WO2013037278A1

WO2013037278A1 - Method and system for dynamic menu interaction

Info

Publication number: WO2013037278A1
Application number: PCT/CN2012/081157
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李峰
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2011-09-16
Filing date: 2012-09-07
Publication date: 2013-03-21
Also published as: CN102291563A

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and system for dynamic menu interaction. The method comprises: an AS transmitting to a UE a dynamic menu interaction indication message, where the dynamic interaction indication message carries therewith a corresponding relation between a menu identity and menu content; the AS receiving from the UE the menu identity fed back on the basis of the corresponding relation; and the AS executing an operation corresponding to the menu identity. The present invention allows for the effects of reduced complexity of entire system, great robustness, centralization of service processes on the AS, obviation of requirement for the UE, convenient upgrade, applicability in keyboard terminals, touchscreen terminals, or other different forms of terminals, convenient third-party development for the UE, and interactive interface friendliness.

Description

Dynamic menu interaction method and system

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a dynamic menu interaction method and system. BACKGROUND A video conference system, also called a conference television system, refers to individuals or groups in two or more different places, and transmits voice, image and file data through transmission lines and multimedia devices to realize instant and interactive communication. System equipment to achieve the purpose of the conference. Currently, there are two mainstream technical standards in the video conferencing field: H.323 and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). (1) H.323 is defined by ITU-TSG16, including H.225 call control signaling and remote access services

(Remote Access service, RAS for short) signaling, H.245 media control signaling, and H.450 supplementary service signaling specification. In H.323 system, the terminal controls the conference of multimedia video conferences through the H.245 protocol. Realized

(2) Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is an Internet Protocol (IP) telephony signaling protocol used to establish, modify, and terminate multimedia session sessions in which multiple users participate. In the SIP system, the terminal controls the conference of the multimedia video conference to obtain the conference status and control the conference through the SIP event subscription mechanism. At present, large-scale commercial conference television systems use the H.323 standard. However, with the gradual popularization of video conferencing systems, SIP protocols are receiving increasing attention from the industry. SIP-based video conferencing systems are bound to gain wider and wider applications. . In addition to the above two mainstream technical standards, there is also the use of Interactive Voice and Video Response (IVVR) technology to achieve the purpose of conference control of multimedia video conferencing by ordinary terminals. However, the existing standard control mode, that is, the H.323 control protocol or the SIP control protocol has the following disadvantages: In the H.323 system, the terminal controls the multimedia video conference by the H.245 protocol; In the SIP system, the terminal controls the conference of the multimedia video conference to obtain the conference status through the SIP event subscription mechanism to control the conference. Both control protocols require terminal and central office side (for example, application server (Application Server, abbreviated as AS) Coordination, it is not convenient to customize new system functions, such as: System function upgrade, need to upgrade the terminal. As for the IVVR method, it is used by the terminal to obtain the required information or participate in the interactive service by dialing. Although this method is very flexible, there is no special requirement for the protocol. Not only that, it uses the channel channel transfer (DTMF) method for conference control, and almost all terminals can support DTMF, and the versatility is very good. However, with the increasing use of open systems such as IPad and Android, the terminal user interface presents a diverse pattern. In this context, the openness of the IVVR method is obviously insufficient, and all the interfaces are pushed by the central office side, which cannot meet the user's customized requirements. Moreover, the screen size of the display output of different terminal devices is also different, unified by the central office side. Pushing, it is also difficult to achieve the best visualization; In addition, IVVR push images have no focus, can not be applied to the touch screen. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a dynamic menu interaction method and system, so as to at least solve the problem that the terminal and the central office side need to be coordinated and inconvenient to customize a new system function in the related art. According to one aspect of the invention, a dynamic menu interaction method is provided. The dynamic menu interaction method according to the present invention includes: the AS sends a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries a correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content; the AS receives the feedback from the UE according to the corresponding relationship. Menu identification; The AS performs an operation corresponding to the menu identification. In the above method, the AS performing the operation corresponding to the menu identifier includes: the AS sending a control command to the multipoint control unit MCU, wherein the control instruction is used to instruct the MCU to perform an operation corresponding to the menu identifier. In the above method, after the AS sends the dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, the method further includes: the UE parsing the dynamic menu interaction indication message, and performing single-screen display or multi-screen display on the parsed menu content according to the predetermined setting. In the above method, after the UE performs single-screen display or multi-screen display on the dynamic menu interaction indication message, the method further includes: the UE acquiring the menu identifier in response to an input operation performed by the user using the keyboard and/or the touch screen. In the above method, the AS sends the dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, including one of the following: the AS transmits a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE via the signaling channel; the AS transmits the dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE via the media data channel. In the above method, the dynamic menu interaction indication message is described in Extensible Markup Language (XML). According to another aspect of the present invention, a dynamic menu interaction system is provided. According to another aspect of the present invention, a dynamic menu interaction system is provided. The dynamic menu interaction system according to the present invention includes: an AS and a UE; the AS includes: a sending module, configured to send a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries a correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content; The first receiving module is configured to receive a menu identifier that is fed back from the UE according to the foregoing correspondence relationship; the first executing module is configured to perform an operation corresponding to the menu identifier; the UE includes: a second receiving module, configured to receive from the AS The dynamic menu interaction indication message, wherein the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries a correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content; and the feedback module is configured to feed back the menu identifier according to the correspondence relationship. In the above system, the multipoint control unit MCU; the MCU comprises: a third receiving module configured to receive a control command from the AS; and a second execution module configured to perform an operation corresponding to the menu identifier. In the above system, the UE further includes: a parsing module, configured to parse the dynamic menu interaction indication message to obtain the menu content; and the display module is configured to perform single-screen display or multi-screen display on the menu content according to the predetermined setting. In the above system, the UE further includes: an obtaining module configured to obtain the menu identifier in response to an input operation performed by the user using the keyboard and/or the touch screen. According to the present invention, the dynamic menu interaction indication message delivered by the AS, wherein the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries the correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content, and does not involve a specific function; when the function expansion is required, only the function of the AS is involved. The upgrade can avoid the update of the UE; at the same time, the AS is only responsible for providing the dynamic menu interaction indication message, and the UE is responsible for setting the size and layout of the menu image, and solving the related technologies, the terminal and the central office side need to be coordinated, and it is inconvenient to customize the new The problem of system function, which achieves low complexity and robustness of the whole system, the business process is concentrated on the AS, has no requirements for the UE, is easy to upgrade, and is applicable to keyboard terminals, touch screen terminals or other various forms of terminals. It is convenient for UE to do third-party development and interactive interface friendly effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are set to illustrate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, In the drawings - Figure 1 is a flow chart of a dynamic menu interaction method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a flowchart of obtaining a conference control right by a keyboard type UE according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flowchart of obtaining a conference control right by a touch screen type UE according to a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention; A structural block diagram of a dynamic menu interaction system of an embodiment; and FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a dynamic menu interaction system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. 1 is a flow chart of a dynamic menu interaction method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method mainly includes the following processing: Step S102: The AS sends a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries a correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content. Step S104: AS receiving And a menu identifier that is fed back from the UE according to the foregoing correspondence relationship; Step S106: The AS performs an operation corresponding to the menu identifier. For the related art, the terminal and the central office side need to be coordinated, and it is inconvenient to customize the new system function. In the dynamic menu interaction method shown in FIG. 1 , the AS sends a dynamic menu interaction indication message carrying a correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content to the UE; the AS receives the menu identifier from the UE according to the corresponding relationship feedback; The operation corresponding to the menu identifier. By using this method, the control method adopting the H.323 or SIP standard in the related art is solved, and the problem that the terminal and the central office side (for example, AS) need to be coordinated and it is inconvenient to customize the new system function is required. According to the foregoing technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, since the service processes are concentrated on the AS, there is no requirement for the UE, so the upgrade is convenient, and at the same time, the overall system has low complexity and strong robustness. Preferably, the performing the operation corresponding to the menu identifier by the AS in the foregoing step S106 may further include the following process: the AS sends a control command to the multipoint control unit (MCU), where the control command is used to instruct the MCU to execute and the control command The menu identifies the corresponding action. For example: the control instruction is used to indicate that the audio and video signals are played to the UE, and the MCU can play the audio and video signals to the UE according to the control command, and accept the media information of the UE. Preferably, after performing the foregoing step 102, the method may further include: the UE parsing the dynamic menu interaction indication message, and performing single-screen display or multi-screen display on the parsed menu content according to a predetermined setting of the user. For example, according to the user's personal preference, the UE can be set to a large-size UE or a small-sized UE, and the large-size UE can display all menu contents on a single screen, and the small-sized UE can display the menu content in multiple screens after the user designs the page by himself. . Preferably, after performing the single-screen display or the multi-screen display on the dynamic menu interaction indication message, the UE may further include the following processing: the UE responds to the input operation performed by the user using the keyboard and/or the touch screen, and obtains feedback according to the corresponding relationship. Menu identifier. The foregoing UE may be a keyboard type UE or a touch screen type UE. In a preferred implementation process, when the user performs an input operation using the keyboard type UE, the UE may simultaneously display the menu identifier and the menu content, so that the user can directly input the menu identifier through the keyboard; when the user uses the touch screen UE, the UE only The menu content is displayed, and the user processes the menu content internally, and the menu identifier is transmitted back to the AS. Preferably, the dynamic menu interaction indication message sent by the AS to the UE may include, but is not limited to, one of the following manners: (1) the AS transmits a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE via the signaling channel;

(2) The AS transmits a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE via the media data channel. Preferably, the dynamic menu interaction indication message may be described by using an Extensible Markup Language (XML). It should be noted that: XML is only a recommended language for describing dynamic menu interaction indication messages, and other languages that can describe the dynamic menu interaction indication message are all within the scope of the present invention. The dynamic menu interaction method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is compared with the scheme of using standard control (for example, H.323 and SIP) in the related art, and the biggest difference is: the information of each message transmitted by the standard control method is quite fixed. For example, applying for a chairman, flow control, etc. In the present invention, the transmitted information is a dynamic menu, and does not involve specific functions, which is more flexible and more suitable for function expansion. When the function is extended, only the function upgrade of the AS is involved, and the update of the UE device can be avoided. In addition, the dynamic menu interaction method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is compared with the scheme for controlling by using the IVVR mode in the related art, and the biggest difference is: the source of the IVVR mode is AS, and the AS defines the size and layout of the menu image. The terminal is responsible for displaying. In the present invention, the AS is only responsible for providing menu elements, and the UE is responsible for the size and layout of the menu image, for example, the terminal can design the page by itself, which is more flexible and more suitable for third-party development. The above dynamic menu interaction method will be further described below in conjunction with two preferred embodiments. FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a keyboard type UE obtaining conference control rights according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the following processing may be included: Step S202: The UE accesses the dynamic menu interaction system. Step S204: The AS sends a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, where the user is instructed to perform the next operation, in this embodiment. The menu is marked as "9#", and the menu content is "conference control"; Step S206: The UE displays the dynamic menu. In this embodiment, the UE displays "Meeting Control, please input

9#"; Step S208: The user inputs the selection item by using the keyboard, and the UE sends the message to the AS. In this embodiment, the message is sent "9#"; Step S210: The AS continues to send the next indication message to the UE, in this embodiment. The menu is identified as "1", and the menu content is "acquired conference control". Step S212: The UE displays the dynamic menu. In this embodiment, the UE displays "Enter Conference Control Rights, please input 1"; Step S214: User In the present embodiment, the UE is sent to the AS. In this embodiment, the UE sends a "1". Step S216: After receiving the signal, the AS performs a corresponding operation. In this embodiment, the conference control right is given.

3 is a flow chart of a touch screen type UE obtaining conference control rights according to a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the following processing may be included: Step S302: The UE accesses the dynamic menu interaction system. Step S304: The AS sends a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, where the user is instructed to perform the next operation. The menu is identified as "9#", and the menu content is "conference control"; step S306: the UE displays the dynamic menu. In this embodiment, the UE displays a "meeting control"button; step S308: the user selects through the touch screen button, The UE sends the AS to the AS. In this embodiment, the user touches the "meeting control" button, and the UE sends "9#"; Step S310: The AS continues to send the next instruction message to the user. The menu identifier is "1" in the embodiment, and the menu content is "obtaining conference control rights". Step S312: The UE displays the dynamic menu, in this embodiment. The UE displays the "Get Conference Control Rights"button; Step S314: The user selects by touching the button, and the UE sends the message to the AS. In this embodiment, the user touches the "Get Conference Control Right" button, and the UE sends "1"; Step S316 : After the AS receives the signal, it performs the corresponding operation. In this embodiment, the conference control right is given

4 is a structural block diagram of a dynamic menu interaction system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the dynamic menu interaction system of the present invention includes an AS 10 and a UE 20, wherein the AS 10 further includes: a sending module 100, configured to send a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message Carrying a corresponding relationship between the menu identifier and the menu content; the first receiving module 102 is configured to receive the menu identifier that is fed back from the UE according to the corresponding relationship; the first execution module 104 is configured to execute the menu identifier corresponding to the corresponding relationship Operation. The UE 20 further includes: a second receiving module 200, configured to receive a dynamic menu interaction indication message from the AS10, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries a correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content; the feedback module 202 is configured to The above correspondence relationship feedback menu identifier. For the related art, the terminal and the central office side need to be coordinated, and it is inconvenient to customize the new system function. In the dynamic menu interaction system shown in FIG. 4, the AS 10 sends a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE 20 through the sending module 100, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries the correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content; The second receiving module 200 receives the dynamic menu interaction indication message from the AS 10, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries the correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content; the feedback module 202 of the UE 20 feeds back the menu identifier according to the corresponding relationship. The execution module 104 of the AS 10 performs the operation corresponding to the menu identifier in the corresponding relationship, and solves the control method adopting the H.323 or the SIP standard in the related art, and the terminal and the central office side (for example, the AS) need to be coordinated. It is not convenient to customize the new system features. According to the foregoing technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, since the service processes are concentrated on the AS, there is no requirement for the UE, so the upgrade is convenient, and at the same time, the overall system has low complexity and strong robustness. Preferably, the sending module 100 in the AS 10 can transmit the dynamic menu interaction indication message to the second receiving module 200 of the UE 20 via the signaling channel; the dynamic menu interaction can also be transmitted to the second receiving module 200 of the UE 20 via the media data channel. Indicate the message. Preferably, the dynamic menu interaction indication message described above may be described in XML. It should be noted that: XML is only a recommended language for describing dynamic menu interaction indication messages, and other languages that can describe the dynamic menu interaction indication message are all within the scope of the present invention. Preferably, as shown in FIG. 5, the dynamic menu interaction system may further include: an MCU 30, the MCU 30 may further include: a third receiving module 300, configured to receive a control command from the AS, where the control command is used by Instructing the MCU to perform an operation corresponding to the menu identifier; the second execution module 302 is configured to perform an operation corresponding to the menu identifier according to the control command. Preferably, as shown in FIG. 5, the UE 20 in the dynamic menu interaction system may further include: a parsing module 204, configured to parse the dynamic menu interaction indication message to obtain the menu content; and display module 206, set to the menu content Perform single-screen display or multi-screen display. Preferably, as shown in FIG. 5, the UE 20 in the dynamic menu interaction system may further include: an acquiring module.

208. Set, in response to an input operation performed by a user using a keyboard and/or a touch screen, to obtain a menu identifier fed back according to the correspondence relationship. From the above description, it can be seen that the present invention achieves the following technical effects: The whole system has low complexity and strong robustness, and the business processes are concentrated on the AS, and there is no requirement for the UE, the upgrade is convenient, and the keyboard terminal is applicable. The touch screen terminal or other various forms of terminals facilitate the third-party development of the UE, and the interactive interface is friendly, and the terminal controls the conference of the multimedia video conference, or implements conference guidance, or other interactive functions, such as organizing voting, thereby improving The operability and ease of use of the conference television system improve the operational experience of the conference television system. Moreover, through this open interface, the terminal can facilitate the opening of various personalized software by third parties to meet the needs of today's diverse customers. Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that the above modules or steps of the present invention can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which can be concentrated on a single computing device or distributed over a network composed of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device, such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

1. A dynamic menu interaction method, comprising:

The application server AS sends a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the user equipment UE, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries a correspondence between the menu identifier and the menu content;

The AS receives a menu identifier that is fed back from the UE according to the correspondence relationship; the AS performs an operation corresponding to the menu identifier.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the performing, by the AS, the operation corresponding to the menu identifier comprises:

The AS sends a control command to the multipoint control unit MCU, where the control command is used to instruct the MCU to perform an operation corresponding to the menu identifier.

The method according to claim 1, wherein, after the AS sends the dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, the method further includes:

The UE parses the dynamic menu interaction indication message, and performs single-screen display or multi-screen display on the parsed menu content according to a predetermined setting.

The method according to claim 3, wherein after the UE performs the single-screen display or the multi-screen display on the dynamic menu interaction indication message, the method further includes:

The UE acquires the menu identification in response to an input operation performed by a user using a keyboard and/or a touch screen.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sending, by the AS, the dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE includes one of the following:

Transmitting, by the AS, the dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE via a signaling channel; the AS transmitting the dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE via a media data channel.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the dynamic menu interaction indication message is described in an extensible markup language XML.

A dynamic menu interaction system, comprising: an application server AS and a user equipment UE;

The AS includes: a sending module, configured to send a dynamic menu interaction indication message to the UE, where the dynamic menu interaction indication message carries a correspondence between a menu identifier and a menu content;

The first receiving module is configured to receive a menu identifier that is fed back from the UE according to the correspondence relationship;

a first execution module, configured to perform an operation corresponding to the menu identifier;

The UE includes:

The second receiving module is configured to receive a dynamic menu interaction indication message from the AS, and the feedback module is configured to feed back the menu identifier according to the correspondence. The system according to claim 7, wherein the system further comprises: a multipoint control unit MCU; the MCU comprises:

a third receiving module, configured to receive a control command from the AS;

The second execution module is configured to perform an operation corresponding to the menu identifier. The system according to claim 7, wherein the UE further comprises: a parsing module configured to parse the dynamic menu interaction indication message to obtain the menu content; and a display module configured to perform the menu content according to a predetermined setting Single screen display or multi screen display. The system of claim 9, wherein the UE further comprises:

The acquisition module is configured to obtain the menu identifier in response to an input operation performed by the user using a keyboard and/or a touch screen.