WO2017028193A1

WO2017028193A1 - Traffic-based online video charging method and charging system

Info

Publication number: WO2017028193A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/087304
Authority: WO
Inventors: 黄冠明
Original assignee: 黄冠明
Priority date: 2015-08-18
Filing date: 2015-08-18
Publication date: 2017-02-23

Abstract

A traffic-based online video charging method and charging system. The method comprises: recording a preset traffic unit in a video stream and an expense corresponding to the traffic unit (S101); recording a deposit account associated with a user account (S102); detecting a traffic received by a user (S103); when the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, subtracting an expense corresponding to the current traffic unit from the deposit account (S104); determining whether a balance of the deposit account is greater than an expense corresponding to a next traffic unit (S105); if yes, continuing transmitting the video stream (S106); and otherwise, stopping transmitting the video stream (S107). By means of the method, in one aspect, a user can pay an expense according to an actually used traffic of the user, thereby improving the accuracy of expense payment; in another aspect, a content provider is helped to control the degree of playing a video according to a deposit balance of the user.

Description

Traffic-based online video charging method and charging system

Technical field

The invention belongs to the field of Internet, and in particular relates to a traffic-based online video charging method and charging system.

Background technique

With CDN (Content Delivery Network) With the development of related technologies, the cost of network transmission of video resources is getting lower and lower, and the speed is getting faster and faster. People are bound to rely more and more on the network to obtain video resources.

At the same time, with the gradual strengthening of intellectual property awareness in China and the process of China's internationalization, people will become more and more accustomed to obtaining video resources by paying fees.

Some video content providers now (CP, Content Providers) are charged in two ways: the first way is to let the user pay first and then provide the video; the second way is to take a step further, let the user watch some videos (such as the beginning), then After the user is paid for, the subsequent video content is provided.

The shortcoming of the above method is that in reality, such a situation often occurs. After watching half of the video, the user finds that the video does not like to watch at all, but he has already paid for the entire video, so there is a feeling of "wasting". Or the user has no patience to read a film from beginning to end, but only according to the plot, star, fragment, etc. that he is concerned with, select the clip or skip the boring plot, if the user takes a buyout, It means that the user paid extra fees for these skipped clips, which is obviously unfair.

In addition, for content providers, the same movie is divided into SD, HD, Super Clear, and original paintings in a timely manner due to different image quality and sound quality. Each level requires the content provider's facilities and cost. They are all different. If you do not distinguish between different situations and adopt a "one size fits all" approach, it is obviously also inflexible.

In summary, the existing charging methods are inflexible and disconnected from the current technology, and it is easy for users to feel unpleasant feelings.

technical problem

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for online video charging based on traffic, which aims to solve the problem that the charging method is rigid and inflexible.

Technical solution

The present invention is implemented as follows: a traffic-based online video charging method, comprising the following steps:

Recording a preset flow unit in the video stream and a fee corresponding to the flow unit;

Record the deposit account associated with the user account;

Detecting the traffic that the user has received;

When the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, the fee corresponding to the current traffic unit is deducted from the deposit account;

Determining whether the deposit account balance is greater than a fee corresponding to the next flow unit;

If so, continue to stream the video,

Otherwise the transfer of the video stream is terminated.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a charging system, comprising:

a recording unit, configured to record a preset traffic unit in the video stream, and a fee corresponding to the traffic unit and a deposit account associated with the user account;

a detecting unit that detects the traffic that the user has received;

a fee management unit, whose input end is connected to the output end of the recording unit and the output end of the detecting unit, and is used to deduct the current flow unit from the deposit account when the flow received by the user is a flow unit cost;

The determining unit is connected to the output end of the recording unit and the output end of the detecting unit, and is configured to determine whether the deposit account balance is greater than a fee corresponding to the next flow unit.

Beneficial effect

Through the invention, on the one hand, the user can pay according to the actual usage of the traffic, and the accuracy of the payment is improved; on the other hand, the content provider is controlled to control the degree of video playback according to the user's deposit balance.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a flow-based online video charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a flow-based online video charging method according to an embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of description, only parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown.

The preset flow unit in the video stream and the fee corresponding to the flow unit are recorded in step S101. For example, the video stream is divided into different traffic units, such as 200M for one unit to divide the entire video, 500M for one unit to divide the entire video, etc., and set corresponding costs on each time node, such as: every 200M Charge 1 yuan.

In step S102, a deposit account associated with the user account is recorded; in this step, the deposit account may be directly linked to the user's bank card, and may also be associated with the network account of the network platform.

In addition, the above steps S102 and S101 may occur together, or may occur sequentially in any order.

In step S103, the traffic that the user has received is detected.

In step S104, when the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, the fee corresponding to the current traffic unit is deducted from the deposit account. In this step, automatic deduction is implemented, and the user only needs to pay for the service that he has already obtained.

In step S105, it is determined whether the deposit account balance is greater than the fee corresponding to the next flow unit, and if yes, the process proceeds to step S106 to continue transmitting the video stream, otherwise, the process proceeds to step S107 to terminate the transmission of the video stream. In this step, the system automatically determines whether the user currently has the spare capacity to continue to enjoy the service provided by the content provider, and automatically provides/terminates the service according to the current account of the user.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention, including:

a recording unit 201, configured to record a preset traffic unit in the video stream, and a fee corresponding to the traffic unit and a deposit account associated with the user account;

The detecting unit 202 detects the traffic that the user has received;

The fee management unit 203 is connected to the output end of the recording unit 201 and the output end of the detecting unit 202, and is used to deduct the current traffic from the deposit account when the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit. The cost of the unit;

The determining unit 204 is connected to the output end of the recording unit 201 and the output end of the detecting unit 202 for determining whether the deposit account balance is greater than the fee corresponding to the next flow unit.

The working principle is: the recording unit 201 records the preset traffic unit in the video stream and the fee corresponding to the traffic unit and the deposit account associated with the user account, and the detecting unit 202 detects the traffic that the user has received, and manages the fee. The unit 203, according to the information of the recording unit 201 and the detection result of the detecting unit 202, when the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, the fee corresponding to the current traffic unit is deducted from the deposit account, and at the same time, the determining unit 204, Based on the information of the recording unit 201 and the detection result of the detecting unit 202, it is determined whether the deposit account balance is greater than the fee corresponding to the next flow unit. When the judgment result is different, the online video service is provided by the corresponding execution unit to continue/terminate.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalents, and improvements made within the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention. Inside.

Claims

A flow-based online video charging method, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:

Recording a preset flow unit in the video stream and a fee corresponding to the flow unit;

Record the deposit account associated with the user account;

Detecting the traffic that the user has received;

When the traffic received by the user is a traffic unit, the fee corresponding to the current traffic unit is deducted from the deposit account;

Determining whether the deposit account balance is greater than a fee corresponding to the next flow unit;

If so, continue to stream the video,

Otherwise the transfer of the video stream is terminated.
A charging system, characterized in that the charging system comprises:

a recording unit, configured to record a preset traffic unit in the video stream, and a fee corresponding to the traffic unit and a deposit account associated with the user account;

a detecting unit, configured to detect the traffic that the user has received;

a fee management unit, whose input end is connected to the output end of the recording unit and the output end of the detecting unit, and is used to deduct the current flow unit from the deposit account when the flow received by the user is a flow unit cost;

The determining unit is connected to the output end of the recording unit and the output end of the detecting unit, and is configured to determine whether the deposit account balance is greater than a fee corresponding to the next flow unit.