WO2010127507A1

WO2010127507A1 - Method, device and system for controlling the remote media obtaining

Info

Publication number: WO2010127507A1
Application number: PCT/CN2009/071710
Authority: WO
Inventors: 马汉军; 何代义
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2009-05-08
Filing date: 2009-05-08
Publication date: 2010-11-11
Also published as: CN102165750B; CN102165750A

Abstract

A method, device and system for controlling the remote media obtaining are provided by the invention, and belong to the communication technical field. The method includes that: when a user requests the network side for obtaining the media through a terminal outside a home network, a gateway inside the home network establishes a connection with the terminal; the gateway receives a remote download command from the terminal, and forwards the remote download command to a home media center inside the home network; after the home media center starts the download, the media provided by the network side is forwarded to the home media center. The gateway includes: a connecting module and a command forwarding module. The home media center includes: a receiving module and a download module. The terminal includes: a capture module, a connecting module and a transmitting module. The system includes: a gateway, a home media center and a terminal. The invention implements the controlling for the remote media obtaining, expands the range of the media obtaining, and is beneficial to the establishment of the open environment and the development of the home service.

Description

Method, device and system for controlling remote media acquisition

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method, apparatus, and system for controlling remote media acquisition. Background art

Currently, multimedia-related services such as digital television, Internet video and music downloads are widely used in ordinary homes. In the digital home multimedia service, a DMS (Digital Media Server) device can be set up inside the home to provide personal media center service capabilities to other types of terminal devices (handheld terminals such as mobile phones, laptops) through the home network. The terminal device can upload books, download or play media content from the DMS device. This brings great convenience to home users. For example, users can find favorite video content on the PC through the Internet. After downloading, upload it to the DMS device through the home network, and pass STB (Set-Top Box) on the TV in the bedroom. The program in the DMS device can be played. The rich media, music, video and pictures on the Internet are brought to the user's multiple screens through the introduction of the home network and through the sharing of the home media center.

With the development of the mobile Internet, users are now more and more connected to the Internet outside the home, such as surfing the Internet on the subway, surfing the Internet through laptops, etc. This type of off-home Internet access is characterized by intermittent Internet access and is not suitable for downloading large amounts of media data.

Some existing IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) operators or Internet Video (Internet Video) operators provide remote control of program recording in order to provide a multi-screen service experience. Referring to Figure 1, outside the home, the user can browse the program information provided by the operator through the mobile phone, confirm the subscription to the favorite program, and the operator system platform notifies the STB terminal associated with the mobile phone user to start the program download or recording. This kind of usage scenario is more common in the "free time downloading" service, especially when the user's network conditions are not good or when the high-definition program is consumed, the operator's network can be fully utilized, and the program content is obtained by using the background downloading method.

In carrying out the process of the present invention, the inventors have found that the above prior art has at least the following disadvantages:

First, terminals for outdoor use such as mobile phones can only be selected from the program list provided by the operator's system platform, and the selection range of the program is closed. Compared with the vast resources on the open Internet, operators provide limited resources. Secondly, the media center is built on the STB device. Generally, the STB is interconnected with the network side device by a relatively closed protocol, and is a device closely coupled with the operator system platform. Therefore, it is not conducive to the integration of media centers with other devices within the home network. And the establishment of an open environment and the development of family business. Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus, and system for controlling remote media acquisition, which expands the scope of media acquisition, and is beneficial to the establishment of an open environment and the development of a home business. The technical solution is as follows:

A method of controlling remote media acquisition, the method comprising:

When the user requests the network to obtain the media from the home network through the terminal, the gateway in the home network establishes a connection with the terminal;

The gateway receives a remote download command from the terminal, and forwards the remote download command to a home media center in the home network;

After the download is initiated by the home media center, the media provided by the network side is forwarded to the home media center. A method for remote media acquisition, the method comprising:

The home media center in the home network receives a remote download command from the terminal through a gateway in the home network; and the home media center downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side through the gateway according to the remote download command.

A method for remote media acquisition, the method comprising:

The terminal outside the home network captures a request for obtaining media sent by the user to the network side;

The terminal establishes a connection with a gateway in the home network;

The terminal sends a remote download command to the home media center in the home network through the gateway, and the home media center downloads the media from the network side through the gateway.

A gateway is located in a home network, and the gateway includes:

a connection module, configured to establish a connection with the terminal when the user requests to obtain the media from the home network to the network side through the terminal;

And a command forwarding module, configured to receive a remote download command from the terminal, and forward the remote download command to a home media center in the home network.

A home media center located within a home network, the home media center comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive a remote download command from the terminal by using a gateway in the home network;

And a downloading module, configured to download the media requested by the terminal from the network side by using the remote download command received by the receiving module.

A terminal, the terminal includes: a capture module, configured to: when located outside the home network, capture a request for acquiring media sent by the user to the network side; and a connection module, configured to establish a connection with a gateway in the home network;

And a sending module, configured to send, by using the gateway, a remote download command to the home media center in the home network, where the home media center downloads the media from the network side through the gateway.

A system for controlling remote media acquisition, the system includes: a gateway, a home media center, and a terminal; the gateway is located in the home network, and is used to request the user to obtain the media from the home network to the network side through the terminal Establishing a connection with the terminal, receiving a remote download command from the terminal, and forwarding the command to the home media center, and after the home media center starts downloading, forwarding the media provided by the network side to the home Media center;

The home media center is located in the home network, and is configured to receive a remote download command from the terminal by using the gateway, and download, by the gateway, the media requested by the terminal from the network side according to the remote download command;

The terminal is configured to: when located outside the home network, capture a request for acquiring a media sent by a user to a network side, establish a connection with the gateway, and send a remote download command to the home media center by using the gateway.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the remote receiving command of the terminal is received by the gateway and forwarded to the home media center. The home media center downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side through the gateway, thereby realizing the control of remote media acquisition, and the user can open from the open Internet. The resources selected in the resource need to be downloaded, and are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition. Moreover, the use of a separate home media center is more conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of a home business than the establishment of an existing home media center on the STB. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic diagram of remotely acquiring media in the prior art;

2 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario for controlling remote media acquisition according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of a method for controlling remote media acquisition according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a method for controlling remote media acquisition according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

5 is a schematic diagram of terminal acquisition gateway configuration information provided by Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

6 is a schematic diagram of a notification download state provided by Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart of a method for remote media acquisition according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

8 is a flowchart of a method for remote media acquisition according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention;

9 is a structural diagram of a gateway provided in Embodiment 5 of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is another structural diagram of a gateway according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a structural diagram of a home media center according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is another structural diagram of a home media center according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention; FIG.

Figure 13 is a structural diagram of a terminal provided in Embodiment 7 of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is another structural diagram of a terminal according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention; FIG.

15 is a structural diagram of a system for controlling remote media acquisition according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is another structural diagram of a system for controlling remote media acquisition according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention. detailed description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

Referring to FIG. 2, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention is mainly applied to the following scenarios: The gateway is connected to the home media center, is located inside the home network, and the terminal is used outside the home network, and the terminal and the gateway can communicate with the Internet, and the network side Media resources are stored on the media download server for download by the home media center. In general, the home media center uses the intranet address inside the home network. Therefore, when the terminal is used outside the home network, the terminal cannot directly access the home media center, and the home media center can be accessed through the gateway.

Referring to FIG. 3, this embodiment provides a method for controlling remote media acquisition, which specifically includes:

301: When a user requests to obtain media through the terminal to the network side outside the home network, the gateway in the home network establishes a connection with the terminal.

302: The gateway receives a remote download command from the terminal, and forwards the remote download command to a home media center in the home network;

303: After starting the download in the home media center, forward the media provided by the network side to the home media center.

The home media center (including the following embodiments) involved in the embodiments of the present invention all refer to DMS devices. In the actual product form, the home media center may exist as an independent device, or may be combined with other devices such as STB, that is, with other devices. The device is integrated into one. It is located in the home network and communicates with the network side in a frequently online manner. When the user sends a request for obtaining media to the network side through the terminal, the medium requested by the terminal is downloaded from the network side through the gateway.

The method provided by the embodiment receives the remote download command of the terminal through the gateway, forwards it to the home media center, and assists the home media center to download the media requested by the terminal from the network side, thereby realizing the control of the remote media acquisition, and the user can access the open Internet. The resources to be downloaded are selected from a wide range of resources, and are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition. Moreover, using a separate home media center, compared to the existing home media center built on the STB, Conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of family business. Example 2

Referring to FIG. 4, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling remote media acquisition, which specifically includes:

401: The user uses the terminal outside the home network, connects to the Internet through broadband, and browses any website;

402: The Internet application server returns the request data to the terminal according to the content requested by the terminal.

403: When the user finds the media resource that is desired to be downloaded, click the download link, and the terminal captures the media download request sent by the user;

The terminal can also provide two types of downloading modes, such as asking the user to use the local download or the remote download. If the user selects the remote download, the subsequent steps of the embodiment are continued; if the user selects the local download, the terminal uses the current Some applications download and download the requested media to the terminal for local storage.

In this embodiment, the captured download protocol includes, but is not limited to, a general download protocol such as Http and Ftp.

404: The terminal establishes a connection channel with the gateway in the home network according to the obtained gateway configuration information, and sends a remote download command to the gateway through the connection channel, where the remote download command carries the terminal request. Information about the acquired media resources;

For example, the mobile terminal can connect to a remote gateway directly through the IP address of the obtained gateway through a data network such as GPRS/Edge to establish a UDP or TCP connection channel.

405: After receiving the remote download command from the terminal, the gateway in the home network forwards the remote download command to the home media center in the home network;

406: After receiving the remote download command, the home media center starts media download according to the media resource information carried in the remote download command, and downloads the media requested by the terminal from the Internet application server through the gateway, and saves the content to the home media center after the download is completed. .

The gateway configuration information used by the terminal in the 404 can be obtained by using the following manners. Referring to FIG. 5, the details are as follows: 501: The gateway in the home network registers information about the home media center in the home network, and establishes a gateway and a home media center. Internet connection;

Specifically, the gateway registers related information of the home media center, and the specific process is as follows: The gateway receives the registration message broadcast by the home media center, and registers related information of the home media center according to the registration message. The home media center can broadcast on the specified multicast address after power-on, so that the gateway in the home network can receive the registration message, and the registration message can carry related information of the home media center, including but not Limited to: Address of the home media center, port for receiving remote download commands, etc. The gateway can register to save the relevant information. When there are multiple home media centers in the home network, the gateway can select the home media center responsible for remote download according to preset rules. There are a plurality of preset rules, and the present invention is not specifically limited. For example, you can choose a home media center with a specified MAC address, or you can choose the first home media center with remote download capability.

502: The gateway registers the terminal related information.

Before the terminal is used officially, the terminal first establishes a trust relationship with the gateway in the home network, that is, the terminal registers itself with the gateway, and the gateway registers the related information of the terminal, and the related information includes but is not limited to: the identification information of the terminal, and the identifier information can be used. Identify a terminal. By registering the relevant information of the terminal, the gateway can establish a trust relationship with the registered terminal and provide a service for the terminal. For the terminal not registered at the gateway, the gateway identifies the terminal as untrusted.

Further, in order to improve security, the terminal may also register the identity information of the terminal at the gateway. In addition, contact information such as a mobile phone number or an email address may be registered to facilitate the home media center to notify the terminal of the download status based on the contact information.

Among them, the registration order of the home media center and the terminal can be carried out at the same time, and the home media center is registered first.

503: After the gateway completes the registration of the terminal, the configuration information used to establish a communication connection between the gateway and the terminal is sent to the terminal, where the configuration information includes but is not limited to: external network address information of the gateway, a security certificate, and the like.

The above three steps are all done inside the home network.

The connection channel shown in Figure 5 refers to the connection channel between the established terminal and the gateway after the terminal obtains the request to download the media. The remote download command is sent by the terminal after establishing the connection channel, and is sent to the gateway through the connection channel, and then sent to the home media center by the gateway.

In this embodiment, the home media center may further notify the terminal of the download status, as shown in FIG. 6, as follows:

601: The home media center downloads the media from the network side through the gateway, and the download is completed or the download is abnormal;

603: The home media center notifies the downloading status information to the short message platform or the email server through the gateway, wherein the gateway sends the notification to the corresponding network side device according to the contact information registered by the terminal, if the terminal registers the mobile phone number , the notification can be sent to the short message platform, and if the terminal registers the email address, the notification is sent to the email server;

604: If the SMS platform receives the notification, sending a short message to the terminal, notifying that the current download status is complete or abnormal. If the email server receives the notification, sending an email to the terminal, notifying that the current download status is complete or appears. abnormal.

The method provided in this embodiment receives a remote download command of the terminal through the gateway, forwards it to the home media center, and assists The home media center downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side, and realizes the control of the remote media acquisition, so that the downloaded media resource selected by the terminal can drive the home media center to perform the actual downloading work. Users can select the resources that need to be downloaded from the vast resources on the open Internet. They are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition, frees users from the constraints of time and place, and conveniently adds themselves to the home media center. I like Internet media resources to provide users with a good and reliable download experience. Moreover, the use of a separate home media center is more conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of home business than the existing home media center on the STB, and can also promote the application of the home media center in the home. Example 3

Referring to FIG. 7, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for remote media acquisition, which specifically includes:

701: The home media center in the home network receives a remote download command from the terminal through a gateway in the home network. 702: The home media center downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side through the gateway according to the remote download command.

Before the home media center receives the remote download command from the terminal, the home media center may further include: the home media center broadcasts the registration message in the home network, and after receiving the registration message, the gateway in the home network registers the related information of the home media center. , including the address of the home media center and the port number to receive remote download commands.

Further, when the home media center download is complete or the download is abnormal, the home media center sends a download status notification message to the network side through the gateway, and the network side sends the message to the terminal, including short message notification or email notification. The method provided in this embodiment receives the remote download command sent by the terminal through the gateway through the home media center, and then the home media center downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side through the gateway, thereby realizing the control of the remote media acquisition, so that the terminal selects the download. Media resources can drive the home media center for actual downloads. Users can select the resources that need to be downloaded from the vast resources on the open Internet. They are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition, frees users from the constraints of time and place, and conveniently adds themselves to the home media center. I like Internet media resources to provide users with a good and reliable download experience. Moreover, the use of a separate home media center is more conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of home business than the existing home media center on the STB, and can also promote the application of the home media center in the home. Example 4

Referring to FIG. 8, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for remote media acquisition, which specifically includes:

801: The terminal outside the home network captures a request for obtaining media sent by the user to the network side; 802: The terminal establishes a connection with a gateway in the home network;

803: The terminal sends a remote download command to the home media center in the home network through the gateway, and the home media center downloads the media from the network side through the gateway.

Further, when the home media center download is completed or the download is abnormal, the network side downloading status information may be notified through the gateway, including the download completion or the download abnormality, and the terminal receives the download status information from the home media center from the network side.

The method provided by the embodiment captures the download request by the terminal and sends the remote download command, and the gateway transfers the gateway to the home media center, and the home media center downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side through the gateway, thereby realizing the control of the remote media acquisition, so that the terminal The selected download media resource can drive the home media center to perform the actual download work. Users can select the resources that need to be downloaded from the vast resources on the open Internet. They are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition, frees users from the constraints of time and place, and conveniently adds themselves to the home media center. I like Internet media resources to provide users with a good and reliable download experience. Moreover, the use of a separate home media center is more conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of home business than the existing home media center on the STB, and can also promote the application of the home media center in the home. Example 5

Referring to FIG. 9, an embodiment of the present invention provides a gateway, which is located in a home network, and specifically includes:

The connection module 901 is configured to establish a connection with the terminal when the user requests the network to obtain the media from the home network through the terminal.

The command forwarding module 902 is configured to receive a remote download command from the terminal through the connection established by the connection module 901, and forward the remote download command to the home media center in the home network.

In this embodiment, the foregoing gateway further includes:

The media forwarding module is configured to forward the media provided by the network side to the home media center after the home media center initiates the download. The media forwarding module is implemented by using the data forwarding function on the existing gateway. For the gateway, the action of forwarding the media is transparent, and the gateway itself does not perceive to download the media to the home media center, but only performs data forwarding. jobs.

Further, referring to FIG. 10, the foregoing gateway further includes:

The registration module 903 is configured to register related information of the home media center in the home network, and register related information of the terminal, before the user requests the media from the home network to obtain the media, and use the terminal to establish communication between the gateway and the terminal. The connection configuration information is sent to the terminal. Among them, the gateway can use the pre-defined port to listen to the end of the home network. End of the message.

Referring to FIG. 10, the registration module 903 may specifically include:

The receiving unit 903a is configured to receive a registration message broadcast by the home media center in the home network before the user requests the network to obtain the media from the home network through the terminal;

The registration unit 903b is configured to register related information of the home media center according to the registration message received by the receiving unit 903a.

Referring to FIG. 10, the foregoing gateway may further include:

The notification module 904 is configured to forward the download status notification message from the home media center to the network side when the home media center downloads or the download is abnormal, and the network side sends the information to the terminal.

The gateway provided in this embodiment forwards the remote download command of the terminal to the home media center, and assists the home media center to download the media requested by the terminal from the network side, thereby implementing remote media acquisition control, so that the downloaded media resource selected by the terminal can drive the home. The media center performs the actual download work. Users can select the resources that need to be downloaded from the vast resources on the open Internet. They are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition, frees users from the constraints of time and place, and conveniently adds themselves to the home media center. I like Internet media resources to provide users with a good and reliable download experience. Moreover, the use of a separate home media center is more conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of home business than the existing home media center on the STB, and can also promote the application of the home media center in the home. Example 6

Referring to FIG. 11, an embodiment of the present invention provides a home media center, which is located in a home network, and specifically includes: a receiving module 1101, configured to receive a remote download command from a terminal by using a gateway in the home network;

The downloading module 1102 is configured to download, by the gateway, the media requested by the terminal from the network side according to the remote download command received by the receiving module 1101.

Generally, the remote download command includes downloading the media resource information, and the downloading module starts the download process of the media resource according to the downloaded media resource information. After the download is completed, the resource information of the downloaded media will be registered in the home media center, such as adding an item to the program list for the user to view and select.

Further, referring to FIG. 12, the foregoing home media center may further include:

The registration module 1103 is configured to: before the receiving module 1101 receives the remote download command, broadcast the registration message in the home network, and register the related information of the home media center with the gateway in the home network.

In addition, referring to FIG. 12, the foregoing home media center may further include:

The notification module 1104 is configured to send a download status notification message to the gateway through the gateway when the download is completed or the download is abnormal. The network side is sent by the network side to the terminal, including SMS notification or email notification.

The home media center provided in this embodiment may include at least one of a registration module 1103 and a notification module 1104. The home media center provided by the embodiment receives the remote download command sent by the terminal through the gateway, and then downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side through the gateway, thereby implementing remote media acquisition control, so that the downloaded media resource selected by the terminal can drive the home media. The center performs the actual download work. Users can select the resources that need to be downloaded from the vast resources on the open Internet. They are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition, frees users from the constraints of time and place, and conveniently adds themselves to the home media center. I like Internet media resources to provide users with a good and reliable download experience. Moreover, the use of a separate home media center is more conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of home business than the existing home media center on the STB, and can also promote the application of the home media center in the home. Example 7

Referring to FIG. 13, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, which specifically includes:

The capturing module 1301 is configured to: when located outside the home network, capture a request for the user to send the media to the network side; the connection module 1302 is configured to establish a connection with the gateway in the home network;

The sending module 1303 is configured to send a remote download command to the home media center in the home network through the gateway, and the home media center downloads the media from the network side through the gateway.

When the user browses the network using the terminal, if the user finds the media resource that needs to be downloaded and clicks the download, the capturing module 1301 can actively intercept the request, and can ask the user whether to start the remote download service of the home media center, and if so, Then, the connection connection module 1302 and the transmission module 1303 are activated; otherwise, the terminal locally downloads and saves the downloaded media in the terminal. The foregoing method is an active acquisition manner, and the capture module 1301 can also provide a passively invoked remote download service function to other local applications of the terminal through a preset interface.

Further, referring to FIG. 14, the foregoing terminal may further include:

The receiving module 1304 is configured to receive, from the network side, a download status notification message sent by the home media center through the gateway, including a short message or an email, when the home media center download is completed or the download is abnormal.

The terminal provided by the embodiment captures the download request and sends the remote download command, and the gateway transfers the gateway to the home media center, and the home media center downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side through the gateway, thereby realizing the control of the remote media acquisition, so that the terminal selects Downloading a media resource can drive the home media center for actual downloads. Users can select the resources that need to be downloaded from the vast resources on the open Internet. They are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition, frees users from the constraints of time and place, and conveniently adds themselves to the home media center. I like Internet media resources to provide users with a good and reliable download experience. And, using a separate home media center, with an existing home media center Compared with the STB, it is more conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of family business, and can also promote the application of home media centers in the home. Example 8

Referring to FIG. 15, an embodiment of the present invention provides a system for controlling remote media acquisition, including: a gateway 1501, a home media center 1502, and a terminal 1503;

The gateway 1501 is located in the home network, and is used to establish a connection with the terminal 1503 when the user requests the network to obtain the media from the home network through the terminal 1503, and receive the remote download command from the terminal 1503 and forward it to the home media center 1502. After the media center 1502 starts downloading, the media provided by the network side is forwarded to the home media center 1502. The home media center 1502 is located in the home network, and is configured to receive a remote download command from the terminal 1503 through the gateway 1501, according to the remote download command. The gateway 1501 downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side;

The terminal 1503 is configured to: when located outside the home network, capture a request for acquiring media sent by the user to the network side, establish a connection with the gateway, and send a remote download command to the home media center 1502 through the gateway 1501.

Further, see Figure 16, Home Media Center 1502 also includes:

The broadcast module 1502a is configured to broadcast a registration message in the home network before receiving the remote download command from the terminal 1503.

Correspondingly, the gateway 1501 further includes:

The first registration module 1501a is configured to receive a registration message broadcast by the home media center 1502, and register related information of the home media center 1502 according to the registration message;

The second registration module 1501b is configured to register related information of the terminal 1503.

See Figure 16. The Home Media Center 1502 also includes:

The notification module 1502b is configured to send a download status notification message to the network side through the gateway 1501 when the download is complete or the download is abnormal.

Correspondingly, the gateway 1501 further includes

The forwarding module 1501c is configured to forward the download status notification message sent by the home media center 1502 to the network side. Correspondingly, the terminal 1503 further includes:

The receiving module 1503a is configured to receive, from the network side, a download status notification message sent by the home media center 1502 through the gateway 1501.

The system provided by the embodiment receives the remote download command of the terminal through the gateway and forwards the command to the home media center. The home media center downloads the media requested by the terminal from the network side through the gateway, thereby realizing the control of the remote media acquisition, so that the terminal selects The download media resource can drive the home media center to perform the actual download work. Users can select the resources that need to be downloaded from the vast resources on the open Internet. They are not limited to the operator's program list, which expands the scope of media acquisition, frees users from the constraints of time and place, and conveniently adds themselves to the home media center. I like Internet media resources to provide users with a good and reliable download experience. Moreover, the use of a separate home media center is more conducive to the establishment of an open environment and the development of home business than the existing home media center on the STB, and can also promote the application of the home media center in the home. All or part of the above technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention may be completed by hardware related to program instructions, and the program may be stored in a readable storage medium, and the storage medium includes: a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disk. And other media that can store program code.

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

Claims

A method for controlling remote media acquisition, the method comprising:

After the download is initiated by the home media center, the media provided by the network side is forwarded to the home media center.

The method for controlling the remote media acquisition according to claim 1, wherein the terminal, before the home network requests the network side to obtain the media, further includes:

A gateway in the home network registers related information of the home media center in the home network, and registers related information of the terminal;

The gateway sends configuration information for establishing a communication connection between the gateway and the terminal to the terminal. The method for controlling the remote media acquisition according to claim 2, wherein the gateway in the home network registers the related information of the home media center in the home network, which specifically includes:

A gateway within the home network receives a registration message broadcast by the home media center within the home network;

The gateway registers related information of the home media center according to the registration message. The method for controlling remote media acquisition according to claim 2, wherein the method further comprises: when the home media center downloads or the download is abnormal, the gateway is from the home media center. The download status notification message is forwarded to the network side, and is sent by the network side to the terminal.

5. A method for remote media acquisition, the method comprising:

The remote media acquisition method according to claim 5, wherein the home media in the home network

Claims

Before receiving the remote download command from the terminal by the gateway in the home network, the method further includes: a home media center in the home network broadcasting a registration message in the home network, registering the gateway with the gateway in the home network Information about the Home Media Center. The remote media acquisition method according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises: when the download is completed or the download is abnormal, the home media center sends a download status notification message to the network through the gateway. The side is sent by the network side to the terminal.

8. A method for remote media acquisition, the method comprising:

The terminal establishes a connection with a gateway in the home network;

The terminal sends a remote download command to the home media center in the home network through the gateway, and the home media center downloads the media from the network side through the gateway. The remote media acquisition method according to claim 8, wherein the method further comprises: when the home media center downloads or the download is abnormal, the terminal receives the home media from the network side. A download status notification message sent by the center through the gateway.

A gateway, which is located in a home network, and the gateway includes:

And a command forwarding module, configured to receive a remote download command from the terminal, and forward the remote download command to a home media center in the home network. The gateway according to claim 10, wherein the gateway further comprises:

a registration module, configured to register related information of the home media center in the home network, and register related information of the terminal, to be used for establishing a gateway, before the user requests the network to obtain the media from the home network through the terminal, The configuration information of the communication connection with the terminal is sent to the terminal. The gateway according to claim 11, wherein the registration module specifically includes: a receiving unit, configured to receive a registration message broadcast by the home media center in the home network before the user requests the network to obtain the media from the home network through the terminal;

a registration unit, configured to register related information of the home media center according to the registration message received by the receiving unit. The gateway according to claim 10, wherein the gateway further comprises:

The notification module is configured to forward the download status notification message from the home media center to the network side when the home media center downloads or the download is abnormal, and the network side sends the information to the terminal.

A home media center, wherein the home media center includes: a receiving module, configured to receive a remote download command from the terminal by using a gateway in the home network;

The home media center according to claim 14, wherein the home media center further comprises: a registration module, configured to broadcast a registration message in the home network before the receiving module receives the remote download command And registering information about the home media center with a gateway in the home network.

The home media center according to claim 14, wherein the home media center further comprises: a notification module, configured to send a download status notification message to the network through the gateway when the download is completed or the download is abnormal The side is sent by the network side to the terminal.

A terminal, wherein the terminal comprises:

a capture module, configured to: when located outside the home network, capture a request for acquiring media sent by the user to the network side; and a connection module, configured to establish a connection with a gateway in the home network;

The terminal according to claim 17, wherein the terminal further comprises:

And a receiving module, configured to receive, by the network side, a download status notification message sent by the home media center through the gateway when the home media center download is completed or the download is abnormal. 19. A system for controlling remote media acquisition, the system comprising: a gateway, a home media center, and a terminal;

The gateway is located in the home network, and is configured to establish a connection with the terminal when the user requests to obtain the media from the home network through the terminal, and receive a remote download command from the terminal and forward the message to the terminal. The home media center, after the home media center initiates downloading, forwarding the media provided by the network side to the home media center;

The system for controlling remote media acquisition according to claim 19, wherein the home media center further comprises:

a broadcast module, configured to broadcast a registration message in the home network before receiving a remote download command from the terminal; the gateway further includes:

a first registration module, configured to receive a registration message broadcast by the home media center, and register related information of the home media center according to the registration message;

The second registration module is configured to register related information of the terminal.

a notification module, configured to send a download status notification message to the network side by using the gateway when the download is complete or the download is abnormal;

The gateway further includes

a forwarding module, configured to forward the download status notification message sent by the home media center to the network side; the terminal further includes:

And a receiving module, configured to receive, by the network side, a download status notification message sent by the home media center through the gateway.