MEDIA SERVICE PRESENTATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICE

• US 20100100818A1
• Filed: 12/24/2009
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2007
• 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: Wang, Lei, Yang, Jian, Chen, Guoqiao, Zhang, Huiping
• Granted Patent: US 9,277,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/704
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A media service presentation method, communication system and related device are provided, in which the media service presentation method comprises: obtaining the media presentation information; presenting media services to a user according to the service presentation information. By obtaining the media service presentation information, the media services are presented to the user according to the service presentation information. In this way, the scene SVG-based description is not necessarily needed, which in turn simplifies the terminal'"'"'s computing process, improving the terminal'"'"'s performance, and improving user experience.

Claims

1. A media service presentation method, comprising:

obtaining media content and presentation script information; and

presenting media content to a user according to the presentation script information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the presentation script information comprises:

obtaining presentation template information and service guide, SG, information; and

generating presentation script information according to the SG information and the presentation template information;

or

obtaining a presentation file, the presentation file containing presentation script information; and

obtaining the presentation script information from the presentation file.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the generating of the presentation script information according to the SG information and the presentation template information comprises:

resolving the SG information to generate SG data; and

converting the SG data into the presentation script information according to the presentation template information.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the obtaining of the SG information comprises:

receiving an extensible markup language, XML, file that contains the SG information from a SG server through FLUTE session broadcast;

or

obtaining entry information relating to the SG information from an interactive network or broadcast network;

requesting the content of the SG server according to the entry information; and

receiving the XML file from the SG server, the XML containing the SG information;

or

receiving the XML file that contains compressed SG information from the SG server through the FLUTE session broadcast; and

decompressing, the compressed SG information to obtain the SG information;

or

obtaining the entry information relating to the SG information through the interactive network or broadcast network;

requesting the content of the SG server according to the entry information;

receiving the XML file that contains the compressed SG information from the SG server; and

decompressing the compressed SG information to obtain the SG information.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the presentation script information is derived from a presentation script file in a format of a player;

the media content presented to the user through the presentation script information comprises using the player to play the presentation script information and presenting the media content to the user;

or

the presentation script information is derived from the presentation script file in a format of a browser;

the media content presented to the user through the presentation script information comprises using the browser to play the presentation script information and presenting the media content to the user.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the playing of the presentation script information comprises:

calling a video player to play the presentation script information;

or

calling an embedded video player to play the presentation script information;

or

sending the presentation script information to a user interface through a Native application module; and

calling a corresponding graphical user interface, GUI, to present the presentation script file on the user interface.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the presenting of the media content to a user comprises:

calling a downloading engine to download corresponding media content; and

calling a multimedia player to play the downloaded media content.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining media content comprises:

receiving a user'"'"'s request for interaction;

forwarding the request through a preset data transmission protocol to a server;

receiving the media content that is sent by the server on the basis of the user'"'"'s request for interaction;

or

receiving a request for interaction from a terminal;

activating and editing corresponding interaction information according to the request for interaction;

sending the edited interaction information to the server;

receiving the media content that is sent by the server on the basis of the user'"'"'s request for interaction.

9. The method according to claim 2, wherein the presentation file is transferred through a stream protocol;

or the presentation file is transferred through a download protocol;

or the presentation file is transferred through a PUSH mechanism, a DCD delivery mechanism, or a real-time communication mechanism.

10. A communication system, comprising:

a mobile multimedia presentation system, adapted to;

obtain service guide, SG, information and presentation template information;

generate presentation script information according to the presentation template information and the SG information; and

deliver a presentation file that contains the presentation script information; and

a terminal, adapted to;

receive the presentation script information obtained from the presentation file in the mobile multimedia presentation system, and present the media content to a user according to the presentation script information;

or

a mobile multimedia presentation system, adapted to;

deliver an extensible markup language, XML, file that contains SG information and presentation template information; and

a terminal, adapted to;

generate presentation script information according to the presentation template information from the presentation server and the SG information from the SG server, and present the media content to a user according to the presentation script information.

11. The communication system according to claim 10, comprising:

a content server, adapted to;

deliver media content to the terminal.

12. A terminal, comprising:

an obtaining unit, adapted to;

obtain presentation script information and media content; and

a presentation unit, adapted to;

present the media content through presentation script information obtained by the obtaining unit.

13. The terminal according to claim 12, wherein the obtaining unit comprises a script generating unit, and the script generating unit comprises:

a second obtaining unit, adapted to;

resolve obtain service guide, SG, information and presentation template information; and

a generating unit, adapted to;

generate script information according to the presentation template information and the SG information obtained by the obtaining unit.

14. The terminal according to claim 12, further comprising:

a downloading engine, adapted to;

download media content requested by the user.

15. The terminal according to claim 12, further comprising:

an interaction unit, adapted to deliver interactive information between the terminal and the server when the media content is being played.

16. The terminal according to claim 12, further comprising:

a service player, adapted to play a presentation script file for the user, the presentation script file being in a format of a player; and

a browser, adapted to play the presentation script file for the user, the presentation script file being in a format of the browser.