CONTROL METHOD FOR SWITCHING PLAYLIST OF PLAY SYSTEM AND APPARATUS

• US 20170031552A1
• Filed: 06/23/2016
• Published: 02/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Inventors: Lin, Shangbo
• Granted Patent: US 10,437,436 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio

Abstract

A control method for switching a playlist of a play system and apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a first play group on a user interface so that the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group is consistent with an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a second play group; transmitting an acquisition instruction of a playlist to the first play group so that the first play group acquires a current playlist and a current play progress of the second play group via the local area network; and controlling at least one playing device of first play group for playing the play files of current playlist of second play group according to the current play progress of second play group.

Claims

1. A control method of a control apparatus for switching a playlist of a play system, wherein the play system comprises at least two play groups and each play group comprises at least one playing device, and the at least two play groups are coupled to each other via a local area network, the control method comprising:

receiving, by a receiving unit of the control apparatus, an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a first play group on a user interface so that the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group is consistent with an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a second play group;

transmitting, by a transmitting unit of the control apparatus, an acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group so that the first play group acquires a current playlist and a current play progress of the second play group via the local area network; and

controlling, by a control unit of the control apparatus, at least one playing device of the first play group for playing a play file of the current playlist of the second play group according to the current play progress of the second play group.

2. The control method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the receiving unit, the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the second play group so that the identification change of the graphic label corresponding to the second play group becomes a predetermined identification wherein the predetermined identification corresponds to an idle status of the second play group; and

controlling, by the control unit, the second play group to stop playing the play file of the current playlist.

3. The control method of claim 1, wherein while transmitting the acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group, the control method further comprises:

after a predetermined time of the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group on the user interface is received by the receiving unit, the acquisition instruction of the playlist is transmitted to the first play group by the transmitting unit.

4. The control method of claim 1, further comprising:

configuring, by a configuring unit of the control apparatus, identifications respectively corresponding to the play status and an idle status of each play group.

5. The control method of claim 4, wherein the identifications are either colors or patterns of the graphic labels.

6. The control method of claim 2, further comprising:

configuring, by a configuring unit of the control apparatus, identifications respectively corresponding to the play status of each play group, an idle status of the first play group and the idle status of the second play group.

7. The control method of claim 3, further comprising:

configuring, by a configuring unit of the control apparatus, identifications respectively corresponding to the play status and the idle status of each play group.

8. The control method of claim 1, wherein an identification of the play status in each play group is different from each other.

9. The control method of claim 1, wherein an identification of an idle status of each play group is the same as each other or different from each other.

10. The control method of claim 3, wherein the first play group acquires the current playlist and the current play progress of the second play group via the local area network.

11. A control apparatus for switching a playlist of a play system, wherein the play system comprises at least two play groups and each play group comprises at least one playing device, and the at least two play groups are coupled via a local area network, the control apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit, configured to receive an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a first play group on a user interface so that the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group is consistent with an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a second play group;

a transmitting unit, configured to transmit an acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group so that the first play group acquires a current playlist and a current play progress of the second play group via the local area network; and

a control unit, configured to control at least one playing device of first play group for playing a play file of the current playlist of the second play group according to the current play progress of second play group.

12. The control apparatus of claim 11, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to receive the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the second play group so that the identification change of the graphic label corresponding to the second play group becomes a predetermined identification, and wherein the predetermined identification corresponds to an idle status of the second play group;

and

wherein the control unit is further configured to control the second play group to stop playing the play file of the current playlist.

13. The control apparatus of claim 11, wherein the transmitting unit is further configured to transmit the acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group after a predetermined time of the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group on the user interface is received by the receiving unit.

14. The control apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a configuration unit configured to configure identifications respectively corresponding to the play status and an idle status of each play group.

15. The control apparatus of claim 14, wherein the identifications are either colors or patterns of the graphic labels.

16. The control apparatus of claim 12, further comprising:

a configuration unit configured to configure identifications respectively corresponding to the play status of each play group, an idle status of the first play group and the idle status of the second play group.

17. The control apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a configuration unit configured to configure identifications respectively corresponding to the play status and an idle status of each play group.

18. The control apparatus of claim 11, wherein an identification of the play status in each play group is different from each other, and an identification of an idle status of each play group is the same as each other or different from each other.

19. The control apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first play group acquires the current playlist and the current play progress of the second play group via the local area network.

20. A computing device comprising a computer readable media and a control apparatus, wherein the computer readable media stores therein at least one application program, and when the control apparatus executes the at least one application program, the control apparatus performs a control method for switching a playlist of a play system, wherein the play system comprises at least two play groups and each play group comprises at least one playing device, and the at least two play groups are coupled to each other via a local area network, the control method comprising:

receiving, by a receiving unit of the control apparatus, an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a first play group on a user interface so that the identification change operation of the graphic label corresponding to the first play group is consistent with an identification change operation of a graphic label corresponding to a play status of a second play group;

transmitting, by a transmitting unit of the control apparatus, an acquisition instruction of the playlist to the first play group so that the first play group acquires a current playlist and a current play progress of the second play group via the local area network; and

controlling, by a control unit of the control apparatus, at least one playing device of the first play group for playing a play file of the current playlist of the second play group according to the current play progress of the second play group.