Method, apparatus and system for transmitting multimedia data by bluetooth and real-time playing

• US 8,818,277 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2010
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Xiaofeng
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay A
• Assistant Examiner(s): PEREZ, ANGELICA
• Application Number:
  US13/509,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20120244811A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,560 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/41.1, 709/230, 709/231, 709/232, 709/235, 709/200, 705/21, 386/330, 386/332, 386/334, 370/465
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a method, an apparatus and a system for transmitting multimedia data by bluetooth and real-time playing, wherein the method includes: a bluetooth apparatus at a transmitting terminal encodes multimedia files to be transmitted, and converts them into stream media files; the bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal transmits the stream media files to a bluetooth apparatus at a receiving terminal through an Object Push Profile (OPP); the bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal plays the received stream media files. It is because the bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal transmits the stream media files through the OPP and the bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal receives and plays them, and then the waiting time for playing is reduced. It is solved the problem in the prior art that audio or video playing can be carried out only after the completion of the transmission by bluetooth and the waiting time is longer.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting multimedia data by Bluetooth and real-time playing, comprising:

encoding multimedia files to be transmitted and converting them into stream media files by a Bluetooth apparatus at a transmitting terminal;

transmitting the stream media files by the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal to a Bluetooth apparatus at a receiving terminal through an Object Push Profile (OPP); and

receiving the stream media files and playing the received stream media files by the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal;

wherein the step of transmitting the stream media files to a Bluetooth apparatus at a receiving terminal comprises;

putting the stream media files into a buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal by the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal; and

taking out the stream media files from the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal and transmitting the stream media files to the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal through the OPP by the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal;

the step of playing the received stream media files comprises;

putting the received stream media files into a buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal by the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal; and

taking out the stream media files from the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal and playing them by the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal;

wherein the method further comprises;

when time for the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal to store the stream media files in the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal reaches a threshold, prompting a user whether to play the stream media files, and taking out the stream media files from the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal to play when the user selects to play;

prompting the user whether to store the stream media files by the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal when transmission of the stream media files is completed.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when a size of the stream media files stored in the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal reaches a threshold, the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal prompts the user whether to play the stream media files, and clear data stored in the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal when the user selects not to play and following stream media files are transmitted abnormally;

and

the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal clears data stored in the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal and stops encoding when determining there is a transmission abnormity.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

prompting the user whether to store the stream media files or whether to store and play the stream media files by the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal when the user selects not to play and the transmission of the stream media files is completed.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

clearing data stored in the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal and stopping playing them by the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal, when the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal determines following stream media files have a transmission abnormality during playing the stream media files;

clearing data stored in the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal and stopping encoding by the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal when the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal determines the stream media files have a transmission abnormity.

5. A system for transmitting multimedia data by Bluetooth and real-time playing, comprising a Bluetooth apparatus at a transmitting terminal and a Bluetooth apparatus at a receiving terminal, wherein

the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal is configured to encode multimedia files to be transmitted, convert them into stream media files and transmit the stream media files to the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal through an Object Push Profile (OPP);

and

the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal is configured to receive the stream media files and play the received stream media files;

wherein the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal is further configured to put the stream media files into a buffer at the transmitting terminal, take out the stream media files from the buffer at the transmitting terminal and transmit the stream media files to the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal through the OPP; and

the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal is further configured to put the received stream media files into a buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal, take out the stream media files from the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal and play them;

wherein the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal is further configured, when time for the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal to store the stream media files in the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal reaches a threshold, to prompt a user whether to play the stream media files, and take out the stream media files from the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal to play when the user selects to play; and

when transmission of the stream media files is completed, the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal is further configured to prompt the user whether to store the stream media files.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal is further configured, when a size of the stream media files stored in a buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal reaches a threshold, to prompt a user whether to play the stream media files, and clear data stored in the buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal when the user selects not to play and following stream media files are transmitted abnormally;

and

the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal is further configured to clear data stored in a buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal and stop encoding when determining that the stream media files have a transmission abnormity.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal is further configured to prompt a user whether to store the stream media files or whether to store and play the stream media files when the user selects not to play and the transmission of the stream media files is completed.

8. The system according to claim 5, wherein the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal is further configured, during playing the stream media files, to clear data stored in a buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the receiving terminal and stop playing when determining following stream media files have a transmission abnormality;

and

the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal is further configured to clear data stored in a buffer of the Bluetooth apparatus at the transmitting terminal and stop encoding when determining that the stream media files have a transmission abnormity.