TWI521957B - A method and a device for sharing multimedia messages in a remote sequence - Google Patents

Description

Method and device for sharing multimedia message in remote sequence

The present invention relates to a method for instantly sharing multimedia messages, and more particularly to a method and device for remotely sharing multimedia messages on different electronic devices.

The use of media players in modern societies is quite common, and due to the rapid development of the Internet and multimedia, most users have become accustomed to using mobile phones, tablets and other devices to browse multimedia content. Play multimedia files in the following ways: Microsoft Media Play can play music and videos; Kizoa Slide Show can play photos; Google YouTube can play files stored on Google Cloud Server, but the above methods are restricted to play on current devices and cannot be shared.

Limited by the size of the mobile phone screen, users often want to browse multimedia files through a higher resolution screen. However, if different devices want to browse the same multimedia message, they must start playing again, causing inconvenience in operation. In the case where a large screen is available around the user, the user usually wants to directly share the multimedia message to a large screen (such as a television). In the current market, the following can be achieved in several ways.

A method of transmitting multimedia messages using the known Micro HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) interface, mainly A tablet computer is connected to a television through an HDMI transmission line, and the multimedia message being browsed on the tablet computer can be transmitted to the television through the HDMI transmission line, but the method has the following disadvantages:

1. In order to share multimedia messages, users must use HDMI cable connections, so that the range of activities is limited to their line length, which is not convenient for operating the tablet.

2. The HDMI cable must be reinserted every time you want to enjoy it. The convenience of instant sharing is quite low.

3. The TV will use the screen output by the tablet as the display screen, which means that the two screens are synchronized and cannot be operated independently. For example, the TV cannot be used to view the photos through the tablet while playing the movie. .

Another sharing method is the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) media server connection mechanism, which is a mechanism for enabling digital home appliances to read multimedia files shared by the server through the network, mainly by an AP sharer. Connected to a Digital Media Server (DMS) via the Internet; the Digital Media Server (DMS) is a source of multimedia information. Although it can achieve the purpose of sharing multimedia messages, it has the following disadvantages: DLNA needs to have a digital media server (DMS) and a digital media player (DMP) to share multimedia messages to electronic devices. The display used to play multimedia messages must support DLNA or purchase DLNA Dongle. Achieve multimedia message sharing.

The Miracast wireless connection mechanism includes a share (Source) and a sink (Sink), mainly based on Wi-Fi Direct. The basic wireless display standard, which supports this standard and means that the sharing device can share video images wirelessly. Although the sharing terminal can play the current screen directly on the device representing the receiving end through Miracast without any connection line, this method still has the following disadvantages:

1. Wi-Fi Direct currently supports a small number of devices. In addition, it must have a digital TV that supports Miracast or an additional Miracast Dongle to achieve multimedia message sharing.

2. The sharing terminal transmits the current display screen to the receiving end, and the screens at both ends will be synchronized, that is, when the tablet computer plays the video, the digital television displays the same picture, but if the tablet computer performs other operations, such as playing games, the remote end The digital TV picture will also change and cannot stay in the state of playing the movie.

As can be seen from the above, although the user can play multimedia messages by using Microsoft Media Play, Kizoa Slide Show, Google YouTube, etc., the multimedia messages can only be played on the current device, and if different devices are used, the playback must be restarted; In the current technology, there is a lack of universality, convenience, immediacy and repeatability in order to instantly share multimedia messages to a remote device.

Therefore, how to more efficiently improve the convenience and practicability of playing multimedia messages on the remote device in real time, it is worthy of further research to propose a better solution in terms of current use requirements.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for sharing multimedia messages in a remote sequence and an apparatus thereof, which can instantly transmit or receive multimedia broadcast messages on an electronic device equipped with an operating system, and can be installed in different devices. The multimedia message is played directly and sequentially according to a sequence of playlists to achieve the purpose of playing multimedia messages on the platform.

The main technical means for achieving the foregoing objectives is a method for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence, the method comprising the steps of: providing a sequence playlist comprising a plurality of multimedia messages and a play sequence thereof; An instant sharing command sequentially plays the corresponding multimedia message in the sequence playlist in a remote device.

The foregoing method is to generate a sequence playlist according to the multimedia message selected by the user, and the user only needs to share the sequence playlist and the corresponding multimedia message content to the remote device for sequential playback through the network to achieve The purpose of serially playing multimedia messages on the remote device.

Another main technical means for achieving the foregoing purposes is a device for sharing multimedia messages in a remote sequence, comprising: a storage unit for storing a plurality of multimedia messages; a display; an input module; and a network transmission a processor, which is respectively connected to the storage unit, the display, the input module, the network transmission module, and displays a sequence playlist on the display, which includes multiple multimedia messages and playing Sequence; when an instant sharing command is received, the sequence playlist corresponds to The multimedia message is played serially in a remote device.

The device can display the multimedia message for the user through the display. When the user selects the multimedia message through the input module and generates a sequence playlist, the corresponding multimedia message in the sequence playlist can be played through the network sequence to achieve The purpose of serially playing multimedia messages on a remote device.

10‧‧‧First electronic device

100‧‧‧ operating system

11‧‧‧Browse module

111‧‧‧Browse page

112‧‧‧Local play button

113‧‧‧Remote play button

12‧‧‧Send module

13‧‧‧Playing module

20‧‧‧Second electronic device

21‧‧‧ receiving module

22‧‧‧Playing module

30‧‧‧ storage unit

40‧‧‧ display

71‧‧‧Operating area

41‧‧‧ display area

50‧‧‧Network Transmission Module

60‧‧‧ processor

70‧‧‧Input module

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a remote sharing mechanism according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of an application browsing page according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another browsing page of an application according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of another browsing page of an application of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of instant play according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flow chart of data retransmission according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the subsequent playback of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an instant sharing scenario according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a block diagram of a first electronic device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first electronic device and a second electronic device are mounted with an operating system and respectively have a dedicated application installed. The dedicated application connects the multimedia through the network connection. In the embodiment, the operating system can refer to an operating system in which an application can be installed, such as Android, Windows, iOS, Mac OS, etc., and the above operating system is only an example, and the limitation is not available. Operating system.

The system architecture in the preferred embodiment is mainly divided into four levels, and the bottom layer is sequentially arranged to the uppermost layer to be a hardware layer, an operating system layer, a network layer, and an application layer; the hardware layer supports The device includes a desktop computer, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital TV, and a tablet computer; the operating system supported by the operating system layer includes Windows, Android, iOS, Mac OS, etc.; the network layer has Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct or a transmission method such as Bluetooth; the application layer is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the dedicated application is mainly composed of a browser module, a sender module (Sender), and a A receiver module (Receiver) and a playback module (Media Player).

For the specific application mode of the embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 , the first electronic device and the second electronic device can be equipped with a platform and the dedicated application is installed in an operating system 100 respectively, so that The first electronic device functions as a digital content sender (Digital Content Sender), and the second electronic device functions as a digital content receiver (Digital Content Recipient); wherein the dedicated application as the digital content transmitter further includes a The browsing module 11, a transmitting module 12, and a playing module 13; the dedicated application as the digital content receiver further includes a receiving module 21 and a playing module 22; the transmitting module 12 and the receiving module 21 main negative In this embodiment, the supported network protocol refers to a Wi-Fi, a Wi-Fi Direct, or a Bluetooth. Specifically, in the embodiment, the first electronic device and the first The two electronic devices respectively refer to other electronic devices such as a tablet computer, a smart phone, a digital television, a notebook computer, or a desktop computer. As described above, the first and second electronic devices may be the same or different electronic devices. In this case, the above electronic devices are taken as an example and are not limited.

When the user activates the dedicated application to share the photo in real time, as shown in FIG. 2, the browsing module 11 of the first electronic device displays an application browsing page 111, which allows the user to browse the job. All the multimedia file contents in the system, the picture used for sharing the multimedia file takes a photo as an example, and a photo menu is displayed on the browsing page 111, and the user can select all the photos through the interface, and according to the selected The photo is edited into a sequence of playlists, and the user can directly play the playlist 13 through the play module 13, or can transmit the sequence playlist to the receiving module 21 of the second electronic device through the sending module 12 for the play module 22 The playing of the photo file is performed in a streaming manner, and the user selects whether to save the file. In this embodiment, a local play button 112 and a remote play are arranged above the browse page 111. The key 113, the local play button 112 causes the play module 13 to directly play, and the far play button 113 is used to make the send mode. The group 12 instantly shares the sequence playlist to the receiving module 21 of the second electronic device, and immediately plays through the playing module 22 thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the user wants to instantly share the multimedia file to the second electronic device and play the first electronic device, the shared multimedia The music file is taken as an example. The user can select a music file through the browsing page 111 on the first electronic device, and edit the music file into a sequence play list according to the selected music file, and the corresponding music can be played according to the playing sequence. The file content is played, and the instant sharing and playing mode is transmitted to the receiving module 21 of the second electronic device through the sending module 12, so that the playing module 22 can instantly play the music file, and the music file is The streaming mode is transmitted to the second electronic device for playback, and the user can select whether to store the music file.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user wants to instantly share the multimedia file to the second electronic device in the first electronic device and play it in real time, the multimedia file shared by the image is taken as an example, and the browsing of the first electronic device is taken as an example. The module 11 provides a browsing page 111 for the user to browse all the movie lists in the operating system. The user can select the movie through the list, edit the selected movie into a sequence playlist, and play the movie according to the sequence playlist. The method of sharing and playing the music is the same as the method of sharing the music file. In this embodiment, if the video information on the browsing page 111 is provided by a third party (such as YouTube), the user transmits the module 12 through the sending module. The video information of the third party is transmitted to the receiving module 21 of the second electronic device according to the sequence playlist, and the video information provided by the third party is transmitted to the second electronic device in a streaming manner, and the playing mode is played by the third electronic device. Group 22 plays instantly.

According to the specific application manner of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence can be summarized. The method is performed on the first electronic device that has the dedicated application installed, such as As shown in FIG. 5, the dedicated application performs the following steps: providing a browsing page 111 in the browsing module 11 of the first electronic device, and displaying a plurality of multimedia messages for the user to select (S601); accepting the user selected The multimedia message is edited into a sequence playlist (S602) in the order selected by the user, and includes a plurality of selected multimedia messages and a play sequence thereof; when the multimedia message has been edited into a sequence playlist, the user input is received After the instant sharing instruction (S603), the content of the multimedia message in the sequence playlist is shared to the remote second electronic device for serial playback (S604), and the sharing mode is performed by the first electronic device. The module 12 transmits the multimedia message to the receiving module 21 of the second electronic device through the network. After the receiving module 21 of the second electronic device receives the sequence play list, the playing module 22 will The play sequence in the sequence playlist immediately plays the corresponding multimedia message content (S605).

In the above step, the receiving module 21 of the second electronic device has received the sequence playlist sent by the sending module 12, and the playing module 22 plays the multimedia message content according to the playing sequence in the sequence playlist, when the user Again, the first electronic device reselects another set of multimedia messages to be played and edits another sequence playlist, and shares them to the second electronic device that is performing the previous share play operation, as shown in FIG. The dedicated application of the second electronic device performs the following steps: receiving another sequence playlist (S701); immediately stopping the play of the play module 22, and adopting the newly received sequence The column play list replaces the original sequence playlist (S702); the play sequence of the replaced sequence playlist directly plays the corresponding multimedia message content by the play module 22 (S703).

In the above steps, the present invention can directly share the sequence playlist after editing the sequence playlist, and can also edit another sequence playlist at any time and then replace the original sequence playlist. The present invention can not only directly share the sequence playlist, but also directly share the sequence playlist. After the first electronic device is played, the sequence playlist can be shared to the second electronic device. As shown in FIG. 7, the browsing module 11 of the first electronic device provides a browsing page 111, and displays multiple multimedia messages for use. Selecting (S801); accepting the multimedia message selected by the user, and editing into a sequence playlist according to the order selected by the user (S802), which includes the selected plurality of multimedia messages and their playing sequence; the first electronic device Receiving a play request (S803); after receiving the play request, the play module 22 performs playback of the multimedia message content corresponding to the sequence playlist (S804); receiving an instant sharing command (S805), Continue to execute the process after receiving the instant sharing instruction; when the first electronic device immediately divides the multimedia message being played in the sequence playlist (S806), and the second electronic device receives the playback sequence, i.e. splicing the player is playing a multimedia message (S807).

The operating system 100 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention respectively installs the aforementioned dedicated application and executes on a first electronic device 10 and a second electronic device 20. Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, both of them are established. The connection between each other for data transmission, the first electronic device The storage unit 30 includes a storage unit 30, a display 40, a network transmission module 50, a processor 60, and an input module 70. The storage unit 30 is configured to store the dedicated application and the plurality of multimedia messages. In the present embodiment, the display 40 and the input module 70 form a touch display, the display 40 is used as a display area 41, and the input module 70 is used as an operation area 71; The browsing page 111 is displayed. The operating area 71 is for the user to select a multimedia message, and the sequence playlist is generated by the user's selection order.

The processor 60 is connected to the storage unit 30, the display 40, and the network transmission module 50, and the processor 60 carries the operating system and installs the dedicated application for the multimedia application. The message is displayed on the browsing page 111. The user can select a plurality of multimedia messages through the operation area 71 to form a sequence play list, and after receiving an instant sharing command, the network transmission module 50 is established. The network connection is to instantly share the multimedia message and its sequence playlist. In this embodiment, the network protocol supported by the network transmission module 50 refers to a Wi-Fi, a Wi-Fi Direct or a Bluetooth. The first electronic device 10 is connected to the corresponding second electronic device 20 through the network, so that the first electronic device 10 can instantly share the multimedia message to the second electronic device 20 through the network.

When the processor 60 receives the instant sharing command, the multimedia message content and the sequence playlist are instantly shared to the second electronic device 20 through the network transmission module 50, so that the instant sharing can be further generated in other manners. An instruction; in the embodiment, the input module 70 further The sensor is used to detect the vibration state of the first electronic device 10 or to detect the gesture input by the user through the input module 70. The input module 70 here refers to the touch. A device such as a display or a touchpad, and then a signal is generated by the sensor to the processor 60, and the signal can be used as the aforementioned instant sharing command.

111‧‧‧Browse page

112‧‧‧Local play button

113‧‧‧Remote play button

Claims (9)

A method for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence, the method comprising the steps of: providing a sequence playlist comprising a plurality of multimedia messages and a play sequence thereof; wherein when the sequence playlist is provided, editing is performed according to a user's order The sequence playlist includes a play order of the selected plurality of multimedia messages; when an instant sharing command is received, the corresponding multimedia message in the sequence playlist is sequentially played in a remote device. The method for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence as described in claim 1 further includes the steps of: providing a browsing page and displaying one or more multimedia messages for the user to select. The method for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia message is sequentially played in a remote device according to a play sequence thereof, and the remote device further comprises the following steps: if the sequence is received The playlist and the multimedia message content will immediately play the corresponding multimedia message content according to the play order in the sequence playlist. The method for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence as described in claim 3, wherein after providing a sequence of playlists, the method further comprises the step of: when receiving a play request, executing the sequence playlist. The method for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the steps of: receiving another sequence playlist; The other sequence playlist is replaced by the original sequence playlist; the corresponding multimedia message content is played on the remote device according to the play sequence of the replaced sequence playlist. An apparatus for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence, comprising: a storage unit for storing a plurality of multimedia messages; a display; an input module; a network transmission module; and a processor separately associated with the storage unit The display, the input module, and the network transmission module are connected, and: displaying, on the display, a sequence of playlists edited according to the user's order, wherein the selected plurality of multimedia messages and the play sequence thereof are included; When an instant sharing command is received, the corresponding multimedia messages in the sequence playlist are sequentially played in a remote device according to the playing order of the playing sequence. The device for sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence, as described in claim 6, wherein the input module is a sensor, and the sensor is configured to generate a signal to the processor, and use the signal as the instant sharing instruction. For the device for sharing a multimedia message in the remote sequence as described in claim 6, the network protocol supported by the network transmission module refers to a Wi-Fi, a Wi-Fi Direct or a Bluetooth. A computer program product for loading a program via a computer to perform a method of sharing a multimedia message in a remote sequence as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5.