CN103051589A - Multimedia communication composition system and multimedia communication method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A multimedia communication composition system and a multimedia communication method thereof are provided, wherein the multimedia communication composition system comprises a handheld device and an on-board box. Wherein, the hand-held device includes a plurality of interface modules and multimedia files, the interface modules transmit the multimedia files to the set-top box by wireless transmission protocol, and a playing device plays the multimedia files. The interface module sends a control signal to the set-top box by the wireless transmission protocol to control the playing mode of the multimedia file.

Description

Multimedia communication composition system and multimedia communication method thereof

【Technical field】

The invention relates to a multimedia communication composition system and a multimedia communication method thereof, in particular to a multimedia communication composition system and a multimedia communication method using a hand-held device to remotely control and share multimedia to a set-top box.

【Background technique】

With the advent of the Internet age, the use of broadband technology with high transmission efficiency has also been greatly improved, thus causing a wave of watching TV and transmitting images using the Internet. Its technology uses a TV as the terminal display, and uses a set-top box (STB) to obtain Internet functions. Users must order from the supplier to download and access video programs to the STB, and then transmit Play this program on the TV at home.

The known method for playing multimedia files (such as video programs) by set-top boxes is to use hand-held devices such as remote controllers, keyboards, and mice to issue control commands to the set-top boxes, so that the multimedia files can be correctly and smoothly displayed on the TV.

Although the conventional remote control method can achieve the function of remote remote control, the conventional control method still belongs to a less user-friendly interface design, which requires a long time for the user to learn to operate the conventional remote control.

Furthermore, the conventional remote control device only has a one-way control playback function, and does not have the function of storing multimedia files, so users cannot directly transmit personal favorite multimedia files to the set-top box for playback and storage. If you want to transfer external multimedia files to the set-top box, you need to connect a storage device to the set-top box first, and then send operation commands to the storage device through the conventional remote control device, which is very inconvenient to use.

【Content of invention】

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a multimedia communication composition system and a multimedia communication method thereof, so as to solve the problems caused by the above known technologies.

The multimedia communication composition system disclosed in the present invention includes a handheld device and a set-top box, wherein the handheld device includes a plurality of interface modules and a multimedia file, and the interface module transmits the multimedia file through a wireless transmission protocol, and the handheld device It has a display screen for displaying the interface module. The set-top box is connected with the handheld device through the wireless transmission protocol, the set-top box receives the multimedia files, and plays the multimedia files with a playback device. The interface module sends a control signal to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol, and controls the playing mode of the multimedia file.

The multimedia communication method disclosed in the present invention is suitable for communication between the handheld device and the set-top box. The steps of the multimedia communication method first activate a plurality of interface modules of the handheld device, and display the interface modules on the display screen of the handheld device. The multimedia file of the handheld device is transmitted to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol, and the multimedia file is played on the playback device, and the control signal is transmitted to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol to control the playback mode of the multimedia file.

The effect of the present invention is that, through the transmission of the wireless transmission protocol, the multimedia files in the handheld device are transmitted to the set-top box, and can be operated or played synchronously, which improves the integration of the multimedia device, makes the operation control design more humanized, and conforms to Most users recognize the operating habits, which can shorten the user's operation learning time and greatly reduce the difficulty of operation.

The features, implementation and effects of the present invention will be described in detail as follows with reference to the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings.

【Description of drawings】

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a multimedia communication composition system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of steps of a multimedia communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation steps of the interface module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the steps of the operation of the multimedia control interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the steps of the operation of the multimedia transmission interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mouse interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of operation of a keyboard interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the menu movement function interface keys according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of operation of a multimedia transmission interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the photo list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an operation of displaying a directory list according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the network interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【Detailed ways】

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a multimedia communication composition system disclosed in the present invention, wherein the multimedia communication composition system of the present invention includes a handheld device 100 and a set-top box 200, and the multimedia communication composition system of the present invention is electronically connected with a playback device 300. sexual connection. The playback device 300 may be a device capable of displaying video and audio, such as a TV or a display screen.

Wireless transmission is performed between the handheld device 100 and the set-top box 200 of the present invention through the wireless transmission protocol T, and the wireless transmission protocol T in the present invention can be a wireless communication protocol such as RF, WiFi, WiMAX or Bluetooth, but does not It is not limited to the disclosed embodiments of the present invention.

The handheld device 100 has a multimedia storage device 102 capable of storing multimedia files, wherein the multimedia files include photo files, music files, video files, voice files, etc., but not limited thereto. The handheld device 100 transmits the multimedia files to the set-top box 200 for reception through the wireless transmission protocol T, and the multimedia files are played by the playback device 300 synchronously.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 1, the handheld device 100 includes a service program (service program) 101, so as to provide a plurality of user-friendly interface modules, so that the multimedia files in the multimedia storage device 102 can be self-handheld through these interface modules The device 100 transmits to the set-top box 200 through the wireless transmission protocol T, and plays on the playback device 300 .

Please refer to FIG. 1, the present invention discloses a service program (service program) 101 in addition, which can call a plurality of personalized interface modules, including the network interface 1011 shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 12, the mouse interface 1012, and the keyboard interface 1013 , the multimedia control interface 1014 or the multimedia transmission interface 1015 and other interfaces, but not limited to this embodiment. Those familiar with this technology can increase or decrease interfaces with different functions according to actual design requirements, and are not limited to the embodiments disclosed in the present invention.

In addition, in the embodiment disclosed in the present invention, shortcut keys can be added arbitrarily, and the functions of the shortcut keys can be executed by the interface module, so that the multimedia files can be transmitted to the set-top box (STB) 200 through the handheld device 100 for direct browsing and storage. It simplifies user operations and provides a more intuitive interface.

In an embodiment disclosed in the present invention, the display screen 103 is a touch screen, so the user can directly operate on the display screen 103 . The video playback function shortcut key mode is for the user to use a multimedia control object (not shown in the figure) to operate the shortcut key mode on the display screen 103, and correspondingly generate a multimedia control signal, and the multimedia control signal is transmitted to the set-top box 200 through a wireless transmission protocol , to control the set-top box 200 multimedia files, and provide direct browsing and storage.

The invention provides a technical means for adding shortcut keys arbitrarily, so that the service program simplifies the complexity of user operation, shortens the time of user operation and learning, and can replace the function of the known remote controller.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 1, the touch screen 103 of the handheld device 100 is used to play and display multimedia files, and display the graphic window function keys of a plurality of interface modules. corresponding interface module, and execute the function of the interface module.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , the set-top box 200 further includes a storage memory module 201, whose main function is to temporarily store multimedia files transmitted from the handheld device 100 to the set-top box 200 in the storage memory module 201, so as to provide playback at any time at different times.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is the steps of the multimedia communication method disclosed in the present invention. First, activate a plurality of interface modules of the handheld device, and display the interface modules on the touch screen of the handheld device (step 401), through the wireless transmission protocol Send the multimedia file of the handheld device to the set-top box (step 402), and play the multimedia file on the playback device (step 403). Send a control signal to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol to control the playback mode of the multimedia file (step 404).

Step 401 is the beginning of activation, and its method is to start the service program 101 of the handheld device 100, use the function key of the graphic window on the touch screen 103 of the handheld device 100 as the control command of the input service program 101, and respond to the service program 101 The complex interface module in .

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 12 at the same time. Step 402 performs IP setting scanning through the wireless transmission protocol T. The method is to start the network setting interface 1011 in the interface module of the handheld device, and scan the IP of the set-top box 200. With the IP setting function, the host IP protocol (HostIP) of the set-top box 200 is acquired, and communicates through the defined wireless protocol T. Please refer to the network interface function key (Setting) 1201 shown in FIG. 12 , wherein the network scan key (Rescan) 1202 enters step S402 through the input of the WTP graphic window.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is the step of executing the interface module disclosed by the present invention. Enter step 500 to select the interface module. The steps for using it are as follows:

First select the interface module, the method is to check the input type (step 500), and select the corresponding interface module in the service program 101 by the input type, including setting the mouse interface (step 501), setting the keyboard interface (step 502) ), setting the network interface (step 503), setting the multimedia control interface (step 504) or setting the multimedia transmission interface (step 505). It should be noted that the setting order of the interface modules and the number of interface modules in FIG. 3 of the present invention are not limited by the types disclosed in this embodiment.

Specifically, when the input data is in the form of a mouse, the mouse object operates the mouse interface on the touch screen 103 and correspondingly generates a cursor control signal (step 501), and the cursor control signal is transmitted to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol T, so as to Control the cursor position of the STB 200 . Please also refer to the operation schematic diagram of the mouse interface 1012 shown in FIG.

When the input data is in the form of keyboard characters, the keyboard object operates the keyboard interface on the touch screen and correspondingly generates a keyboard control signal (step 502). All the characters input by the user through the keyboard interface on the touch screen are sent to the STB 200 and displayed on the playback device 300 . Please also refer to the operation diagram of the keyboard interface 1013 shown in FIG.

When the input data is a network interface type, the network object operates the network interface 1011 on the touch screen 103 and generates a corresponding network control signal (step 503), and the network control signal is transmitted to the machine through the wireless transmission protocol T The box 200 is used to obtain the host IP 1203 of the set-top box 200, and communicate through the defined wireless transmission protocol T to scan and set the function of the network wireless transmission protocol (Internet Protocol). Please also refer to the operation diagram of the network interface shown in FIG. 12 , where the network scan key (Rescan) 1202 is directly input through the WTP graphic window.

Please refer to FIG. 8, when the input data is in the form of a multimedia control interface, the multimedia control object operates the multimedia control interface 1014 on the touch screen 103, and correspondingly generates a multimedia control signal (step 504), and the multimedia control signal is transmitted by wireless The transmission protocol T is transmitted to the set-top box 200 to control the multimedia files of the set-top box 200 .

Alternatively, when the input data is in the form of a multimedia control interface, the set-top box 200 further stores at least one application program (application program, AP), and the multimedia control object operates the multimedia control interface 1014 on the touch screen 103 and generates a corresponding program The control signal, the program control signal is transmitted to the STB 200 through the wireless transmission protocol T to control the execution of the application program.

Please refer to FIG. 9 to FIG. 11. When the input data is in the form of a multimedia transmission interface, a multimedia transmission object operates the multimedia transmission interface 1015 on the touch screen 103, and correspondingly generates a multimedia transmission signal (step 505), the multimedia transmission The signal is transmitted to the set-top box 200 through the wireless transmission protocol T, so as to transmit the multimedia files of the set-top box 200 .

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a flow chart of the steps of executing the control function mode of the multimedia control interface in the present invention. After entering step S504, the sequence of the control function mode is not limited to this embodiment. The steps are as follows:

When the input data is a multimedia control interface type, the multimedia control object operates the multimedia control interface function key 801 on the touch screen 103, and correspondingly generates a multimedia control signal (step 504) or a program control signal, a multimedia control signal or a program The control signal is transmitted to the set-top box 200 through the wireless transmission protocol T to control the multimedia files or application programs of the set-top box 200, as shown in FIG.

Start the music playback function interface mode in the multimedia control interface (step 506), the method is to use the mode selection of playing, pausing, and switching the top and bottom tracks, and correspondingly generate a multimedia control signal, and the multimedia control signal is sent to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol T 200 to control the STB 200 multimedia files.

Start the video playback function interface mode in the multimedia control interface (step 507), the method is to use the mode selection of play, pause, fast forward and reverse, and correspondingly generate a multimedia control signal, and the multimedia control signal is transmitted to the machine through the wireless transmission protocol T box 200 to control the set-top box 200 multimedia files.

As shown in Figure 8, for example, when wanting to control the music playing mode of the set-top box 200, you can choose to press the leftmost function key in the interface to make the music play from the beginning and change to the previous song; or, you can choose Press the second and fourth function keys from the left in the interface to control the reverse and fast forward functions of the set-top box 200 during video playback; or, you can choose to press the third function key from the left in the interface to control Start or pause the music or video of the set-top box 200; or, you can choose to press the rightmost function key in the interface to control the music playing of the set-top box 200, and replace it with the next song.

Activate the multimedia menu mobile function interface mode in the multimedia control interface (step 508), the method is to use the mode selection of up, down, left, right and input (enter), and correspondingly generate a multimedia control signal, and the multimedia control signal is transmitted by wireless The protocol T is sent to the set-top box 200 to control the multimedia files of the set-top box 200 .

Please refer to the operation schematic diagram of the menu moving function interface keys shown in Figure 8, wherein the input multimedia control (Control) interface function key 801 can select the corresponding interface, which includes the menu moving function interface mode up key 802, the menu moving function The interface mode down key 803, the menu movement function interface mode left key 804, the menu movement function interface mode right key 805, the menu movement function interface mode input (enter) key 806, through the input of the graphic window, and can enter step S508.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a flow chart of the steps of the operation of the multimedia transmission interface of the present invention. The steps are as follows:

When the input data is in the form of a multimedia transmission interface, the multimedia control object operates the multimedia transmission interface on the touch screen 103, and correspondingly generates a multimedia transmission signal (step 505), and the multimedia transmission signal is transmitted to the set-top box 200 through the wireless transmission protocol T , to control the STB 200 multimedia files.

Please also refer to the schematic diagram of the operation of the multimedia transmission interface shown in FIG. And, please refer to the operation diagram of the photo list shown in FIG. 10 , the function key 901 of the multimedia transmission (Media) interface can input the photo file 1002 through the graphic window to enter step S505.

Start the video transmission function (step 5041) in the multimedia transmission interface 1015, and its method is to use the setting of throwing gesture key (Fling Up) mode, so that the multimedia files currently viewed on the handheld device 100 are displayed on the set-top box immediately 200 connected playback device 300. And this multimedia file can be automatically stored in the storage memory module 201 of the STB 200 for appreciation again in the future.

Please refer to the operation schematic diagram of displaying the directory list shown in FIG. 11 , the multimedia transmission interface function key 901 of the present invention and the photo 1102 of the throwing gesture key (Fling Up) mode can enter step S5041 through the input of the graphic window.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed as above, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the related art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can use any system and method described in accordance with the application scope of the present invention. Make some changes, so the scope of patent protection of the present invention must be defined by the scope of patent application attached to this specification.

Claims (19)

1. A multimedia communication composition system, characterized in that, comprising: A handheld device including a plurality of interface modules and a multimedia file, the interface modules transmit the multimedia file through a wireless transmission protocol, and the handheld device has a display screen to display the interface module; and A set-top box is connected with the handheld device through the wireless transmission protocol, the set-top box receives the multimedia file, and plays the multimedia file with a playback device; Wherein, the interface module sends a control signal to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol, and controls the playing mode of the multimedia file. 2. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia file includes a photo file, a voice file or a video file. 3. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the handheld device has a multimedia storage device for storing the multimedia file. 4. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless transmission protocol is WiFi, RF, WiMAX or Bluetooth. 5. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the display screen is a touch screen for displaying the multimedia file and the interface modules, and an object is displayed on the touch screen operate the interface modules. 6. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the interface modules include a mouse interface, a mouse object operates the mouse interface on the display screen and correspondingly generates a cursor control signal, the The cursor control signal is sent to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol to control a cursor position of the set-top box. 7. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of interface modules include a keyboard interface, a keyboard object operates the keyboard interface on the display screen, and correspondingly generates a keyboard control signal , the keyboard control signal is transmitted to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol to display the text corresponding to the keyboard control signal. 8. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the STB has a storage module for storing the multimedia files. 9. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the interface modules include a network interface, and a network object operates the network interface on the display screen, and correspondingly generates a network interface. The network control signal is transmitted to the set-top box through the transmission protocol, so as to obtain the main network transmission protocol (Host IP) of the set-top box. 10. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the interface modules include a multimedia control interface, a multimedia control object operates the multimedia control interface on the display screen, and correspondingly generates a multimedia A control signal, the multimedia control signal is sent to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol to control the playback mode of the multimedia file. 11. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the set-top box further stores at least one application program, the interface modules include a multimedia control interface, and a multimedia control object is displayed on the display screen The multimedia control interface is operated, and a program control signal is correspondingly generated, and the program control signal is sent to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol to control the execution of the application program. 12. The multimedia communication composition system according to claim 1, wherein the interface modules include a multimedia transmission interface, and a multimedia transmission object operates the multimedia transmission interface on the display screen, and correspondingly generates a multimedia transmission interface. A transmission signal, the multimedia transmission signal is transmitted to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol, so as to transmit the multimedia file to the playback device for playback. 13. A multimedia communication method, suitable for communication between a handheld device and a set-top box, characterized in that the multimedia communication method comprises the following steps: activate a plurality of interface modules of the handheld device and display the interface modules on a display screen of the handheld device; transmitting a multimedia file of the handheld device to the set-top box through a wireless transmission protocol; Play the multimedia file on a playback device; and A control signal is sent to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol to control the playing mode of the multimedia file. 14. The multimedia communication method according to claim 13, wherein transmitting the control signal to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol further comprises the following steps: Use a mouse object to operate a mouse interface of the interface modules on the display screen, and correspondingly generate a cursor control signal and send it to the set-top box to control a cursor position of the set-top box. 15. The multimedia communication method according to claim 13, wherein transmitting the control signal to the STB through the wireless transmission protocol further comprises the following steps: Use a keyboard object to operate a keyboard interface of the interface modules on the display screen, and correspondingly generate a keyboard control signal and send it to the set-top box to display the text corresponding to the keyboard control signal. 16. The multimedia communication method according to claim 13, wherein transmitting the control signal to the STB through the wireless transmission protocol further comprises the following steps: Use a network object to operate a network interface of the interface modules on the display screen, and correspondingly generate a network control signal and send it to the set-top box to obtain the main network transmission protocol (Host IP) of the set-top box ). 17. The multimedia communication method according to claim 13, wherein transmitting the control signal to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol further comprises the following steps: Use a multimedia control object to operate a multimedia control interface of the interface modules on the display screen, and correspondingly generate a multimedia control signal and send it to the set-top box to control the playing mode of the multimedia file. 18. The multimedia communication method according to claim 13, wherein transmitting the control signal to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol further comprises the following steps: Use a multimedia control object to operate a multimedia control interface of the interface modules on the display screen, and correspondingly generate a program control signal and send it to the set-top box to control the execution of at least one application program stored in the set-top box. 19. The multimedia communication method according to claim 13, wherein transmitting the control signal to the set-top box through the wireless transmission protocol further comprises the following steps: Use a multimedia transmission object to operate a multimedia transmission interface of the interface modules on the display screen, and correspondingly generate a multimedia transmission signal to send to the set-top box, so as to transmit the multimedia file to the playback device for playback.

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