Media data processing method and apparatus

• US 9,390,274 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2013
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Shaobo, Wang, Xin, Liu, Yongliang, Lian, Shiguo
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu, Jeffrey
• Assistant Examiner(s): Corum, Jr., William
• Application Number:
  US14/010,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20130347123A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,051 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a media data processing method and apparatus. The media data processing method includes: obtaining each media segment in a coding representation; and performing content protection processing on at least a part of media segments in the coding representation. In the embodiments of the present invention, a media segment in a coding representation is used as a unit of content protection, and the content protection may be performed on at least a part of media segments in the coding representation, so that protection manners of media segments in the coding representation are differentiated, so as to improve reliability and flexibility of performing the content protection on an HTTP streaming media service.

Claims

1. A media data processing method for providing HTTP streaming media service, comprising:

obtaining each media segment in a coding representation, wherein the coding representation consists of a plurality of media segments;

performing content protection processing on a first part of the media segments in the coding representation by adopting a first content protection manner;

performing content protection processing on a second part of the media segments in the coding representation by adopting a second content protection manner, wherein the first content protection manner is different with the second content protection manner; and

generating a media presentation description file, wherein the media presentation description file is used to describe the first content protection manner adopted by the first part of media segments in the coding representation and the second content protection manner adopted by the second part of media segments in the coding representation, wherein the step of generating the media presentation description file comprises;

assigning, in the media presentation description file, a coding representation module corresponding to the coding representation;

assigning, in the coding representation module, a first content protection unit for indicating the first content protection manner and a second content protection unit for indicating the second content protection manner;

assigning, in the first content protection unit, content protection manner information for indicating the first content protection manner adopted by the first part of media segments and assigning, in the second content protection unit content protection manner information for indicating the second content protection manner adopted b the second cart of media segments; and

assigning, in the first content protection unit, a first protection range element for indicating information of a range of the first part of media segments and assigning, in the second content protection unit, a second protection range element for indicating information of a range of the second part of media segments.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the content protection unit is an encryption protection unit, and the content protection manner information is an encryption method and key related information;

or

the content protection unit is a license unit, and the content protection manner information is license description information.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first content protection manner comprises an encryption protection element and at least one license protection element, the encryption protection element comprises an encryption method and key related information that are adopted by the first part of media segments, the license protection element comprises license description information and protection range element, and the protection range element comprises information of a range of a media segment to which the license description information applies.

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

storing the coding representation on which the content protection processing is performed and the media presentation description file.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first protection range element comprise a start index and an end index of the first part of media segments, or start time and end time of the first part of media segments.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein performing content protection processing on the first part of media segments in the coding representation comprises:

performing protection processing on each media segment in the first part of media segments, and adding a media segment protection element in each media segment on which the protection processing is performed, wherein the media segment protection element comprises description information of a content protection manner adopted by the media segment.

7. A media data processing method for providing HTTP streaming media service, comprising:

obtaining a media presentation description file, wherein the media presentation description file is used to describe a first content protection manner adopted by a first part of media segments in a coding representation and a second content protection manner adopted by a second part of media segments in the coding representation, wherein the first content protection manner is different with the second content protection manner, wherein the coding representation consists of a plurality of media segments, wherein the media presentation description file comprising a coding representation module corresponding to the coding representation, wherein the coding representation module comprising content protection manner information for indicating the first content protection manner adopted by the first part of media segments and content protection manner information for indicating the second content protection manner adopted by the second part of media segments, wherein the first content protection unit comprising a first protection range element for indicating information of a range of the first part of media segments, wherein the second content protection unit comprising a second protection range element for indicating information of a range of the second part of media segments;

performing parsing processing on the media presentation description file, in order to obtain the first content protection manner adopted by each media segment in the first part of the coding representation, wherein the parsing processing comprising;

identifying content protection manner information of the first content protection manner, and identifying range information of the first part of the media segments;

selecting a media segment in the first part of the coding representation according to the first content protection manner;

sending a media segment request message to a media server, wherein the media segment request message comprises identification information of a requested media segment;

receiving a media segment which is sent by the media server according to the identification information; and

determining whether location information of the received media segment is in the range of the first part of media segments, and when the location information is in the range of the first part of media segments, performing de-protection processing on the received media segment by adopting the first content protection manner.

8. A media data processing apparatus for providing HTTP streaming media service, comprising:

an obtaining module, configured to obtain each media segment in a coding representation, wherein the coding representation consists of a plurality of media segments;

a content protection processing module, configured to perform content protection processing on a first part of media segments in the coding representation by adopting a first content protection manner, perform content protection processing on a second part of media segments in the coding representation by adopting a second content protection manner, wherein the first content protection manner is different with the second content protection manner;

a generating module, configured to generate a media presentation description file, wherein the media presentation description file is used to describe the first content protection manner adopted by the first part of media segments in the coding representation and the second content protection manner adopted by the second part of media segments in the coding representation;

wherein the generating module is further configured to;

assign, in the media presentation description file, a coding representation module corresponding to the coding representation;

assign, in the coding representation module, a first content protection unit for indicating the first content protection manner and a second content protection unit for indicating the second content protection manner;

assign, in the first content protection unit, content protection manner information for indicating the first content protection manner adopted by the first part of media segments and assign, in the second content protection unit, content protection manner information for indicating the second content protection manner adopted by the second part of media segments; and

assign, in the first content protection unit, a first protection range element for indicating information of a range of the first part of media segments and assign, in the second content protection unit, a second protection range element for indicating information of a range of the second part of media segments; and

a storage module, configured to store the coding representation on which the content protection processing is performed and the media presentation description file generated by the generating module.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the content protection processing module comprises:

a first protection processing unit, configured to perform protection processing on each media segment in the first part of media segments; and

a second protection processing unit, configured to add a media segment protection element in each media segment processed by the first protection processing unit, wherein the media segment protection element comprises description information of a content protection manner adopted by the media segment in the first part.

10. A media data processing apparatus for providing HTTP streaming media service, comprising:

a preprocessing module, configured to;

obtain a media presentation description file, wherein the media presentation description file is used to describe a first content protection manner adopted by a first part of media segments in a coding representation and a second content protection manner adopted by a second part of media segments in the coding representation, wherein the first content protection manner is different with the second content protection manner, wherein the coding representation consists of a plurality of media segments, wherein the media presentation description file comprising a coding representation module corresponding to the coding representation, wherein the coding representation module comprising content protection manner information for indicating the first content protection manner adopted by the first part of media segments and content protection manner information for indicating the second content protection manner adopted by the second part of media segments, wherein the first content protection unit comprising a first protection range element for indicating information of a range of the first part of media segments, wherein the second content protection unit comprising a second protection range element for indicating information of a range of the second part of media segments;

perform parsing processing on the media presentation description file, in order to obtain the first content protection manner adopted by each media segment in the first part of the coding representation, identify content protection manner information of the first content protection manner and identify range information of the first part of media segments; and

select a media segment in the first part of the coding representation according to the first content protection manner,

a first sending module, configured to send a media segment request message to a media server, wherein the media segment request message comprises identification information of a to be requested media segment in the first part of the coding representation;

a first receiving module, configured to receive a media segment which is sent by the media server according to the identification information;

a determining unit, configured to determine whether location information of the received media segment is in the range of the first part of media segments; and

a first processing unit, configured to perform de-protection processing on the received media segment by adopting the first content protection manner when the determining unit determines that the location information is in the range of the first part of media segments.