Video stream playback control method, device, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11871083-B2
Application number	US-202217886848-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2022
Priority date	Mar 20, 2020
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for controlling video stream playback, and a storage medium are provided. In playing a video stream in a playback region of a mobile display screen, the method includes: obtaining a playback mode switching instruction based on a detected trigger event of a playback mode configuration control; setting a playback mode of the video stream to a target playback mode instructed by the playback mode switching instruction; and in a case that the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, playing a video content next to a current video content if it is detected that the current video content has been played.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for controlling video stream playback, wherein in playing a video stream in a playback region of a mobile display screen, the method comprises:
obtaining a playback mode switching instruction based on a detected trigger event of a playback mode configuration control, wherein a display entry of the playback mode configuration control is located in a fixed menu bar region of the mobile display screen, wherein the fixed menu bar is always displayed on the mobile display screen during playing the video stream, wherein the fixed menu bar comprises a plurality of controls configured to play the video stream based on a plurality of corresponding strategies, wherein the plurality of controls in the fixed menu comprise a first control configured to play the video stream based on a first predetermined strategy and a second control configured to play the video stream based on determining a current position of the mobile display screen, wherein the playback mode switching instruction instructs to switch a playback mode of the video stream to a target playback mode, wherein the target playback mode comprises at least an automatic playback mode in which a video content is automatically switched, and wherein the video stream comprises a plurality of video contents;
setting the playback mode of the video stream to the target playback mode instructed by the playback mode switching instruction; and
when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, playing a video content next to a current video content in response to detecting that the current video content has been played.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fixed menu bar region comprises a left fixed menu bar region or a right fixed menu bar region, the left fixed menu bar region is located on a left side of a display region of the mobile display screen, the right fixed menu bar region is located on a right side of the display region of the mobile display screen; and
the method further comprises obtaining a menu bar display mode switching instruction, and displaying the plurality of controls in the left fixed menu bar region or the right fixed menu bar region based on the menu bar display mode switching instruction.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, the method further comprises:
obtaining a target playback instruction, wherein the target playback instruction is not a touch control instruction detected in the playback region, and the target playback instruction instructs to perform a target playback operation; and
performing the target playback operation on the video stream.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the obtaining a target playback instruction comprises:
obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device comprising the mobile display screen; or
obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located; or
obtaining information received by an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located, determining a current scenario mode based on the information, determining the current scenario mode as a target scenario mode, and obtaining a target playback instruction corresponding to the target scenario mode.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether a screen display mode of each of the video contents of the video stream matches a screen type of the mobile display screen, and filtering out a video content having a screen display mode not matching the screen type, wherein the screen type comprises a horizontal screen type and a vertical screen type, a screen display mode matching the horizontal screen type is a horizontal screen display mode, and a screen display mode matching the vertical screen type is a vertical screen display mode.

6. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory configured to store one or more programs;
wherein when the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, in playing a video stream in a playback region of a mobile display screen, the one or more processors are caused to perform operations of:
obtaining a playback mode switching instruction based on a detected trigger event of a playback mode configuration control, wherein a display entry of the playback mode configuration control is located in a fixed menu bar region of the mobile display screen, wherein the fixed menu bar is always displayed on the mobile display screen during playing the video stream, wherein the fixed menu bar comprises a plurality of controls configured to play the video stream based on a plurality of corresponding strategies, wherein the plurality of controls in the fixed menu comprise a first control configured to play the video stream based on a first predetermined strategy and a second control configured to play the video stream based on determining a current position of the mobile display screen, wherein the playback mode switching instruction instructs to switch a playback mode of the video stream to a target playback mode, wherein the target playback mode comprises at least an automatic playback mode in which a video content is automatically switched, and wherein the video stream comprises a plurality of video contents;
setting the playback mode of the video stream to the target playback mode instructed by the playback mode switching instruction; and
when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, playing a video content next to a current video content in response to detecting that the current video content has been played.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the fixed menu bar region comprises a left fixed menu bar region or a right fixed menu bar region, the left fixed menu bar region is located on a left side of a display region of the mobile display screen, the right fixed menu bar region is located on a right side of the display region of the mobile display screen; and
wherein the operations further comprise obtaining a menu bar display mode switching instruction, and displaying the plurality of controls in the left fixed menu bar region or the right fixed menu bar region based on the menu bar display mode switching instruction.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, the one or more processors also are caused to perform operations of:
obtaining a target playback instruction, wherein the target playback instruction is not a touch control instruction detected in the playback region, and the target playback instruction instructs to perform a target playback operation; and
performing the target playback operation on the video stream.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the obtaining a target playback instruction comprises:
obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device comprising the mobile display screen; or
obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located; or
obtaining information received by an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display

Assignees

• Beijing Bytedance Network Tech Co Ltd
• Douyin Vision Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Dongyang
• Ma Zixuan
• Liu Xin

Classifications

• H04N21/47217 Primary

  for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks (specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312) · CPC title

• H04N21/431 Primary

  Generation of visual interfaces {for content selection or interaction}; Content or additional data rendering · CPC title

• H04N21/4312

  involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations · CPC title

• H04N21/4363

  Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network · CPC title

• H04N21/4825

  using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists · CPC title