Apparatus and Method for Media Play in Home Network
First Claim
1. A control device configured to control media content distribution in a home network, wherein the home network comprises the control device, a media play device, and multiple media distribution devices, and wherein the control device comprises:
- a network interface;
a memory; and
a processor,wherein the network interface and the memory are coupled to the processor,wherein the network interface is configured to communicate with the multimedia play device and the media distribution devices,wherein the memory is configured to store a computer executable instruction, andwherein the processor is configured to execute the computer executable instruction in order to complete the following operations;
determine that a task needs to be executed, wherein the task is the task to distribute a media content to the media play device;
acquire device information of the multiple media distribution devices;
select an available media distribution device from the multiple media distribution devices according to the device information, wherein the available media distribution device may be configured to process the media content such that the media content has an adaptive media stream format suitable for the media play device; and
assign a child task to each of the available media distribution devices when there are multiple available media distribution devices, wherein the child task instructs each of the available media distribution devices to process at least one segment of the media content such that the multiple available media distribution devices jointly process the media content.
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Abstract
A control device and a computer program product configured to complete the functions of determining that a task needs to be executed, where the task is a task to distribute the media content to a media play apparatus, acquiring device information of the multiple media distribution devices, selecting an available media distribution device from the multiple media distribution devices according to the device information, where the available media distribution device may be configured to process the media content such that the media content has an adaptive media stream format suitable for the media play device, and assigning, when there are multiple available media distribution devices, at least one segment of the media content to each of the available media distribution devices such that the multiple available media distribution devices jointly process the media content.
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19 Claims
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1. A control device configured to control media content distribution in a home network, wherein the home network comprises the control device, a media play device, and multiple media distribution devices, and wherein the control device comprises:
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a network interface; a memory; and a processor, wherein the network interface and the memory are coupled to the processor, wherein the network interface is configured to communicate with the multimedia play device and the media distribution devices, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer executable instruction, and wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer executable instruction in order to complete the following operations; determine that a task needs to be executed, wherein the task is the task to distribute a media content to the media play device; acquire device information of the multiple media distribution devices; select an available media distribution device from the multiple media distribution devices according to the device information, wherein the available media distribution device may be configured to process the media content such that the media content has an adaptive media stream format suitable for the media play device; and assign a child task to each of the available media distribution devices when there are multiple available media distribution devices, wherein the child task instructs each of the available media distribution devices to process at least one segment of the media content such that the multiple available media distribution devices jointly process the media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product configured to control media content distribution in a home network, wherein the home network comprises a control device, a media play device, and multiple media distribution devices, wherein the computer program product comprises a non-volatile computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-volatile computer readable storage medium is configured to store a computer executable instruction, and wherein when a processor of the control device executes the computer executable instruction, the control device is configured to perform the following operations:
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determine that a task needs to be executed, wherein the task is the task to distribute a media content to the media play device; acquire device information of the multiple media distribution devices; select an available media distribution device from the multiple media distribution devices according to the device information, wherein the available media distribution device may be configured to process the media content, such that the media content has an adaptive media stream format suitable for the media play device; and assigning a child task to each of the available media distribution devices when there are multiple available media distribution devices, wherein the child task instructs each of the available media distribution devices to process at least one segment of the media content such that the multiple available media distribution devices jointly process the media content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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