CN116567330A

CN116567330A - Video playing method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN116567330A
Application number: CN202210114600.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邹放; 胡玄
Original assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-30
Filing date: 2022-01-30
Publication date: 2023-08-08

Abstract

The application discloses a video playing method and device, a storage medium and electronic equipment. Wherein the method comprises the following steps: and playing the first video in the video display interface of the target video application, switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface in response to the first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface, and switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface in response to the second interactive operation acquired in the video display interface. The method and the device solve the technical problem that video playing efficiency is low in the related technology.

Description

Video playing method and device, storage medium and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of computers, and in particular, to a video playing method and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device.

Background

At present, when video is played in video playing application, the video can only be sequentially played in a mode of playing one video screen according to a recommended sequence, the category content and the video quality of the next video are not expected by a user during playing, navigation control feeling is not provided, along with centralization of the recommended video types, the user is often dissatisfied with the video recommended by a system in the process of playing the video in sequence, other videos cannot be obtained according to actual requirements for playing, and the video playing efficiency is low, so that the technical problem of user requirements cannot be met is solved.

In view of the above problems, no effective solution has been proposed at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a video playing method and device, a storage medium and electronic equipment, which are used for at least solving the technical problem of low video playing efficiency in the related technology.

According to an aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is provided a video playing method, including: playing a first video in a video display interface of a target video application; switching from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface, wherein the first information matrix comprises a set of video thumbnails including thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video and at least one category label, each video thumbnail of the set of video thumbnails and the at least one category label being for triggering playing of one video when selected, the first interactive operation being for triggering displaying of the first information matrix; and responding to a second interaction operation acquired from the video display interface, and switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface, wherein the second interaction operation is used for selecting a video thumbnail or a category label corresponding to the target video in the first information matrix.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided a video playing device, including: the playing module is used for playing the first video in the video display interface of the target video application; a first processing module, configured to switch from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interaction acquired on the video display interface, where the first information matrix includes a set of video thumbnails including thumbnails of multiple categories of video and at least one category label, each video thumbnail in the set of video thumbnails and the at least one category label being configured to trigger playing of one video when selected, the first interaction being configured to trigger displaying of the first information matrix; and the second processing module is used for responding to a second interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, and switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface, wherein the second interaction operation is used for selecting a video thumbnail or a category label corresponding to the target video in the first information matrix.

Optionally, the apparatus is configured to display a first information matrix in the video display interface by: displaying a plurality of columns of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each column of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of videos of the same category; displaying corresponding category labels of the same category in each column of video thumbnails; or displaying a plurality of rows of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each row of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of videos of the same category; and displaying the corresponding category labels of the same category in each row of video thumbnails.

Optionally, the apparatus is configured to display a first information matrix in the video display interface by: displaying a plurality of columns of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each column of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video; displaying category labels of the corresponding plurality of categories in each column of video thumbnails; or displaying a plurality of rows of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each row of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video; and displaying category labels of the corresponding categories in each row of video thumbnails.

Optionally, the device is further configured to: and responding to a third interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, and switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing a second video of a target category in the video display interface, wherein the third interaction operation is used for selecting a target category label from the at least one category label, and the target category label is a category label of the target category.

Optionally, the device is further configured to: when the second video is played in the video display interface, responding to the acquired video switching operation, and switching from playing the second video to playing a third video of the target category in the video display interface, wherein the video switching operation is used for indicating to switch the video currently played in the video display interface.

Optionally, the apparatus is configured to switch from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface by: and displaying the set of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each video thumbnail in the set of video thumbnails is a video cover thumbnail of one video or a thumbnail of one frame of image in the one video.

Optionally, the device is further configured to: when the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, responding to the acquired sliding operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a second information matrix, wherein the sliding operation is used for switching the information matrix displayed in the video display interface, the first information matrix is partially identical to or different from the second information matrix, and a video thumbnail and a category label in the second information matrix are used for triggering to play a video when being selected; or when the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, responding to the acquired zoom-out gesture operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a third information matrix, wherein the number of video thumbnails in the third information matrix is larger than that of the first information matrix, and part of video thumbnails in the third information matrix are video thumbnails obtained by zooming out the video thumbnails in the first information matrix; or when the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, responding to the obtained zoom-in gesture operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a fourth information matrix, wherein the number of video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix is smaller than that of the first information matrix, and the video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix are video thumbnails obtained by zooming in part of the video thumbnails in the first information matrix.

Optionally, the device is further configured to: the method comprises the steps of responding to first interaction operation acquired on a video display interface, acquiring fourth interaction operation executed on a target video thumbnail in a first information matrix in the video display interface after switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface, wherein the fourth interaction operation is used for triggering video searching according to the target video thumbnail; and responding to the fourth interaction operation, displaying a fifth information matrix in the video display interface, wherein each video thumbnail in the fifth information matrix is used for triggering playing of one video when being selected, and the video corresponding to each video thumbnail in the fifth information matrix is the video searched according to the target video thumbnail.

Optionally, the apparatus is configured to obtain, in the video display interface, a fourth interaction operation performed on the target video thumbnail in the first information matrix by: and acquiring a drag operation executed on the target video thumbnail in the video display interface, wherein the drag operation is used for dragging the target video thumbnail to a target search area.

Optionally, the apparatus is configured to display a fifth information matrix in the video display interface in response to the fourth interaction by: displaying a first set of video thumbnails in the video display interface in response to the fourth interactive operation, wherein the first set of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos searched for in the same dimension as the target video thumbnail; or in response to the fourth interactive operation, displaying a second set of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein the second set of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos searched for in a plurality of dimensions related to the target video thumbnail.

Optionally, the apparatus is configured to switch from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface by: responding to the zoom-out gesture operation or the zoom-in gesture operation acquired on the video display interface, and switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface; or in response to a single click operation or a double click operation acquired on the video display interface, switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface.

Optionally, the apparatus is configured to switch from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface by: in response to the first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface, acquiring a target set of video thumbnails and a target set of category labels, wherein the target set of video thumbnails includes the set of video thumbnails and the target set of category labels includes the at least one category label; determining the first information matrix in the information matrix according to the display size of the video display interface under the condition that the target video thumbnail set and the target category label set are arranged into the information matrix, wherein at least part of each video thumbnail in the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, and at least part of each category label in the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface; displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface.

According to yet another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored therein, wherein the computer program is configured to perform the video playing method described above when executed.

According to yet another aspect of embodiments of the present application, there is provided a computer program product or computer program comprising computer instructions stored in a computer readable storage medium. The processor of the computer device reads the computer instructions from the computer-readable storage medium, and the processor executes the computer instructions, so that the computer device performs the video playing method as above.

According to still another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided an electronic device including a memory, in which a computer program is stored, and a processor configured to execute the video playing method described above by the computer program.

In the embodiment of the application, a first video is played in a video display interface of a target video application, in response to a first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface, the first video is switched from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface, wherein the first information matrix comprises a group of video thumbnails and at least one category label, the group of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of a plurality of categories of videos, each video thumbnail in the group of video thumbnails and the at least one category label are used for triggering and playing a video when selected, the first interactive operation is used for triggering and displaying the first information matrix, in response to a second interactive operation acquired in the video display interface, the first information matrix is switched to playing the target video in the video display interface, the second interactive operation is used for selecting a video thumbnail or a category label corresponding to the target video in the first information matrix, the video display interface can be switched to a group of video thumbnails by acquiring the first interactive operation, the video thumbnail is used for playing a video when selected, and the video thumbnail is played, the video is played in the video thumbnail, the video is played correspondingly, the practical viewing efficiency of the video is improved, and the user experience is improved.

In addition, a plurality of category labels are respectively configured for a group of video thumbnails so as to finely recommend videos of different categories to a user, and the user can trigger the playing of the corresponding videos by selecting the thumbnail or the category label corresponding to the thumbnail, so that the video playing efficiency can be further improved.

On the other hand, through executing interactive operation on the thumbnail, searching is directly carried out based on the video content corresponding to the thumbnail, so that expansion of the video content is realized more rapidly, richer video content meeting the user requirements is provided for the user, video playing efficiency is improved, and the use experience of the user is optimized.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and do not constitute an undue limitation to the application. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an application environment of an alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playback method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 19 is a schematic structural view of an alternative video playing device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of an alternative video play product according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 21 is a schematic structural view of an alternative electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the present application solution better understood by those skilled in the art, the following description will be made in detail and with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application, it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, shall fall within the scope of the present application.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present application and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that embodiments of the present application described herein may be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed but may include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

First, partial terms or terminology appearing in describing embodiments of the present application are applicable to the following explanation:

video browser: a browser application for browsing video type content on a terminal.

Video community: an online community application that publishes and consumes video content.

Short and small in one: short video (horizontal) and small video (vertical) are carried using unified feeds and floating layer patterns.

Dynamic covers: and (3) capturing a highlight plot in the video, and putting the highlight plot in the beginning of the video for 2-3 seconds for cyclic playing, and taking the highlight plot as a cover of the video in feeds (information streams).

The present application is described below with reference to examples:

according to an aspect of the embodiment of the present application, there is provided a video playing method, optionally, in this embodiment, the video playing method described above may be applied to a hardware environment configured by the server 101 and the terminal device 103 as shown in fig. 1. As shown in fig. 1, a server 101 is connected to a terminal 103 through a network, and may be used to provide services to a terminal device or an application installed on the terminal device, which may be a video application, an instant messaging application, a browser application, an educational application, a game application, or the like. The database 105 may be provided on or independent of the server for providing data storage services for the server 101, such as a video data storage server, which may include, but is not limited to: a wired network, a wireless network, wherein the wired network comprises: local area networks, metropolitan area networks, and wide area networks, the wireless network comprising: bluetooth, WIFI and other wireless communication networks, the terminal device 103 may be a terminal configured with an application program, and may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: the mobile phone (such as an Android mobile phone, an iOS mobile phone, etc.), a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a palm computer, an MID (Mobile Internet Devices, mobile internet device), a PAD, a desktop computer, a smart television, etc., where the server may be a single server, a server cluster formed by a plurality of servers, or a cloud server, and the application program 107 using the video playing method displays through the terminal device 103 or other display devices.

As shown in fig. 1, the video playing method may be implemented in the terminal device 103 by the following steps:

s1, playing a first video in a video display interface of a target video application of terminal equipment 103;

s2, switching from playing a first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface in the terminal device 103, wherein the first information matrix comprises a group of video thumbnails and at least one category label, the group of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of a plurality of categories of videos, each video thumbnail and at least one category label in the group of video thumbnails is used for triggering playing of one video when selected, and the first interaction operation is used for triggering displaying of the first information matrix;

s3, in response to the second interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface in the terminal equipment 103, wherein the second interaction operation is used for selecting a video thumbnail or a category label corresponding to the target video in the first information matrix.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the video playing method described above may also be implemented by a server, for example, in the server 101 shown in fig. 1; or by both the user terminal and the server.

The above is merely an example, and the present embodiment is not particularly limited.

Optionally, as an optional embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the video playing method includes:

s202, playing a first video in a video display interface of a target video application;

s204, switching from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface, wherein the first information matrix comprises a group of video thumbnails and at least one category label, the group of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of a plurality of categories of videos, each video thumbnail in the group of video thumbnails and the at least one category label are used for triggering playing of one video when selected, and the first interaction operation is used for triggering displaying of the first information matrix;

s206, switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface in response to the second interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, wherein the second interaction operation is used for selecting the video thumbnail or the category label corresponding to the target video in the first information matrix.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the target video application may include, but is not limited to, an application program that allows capturing and playing video, an instant messaging application program, a browser application program, an educational application program, and a game application program, and specifically, may include, but is not limited to, an application program that is applied to one or more combinations of the above, for example, a video browser for browsing video.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the first information matrix may include, but is not limited to, an information matrix including a set of video thumbnails and at least one category label, where an element in the information matrix corresponds to one video thumbnail in the set of video thumbnails or the one category label. The arrangement manner of the first information matrix may include, but is not limited to, determining according to the type of the video thumbnail and the type of the category label, for example, arranging the video thumbnail and the category label of the same type in the same column or the same row, or arranging the video thumbnail and the category label of the same type in the adjacent column or the adjacent row, where the display size of each video thumbnail and the display size of the category label in the first information matrix may be configured to be the same, for example, when the video thumbnail and the category label of the same type are arranged in the same column, the display width of each video thumbnail and the display height of each video label may be the same or different, and the display height of each video thumbnail and the display height of the category label of the same type may be the same or different.

For example, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3, where a target video application 302 includes a video display interface 304, and the first video is played in the video display interface 304.

It should be noted that, the first video may include, but is not limited to, a video configured in advance for the user by the target video application, the user logs in to the target video application through a pre-registered account, so as to automatically recommend the first video to the user according to the history information of the account, and the first video may also include, but is not limited to, other forms of multimedia resources such as advertisements, pictures, and the like.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first interaction may include, but is not limited to, clicking, long pressing, releasing, double clicking, etc. performed on a preset interaction object, or voice interaction, VR interaction, AR interaction, gesture interaction, etc., and may also include, but is not limited to, a combination of the above multiple interaction manners. The set of video thumbnails may be displayed in a video matrix according to a preset display rule, or may be displayed in a circular layout according to a preset display rule, and the set of video thumbnails may include, but is not limited to, a video cover thumbnail of one video or a thumbnail of one frame of image in one video, and in particular, may include, but is not limited to, a dynamic cover of one video.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first interaction is used to trigger displaying the set of video thumbnails, where each video thumbnail in the set of video thumbnails is used to trigger playing a video when selected, and the manner in which the video thumbnail is selected may include, but is not limited to, implementation by the second interaction.

For example, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, where a first video is displayed in a video display screen of a target video application 402, and one or more interactive objects, where an interactive object 404 is used to trigger displaying the set of thumbnails, and in response to the first interactive operation performed on the interactive object 404, switching from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in a video display interface, where the set of video thumbnails may include, but is not limited to, thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3, and tag 4, each of which is associated with one or a class of video for triggering playing after selection.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned second interaction operation may include, but is not limited to, an interaction operation performed on a preset interaction object by clicking, long pressing, releasing, double clicking, or the like, or a voice interaction, VR interaction, AR interaction, gesture interaction, or the like, and may also include, but is not limited to, a combination of the above-mentioned multiple types. The second interactive operation may be the same as the first interactive operation or different from the first interactive operation, and the second interactive operation may trigger to display the corresponding target video by operating on the video thumbnail or the category label.

For example, fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 5, where a set of video thumbnails of a first information matrix is displayed in a video display screen of a target video application 502, where the set of video thumbnails may include, but is not limited to, thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, and thumbnail 3, each of which is associated with one or a class of videos, and is used to trigger playing after selection, and in response to the second interaction operation, thumbnail 2 is selected from the set of video thumbnails, and a video 504 (corresponding to the foregoing target video) corresponding to thumbnail 2 is played.

The above is merely an example, and the present embodiment is not limited in any way.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the at least one category label may include, but is not limited to, category labels in various fields, for example, category labels in related fields of stars, games, movies, education, and the like, and may include, but is not limited to, category labels in multiple dimensions or multiple levels, for example, game category labels, and may include, but is not limited to, game category labels corresponding to a multiplayer online tactical Game (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena is abbreviated as MOBA) or a Single-Player Game (Single is abbreviated as SPG), and may include, but is not limited to, game a, game B, and Game C.

It should be noted that, the at least one category label may be configured into a plurality of levels, and taking the above description as an example, the game category label is a first level, the multi-person online tactical athletic game category label is a second level, the game a is a third level, that is, the first level includes the second level, the second level includes the third level, and so on.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the set of video thumbnails and the at least one category label may be configured to be displayed in association.

For example, fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, in a video display interface of a target video application, thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3, tag 1, tag 2, and tag 3 are displayed, where thumbnail 1 corresponds to the same category as tag 1, thumbnail 2 corresponds to the same category as tag 2, and thumbnail 3 corresponds to the same category as tag 3.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the set of video thumbnails may further include, but is not limited to, displaying separately from the at least one category label, that is, the set of video thumbnails corresponds to a certain set of category labels, and the at least one category label corresponds to at least one other category label other than the certain set of category labels.

For example, as shown in fig. 6, thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3, tab 1, tab 2, and tab 3 are displayed in the video display interface of the target video application, wherein thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3, tab 1, tab 2, and tab 3 correspond to different categories, respectively.

According to the method, the first video is played in the video display interface of the target video application, the first information matrix is switched from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface in response to the first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface, the first interactive operation is switched from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in response to the second interactive operation acquired in the video display interface, the video display interface can be switched into a group of video thumbnails through the first interactive operation, one video is played when the video thumbnails are selected, and one video thumbnail is selected to play the corresponding video, so that the aim of displaying diversified videos to be played for users according to actual needs of users is fulfilled, the video playing efficiency is improved, the interactive mode of the video playing process is enriched, the technical effect of watching video watching experience is improved, and the technical problem that the video playing efficiency is low in the related technology is solved.

As an alternative, displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface includes:

displaying a plurality of columns of video thumbnails in a video display interface, wherein each column of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of videos of the same category; displaying corresponding category labels of the same category in each column of video thumbnails; or alternatively

Displaying a plurality of rows of video thumbnails in a video display interface, wherein each row of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos of the same category; and displaying the corresponding category labels of the same category in each row of video thumbnails.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the set of video thumbnails may be displayed in multiple columns or multiple rows, where each column of video thumbnails is a thumbnail of the same category and displays a category label of the same corresponding category, or each row of video thumbnails is a thumbnail of the same category and displays a category label of the same corresponding category.

For example, fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 7, in the video display interface of the target video application, thumbnail 11, thumbnail 12, thumbnail 13, thumbnail 21, thumbnail 22, thumbnail 23, thumbnail 31, thumbnail 32, thumbnail 33, thumbnail 41, thumbnail 42, thumbnail 43, tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 and tag 4 are displayed, wherein thumbnail 11, thumbnail 12, thumbnail 13 and tag 1 correspond to the same category, and are displayed in the first column, thumbnail 21, thumbnail 22, thumbnail 23 and tag 2 correspond to the same category, and are displayed in the second column, thumbnail 31, thumbnail 32, thumbnail 33 and tag 3 correspond to the same category, and are displayed in the third column, and thumbnail 41, thumbnail 42, thumbnail 43 and tag 4 correspond to the same category, and further, by each column corresponds to the video of one category and tag, the video to be selected for playing can be provided to the user more intuitively.

The above-described manner of displaying the plurality of lines of video thumbnails on the video display interface may be the same as the manner of displaying the plurality of lines of video thumbnails on the video display interface, that is, the same category as the thumbnail 11, the thumbnail 12, the thumbnail 13 and the tag 1, the same category as the thumbnail 21, the thumbnail 22, the thumbnail 23 and the tag 2, the second row, the same category as the thumbnail 31, the thumbnail 32, the thumbnail 33 and the tag 3, the third row, the same category as the thumbnail 41, the thumbnail 42, the same category as the thumbnail 43 and the tag 4, and the fourth row.

displaying a plurality of columns of video thumbnails in a video display interface, wherein each column of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video; displaying category labels of a plurality of corresponding categories in each column of video thumbnails; or alternatively

Displaying a plurality of rows of video thumbnails in a video display interface, wherein each row of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video; category labels for a corresponding plurality of categories are displayed in each row of video thumbnails.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the set of video thumbnails may be displayed in multiple columns, or may be displayed in multiple rows, where each column of video thumbnails may include multiple categories of thumbnails and display corresponding multiple categories of category labels, or each row of video thumbnails may include multiple categories of thumbnails and display corresponding multiple categories of category labels.

For example, as shown in fig. 7, in the video display interface of the target video application, thumbnail 11, thumbnail 12, thumbnail 13, thumbnail 21, thumbnail 22, thumbnail 23, thumbnail 31, thumbnail 32, thumbnail 33, thumbnail 41, thumbnail 42, thumbnail 43, tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 and tag 4 are displayed, wherein the thumbnail 11, thumbnail 12, thumbnail 13 and tag 1 correspond to a plurality of categories (thumbnail 11 and thumbnail 12 are the same category, thumbnail 13 and tag 1 are the same category, a total of 2 categories), the thumbnail 21, thumbnail 22, thumbnail 23 and tag 2 are displayed in the first column (thumbnail 21, thumbnail 22, thumbnail 23 are the same category, are all different categories with tag 1, a total of 2 categories) are displayed in the second column, thumbnail 31, thumbnail 32, thumbnail 33 and tag 3 correspond to a plurality of categories (thumbnail 31, thumbnail 32, thumbnail 33 and tag 1 are all different categories, a total of 4 categories are all displayed), the thumbnail 21, thumbnail 22, thumbnail 23 and tag 2 categories are displayed in the first column, thumbnail 41 and the other category are displayed in the first column, and the video is displayed in the first column, and the other categories are further displayed in the first column, and the thumbnail 33 and the other categories are displayed in the second column are different categories (thumbnail 32, and the tab 1 and the tab 3 are displayed).

It should be noted that, the method may include, but is not limited to, arranging each column or each row according to the same number of categories and the same distribution manner, i.e., the number of categories corresponding to each column or each row is the same, or arranging each column or each row according to a different distribution manner, i.e., the number of categories corresponding to each column or each row is different.

As an alternative, the method further comprises:

and responding to a third interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the second video of the target category in the video display interface, wherein the third interaction operation is used for selecting a target category label from at least one category label, and the target category label is a category label of the target category.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the third interaction may include, but is not limited to, clicking, long pressing, releasing, double clicking, etc. performed on a preset interaction object, or voice interaction, VR interaction, AR interaction, gesture interaction, etc., and may also include, but is not limited to, a combination of the above multiple types. The third interactive operation may be the same as the first interactive operation or the second interactive operation, or may be different from the second interactive operation and the first interactive operation.

For example, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 8, a set of video thumbnails and at least one category label are displayed in a video display screen of a target video application, where the set of video thumbnails may include, but is not limited to, thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3, and label 1, each of which is associated with one or a class of videos for triggering the selection to play, and in response to the third interaction operation performed on label 1, the video corresponding to label 1 (corresponding to the aforementioned second video) is selected and played.

As an alternative, the method further comprises:

when the second video is played in the video display interface, responding to the acquired video switching operation, and switching from playing the second video to playing a third video of a target type in the video display interface, wherein the video switching operation is used for indicating to switch the video currently played in the video display interface.

Optionally, in this embodiment, when the second video is played, a video switching operation may be acquired, and the second video is switched to the third video of the target category, where the video switching operation may include, but is not limited to, an interactive operation performed on a preset interactive object by clicking, long pressing, loosening, double clicking, or performing, or a voice interaction, VR interaction, AR interaction, gesture interaction, or the like, and may also include, but is not limited to, a combination of the foregoing multiple types.

For example, taking the example that the video switching operation is an upward sliding operation, fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 9, when the second video is played in the video display interface, the second video is switched to the third video when the upward sliding operation is acquired in the video display interface.

For example, taking the example that the video switching operation is a shaking terminal, when the second video is played in the video display interface, and when the operation of the shaking terminal is obtained, the second video is switched to the third video.

As an alternative, switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface includes:

a set of video thumbnails is displayed in a video display interface, wherein each video thumbnail in the set of video thumbnails is a video cover thumbnail of one video or is a thumbnail of a frame image in one video.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the video thumbnail may include, but is not limited to, a video cover thumbnail configured for the video in advance, a thumbnail of a frame of image in the video, and a moving image, for example, a highlight scenario in the video is cut, and 2-3 seconds of content is taken as a thumbnail of the video.

As an alternative, the method further comprises:

when a first information matrix is displayed in a video display interface, responding to the acquired sliding operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a second information matrix, wherein the sliding operation is used for switching the information matrix displayed in the video display interface, the first information matrix is partially identical or different from the second information matrix, and a video thumbnail and a category label in the second information matrix are used for triggering to play a video when being selected; or alternatively

When a first information matrix is displayed in a video display interface, responding to the acquired zoom-out gesture operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a third information matrix, wherein the number of video thumbnails in the third information matrix is larger than that of the video thumbnails of the first information matrix, and part of video thumbnails in the third information matrix are video thumbnails obtained by zooming out the video thumbnails in the first information matrix; or alternatively

When a group of video thumbnails are displayed in the video display interface, switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a fourth information matrix in response to the obtained zoom-in gesture operation, wherein the number of the video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix is smaller than that of the first information matrix, and the video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix are video thumbnails obtained by zooming in part of the video thumbnails in the first information matrix.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the first information matrix may be switched to the second information matrix by a sliding operation, where the first information matrix includes the one set of video thumbnails, the second information matrix, the third information matrix, and the fourth information matrix includes another set of video thumbnails different from the one set of video thumbnails, and the one set of video thumbnails included in the first information matrix and the another set of video thumbnails included in the second information matrix may be different sets of video thumbnails under the same category, or may be different sets of video thumbnails corresponding to different categories, and the one set of video thumbnails and the another set of video thumbnails may be partially identical or all different.

For example, fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to the embodiment of the present application, taking a sliding operation as an example as shown in fig. 10, when a group of thumbnails (a group of thumbnails consisting of thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, and thumbnail 3) is displayed in the video display interface, in response to the rightward sliding operation, the group of video thumbnails is switched to another group of video thumbnails (another group of thumbnails consisting of thumbnail 4, thumbnail 5, and thumbnail 6).

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the above-described sliding operation may include, but is not limited to, upward sliding, downward sliding, leftward sliding, rightward sliding, or upward sliding to the left, upward sliding to the right, or sliding in any direction.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the above-described one set of video thumbnails being partially identical to another set of video thumbnails may include, but is not limited to, determining partially identical video thumbnails according to a sliding direction.

For example, fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to the embodiment of the present application, taking a sliding operation as an example as shown in fig. 11, when a group of thumbnails (a group of thumbnails consisting of thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, and thumbnail 3) is displayed in the video display interface, in response to the rightward sliding operation, the group of video thumbnails is switched to another group of video thumbnails (another group of thumbnails consisting of thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3, thumbnail 4, thumbnail 5, and thumbnail 6).

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the zoom-out gesture may include, but is not limited to, when two fingers are tilted close to each other, and a zoom-in track conforming to a response angle (excluding horizontal and vertical angles) is detected, it is determined that the zoom-out gesture is acquired, and at this time, in response to the acquired zoom-out gesture operation, one set of video thumbnails displayed in the video display interface is switched to another set of video thumbnails.

It should be noted that, the number of video thumbnails in the third information matrix is greater than the number of video thumbnails in the first information matrix, which may include, but is not limited to, the number of video thumbnails in another set of video thumbnails in the third information matrix being greater than the number of video thumbnails in the first information matrix, and a portion of the video thumbnails in the other set of video thumbnails being video thumbnails obtained by shrinking the video thumbnails in the one set of video thumbnails, that is, the number of the video thumbnails in the other set of video thumbnails being greater than the number of the video thumbnails in the one set of video thumbnails, but the size of the video thumbnail in the other set of video thumbnails being smaller than the size of the video thumbnail in the one set.

In addition, the method may further include, but is not limited to, the number of category labels in the third information matrix being greater than the number of category labels in the first information matrix, in other words, the number of video thumbnails and category labels in the third information matrix being greater than the number of video thumbnails and category labels in the first information matrix, or the number of any one of the video thumbnails and category labels in the third information matrix being greater than the corresponding number in the first information matrix. For example, when 2 videos and 2 tags are included in the first information matrix, the third information matrix may include, but is not limited to, 3 videos, 2 tags, or 2 videos, 3 tags, or 3 videos, 3 tags.

For example, fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to the embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 12, when the above-described group of thumbnails consisting of thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3 is displayed on the video display interface, in response to the acquired zoom-out gesture operation, one group of video thumbnails is switched to another group of thumbnails (another group of thumbnails consisting of thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3, thumbnail 4, thumbnail 5, thumbnail 6, thumbnail 7, and thumbnail 8).

When a group of video thumbnails are displayed in the video display interface, switching the group of video thumbnails displayed in the video display interface into another group of video thumbnails in response to the obtained zoom-in gesture operation, wherein the number of video thumbnails in the other group of video thumbnails is smaller than that of the group of video thumbnails, and the video thumbnails in the other group of video thumbnails are video thumbnails obtained by zooming in part of the video thumbnails in the group of video thumbnails.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned zoom-in gesture may include, but is not limited to, when two fingers are tilted apart from each other, and an expansion track conforming to a response angle (excluding a horizontal angle and a vertical angle) is detected, it is determined that the zoom-in gesture is acquired, at this time, in response to the acquired zoom-in gesture operation, one set of video thumbnails displayed in the video display interface is switched to another set of video thumbnails.

It should be noted that, the number of video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix is smaller than the number of video thumbnails in the first information matrix, which may include, but is not limited to, the number of video thumbnails in another set of video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix being smaller than the number of video thumbnails in the first information matrix, and a portion of the video thumbnails in the other set of video thumbnails being video thumbnails obtained by shrinking the video thumbnails in the one set of video thumbnails, that is, the number of the video thumbnails in the other set of video thumbnails being smaller than the number of the video thumbnails in the one set of video thumbnails, but the size of the video thumbnail in the other set of video thumbnails being smaller than the size of the video thumbnail in the one set.

In addition, the number of category labels in the fourth information matrix may be smaller than the number of category labels in the first information matrix, in other words, the number of video thumbnails and category labels in the fourth information matrix is smaller than the number of video thumbnails and category labels in the first information matrix, or the number of any one of the video thumbnails and category labels in the fourth information matrix is smaller than the corresponding number in the first information matrix. For example, when 2 videos and 2 tags are included in the first information matrix, the fourth information matrix may include, but is not limited to, 1 video, 2 tags, or 2 videos, 1 tag, or 1 video, 1 tag.

For example, fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 13, when the above-described group of thumbnails consisting of thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, thumbnail 3, thumbnail 4, thumbnail 5, thumbnail 6, thumbnail 7, and thumbnail 8 is displayed on the video display interface, one group of video thumbnails is switched to another group of thumbnails (another group of thumbnails consisting of thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, and thumbnail 3) in response to the acquired zoom-in gesture operation.

As an alternative, in response to the first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface, after switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface, the method further includes:

acquiring a fourth interaction operation executed on the target video thumbnail in the first information matrix in the video display interface, wherein the fourth interaction operation is used for triggering searching video according to the target video thumbnail;

and responding to the fourth interaction operation, displaying a fifth information matrix in the video display interface, wherein each video thumbnail in the fifth information matrix is used for triggering playing of one video when being selected, and the video corresponding to each video thumbnail in the fifth information matrix is the video searched according to the target video thumbnail.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the fourth interaction may include, but is not limited to, an interaction performed on a preset interaction object by clicking, long pressing, releasing, double clicking, or the like, or a voice interaction, VR interaction, AR interaction, gesture interaction, or the like, and may also include, but is not limited to, a combination of the above multiple types. The fourth interaction may be the same as the first interaction, the second interaction, or the third interaction, or may be different from the third interaction, the second interaction, or the first interaction.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the video corresponding to each video thumbnail in the fifth information matrix is a video searched according to the target video thumbnail, and may further include, but is not limited to, a category label corresponding to each category label in the fifth information matrix is a video searched according to the target video thumbnail.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the target video thumbnail may include, but is not limited to, a thumbnail of a group of video thumbnails in which the user wishes to view a similar video, for example, when the user wishes to view a sports-related video, the target video thumbnail may be selected from the group of video thumbnails, and an association search based on a video corresponding to the target video thumbnail may be performed through a fourth interaction operation, so as to obtain the other group of video thumbnails.

It should be noted that, the videos corresponding to the thumbnails in the other set of video thumbnails are all videos associated with the target video thumbnail in the same dimension or multiple dimensions.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the searching for the video according to the target video thumbnail may include, but is not limited to, determining a plurality of category labels of the target video thumbnail after the fourth interaction is acquired, for example, taking a fitness video in which the target video thumbnail corresponds to one star as an example, a person label (star) appearing in the fitness video may be acquired, a label corresponding to a fitness field may be acquired, and a scene label (for example, an office or a home) associated with the fitness video may be acquired, and by searching for the label, generating the other group of video thumbnails based on the thumbnail of the video with higher matching degree among the plurality of videos obtained by the searching and displaying the other group of video thumbnails.

For example, fig. 14 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 14, a set of video thumbnails displayed in a video display screen of a target video application, where the set of video thumbnails may include, but is not limited to, thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, and thumbnail 3, each of which is associated with one or a class of videos for triggering the selection for playing, and in response to the fourth interaction operation performed on thumbnail 1 (corresponding to the foregoing target video thumbnail), searching for a video according to thumbnail 1, displaying another set of video thumbnails (including thumbnail 4, thumbnail 5, and thumbnail 6, where thumbnail 4, thumbnail 5, and thumbnail 6 are thumbnails searched for according to thumbnail 1).

According to the method, the device and the system, the fourth interaction operation executed on the target video thumbnail in the group of video thumbnails is obtained in the video display interface, the mode of displaying the other group of video thumbnails in the video display interface is responded to the fourth interaction operation, the information of the target video thumbnail can be analyzed through the interaction behavior of the fourth interaction operation, and purposeful searching is conducted based on the information, so that a user can quickly and directly find out related types of video content, the interest of the user is expanded, brand-new video exploration is brought to the user, interactive consumption experience is improved, video watching efficiency of the user is improved, and video conversion rate and consumption achievement are increased.

As an alternative, the obtaining, in the video display interface, a fourth interaction performed on the target video thumbnail in the first information matrix includes:

and acquiring a drag operation executed on the target video thumbnail in the video display interface, wherein the drag operation is used for dragging the target video thumbnail to the target search area.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the drag operation may include, but is not limited to, pressing the target video thumbnail, moving to the target search area, and then releasing the target video thumbnail to trigger searching for the video according to the target video thumbnail.

For example, fig. 15 is a schematic diagram of still another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 15, a set of video thumbnails displayed in a video display screen of a target video application, where the set of video thumbnails may include, but is not limited to, thumbnail 1, thumbnail 2, and thumbnail 3, each of which is associated with one or a class of videos, for triggering the selected playback, and in response to a drag operation performed on thumbnail 1 (corresponding to the aforementioned target video thumbnail), dragging the target video thumbnail to a target search area to search for video according to thumbnail 1, and displaying another set of video thumbnails (including thumbnail 4, thumbnail 5, and thumbnail 6, where thumbnail 4, thumbnail 5, and thumbnail 6 are thumbnails searched according to thumbnail 1).

Through the embodiment, the user can directly drag the video which wants to perform the association search into the search area, and when the target video thumbnail is loosened, the association search aiming at the target video thumbnail can be responded quickly.

As an alternative, displaying a fifth information matrix in the video display interface in response to the fourth interactive operation, includes:

In response to the fourth interactive operation, displaying a first set of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein the first set of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos searched for in the same dimension as the target video thumbnail; or alternatively

In response to the fourth interactive operation, a second set of video thumbnails is displayed in the video display interface, wherein the second set of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos searched in a plurality of dimensions related to the target video thumbnail.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the first set of video thumbnails includes video thumbnails searched for in the same dimension related to the target video thumbnail, and it may be understood that each video thumbnail in the first set of video thumbnails belongs to the same dimension (corresponding to the foregoing hierarchy) as the target video thumbnail, for example, when the category label corresponding to the target video thumbnail is a game, the category label corresponding to the video thumbnail included in the first set of video thumbnails may be a video thumbnail in the same dimension of a movie, music, or the like.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the above-described second group of video thumbnails includes video thumbnails of a video searched for in a plurality of dimensions related to the target video thumbnail, which may be understood as video thumbnails of a plurality of dimensions (corresponding to the aforementioned hierarchy) existing in the above-described second group of video thumbnails, and some video thumbnails in the second group of video thumbnails are allowed to be identical in dimension to the target video thumbnail, for example, when the category label corresponding to the target video thumbnail is a game, then the video thumbnail included in the second group of video thumbnails may correspond to a category label that is a video thumbnail of a plurality of dimensions such as a MOBA game, a specific game, or the like, and at the same time, may include, but not limited to, a video thumbnail of a corresponding category label that is a movie, a music, or the like, that is, a thumbnail of an identical dimension is allowed to be included, but a plurality of different dimensions must be included.

As an alternative, in response to a first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface, switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface includes:

responding to the zoom-out gesture operation or the zoom-in gesture operation acquired on the video display interface, and switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface; or alternatively

In response to a single click operation or a double click operation acquired on the video display interface, switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the zoom-out gesture may include, but is not limited to, when two fingers are tilted close to each other, and a zoom-in track conforming to a response angle (excluding horizontal and vertical angles) is detected, it is determined that the zoom-out gesture is acquired, and at this time, in response to the acquired zoom-out gesture operation, the first video is switched from playing to displaying a group of video thumbnails.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the zoom-in gesture may include, but is not limited to, when two fingers are tilted away from each other, and an expansion track conforming to a response angle (excluding a horizontal angle and a vertical angle) is detected, it is determined that the zoom-in gesture is acquired, and at this time, in response to the acquired zoom-in gesture operation, the first video is switched from playing to displaying a group of video thumbnails.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the above-described single click operation and double click operation may be implemented by, but not limited to, a touch device, a finger, or the like.

Note that the foregoing single-click operation and double-click operation may include, but are not limited to, a finger joint single-click operation and a finger joint double-click operation, and the foregoing switching from playing the first video to displaying the set of video thumbnails in the video display interface in response to the acquired finger joint single-click operation or finger joint double-click operation may include, but are not limited to, switching from playing the first video to displaying the set of video thumbnails in response to the acquired finger joint single-click operation or finger joint double-click operation by detecting the finger joint single-click or double-click operation.

For example, fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of yet another alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 16, by clicking or double clicking on the screen with a finger joint, switching from playing the first video to displaying a set of video thumbnails.

In response to a first interactive operation acquired on a video display interface, acquiring a target video thumbnail set and a target category label set, wherein the target video thumbnail set comprises a group of video thumbnails, and the target category label set comprises at least one category label;

in the case that the target video thumbnail set and the target category label set are arranged into an information matrix, determining a first information matrix in the information matrix according to the display size of the video display interface, wherein at least part of each video thumbnail in the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, and at least part of each category label in the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface;

a first information matrix is displayed in a video display interface.

Optionally, in this embodiment, after the first interaction is obtained, a request message for obtaining the target video thumbnail set may be sent to the server, and the server returns the target video thumbnail set and arranges the target video thumbnail set into a video thumbnail matrix, and selects a group of video thumbnails in the video thumbnail matrix according to the display size of the video display interface.

The present embodiment is further explained below with reference to specific examples:

S1, a user opens a video browser application, full-screen video (corresponding to the first video) of weather or hot content appears at the first time, and the full-screen video is automatically played, so that intuitive cognition of platform attributes of the user capable of browsing the video in the video browser is created;

s2, brushing up by a user, and brushing out a short video or a small video under the fine category by a screen; switching fine classification by sliding the mobile phone screen horizontally and leftwards through gestures;

s3, the first used user is guided by navigation interaction after 3 seconds: the gesture of two-finger contraction release and the dynamic effect guiding performance of the video matrix are restored, and then the gesture is not generated;

s4, if the user makes a corresponding gesture (corresponding to the first interactive operation) on the mobile phone screen, entering a video matrix through a corresponding state, wherein the text title of each video disappears, a video dynamic cover thumbnail (hereinafter referred to as a dynamic cover) appears, and a short video closest to the middle of the screen in each vertical column appears a category dynamic label for finely classifying and highlighting video attributes to replace the traditional text navigation bar. The small video short video keeps a dynamic cover, and the category dynamic label (corresponding to the second interactive operation) is clicked to enter the vertical category reduction to perform one-screen one-full-screen consumption;

S5, according to the zoom amplitude, a user can smoothly scroll up and down, left and right and smoothly scroll up and down in the limit state of the video dynamic cover matrix, double-finger zoom-in and zoom-out matrix is obtained, and the user clicks any interested video cover to enter the full-screen immersive consumption floating layer of the video, and continues to consume sequentially one screen by one screen.

S6, besides clicking one video of interest, one video can be pressed, dragged into the search box, the video edge is close to the search box, the edge highlighting of the search box is triggered, the display can be released, the search box can receive the video and expand the peripheral videos in different angle directions according to video exploration, and the video is provided for navigation consumption of a user.

According to the method, the video content is subjected to fine classification display through a tag algorithm, and the video content is pulled and sequenced to be optimized through gesture recognition, so that a new interaction mode is provided for a user to navigate the video content. The social situation can solve intuitive exploration and more natural navigation of the interest content of the user.

But are not limited to, the following several alternative embodiments:

(1) The subdivision labels present refined classification column navigation for users, 20 three-level label circulation arrangements are transversely prepared, and if the three-level labels of the users are insufficient, the grade-equivalent dominant video categories of the hot spot theatres of the platform are inserted after the third type, the fifth type and the label are switched.

(2) FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of another alternative video playing method according to the embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIG. 17, in which the gesture is switched to video matrix navigation, a gesture response area layer is added in the video playing mode, two fingers of a user are inclined close to each other, a folding track corresponding to a response angle (excluding horizontal and vertical angles) can enter a video dynamic cover preparation layer, more relevant labels and video content data are requested to a server, multiple categories of video covers are displayed on the user side, and at most 1 dynamic cover preview of short videos or small videos are played at the same time in the same column on each screen. At the moment, the gesture senses that the user singly indicates to move, and short and small video contents are complemented in the screen space of the movement in the opposite direction.

(3) FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram of an alternative video playing method according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the drag navigation implementation process is shown in FIG. 18, in which a finger is identified to hold a video for more than half a second, video coordinates are marked, a video cover map is highlighted as a movable mode, a video coordinate track is dragged upwards, when the cover map enters a 30% area of the upper half of a mobile phone screen, a frame of a search box is highlighted to indicate that a search box application layer has responded, and video related data is sent to a server; the finger leaves the screen, and a page refreshing action is executed; the server analyzes and acquires the keywords of the video title and the secondary labels of the video to carry out association superposition, pulls the video by taking the superposed new labels as fine categories, and sends the video cover to the client to display three related categories in three columns; and displaying the key labels of the dragged original video in the search box as a navigation basis.

The application can reduce the cognition and learning cost of the user to the new platform at first: the user opens the video browser application, and can learn the platform characteristics of the video browser capable of consuming video at the first time. Secondly, the clear organization mode of the vertical column subdivision category content is more friendly and effective, the video fine category is transversely contained, and the user has unique control sense of consuming the video content through the video matrix; the dynamic label design and the innovative interactive navigation mode are closer to the habit of young users, so that the consumption will and preference are improved, and the viscosity of the users is increased; and the method can analyze the unknown keyword information of the user hidden in the video by dragging the video to a search box, search and navigate to the video content of the related category, expand the user interest, bring brand new video exploration to the user and interact consumption experience.

It will be appreciated that in the specific embodiments of the present application, related data such as user information, videos of interest of users, etc. are referred to, when the above embodiments of the present application are applied to specific products or technologies, user permissions or consents need to be obtained, and the collection, use and processing of related data need to comply with related laws and regulations and standards of related countries and regions.

It should be noted that, for simplicity of description, the foregoing method embodiments are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited by the order of actions described, as some steps may be performed in other order or simultaneously in accordance with the present application. Further, those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required in the present application.

According to another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided a video playing device for implementing the video playing method. As shown in fig. 19, the apparatus includes:

a playing module 1902, configured to play a first video in a video display interface of a target video application; a first processing module 1904 for switching from playing a first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interaction acquired on the video display interface, wherein the first information matrix comprises a set of video thumbnails and at least one category label, the set of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video, each video thumbnail and at least one category label in the set of video thumbnails is for triggering playing of one video when selected, the first interaction is for triggering displaying the first information matrix; the second processing module 1906 is configured to switch from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface in response to a second interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, where the second interaction operation is used to select a video thumbnail or a category label corresponding to the target video in the first information matrix.

As an alternative, the apparatus is configured to display the first information matrix in the video display interface by: displaying a plurality of columns of video thumbnails in a video display interface, wherein each column of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of videos of the same category; displaying corresponding category labels of the same category in each column of video thumbnails; or displaying a plurality of rows of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each row of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos of the same category; and displaying the corresponding category labels of the same category in each row of video thumbnails.

As an alternative, the apparatus is configured to display the first information matrix in the video display interface by: displaying a plurality of columns of video thumbnails in a video display interface, wherein each column of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video; displaying category labels of a plurality of corresponding categories in each column of video thumbnails; or displaying a plurality of rows of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each row of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video; category labels for a corresponding plurality of categories are displayed in each row of video thumbnails.

As an alternative, the device is further configured to: and responding to a third interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the second video of the target category in the video display interface, wherein the third interaction operation is used for selecting a target category label from at least one category label, and the target category label is a category label of the target category.

As an alternative, the device is further configured to: when the second video is played in the video display interface, responding to the acquired video switching operation, and switching from playing the second video to playing a third video of a target type in the video display interface, wherein the video switching operation is used for indicating to switch the video currently played in the video display interface.

As an alternative, the apparatus is configured to switch from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface by: a set of video thumbnails is displayed in a video display interface, wherein each video thumbnail in the set of video thumbnails is a video cover thumbnail of one video or is a thumbnail of a frame image in one video.

As an alternative, the device is further configured to: when a first information matrix is displayed in a video display interface, responding to the acquired sliding operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a second information matrix, wherein the sliding operation is used for switching the information matrix displayed in the video display interface, the first information matrix is partially identical or different from the second information matrix, and a video thumbnail and a category label in the second information matrix are used for triggering to play a video when being selected; or when the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, responding to the obtained zoom-out gesture operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a third information matrix, wherein the number of video thumbnails in the third information matrix is larger than that of the video thumbnails of the first information matrix, and part of the video thumbnails in the third information matrix are video thumbnails obtained by zooming out the video thumbnails in the first information matrix; or when the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, responding to the obtained zoom-in gesture operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a fourth information matrix, wherein the number of video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix is smaller than that of the first information matrix, and the video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix are video thumbnails obtained by zooming in part of the video thumbnails in the first information matrix.

As an alternative, the device is further configured to: in response to the first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface, after switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface, acquiring a fourth interaction operation executed on the target video thumbnail in the first information matrix in the video display interface, wherein the fourth interaction operation is used for triggering searching the video according to the target video thumbnail; and responding to the fourth interaction operation, displaying a fifth information matrix in the video display interface, wherein each video thumbnail in the fifth information matrix is used for triggering playing of one video when being selected, and the video corresponding to each video thumbnail in the fifth information matrix is the video searched according to the target video thumbnail.

As an alternative, the apparatus is configured to obtain, in the video display interface, a fourth interaction operation performed on the target video thumbnail in the first information matrix by: and acquiring a drag operation executed on the target video thumbnail in the video display interface, wherein the drag operation is used for dragging the target video thumbnail to the target search area.

As an alternative, the apparatus is configured to display the fifth information matrix in the video display interface in response to the fourth interaction by: in response to the fourth interactive operation, displaying a first set of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein the first set of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos searched for in the same dimension as the target video thumbnail; or in response to the fourth interactive operation, displaying a second set of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein the second set of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos searched in a plurality of dimensions related to the target video thumbnail.

As an alternative, the apparatus is configured to switch from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface in response to the first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface by: responding to the zoom-out gesture operation or the zoom-in gesture operation acquired on the video display interface, and switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface; or switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a single click operation or a double click operation acquired on the video display interface.

As an alternative, the apparatus is configured to switch from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface in response to the first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface by: in response to a first interactive operation acquired on a video display interface, acquiring a target video thumbnail set and a target category label set, wherein the target video thumbnail set comprises a group of video thumbnails, and the target category label set comprises at least one category label; in the case that the target video thumbnail set and the target category label set are arranged into an information matrix, determining a first information matrix in the information matrix according to the display size of the video display interface, wherein at least part of each video thumbnail in the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, and at least part of each category label in the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface; a first information matrix is displayed in a video display interface.

According to one aspect of the present application, a computer program product is provided, comprising a computer program/instructions containing program code for performing the method shown in the flow chart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network via the communication portion 2009 and/or installed from the removable medium 2011. When executed by the central processor 2001, performs the various functions provided by the embodiments of the present application.

The foregoing embodiment numbers of the present application are merely for describing, and do not represent advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

Fig. 20 schematically shows a block diagram of a computer system for implementing an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

It should be noted that, the computer system 2000 of the electronic device shown in fig. 20 is only an example, and should not impose any limitation on the functions and the application scope of the embodiments of the present application.

As shown in fig. 20, the computer system 2000 includes a central processing unit 2001 (Central Processing Unit, CPU) which can execute various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a Read-Only Memory 2002 (ROM) or a program loaded from a storage section 2008 into a random access Memory 2003 (Random Access Memory, RAM). In the random access memory 2003, various programs and data required for system operation are also stored. The central processing unit 2001, the read only memory 2002, and the random access memory 2003 are connected to each other through a bus 2004. An Input/Output interface 2005 (i.e., an I/O interface) is also connected to bus 2004.

The following components are connected to the input/output interface 2005: an input section 2006 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like; an output portion 2007 including a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD), and the like, a speaker, and the like; a storage section 2008 including a hard disk and the like; and a communication section 2009 including a network interface card such as a local area network card, a modem, and the like. The communication section 2009 performs communication processing via a network such as the internet. The drive 1200 is also connected to the input/output interface 2005 as needed. A removable medium 2011 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is installed as needed on the drive 1200 so that a computer program read out therefrom is installed as needed into the storage section 2008.

In particular, according to embodiments of the present application, the processes described in the various method flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present application include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method shown in the flowcharts. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network via the communication portion 2009 and/or installed from the removable medium 2011. The computer programs, when executed by the central processor 2001, perform the various functions defined in the system of the present application.

According to still another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is further provided an electronic device for implementing the video playing method, where the electronic device may be a terminal device or a server as shown in fig. 1. The present embodiment is described taking the electronic device as a terminal device as an example. As shown in fig. 21, the electronic device comprises a memory 2102 and a processor 2104, the memory 2102 having stored therein a computer program, the processor 2104 being arranged to perform the steps of any of the method embodiments described above by means of the computer program.

Alternatively, in this embodiment, the electronic device may be located in at least one network device of a plurality of network devices of the computer network.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the above-described processor may be configured to execute the following steps by a computer program:

s1, playing a first video in a video display interface of a target video application;

s2, switching from playing a first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface, wherein the first information matrix comprises a group of video thumbnails and at least one category label, the group of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of a plurality of categories of videos, each video thumbnail in the group of video thumbnails and the at least one category label are used for triggering playing of one video when selected, and the first interaction operation is used for triggering displaying of the first information matrix;

and S3, switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface in response to the second interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, wherein the second interaction operation is used for selecting the video thumbnail or the category label corresponding to the target video in the first information matrix.

Alternatively, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the structure shown in fig. 21 is merely illustrative, and the electronic device may be a smart phone (such as an Android phone, an iOS phone, etc.), a tablet computer, a palmtop computer, a mobile internet device (Mobile Internet Devices, MID), a PAD, or other terminal devices. Fig. 21 is not limited to the structure of the electronic device and the electronic apparatus described above. For example, the electronics can also include more or fewer components (e.g., network interfaces, etc.) than shown in FIG. 21, or have a different configuration than shown in FIG. 21.

The memory 2102 may be configured to store software programs and modules, such as program instructions/modules corresponding to the video playing method and apparatus in the embodiments of the present application, and the processor 2104 executes the software programs and modules stored in the memory 2102, thereby performing various functional applications and data processing, that is, implementing the video playing method described above. Memory 2102 may include high speed random access memory, but may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid state memory. In some examples, the memory 2102 may further include memory located remotely from the processor 2104, which may be connected to the terminal via a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof. The memory 2102 may be used for storing information such as video data, but is not limited to. As an example, as shown in fig. 21, the memory 2102 may include, but is not limited to, a playing module 1902, a first processing module 1904, and a second processing module 1906 in the video playing device. In addition, other module units in the video playing device may be included, but are not limited to, and are not described in detail in this example.

Optionally, the transmission device 2106 is used to receive or transmit data via a network. Specific examples of the network described above may include wired networks and wireless networks. In one example, the transmission device 2106 includes a network adapter (Network Interface Controller, NIC) that can be connected to other network equipment and routers via a network cable to communicate with the internet or a local area network. In one example, the transmission device 2106 is a Radio Frequency (RF) module for communicating wirelessly with the internet.

In addition, the electronic device further includes: a display 2108 for displaying the video; and a connection bus 2110 for connecting the respective module parts in the above-described electronic apparatus.

In other embodiments, the terminal device or the server may be a node in a distributed system, where the distributed system may be a blockchain system, and the blockchain system may be a distributed system formed by connecting the plurality of nodes through a network communication. Among them, the nodes may form a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) network, and any type of computing device, such as a server, a terminal, etc., may become a node in the blockchain system by joining the Peer-To-Peer network.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium, from which a processor of a computer device reads the computer instructions, the processor executing the computer instructions, so that the computer device performs the video playing method provided in various optional implementations of the video playing aspect described above.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the above-described computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store a computer program for performing the steps of:

Alternatively, in this embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps in the methods of the above embodiments may be performed by a program for instructing a terminal device to execute the steps, where the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the storage medium may include: flash disk, read-Only Memory (ROM), random-access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic or optical disk, and the like.

The integrated units in the above embodiments may be stored in the above-described computer-readable storage medium if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as separate products. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be embodied in essence or a part contributing to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including several instructions to cause one or more computer devices (which may be personal computers, servers or network devices, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.

In the foregoing embodiments of the present application, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for a portion of this disclosure that is not described in detail in this embodiment, reference is made to the related descriptions of other embodiments.

In several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed client may be implemented in other manners. The above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely exemplary, and the division of the units, such as the division of the units, is merely a logical function division, and may be implemented in another manner, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not performed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed with each other may be through some interfaces, units or modules, or may be in electrical or other forms.

The units described as separate units may or may not be physically separate, and units shown as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit. The integrated units may be implemented in hardware or in software functional units.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the present application and it should be noted that modifications and adaptations to those skilled in the art may be made without departing from the principles of the present application and are intended to be comprehended within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A video playing method, comprising:

playing a first video in a video display interface of a target video application;

switching from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface, wherein the first information matrix comprises a set of video thumbnails including thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video and at least one category label, each video thumbnail of the set of video thumbnails and the at least one category label being for triggering playing of one video when selected, the first interactive operation being for triggering displaying of the first information matrix;

And responding to a second interaction operation acquired from the video display interface, and switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface, wherein the second interaction operation is used for selecting a video thumbnail or a category label corresponding to the target video in the first information matrix.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface comprises:

displaying a plurality of columns of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each column of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of videos of the same category; displaying corresponding category labels of the same category in each column of video thumbnails; or alternatively

Displaying a plurality of rows of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each row of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of videos of the same category; and displaying the corresponding category labels of the same category in each row of video thumbnails.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface comprises:

displaying a plurality of columns of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each column of video thumbnails comprises thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video; displaying category labels of the corresponding plurality of categories in each column of video thumbnails; or alternatively

Displaying a plurality of rows of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each row of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video; and displaying category labels of the corresponding categories in each row of video thumbnails.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

and responding to a third interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, and switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing a second video of a target category in the video display interface, wherein the third interaction operation is used for selecting a target category label from the at least one category label, and the target category label is a category label of the target category.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

when the second video is played in the video display interface, responding to the acquired video switching operation, and switching from playing the second video to playing a third video of the target category in the video display interface, wherein the video switching operation is used for indicating to switch the video currently played in the video display interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said switching from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface comprises:

and displaying the set of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein each video thumbnail in the set of video thumbnails is a video cover thumbnail of one video or a thumbnail of one frame of image in the one video.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

when the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, responding to the acquired sliding operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a second information matrix, wherein the sliding operation is used for switching the information matrix displayed in the video display interface, the first information matrix is partially identical to or different from the second information matrix, and a video thumbnail and a category label in the second information matrix are used for triggering to play a video when being selected; or alternatively

When the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, responding to the acquired zoom-out gesture operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a third information matrix, wherein the number of video thumbnails in the third information matrix is larger than that of the first information matrix, and part of video thumbnails in the third information matrix are video thumbnails obtained by zooming out the video thumbnails in the first information matrix; or alternatively

When the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, responding to the obtained zoom-in gesture operation, and switching the first information matrix displayed in the video display interface into a fourth information matrix, wherein the number of video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix is smaller than that of the first information matrix, and the video thumbnails in the fourth information matrix are video thumbnails obtained by zooming in part of the video thumbnails in the first information matrix.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the switching from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface is performed in response to a first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface, the method further comprising:

acquiring a fourth interaction operation executed on a target video thumbnail in the first information matrix in the video display interface, wherein the fourth interaction operation is used for triggering video searching according to the target video thumbnail;

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the obtaining, in the video display interface, a fourth interaction performed on the target video thumbnail in the first information matrix comprises:

and acquiring a drag operation executed on the target video thumbnail in the video display interface, wherein the drag operation is used for dragging the target video thumbnail to a target search area.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the displaying a fifth information matrix in the video display interface in response to the fourth interactive operation comprises:

displaying a first set of video thumbnails in the video display interface in response to the fourth interactive operation, wherein the first set of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos searched for in the same dimension as the target video thumbnail; or alternatively

And in response to the fourth interactive operation, displaying a second set of video thumbnails in the video display interface, wherein the second set of video thumbnails includes thumbnails of videos searched for in a plurality of dimensions related to the target video thumbnail.

11. The method of any of claims 1 to 10, wherein the switching from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to the first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface comprises:

And responding to a single click operation or a double click operation acquired on the video display interface, and switching from playing the first video to displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface.

12. The method of any of claims 1 to 10, wherein switching from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interactive operation acquired on the video display interface comprises:

in response to the first interaction operation acquired on the video display interface, acquiring a target set of video thumbnails and a target set of category labels, wherein the target set of video thumbnails includes the set of video thumbnails and the target set of category labels includes the at least one category label;

Determining the first information matrix in the information matrix according to the display size of the video display interface under the condition that the target video thumbnail set and the target category label set are arranged into the information matrix, wherein at least part of each video thumbnail in the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface, and at least part of each category label in the first information matrix is displayed in the video display interface;

displaying the first information matrix in the video display interface.

13. A video playback device, comprising:

the playing module is used for playing the first video in the video display interface of the target video application;

a first processing module configured to switch from playing the first video to displaying a first information matrix in the video display interface in response to a first interaction acquired on the video display interface, wherein the first information matrix includes a set of video thumbnails including thumbnails of a plurality of categories of video and at least one category label including category labels of the plurality of categories, each video thumbnail in the set of video thumbnails and each category label in the at least one category label being configured to trigger playing of one video when selected, the first interaction being configured to trigger displaying the first information matrix;

And the second processing module is used for responding to a second interaction operation acquired in the video display interface, switching from displaying the first information matrix to playing the target video in the video display interface, wherein the second interaction operation is used for selecting a video thumbnail of the target video in the first information matrix.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium comprises a stored program, wherein the program is executable by a terminal device or a computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 12.

15. A computer program product comprising computer programs/instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 12.

16. An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, characterized in that the memory has stored therein a computer program, the processor being arranged to execute the method according to any of the claims 1 to 12 by means of the computer program.