WO2014161403A1

WO2014161403A1 - Videoconferencing television terminal video source access method and system

Info

Publication number: WO2014161403A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/072524
Authority: WO
Inventors: 乐红文; 丁鹏; 石挺干
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2013-12-09
Filing date: 2014-02-25
Publication date: 2014-10-09
Also published as: CN103747199A; CN103747199B

Abstract

A videoconferencing television terminal video source access method and system. The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications, and solves the problem of current videoconferencing methods being too complicated and having poor functional flexibility. The method comprises: a portable device establishes a link with a videoconferencing device via a wireless network; and said portable device provides a video source to said videoconferencing device.

Description

Video conference television terminal video source access method and system

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications, and in particular, to a method and system for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal based on a wireless network.

Background technique

Video conferencing has been widely used in multiple scenes in life and work. Video conferencing makes it easy to conduct simultaneous video sessions in multiple different scenarios, greatly improving work efficiency and saving travel costs.

The video conferencing of the related art has the following drawbacks: 1) Portable device access needs to be accessed through an interface on the conference television terminal, and different ports need to be accessed according to different data contents, and too many hardware interfaces cause complicated operation; 2) portable device It is not convenient and quick to share documents, pictures, and other media content for local and remote users; 3) - The camera equipped with video conferencing equipment has limited viewing angles and even blind spots. On the other hand, the number of microphones is limited, and The range of sound is limited; 4) Portable devices cannot wirelessly access the video conferencing device as a content provider.

In summary, the related art video conferencing method has the problems of complicated operation and poor functional flexibility. Summary of the invention

The invention provides a method and a system for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal, and solves the problem that the video conference mode of the related art has complicated operation and poor functional flexibility.

A method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal, comprising:

The portable device establishes a link with the video conferencing device over the wireless network;

The portable device provides a video source for the video conferencing device.

Optionally, the portable device establishes a link with the video conferencing device through the wireless network, including: the portable device searches for and discovers the video conferencing device through a wireless network; and the portable device passes the wireless network and the discovered device Video conferencing equipment establishment chain Pick up.

Optionally, the portable device establishes a link with the video conference device by using a wireless network, where: the portable device accesses the wireless network by using the video conference device; and the portable device passes the wireless network and the discovered The video conferencing device establishes a link.

Optionally, the portable device establishes a link with the discovered video conference device by using the wireless network, including:

The portable device requests the video conferencing device to establish a link with the video conferencing device;

The video conferencing device transmits setup link information to the video conferencing device after establishing a link with the portable device, allowing the portable device to access;

The portable device confirms the link and joins the video conferencing device.

Optionally, the method further includes:

The video conferencing device receives media content transmitted by the portable device using a codec mode adapted by the portable device, and/or encodes a media content to be transmitted to the portable device and transmits to the portable device.

Optionally, the method further includes:

The portable device transmits information to the video conferencing device to control the video conferencing device.

Optionally, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the video conferencing device, a file accessed by a portable device accessing the video conferencing device to another portable device accessing the video conferencing device;

The video conferencing device decodes the file using a codec manner corresponding to the portable device, and encodes the file using a codec manner corresponding to the another portable device;

Optionally, the method further includes: The portable device transmits information to another portable device through the video conferencing device to control the other portable device.

The present invention also provides a video conference implementation system, comprising: at least one portable device and a video conferencing device, wherein the video conferencing device establishes a link with the at least one portable device via a wireless network;

The video conferencing device is configured to organize a video conference with the at least one portable device as a video source.

Optionally, the portable device accesses the wireless network by using the video conference device.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method and a system for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal. The portable device establishes a link with a video conference device through a wireless network, and the video conference device organizes a video conference by using the portable device as a video source. A convenient video conference implementation method based on the wireless network is realized, and the video conferencing method of the related technology has the problems of complicated operation and poor functional flexibility.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a basic architecture of a video conference access terminal management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of an access method of a video source of a video conference television terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of an access method of a video source of a video conference television terminal according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of an access method of a video source of a video conference television terminal according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart of a method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a video conference implementation system according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

The video conferencing of the related art has the following drawbacks: 1) Portable device access needs to be accessed through an interface on the conference television terminal, and different ports need to be accessed according to different data contents, and too many hardware interfaces cause complicated operation; 2) portable device It is not convenient and quick to share documents, pictures, and other media content for local and remote users; 3) - The camera equipped with video conferencing equipment has limited viewing angles and even blind spots. On the other hand, the number of microphones is limited, and The sound range is limited; 4) The portable device cannot wirelessly access the video conferencing device as a content provider.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal. 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.

The portable device involved in the embodiment of the present invention may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. The video conferencing device involved in the embodiment of the present invention is a video conferencing terminal having a wireless network access function.

First, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment of the invention provides a video conference access terminal management system, as shown in FIG. 1 , which includes:

The terminal management module 101 is configured to manage at least one portable device, and the module receives feedback information from the system identification module 102 and the codec selection module 105 to manage the accessed portable device.

The system identification module 102 analyzes operating system types used by the accessed portable device, such as an Android (Android) operating system, an Ubuntu operating system, a Microsoft Windows operating system, a BlackBerry OS operating system, a Symbian intelligent mobile terminal operating system, and an IOS operating system. The WebOS operating system or the like transmits the identification content of the system to the codec selection module 105 if it is confirmed to be a known operating system, and transmits the information to the terminal management module 101.

a reverse control module 103, when the portable device needs to send control information to the video conferencing device, The terminal management module 101 sends corresponding device identification information to the reverse control module 103, and the video conference device performs corresponding control processing according to the information, such as opening audio and video, playing, pausing, disconnecting, switching windows, sending document pictures, Receive document pictures, etc.

The control module 104, when the video conferencing device needs to send control information to a portable device, the terminal management module 101 sends corresponding device identification information to the control module 104, and the corresponding portable device performs corresponding control processing according to the information, such as pause and play. , disconnect, exit, switch screens, send document pictures, and more.

The codec selection module 105, according to the system identifier of the system identification module 102, includes a system class codec protocol, a data transmission protocol, etc., the codec selection module 105 selects a suitable codec for a portable device, and encodes and decodes the data. Send to the video conferencing device display.

The interaction management module 106, the portable device transmits the document picture content, the audio and video data to the other portable device by using the interaction management module 106, and the interaction management module 106 receives the codec selection module 105, the reverse control module 104, the control module 103, and the terminal management. Feedback information of modules 101 and various modules of the video conferencing system platform.

The video conference access terminal management system shown in Figure 1 can be integrated into a video conference device, and the video conference device performs the corresponding functions.

Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal, and the process thereof is as shown in FIG. 2, including

Step 201: The portable device searches for the accessed video conference device through the wireless network, and requests the wireless access to the video conference device.

Step 202: The video conference device receives the request information, and the access terminal management system links the confirmation; if the access is allowed, sends the establishment link information to the portable device, and proceeds to step 205; otherwise, sends the disconnection information to the portable device, and proceeds to the step. 203;

Step 203: The portable device receives the disconnection link information.

Step 204: The portable device exits the request. Step 205: The video conference device allows the portable device to access, and sends the establishment link information to the portable device.

Step 206: The portable device confirms the link and joins the video conferencing device to provide documents, pictures, and other media content for the video conferencing device.

Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal. On the basis of the technical solution provided by the second embodiment of the present invention, in the embodiment of the present invention, the portable device can also perform the same with the video conference device. Content sharing, the process is shown in Figure 3, including:

Step 301: The portable device sends system information to the video conference device, where the type of the portable device system is indicated in the system information;

Step 302: The video conferencing device determines whether the system type of the portable device can be recognized. If it can be identified, the process proceeds to step 304, and if it is not recognized, the process proceeds to step 303.

Step 303: Determine that the system of the portable device is an unknown access system, and end the process.

Step 304: Determine a specific system type of the portable device, and determine a coding and decoding mode corresponding to the portable device according to the system type;

Step 305: The video conference device receives a document, a picture, and other media content and the like sent by the portable device.

Step 306: Determine whether the encoding and decoding mode is adapted to the file.

In this step, the video conferencing device adapts the codec mode to the received documents, pictures, and other media content. If the codec is not available, proceed to step 307; otherwise, proceed to step 308;

Step 307: The video conference device disconnects the link request for the unknown data content.

Step 308: The video conferencing device encodes and decodes the received document, picture, and other media content.

Optionally, the video conferencing device is further capable of sending control information to any portable device that establishes a link with the video conferencing device, such as pausing, playing, disconnecting, switching, and transmitting the document image. And, if the control information 309 includes information such as an exit, the video conferencing device is disconnected from a portable device.

Optionally, the portable device is further capable of sending information (such as reverse control information 310) to the video conferencing device to perform reverse control on the video conferencing device, such as turning on audio and video, playing, pausing, disconnecting, switching, and sending. The document picture, the received document picture, etc., if the reverse control information includes information such as exit, the video conferencing device disconnects the portable device according to the reverse control information.

Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal. On the basis of the technical solution provided by the second embodiment of the present invention, in the embodiment of the present invention, the portable device can also pass the video conference device and Content sharing between other portable devices, as shown in Figure 4, includes:

Step 401: A portable device sends a document, a picture, and other media content to another portable device to the video conferencing device;

Step 402: The video conference device decodes the media content by using a codec manner corresponding to the portable device, and encodes the decoded content by using a codec manner corresponding to the other portable device.

Step 403: The video conferencing device sends the encoded media content to the another portable device. Step 404: The another portable device receives the encoded media content.

Optionally, step 405: - the portable device can also send information to another portable device using the flow as shown in FIG. 4 to control the other portable device. This information can be either existing control information or new information dedicated to the transfer of control information between portable devices.

Embodiment 5 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal. The process of completing a video conference based on a wireless network using the method is as shown in FIG. 5, and includes: Step 501: The video conference device accesses the wireless network.

Step 502: The portable device establishes a link with the video conference device through the wireless network. In this step, the portable device first searches for and discovers the video conference device through the wireless network, and then uses the wireless network to discover the video conference device. Create a link.

When establishing the link, the portable device first sends request information to the video conferencing device, requesting to establish a link with the video conferencing device; the video conferencing device sends the establishment to the video conferencing device after determining to establish a link with the portable device. The link information allows the portable device to access, and finally, the portable device confirms the link and joins the video conferencing device.

The portable device and the video conferencing device can access the wireless network through the same access point; or the video conferencing device can integrate the access point function, and the portable device accesses the wireless network with the video conferencing device as an access point.

Step 503: The portable device provides a video source for the video conference device.

In this step, the following items are included:

1. The video conferencing device determines a system type of the portable device;

2. The video conferencing device acquires a coded decoding mode adapted by the portable device according to the determined system type;

3. The video conferencing device receives the media content transmitted by the portable device using a codec mode adapted by the portable device, or encodes a media content to be sent to the portable device and transmits the content to the portable device.

Optionally, the portable device is further configured to send reverse control information to the video conference device to control the video conference device.

The video conferencing device is also capable of media content exchange between two different portable devices, as follows:

Receiving, by the video conferencing device, the first portable device accessing the video conferencing device to the media content of the second portable device accessing the video conferencing device;

The video conferencing device decodes the media content by using a codec manner corresponding to the first portable device, and then uses a codec decoding method corresponding to the second portable device. The media content is encoded;

The video conferencing device transmits the encoded media content to the second portable device.

Optionally, by using the foregoing media content exchange process, control information may also be transmitted between different portable devices, such as the first portable device sending control information to the second portable device by using the video conference device, by video conference The device performs corresponding decoding and encoding.

Embodiment 6 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a video conference implementation system, which is configured as shown in FIG. 6 , and includes at least one portable device and a video conference device, where the video conference device is established with the at least one portable device through a wireless network. Link

The video conferencing device is configured to organize a video conference for the video source with the at least one portable device.

Optionally, the portable device accesses the wireless network by using the video conference device. The video conference implementation system provided by the embodiment of the present invention can be combined with the video conference implementation method provided in Embodiments 1 to 5 of the present invention to complete a video conference based on a wireless network.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method and system for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal. The portable device establishes a link with a video conference device through a wireless network, and the video conference device organizes a video conference by using the portable device as a video source. The realization of a convenient video conference implementation method based on the wireless network solves the problem that the video conference mode of the related technology has complicated operation and poor functional flexibility. The portable device wirelessly accesses the video conferencing device, and the user can conveniently and quickly join the video conference; the video conferencing device can simultaneously access the portable device of the same or different intelligent operating system to become the document, picture, and The provider of other media content. The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention also implements one or more portable devices and a video conferencing device, and the portable device can implement content sharing between the portable devices through the video conferencing device. Introducing multi-screen interactive technology for the first time in the field of video conferencing, portable devices can reversely control the content provided to the conference TV terminal to support portable devices to provide resources to the conference television terminal, and TV terminals can control these resources.

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may be implemented using a computer program flow, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as on a corresponding hardware platform (eg, The system, device, device, device, etc. are executed, and when executed, include one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

Optionally, all or part of the steps of the foregoing embodiments may also be implemented by using an integrated circuit. These steps may be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps may be fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. achieve. Thus, the invention is not limited to any particular combination of hardware and software.

The various devices/function modules/functional units in the above embodiments may be implemented using a general-purpose computing device, which may be centralized on a single computing device or distributed over a network of multiple computing devices.

Each device/function module/functional unit in the above embodiments can be stored in a computer readable storage medium when implemented in the form of a software function module and sold or used as a standalone product. The above mentioned computer readable storage medium may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like.

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that variations or substitutions are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Industrial Applicability The present invention provides a method and system for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal. The portable device establishes a link with a video conference device through a wireless network, and the video conference device organizes the portable device as a video source. The video conference realizes a convenient video conference implementation method based on the wireless network, and solves the problem that the video conference mode of the related technology has complicated operation and poor function flexibility.

Claims

Claim

The portable device provides a video source for the video conferencing device.

The method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal according to claim 1, wherein the portable device establishes a link with the video conference device through the wireless network, including:

The portable device searches for and discovers the video conferencing device over a wireless network; and the portable device establishes a link with the discovered video conferencing device over the wireless network.

The method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal according to claim 2, wherein the portable device establishes a link with the video conference device through the wireless network, including:

The portable device accesses the wireless network through the video conferencing device; and the portable device establishes a link with the discovered video conferencing device over the wireless network.

The method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the portable device establishes a link with the discovered video conference device by using the wireless network, including:

The portable device confirms the link and joins the video conferencing device.

The method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: the video conference device receiving, by using a codec manner adapted by the portable device, decoding the media content sent by the portable device, and /or encoding the media to be sent to the portable device And send to the portable device.

The method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal according to claim 5, further comprising: the portable device transmitting information to the video conference device to control the video conference device.

The method for accessing a video source of a video conference television terminal according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising:

The portable device transmits information to another portable device through the video conferencing device to control the other portable device.

9. A video conferencing implementation system, comprising: at least one portable device and a video conferencing device, wherein the video conferencing device establishes a link with the at least one portable device over a wireless network; and

10. The video conferencing implementation system of claim 9, wherein the portable device accesses the wireless network through the video conferencing device.