CN104754284B - A kind of live broadcast of video conference method, equipment and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a video conference live broadcast method, device and system. The method includes: the conference server receives a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by a viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, from each video conference of the specific video conference Select a meeting client that meets the set conditions from the online meeting clients as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, and instruct the watching client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing. In this solution, when the viewing client applies to watch the conference, the conference server can select an appropriate conference client from the currently online conference clients as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, so that the viewing client can obtain from the live broadcast source Corresponding conference data is watched, thereby solving the problems of limited live video conference live broadcast capacity and poor real-time performance of live broadcast at present, and achieving the effect of improving the live broadcast capacity and real-time performance of video conference.

Description

Method, device and system for video conference live broadcast

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of multimedia technology, in particular to a video conference live broadcast method, device and system.

Background technique

A video conferencing system refers to two or more individuals or groups in different places, through transmission lines and multimedia equipment, transmit audio, video and other data to each other, so as to achieve instant and interactive communication and realize the purpose of video conferencing. equipment.

With the continuous development of network technology, video conferencing systems are more and more widely used, and a large number of requirements for video conferences to be broadcast live gradually appear. In response to this requirement, at present, the industry usually adopts the following method to realize: Mix the data stream of the video conference through the video conference center server, and send the mixed data stream to the streaming media server, and the streaming media server sends out the multicast stream so that the corresponding user obtains the multicast stream from the streaming media server to watch the corresponding video conference; or, the streaming media server records the current video conference, and the user orders from the streaming media server to Realize the viewing of the corresponding video conference.

However, when the above method is used to realize the live broadcast of the video conference, since the capacity of the streaming media server is limited, it is not possible to provide more users with the live video conference service, and the data stream of the video conference needs to be sent first After that, the user can obtain the corresponding video from the streaming server by ordering or obtaining the multicast stream. Therefore, the delay of the meeting will be increased, the real-time performance of the video conference live broadcast will be reduced, and the user will be affected. actual viewing effect.

That is to say, the current video conferencing system has shortcomings such as limited live broadcast capacity and poor real-time live broadcast, which cannot meet the actual needs of users. Therefore, it is urgent to provide a new video conference live broadcast method to solve the above problems.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a video conference live broadcast method, device and system, which are used to solve the existing problems of limited capacity and poor real-time performance of live video conference live broadcast.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a video conference live broadcast method, including:

The conference server receives a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by the viewing client;

According to the conference viewing request, selecting an online conference client meeting a set condition from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference as a live broadcast source of the viewing client; and

Instructing the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing.

Specifically, the conference viewing request carries the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client;

According to the meeting viewing request, selecting an online meeting client satisfying a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference as a live broadcast source of the watching client, including:

According to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client carried in the conference viewing request, select from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference at the same location as the viewing client. The online meeting client of the intranet is used as the live broadcast source of the watching client.

Further, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by the viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, selecting an online conference client that satisfies the set conditions from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference as the Before watching the live broadcast source of the client, the method also includes:

Obtain the current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video meeting;

According to the meeting viewing request, selecting an online meeting client satisfying a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference as a live broadcast source of the watching client, including:

According to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client, and the obtained current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference, from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference In the terminal, select an online conference client that is in the same intranet as the viewing client and whose current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold as the live broadcast source of the viewing client.

Further, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by the viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, selecting an online conference client that satisfies the set conditions from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference as the Before watching the live broadcast source of the client, the method also includes:

Forwarding the meeting viewing request to the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager in the specific video conference, indicating that the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager is responsible for the The watching client performs identity authentication, and receives an authentication success response message returned by the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager.

Further, instructing the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing, including:

instructing the viewing client to send a conference live broadcast request to the live broadcast source, so that the live broadcast source mixes corresponding video data or audio data according to the conference live broadcast request and sends the mixed video data or audio data to the viewing client.

Further, after instructing the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing, the method further includes:

receiving feedback information indicating the conference data acquisition result returned by the viewing client; and

When it is determined that the received feedback information is a feedback message indicating that the conference data cannot be obtained from the live source, select other online conferences that meet the set conditions from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference The client serves as a new live broadcast source of the watching client, and instructs the watching client to obtain corresponding conference data from the new live broadcast source for viewing.

Correspondingly, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a conference server, including:

A receiving module, configured to receive a conference viewing request initiated by a viewing client for a specific video conference;

A selection module, configured to, according to the meeting viewing request received by the receiving module, select an online meeting client that meets the set conditions from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference as the live broadcast of the viewing client source;

An instructing module, configured to instruct the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source selected by the selection module for viewing.

Specifically, the conference viewing request received by the receiving module carries the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client;

The selection module is specifically configured to select from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference according to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client carried in the conference viewing request An online conference client on the same intranet as the viewing client serves as a live broadcast source of the viewing client.

Further, the conference server also includes an acquisition module:

The obtaining module is configured to select an online meeting client that satisfies a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference after receiving a meeting watching request initiated by a watching client and according to the meeting watching request Obtain the current live load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference before using the client as the live broadcast source of the viewing client;

The selection module is specifically configured to, according to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client, and the obtained current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference, from the specific video conference Among at least one online meeting client of the video conference, an online meeting client that is in the same intranet as the watching client and whose current live broadcast load is not greater than a set threshold is selected as the live broadcast source of the watching client.

Further, the conference server also includes a sending module:

The sending module is configured to, after receiving a conference viewing request initiated by a viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, select an online conference client satisfying a set condition from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference Before the client serves as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, forward the meeting viewing request to the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager in the specific video conference, indicating that the identity is the meeting host or The online meeting client of the meeting manager performs identity authentication on the watching client;

The receiving module is further configured to receive an authentication success response message returned by the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager.

Further, the instruction module is specifically used to instruct the viewing client to send a conference live broadcast request to the live broadcast source, so that the live broadcast source can mix corresponding video data or audio data according to the conference live broadcast request And send the mixed video data or audio data to the viewing client.

Further, the receiving module is further configured to receive the feedback information returned by the viewing client and used to indicate the conference data acquisition result;

The selection module is further configured to, when it is determined that the feedback information received by the receiving module is a feedback message indicating that the meeting data cannot be obtained from the live broadcast source, from at least one online meeting client of the specific video meeting In the terminal, select other online conference clients that meet the set conditions as the new live broadcast source of the viewing client, and instruct the viewing client to obtain the corresponding conference video from the new live broadcast source for viewing.

Further, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a video conference live broadcast system, the system includes a conference server, at least one online conference client and at least one viewing client, wherein:

The conference server is configured to receive a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by a viewing client, and select an online conference client meeting a set condition from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference according to the conference viewing request. The online meeting client serves as the live broadcast source of the watching client, and instructs the watching client to acquire corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

Embodiments of the present invention provide a video conference live broadcast method, device, and system. In the technical solution described in the embodiments of the present invention, during the video conference, when the viewing user applies to watch the video through its corresponding viewing client When the video conference is described above, the conference server can select an appropriate conference client from the conference clients corresponding to the conference users currently online in the video conference as the live broadcast source of the viewing user, so that the viewing user can view from the The corresponding conference data is obtained from the live broadcast source for viewing, thereby solving the problems of limited live broadcast capacity and poor real-time live broadcast of the current video conference, and achieving the effect of improving the live broadcast capacity and real-time performance of the video conference.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For Those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without making creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow diagram of the live video conference method described in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart of the video conference live broadcast method described in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the conference server described in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the video conference live broadcast system described in Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present invention provide a video conference live broadcast method, device, and system. The method includes: the conference server receives a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by a viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, from the Selecting the meeting client meeting the set conditions from the online meeting clients of the specific video conference as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, and instructing the watching client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing. In the technical solution described in the embodiment of the present invention, during the progress of the video conference, when the viewing user applies to watch the video conference through its corresponding viewing client, the conference server can select from all the currently online users of the video conference Select an appropriate conference client from the conference clients corresponding to the conference users as the live broadcast source of the viewing user, so that the viewing user can obtain the corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing, thereby solving the existing problem The problems of limited live broadcast capacity and poor real-time performance of video conferencing have achieved the effect of improving the live broadcast capacity and real-time performance of video conferencing.

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Embodiment one:

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a schematic flow chart of the video conference live broadcast method described in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and the video conference live broadcast method may include the following steps:

Step 101: The conference server receives a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by a viewing client.

Specifically, the conference viewing request may usually carry information such as the conference ID of the specific video conference, so that the conference server can determine the video conference requested by the viewing client according to the conference ID.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, during the progress of the video conference, when the watching client needs to watch a video conference, it can send to the conference server the The method of requesting to view the corresponding video conference is requested by means of the conference viewing request of the conference ID of the conference, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment of the present invention.

Step 102: According to the conference viewing request, select an online conference client meeting a set condition from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference as a live broadcast source of the viewing client.

Specifically, the online meeting client of the specific video conference may generally include an online meeting client that is a meeting host or a conference manager (which may be referred to as a conference host or a conference manager) and an online meeting client that is an ordinary participant. The client (may be referred to as a common conference client), which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention. Correspondingly, the live broadcast source selected for the watching client may be an online meeting client whose identity is a meeting host or a meeting manager, or an online meeting client whose identity is an ordinary participant, and this embodiment of the present invention also Do not make any restrictions.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by the viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, select from at least one online conference client meeting the specified video conference Before setting the conditional online meeting client as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, the method may also include:

Forwarding the meeting viewing request to the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager in the specific video conference, indicating that the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager is responsible for the The watching client performs identity authentication, and receives an authentication success response message returned by the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by each viewing client, the conference moderator or conference manager in a specific video conference can monitor each viewing client (or each viewing client) After the authentication is successful, select the corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing client to provide conference live broadcast services for each viewing client, so as to improve the security of the video conference sexual purpose.

Further, the conference viewing request may also carry information such as an intranet IP (Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol) address and/or a public network mapping address of the viewing client. Correspondingly, according to the meeting watching request, selecting an online meeting client satisfying a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference as a live broadcast source of the viewing client may include:

According to the internal network IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client carried in the conference viewing request, select from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference that is in the same internal network as the viewing client. The online meeting client of the Internet is used as the live broadcast source of the viewing client.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference viewing request does not carry information such as the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client, the viewing client may After the identity authentication is passed, report the above-mentioned address information to the conference server by reporting information such as its intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address, so that the conference server can Network IP address and/or public network mapping address and other information, select an online meeting client that is in the same intranet as the viewing client from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference as the live broadcast of the viewing client source, which is not described in this embodiment of the present invention.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server selects the live broadcast source for the viewing client corresponding to each viewing user, it can make a reasonable selection according to the address information of the viewing client corresponding to each viewing user, with priority Select the online conference client on the same intranet as the viewing client corresponding to each viewing user as the live broadcast source of each viewing client, so as to effectively reduce the delay of the live broadcast of the conference and improve the real-time performance of the live broadcast of the conference.

Further, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by the viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, selecting an online conference client that satisfies the set conditions from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference as the Before watching the live broadcast source of the client, the method may also include:

Obtain the current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference; wherein, the current live broadcast load of any online meeting client can usually be the number of viewing clients or the number of viewing users currently corresponding to any online meeting client and other information.

Correspondingly, according to the meeting watching request, selecting an online meeting client satisfying a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference as a live broadcast source of the viewing client may include:

According to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client and the obtained current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference, from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference , selecting an online conference client that is on the same intranet as the viewing client and whose current live broadcast load is not greater than a set threshold as the live broadcast source of the viewing client; wherein, the set threshold can be adjusted and set according to actual conditions , which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server selects a live source for each viewing client, it can further distribute the viewing clients in a balanced manner according to the current live load of each online meeting client, so as to further achieve The purpose of reducing the load of each online meeting client and improving the balance of the meeting system.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server selects the corresponding live broadcast source for the viewing client, it may also be based on the acquired The current live broadcast load, from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference, select the online conference client whose current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, the embodiment of the present invention does not make any limited.

Step 103: Instruct the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, according to the conference viewing request, the conference server selects an online conference client that satisfies the set conditions from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference as the selected online conference client. After viewing the live broadcast source of the client, the live broadcast source can be notified of the corresponding viewing client information and the viewing client of the corresponding live source by sending notification messages to the live broadcast source and the viewing client respectively. information, which will not be described in this embodiment of the present invention.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, instructing the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing may include:

instructing the viewing client to send a conference live broadcast request to the live broadcast source, so that the live broadcast source mixes corresponding video data or audio data according to the conference live broadcast request and sends the mixed video data or audio data to the viewing client.

In the technical solution described in the embodiment of the present invention, since the video conference is in progress, when the viewing client applies to watch the video conference, the conference server can select an appropriate The conference client is used as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, so that the viewing client can obtain the corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing, thereby solving the problem of the limited live broadcast capacity of the existing video conference and the real-time performance of the live broadcast. The poor problem has achieved the effect of improving the live broadcast capacity and real-time performance of the video conference.

Further, after instructing the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing, the method may further include:

receiving feedback information indicating the conference data acquisition result returned by the viewing client; and

When it is determined that the received feedback information is a feedback message indicating that the conference data cannot be obtained from the live source, select other online conferences that meet the set conditions from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference The client serves as a new live broadcast source of the watching client, and instructs the watching client to obtain corresponding conference data from the new live broadcast source for viewing.

Specifically, when the conference client corresponding to the live broadcast source selected for the viewing client (which may be referred to as the live broadcast source client) is offline due to exiting the conference, and thus cannot provide corresponding conference data for the viewing client, Or when the conference client corresponding to the live broadcast source selected for the viewing client is online but cannot provide the corresponding conference data for the viewing client due to network or other reasons, the viewing client can receive The feedback message used to indicate that the meeting data cannot be obtained from the initial live broadcast source, at this time, the meeting server can select from at least one online meeting client of the specific video meeting that satisfies the set conditions Other online conference clients serve as the new live broadcast source of the watching client, and instruct the watching client to obtain corresponding conference data from the new live broadcast source for viewing, until the watching client can obtain the corresponding meeting data.

It should be noted that, when the feedback information received by the conference server is a feedback message indicating that the conference data can be successfully obtained from the live source, the current live load of the conference client corresponding to the live source may be checked. Add one adjustment, so that when selecting live broadcast sources for other viewing clients, more accurate selection can be made according to the adjusted live broadcast load of each conference client to achieve the purpose of system balance.

Embodiment 1 of the present invention provides a method for live broadcasting of a video conference. In the technical solution described in the embodiment of the present invention, during the progress of the video conference, when the viewing user applies to watch the video conference through its corresponding viewing client , the conference server may select an appropriate conference client from the conference clients corresponding to the conference users who are currently online in the video conference as the live broadcast source of the viewing user, so that the viewing user Obtain corresponding conference data for viewing, thereby solving the problems of limited live broadcast capacity and poor real-time performance of video conferences currently existing, and achieving the effect of improving live broadcast capacity and real-time performance of video conferences.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by each viewing user through its corresponding viewing client, the conference moderator or conference manager in the specific video conference can view each viewing The user performs identity authentication, and after the authentication is successful, selects a corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing user, so that the purpose of improving the security of the video conference can also be achieved.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server selects a corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing user, it can use the address information of the viewing client corresponding to each viewing user and/or the current status of each online conference client The live load information is reasonably selected, and the online conference client that is in the same intranet as the viewing client corresponding to each viewing user and/or the current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold is preferentially selected as the live broadcast source of each viewing user, so that further The purpose of effectively reducing the delay of the live broadcast of the conference, thereby improving the real-time performance of the live broadcast of the conference, reducing the load of each online conference user, and further improving the balance of the conference system.

Embodiment two:

Embodiment 2 of the present invention provides a video conference live broadcast method, and the video conference live broadcast method is a detailed description of the video conference live broadcast method described in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It should be noted that, in the video conferencing system, there is usually a one-to-one relationship between the conference client and the conference user, and between the viewing client and the viewing user. Therefore, in the second embodiment of the present invention, for the convenience of description, The conference client may be referred to as a conference user for short, and the viewing client may be referred to as a viewing user for short.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 , which is a schematic flowchart of the video conference live broadcast method described in Embodiment 2 of the present invention, the video conference live broadcast method may include the following steps:

Step 201: The conference host or conference manager initiates a conference establishment request to the conference server.

Specifically, the meeting host or meeting manager can initiate a meeting establishment request to the meeting server through a web portal (web portal server) or a meeting system client, so as to create a meeting room with a unique meeting identification number. The embodiment of the invention does not repeat this.

Step 202: The conference server applies for corresponding conference resources from an MCU (Multipoint Control Unit, multipoint control unit) according to the conference establishment request.

Step 203: The conference server receives the conference resource application success response returned by the MCU.

Step 204: After receiving the conference resource application success response, the conference server returns a conference establishment response to the conference host, and completes the establishment of the conference.

Step 205: The conference host or conference manager adds common conference users to the created conference.

Specifically, the conference host or the conference manager can actively invite users to participate in the current conference, and can also receive a conference joining request initiated by the user according to the conference identification number to add the user to the current conference. Do not make any restrictions. Furthermore, when the user joins the meeting, he usually needs to report his corresponding intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address and other information to the meeting server.

Further, taking the meeting host or conference manager actively inviting user A to participate in this meeting as an example, the specific process of adding user A to this meeting is briefly explained, as shown in Figure 2: the conference host or conference manager A request to invite user A to join this meeting can be sent to the conference server, so that the conference server can initiate a request to add user A to the MCU according to the request, and after receiving the OK response message returned by the MCU to indicate that user A has been added successfully , initiate a call to user A, and complete the joining of user A after getting a call answer from user A.

It should be noted that after the conference is established successfully, conference users can directly send conference data to each other, or send conference data through an MCU relay, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention. Furthermore, if the conference users send conference data directly to each other, each conference user needs to mix the received conference data and local conference data before sending the conference data. I won't go into details.

Step 206: When the viewing user needs to watch the current conference, a conference viewing request carrying the conference identifier of the current conference may be sent to the conference server, so as to request to watch the corresponding conference.

Specifically, the conference viewing request may also generally carry information such as the viewing user's intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Step 207: After receiving the conference viewing request, the conference server forwards the conference viewing request to the conference host or conference manager, and the conference host or conference manager performs identity authentication on the viewing user.

Step 208: After the authentication succeeds, the conference moderator or the conference manager returns an authentication success response message to the conference server.

Step 209: After receiving the authentication success response message, the conference server selects an online conference user who meets the set conditions from at least one online conference user in the current meeting as the viewing session according to the conference viewing request initiated by the viewing user. The user's live source.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the selected live broadcast source may be a conference host or a conference manager, or may be an ordinary conference user, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the live broadcast source selected for the first time is an ordinary conference user as an example for description.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, according to the conference viewing request, an online conference user satisfying a set condition is selected from at least one online conference user of the specific video conference as the live broadcast source of the viewing user, Can include:

According to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the watching user, select an online meeting user who is on the same intranet as the watching user from at least one online meeting user in this meeting as the live broadcast of the watching user source; or,

According to the current live broadcast load of each online meeting user in this meeting, from at least one online meeting user in this meeting, select an online meeting user whose current live broadcast load is not greater than a set threshold as the live broadcast source of the viewing user; or,

According to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the watching user and the current live broadcast load of each online meeting user in this meeting, select from at least one online meeting user in this meeting, which is in the same location as the watching user. The online meeting users on the same intranet and whose current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold are used as the live broadcast source of the viewing users, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Step 210: The conference server sends a notification message to the live broadcast source and the viewer, informing the live broadcast source of the corresponding viewer user information and the viewer of the corresponding live source information.

Step 211: The watching user obtains corresponding meeting data from the live broadcast source to watch.

Specifically, the viewing user may send a conference live broadcast request to the live broadcast source, so that the live broadcast source may mix the corresponding video data or audio data according to the conference live broadcast request and mix the mixed video data or audio The data is sent to the viewing user to realize viewing of corresponding conference data.

Step 212: The conference server receives feedback information indicating the conference data acquisition result returned by the viewing user.

Specifically, when the feedback information received by the conference server is a feedback message indicating that the conference data can be successfully obtained from the live broadcast source, the current live broadcast load of the live broadcast source can be adjusted by one, so that the subsequent When selecting a live broadcast source for other viewing users, a more accurate selection can be made according to the adjusted live broadcast load, so as to achieve the purpose of system balance.

Further, when the feedback information received by the conference server is a feedback message indicating that the conference data cannot be obtained from the live broadcast source (for example, when the conference user corresponding to the initial live broadcast source selected for the viewing user fails to When exiting the meeting and being offline, and therefore unable to provide the corresponding meeting data for the viewing user, or when the meeting user corresponding to the initial live broadcast source is online but cannot provide the viewing user for network reasons or other reasons corresponding conference data, etc.), the conference server can also select other online conference users who meet the set conditions from at least one online conference user in this conference as the new live broadcast source of the viewing user (in the present invention In the second embodiment, it is assumed that the selected new live broadcast source is the conference host or conference manager), and the viewing user is instructed to obtain corresponding conference data from the new live broadcast source for viewing (specifically, as As shown in FIG. 2 ), until the viewing user can obtain the corresponding meeting data, this embodiment of the present invention will not repeat it.

It should be noted that, when it is determined that there is a conference user whose identity is the live broadcast source (may be referred to as the live broadcast source user) who exited the conference midway, before the conference server provides a new live broadcast source for the viewing user corresponding to the live broadcast source user, Usually, the user information of the live broadcast source user who quit the meeting can also be deleted through the MCU (specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 ), which will not be described in detail in this embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment 2 of the present invention provides a method for live broadcasting of a video conference. In the technical solution described in the embodiment of the present invention, when a viewing user applies to watch a video conference during a video conference, the conference server can view the video from the Select an appropriate conference user from among the conference users who are currently online at the conference as the live broadcast source of the viewing user, so that the viewing user can obtain the corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing, thus solving the current problem of video conferencing The problem of limited live broadcast capacity and poor real-time performance of live broadcast has achieved the effect of improving the live broadcast capacity and real-time performance of video conferencing.

In addition, because in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by each viewing user, the conference moderator or conference manager in the specific video conference can perform identity authentication on each viewing user, and After the authentication is successful, the corresponding live broadcast source user is selected for each viewing user, so that the purpose of improving the security of the video conference can also be achieved.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server selects a corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing user, it can perform a live broadcast according to the address information of each viewing user and/or the current live broadcast load information of each online conference user. Reasonable selection, priority selection of online conference users who are on the same intranet as each viewing user and/or the current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold as the live broadcast source of each viewing user, so as to further effectively reduce the conference live broadcast delay and improve The real-time nature of the conference live broadcast and the reduction of the load of each online conference user, thereby improving the balance of the conference system.

Embodiment three:

Embodiment 3 of the present invention provides a conference server that can be used to implement the method shown in Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3 , which is a schematic structural diagram of the conference server described in Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Specifically, the conference server may include a receiving module 11, a selecting module 12, and an indicating module 13, wherein:

The receiving module 11 may be configured to receive a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by a viewing client. Wherein, the meeting watching request may generally carry information such as the meeting identification number of the specific video meeting.

The selection module 12 may be configured to select an online meeting client that satisfies set conditions from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference as the viewing request according to the meeting viewing request received by the receiving module 11. The live broadcast source of the client.

The instruction module 13 may be used to instruct the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference video from the live broadcast source selected by the selection module 12 for viewing. Specifically, the instruction module 13 may be used to instruct the viewing client to send a conference live broadcast request to the live broadcast source, so that the live broadcast source mixes corresponding video data or audio data according to the conference live broadcast request and Send the mixed video data or audio data to the viewing client.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the conference viewing request received by the receiving module 11 may also carry information such as the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client.

Correspondingly, the selection module 12 can be specifically configured to select from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference according to the intranet Internet address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client carried in the conference viewing request. Select an online conference client on the same intranet as the viewing client as the live broadcast source of the viewing client.

Further, the conference server may also include an acquisition module 14, wherein:

The acquiring module 14 may be configured to select an online meeting client that satisfies a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference after receiving a meeting watching request initiated by a viewing client and according to the meeting watching request Before the terminal is used as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, the current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference is obtained.

Correspondingly, the selection module 12 can be specifically configured to, according to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client, and the obtained current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference, from the Among at least one online conference client of the specific video conference, select an online conference client that is on the same intranet as the viewing client and whose current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold as the live broadcast source of the viewing client.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server selects a corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing client, it can Make a reasonable selection, and preferentially select the online conference client that is on the same intranet as each viewing client and/or the current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold as the live broadcast source of each viewing client, so as to further effectively reduce the conference live broadcast delay , thereby improving the real-time performance of the conference live broadcast and reducing the load of each online conference client, thereby improving the balance of the conference system.

Further, the conference server may also include a sending module 15, wherein:

The sending module 15 may be configured to select an online meeting client that satisfies a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference after receiving a meeting watching request initiated by a viewing client and according to the meeting watching request Before the client serves as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, forward the meeting viewing request to the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager in the specific video conference, indicating that the identity is the meeting host or The online meeting client of the meeting manager performs identity authentication on the watching client;

The receiving module 11 is further configured to receive an authentication success response message returned by the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by each viewing client, the conference moderator or conference manager in the specific video conference can perform identity authentication on each viewing client. After the authentication is successful, the corresponding live source client is selected for each viewing client, so the purpose of improving the security of the video conference can also be achieved.

Further, the receiving module 11 is further configured to receive the feedback information returned by the viewing client and used to indicate the conference video acquisition result.

The selection module 12 is further configured to select from at least one online meeting of the specific video meeting when it is determined that the feedback information received by the receiving module 11 is a feedback message indicating that the meeting video cannot be obtained from the live source. In the client, select other online conference clients that meet the set conditions as the new live broadcast source of the viewing client, and instruct the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference video from the new live broadcast source for viewing.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference client corresponding to the initial live broadcast source selected for the viewing client is offline due to quitting the conference, the corresponding conference client cannot be provided for the viewing client. data, or when the conference client corresponding to the initial live broadcast source is online but cannot provide corresponding conference data for the viewing client due to network reasons or other reasons, the conference server can also download from the Among at least one online meeting client of a specific video conference, select other online meeting clients that meet the set conditions as the new live broadcast source of the watching client, and instruct the watching client to obtain the live broadcast from the new live broadcast source View the corresponding meeting data until the viewing client can obtain the corresponding meeting data, so as to further improve the user's video conference live broadcast experience, which will not be described in this embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment 3 of the present invention provides a conference server. In the technical solution described in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server receives a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by a viewing client, it can Viewing request, select an appropriate conference client from the conference clients that are currently online in the specific video conference as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, so that the viewing client can obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source Watching, thereby solving the problems of limited live broadcast capacity and poor real-time live broadcast of the current video conference, and achieving the effect of improving the live broadcast capacity and real-time performance of the video conference.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by each viewing client, the conference moderator or conference manager in the specific video conference can perform identity authentication on each viewing client , and after the authentication is successful, select the corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing client, so that the purpose of improving the security of the video conference can also be achieved.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server selects a corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing client, it can Make a reasonable selection, and preferentially select the online conference client that is on the same intranet as each viewing client and/or the current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold as the live broadcast source of each viewing client, so as to further effectively reduce the conference live broadcast delay , thereby improving the real-time performance of the conference live broadcast and reducing the load of each online conference client, thereby improving the balance of the conference system.

Embodiment four:

Embodiment 4 of the present invention provides a video conference live broadcast system that can be used to implement the method shown in Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 , it is a schematic structural diagram of the video conference live broadcast system in Embodiment 4 of the present invention, and the video conference live broadcast system may include a conference server 21, at least one online conference client 22 and at least one viewing client 23 ,in:

The conference server 21 may be configured to receive a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by the viewing client 23, and select from at least one online conference client 22 of the specific video conference according to the conference viewing request. The conditional online meeting client 22 serves as the live broadcast source of the watching client 23, and instructs the watching client 23 to obtain the corresponding conference video from the live broadcast source for viewing.

Specifically, the online meeting client 22 of the specific video conference may generally include an online meeting client 22 whose identity is a meeting host or a conference manager (it may be referred to as a conference host or a meeting manager) and an online meeting client 22 whose identity is an ordinary participant. The online meeting client 22 (which may be referred to as a common meeting client), is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention. Correspondingly, the live broadcast source selected for the watching client 23 can be the online meeting client 22 whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager or the online meeting client 22 whose identity is an ordinary participant. This does not make any restrictions.

For example, in the system shown in Figure 4, the conference moderator or conference manager is the live broadcast source of the viewing client 1 and the viewing client 2, and the common conference client 1 is the viewing client 3, the common conference client 2 is the live broadcast source of the viewing client 4.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the conference server 21 can be specifically configured to, according to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client 23, from at least one online session of the specific video conference In the conference client 22, select the online conference client 22 that is in the same intranet as the viewing client 23 as the live broadcast source of the viewing client;

Or, it can be specifically used to select the online conference client 22 whose current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold from at least one online conference client 22 of the specific video conference according to the current live broadcast load of each online conference client 22 of the specific video conference. The conference client 22 is used as the live broadcast source of the viewing client 23; or,

Specifically, it can be used to view from at least one online conference of the specific video conference according to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client 23 and the current live broadcast load of each online conference client 22 of the specific video conference. In the conference client 22, select the online conference client 22 that is in the same intranet as the viewing client 23 and whose current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold as the live broadcast source of the viewing client 23. In this embodiment of the present invention, Do not make any restrictions.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server 21 selects the corresponding live source client for each viewing client 23, it can The current live load information of the client 22 is reasonably selected, and the online conference client 22 that is in the same intranet as each viewing client 23 and/or the current live load is not greater than the set threshold is preferentially selected as each viewing client 23. The source of the live broadcast can further achieve the purpose of effectively reducing the delay of the live broadcast of the conference, thereby improving the real-time performance of the live broadcast of the conference, reducing the load of each online conference client, and improving the balance of the conference system.

Further, the conference server 21 is further configured to, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by the viewing client 23, and according to the conference viewing request, select from at least one online conference client 22 of the specific video conference that satisfies the setting requirements. Before the conditional online meeting client 22 is used as the live broadcast source of the viewing client 23, the meeting viewing request is forwarded to the online meeting client 22 whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager in the specific video conference , indicating that the online meeting client 22 whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager performs identity authentication on the viewing client 23, and receives the online meeting client 22 whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager The returned authentication success response message.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by each viewing client 23, the conference moderator or conference manager in the specific video conference can identify each viewing client. Authentication, and after the authentication is successful, select the corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing client 23, so the purpose of improving the security of the video conference can also be achieved.

It should be noted that the video conference live broadcast system may also include MCU and other units (wherein the conference server 21 and the MCU may be located in the conference service layer of the video conference live broadcast system) to complete the video conference live broadcast system. The transfer of messages or conference data streams between online conference clients 22 or viewing clients 23 will not be described in this embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the specific structure and specific functions of the conference server 21 in the live video conference system may be the same as those of the conference server described in Embodiment 3 of the present invention, which will not be repeated in this embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment 4 of the present invention provides a video conference live broadcast system. In the technical solution described in the embodiment of the present invention, during the process of the video conference, when the viewing client applies to watch the video conference, the conference server can start from the Select an appropriate conference client among the currently online conference clients of the video conference as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, so that the viewing client can obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing, thereby solving the current problem The existing problems of limited video conference live broadcast capacity and poor real-time live broadcast have achieved the effect of improving the live broadcast capacity and real-time performance of video conferences.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by each viewing client, the conference moderator or conference manager in the specific video conference can perform identity authentication on each viewing client , and after the authentication is successful, select the corresponding live broadcast source for each viewing client, so that the purpose of improving the security of the video conference can also be achieved.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the conference server selects the corresponding live broadcast source client for each viewing client, it can The load information is reasonably selected, and the online conference client that is in the same intranet as each viewing client and/or the current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold is preferentially selected as the live broadcast source of each viewing client, so as to further effectively reduce the conference live broadcast The purpose of improving the real-time performance of the conference live broadcast and reducing the load of each online conference client is to improve the balance of the conference system.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present invention may be provided as methods, devices (devices), or computer program products. Accordingly, the present invention can take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (devices) and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It should be understood that each procedure and/or block in the flowchart and/or block diagram, and a combination of procedures and/or blocks in the flowchart and/or block diagram can be realized by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or processor of other programmable data processing equipment to produce a machine such that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment produce a An apparatus for realizing the functions specified in one or more procedures of the flowchart and/or one or more blocks of the block diagram.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to operate in a specific manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising instruction means, the instructions The device realizes the function specified in one or more procedures of the flowchart and/or one or more blocks of the block diagram.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device, causing a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flow chart or blocks of the flowchart and/or the block or blocks of the block diagrams.

While preferred embodiments of the invention have been described, additional changes and modifications to these embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art once the basic inventive concept is appreciated. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be construed to cover the preferred embodiment as well as all changes and modifications which fall within the scope of the invention.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalent technologies, the present invention also intends to include these modifications and variations.

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1. A video conference live broadcast method, characterized in that, comprising: The conference server receives a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by the viewing client, wherein the conference viewing request carries the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client; According to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client carried in the conference viewing request, select from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference at the same location as the viewing client. The online meeting client of the intranet is used as the live broadcast source of the viewing client; and Instructing the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing. 2. The video conference live broadcast method according to claim 1, wherein after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by the viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, at least one online conference client of the specific video conference Before selecting an online meeting client that meets the set conditions as the live broadcast source of the viewing client in the terminal, the method also includes: Obtain the current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video meeting; According to the meeting viewing request, selecting an online meeting client satisfying a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference as a live broadcast source of the watching client, including: According to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client, and the obtained current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference, from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference In the terminal, select an online conference client that is in the same intranet as the viewing client and whose current live broadcast load is not greater than the set threshold as the live broadcast source of the viewing client. 3. The video conference live broadcast method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after receiving the conference viewing request initiated by the viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, at least one of the specific video conferences online Before selecting an online meeting client that satisfies the set conditions in the meeting client as the live broadcast source of the watching client, the method also includes: Forwarding the meeting viewing request to the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager in the specific video conference, indicating that the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager is responsible for the The watching client performs identity authentication, and receives an authentication success response message returned by the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager. 4. The video conference live broadcast method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein instructing the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing includes: instructing the viewing client to send a conference live broadcast request to the live broadcast source, so that the live broadcast source mixes corresponding video data or audio data according to the conference live broadcast request and sends the mixed video data or audio data to the viewing client. 5. The video conference live broadcast method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after instructing the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing, the method further comprises: receiving feedback information indicating the conference data acquisition result returned by the viewing client; and When it is determined that the received feedback information is a feedback message indicating that the conference data cannot be obtained from the live source, select other online conferences that meet the set conditions from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference The client serves as a new live broadcast source of the watching client, and instructs the watching client to obtain corresponding conference data from the new live broadcast source for viewing. 6. A conference server, characterized in that, comprising: A receiving module, configured to receive a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by a viewing client, wherein the conference viewing request carries the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client; A selection module, configured to select from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference according to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client carried in the conference viewing request. Watching the online meeting client in the same intranet as the live broadcast source of the watching client; An instructing module, configured to instruct the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source selected by the selection module for viewing. 7. The conference server according to claim 6, wherein the conference server further comprises an acquisition module: The obtaining module is configured to select an online meeting client that satisfies a set condition from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference after receiving a meeting watching request initiated by a watching client and according to the meeting watching request Obtain the current live load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference before using the client as the live broadcast source of the viewing client; The selection module is specifically configured to, according to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client, and the obtained current live broadcast load of each online meeting client of the specific video conference, from the specific video conference Among at least one online meeting client of the video conference, an online meeting client that is in the same intranet as the watching client and whose current live broadcast load is not greater than a set threshold is selected as the live broadcast source of the watching client. 8. The conference server according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the conference server further comprises a sending module: The sending module is configured to, after receiving a conference viewing request initiated by a viewing client, and according to the conference viewing request, select an online conference client satisfying a set condition from at least one online conference client of the specific video conference Before the client serves as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, forward the meeting viewing request to the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager in the specific video conference, indicating that the identity is the meeting host or The online meeting client of the meeting manager performs identity authentication on the watching client; The receiving module is further configured to receive an authentication success response message returned by the online meeting client whose identity is the meeting host or meeting manager. 9. The conference server according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that, The instruction module is specifically used to instruct the viewing client to send a conference live broadcast request to the live broadcast source, so that the live broadcast source can mix corresponding video data or audio data according to the conference live broadcast request and mix The subsequent video data or audio data are sent to the viewing client. 10. The conference server according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that, The receiving module is further configured to receive feedback information indicating the conference data acquisition result returned by the viewing client; The selection module is further configured to, when it is determined that the feedback information received by the receiving module is a feedback message indicating that the meeting data cannot be obtained from the live broadcast source, from at least one online meeting client of the specific video meeting In the terminal, select other online conference clients that meet the set conditions as the new live broadcast source of the viewing client, and instruct the viewing client to obtain corresponding meeting data from the new live broadcast source for viewing. 11. A video conference live broadcast system, characterized in that the system includes a conference server, at least one online conference client and at least one viewing client, wherein: The conference server is configured to receive a conference viewing request for a specific video conference initiated by a viewing client, wherein the conference viewing request carries the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client; And according to the intranet IP address and/or public network mapping address of the viewing client carried in the meeting viewing request, select from at least one online meeting client of the specific video conference that is in the same location as the viewing client. The online conference client on the same intranet serves as the live broadcast source of the viewing client, and instructs the viewing client to obtain corresponding conference data from the live broadcast source for viewing.