WO2012068979A1

WO2012068979A1 - Method and apparatus for mobile phone multimedia program preview

Info

Publication number: WO2012068979A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/082544
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘延昌
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2010-11-25
Filing date: 2011-11-21
Publication date: 2012-05-31
Also published as: CN102480641A

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and apparatus for mobile phone multimedia program preview, comprising: recording a preview channel selected by a user; and after receiving a preview command initiated by the user, displaying the multimedia programs of the preview channel on the screen in separate windows for user preview. The present invention records the preview channel selected by the user and displays the multimedia programs of the preview channel selected by the user on the screen, thus improving the mobile phone television service functions and further enhancing user experience.

Description

Method and device for realizing mobile multimedia program preview

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of multimedia technologies for mobile phones, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for realizing multimedia program preview of mobile phones.

Background technique

With the increasing commercialization of the world's third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) mobile communication technologies, mobile multimedia has become a hot spot in the industry. Users can not only watch real-time live multimedia programs on mobile phones, but also watch the latest. Movie trailers and classic film and television drama clips, you can also download exciting sports events, find favorite comic dialogues, star interviews and other variety shows and humorous short films.

However, the current multimedia functions of mobile phones are not perfect enough, and many user experiences need to be improved. When users watch mobile multimedia, they need to manually switch all the channels to preview the program. It takes several buttons to implement switching. This method is not only time-consuming, but also very inconvenient to operate, which seriously affects the user. Use experience. Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and a device for realizing preview of a multimedia program of a mobile phone, and solving the problem of time-consuming and inconvenient operation caused by previewing a program by repeatedly pressing a button in a mobile phone multimedia.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a method for realizing preview of a mobile multimedia program of the present invention includes:

Record the preview channel selected by the user;

After receiving the preview command initiated by the user, the multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed on the screen in a separate window for the user to preview.

Preferably, the step of displaying the multimedia program of the preview channel into the screen in separate windows comprises: The multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed on the screen in a separate window in the order preset by the user or in the order in which the user selects the preview channel.

Preferably, the method further comprises:

After receiving the preview command initiated by the user, the multimedia program of the preview channel is displayed on the screen in a separate window, and the step of previewing the user includes:

After receiving the preview command initiated by the user, determining whether the multimedia program is currently being played, and if so, interrupting the multimedia program, and executing the multimedia program of the preview channel to be displayed on the screen in a separate window; if no multimedia is being played The program directly executes the multimedia program of the preview channel to be displayed on the screen in a separate window.

Preferably, when the multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed on the screen in separate windows, the audio data of one of the channels of the preview channel is also played.

Preferably, the method further comprises:

When the audio data of one of the channels of the preview channel is played, the name of the channel corresponding to the audio data and the program information are also displayed.

Preferably, when the multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed on the screen in separate windows, if all the preview channels cannot be simultaneously displayed on the screen, the display is performed by paging.

Preferably, in the above method, the multimedia program is a video program or an audio program or a combination of audio and video television programs.

Preferably, an apparatus for implementing preview of a mobile multimedia program includes: a configuration module and a mobile multimedia module, wherein:

a configuration module, configured to record a preview channel selected by the user;

The mobile multimedia module is configured to read the preview channel from the configuration module after receiving the preview command initiated by the user, and display the multimedia program of the preview channel to the screen in a separate window for the user to preview.

Preferably, when the mobile multimedia module displays the multimedia programs of the preview channel on the screen in separate windows, the multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed in separate windows according to the order preset by the user or the order in which the user selects the preview channel. on the screen. Preferably, the mobile phone multimedia module is further configured to: after receiving the preview command initiated by the user, further determine whether the multimedia program is currently being played, and if yes, interrupt the multimedia program, and execute the multimedia program of the preview channel to be displayed in a separate window. Go to the screen; if no multimedia program is being played, the multimedia program that directly previews the channel is directly displayed on the screen in a separate window.

Preferably, the mobile phone multimedia module is further configured to play audio data of one of the channels of the preview channel when the multimedia program of the preview channel is respectively displayed on the screen in a separate window.

Preferably, in the above device, the multimedia program is a video program or an audio program or a combination of audio and video television programs.

The above technical solution records the preview channel selected by the user, displays the multimedia program of the preview channel selected by the user on the screen, thereby perfecting the function of the multimedia service of the mobile phone, and further enhancing the experience effect of the user.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a general flowchart of a method for implementing multimedia program preview of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a specific flowchart of a method for implementing preview of a multimedia program of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for implementing preview of a multimedia program of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

In this embodiment, the configuration module provides a configuration option to the user, and receives and records the preview channel set by the user. After receiving the preview command of the user, the mobile multimedia module reads the preview channel, and each preview channel occupies a separate window, and the preview channel is displayed. The multimedia program, the preview channel is the channel that the user selects according to his or her choice.

When the multimedia program of the preview channel has video content, the video data can be separately output and displayed. On the screen, when the multimedia program has no video content (for example: only audio), the program information can be displayed to the mobile phone screen by default interface, or the static picture set by the customer can be displayed to the mobile phone screen.

When the mobile multimedia module displays the preview program, the preview channel can be displayed on the screen in order from the selected first channel according to the order in which the user selects the preview channel. When the user finds a favorite channel, he can select the channel to play.

Moreover, the mobile multimedia module can also play the audio data of the main channel set by the user in the preview channel, and the mobile multimedia module can change the channel for playing the audio data according to the manual selection of the user. For example, the audio of the first channel is currently played by default, and the user can manually switch to the audio of the second channel or the audio of the third channel.

For the preview channel for playing audio data, you can distinguish the border of the display window by highlighting. When the user changes the selection of the preview channel, the audio data of the preview channel selected by the user is played. The preview channel for playing audio data may be the first of the configured preview channels or the channel manually selected by the user.

If the mobile multimedia module cannot display all the preview channels on the screen at the same time, you can perform page display, add the previous screen and the next screen button or menu, and display the partial preview channel each time. When the mobile multimedia module displays a partial preview channel on the screen, the user can preview the remaining preview channels by previewing the next page. For example, the mobile multimedia module searches for a total of 10 channels, and a screen displays a preview of up to 4 channels. You can preview the rest of the channels by previewing the next page switching function.

The solution of the present embodiment will be described in detail below through specific embodiments.

In order to enable the user to know the detailed information of each channel in more detail when previewing the channel, when the user selects to play the audio data of a certain channel, the name of the channel and the detailed information of the currently played program can be simultaneously displayed in the preview screen. . For example, the screen previews up to 4 channels at the same time; the currently previewed channels are CHN1, CHN2, CHN3, and CHN4, and the default audio is CHN1. At this time, the name of the CHN1 channel, the current preview program name, and Start end time information, etc. When the user selects to play the audio data of the channel CHN3, the related information of CHN3 is displayed synchronously. In addition, the user can add the number of preview channels per screen in the configuration module, and the user can also add the order of channel display in the configuration module.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the method for implementing mobile phone multimedia program preview in this embodiment includes: Step 101: Add a channel preview menu in a mobile phone multimedia module, and when the user selects the menu, the mobile multimedia module starts a channel preview function;

Step 102: Add a menu and interface for selecting a preview channel in the configuration module, and set a check box in front of each channel for the user to select a check box to select a preview channel;

The configuration module can also set the order in which the preview channels are displayed. If the user does not set the order in which the preview channels are displayed, the preview channels can be displayed in the order in which the user selects the preview channels.

Step 103: After receiving the channel preview command, the mobile multimedia module acquires the preview channel from the configuration module.

Step 104: The mobile multimedia module displays the channel preview on the screen according to the order set by the user or the order in which the user selects the preview channel;

Step 105: After previewing the channel, the user confirms playing the channel that he likes;

Step 106: The mobile multimedia module plays the channel that the user confirms to play.

Step 201: The mobile multimedia module receives the channel preview command.

Step 202: The data multimedia module determines whether the multimedia program is currently playing, if the multimedia program is being played, step 203 is performed; otherwise, step 204 is performed;

In this step, the status of the multimedia play flag can be used to determine whether the multimedia module of the mobile phone is playing a multimedia program, for example: When the flag bit is 1, it indicates that the mobile multimedia module is playing a multimedia program, and when the flag bit is 0, the mobile multimedia module is displayed. No multimedia programs are played.

Step 203: interrupt the current multimedia play, perform step 204;

Step 204: Start a channel preview function;

In this step, the channel preview function determines the drawing of each channel preview interface according to the user setting in the configuration module or the default number of preview channels displayed on each screen. Users can Your own hobbies and habits are set in advance by the configuration module to set the preview interface and mode, and the default preview channel for playing audio data.

A menu and interface for selecting a preview channel can be added to the configuration module. A check box is set in front of each channel, and the user selects a preview channel by selecting a check box; the mobile multimedia module then previews the preview channel according to the user's selection.

Step 205: The mobile multimedia module acquires a preview channel.

Step 206: The mobile multimedia module displays the preview channel on the screen in sequence;

In this step, when the number of preview channels is less than or equal to the number of preview channels displayed on each screen set in the configuration module, all preview channels are displayed on the screen; when the number of preview channels is greater than the set display of each screen When previewing the number of channels, the preview channel will be displayed according to the number of preview channels set in the configuration module, and the previous screen and the next screen switching function will be added, so that the user can preview all the channels.

Step 207: The user selects to play the channel that he likes by previewing the channel;

Step 208: The mobile multimedia module plays the channel selected by the user to play.

In the above technical solution, the multimedia program may be a video program or an audio program, or may be a video program combined with video and audio.

FIG. 3 is a device for implementing preview of a mobile phone multimedia program according to the embodiment, including: a configuration module and a mobile phone multimedia module, where:

The mobile multimedia module is configured to read the preview channel from the configuration module after receiving the preview command initiated by the user, and display the multimedia program of the preview channel to the screen in a separate window for the user to preview. When the multimedia module of the mobile phone displays the multimedia programs of the preview channel to the screen in separate windows, the multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed on the screen in a separate window according to the order preset by the user or the order in which the user selects the preview channel.

The mobile phone multimedia module is further configured to: after receiving the preview command initiated by the user, determine whether the multimedia program is currently being played, and if so, interrupt the multimedia program, and execute the multimedia program of the preview channel to be displayed on the screen in a separate window. ; otherwise, direct execution will preview the channel The multimedia programs are respectively displayed on the screen in separate windows; the mobile multimedia module is further configured to play the audio data of one of the channels of the preview channel when the multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed on the screen in separate windows.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct the associated hardware. The program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium such as a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module in the above embodiment may be implemented in a hardware manner or in the form of a software function module. Embodiments of the invention are not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

The invention may, of course, be embodied in various other modifications and equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventions. Within the scope of protection of the invention.

Industrial applicability

The above technical solution provides a method and device for realizing multimedia program preview of a mobile phone, and solves the problem that time-consuming and inconvenient operation caused by program preview by repeatedly pressing a button in the multimedia of the mobile phone. The method and device record the preview channel selected by the user, display the multimedia program of the preview channel selected by the user on the screen, thereby perfecting the function of the multimedia service of the mobile phone, and further enhancing the user experience.

Claims

Claim

A method for realizing preview of a mobile multimedia program, comprising:

Record the preview channel selected by the user;

After receiving the preview command initiated by the user, the multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed on the screen in a separate window for preview by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the multimedia programs of the preview channel into the screen in separate windows comprises:

The multimedia programs of the preview channel are respectively displayed on the screen in separate windows in the order in which the user is preset or in the order in which the user selects the preview channel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

After receiving the preview command initiated by the user, the multimedia program of the preview channel is respectively displayed on the screen in a separate window, and the step of previewing the user includes:

After receiving the preview command initiated by the user, determining whether the multimedia program is currently being played, and if so, interrupting the multimedia program, and displaying the multimedia program of the preview channel in a separate window to the screen; The multimedia program is being played, and the multimedia programs of the preview channel are directly displayed on the screen in separate windows.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: playing audio data of one of the channels of the preview channel when the multimedia program of the preview channel is respectively displayed on a screen in a separate window .

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

6. The method of claim 1, wherein: the step of displaying the multimedia programs of the preview channel in separate windows on a screen comprises: if all preview channels cannot be simultaneously displayed on the screen,显示 Display by pagination.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the multimedia program is a video program or an audio program or a combination of audio and video television programs.

8. An apparatus for implementing preview of a mobile multimedia program, comprising: a configuration module and a mobile multimedia module, wherein: the configuration module is configured to: record a preview channel selected by a user;

The mobile phone multimedia module is configured to: after receiving the preview command initiated by the user, read the preview channel from the configuration module, and display the multimedia program of the preview channel into a separate window in a separate window, For the user to preview.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the mobile phone multimedia module is configured to: when the multimedia program of the preview channel is displayed on a screen in an independent window, respectively, according to the multimedia program of the preview channel The order in which the user is preset or the order in which the user selects the preview channel is respectively displayed on the screen in a separate window.

10. Apparatus according to claim 8 wherein:

The mobile phone multimedia module is configured to: after receiving the preview command initiated by the user, determine whether the multimedia program is currently being played, and if yes, interrupt the multimedia program, and separately use the multimedia program of the preview channel The window is displayed on the screen; if no multimedia program is being played, the multimedia program of the preview channel is directly displayed on the screen in a separate window.

11. Apparatus according to claim 8 wherein:

The mobile phone multimedia module is further configured to: play the audio data of one of the channels of the preview channel when the multimedia program of the preview channel is displayed on the screen in separate windows.

The apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 11, wherein the multimedia program is a video program or an audio program or a combination of audio and video television programs.