TWI606723B - Playing system and method of multimedia sharing - Google Patents

Description

Multimedia content sharing playing system and playing method

The present invention relates to a playback system and method for multimedia content sharing, and more particularly to a playback system and method for multimedia content sharing that can easily switch playback devices and seamlessly play.

Network development and digital information are rapidly circulating, and digital multimedia content such as video, sound and video has become the most commonly used digital content today. In general, in order to facilitate centralized management of digital multimedia content and save storage space for digital multimedia content, digital multimedia content is usually concentrated on a single storage device (ie, a server), and then the network is used to realize multimedia content sharing. Any playback device (ie, the client) on the network can access the digital multimedia content of the server through the network to play, such as playing the server through a smart phone, tablet, TV box or smart TV. Digital content on the digital.

On the other hand, when the digital multimedia content is played on a certain playback device such as a smart phone for a certain period of time, if it is intended to be played on a larger display device such as a television, the prior art will stop the original playback device. Then, the connected playback device re-accesses the digital multimedia content of the server to play, and needs to play from the beginning or manually adjust to the position where the playback of the original playback device is stopped to continue playing. However, the prior art requires control of the original playback device and the subsequent playback device, and the subsequent playback device is fixed in weight. The head playback requires manual adjustment to continue playback, and the control steps are complicated. In view of this, the prior art has been improved.

Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to provide a multimedia content sharing playback system and method thereof that can simply switch playback devices and seamlessly play back.

The present invention discloses a multimedia content sharing playback system, including a server device for storing a medium, a first control device, and a second control device for accessing and playing the media stored by the server device. And controlling to switch to the first control device to play the media, and when switching, stop playing the media and generate a conversion control information and a play stop time information; wherein the first control device saves the information according to the conversion control information The media stored by the server is taken, and the media is seamlessly played according to the playback stop time information.

The present invention further discloses a playback method for a playback system, the playback system can share multimedia content and includes a servo device, a first control device, and a second control device, the playback method including storing a media on the servo And the second control device accesses and plays the media stored by the servo device, and controls switching to the first control device to play the media, and when switching, stops playing the media and generates a conversion control Information and a play stop time information; wherein the first control device accesses the media stored by the server device according to the conversion control information, and seamlessly plays the media according to the play stop time information.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a playback system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the playback system 10 includes a servo device 100, a first control device 102, and a second control device 104. The servo device 100 is configured to store and play multimedia files, such as images, music or pictures, and may be a computer or a storage application device such as a network hard disk. The first control device 102 and the second control device 104 are used to play multimedia files, such as computers, handheld applications, or televisions. It should be noted that the servo device 100, the first control device 102, and the second control device 104 can communicate with each other via a transmission medium NET to transmit multimedia files. The transmission specification of the transmission medium NET conforms to the common network transmission specifications. There are no restrictions on Ethernet, wireless communication (WiFi) specifications, or Bluetooth specifications. The first control device 102 or the second control device 104 can request the servo device 100 to access the multimedia file to be played through the transmission medium NET, and the server device 100 transmits the multimedia file to the first control device 102 or the second through the transmission medium NET. The control device 104 plays, whereby the playback system 10 is a multimedia content sharing playback system, which can centrally manage and store the multimedia files in the servo device 100 (ie, a server), and optionally via the first control device 102 or The second control device 104 (ie a client) plays. Moreover, the first control device 102 or the second control device 104 can further implement play switching and seamless play between the client devices in the playback system 10. For example, after the second control device 104 plays the image to a certain time point, the playback can be stopped and the related information can be output to the first control device 102 through the transmission medium NET to switch to the first control device 102 to continue seamless playback.

For details, please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of a playback process 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the playback process 20 is used in the playback system 10 and includes the following steps:

Step 200: Start.

Step 202: Store the multimedia file in the server device 100.

Step 204: The second control device 104 accesses and plays the multimedia file stored by the server device 100, and controls to switch to the first control device 102 to play the multimedia file, and stops switching the multimedia file and generates a conversion control information when switching. And a stop time information.

Step 206: The first control device 102 accesses the multimedia file stored by the server according to the conversion control information, and seamlessly plays the multimedia file according to the playback stop time information.

Step 208: End.

According to the playback process 20, the second control device 104 generates the conversion control information and transmits it to the first control device 102 through the transmission medium NET to notify the first control device 102 to start playing the multimedia file, so that the second control device 102 can be used to play the second file. The multimedia file played by the control device 104 is switched to the first control device 102 for playback. At the same time, the second control device 104 also generates the play stop time information to the first control device 102. The play stop time information is mainly used to record the current multimedia file when the second control device 104 switches to the first control device 102 for playing. Time information, by the first A control device 102 can use the play stop time information to seamlessly play the multimedia file. In this way, the playback process 20 can be easily switched to another playback device via the original playback device and seamlessly played, without the need for complicated control steps.

Specifically, the main spirit of the present invention is to control switching to another destination device by using a device that originally plays a multimedia file, and seamlessly play the same. Any use of the source device to control and seamlessly switch playback is applicable to the present application. The invention may be modified or changed by those skilled in the art without limitation. For example, the source device is not limited to the second control device 104 described above (ie, the device that initiates playback first), which may also be the first control device 102, that is, when the second control device controls 104 to switch to After the first control device 102 is played, it can also be controlled by the first control device 102 and switched back to the second control device 104 to seamlessly play.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, the second control device 104 generates the conversion control information and the playback stop time information to the first control device 102, wherein the conversion control information and the playback stop time information are used to indicate mutual communication to achieve switching and no The information required for playback is not limited. For example, in other embodiments, it may be implemented by using only one integrated information or by using safer handshake communication or the like. In addition, the playback stop time information is the connection information, which may have different forms depending on the multimedia file to be played, such as music or photos, and may be changed according to the change.

In summary, the conventional technology needs to individually control the stop and manual adjustment of the two playback devices to be seamlessly connected when the user side switches the playback device, and the control method is complicated. Compared In the following, the present invention can easily switch the control device of the user terminal and seamlessly play back by means of the information transmission of the two playback devices, thereby eliminating complicated control steps.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Playing system

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102‧‧‧First control unit

104‧‧‧Second control device

NET‧‧‧Transmission medium

20‧‧‧Playing process

200~208‧‧‧Steps

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a playback process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Playing system

100‧‧‧Servo

102‧‧‧First control unit

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Claims (12)

A multimedia content sharing playback system includes: a servo device for storing a multimedia file; a first control device; and a second control device for accessing and playing the multimedia file stored by the server device And controlling to switch to the first control device to play the multimedia file, and when switching, stop playing the multimedia file and generate a conversion control information and a play stop time information; wherein the first control device is based on the conversion Controlling the information to access the multimedia file stored by the server device, and seamlessly playing the multimedia file according to the playback stop time information, or the first control device can control switching to continue playing by the second control device Multimedia file. The playback system of claim 1, wherein the servo device, the first control device, and the second control device transmit information through one of Ethernet transmission specifications (Ethernet). The playback system of claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted between the server device, the first control device, and the second control device via a wireless communication specification (WiFi) of a network transmission specification. The playback system of claim 1, wherein the server device is a computer or a storage application device. The playback system of claim 1, wherein the first control device and the second control device are a computer, a handheld application device, or a television. The playback system of claim 1, wherein the multimedia file is a movie or a piece of music. A playback method for a playback system, the playback system can share multimedia content and includes a server device, a first control device, and a second control device, the playback method includes: storing a multimedia file in the server device The second control device accesses and plays the multimedia file stored by the server device, and can control switching to the first control device to play the multimedia file, and when switching, stop playing the multimedia file and generate a conversion Controlling information and a play stop time information; and the first control device accesses the multimedia file stored by the server device according to the conversion control information, and seamlessly plays the multimedia file according to the play stop time information, or The first control device can control switching to continue playing the multimedia file by the second control device. The method of claim 7, wherein the servo device, the first control device, and the second control device transmit information through one of Ethernet transmission specifications (Ethernet). The method of claim 7, wherein the server, the first control device, and the second control device transmit information through a wireless communication specification (Wifi) of a network transmission specification. The method of claim 7, wherein the server device is a computer or a storage application device. The playing method of claim 7, wherein the first control device and the second control device are a computer, a handheld application device or a television. The playing method of claim 7, wherein the multimedia file is a movie or a piece of music.