CN108235111A - Information sharing method and Intelligent set top box - Google Patents

Information sharing method and Intelligent set top box Download PDF

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CN108235111A
CN108235111A CN201611162679.XA CN201611162679A CN108235111A CN 108235111 A CN108235111 A CN 108235111A CN 201611162679 A CN201611162679 A CN 201611162679A CN 108235111 A CN108235111 A CN 108235111A
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欧阳振华
郭洪戈
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of information sharing method and Intelligent set top boxes, belong to field of terminal technology.The method includes:Intelligent set top box can carry out locality connection by wired or wireless internetwork connection mode and third party device, when first terminal is carried out by Intelligent set top box and second terminal in video communication, when needing the information in shared third party device, the Intelligent set top box can obtain target information from third party device, and the form of one video flowing of target information is sent in first terminal and server, the target information can be sent to the second terminal by the server, the first terminal and second terminal can show the target information, it is achieved thereby that information is shared.During due to carrying out information sharing through the above way, the Intelligent set top box only carries out transfer to target information, the target information is not decoded, avoid causes target information to damage or lack due to decoding error, so as to improve the integrality of information sharing and efficiency.

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Information sharing method and Intelligent set top box
Technical field
The present invention relates to internet arena, more particularly to a kind of information sharing method and Intelligent set top box.
Background technology
With the development of internet television, Intelligent set top box comes into huge numbers of families, provides to the user diversified Entertainment service.Wherein, the HD video communication service based on Intelligent set top box, which is also taken advantage of a situation, comes into the life of user, increasingly More users by the Intelligent set top box carry out video communication, and in video communication can also will such as audio data, The information such as video data, picture, meeting material are shared.
At present, Intelligent set top box would generally provide universal serial bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB) interface and High-definition multimedia interface (High Definition Multimedia Interface, HDMI), and connected by USB interface Camera and microphone are connect to acquire video data and audio data, is attached with television set to show that video leads to by HDMI Talk about interface.For ease of description, camera, microphone and television set are referred to as first terminal, first terminal is passed through into intelligence The terminal that set-top box carries out video communication is known as second terminal, when first terminal is regarded by Intelligent set top box and second terminal When frequency communicates, which can obtain the video data and audio data of first terminal acquisition, then pass through server The video data and audio data are sent to second terminal, to realize the video communication with second terminal.First terminal with During second terminal carries out video communication, when first terminal is needed the information sharing on third party device to second terminal When, Intelligent set top box can be attached by HDMI interface and third party device, and send acquisition of information to third party device Request when the third party device receives the information acquisition request, can obtain information shown in current screen, and right The information is encoded, and the information after coding is sent to Intelligent set top box.The Intelligent set top box receives third party device hair During the information sent, which can be decoded, decoded information is then sent to server, and then the server can The information received is sent to second terminal, to realize the shared of information.
Since Intelligent set top box is after the information for getting third party device transmission, need to be decoded information operation, But when sometimes Intelligent set top box is decoded operation, because some reasons can make decoding mistake occur, information is caused to be damaged Or lead to INFORMATION OF INCOMPLETE, so as to influence the effect of information sharing, thereby reduce the efficiency of information sharing.
Invention content
In order to solve shared information to be caused to go out active or damage because coding goes wrong, it is total to so as to cause into row information The problem of efficiency is low is enjoyed, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of information sharing method and Intelligent set top boxes.The technical solution is such as Under:
In a first aspect, providing a kind of information sharing method, the method is applied in Intelligent set top box, the method packet It includes:
During first terminal carries out video communication by the Intelligent set top box and second terminal, when receiving When stating the information sharing request that first terminal or third party device are sent, mesh to be shared is obtained from the third party device Mark information;
Wherein, the third party device is to carry out locally-attached set by internetwork connection mode and the Intelligent set top box Standby, the first terminal is to carry out locally-attached end by high-definition multimedia interface HDMI and the Intelligent set top box End;
The target information is sent to the first terminal and server, in order to which the first terminal shows the mesh Information is marked, and in order to which the target information is sent to the second terminal by the server, is shown by the second terminal Show the target information.
What deserves to be explained is due to being connected by wired or wireless network between third party device and the Intelligent set top box The mode of connecing is attached, and is avoided using HDMI between third party device and Intelligent set top box, so as to ensure that no HDMI connects The equipment of mouth can also be attached with Intelligent set top box, increase the applicability of intelligent top box.In addition, due to Intelligent set top box When being attached with third party device by wireless internetwork connection mode, avoid due to wireline cable it is too short caused by distance Limitation, so as to increase the convenience for using Intelligent set top box.
Optionally, it is described when receiving the information sharing request that the first terminal is sent, from the third party device It is middle to obtain target information to be shared, including:
When receiving the information sharing request that the first terminal is sent, detect whether to establish with the third party device Network connection;
When detect network connection has been established with the third party device when, to the third party device send information sharing Notice, in order to which the information currently shown is sent to the intelligent machine top by the third party device Box;
Receive the target information that the third party device is sent.
Wherein, which can detect whether the third party device has accessed what the Intelligent set top box was currently accessed It, can be true when detecting that the third party device has been accessed in the LAN that the Intelligent set top box currently accessed in LAN The fixed and third party device establishes network connection;When detecting that the third party device do not access what the Intelligent set top box was currently accessed During LAN, it may be determined that do not carry out network connection with the third party device.
It should be noted that whether Intelligent set top box can detect the third party device by gateway device or router The LAN that the intelligent machine top is currently accessed is accessed, can also be detected by other means, for example, third party device is sent Broadcast frame when Intelligent set top box scans the broadcast frame of third party device transmission by way of scanning, determines that the third party sets It is standby to have accessed the LAN that the Intelligent set top box is currently accessed.
Optionally, it before the transmission information sharing notice to the third party device, further includes:
Authentication is carried out to the third party device;
When the third party device authentication by when, perform it is described to the third party device send information sharing The operation of notice.
What deserves to be explained is Intelligent set top box carries out authentication to third party device, the third party thereby may be ensured that Equipment of the equipment for safety, and then ensure that carrying out information sharing shows, the safety problem of involved equipment and information.
Optionally, it is described when the information sharing request for receiving third party device transmission, from the third party device Target information to be shared is obtained, including:
When receiving the information sharing request that the third party device is sent, authentication is carried out to the third party device and is recognized Card;
When the third party device authentication by when, to the third party device send information sharing notice, with Convenient for the third party device Intelligent set top box is sent to using the information currently shown as the target information;
Receive the target information that the third party device is sent.
Optionally, it is described that authentication is carried out to the third party device, including:
The authentication notification of pre-arranged code form is sent to the third equipment, in order to which the third party device is based on presetting Codec format is decoded the authentication notification, and sends certification to the Intelligent set top box based on decoded authentication notification Feedback information;
When receive the certification feedback information that the third party device sends and the certification feedback information received with it is described When the corresponding feedback information of authentication notification is identical, determine that the authentication of the third party device passes through.
It should be noted that when the third party device authentication not by when, which can also be to this Third party device sends the first prompt message, which is used to that third party device authentication to be prompted not pass through.Its In, which can be the forms such as jingle bell, vibrations, voice or word.
Optionally, which can detect the third party device whether can to log on to the Intelligent set top box current The user account of login when detecting that third party device can log on to the user account, determines the mirror of the third party device Power certification passes through;When detecting that the third party device cannot log on to the user account, the authentication of the third party device is determined Certification does not pass through.
Optionally, Intelligent set top box can receive the first authentication information of first terminal transmission, and receive third party device The second authentication information sent, when first authentication information is identical with second authentication information, determines the third party device Authentication passes through;When first authentication information and second authentication information differ, the authentication of the third party device is determined Certification does not pass through.
It should be noted that by specifying operation input, to the first terminal, this second by user for first authentication information Authentication information equally by user by specified operation input to the third party device, and the specified operation can be clicking operation, Slide, voice operating etc..
Optionally, the form of the target information include for realtime transmission protocol RTP, Security Real Time Protocol SRTP or RTCP Real-time Transport Control Protocol RTCP.
Second aspect provides a kind of Intelligent set top box, and the Intelligent set top box, which has in the above-mentioned first aspect of realization, to be believed Cease the function of sharing method behavior.The Intelligent set top box includes at least one module, which is used to implement above-mentioned The information sharing method that first aspect is provided.
The third aspect provides a kind of Intelligent set top box, which includes:Transmitter, receiver, memory and Processor, the memory, the transmitter and the receiver are connected to the processor respectively, and the memory is stored with Program code, the processor are used for caller code, perform the information sharing method described in above-mentioned first aspect.
Fourth aspect provides a kind of computer storage media, for saving as the intelligent machine that above-mentioned second aspect provides Computer software instructions used in top box, it includes for performing the program designed by above-mentioned first aspect.
The advantageous effect that technical solution provided in an embodiment of the present invention is brought is:In embodiments of the present invention, can pass through Internetwork connection mode is attached with third party device, and is regarded in first terminal by the Intelligent set top box with second terminal In frequency communication process, when receiving information sharing request, target information can be obtained from third party device, and by the target Information is sent in first terminal and server, which can be sent to the target information second terminal, this first Terminal and second terminal can show the target information, it is achieved thereby that information is shared.Due to through the above way When carrying out information sharing, which plays the role of carrying out transfer to target information, without to the target information solution Code, avoid causes target information to damage or lack due to decoding error, the integrality of information is ensure that, so as to improve information Shared efficiency.
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Figure 1A is the first information sharing system configuration diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 1B is second of information sharing system configuration diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 1 C are a kind of structure diagrams of Intelligent set top box provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2A is a kind of flow chart of method for information display provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 B are a kind of schematic diagrames of HTTP request form provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 C are a kind of schematic diagrames of display interface provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 D are a kind of structure diagrams of video conferencing system provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 E be an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of family's repeater system structure diagram.
Fig. 3 A are the structure diagrams of another Intelligent set top box provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 B are the structure diagrams of the first acquisition module provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 C are the structure diagrams of second of acquisition module provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 D are the structure diagrams of the third acquisition module provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
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To make the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with attached drawing to embodiment party of the present invention Formula is described in further detail.
Before to the embodiment of the present invention carrying out that explanation is explained in detail, first the system architecture of the embodiment of the present invention is given It introduces.Figure 1A is a kind of information sharing system configuration diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 1A, which includes First terminal 1, second terminal 2, Intelligent set top box 3, third party device 4 and server 5.
It should be noted that during actually realizing, a second terminal can be only included in the information sharing system 2, also including multiple second terminals 2, only illustrated by taking three second terminals 2 as an example in the attached drawing of the embodiment of the present invention.
In a kind of possible realization method, which is with video data acquiring and audio data collecting work( The television set of energy, the first terminal 1 can be connect by HDMI with the Intelligent set top box 3, the Intelligent set top box 3 and server 5 It can be attached by network, which can be attached by network and second terminal 2, which can be with Terminal for such as intelligent TV set, computer, tablet computer, mobile terminal or the like.The Intelligent set top box 3 can obtain Then the video data and audio data are sent to the by the video data and audio data of one terminal 1 acquisition by server 5 Two terminals 2, so as to make that real-time video communication is carried out between first terminal 1 and second terminal 2.In first terminal 1 and second eventually During end 2 carries out video communication, when first terminal 1 is needed the information sharing on third party device 4 to second terminal 2 When, Intelligent set top box 3 can be attached by wired or wireless internetwork connection mode and third party device 4, the third party Equipment 4 can be the equipment of such as computer, tablet computer, mobile terminal or the like.The Intelligent set top box 3 can be to third party Equipment 4 sends information acquisition request, when the third party device 4 receives the information acquisition request, will can currently show Information is sent to Intelligent set top box 3 as target information.It, can be by the mesh after the Intelligent set top box 3 receives the target information Mark information is sent to first terminal 1 and server 5.The server 5 is in the target information for receiving the Intelligent set top box 3 transmission Afterwards, which can be issued to second terminal 2, so as to fulfill the shared of information.
In alternatively possible realization method, referring to Figure 1B, camera 11, microphone 12 and television set 13 are referred to as First terminal 1, wherein, the camera 11 and microphone 12 can be connect by USB interface with the Intelligent set top box 3, the TV Machine 13 is connect by HDMI with the Intelligent set top box 3.The Intelligent set top box can obtain the video data of the camera 11 acquisition, And the audio data that microphone 12 acquires is obtained, and the audio data is sent to television set 13 and server 5, so that service The video data and audio data are sent to second terminal 2 by device 5.
Fig. 1 C are the structure diagrams of a kind of Intelligent set top box 3 shown according to another exemplary embodiment, the intelligent machine Top box mainly includes transmitter 31, receiver 32, memory 33, processor 34 and communication bus 35.People in the art Member is appreciated that the structure of Intelligent set top box 3 shown in Fig. 1 C does not form the restriction to Intelligent set top box 3, can include More or fewer components either combines certain components or different components is arranged than illustrating, the embodiment of the present invention to this not It limits.
Wherein, the transmitter 31 can be used for first terminal 1, server 4 and 5 transmission data of third party device and/or Signaling etc..The receiver 32 can be used for receiving the data that the first terminal 1, server 4 and third party device 4 send and/or Signaling etc..The memory 33 can be used for storing the data that above-mentioned first terminal 1, server 4 and third party device 5 are sent, and And the memory 43 can be used for storing the one or more operation programs and/or mould for performing the information sharing method Block.
Wherein, which is the control centre of the Intelligent set top box 3.The processor 34 can be with a general purpose central at Manage device (Central Processing Unit, hereinafter referred to as CPU), microprocessor, application-specific integrated circuit (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, hereinafter referred to as ASIC) or one or more are used to control this The integrated circuit that scheme of the invention program performs.The processor 34 can be by running or performing the software being stored in memory 33 Program and/or module and calling are stored in data in memory 33, to realize information that FIG. 2 below A embodiments are provided Sharing method.
Wherein, which may include an access, and information is transmitted between above-mentioned processor 34 and memory 33.
Fig. 2A is according to a kind of flow chart of information sharing method shown in an exemplary embodiment, and the present embodiment is with the letter Breath sharing method is applied to be illustrated in above- mentioned information shared system, which can include as follows Several steps:
Step 201:During first terminal carries out video communication by the Intelligent set top box and second terminal, work as intelligence When energy set-top box receives the information sharing request that the first terminal or third party device are sent, obtained from the third party device Take target information to be shared.
Wherein, which is to carry out locally-attached equipment by internetwork connection mode and the Intelligent set top box, The first terminal is to carry out locally-attached terminal by HDMI and the Intelligent set top box.
What deserves to be explained is due to being connected by wired or wireless network between third party device and the Intelligent set top box The mode of connecing is attached, and is avoided using HDMI between third party device and Intelligent set top box, so as to ensure that no HDMI connects The equipment of mouth can also be attached with Intelligent set top box, increase the applicability of intelligent top box.In addition, due to Intelligent set top box When being attached with third party device by wireless internetwork connection mode, avoid due to wireline cable it is too short caused by distance Limitation, so as to increase the convenience for using Intelligent set top box.
In addition, since the Intelligent set top box can receive the information sharing request of first terminal transmission, the can also be received The information sharing request that three method, apparatus are sent, therefore, when Intelligent set top box receives the first terminal or third party device hair During the information sharing request sent, the mode of target information to be shared is obtained from the third party device can include the following two kinds Mode.
First way when Intelligent set top box receives the information sharing request of first terminal transmission, detects whether Network connection is established with the third party device;When detect network connection has been established with the third party device when, to the third party Equipment sends information sharing notice.When the third party device receives information sharing notice, the letter that will can currently show Breath is sent to the Intelligent set top box as the target information;The Intelligent set top box can receive the target of third party device transmission Information.
Wherein, the operation which detects whether to establish network connection with third party device can be:Detection should Whether third party device has been accessed in the LAN that the Intelligent set top box is currently accessed, when detecting that the third party device accessed When in the LAN that the Intelligent set top box has currently accessed, it may be determined that establish network connection with the third party device;Work as detection When not accessing the LAN that the Intelligent set top box is currently accessed to the third party device, it may be determined that not with the third party device into Row network connection.
It should be noted that whether Intelligent set top box can detect the third party device by gateway device or router The LAN that the intelligent machine top is currently accessed is accessed, can also be detected by other means, for example, third party device is sent Broadcast frame when Intelligent set top box scans the broadcast frame of third party device transmission by way of scanning, determines that the third party sets It is standby to have accessed the LAN that the Intelligent set top box is currently accessed.
Wherein, Intelligent set top box detects whether the third party device has accessed the intelligent machine by gateway device or router The operation for the LAN that top box is currently accessed can refer to the relevant technologies, and the embodiment of the present disclosure no longer repeats this one by one.
In addition, the third is put after equipment gets the target information, which can be sent out in the form of video flowing Give the Intelligent set top box.Wherein, the form of the target information can be real-time transport protocol (Real-time Transport Protocol, RTP), Security Real Time Protocol (Secure Real-time Transport Protocol, SRTP), in real time The forms such as transmission control protocol (Real-time Transport Control Protocol, RTCP).
Further, in order to ensure the safety of progress information sharing, Intelligent set top box is sent to the third party device to be believed Before the shared notice of breath, authentication can also be carried out to the third party device;When the authentication of the third party device passes through When, perform the operation that information sharing notice is sent to third party device.
Wherein, Intelligent set top box can include following three kinds of modes to the operation of third party device progress authentication.
(1), Intelligent set top box sends the authentication notification of pre-arranged code form to the third equipment;When the third party device connects When receiving the authentication notification, default codec format can be based on and the authentication notification is decoded, and based on decoded certification It notifies to send certification feedback information to the Intelligent set top box;When the certification that Intelligent set top box receives third party device transmission is anti- When feedforward information and the identical certification feedback information received feedback information corresponding with the authentication notification, the third party device is determined Authentication pass through.
It should be noted that the pre-arranged code form can be set in advance, for example, the pre-arranged code form can be H.261, H.263, H.264 etc..In addition, default codec format is corresponding with the pre-arranged code form, and the default codec format It can equally set in advance, for example, H.261, H.263, H.264 etc. the default codec format can be.In addition, the certification is anti- Feedforward information can include number, account etc..
For example, when the certification feedback information that the third party device is sent is digital 7, and the corresponding feedback letter of the authentication notification When ceasing for number 7, since the certification feedback information feedback information corresponding with the authentication notification that the third party device is sent is identical, Therefore, which can determine that the authentication of the third party device passes through.
Wherein, which can refer to phase by default decoding process to the operation that the authentication notification is decoded Pass technology, the embodiment of the present invention no longer repeat this one by one.
In addition, when the certification that Intelligent set top box receives the certification feedback information of third party device transmission and receives is anti- When feedforward information feedback information corresponding with the authentication notification differs, determine that the authentication of the third party device does not pass through.
It should be noted that when the third party device authentication not by when, which can also be to this Third party device sends the first prompt message, which is used to that third party device authentication to be prompted not pass through.Its In, which can be the forms such as jingle bell, vibrations, voice or word.
(2), the Intelligent set top box, which can detect the third party device and whether can log on to the Intelligent set top box, currently steps on The user account of record when detecting that third party device can log on to the user account, determines the authentication of the third party device Certification passes through;When detecting that the third party device cannot log on to the user account, determine that the authentication of the third party device is recognized Card does not pass through.
Specifically, which can be to the server sending device certification request of user account, the device authentication Device identification and the user account of the third party device are carried in request, is recognized when the server of the user account receives the equipment During card request, the device identification for the other equipment for currently logging in the user account can be obtained, and judges the device identification obtained In whether there is the device identification of the third party device, when there are during the device identification of the third party device, to Intelligent set top box The second prompt message of the user account can be logged in by sending third party device, when there is no the device identifications of the third party device When, the third prompt message of the user account can not be logged in by sending third party device to Intelligent set top box.When the Intelligent set top box When receiving second prompt message, determine that the authentication of the third party device passes through;When the Intelligent set top box receives this During third prompt message, determine that the authentication of the third party device does not pass through.
It should be noted that the device identification is for the unique mark equipment, and the device identification can be set in advance, than Such as, which can be MAC (Media Access Control, media access control) address of the equipment, manufacture sequence Row number etc..
In addition, the server can not only obtain the device identification for currently logging in the user account, can also remember from history The device identification for logging in the user account is obtained in record.
(3), Intelligent set top box can receive the first authentication information of first terminal transmission, and receive third party device transmission The second authentication information, when first authentication information is identical with second authentication information, determine the authentication of the third party device Certification passes through;When first authentication information and second authentication information differ, the authentication of the third party device is determined Do not pass through.
It should be noted that by specifying operation input, to the first terminal, this second by user for first authentication information Authentication information equally by user by specified operation input to the third party device, and the specified operation can be clicking operation, Slide, voice operating etc..
The second way, when Intelligent set top box receives the information sharing request of third party device transmission, to the third Method, apparatus carries out authentication;When the third party device authentication by when, to the third party device send information sharing Notice, in order to which the information currently shown is sent to the Intelligent set top box by the third party device;It receives The target information that the third party device is sent.
What deserves to be explained is Intelligent set top box obtains mesh to be shared by above two mode from the third party device When marking information, the Intelligent set top box can be based on the hypertext transfer protocol (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, HTTP) information sharing request is sent to the third party device.It that is to say, the form of information sharing request can be HTTP request Form for example, referring to Fig. 2 B, is serviced using the rest based on HTTP, can include request method in the HTTP request form POST (sending information), action scope/Auxiliary (auxiliary) and main body.
Step 202:The target information is sent to first terminal and server by Intelligent set top box.
Wherein, since the first terminal can be to have the function of to acquire video data and acquire the television set of audio data, And the Intelligent set top box can be connect with the first terminal by HDMI.Therefore, which can be directly by the target Information is sent to the first terminal.
In addition, since the first terminal can also be the general designation of video camera, microphone and television set, the intelligent machine The target information is sent to first terminal by top box, that is to say, which is sent to television set by the target information.
Furthermore since first terminal can carry out video communication by Intelligent set top box and second terminal, it is generally the case that Video communication applications can be installed, first terminal can be answered by the video communication installed in Intelligent set top box in the Intelligent set top box Video communication is carried out with the second terminal.It therefore, can be by the target when the Intelligent set top box receives the target information Information is sent to the corresponding server of the video communication applications.
It should be noted that after the target information is sent to first terminal by Intelligent set top box, which can be with The operation of following step 203 is performed, which is sent to the target information after server.The server can be held The operation of row following step 204.
Step 203:When the first terminal receives the target information of Intelligent set top box transmission, show that the target is believed Breath.
It should be noted that since the first terminal is to receive the target information during video communication is carried out , therefore, the target information can be not only shown in the screen of the first terminal, can also show the first terminal with this second Carry out the video communication interface of video communication between terminal, and the video communication interface and the interface of display target information can be by It is displayed on the screen according to size window, upper and lower split screen isotype.
For example, referring to Fig. 2 C, this first be two interfaces that respectively A, B can be shown on the screen of terminal, In, A interfaces are the interface for showing display target information, and B interfaces are the interface for showing video communication interface.
It should be noted that since the third party device is that the target information is sent to intelligent machine in the form of video flowing Top box, and the Intelligent set top box does not carry out other processing to the target information, is only merely to be forwarded the target information, Therefore, the target information which receives also is the form of video flowing.It that is to say, two can be shown in first terminal Road video flowing, the first via carry out the video flowing of video communication for first terminal with second terminal, and another way is the target information shape Into video flowing.
Step 204:When server receives the target information of Intelligent set top box transmission, which is sent to Second terminal shows the target information by the second terminal.
It wherein, would generally be by the video communication applications and second terminal installed in Intelligent set top box due to working as first terminal Video communication is carried out, therefore, which can obtain the user for the second terminal that video communication is currently carried out with first terminal The target information is sent to second terminal, so as to which second terminal be made to show this by account, the user account based on the second terminal Target information.
In embodiments of the present invention, Intelligent set top box can be set by wired or wireless internetwork connection mode with third party It is standby to be attached, and in first terminal carries out video communication by the Intelligent set top box and second terminal, when receiving When information sharing is asked, which can carry out third party device authentication, and when the mirror of the third party device Weigh certification by when, which can obtain target information from third party device, so as to ensure that target information and It is related to the safety of the equipment of information sharing.After the smart machine obtains target information from third party device, it can incite somebody to action The target information is sent in first terminal and server, which can be sent to the target information second terminal, The first terminal and second terminal can show the target information, it is achieved thereby that information is shared.Due to by upper When the mode of stating carries out information sharing, target information is transmitted in the form of video flowing, what which played The transfer of target information is acted on, without being decoded to the target information, avoid causes target information to be damaged due to decoding error Or missing, the integrality of information is ensure that, so as to improve the efficiency of information sharing.
The information sharing method that the embodiment of the present invention is provided can be applied in plurality of application scenes, according to application scenarios Difference, the system of information sharing method application are also different.For example, Fig. 2 D are regarded according to one kind shown in an exemplary embodiment The structure diagram of frequency conference system, the video conferencing system include:First terminal 1, second terminal 2, Intelligent set top box 3, Three method, apparatus 4 and server 5.
It is carried out locally by wired or wireless internetwork connection mode between the third party device 4 and the Intelligent set top box 3 Connection, which is connect with the first terminal 1 by HDMI, the Intelligent set top box 3 and the second terminal 2 respectively with Server connects, wherein, the second terminal 2 can be intelligent TV set, computer, tablet computer, mobile terminal etc. it The terminal of class, the third party device 4 can be the equipment of such as computer, tablet computer, mobile terminal or the like.
The third party device 4 is using the information shown in current screen as target information, and by the target information with video The form of stream is sent to the Intelligent set top box 3.The Intelligent set top box 3 forwards the target information after target information is received To first terminal 1 and server 5, which receives and shows the target information, which receives the target information, And the target information is sent to second terminal 2, correspondingly, which receives and shows the target that the server 5 is sent Information.
Wherein, the specific implementation process referred here to can refer to corresponding realization process in above-mentioned Fig. 2A embodiments, It is not repeated herein and repeats.
In addition, similar with the system that Fig. 2 D are provided, in alternatively possible realization method, the information sharing method is also Long-distance educational system is can be applied to, in this kind of scene, above-mentioned first terminal 1, Intelligent set top box 3 and third party device 4 can Think and carry out equipment used in the teacher of long-distance education teaching, above-mentioned second terminal 2 can be the student for participating in long-distance education Used terminal.When teacher using first terminal 1, Intelligent set top box 3 to when the student of second terminal 2 being used to impart knowledge to students, When needing such as teacher by the information sharing in third party device to student, wired or wireless network connection side can be passed through The Intelligent set top box 3 and third party device 4 are carried out locality connection, so as to currently show the third party device 4 by formula Target information shares to second terminal so that second terminal shows target information, in this way, can make teacher and student it Between educated in real time and information sharing.
In alternatively possible realization method, since third party device is usually such as computer, tablet computer, movement The equipment of terminal or the like, the screen of these equipment is usually smaller, in order to be total to the information that third party device is currently shown Enjoy and being shown in the screen of bigger, an embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of family's repeater system structure diagram, ginseng See Fig. 2 E.Family's repeater system includes:First terminal 1, Intelligent set top box 2 and third party device 3, the third party device 3 with Locality connection is carried out by wired or wireless internetwork connection mode between the Intelligent set top box 2, the Intelligent set top box 2 with this One terminal 1 is attached by HDMI, wherein, which can be television set, and the screen size of the third party device 3 Less than the screen size of the first terminal 1.
The third party device 3 can be using the information currently shown as target information, and by the target information with video flowing Form be sent to the Intelligent set top box 2, which receives the target information, and the target information is transmitted to this First terminal 1, the first terminal 1 receive and show the target information of Intelligent set top box forwarding, set so as to fulfill by third party It is shown in the standby information sharing to the screen of bigger currently shown, improves user experience.
Similarly, the specific implementation process referred here to also can refer to corresponding in above-mentioned Fig. 2A embodiments realized Journey is not repeated herein and repeats.
In embodiments of the present invention, Intelligent set top box can be set by wired or wireless internetwork connection mode with third party Standby to be attached, when receiving information sharing request, which can carry out third party device authentication, and When the third party device authentication by when, which can obtain target information from third party device, from And it ensure that target information and be related to the safety of the equipment of information sharing.When the smart machine obtains mesh from third party device After marking information, which can be sent to first terminal, which can show the target information, It is achieved thereby that information is shared.During due to carrying out information sharing through the above way, target information is in the form of video flowing It is transmitted, the transfer of what which played the role of to target information, without being decoded to the target information, avoids Target information is caused to be damaged or missing due to decoding error, ensure that the integrality of information, so as to improve information sharing Efficiency.
It should be noted that the embodiment of the present invention is carried out so that the information sharing method is applied in above system as an example Illustrate, in another embodiment, which can also be applied in other systems or application scenarios, and the present invention is implemented Example does not limit this.
Fig. 3 A are according to a kind of structure diagram of Intelligent set top box shown in an exemplary embodiment, referring to Fig. 3 A, are somebody's turn to do Intelligent set top box can be implemented in combination with by software, hardware or both.The Intelligent set top box can include:Acquisition module 301 With sending module 302.
Acquisition module 301, for carrying out video communication by the Intelligent set top box and second terminal in first terminal In the process, when receiving the information sharing request that the first terminal or third party device are sent, from the third party device Obtain target information to be shared;
Wherein, which is to carry out locally-attached equipment by internetwork connection mode and the Intelligent set top box, The first terminal is to carry out locally-attached terminal by high-definition multimedia interface HDMI and the Intelligent set top box;
Sending module 302, for the target information to be sent to the first terminal and server, in order to the first terminal It shows the target information, and in order to which the target information is sent to the second terminal by the server, is shown by the second terminal Show the target information.
Optionally, referring to Fig. 3 B, which includes:
Detection sub-module 3011, for when receive the first terminal transmission information sharing request when, detect whether with The third party device establishes network connection;
First sending submodule 3012, for when detect network connection has been established with the third party device when, to this Three method, apparatus send information sharing notice, in order to which the third party device is sent the information currently shown as the target information To the Intelligent set top box;
First receiving submodule 3013, for receiving the target information of third party device transmission.
Optionally, referring to Fig. 3 C, which further includes:
First authentication sub module 3014, for carrying out authentication to the third party device;
Trigger submodule 3015, for when the authentication of the third party device by when, trigger this first send submodule Block sends the operation of information sharing notice to the third party device.
Optionally, referring to Fig. 3 D, which includes:
Second authentication sub module 3016, for when receive the third party device transmission information sharing request when, to this Third party device carries out authentication;
Second sending submodule 3017, for when the authentication of the third party device by when, to the third party device Information sharing notice is sent, in order to which the information currently shown is sent to the intelligence by the third party device Set-top box;
Second receiving submodule 3018, for receiving the target information of third party device transmission.
Optionally, which is used for:
The authentication notification of pre-arranged code form is sent to the third equipment, in order to which the third party device is based on default decoding Form is decoded the authentication notification, and sends certification feedback letter to the Intelligent set top box based on decoded authentication notification Breath;
When the certification feedback information and the certification that receive the certification feedback information of third party device transmission and receive When notifying corresponding feedback information identical, determine that the authentication of the third party device passes through.
Optionally, the form of the target information is included for realtime transmission protocol RTP, Security Real Time Protocol SRTP or reality When transmission control protocol RTCP.
In embodiments of the present invention, Intelligent set top box can be set by wired or wireless internetwork connection mode with third party It is standby to be attached, and in first terminal carries out video communication by the Intelligent set top box and second terminal, when receiving When information sharing is asked, which can carry out third party device authentication, and when the mirror of the third party device Weigh certification by when, which can obtain target information from third party device, so as to ensure that target information and It is related to the safety of the equipment of information sharing.After the smart machine obtains target information from third party device, it can incite somebody to action The target information is sent in first terminal and server, which can be sent to the target information second terminal, The first terminal and second terminal can show the target information, it is achieved thereby that information is shared.Due to by upper When the mode of stating carries out information sharing, target information is transmitted in the form of video flowing, what which played The transfer of target information is acted on, without being decoded to the target information, avoid causes target information to be damaged due to decoding error Or missing, the integrality of information is ensure that, so as to improve the efficiency of information sharing.
It should be noted that:The Intelligent set top box that above-described embodiment provides is when carrying out information sharing, only with above-mentioned each work( Can module division progress for example, in practical application, can be as needed and by above-mentioned function distribution by different functions Module is completed, i.e., the internal structure of Intelligent set top box is divided into different function modules, with complete it is described above whole or Person's partial function.In addition, the Intelligent set top box that above-described embodiment provides belongs to same design with information sharing method embodiment, Specific implementation process refers to embodiment of the method, and which is not described herein again.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that hardware can be passed through by realizing all or part of step of above-described embodiment It completes, relevant hardware can also be instructed to complete by program, the program can be stored in a kind of computer-readable In storage medium, storage medium mentioned above can be read-only memory, disk or CD etc..
The foregoing is merely presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, is not intended to limit the invention, it is all the present invention spirit and Within principle, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and so on should all be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of information sharing method, which is characterized in that the method is applied in Intelligent set top box, the method includes:
During first terminal carries out video communication by the Intelligent set top box and second terminal, when receiving described the During the information sharing request that one terminal or third party device are sent, target letter to be shared is obtained from the third party device Breath;
Wherein, the third party device is to carry out locally-attached equipment by internetwork connection mode and the Intelligent set top box, The first terminal is to carry out locally-attached terminal by high-definition multimedia interface HDMI and the Intelligent set top box;
The target information is sent to the first terminal and server, in order to which the first terminal shows the target letter Breath, and in order to which the target information is sent to the second terminal by the server, institute is shown by the second terminal State target information.
It is 2. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described when the information for receiving the first terminal transmission is total to When enjoying request, target information to be shared is obtained from the third party device, including:
When receiving the information sharing request that the first terminal is sent, detect whether to establish network with the third party device Connection;
When detect network connection has been established with the third party device when, to the third party device send information sharing lead to Know, in order to which the information currently shown is sent to the Intelligent set top box by the third party device;
Receive the target information that the third party device is sent.
3. according to the method described in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described send information sharing notice to the third party device Before, it further includes:
Authentication is carried out to the third party device;
When the third party device authentication by when, perform it is described to the third party device send information sharing notice Operation.
It is 4. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described when the information sharing for receiving third party device transmission During request, target information to be shared is obtained from the third party device, including:
When receiving the information sharing request that the third party device is sent, authentication is carried out to the third party device;
When the third party device authentication by when, to the third party device send information sharing notice, in order to The information currently shown is sent to the Intelligent set top box by the third party device;
Receive the target information that the third party device is sent.
5. method according to claim 3 or 4, which is characterized in that it is described that authentication is carried out to the third party device, Including:
The authentication notification of pre-arranged code form is sent to the third equipment, in order to which the third party device is based on default decoding Form is decoded the authentication notification, and sends certification feedback to the Intelligent set top box based on decoded authentication notification Information;
When the certification feedback information for receiving the third party device transmission and the certification feedback information received and the certification When notifying corresponding feedback information identical, determine that the authentication of the third party device passes through.
6. according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the form of the target information is included for real-time transport protocol RTP, Security Real Time Protocol SRTP or RTCP Real-time Transport Control Protocol RTCP.
7. a kind of Intelligent set top box, which is characterized in that the Intelligent set top box includes:
Acquisition module, during carrying out video communication by the Intelligent set top box and second terminal in first terminal, When receiving the information sharing request that the first terminal or third party device are sent, obtained from the third party device Target information to be shared;
Wherein, the third party device is to carry out locally-attached equipment by internetwork connection mode and the Intelligent set top box, The first terminal is to carry out locally-attached terminal by high-definition multimedia interface HDMI and the Intelligent set top box;
Sending module, for the target information to be sent to the first terminal and server, in order to the first terminal The target information is shown, and in order to which the target information is sent to the second terminal by the server, by described Second terminal shows the target information.
8. Intelligent set top box according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the acquisition module includes:
Detection sub-module, for when receiving the information sharing request that the first terminal is sent, detecting whether and described the Three method, apparatus establish network connection;
First sending submodule, for when detect network connection has been established with the third party device when, to the third party Equipment sends information sharing notice, in order to which the third party device is sent the information currently shown as the target information To the Intelligent set top box;
First receiving submodule, for receiving the target information that the third party device is sent.
9. Intelligent set top box according to claim 8, which is characterized in that the acquisition module further includes:
First authentication sub module, for carrying out authentication to the third party device;
Trigger submodule, for when the authentication of the third party device by when, trigger first sending submodule to The third party device sends the operation of information sharing notice.
10. Intelligent set top box according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the acquisition module includes:
Second authentication sub module, for when receiving the information sharing request that the third party device is sent, to the third Method, apparatus carries out authentication;
Second sending submodule, for when the authentication of the third party device by when, to the third party device send Information sharing notifies, in order to which the information currently shown is sent to the intelligence by the third party device It can set-top box;
Second receiving submodule, for receiving the target information that the third party device is sent.
11. Intelligent set top box according to claim 9 or 10, which is characterized in that first authentication sub module or described Second authentication sub module is used for:
The authentication notification of pre-arranged code form is sent to the third equipment, in order to which the third party device is based on default decoding Form is decoded the authentication notification, and sends certification feedback to the Intelligent set top box based on decoded authentication notification Information;
When the certification feedback information for receiving the third party device transmission and the certification feedback information received and the certification When notifying corresponding feedback information identical, determine that the authentication of the third party device passes through.
12. Intelligent set top box according to claim 7, which is characterized in that it is real-time that the form of the target information, which includes, Transport protocol RTP, Security Real Time Protocol SRTP or RTCP Real-time Transport Control Protocol RTCP.
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