Real-time streaming media playing method

• US 9,043,443 B2
• Filed: 05/30/2013
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tymphany HK Ltd. (Primax Electronics Limited)
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Yang, Jung-Chang
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Le H
• Application Number:
  US13/906,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20140317239A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5607 Radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6421 Medium of transmission, e.g. fibre, cable, radio, satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2137 with temporary storage before final recording, e.g. in a frame buffer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4333 Processing operations in response to a pause request
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4392 involving audio buffer management
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44004 involving video buffer management, e.g. video decoder buffer or video display buffer

Abstract

A real-time streaming media playing method is provided. According to the present invention, plural streaming data are stored in an electronic device, plural time stamps are assigned to respective streaming data, and the plural streaming data are arranged according to the time sequence. When the user wants to listen to a specified section of the real-time streaming media, a designated section command is generated by dragging a scroll thumb. According to the position of the scroll thumb, a corresponding time stamp is selected by the electronic device. The streaming data corresponding to the selected time stamp is decoded by the electronic device, so that a designated section audio signal is generated.

Claims

1. A real-time streaming media playing method for an internet radio station, said internet radio station providing plural broadcast channels, said real-time streaming media playing method comprising steps of:

communicating an electronic device with said internet radio station via network transmission, and allowing said internet radio station to transmit a real-time streaming media to said electronic device, wherein said real-time streaming media is composed of plural real-time streaming data collaboratively;

decoding said plural real-time streaming data into a real-time audio signal by said electronic device, and playing said real-time audio signal by said electronic device;

if a temporary storing command is received by said electronic device, sequentially assigning plural time stamps to currently-received real-time streaming data by said electronic device, and temporarily storing said plural time stamps and said currently-received real-time streaming data into a temporary memory of said electronic device; and

if a designated section command is received by said electronic device, selecting said time stamp corresponding to said designated section command by said electronic device, and decoding said real-time streaming data corresponding to said selected time stamp by said electronic device, thereby generating a corresponding designated section audio signal.

2. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 1, wherein said step of communicating said electronic device with said internet radio station via network transmission comprises sub-steps of:

selecting one of said plural broadcast channels by said electronic device; and

transmitting said real-time streaming media corresponding to said selected broadcast channel from said internet radio station to said electronic device, so that said plural real-time streaming data are sequentially received by said electronic device.

3. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 1, wherein said step of communicating said electronic device with said internet radio station via network transmission comprises sub-steps of:

communicating said electronic device with a media server via network transmission, and communicating said media server with said internet radio station via network transmission;

transmitting said plural broadcast channels to said media server;

selecting one of said plural broadcast channels by said electronic device; and

transmitting said real-time streaming media corresponding to said selected broadcast channel from said internet radio station to said electronic device, so that said plural real-time streaming data are sequentially received by said electronic device.

4. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 1, wherein when said plural real-time streaming data are decoded into said real-time audio signal by said electronic device, said real-time audio signal is played by a speaker of said electronic device, wherein when said designated section audio signal is received by said electronic device, said designated section audio signal is played by said speaker.

5. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 4, wherein said electronic device is a computer host, a smart phone, a tablet personal computer, an audio player or a remote controller.

6. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 5, wherein after said plural real-time streaming data into said real-time audio signal by said electronic device, said real-time audio signal is played by said electronic device and a playing interface is shown on said electronic device, wherein when said playing interface of said electronic device is disabled and a communication interface of said electronic device is shown, said real-time audio signal is not played by said electronic device, and said temporary storing command is automatically generated by said electronic device.

7. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 1, wherein said temporary storing command and said designated section command are generated via an operating interface or an operating key of said electronic device.

8. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 1, wherein said electronic device is a speaker, and said temporary memory is installed in said speaker.

9. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 8, wherein said temporary storing command and said designated section command are generated via an operating interface or an operating key of a remote controller, wherein said remote controller is in communication with said speaker via network transmission.

10. The real-time streaming media playing method according to claim 1, wherein after said designated section audio signal is generated by said electronic device, said real-time streaming media playing method further comprises a step of deleting at least one of said plural real-time streaming data from said temporary memory, wherein said at least one time stamp corresponding to said deleting time stamp is earlier than said selected time stamp.