CN102457538A - Media playing method and media playing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a media playing method and a media playing system, the media playing method is applied between a mobile device and a media playing device, the media playing device is electrically connected with an output device, the media playing method is that firstly, the mobile device is communicated with the media playing device through a network, and then the mobile device controls the media playing device to obtain media information and output the media information through the output device, so that the mobile device can directly control the media playing device to obtain the media information and output the media information through the output device, thereby saving the operation time of loading the media information from the mobile device to the media playing device by a user, and being more convenient and simpler in operation.

Description

Media playing method and media playing system

technical field

The invention relates to a media playing method, in particular to a media playing method and a media playing system applied to a mobile device and a media playing device.

Background technique

With the miniaturization of electronic devices, mobile devices that can be carried around and have audio-visual playback functions are becoming more and more common, such as mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc., and through network transmission, users can easily obtain many multimedia audio-visuals and store them. It is stored in the mobile device so that the user can watch or listen to the multimedia audio and video anytime and anywhere.

However, since the screen of the mobile device is smaller than that of the display device (such as a liquid crystal display), if the display device can be used to play the multimedia audio and video, it will bring greater visual enjoyment to the user. However, the current mobile devices do not provide relevant control mechanisms. Users can only load the multimedia video and audio stored in the mobile device to a multimedia player, and then display the multimedia video and audio on the display device through the multimedia player. Inconvenience and trouble for the user, and for the user, the operation of the less frequently used multimedia player will be more uncomfortable than the operation of the mobile device that is often carried, so the operation will also cause trouble to the user.

This shows that the above-mentioned existing media playing method obviously still has inconvenience and defects in product structure and use, and needs to be further improved urgently. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the relevant manufacturers have tried their best to find a solution, but no suitable design has been developed for a long time, and there is no suitable structure and method for general products and methods to solve the above-mentioned problems. This is obviously a problem that relevant industry players are eager to solve. Therefore, how to create a new media playback method and media playback system is one of the current important research and development topics, and has also become a goal that the industry needs to improve.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the defects existing in the existing media playing method, and provide a new type of media playing method and media playing system. The technical problem to be solved is to provide a mobile device that can control the media playing device to play The media playing method of video and audio is very suitable for practical use.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problems are achieved by adopting the following technical solutions. A media playing method proposed according to the present invention is applied between a mobile device and a media playing device, the media playing device is electrically connected to an output device, and the media playing method comprises the following steps:

(A) causing the mobile device to communicate with the media playback device via a network; and

(B) Make the mobile device control the media playing device to obtain a piece of media information and output it through the output device.

The purpose of the present invention and its technical problems can also be further realized by adopting the following technical measures.

Preferably, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the aforementioned media playing method, wherein the media information is stored in the mobile device, and in the step (B), the mobile device is instructed to transmit the media information to the media player and output through the output device.

Preferably, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the aforementioned media playing method, the media information is transmitted between the mobile device and the media playing device according to a point-to-point communication protocol.

Preferably, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the aforementioned media playing method, wherein the media information is stored in a multimedia server electrically connected to the media playing device, and in the step (B), make The mobile device controls the media playing device to obtain the media information from the multimedia server and output it through the output device.

The purpose of the present invention and the solution to its technical problem also adopt the following technical solutions to achieve. A kind of media playing system proposed according to the present invention is:

A mobile device includes a control circuit and a first communication interface coupled to the control circuit; and

A media playback device, including a processing unit, a signal conversion unit coupled to the processing unit, a second communication interface coupled to the processing unit and capable of communicating with the first communication interface, and an electrical connection to a an output device and a transmission interface for transmitting data;

Wherein, when the first communication interface and the second communication interface communicate with each other, the control circuit controls the media playing device to obtain a piece of media information, so that the processing unit controls the signal conversion unit to convert the media information, and converts the converted The media information is sent to the output device for output.

The purpose of the present invention and its technical problems can also be further realized by adopting the following technical measures.

Preferably, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the aforementioned media playing system, the mobile device further includes a storage unit that stores the media information and is coupled to the control circuit, and is connected to the first communication interface Communicating with the second communication interface, the control circuit transmits the media information in the storage unit to the second communication interface through the first communication interface, so that the processing unit controls the signal conversion unit to convert the media information , and transmit the converted media information to the output device for output.

Preferably, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the aforementioned media playing system, the media information is transmitted between the first communication interface and the second communication interface using a point-to-point communication protocol.

Preferably, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the aforementioned media playback system, the media playback device further includes a second transmission interface coupled to the processing unit and capable of communicating with a multimedia server, and The multimedia server stores the media information, communicates with the first communication interface and the second communication interface, and the control circuit controls the media playing device to obtain the media information from the multimedia server, so that the processing unit controls the signal conversion The unit converts the media information, and sends the converted media information to the output device for output.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects. As can be seen from the above, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a media playing method that enables a mobile device to control a media playing device to play video and audio.

The media playing method of the present invention is applied between a mobile device and a media playing device, the media playing device is electrically connected to an output device, and the media playing method comprises the following steps:

(A) enabling the mobile device to communicate with the media playback device via a network; and

(B) Make the mobile device control the media playing device to obtain a piece of media information and output it through the output device.

Preferably, the media information is stored in the mobile device, and in step (B), the mobile device transmits the media information to the media playing device and outputs it through the output device.

In addition, the media information can also be stored in a multimedia server electrically connected to the media playing device, and in step (B), the mobile device controls the media playing device to obtain the media information from the multimedia server and output it through the output device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a media playing system capable of executing the above media playing method.

The media playing system includes a mobile device and a media playing device.

The mobile device includes a control circuit and a first communication interface coupled to the control circuit; the media playback device includes a processing unit, a signal conversion unit coupled to the processing unit, and a first communication interface coupled to the processing unit. A second communication interface for interface communication, and a transmission interface electrically connected to an output device and used to transmit data, wherein, when the first communication interface and the second communication interface communicate with each other, the control circuit controls the media playing device to obtain a media information, so that the processing unit controls the signal converting unit to convert the media information, and transmit the converted media information to the output device for output.

Preferably, the mobile device further includes a storage unit that stores media information and is coupled to the control circuit, communicates with each other through the first communication interface and the second communication interface, and the control circuit transmits the media information in the storage unit through the first communication interface to the second communication interface, so that the processing unit controls the signal converting unit to convert the media information, and transmit the converted media information to the output device for output.

Preferably, the media playback device also includes a second transmission interface coupled to the processing unit and capable of communicating with a multimedia server, and the media information is stored in the multimedia server, when the first communication interface and the second communication interface communicate with each other The control circuit controls the media playing device to obtain media information from the multimedia server, and the processing unit controls the signal conversion unit to convert the media information, and transmits the converted media information to the output device for output.

By means of the above-mentioned technical solution, the media playing method and the media playing system of the present invention have at least the following advantages and beneficial effects: the user can directly control the media playing device through the mobile device to obtain media information and output it through the output device, which will save the user's The media information loads the operation time of the media player from the mobile device, and the operation is more convenient and simple.

In summary, the present invention relates to a media playing method and a media playing system. The media playing method is applied between a mobile device and a media playing device. The media playing device is electrically connected to an output device. In the media playing method, first, the mobile device communicates with the media playing device through a network, and then the mobile device controls the media playing device to obtain a piece of media information and outputs it through the output device, so that the mobile device can directly control the media playing device to obtain media. The information is output through the output device, so as to save the operation time for the user to load the media information from the mobile device to the media playback device, and the operation is more convenient and simple. The present invention has significant progress in technology, and has obvious positive effects, and is a novel, progressive and practical new design.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention, it can be implemented according to the contents of the description, and in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable , the following preferred embodiments are specifically cited below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the first preferred embodiment of the media playing method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a media playing system applied to the media playing method in the first preferred embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second preferred embodiment of the media playing method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a circuit block diagram of a media playing system applied to the media playing method in the second preferred embodiment.

Detailed ways

In order to further explain the technical means and effects that the present invention takes to achieve the intended invention purpose, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments, the specific implementation, structure and method of the media playback method and media playback system proposed in the present invention will be described below. , steps, features and effects thereof are described in detail below.

The aforementioned and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. For convenience of description, in the following embodiments, the same elements are denoted by the same numbers.

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment the present invention is described in detail:

Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, it is the first preferred embodiment of the media playing method of the present invention, this media playing method is applied in a media playing system 100, and the media playing system 100 comprises a mobile device 10 and a mobile device 10 A media player device 20 for communication.

The mobile device 10 is a portable mobile device, such as a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a digital camera, etc., which includes a storage unit 101 for storing a media information, a storage unit 101 coupled to the storage unit 101 The control circuit 102, a first communication interface 103 coupled to the control circuit 102, and a user interface 104 coupled to the control circuit 102, wherein the media information can be video files, photo files, audio files, etc., and the user The interface 104 is a touch screen to display a plurality of virtual buttons (not shown) for the user to select and set; the media player 20 is a multimedia player (Media Player), including a device for converting the media information into A signal conversion unit 201 that can output an output signal from an output device 30, a processing unit 202 coupled to the signal conversion unit 201, a second communication unit that can communicate with the first communication interface 103 and is coupled to the processing unit 202 Interface 203, and a transmission interface 204 electrically connected to the output device 30 and used to transmit data, the output device 30 is a liquid crystal display 30, or any device that can display pictures or play audio, such as: plasma display, audio wait.

In this embodiment, the mobile device 10 communicates with the media playback device 20 through a network 200, and the mobile device 10 can transmit media information to the media playback device 20, and control the media playback device 20 to convert the media information through The liquid crystal display 30 displays, that is to say, the user will be able to display the media information (for example: video) stored in the mobile device 10 directly through the liquid crystal display 30, which can save the additional media information from the mobile device 10 and then Stored to the operation time of the media player 20, and the mobile device 10 is an electronic device that the user often carries around and is more accustomed to using. The operation of the media player 20 is controlled by the mobile device 10. For the user, the operation It will be easier and more convenient.

Next, the actions between the mobile device 10 and the media playing device 20 will be described in detail below in conjunction with the flow steps in FIG. 1 .

When the user interface 104 receives a play command triggered by the user, the control circuit 102 will execute step S10, send a request through the first communication interface 103, and search through the network 200 to see if there is any media that can communicate with each other nearby. playback device 20 . In this embodiment, if there is a media player device 20 capable of communication near the mobile device 10, that is, a media player device 20 that can also execute the media player method of this embodiment, the processing unit 202 will return the message through the second communication interface 203. Sending an acknowledgment signal causes the control circuit 102 to execute step S20. On the contrary, if the control circuit 102 cannot find any nearby media player 20 that can communicate with each other, it controls the user interface 104 to display a prompt (for example: "no player available") to inform the user.

Step S20, the control circuit 102 controls the first communication interface 103 to communicate with the second communication interface 203 of the media player 20, that is, the mobile device 10 and the media player 20 use the same network transmission protocol to connect, and the The network transmission protocol is a point-to-point (Point To Point, P2P) communication protocol, but it can also be Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) ), wireless fidelity (Wireless fidelity, Wi-Fi), etc., are not limited to any one.

Step S30, the control circuit 102 transmits the media information in the storage unit 101 to the media player 20 through the first communication interface 103, so that after the second communication interface 203 of the media player 20 receives the media information, the processing unit 202 will Step S40 is executed, the control signal conversion unit 201 converts the media information, and transmits the converted media information to the output device (liquid crystal display) 30 via the transmission interface 204 for display. In this way, the user can directly use the mobile device 10 to control the media player 20 to obtain media information and output it through the output device 30, which can save a lot of time for file transfer, and the mobile device 10 is an electronic device that the user is used to , so for the user, the operation is more simple and convenient.

However, in this embodiment, the control circuit 102 divides the media information into a plurality of sub-image files according to the size of each image file in the media information, and transmits the sub-image files sequentially by means of streaming. to the media playing device 20 , and when the second communication interface 203 receives the first sub-image file, the processing unit 202 will control the signal conversion unit 201 to convert and display it through the output device 30 . That is to say, while the mobile device 10 is transmitting information with the media player 20 (step S30), the media player 20 will synchronously display the received and converted sub-image file through the output device 30 (step S40). Of course, the processing unit 202 can also temporarily store the sub-image file in a temporary storage memory (not shown in the figure), and then control the signal conversion unit 201 to perform conversion after receiving all the media information. limit.

In particular, when the mobile device 10 communicates with the media playback device 20 through the network 200, the "control" of the entire media playback system 100 is in the mobile device 10, that is to say, the mobile device 10 can 104 to transmit related control commands to control the operation of the media player 20 , for example: the control processing unit 202 stops/fast forwards/reverses the image displayed on the output device 30 .

Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, it is the second preferred embodiment of the media playing method of the present invention, which is roughly the same as the first preferred embodiment, the difference is that the media playing device 20 also includes a process unit coupled to the processing unit 202 The third communication interface 205 is used for communicating with a multimedia server (Media Server) 300, and in this embodiment, the media information is stored in the multimedia server 300.

Similarly, when the user triggers the user interface 104 so that the user interface 104 receives a play command, the control circuit 102 can send a request through the first communication interface 103, and search through the network 200 to see if there is a communication device nearby. The media player 20 (step S100), if there is, the processing unit 202 returns a confirmation signal through the second communication interface 203, so that the first communication interface 103 of the mobile device 10 and the second communication interface 203 of the media player 20 perform Communication connection (step S200).

After the connection between the first communication interface 103 and the second communication interface 203 is confirmed, the control circuit 102 can control the processing unit 202 to download media information from the multimedia server 300 via the third communication interface 205 (step S300), and the control signal conversion unit 201 will The media information is converted, and the converted media information is transmitted to the output device 30 through the transmission interface 204 for output (step S400), so that the mobile device 10 can still control the media player 20 to obtain the media information and output it through the output device 30, and the same The operation of the media player 20 can be controlled by the mobile device 10 to save extra operation time, and it is also more convenient for users who are accustomed to using the mobile device 10 .

To sum up, in the media playing method of the present invention, after the mobile device 10 and the media playing device 20 communicate with each other, the mobile device 10 can directly control the media playing device 20 to obtain media information, so that the media playing device 20 can use the media information After the conversion, output through the output device 30, which will save the additional operation time of taking out the media information from the mobile device 10 and then storing it in the media player 20, and for users who are accustomed to using the mobile device 10, it is easier to operate Easier and more convenient, so the purpose of the present invention can really be achieved.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this field Those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, may use the method and technical content disclosed above to make some changes or modifications to equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, but if they do not depart from the technical solution of the present invention, Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention still fall within the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A media playing method, applied between a mobile device and a media playing device, the media playing device is electrically connected to an output device, characterized in that: The media playing method includes the following steps: (A) causing the mobile device to communicate with the media playback device via a network; and (B) Make the mobile device control the media playing device to obtain a piece of media information and output it through the output device. 2. The media playing method according to claim 1, wherein the media information is stored in the mobile device, and in the step (B), the mobile device is made to transmit the media information to the media playing device and output through the output device. 3. The media playing method according to claim 2, wherein the media information is transmitted between the mobile device and the media playing device according to a point-to-point communication protocol. 4. The media playing method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said media information is stored in a multimedia server electrically connected to the media playing device, and in the step (B), the mobile device controls The media playing device obtains the media information from the multimedia server and outputs it through the output device. 5. A media playback system, characterized in that: A mobile device includes a control circuit and a first communication interface coupled to the control circuit; and A media playback device, including a processing unit, a signal conversion unit coupled to the processing unit, a second communication interface coupled to the processing unit and capable of communicating with the first communication interface, and an electrical connection to a an output device and a transmission interface for transmitting data; Wherein, when the first communication interface and the second communication interface communicate with each other, the control circuit controls the media playing device to obtain a piece of media information, so that the processing unit controls the signal conversion unit to convert the media information, and converts the converted The media information is sent to the output device for output. 6. The media playing system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said mobile device further comprises a storage unit that stores the media information and is coupled to the control circuit, between the first communication interface and the second The communication interfaces communicate with each other, and the control circuit transmits the media information in the storage unit to the second communication interface through the first communication interface, so that the processing unit controls the signal conversion unit to convert the media information, and converts The final media information is sent to the output device for output. 7. The media playing system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the media information is transmitted between the first communication interface and the second communication interface using a point-to-point communication protocol. 8. The media playing system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said media playing device further comprises a second transmission interface coupled to the processing unit and capable of communicating with a multimedia server, and in the multimedia server Store the media information, communicate with the first communication interface and the second communication interface, the control circuit controls the media player to obtain the media information from the multimedia server, so that the processing unit controls the signal conversion unit to use the media The information is converted, and the converted media information is sent to the output device for output.

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