Patent Application
20170048293
The invention relates to the filed of intelligent application, and more particularly to method and an electronic apparatus for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device.
As a new way of internet sociality, the application of multimedia live streaming has become familiar to lots of people. The purpose of the application of multimedia live streaming is to provide convenient video sharing services to users anytime and anywhere.
The multimedia live streaming need to rely on devices having a function of video shooting, such as cell phones. The applications of the multimedia live streaming are installed in the cell phones and the video shootings are performed via cameras of the cell phones. Then the videos obtained by performing the video shootings are sent to audience via internet. However, the scopes of video shooting of cell phones are narrow and not able to reach wide scopes. Therefore, the qualities of the multimedia live streaming will be affected.
Based on this, some cameras having special shooting functions such as motion cameras, camera if unmanned aerial vehicles could be used. However, the applications of live streaming can not be installed in those devices. Those devices are capable of achieving the video shootings, but not capable of achieving multimedia live streaming. Even though those devices can overcome the problem of narrow scopes of shootings, those devices do not have the function of multimedia live streaming.
Therefore, the current applications of live streaming have problems of effects caused by a narrow scope of shooting and poor qualities of live streaming on users' experiences.
The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an electronic apparatus for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device to solve problems of effects caused by a narrow scope of shooting and poor qualities of live streaming on users' experiences.
In a first aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device. The method includes:
Alternatively, in the above method, the method of concurrently enabling a connection of a wireless local area network and a connection of a mobile network includes:
In the second aspect, the present disclosure further provides a non-volatile computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions are configured to implement any of methods for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device in the present application.
In the third aspect, the present application further provides an electronic apparatus, includes:
In the method and mobile client for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, a multimedia data stream obtained by a real-time shooting of the external device is received via a wireless local are network and the received multimedia data stream is sent to a server of multimedia live streaming via a mobile network so that audiences watching the live streaming could download the multimedia data stream from the server. The receiving and the sending of the live multimedia data streaming are processed concurrently to solve the problems of effects caused by a narrow scope of shooting and poor qualities of live streaming on users' experiences. The external has a high professional function of video shooting for the multimedia data stream so that the image qualities of the live streaming is increased to raise users' experiences.
One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example, and not by limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings, wherein elements having the same reference numeral designations represent like elements throughout. The drawings are not to scale, unless otherwise disclosed.
In order to clarify the purpose, technical solutions, and merits of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are illustrated clearly and fully with figures of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the illustrated embodiments are not all embodiments but part of embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, other embodiments obtained by persons having ordinary skills in the art without creative efforts provided are within the scope of the present application.
In order to solve the problems of effects of a narrow scope of shooting and poor qualities of live streaming on users' experiences, the embodiment 1 of the present application provides a method for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device. Wherein, the external device is an electronic apparatus having a function of video shooting for a multimedia data streaming. The electronic apparatus has the features of light volume, waterproofing, shock proofing, high endurance, large storage, etc. The typical apparatus includes GoPro Hero camera, a camera of an unmanned aircraft, etc. The electronic apparatuses listed above are just typical apparatuses of the technical field and the present disclosure is not limited to the electronic apparatuses; the applications of multimedia live streaming could be installed in intelligent terminals of smart cell phones, tablets having the applications of multimedia live streaming installed. A smart cell phone is taken as an example for describing in the embodiments of the present application. Please refer to
In the step S100, concurrently enabling a connection of a wireless local area network and a connection of a mobile network means turn-on of the mobile network connection and WIFI network connection. Herein, the achievements of present application are based on mobile terminals having the applications of multimedia live streaming installed, and a smart cell phone is taken as an example in the embodiment. The mobile terminal has to be able to support a mobile network module and a WLAN module so that the mobile terminal could connect to internet using a mobile network or WIFI. Wherein, the mobile network includes a 2G network, a 3G network and a 4G network. Herein, users could select the mobile network according to the multimedia live streaming and the area of live streaming. According to experiences of transmission in the field of communication, the transmission speed and the transmission quality of the 4G network are higher than the transmission speed and the transmission quality of the 3G network. The transmission speed and the transmission quality of the 3G network are higher than the transmission speed and the transmission quality of the 2G network. It is appropriate to use the 4G network to ensure the quality of the multimedia live streaming and the users' experiences.
Following the step S100, in the step S200, connect to the external device through the wireless local area network provided by the external device having a function of multimedia shooting. Specially, the external device is a device having a shooting function. Moreover, the external device needs to reflect a hot spot of the wireless local area network, which is a WIFI hotspot. The cell phone having the application of multimedia live streaming installed would connect to the WIFI hotspot. Thereby a connection of wireless local area network between the cell phone and external device is achieved. It is conceivable that it is necessary to connect the external device to a conversion device having a function of emitting a WIFI hotspot if the external device does not have the function of emitting a WIFI hotspot, so that the connection of wireless local area network between the cell phone and external device could be achieved through the conversion device. The examples listed above are several forms of achievements of the present disclosure. It is conceivable that other forms of achievements can be derived in the conception of the present application. However, the other forms of achievements should be considered to belong to the spirit of the present application and covered by the scope of the present application.
Following the step S200, in the step S300, receiving a multimedia data stream sent by the external device through the wireless local area network, wherein, the multimedia data stream is obtained from a real-time shooting of the external device. After a connection of wireless local area network between the cell phone and external device is achieved, the cell phone receives the multimedia data stream obtained by the shooting of the external device. Wherein, the multimedia data stream is obtained from a real-time shooting of the external device. The multimedia data stream includes an audio file and an image file. The audio file is a sound file to be live broadcasted and the image file is an image to be live broadcasted. The audio file and the image file correspond to each other in the timeline. Moreover, it should be noted that multimedia live streaming is implemented when the multimedia data stream includes both the audio file and the image file. Audio live streaming is implemented when the audio file is independently received. The image file can be independently received. For example, photo slides show is played if the external device shoots a photo. Herein, the users are allowed to freely select any way of live streaming according to demands and conditions of internet transmission.
Following the step S300, in the step S400, sending the multimedia data stream to a server of multimedia live streaming through the mobile network. Specifically, the cell phone concurrently sends the multimedia data stream to a server terminal having video live streaming appliance via the mobile network of the cell phone after receiving the multimedia data stream sent from the external device. Further the user watching the multimedia live streaming would download the multimedia data stream from the server terminal via the video live streaming appliances of their terminals. Wherein, the cell phone sends the multimedia data stream via the mobile network. The cell phone receives the multimedia data streaming via the WIFI network emitted by the external device. The sending and the receiving are processed concurrently and would not affect each other and the effects are the same as the effects that the multimedia live streaming through the cell phone camera achieves.
It is noted that the cell phone could run other programs when processing the receiving and the sending of the multimedia data stream. That is, the event of multimedia live streaming only occupies part of the process of the cell phone, and will not affect other function of the cell phone. For example, the cell phone could turn on its camera to shoot videos or shoot photos, etc, and record the process of live streaming of the external device, which can be shared to social friends.
Receive a multimedia data stream sent by the external device through the wireless local area network, and send the received multimedia data stream to a server of multimedia live streaming through the mobile network so that audiences watching the multimedia live streaming could download the multimedia data stream for watching. The sending and the receiving of the live multimedia data stream are processed concurrently to solve the problems of effects of a narrow scope of shooting and poor qualities of live streaming on users' experiences. Moreover, the external has a high professional function of shooting for the multimedia data stream so that the image quality of the live streaming is increased to raise users' experiences.
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In the step S110, a user turns on the mobile network of the cell phone in the network setup options of the cell phone. At this time, it has to be ensured that the wireless local area network is in off-state.
Following the step S110, in the step S120, first of all, determine whether a driver of the wireless local area network is loaded into the cell phone, wherein, the wireless local area network is a WIFI network reflected by the external device.
If the driver of the wireless local area network is loaded into the cell phone, it means that the cell phone has the condition for connecting to the WIFI network reflected by the external device. Turning on the wireless local area network (step S130) will concurrently enabling a connection of a wireless local area network and a connection of a mobile network. That is, if the driver of the wireless local area network is loaded into the cell phone, directly implement the step S130.
However, in most situations, a driver of the wireless local area network is not loaded into the cell phone. At this time, a driver of the wireless local area network needs to be loaded into the cell phone so that the cell phone has the condition for connecting to the WIFI network reflected by the external device. Please refer to
Specifically, before concurrently enabling the connection of the wireless local area network and the connection of the mobile network, first of all, turn on the wireless local area network and ensure that the mobile network is off. Secondly, search the WIFI network emitted by the external device and process the connection of the wireless local area network. Finally, acquire the configuration information of the WIFI network emitted by the external device after successfully connecting to the WIFI network emitted by the external device. Herein, the configuration information can include information such as the type of the network interface card, IP address and network transmission parameters, etc. The configuration information is used for loading the drive of the wireless local area network. It is conceivable that a configuration file of the WIFI network emitted by the external device can be temporarily generated I the cell phone after the configuration information is acquired.
After the cell phone acquires the configuration information (the configuration file), the drive of the wireless local area network is loaded into the cell phone as the mobile network is in on-state. That is, the drive of the WIFI network emitted by the external device is loaded into the cell phone. That is because the mobile network of the cell phone and the wireless local area network can not be turned on concurrently unless the wireless local area network having the configuration information (the configuration file) is manually loaded as the mobile network of the cell phone is in on-state. Herein, the drive of the WIFI network emitted by the external device could be manually loaded by reading the configuration information, or the drive of the WIFI network emitted by the external device could be loaded through automatically running the configuration file. The present application is not limited to it. After the drive of the WIFI network emitted by the external device has loaded, the network interface card of the cell phone would obtain an IP address of the WIFI network emitted by the external device. The mobile network of the cell phone keeps being in the connected state in the process. That is, the cell phone could also obtain an IP address of the mobile network. In other words, the cell phone has had the condition of concurrently turning on the two networks.
Following the step S120, in the step 130, after the cell phone has the condition of concurrently turning on the two networks, enable the connection of the wireless local area network in the network setup options of the cell phone so that the cell phone connects to the WIFI network emitted by the external device. At this time, the mobile network of the cell phone is also in connected state so that the connection of the wireless local area network and the connection of the mobile network can be enabled concurrently.
Record the configuration information of the wireless local area network through connecting to the wireless local area network once. Then the connection of the wireless local area network and the connection of the mobile network can be enabled concurrently by turning on the wireless local area network through the configuration information when the mobile network is in on-state. During the process of live broadcasting multimedia files, the multimedia data stream can be concurrently received and sent to ensure the possibility of implementing the multimedia live streaming through the external device.
The examples listed above are several forms of achievements of the present application. It is conceivable that other forms of achievements can be derived in the conception of the present application. However, the other forms of achievements should be considered to belong to the spirit of the present application and covered by the scope of the present application.
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In the step S1, acquiring a root permission of a device for live streaming. Specifically, before implementing multimedia live streaming through the external device, rooting the cell phone to acquire the ROOT permission of the cell phone. The ROOT permission is one kind of root permissions of a cell phone system. The ROOT permission can be considered to be as same as system permission, but higher than administration permission. Root is the super administrator user account in the Linux and unix system. The user account has most powerful right in the whole system and can control all objectives. Therefore, lots of hackers would like to raise the permission to the root permission when hacking into systems. From the point of view of windows, hackers add their own illegal accounts into user groups of administrators.
After acquiring root permission, it means that the highest permission of the system is acquired. At this time, you are allowed to implement all operations including adding, deleting, changing, checking to any files including system files. Then the drive of the wireless local area network can be load into the cell phone by acquiring the configuration information of the wireless local area network in the condition that the mobile network is in on-state. Thereby the connection of the mobile network and the connection of the wireless local area network can be in progress concurrently.
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In the step S500, after the cell phone receives the multimedia data stream sent from the external device, the application of the multimedia live streaming in the cell phone automatically turns on a player in a page of the multimedia live streaming. The player is configured to broadcast the multimedia data streaming sent from the external device. Herein, the operation of receiving the multimedia data streaming through the cell phone and the operation of broadcasting the multimedia data streaming through the player could be implemented concurrently. Because of internet transmission, a certain cache can be set so that the player is turned on to broadcast as a caching value is reached. Moreover, in order to ensure the quality of the multimedia live streaming, the video files sent from the cell phone to the user interface could have latency through a setting so that the live broadcasting of the player can be in progress after the broadcaster finishes a preview audit. When the broadcaster finds that the multimedia data streaming obtained by the shooting of the external device is not ideal, the sending process to the external device of the audiences watching multimedia live streaming would be terminated. The quality of the multimedia live streaming can be ensured and the experiences of users are raised.
In order to solve problems of effects caused by a narrow scope of shooting and poor qualities of live streaming on users' experiences, the embodiment 5 of the present application provides a mobile client for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device. Wherein, the external device is an electronic apparatus having a function of video shooting for a multimedia data streaming. The electronic apparatus has the features of light volume, waterproofing, shock proofing, high endurance, large storage, etc. The typical apparatus includes GoPro Hero camera, a camera of an unmanned aircraft, etc. The electronic apparatuses listed above are just typical apparatuses of the technical field and the present application is not limited to the electronic apparatuses; the applications of multimedia live streaming could be installed in intelligent terminals of smart cell phones, tablets having the applications of multimedia live streaming installed. A smart cell phone is taken as an example for describing in the embodiments of the present application. Please refer to
A first enabling module 110 is configured to enable a connection of a wireless local area network.
A second enabling module 120 is configured to enable a connection of a mobile network.
A first connecting module 130 is configured to connect to the external device having a function of multimedia shooting through the wireless local area network.
A receiving module 140 is configured to receive a multimedia data stream sent by the external device through the wireless local area network, wherein, the multimedia data stream is obtained from a real-time shooting of the external device.
A second connecting 150 module is configured to connect to a server of multimedia live streaming through the mobile network.
A sending module 160 is configured to send the multimedia data stream to the server of multimedia live streaming through the mobile network.
Moreover, the multimedia data stream includes an audio file and an image file. The audio file is a sound file to be live broadcasted and the image file is an image to be live broadcasted. The audio file and the image file correspond to each other in the timeline. Moreover, it should be noted that multimedia live streaming is implemented when the multimedia data streaming includes both the audio file and the image file. Audio live streaming is implemented when the audio file is independently received. The image file can be independently received. For example, photo slides show is played if the external device shoots a photo. Herein, the users are allowed to freely select any way of live streaming according to demands and conditions of internet transmission.
The mobile network includes a 2G network, a 3G network and a 4G network. Herein, users could select the mobile network according to the multimedia live streaming and the area of live streaming. According to experiences of transmission in the field of communication, the transmission speed and the transmission quality of the 4G network are higher than the transmission speed and the transmission quality of the 3G network. The transmission speed and the transmission quality of the 3G network are higher than the transmission speed and the transmission quality of the 2G network. It is appropriate to use the 4G network to ensure the quality of the multimedia live streaming and the users' experiences.
The receiving module receives the multimedia data streaming obtained from the real-time shooting of the external device through the wireless local area network. The sending module sends the received multimedia data streaming to the server of multimedia live streaming so that the audiences watching multimedia live streaming can download the multimedia data streaming form the server for watching. The receiving and the sending of the live multimedia data streaming are processed concurrently to solve the problems of effects caused by a narrow scope of shooting and poor qualities of live streaming on users' experiences. The external has a high professional function of video shooting for the multimedia data stream so that the image qualities of the live streaming is increased to raise users' experiences.
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The loading module 170 is configured to load a drive of the wireless local area network after the second enabling module 120 enables the connection of the mobile network and before the first enabling module 110 enables the connection of the wireless local area network.
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The third turn-on module 180 is configured to turn on a player after the receiving module receive the multimedia data stream sent by the external device through the wireless local area network;
The broadcasting module 190 is configured to broadcast the multimedia data stream after the third turn-on module turns on the player.
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A first acquiring module 200 is configured to acquire a configuration information of the wireless local area network when the first enabling module 110 enables the connection of the wireless local area network and the second enabling module 120 does not enable the connection of the mobile network, wherein, the configuration information is used for loading the drive of the wireless local area network.
A second acquiring module 210 is configured to acquire a root permission of a device for live streaming before the first acquiring module 200 acquires the configuration information of the wireless local area network.
Please refer to the aforementioned the embodiments of the method for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device if there is any inadequacy in the embodiments of mobile client for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device.
The embodiment 9 of the present application provides a non-volatile computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions are capable of implementing a method for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device in any of above method embodiments.
The apparatus for implementing the processing method of operation list items further includes: input device 630 and output device 640.
The processor 610, the memory 620, input device 630 and output device 640 can be connected to each other via a bus or other members for connection. In
The memory 620 is one kind of non-volatile computer-readable storage mediums applicable to store non-volatile software programs, non-volatile computer-executable programs and modules; for example, the program instructions and the function modules corresponding to the method for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device (the first enabling module 110, the second enabling module 120, a first connecting module 130, a receiving module 140, a second connecting module and a sending module 160 in
The memory 620 can include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system and at least one application program required for a function; the data storage area can store the data created according to the usage of the device for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device. Furthermore, the memory 620 can include a high speed random-access memory, and further include a non-volatile memory such as at least one disk storage member, at least one flash memory member and other non-volatile solid state storage member. In some embodiments, the memory 620 can have a remote connection with the processor 610, and such memory can be connected to the device for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device by a network. The aforementioned network includes, but not limited to, internet, intranet, local area network, mobile communication network and combination thereof
The input device 630 can receive digital or character information, and generate a key signal input regarding a user setup of the device for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device and a function control. The output device 640 can include a displaying unit such as screen.
The one or more modules are stored in the memory 620. When the one or more modules are executed by one or more processor 620, the method for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device disclosed in any one of the embodiments is performed.
The aforementioned product can execute the method provided by the embodiments of the present application and have a block module and benefits corresponding to the executing method. Technical details not described clearly in the embodiment can be found in the method for implementing live streaming of multimedia through an external device provided by the embodiments of the present application.
The electronic apparatus in the embodiments of the present application may be presence in many forms including, but not limited to:
The embodiments of device described above are exemplary, wherein the units described as separate components could be or could not be physically separated. The components used for unit display could be or could not be physical units. The components could be located in one place or could be spread over multiple network elements. According to the actual demand, part of modules or all modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Persons having ordinary skills in the art could realize and implement the embodiments of the present disclosure without providing creative efforts.
Through the above descriptions of embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly realize each embodiment can be implemented using software plus essential common hardware platforms. Certainly each embodiment can be implemented using hardware. Based on the understanding, the above technical solutions or part of the technical solutions contributing to the prior art could be embodied in form of software products. The computing software products can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as ROM/RAM, disk, compact disc, etc.
The computing software products include several instructions configured to make a computing device (a personal computer, a server, or internet device, etc) carry out the methods in each embodiments or part of methods in the embodiments.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are just used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present disclosure and not for limiting the present application. Even though the present application is illustrated clearly referring to the previous embodiments, persons having ordinary skills in the art should realize the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments can be modified or part of technical features can be displaced equivalently. The modification or the displacement would not make corresponding essentials of the technical solutions out of spirit and scope of the technical solution of each embodiment of 10 the present application.
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| 201510925696.3 | Dec 2015 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2016/088510PCT, filed on Jul. 5, 2016, which is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201510925696.3, titled as “METHOD AND MOBILE CLIENT FOR IMPLEMENTING LIVE STREAMING OF MULTIMEDIA THROUGH EXTERNAL DEVICE” and filed on Dec. 14, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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| Parent | PCT/CN2016/088510 | Jul 2015 | US |
| Child | 15246751 | US |
