow diagram of video is provided.Particularly, in step s1, the described equipment that provides, according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, is determined the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request; In step s2, described in provide equipment according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, the video corresponding with described video access request provided to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Between above steps, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to that above steps respectively in real time, or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, providing of the determining of configuration information, the video corresponding with video access request etc. is provided, until described in provide equipment to stop user video access request.

In step s1, the described equipment that provides is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, in step s1, the described equipment that provides is according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, with storage or the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request is provided and interacts with one or more databases or other third party devices of the corresponding broadcast event information of described video access request, to obtain described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information; Or, in step s1, described in provide the equipment can also be according to various communication protocol, by Various types of data coffret, by interacting to obtain described broadcasting information on services with described video network equipment, interact with described subscriber equipment, to obtain described broadcast event information etc.

Then, in step s1, described in provide equipment according to described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information, the broadcasting collocation strategy based on predetermined, determines the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

At this, those skilled in the art will be understood that determining of described broadcasting configuration information, based on described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information, jointly determine.In step s1, described in provide equipment in real time according to described broadcast event information and described broadcasting information on services, described broadcasting configuration information is adjusted.As do not changed when user's broadcast event information, and when playing information on services and changing, based on described broadcasting information on services, to playing configuration information, adjust; When user's broadcasting information on services does not change, and broadcast event information is when change, and based on described broadcast event information, to playing configuration information, adjusts; When if user's broadcasting information on services and broadcast event information all change, in step s1, the described equipment that provides can be according to described broadcasting information on services in conjunction with described broadcast event information, according to predetermined cover half type really, both information is carried out to balance, to determine final described broadcasting configuration information.

Preferably, in step s1, the described equipment that provides can be according in described broadcasting information on services and the determined described broadcasting configuration information of described broadcast event information, also comprises for playing the video code rate of described video and/or for the quantity information of the video source node of described video resource is provided.

Preferably, in step s1, described method also comprises that step s11(is not shown) not shown with step s12(); Particularly, in step s11, described in provide equipment to obtain the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request; In step s12, described in provide equipment to obtain the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, in step s11, the described equipment that provides is according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, with storage or provide one or more databases or other third party devices of the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request to interact, to obtain described broadcasting information on services; Or, in step s11, described in provide the equipment can also be according to various communication protocol, by Various types of data coffret, by interacting to obtain described broadcasting information on services with described video network equipment.

In step s12, the described equipment that provides is according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, with storage or provide one or more databases or other third party devices of the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request to interact, to obtain described broadcast event information; Or, in step s12, described in provide the equipment can also be according to various communication protocol, by Various types of data coffret, by interacting with described subscriber equipment, to obtain described broadcast event information; Or by interacting to obtain described broadcast event information etc. with described video network equipment.

More preferably, in step s12, described in provide equipment can obtain the video response information corresponding with described video access request, wherein, described video response information is corresponding with described user's operation information; According to described video response information, determine the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, in step s12, described in provide the equipment can be according to various communication protocol, by Various types of data coffret, by interacting with described subscriber equipment, to obtain the video response information corresponding with described video access request; Wherein, described video response information includes but not limited to response time length, response frequency etc., as video start-up time, drag the time, buffering number of times in unit interval, buffer time in unit interval, the average data speed of download between subscriber equipment and video network equipment, the network hops between subscriber equipment and video network equipment and average delay etc.

Then, in step s12, the described equipment that provides can be according to video response information, the contrast of the reference video response message of obtaining based on described video response information and machine learning, or the broadcast event information based on predetermined establishes rules really, determine the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

In step s2, described in provide equipment according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, the video corresponding with described video access request provided to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Particularly, in step s2, the described equipment that provides is according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, from corresponding source node, obtain described video data, according to various communication protocol (as http protocol or P2P agreement), by Various types of data coffret, the video corresponding with described video access request provided to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Preferably, described method also comprises that step s5(is not shown), wherein, in step s5, described in provide equipment Inspection whether to meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request; When meeting described tactful trigger condition, in step s1, the described equipment that provides is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, in step s5, described in provide the equipment can be based on periodically detecting, or based on modes such as Event triggered detections, detect and whether meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request; Wherein, described tactful trigger condition include but not limited to as the speed of download in set time length lower than a certain threshold value, exceed response in scheduled time failure, respond failed number of times and surpass several times, for the connected node of downloading, be less than predetermined threshold number etc.

Thereby, when meeting described tactful trigger condition, in step s1, the described equipment that provides is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.At this, the definite mode of step s1 described in the mode of described definite broadcasting configuration information and Fig. 3 is same or similar, thus do not repeat them here, and mode is by reference contained in this.

More preferably, in step s5, described in provide equipment can obtain the one or more video playback information corresponding with described video access request; Detect described one or more broadcast event information and whether meet corresponding event frequency threshold value, to determine whether to meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, for example, in step s5, the described equipment that provides can be by various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, interact with described subscriber equipment or described video network equipment, to obtain the one or more video playback information corresponding with described video access request; Or can provide the third party device of described video playback information to interact with other, to obtain the one or more video playback information corresponding with described video access request.Wherein, described one or more video playback information includes but not limited to the repeatedly video playback request corresponding to same video, or corresponding to the video playback request of a plurality of different videos; As user has initiated the video playback request of the first collection, the second collection and the 3rd collection to a certain collection of drama in 3 minutes, or user initiated continuously the repeatedly video playback request of the first collection of a certain collection of drama etc. in 1 minute.

In step s5, the described equipment that provides detects the broadcasting frequency of described video playback information based on foregone conclusion part frequency threshold value, if the event frequency of corresponding broadcast event surpasses corresponding threshold value in described video playback information, as user initiated continuously N video playback request (N is greater than threshold value) in 1 minute, in step s5, described in provide equipment to determine to meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request; In step s1, described in provide in equipment can by lower each video code check, change the modes such as speed of download the download of a plurality of videos carried out to balance.

Fig. 4 illustrates in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of for the method flow diagram of video is provided.Particularly, in step s3 ', described in to provide equipment to determine corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user, wherein, described corresponding with reference to user's service network region and described user's service network region; In step s4 ', described in provide equipment to obtain with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user; In step s1 ', the described equipment that provides is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request and described with reference to broadcast information, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request; In step s2 ', described in provide equipment according to the video source information in described broadcasting configuration information, the video corresponding with described video access request provided to the subscriber equipment corresponding with described user.

Wherein, the step s2 ' of described method is identical or basic identical with corresponding step shown in Fig. 3, so locate to repeat no more, and mode is by reference contained in this.

Between above steps, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to that above steps respectively in real time, or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, carry out with reference to the determining of user, with reference to broadcast information obtain, play providing of the determining of configuration information, the video corresponding with video access request etc., until described in provide equipment to stop user video access request.

In step s3 ', described in to provide equipment to determine corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user, wherein, described corresponding with reference to user's service network region and described user's service network region.

Particularly, in step s3 ', described in provide equipment to pass through the video access request according to described user, such as the IP information based in described video access request etc., determine described user's service network region; Then based on described service network region, determine other users in same service network region, and using described other users as corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user; At this, described same service network region includes but not limited to a plurality of nodes close in network topology, and generally, the user network of identical network operator distance is less than the user of heterogeneous networks operator; In identical network operator, the close user network distance in geographical position is less than geographical position user far away in identical network operator.At this, those skilled in the art will be understood that, described user's determining device 3 ' can be according to predefined pattern or the mode of adjusting in real time based on machine learning, determine the range size in described " same service network region ", if determined scope is consolidated network operator, described very near with reference to user and described user potential range on geographical position, also potential range is far; If definite scope is the user within the scope of a certain geographical position of consolidated network operator, described close with described user distance on geographical position with reference to user.

In step s4 ', described in provide equipment to obtain with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user.

Particularly, in step s4 ', the described equipment that provides is by various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data coffret, interact with reference to the corresponding video network equipment of user with described, or interact with reference to the corresponding subscriber equipment of user with described, described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user to obtain.Wherein, described Video service information (as speed of download, card, buffer time etc.) and the user bandwidth information that includes but not limited to user with reference to broadcast information.

Preferably, in step s4 ', described in provide equipment can obtain with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user, wherein, described with reference to comprising in broadcast information with reference to playing information on services and/or with reference to broadcast event information.

In step s1 ', the described equipment that provides is according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request and described with reference to broadcast information, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

Particularly, in step s1 ', described in provide equipment except based on described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information, can also with reference to broadcast information, to described broadcasting configuration information, adjust in conjunction with described.For example, if the speed of download that shows the reference user who exceeds certain threshold number with reference to the reference broadcast information in broadcast information is lower than predetermined threshold, or the broadcasting that exceeds the reference user of certain threshold number frequently occurs that card pauses, the play quality that represents described same service network region generally reduces, therefore, in step s1 ', the described equipment that provides is according to described broadcasting information on services and described broadcast event information, in conjunction with described with reference to broadcast information, broadcasting configuration information to described user is adjusted, for example reduce the video code rate of the video that is adopting high video code rate, thereby abdicate more bandwidth to described with reference to user.

To those skilled in the art, obviously the invention is not restricted to the details of above-mentioned one exemplary embodiment, and in the situation that not deviating from spirit of the present invention or essential characteristic, can realize the present invention with other concrete form.Therefore, no matter from which point, all should regard embodiment as exemplary, and be nonrestrictive, scope of the present invention is limited by claims rather than above-mentioned explanation, is therefore intended to be included in the present invention dropping on the implication that is equal to important document of claim and all changes in scope.Any Reference numeral in claim should be considered as limiting related claim.In addition, obviously other unit or step do not got rid of in " comprising " word, and odd number is not got rid of plural number.A plurality of unit of stating in device claim or device also can be realized by software or hardware by a unit or device.The first, the second word such as grade is used for representing title, and does not represent any specific order.

Claims

1. for a method for video is provided, wherein, the method comprises:

2. method according to claim 1, wherein, described video playback configuration information also comprises following at least any one:

-for playing the video code rate of described video;

-for the quantity information of the video source node of described video resource is provided.

3. method according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described step a also comprises:

-obtain the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request;

A1 obtains the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

4. method according to claim 3, wherein, described step a1 comprises:

-obtain the video response information corresponding with described video access request, wherein, described video response information is corresponding with described user's operation information;

-according to described video response information, determine the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

5. according to the method described in any one in claim 1 to 4, wherein, the method also comprises:

X detects whether meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request;

Wherein, described step a comprises:

-when meeting described tactful trigger condition, according to the broadcasting information on services of the corresponding video network equipment of the video access request with user, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

6. method according to claim 5, wherein, described step x comprises:

-obtain the one or more video playback information corresponding with described video access request;

-detect described one or more broadcast event information and whether meet corresponding event frequency threshold value, to determine whether to meet the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request.

7. according to the method described in any one in claim 1 to 6, wherein, the method also comprises:

-determine corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user, wherein, described corresponding with reference to user's service network region and described user's service network region;

R obtains with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user;

Wherein, described step a comprises:

-according to the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request, in conjunction with the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request and described with reference to broadcast information, determine the broadcasting configuration information corresponding with described video access request.

8. method according to claim 7, wherein, described step r comprises:

-obtain with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user, wherein, described with reference to comprising in broadcast information with reference to playing information on services and/or with reference to broadcast event information.

9. for the equipment that provides of video is provided, wherein, this equipment comprises:

10. the equipment that provides according to claim 9, wherein, described video playback configuration information also comprises following at least any one:

-for playing the video code rate of described video;

11. according to the equipment that provides described in claim 9 or 10, and wherein, described determining device also comprises:

Service acquisition unit, for obtaining the broadcasting information on services of the video network equipment corresponding with user's video access request;

Event acquiring unit, for obtaining the broadcast event information corresponding with described video access request.

12. equipment that provide according to claim 11, wherein, described event acquiring unit is used for:

13. according to the equipment that provides described in any one in claim 9 to 12, and wherein, this equipment also comprises:

Checkout gear, meets the tactful trigger condition corresponding with described video access request for detection of whether;

Wherein, described determining device is used for:

14. equipment that provide according to claim 13, wherein, described checkout gear is used for:

15. according to the equipment that provides described in any one in claim 9 to 14, and wherein, this equipment also comprises:

User's determining device, corresponding with described user one or more with reference to user, wherein, described corresponding with reference to user's service network region and described user's service network region for determining;

With reference to acquisition device, for obtaining with described with reference to the corresponding reference broadcast information of user;

Wherein, described determining device is used for:

16. equipment that provide according to claim 15, wherein, are describedly used for reference to acquisition device: