WO2010081400A1

WO2010081400A1 - Method and system for managing interactive on-demand service, and operation support server

Info

Publication number: WO2010081400A1
Application number: PCT/CN2010/070064
Authority: WO
Inventors: 林福生; 代昆
Original assignee: 深圳市同洲电子股份有限公司
Priority date: 2009-01-13
Filing date: 2010-01-08
Publication date: 2010-07-22
Also published as: CN101489110A

Abstract

A method for managing interactive on-demand service includes the steps of: according to an on-demand service request signal sent by a digital television terminal, obtaining the pre-stored information of an on-demand program, the information of a user and the information of a video server; when it is judged that the on-demand program can not be played completely according to the information of the on-demand program and the information of the user, performing an interrupt management on the play time of the program, and according to the information of the video server, sending the interrupt information for controlling the corresponding video server to stop pushing the stream of the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal. A system for managing interactive on-demand service and an operation support server are also disclosed.

Description

Management method, system and operation support server for interactive on-demand service The application is submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on January 13, 2009, and the application number is 200910104983.2, and the invention name is "an interactive on-demand management method, system and operation support". The priority of the Chinese Patent Application, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of digital signal processing, and in particular relates to an interactive on-demand management method, system and operation support server. Background technique

With the continuous improvement and development of interactive digital TV, the charging mode of broadcasting and television operation has diversified. However, the existing interactive on-demand system of digital television fails to realize the real-time video interruption service well, and cannot stop the video service in real time according to the user's expense situation, that is, when the user's remaining fee is insufficient to watch the current on-demand program. When the current program is not interrupted, the applicability is poor. Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention is to provide an interactive on-demand management method, which aims to solve the problem that the interactive on-demand system of the digital television provided by the prior art fails to implement the real-time video interruption service well, and cannot be based on the user's fee. Situation, stop video service in real time, poor applicability.

The embodiment of the present invention is implemented as an interactive on-demand management method, and the method includes the following steps:

Obtaining pre-stored on-demand program information, user information, and video server information according to an on-demand service request signal sent by the digital television terminal;

Determining, according to the on-demand program information and the user information, whether the on-demand program can be completely played, otherwise interrupting the program playing time, and according to the video server information, issuing a corresponding on-demand program for controlling the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding stream Interrupt information to the corresponding digital TV terminal.

Another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide an interactive on-demand management system, where the system includes: a pre-stored unit, configured to pre-store the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information; the information obtaining unit is configured to acquire the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server pre-stored by the pre-stored unit according to the on-demand service request signal sent by the digital television terminal information;

a determining unit, configured to determine, according to the on-demand program information and the user information acquired by the information acquiring unit, whether the on-demand program can be completely played;

The interrupt management unit is configured to: when the determining unit determines that the on-demand program cannot be completely played, interrupt management of the program playing time, and send the video server information obtained by the information acquiring unit to control the video server to stop pushing The corresponding on-demand program is streamed to the interrupt information of the corresponding digital television terminal.

Another object of embodiments of the present invention is to provide an operation support server including a management system of interactive on-demand as described above.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pre-stored on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information are obtained. When it is determined that the on-demand program cannot be completely played according to the obtained on-demand program information and the user information, the program playing time is interrupted and managed. In order to control the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal interruption information, the management of the interactive on-demand program is optimized, and the function of managing the on-demand program according to the duration is realized, and the applicability is strong. DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for managing interactive on-demand according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of an interactive on-demand management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a detailed structural view of Figure 2. detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pre-stored on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information are obtained. When it is determined that the on-demand program cannot be completely played according to the obtained on-demand program information and the user information, the program playing time is interrupted and managed. To control the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding The interrupt information of the on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for managing an interactive on-demand provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S101, pre-stored on-demand program information, user information, and video server information are obtained according to the on-demand service request signal sent by the digital television terminal. The on-demand service request signal refers to a signal input by the user at the digital television terminal for requesting to play a program that needs to be requested. For example, the user triggers a program that needs to be on-demand at the digital television terminal, and the digital television terminal generates a request to play according to the trigger of the user. The signal of the program; the information of the on-demand program refers to the information such as the program playing time and the program playing fee of the on-demand program; the user information refers to the user's on-demand record, the user's authority information (such as the user's monthly time, etc.); the video server information refers to The location information of the video server that plays the on-demand program, or the video server information refers to information for describing the video server that plays the on-demand program, such as an IP address, a port (PORT), and the like.

In the embodiment of the present invention, before the step S101, the method may further include the following steps: providing an interface for creating and/or modifying the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information; and receiving the on-demand program information input on the displayed interface. , creation and/or modification of user information and video server information; pre-save creation and/or modification of on-demand program information, user information and video server information. In other words, the administrator can create and/or modify on-demand program information, user information, and video server information through an interface for creating and/or modifying on-demand program information, user information, and video server information, thereby improving management efficiency.

Obviously, in the embodiment of the present invention, before step S101, the method may further include the following steps: obtaining an on-demand service request signal sent by the digital television terminal.

In step S102, it is determined whether the on-demand program can be completely played according to the obtained on-demand program information and the user information, otherwise the program playing time is interrupted, and according to the acquired video server information, the corresponding video server is stopped to push. The corresponding on-demand program is streamed to the interrupt information of the corresponding digital television terminal. In other words, when it is judged that the on-demand program cannot be completely played according to the obtained on-demand program information and the user information, the program playing time is interrupted, and according to the acquired video server information, the corresponding video server is stopped to push the flow. The corresponding on-demand program is sent to the corresponding digital television terminal for interrupt information.

The interrupt management of the program playing time is performed, and according to the obtained video server information, the corresponding video server is controlled to stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the digital television terminal. The step of breaking the information is specifically: generating an interrupt task indicating the play time of the program according to the obtained on-demand program information and the user information; counting the program play time according to the generated interrupt task; when the time count reaches the program play time indicated by the interrupt task And, according to the obtained video server information, issue interrupt information for controlling the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal. For example, when the on-demand program is determined to be a billing program according to the on-demand program information, the duration of the on-demand program that the user can watch is calculated according to the total on-demand duration of the user in the user information, and the time duration corresponding to the time-sequence of the on-demand program is generated. For example, when the on-demand program is determined to be a preview program according to the on-demand program information, an interrupt task for the time-of-day viewing duration of the preview program is generated according to the free viewing duration of the preview program in the on-demand program information. Further, before, after or simultaneously with the step of issuing the interrupt information for controlling the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal, the following steps may further be included: when the timing time reaches the interrupt task At the indicated program play time, a bookmark for recording the breakpoint time of the current on-demand program is generated; the generated bookmark is stored.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the step of issuing the interrupt information for controlling the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program content, the method further includes the following steps: the corresponding video server receives the interrupt information; and the corresponding video server receives the The information is interrupted, and the corresponding on-demand program content is stopped from being pushed to the corresponding digital television terminal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, before the step S102, the method may further include the following steps: generating a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) playback command according to the acquired on-demand program information, user information, and video server information, and generating the generated RTSP. The command is sent to the corresponding digital television terminal; the digital television terminal receives the RTSP play command, and according to the received RTSP play command, issues a play request signal requesting the corresponding video server to push the corresponding on-demand program to the digital television terminal. Further, after the step of requesting the corresponding video server to push the play request signal of the corresponding on-demand program content, the method further includes the following steps: the corresponding video server receives the play request signal; and the corresponding video server according to the received play request The signal pushes the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal. Further, when storing the bookmark for recording the breakpoint time of the corresponding on-demand program, the step of the corresponding video server pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the digital television terminal according to the received play request signal is specifically: corresponding The video server acquires a breakpoint time recorded from the stored bookmark of the corresponding on-demand program according to the received play request signal; The corresponding on-demand program is pushed from the breakpoint time to the corresponding digital television terminal.

It should be noted that the execution bodies of the steps S101, S102 and the steps before, at the same time or after the steps S101 and S102 may be independent of the operation support servers of the digital television terminal and the video server.

FIG. 2 shows the principle of the interactive on-demand management system provided by the embodiment of the present invention. For the convenience of description, only the parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown.

The interactive on-demand management system provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a pre-stored unit 11, an information acquisition unit 12, a judging unit 13, and an interrupt management unit 14.

The pre-stored unit 11 is configured to pre-store on-demand program information, user information, and video server information. The information acquiring unit 12 is configured to obtain the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information pre-stored by the pre-stored unit 11 according to the on-demand service request signal sent by the digital television terminal, and transmit the obtained on-demand program information, user information, and video server information. The judgment unit 13 is given. The judging unit 13 is configured to judge whether the on-demand program can be completely played based on the on-demand program information and the user information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12. The interrupt management unit 14 is configured to interrupt management of the program play time when the judging unit 13 judges that the on-demand program cannot be completely played, and sends a video server information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12 to control the corresponding video server to stop pushing. The corresponding on-demand program is streamed to the interrupt information of the corresponding digital television terminal.

The corresponding video server 15 is configured to receive the interrupt information sent by the interrupt management unit 14, and stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program content to the corresponding digital television terminal 16 according to the received interrupt information.

Further, the interactive on-demand management system provided by the embodiment of the present invention may further include an RTSP play instruction generating unit 17 configured to generate an RTSP play command according to the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12, and generate an RTSP play command. The RTSP play command is sent to the corresponding digital television terminal 16. The digital television terminal 16 receives the RTSP play command and, according to the RTSP play command it receives, issues a play request signal requesting the corresponding video server to push the corresponding on-demand program to the digital television terminal. The corresponding video server 15 receives the play request signal and pushes the corresponding on-demand program to the digital television terminal 16 based on the received play request signal.

Fig. 3 shows the specific structure of Fig. 2.

The information creation and/or modification module 111 in the pre-stored unit 11 is configured to provide an interface for creating and/or modifying the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information, and to control the external display device. In addition, the creation and/or modification of the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information input by the interface displayed by the external display device are simultaneously received. The pre-stored module 112 in the pre-stored unit 11 is used to pre-store information creation and/or modification of the created and/or modified on-demand program information, user information and video server information received by the module in. The information obtaining unit 12 is configured to obtain the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information pre-stored by the pre-stored module 112 according to the on-demand service request signal sent by the digital television terminal, and transmit the obtained on-demand program information, user information, and video server information. The judgment unit 13 is given. The judging unit 13 is configured to judge whether the on-demand program can be completely played according to the on-demand program information and the user information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12. The interrupt task generating module 143 in the interrupt management unit 14 is configured to generate an interrupt task indicating the program play time according to the on-demand program information and the user information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12 when the judging unit 13 judges that the on-demand program cannot be completely played. The timing module 142 in the interrupt management unit 14 counts the program play time based on the interrupt task generated by the interrupt task generation module 143. The interrupt information sending module 141 in the interrupt management unit 14 is configured to, when the time counted by the timing module 142 reaches the program play time indicated by the interrupt task, issue the video server information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12 to control the corresponding video server. Stop interrupting the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital TV terminal. The interrupt information receiving module 151 in the corresponding video server 15 is configured to receive the interrupt information sent by the interrupt information sending module 141. The push flow control module 152 in the video server 15 is configured to issue a control signal according to the interrupt information received by the interrupt information receiving module 151, and control the push flow module 153 in the video server 15 to stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal. 16.

Further, the RTSP play instruction generating unit 17 generates an RTSP play command based on the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information acquired by the information acquisition unit 12, and transmits the generated RTSP play command to the digital television terminal 16. The digital television terminal 16 receives the RTSP play command, and issues a play request signal requesting the corresponding video server to push the corresponding on-demand program to the digital television terminal according to the received RTSP play command. The play request signal receiving module 154 in the corresponding video server 15 is for receiving a play request signal from the digital television terminal 16. The push flow control module 152 issues a control signal according to the play request signal received by the play request signal receiving module 154, and controls the push stream module 153 to push the corresponding on-demand program to the digital television terminal 16.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the interruption management unit 14 may further include a bookmark generation module 144 and a bookmark storage module 145. The bookmark generating module 144 is used to time the timing module 142 When the time reaches the program playing time indicated by the interrupting task, a bookmark for recording the breakpoint time of the current on-demand program is generated; the bookmark storage module 145 is configured to store the bookmark generated by the bookmark generating module 144. In this case, after the play request signal receiving module 154 in the video server 15 receives the play request signal sent by the digital television terminal 16, the push flow control module 152 acquires the bookmark storage according to the play request signal received by the play request signal receiving module 154. The block 145 stores the breakpoint time of the bookmark recorded by the corresponding on-demand program and issues a control signal, and the control push stream module 153 pushes the corresponding on-demand program from the breakpoint time to the digital television terminal 16.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides an operation support server, including the interactive on-demand management system as described above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation support server may include a pre-stored unit 11, an information acquisition unit 12, a determination unit 13, and an interruption management unit 14. The pre-stored unit 11 is configured to store on-demand program information, user information, and video server information. The information acquiring unit 12 is configured to acquire the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information pre-stored by the pre-stored unit 11 according to the on-demand service request signal sent by the digital television terminal, and transmit the obtained on-demand program information, user information, and video server information. The judgment unit 13 is given. The judging unit 13 is configured to judge whether the on-demand program can be completely played according to the on-demand program information and the user information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12. The interrupt management unit 14 is configured to interrupt management of the program play time when the judging unit 13 judges that the on-demand program cannot be completely played, and issues a video server information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12 to control the corresponding video server to stop pushing. The corresponding on-demand program is streamed to the interrupt information of the corresponding digital television terminal. The operation support server may further include an RTSP play instruction generating unit 17 configured to generate an RTSP play command according to the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information acquired by the information acquiring unit 12, and send the generated RTSP play command to the corresponding digital television terminal. 16. The specific structure and working process of the pre-stored unit 11, the information obtaining unit 12, the judging unit 13, the interrupt management unit 14, and the RTSP play command generating unit 17 are as shown in FIG. 3 and the corresponding descriptions above, and are not described herein again.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a video server, which specifically uses the video server as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pre-stored on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information are obtained. When it is determined that the on-demand program cannot be completely played according to the obtained on-demand program information and the user information, the program playing time is interrupted and managed. To control the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding The interrupt information of the on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal optimizes the management of the interactive on-demand program, realizes the function of managing the on-demand program according to the duration, and is applicable, and can generate the breakpoint time of the recorded on-demand program. Bookmark and save, when the user watches the on-demand program again, directly pushes from the breakpoint time, realizes the resume of the breakpoint time of the on-demand program; further, provides the user to create and/or modify the on-demand program information, the user The interface of the information and video server information shows that the administrator can create and/or modify the on-demand program information, the user information and the video server information in the interface, thereby improving the management efficiency.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be performed by a program to control related hardware, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, the storage. Media, such as ROM/RAM, disk, CD, etc.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

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An interactive on-demand management method, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring pre-stored on-demand program information, user information, and video server information according to an on-demand service request signal sent by a digital television terminal;

When it is determined that the on-demand program cannot be completely played according to the on-demand program information and the user information, the program playing time is interrupted, and according to the video server information, a corresponding on-demand broadcast is performed to control the corresponding video server to stop pushing the stream. The interruption information of the program to the corresponding digital television terminal.

2. The method for managing interactive on-demand according to claim 1, wherein before the step of acquiring the pre-stored on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information according to the on-demand service request signal transmitted by the digital television terminal, The method further includes the following steps:

Providing an interface for displaying and/or modifying on-demand program information, user information, and video server information;

Receiving creation and/or modification of on-demand program information, user information, and video server information input at the interface displayed;

The on-demand program information, user information, and video server information created and/or modified are pre-stored.

The method for managing interactive on-demand according to claim 1, wherein the program playing time is interrupted, and according to the video server information, a corresponding video server is controlled to stop the corresponding streaming. The steps of the on-demand program to the interrupt information of the corresponding digital television terminal specifically include:

Generating an interrupt task indicating a program play time according to the obtained on-demand program information and user information; and timing the program play time according to the generated interrupt task;

When the timing time reaches the program playing time indicated by the interrupting task, according to the video server information, the interrupt information for controlling the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal is issued.

The interactive on-demand management method according to claim 3, wherein before the step of issuing the interrupt information for controlling the corresponding video server to stop pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the corresponding digital television terminal, After or at the same time, the method further comprises the steps of:

When the timing time reaches the program playing time indicated by the interrupting task, generating a bookmark for recording the breakpoint time of the current on-demand program; Store the bookmark.

The method for managing interactive on-demand according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises the following steps:

Receiving, by the corresponding video server, a play request signal, and acquiring, according to the received play request signal, a breakpoint time recorded from a bookmark of the stored corresponding on-demand program;

The corresponding on-demand program is pushed from the breakpoint time to the corresponding digital television terminal.

The method for managing the interactive on-demand according to claim 1, wherein when the program according to the on-demand program information and the user information determines that the on-demand program cannot be completely played, the program playing time is interrupted and managed. Before the step, the method further includes the following steps:

Generating a real-time streaming protocol according to the on-demand program information, user information, and video server information

The RTSP play instruction sends the generated RTSP play command to the corresponding digital television terminal, so that the digital television terminal receives the RTSP play command, and according to the received RTSP play command, issues a request to the corresponding video server to push the corresponding on-demand broadcast. A playback request signal from the program to the digital television terminal.

7. An interactive on-demand management system, wherein the system comprises:

a pre-stored unit, configured to pre-store the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information; the information obtaining unit is configured to acquire the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server pre-stored by the pre-stored unit according to the on-demand service request signal sent by the digital television terminal Information

The interactive on-demand management system of claim 7, wherein the pre-stored unit further comprises:

An information creation and/or modification module for providing an interface for creating and/or modifying on-demand program information, user information, and video server information and controlling display of an external display device while receiving on-demand input of an interface displayed on the external display device Program information, user information, and video server information Create and / or modify;

And a pre-stored module, configured to pre-store the created and/or modified on-demand program information, user information, and video server information received by the information creation and/or modification module.

9. The interactive on-demand management system of claim 7, wherein the interrupt management unit further comprises:

And an interrupt task generating module, configured to: when the determining unit determines that the on-demand program cannot be completely played, generate an interrupt task indicating that the program playing time is performed according to the on-demand program information and the user information acquired by the information acquiring unit;

a timing module, configured to time the program playing time according to the interrupt task generated by the interrupt task generating module;

The interrupt information sending module is configured to: when the time counted by the timing module reaches the program playing time indicated by the interrupt task generated by the interrupt task generating module, send the video server information obtained by the information acquiring unit to be controlled The corresponding video server stops pushing the corresponding on-demand program to the interrupt information of the corresponding digital television terminal.

The management system of the interactive on-demand according to claim 9, wherein the interrupt management unit further comprises:

a bookmark generating module, configured to generate a bookmark for recording a breakpoint time of the current on-demand program when the timing of the timing module reaches a program playing time indicated by the interrupting task;

a bookmark storage module, configured to store a bookmark generated by the bookmark generating module.

11. The interactive on-demand management system of claim 7, wherein the system further comprises:

The RTSP play instruction generating unit is configured to generate an RTSP play command according to the on-demand program information, the user information, and the video server information acquired by the information acquiring unit, and send the generated RTSP play command to the corresponding digital television terminal.

12. An operational support server comprising the interactive on-demand management system of any one of claims 7 to 11.