WO2008003248A1

WO2008003248A1 - A method and system for interactively requesting programs

Info

Publication number: WO2008003248A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/070146
Authority: WO
Inventors: Xiaojun Zeng
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2006-06-30
Filing date: 2007-06-21
Publication date: 2008-01-10
Also published as: CN101098329B; CN101098329A; HK1116607A1; MY165421A

Abstract

A method for interactively requesting programs which is to resolve the problems of not being able to submit real time comments while the user is watching the program requested, and not being able to leave words while the user requests the program. The method includes: determining the available request user(s) according to the information of the program requested by user(s) in the requested channel; searching the corresponding media file according to the information of the program requrested by the user(s), playing the meida file and outputting the video stream to the user(s) in the requested channel; and obtaining the text information of thereal time comments submitted by the user(s) receiving the video stream. And a system for interactively requesting programs is provided.

Description

Method and system for interactive on-demand program

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of computer and communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and system for interactive on-demand programming. Background of the invention

A network television on demand system is a system in which a service provider sets up a media server on the Internet (Internet), and a user broadcasts a television program through a web (WEB) page or a proprietary client endpoint. The network television on-demand system includes an Internet human-computer interaction subsystem, an on-demand program distribution subsystem, a media server, and an on-demand program output subsystem.

In the prior art, after the user orders the program online through the network, the Internet human-computer interaction subsystem receives the user's on-demand operation information, extracts the program information submitted by the user, and transmits the program information to the on-demand program distribution subsystem.

The on-demand program distribution subsystem searches the media server based on the program information, and after finding the on-demand program, transmits the on-demand program file to the on-demand program output subsystem. The on-demand program The output subsystem plays the program that the user clicks on, and the user who is on the same channel as the on-demand program user will receive the program.

According to the prior art method, when users who are on the same channel want to post comments on the program during the process of watching the on-demand program, they cannot directly submit comments online through the network, and cannot realize the interactive communication of the user, thereby reducing the user's viewing when watching the program. Interactive experience; and the message of the on-demand program user cannot be played simultaneously with the on-demand program. Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for interactive on-demand, which are used to solve the prior art. Users who watch on-demand programs cannot submit real-time comments, and users' messages and on-demand programs cannot be played simultaneously.

The embodiments of the present invention provide the following technical solutions:

A method for interactive on-demand programming includes the following steps:

Determining a valid on-demand user according to program information requested by the user in the on-demand channel;

Finding a corresponding media file according to the program information requested by the effective on-demand user, playing the media file to output a video stream to a user in the on-demand channel;

Acquiring real-time comment text information submitted by the user who is receiving the video stream in the on-demand channel, and superimposing the real-time comment text information into the video stream and outputting to the user in the on-demand channel.

An interactive on-demand program system, including:

An interactive on-demand display unit, configured to output an interactive on-demand operation interface, and submit program information requested by the user to the human-machine interaction control unit;

a human-machine interaction control unit, configured to receive and parse the program information of the user on-demand, determine a valid on-demand user of the user, and find a corresponding media file according to the program information requested by the effective on-demand user;

a real-time comment submitting unit, configured to accept real-time comment text information submitted by the user during the process of receiving the video stream, and transmit the same to the text information collecting unit;

a text information collecting unit, configured to receive real-time comment text information submitted by the user, and forward the information to the real-time video stream superimposing unit;

A real-time video stream superimposing unit is configured to superimpose and output the video stream and the received text information of the media file.

After adopting the embodiment of the present invention, the user can not only receive the on-demand program, but also can receive the text information of the message in the on-demand program, and submit the real-time comment online while enjoying the on-demand program, which not only enhances the interaction of the user when watching the on-demand program. Sex, while improving the entertainment effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is a flowchart of an exemplary process of interactive on-demand in an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an exemplary schematic diagram of a system structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an exemplary process of a user-on-demand program according to an embodiment of the present invention. Mode for carrying out the invention

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the real-time comment submitted by the user is obtained, and the real-time comment is superimposed and outputted with the played video stream. Further, the user superimposes and outputs the message of the on-demand program and the video stream of the on-demand program.

As shown in FIG. 1, the exemplary processing flow of the interactive on-demand in this embodiment is as follows: Step 101: The user who views the on-demand program in the interactive on-demand channel inputs the text information through the operation window of the real-time comment, and submits the text information input by the user.

Step 102: After receiving the real-time comment submitted by the user, superimposing the real-time comment into the video stream of the on-demand program being played, and outputting it to the user watching the channel-on-demand program, and the user watching the program in the channel will simultaneously receive the real-time comment. comment.

Step 103: After the on-demand program is played, an on-demand operation interface is generated, and the user is provided with an on-demand operation.

Step 104: The user clicks on the next program through the on-demand operation interface, and can also message the program that is requested by the on-demand operation interface. After the user orders the program on the on-demand program through the on-demand operation interface, the user first determines the valid on-demand user, and superimposes the message of the valid on-demand user on the video stream corresponding to the on-demand program, and outputs it to all users who watch the channel-on-demand program. . In this way, while watching the on-demand program, the message of the effective on-demand user can also be received, and the message can be the language of the on-demand program of the on-demand program to express the blessing, Introduction to on-demand programs, etc.

Referring to FIG. 2, the system of the embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal 210, a human-machine interaction control unit 220, a text information collection unit 230, an interactive program distribution unit 240, a media file library 250, a real-time video stream subtitle superimposition unit 260, and an interactive on-demand output. Unit 270.

The user terminal 210 includes an interactive on-demand display unit 2101 and a live comment submission unit 2102. The interactive on-demand display unit 2101 is configured to display a user-on-demand operation interface, receive the on-demand program information and the text information of the message input by the user through the operation interface, and submit the information to the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203; The user plays the media file, displays the text information, displays the on-demand operation interface, and displays the real-time comments posted by the user during the playback of the media file. The real-time comment submitting unit 2102 is configured to accept the real-time comment text information submitted by the user during the process of receiving the video stream of the on-demand program, and transmit the same to the text information collecting unit 230.

The human-machine interaction control unit 220 generates an on-demand operation interface according to the currently available media file set, and provides the user terminal that receives the TV-on-demand channel to select the program to use. The unit includes a human-machine interaction control module 2201, a human-machine interaction interface generation module 2202, and a human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203.

The human-machine interaction control module 2201 is the core of the human-machine interaction control unit 220. On the one hand, it regulates the human-computer interaction interface generation module 2202 to generate an on-demand operation interface according to rules, and controls when to output to the user terminal. On the other hand, it receives the on-demand operation data on the user terminal 210 transmitted from the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203, finds the effective on-demand user from the on-demand user, and then distributes the user's on-demand information such as the program number, text information, and the like. The program number is distributed to the interactive program distribution unit 240, and the text information is distributed to the text information collecting unit 230. In still another aspect, the center schedules the work of the interactive program issuing unit 240, the text information collecting unit 230, and the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203.

The selection mechanism of the effective on-demand user may be directly determining the user of the first on-demand program as Efficient on-demand users; another mechanism can be used to count the programs that users order on-demand, find the programs with the highest number of on-demand, and determine all users who click on the program as valid on-demand users; if the number of programs with the highest number of on-demand is greater than At 1 o'clock, the first of the programs to be on-demand is determined as a valid on-demand program, and all users of the on-demand effective on-demand program are determined as valid on-demand users.

In the actual application process, when the latter mechanism is adopted, there are many users on the effective on-demand, and the user's on-demand message takes a long time, and the user's message can be not received, only the on-demand program is played, and the real-time comment submitted by the user is played.

The human-computer interaction interface generating module 2202 is controlled by the human-machine interaction control module 2201, and the functions implemented are mainly to read the on-demand program data from the media file library 250, and collect the attributes of each media file, thereby generating a user-on-demand operation interface. . After the interface is generated, it is submitted to the human-machine interface front-end access module 2203.

The human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203 is controlled by the human-machine interaction control module 2201. The main execution process includes: First, obtaining an on-demand operation interface from the human-machine interaction interface generation module 2202, and according to the scheduling of the human-machine interaction control module 2201 The interface is displayed by the interactive on-demand display unit 2101 of the user terminal 210. Second, the user's on-demand operation data is collected from the interactive on-demand display unit 2101 of the user terminal 210 and transmitted to the human-machine interaction control module 2201, which finds valid on-demand users, such as the first on-demand program, from the concurrent on-demand operations of the plurality of users. After the user, the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203 prompts the valid-on-demand user to submit the attached text information, and transmits the input text information to the human-machine interaction control module 2201. Preferably, the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203 prompts the user to submit the attached text information and saves it, and collects the information according to the human-computer interaction front-end access module 2203. After the plurality of concurrent on-demand operation data determines the valid on-demand user, the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203 transmits the saved text information attached to the valid on-demand user-on-demand to the human-machine interaction control module 2201. The text information collecting unit 230 is configured to transmit the text information transmitted by the received human-machine interaction control module 2201 or the comment text information submitted by the real-time comment submitting unit 2102 to the real-time video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260 according to the regulation of the human-machine interaction control module 2201. .

After receiving the program number of the user-on-demand sent by the human-machine interaction control module 2201, the interactive program issuance unit 240 reads the media file according to the number in the media file library 250, and transfers the media file according to the regulation of the human-machine interaction control module 2201. To the live video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260.

The media file library 250 stores all media files for on-demand use, which can be updated frequently, and the human-computer interaction interface generation module 2202 is notified in time.

The real-time video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260 is configured to superimpose the received media file and the text information, and transmit the superimposed real-time video stream to the interactive on-demand output unit 270.

The interactive on-demand output unit 270 is configured to play the received real-time video stream, and the output program is used as a channel in the network television system, and all the viewers of the channel can receive the same broadcast content.

After the interactive program issuing unit 240 obtains the media file, the human-machine interaction control module 2201 will notify the text information collecting unit 230 and the interactive program publishing unit 240 to respectively transmit the text information and the media file to the real-time video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260 for superimposition. .

When the user posts the real-time comment in the process of watching the program, the text information collecting unit 230 receives the comment text information submitted by the user, and transmits the comment text information to the real-time video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260, and the real-time video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260 receives the The comment text message to is superimposed on the video stream being played.

In this embodiment, the human-machine interaction channel includes a WEB page, and a wireless access device such as a mobile phone, and the user terminal includes various types of terminals such as a computer, a personal digital assistant, and a cellular phone. After the user enters the interactive on-demand system, the program can be selected to watch different channels through the human-computer interaction channel. Referring to Figure 3, the exemplary processing of the user-on-demand program is as follows:

Step 301: When the user terminal receiving the interactive on-demand channel program outputs an on-demand operation interface for the user to perform the interactive on-demand operation instruction, the user clicks on a program and inputs the text information to leave a message for the on-demand program, and the interactive on-demand in the user terminal. The display unit 2101 submits the received program of the user's on-demand, and the input text information to the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203.

Step 302: The human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203 receives the program requested by the user and the input text information, parses the program number and message text information of the user on-demand, and transmits the program number and the message text information to the human-machine interaction control module 2201.

Step 303: Determine a valid on-demand user from the on-demand user, and the human-machine interaction control module 2201 finds the user who is the first on-demand program from the concurrent on-demand operations of the plurality of users, and determines the user as a valid on-demand user.

Step 304: After the human-machine interaction control module 2201 transmits the valid on-demand user-on-demand program number to the interactive program publishing unit 240, the interactive program issuing unit 240 searches the media file library 250 according to the program number, and after finding the corresponding file, starts the program publishing operation. The operation is in a standby state and is fed back to the human-machine interaction control module 2201. After receiving the feedback message, the human-machine interaction control module 2201 transmits the message text information of the user to the text information collection unit 230.

Step 305: The human-machine interaction control module 2201 simultaneously issues a startup release command to the interactive program release unit 240 and the text information release unit 230. After receiving the commands, the latter two respectively transmit the media file and the text information to the real-time video stream subtitle superimposition unit. 260. The real-time video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260 superimposes the video stream of the user-on-demand program and the text information of the message, and transmits the video stream to the interactive on-demand output unit 270.

Step 306: The interactive on-demand output unit 270 outputs the received video stream superimposed with the text information to the user terminal 210 that selects to view the channel. Step 307: The interactive on-demand display unit 2101 of the user terminal 210 displays the on-demand program and the text information, and enjoys the media program that the user clicks on with all the users who are on the same channel as the effective on-demand user, and simultaneously receives the message of the user.

Step 308: During the playing of the on-demand program, if a user posts a comment, the real-time comment submitting unit 2102 in the user terminal 210 of the commenting user submits the comment text information input by the user to the text information collecting unit 230.

Step 309: After receiving the comment text information, the text information collecting unit 230 forwards the information to the real-time video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260.

Step 310: The live video stream subtitle superimposing unit 260 superimposes the received comment text information with the video stream being played and transmits the same to the interactive on-demand output unit 270.

Step 311: The interactive on-demand output unit 270 outputs the video stream superimposed with the user comment text information to the user terminal 210 that selects to view the channel.

Step 312: The user's comment text information is displayed in the program played by the interactive on-demand display unit 2101 of the user terminal 210, and all users who view the program will share the comment text information published by the user.

During the program playing, the human-computer interaction interface generating module 2202 retrieves the program in the media file library 250 and collects attributes of each media file, such as a name, a duration, etc., and generates an on-demand interface according to the policy of the human-machine interaction control module 2201. The interface is then passed to the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203, and the human-machine interaction control module 2201 is notified to be ready.

After the human-machine interaction control module 2201 determines that the media program requested by the user is finished playing, the human-machine interaction front-end access module 2203 is notified to output the on-demand interface to the user terminal 210, and the interactive on-demand display unit 2101 displays the on-demand operation interface, waiting for the user to order the video. program.

By adopting the method of the invention, the message when the user places the program on the spot is shared with other users who watch the user's on-demand program, and at the same time, the comments posted by all the users who watch the program can be transmitted to other users during the program broadcast, thereby enhancing the user's viewing. Interactivity when on-demand, It also improves the entertainment effect of online TV on demand. It is within the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and the modifications of the invention

Claims

Claim

A method for interactively broadcasting a program, comprising the steps of: determining an effective on-demand user according to program information requested by a user in an on-demand channel;

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the effective on-demand user is determined, the user who first clicks on the program among the users of the on-demand channel is determined to be a valid on-demand user.

The method according to claim 2, wherein the text information of the user-on-demand program message in the on-demand channel is further obtained, and the text information of the valid on-demand user message is superimposed on the video stream and output to the on-demand The user in the channel.

The method according to claim 3, wherein after the user inputs the on-demand operation data through the on-demand operation interface, the operation data is parsed to obtain the program information of the user's on-demand and the text information of the message.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the effective on-demand user is determined, the program requested by the user is counted, the program with the highest number of on-demand is found, and the user who orders the program is determined to be effective on-demand. user.

The method according to claim 5, wherein when the number of programs with the highest number of on-demand is greater than 1, the first-on-demand program among the programs with the highest number of on-demand is determined as a valid on-demand program, and The user who clicks on the program is determined to be a valid on-demand user.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the program information is an identification of a program.

8. An interactive on-demand program system, characterized by comprising: An interactive on-demand display unit is configured to output an interactive on-demand operation interface, and submit program information of the user on-demand to the human-machine interaction control unit;

A real-time video stream superimposing unit is configured to superimpose and output the video stream of the media file and the received text information.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

The interactive on-demand display unit is further configured to submit text information of the user's message of the on-demand program to the human-machine interaction control unit;

The human-machine interaction control unit is further configured to distribute the text information of the user message to the text information collection unit;

The text information collecting unit is further configured to receive and forward the text message of the user message to the real-time video stream superimposing unit;

The real-time video stream superimposing unit is further configured to superimpose and output the text information and the video stream of the user message.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein said program information is an identification of a program.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the system further comprises a file library and an interactive program publishing unit, wherein:

a media file library for storing media files required by the user to order; The interactive program issuing unit is configured to send the media file found by the human-machine interaction control unit to the real-time video stream superimposing unit.