METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING NETWORK VIDEOS

• US 20170149859A1
• Filed: 08/23/2016
• Published: 05/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lecloud Computing Co., Ltd., Le Holdings (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Lecloud Computing Co., Ltd., Le Holdings (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, Jinfu
• Application Number:
  US15/245,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20170149859A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24552 Database cache management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/71 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4633 Interconnection of networks using encapsulation techniques, e.g. tunneling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1076 Resource dissemination mechanisms or network resource keeping policies for optimal resource availability in the overlay network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching

Abstract

The embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device and a system for playing network videos, wherein the method includes: querying, by a first download node, whether a slicing data of a network video requested for playing and satisfying playing conditions exists in a pre-established download cache memory according to a video playing request of a browser; if no, downloading the video data of the network video from a network video server, slicing the video data into a plurality of slicing data, storing the slicing data in the download cache memory, and notifying a P2P server that the slicing data in a current download cache memory for downloading is provided; if yes, querying a second download node having other slicing data from the P2P server, downloading the other slicing data from the second download node, storing the other slicing data in the download cache memory, and notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading is provided; and merging and encapsulating the slicing data in the download cache memory into video data and providing the video data to the browser. The embodiments of the present invention save the bandwidth resources.

Claims

1. A method for playing network videos, comprising:

querying, by a first download node, whether a slicing data of a network video requested for playing and satisfying playing conditions exists in a pre-established download cache memory according to a video playing request of a browser, wherein the video address of the browser is preset as the address of the download cache memory;

if no, downloading the video data of the network video from a network video server, slicing the video data into a plurality of slicing data, storing the slicing data in the download cache memory, and notifying a P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided; and

if yes, querying a second download node having other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the P2P server, downloading the other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the second download node, storing the other slicing data in the download cache memory, and notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading may be provided; and

merging and encapsulating the slicing data in the download cache memory into video data and providing the video data to the browser so that the browser acquires and plays the video data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the merging and encapsulating the slicing data in the download cache memory into video data and providing the video data to the browser so that the browser acquires and plays the video data comprises:

merging and encapsulating the slicing data in the download cache memory into the video data in a play format supported by the browser and then providing the slicing data to the browser according to the play format supported by the browser so that the browser acquires and plays the video data.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the querying whether the slicing data of the network video requested for playing satisfying the playing conditions exists in the download cache memory comprises:

querying whether the slicing data of a first number of the network video requested for playing having a play time longer than a preset time exists in the download cache memory.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the download cache memory is a video source MediaSource object pre-established by the first download node.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the downloading the video data from the network video server, and slicing the video data into a plurality of slicing data, the method further comprises:

establishing a first data list of the plurality of slicing data, the first data list comprising the description information of each slicing data;

the notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided comprises;

notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the first data list for downloading could be provided; and

the querying the second download node having other slicing data excluding the slicing data from the P2P server, downloading the other slicing data excluding the slicing data from the second download node, storing the other slicing data in the download cache memory, and notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided comprises;

querying the data lists of different download nodes from the P2P server, and acquiring the second download node having other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory;

downloading other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the second download node according to the description information in a second data list of the second download node, and storing the other slicing data in the download cache memory; and

updating a first data list according to the description information of the slicing data downloaded by the first download node; and

notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the first data list for downloading could be provided.

6. A method for playing network videos, comprising:

receiving, by a browser, a video playing request;

invoking a first download node to query whether a slicing data of a network video requested for playing and satisfying playing conditions exists in a pre-established download cache memory according to the video playing request;

if no, downloading the video data of the network video from a network video server, slicing the video data into a plurality of slicing data, storing the slicing data in the download cache memory, and notifying a P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided; and

if yes, querying a second download node having other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the P2P server, downloading the other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the second download node, storing the other slicing data in the download cache memory, and notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided; and

acquiring the video data merged and encapsulated from the slicing data in the download cache memory by the first download node from the download cache memory and playing the data.

7. A device for playing network videos, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

query whether a slicing data of a network video requested for playing and satisfying playing conditions exists in a pre-established download cache memory according to a video playing request of a browser, wherein the video address of the browser is preset as the address of the download cache memory;

when the detection result of the detection module is no, download the video data of the network video from the network video server, slice the video data into a plurality of slicing data, store the slicing data in the download cache memory, and notify aP2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided;

if the detection result of the detection module is yes, query a second download node having other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the P2P server, download the other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the second download node, store the other slicing data in the download cache memory, and notify the P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided; and

merge and encapsulate the slicing data in the download cache memory into video data and providing the video data to the browser so that the browser acquires and plays the video data.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

merge and encapsulate the slicing data in the download cache memory into the video data in a play format supported by the browser and then provide the slicing data to the browser according to the play format supported by the browser so that the browser acquires and plays the video data.

9. The device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

query whether the slicing data of a first number of the network video requested for playing having a play time longer than a preset time exists in the download cache memory according to the video playing request of the browser.

10. The device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

after the first download module downloads the video data from the network video server, and slices the video data into a plurality of slicing data, establish a first data list of the plurality of slicing data, the first data list comprising the description information of each slicing data;

the notifying, by the first download module, the P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided, specifically comprises;

notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the data list for downloading could be provided; and

the second display unit is specifically configured to;

query the data lists of different download nodes from the P2P server, and acquire the second download node having other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory;

download other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the second download node according to the description information in a second data list of the second download node, and store the other slicing data in the download cache memory;

update a first data list according to the description information of the slicing data downloaded by the first download node; and

notifying the P2P server that the slicing data in the first data list for downloading could be provided.

12. A system for playing network videos, characterized in that, comprising a browser, a download node and a download cache memory, wherein:

the download cache memory is pre-established by the download node;

the download node is configured with the device for playing network videos according to any one of claims 7 to 10; and

the browser is configured with the device for playing network videos according to claim 11.

11. A device for playing network videos, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

receive a video playing request;

invoke a first download node to query whether a slicing data of a network video requested for playing and satisfying playing conditions exists in a pre-established download cache memory according to the video playing request;

if no, download the video data of the network video from a network video server, slice the video data into a plurality of slicing data, store the slicing data in the download cache memory, and notify a P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided; and

if yes, query a second download node having other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the P2P server, download the other slicing data excluding the slicing data in the download cache memory from the second download node, store the other slicing data in the download cache memory, and notify the P2P server that the slicing data in the current download cache memory for downloading could be provided; and

acquire the video data merged and encapsulated from the slicing data in the download cache memory by the first download node from the download cache memory and playing the data.