METHOD, SYSTEM AND HOME STREAM MEDIA SERVER FOR IMPLEMENTING VIDEO ON DEMAND SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method for implementing a video on demand service, which is applied in a video on demand system comprising a client device, a dispatching server, a streaming media server and a home streaming media server which provides a media service for a client, wherein,when the home streaming media server is incapable of providing a media service for the client device, the home streaming media server obtains, from the dispatching server, information of a streaming media server capable of providing the media service, and the media service is provided by said streaming media server for the client device.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and a system for implementing a video on demand service and a home streaming media server. When the home streaming media server is incapable of providing a media service for the client device, the home streaming media server obtains, from the dispatching server, information of a streaming media server capable of providing service, and the streaming media server provides media service for the client device, thereby achieving redirection during video on demand service and remedying the defects of traditional video on demand systems in terms of redirection function.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a video on demand service, which is applied in a video on demand system comprising a client device, a dispatching server, a streaming media server and a home streaming media server which provides a media service for a client, wherein,
when the home streaming media server is incapable of providing a media service for the client device, the home streaming media server obtains, from the dispatching server, information of a streaming media server capable of providing the media service, and the media service is provided by said streaming media server for the client device.
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7. A video on demand system, which comprises a client device, a dispatching server, a streaming media server and a home streaming media server providing a media service for a client, wherein when the home streaming media server is incapable of providing a media service for the client device,
the home streaming media server is adapted to inquire, from the dispatching server, information of the streaming media server capable of providing the media service; -
the dispatching server is adapted to, after receiving an inquiry request from the home streaming media server, select a streaming media server capable of providing the media service for the client device, and reply the information of said streaming media server to the home streaming media server; and the client device is adapted to receive a media service from the streaming media server selected by the dispatching server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A home streaming media server, wherein the home streaming media server comprises:
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an inquiry module, adapted to obtain from a dispatching server information of a streaming media server capable of providing a media service; a sending module, adapted to forward to the client device the information of the streaming media server capable of providing the media service for a client device, which is obtained from the dispatching server; a simulating module, adapted to request media resources from the streaming media server capable of providing the media service for the client device; and a transparent transmission module, adapted to transmit a control message between the client device and the streaming media server capable of providing the media service transparently.
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