Media Playback Method, Apparatus, and System

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016112746-A1
Application number	US-201514981032-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 28, 2015
Priority date	Aug 20, 2013
Publication date	Apr 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A media playback method, so as to implement seamless playback of media information, is presented. The media playback method includes: determining a first location relationship between a target object and a first terminal; when the first location relationship meets a first preset condition, determining a second location relationship between a second terminal and the target object; and when the second location relationship meets a second preset condition, sending media information currently played on the first terminal to the second terminal, to enable the second terminal to play the media information. By using the foregoing technical solution, seamless playback of media information among multiple screens is implemented, thereby providing personalized data services and applications to a target object, and improving efficiency of acquiring media information by a target object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A media playback method, comprising:
determining a first location relationship between a target object and a first terminal; determining, when the first location relationship meets a first preset condition, a second location relationship between a second terminal and the target object; and sending, when the second location relationship meets a second preset condition, media information currently played on the first terminal to the second terminal, to enable the second terminal to play the media information.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the first location relationship between the target object and the first terminal comprises:
acquiring a preset picture of the target object and a current picture of the target object; and comparing the acquired current picture of the target object with the acquired preset picture of the target object, to obtain the first location relationship.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the second location relationship between the second terminal and the target object comprises sending a detection instruction to the second terminal, and wherein the detection instruction is used for:
instructing the second terminal to detect the second location relationship between the second terminal and the target object; and obtaining, by the second terminal, the second location relationship according to at least one of an image signal detected by a camera, a pressure signal detected by a pressure sensor, and a gravity signal detected by a gravity sensor.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the second location relationship between the second terminal and the target object meets the second preset condition, the method further comprises receiving a switching instruction, wherein the switching instruction is sent when the second terminal determines that the second location relationship between the second terminal and the target object meets the second preset condition, and wherein sending media information currently played on the first terminal to the second terminal comprises sending, according to the received switching instruction, the media information currently played on the first terminal to the second terminal.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein before determining the first location relationship between the target object and the first terminal, the method further comprises:
receiving an association instruction, wherein the association instruction carries a preset identifier of the target object and an identifier of the second terminal, and wherein the association instruction is used for associating the preset identifier of the target object with the identifier of the second terminal; and determining an association relationship between the preset identifier of the target object and the identifier of the second terminal according to the preset identifier of the target object.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein before determining the second location relationship between the second terminal and the target object, the method further comprises acquiring, according to the association relationship between the preset identifier of the target object and the identifier of the second terminal, the identifier, of the second terminal, corresponding to the preset identifier of the target object.

7 . A media playback method, comprising:
receiving a detection instruction sent by an access terminal, wherein the detection instruction is sent by the access terminal to a second terminal when a first location relationship between a target object and a first terminal meets a first preset condition; detecting a second location relationship between the second terminal and the target object; sending, when the second terminal determines that the second location relationship between the second terminal and the target object meets a second preset condition, a switching instruction to the access terminal, wherein the switching instruction is used for instructing to send media information currently played on the first terminal to the second terminal for playback; receiving the media information currently played on the first terminal; and playing the media information.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein detecting the second location relationship between the second terminal and the target object comprises obtaining, by the second terminal, the second location relationship according to at least one of an image signal detected by a camera, a pressure signal detected by a pressure sensor, and a gravity signal detected by a gravity sensor.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein before receiving the detection instruction sent by the access terminal, the method comprises sending an association instruction, wherein the association instruction carries a preset identifier of the target object and an identifier of the second terminal, and wherein the association instruction is used for associating the preset identifier of the target object with the identifier of the second terminal.

10 . A media playback access apparatus, comprising:
a determining unit; a judging unit; and an interaction unit, wherein the determining unit is configured to determine a first location relationship between a target object and a first terminal, and determine a second location relationship between a second terminal and the target object, wherein the judging unit is configured to determine that the first location relationship meets a first preset condition, and determine that the second location relationship meets a second preset condition, and wherein the interaction unit is configured to send, when the second location relationship meets the second preset condition, media information currently played on the first terminal to the second terminal, to enable the second terminal to play the media information.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the determining unit comprises an acquiring unit and a comparison unit, wherein the acquiring unit is configured to acquire a preset picture of the target object and a current picture of the target object, and wherein the comparison unit is configured to compare the acquired current picture of the target object with the acquired preset picture of the target object, to obtain the first location relationship.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 10 , further comprising an association unit, wherein the interaction unit is further configured to receive an association instruction, wherein the association instruction carries a preset identifier of the target object and an identifier of the second terminal, wherein the association instruction is used for associating the preset identifier of the target object with the identifier of the second terminal, and wherein the association unit is configured to determine an association relationship between the preset identifier of the target object and the identifier of the second terminal according to the preset identifier of the target object.

13 . The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the interaction unit is further configured to acquire, according to the association relationship between the preset identifier of the target object and the identifier of the second terminal, the identifier, of the second terminal, corresponding to the preset identifier of the target object.

Assignees

• Huawei Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Qinliang
• Zhu Yu

Classifications

• H04N21/43615

  Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals (home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805) · CPC title

• H04N21/44218

  Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45) · CPC title

• H04N21/6587

  Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection · CPC title

• H04N21/8586

  by using a URL (processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02) · CPC title

• H04N21/41407 Primary

  embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop (constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57) · CPC title