Patent Application
20080287191
1. Field of the Invention
The invention generally relates to multimedia data processing methods and systems, and in particular, to a method and system for processing online/offline multimedia data.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A server system is generally tasked to provide business mobile workers with access to information and group interaction. Mobile apparatus, such as PDAs, mobile VoIP phones, pocket PCs and laptop computers, can be utilized to access server resources via wired or wireless telecommunication networks in an Internet environment. While connected, mobile workers can gain online access to server resources, such as business documentation, instructions/guidance and customer data through mobile apparatus; however, for the most part, wired or wireless networks are not always available to meet mobile commerce requests. Therefore, most Internet services providers (ISPs) feature Web page caching services for browsers of mobile apparatus, and in turn, cached Web pages will be the very first information accessed by mobile apparatus in the beginning of online or offline operations.
In addition, up to the present the explosion in playing online games is still susceptible to the strict limitations of online environments. In the case of a PC-based online game run by poor network services or even worse, cut off from the network, excessively time-consuming inconvenience, to some extent, will raise issues of accountability among commercial stakeholders, such as game players, ISPs and the online game company.
Overall, the prior arts still have technical deficiencies and incur inconvenience frequently.
In light of the deliberation of the prior inventions, a need exists for a new method and system for processing online/offline multimedia data in attempts to close the technical gaps of said prior arts and to meet particular interests of the IT industry.
One objective of the present invention is to disclose a method and system for processing online/offline multimedia data. The system comprises a remote mainframe, a local host and a portable apparatus.
When the portable apparatus is electrically connected with the remote mainframe and the local host, the portable apparatus can immediately exchange multimedia data with the remote mainframe and the local host. When the portable apparatus is not electrically connected with the remote mainframe and the local host, the portable apparatus can independently process the multimedia data received from the remote mainframe and the local host; also the portable apparatus can update the multimedia data when the portable apparatus is electrically reconnected with the remote mainframe and the local host. With the system configuration, the present invention features online/offline multimedia-data processing capabilities.
In accordance with the previous summary, objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent to one skilled in the art from the subsequent description and the appended claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The accompanying drawings incorporated in and forming a part of the specification illustrate several aspects of the present invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. In the drawings:
The present disclosure can be described by the embodiments given below. It is understood, however, that the embodiments below are not necessarily limitations to the present disclosure, but are used to a typical implementation of the invention.
Having summarized various aspects of the present invention, reference will now be made in detail to the description of the invention as illustrated in the drawings. While the invention will be described in connection with these drawings, there is no intent to limit it to the embodiment or embodiments disclosed therein. On the contrary the intent is to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
It is noted that the drawings presents herein have been provided to illustrate certain features and aspects of embodiments of the invention. It will be appreciated from the description provided herein that a variety of alternative embodiments and implementations may be realized, consistent with the scope and spirit of the present invention.
It is also noted that the drawings presents herein are not consistent with the same scale. Some scales of some components are not proportional to the scales of other components in order to provide comprehensive descriptions and emphasizes to this present invention.
The present invention discloses a method and system for processing online/offline multimedia data. Multimedia data encompass but not limited to audio/video streams (e.g., game software and Web-paged commercials) and text-based information in documents structured by markup languages. In the case of game software as multimedia data processed, a local host (110), such as a computer or game console, takes charge of processing the game software. A portable apparatus (120) is responsible for creating game display (122) and generating an operating interface (124).
As shown in
When a portable apparatus (120) is electrically connected with a local host (110) as shown in
As it should be, online games are the major category of game software. As shown in
When the portable apparatus (120) is not electrically connected with the local host (110), the portable apparatus (120) still can run part of online game data. Game players have options to either run part of online game data or just go by the default settings on the online game software having the portable apparatus (120) run part of the online game data while offline. While offline, this paradigm also allows the portable apparatus (120) for solely running cached part of online game data aimed at easing processing load of the portable apparatus (120) by which the portable apparatus (120) can step up its operational performance for running part of online game data, such as having online game characters merely pursue simple “missions,” such as monster fighting, treasure hunting and resources trading, in efforts to “rank up” player's “gaming stakes.” When the portable apparatus (120) is electrically reconnected with the local host (110), the portable apparatus (120) can send player's “gaming stakes” to the remote mainframe (130) to update the data in the game database (134) in the remote mainframe (130); meanwhile, online game data (132) in the portable apparatus (120) will be renewed. On the whole, even if the portable apparatus (120) is cut off from electrical connection while running a game software, the portable apparatus (120) still can run part of online game data by means of the new paradigm described above. All game data update can be accomplished when electrical connection is reestablished.
In the case of running Web-paged commercials as shown in
The portable apparatus (220) sends a trigger to the primary software via the operating interface (224) in an effort to have the primary software generate at lease one controlling order (226) to page up/down and reload Web pages. Stable electrical connection is not always available between the portable apparatus (220) and the local host (210) or between the local host (210) and the remote mainframe (230). Thus, when the portable apparatus (220) and the local host (210) or the local host (210) and the remote mainframe (230) are not electrically connected, the portable apparatus (220) can independently process the downloaded commercial data (232) and display the processed commercial data (232). For example, when the portable apparatus (220) downloads 10 Web-paged commercials, even without electrical connection, the portable apparatus (220) still can browse through the 10 Web-paged commercial data (232) as shown in
The other preferred embodiment relating to the present invention discloses a system for processing online/offline multimedia data to include the local host and the portable apparatus. The portable apparatus encompasses a central processing unit (CPU), a display unit and a storage medium. There are multiple software installed on the storage medium, including an operating system, a primary software and a secondary software.
The local host sends primary multimedia data (e.g., game data, online game data or commercial data) with a markup language document to the portable apparatus, and the multimedia data-processing performance of the local host is greater than that of the portable apparatus. The operating system installed on the portable apparatus runs the primary software stored within the portable apparatus. The primary software then can display a user interface in accordance with the markup language format. In addition, the operating system on the portable apparatus runs the secondary software stored within and then has the secondary software display primary multimedia data.
The portable apparatus sends a trigger to the primary software via the user interface in an effort to have the primary software generate at lease one controlling order; then the portable apparatus immediately checks whether electrical connection is available with the local host. When the portable apparatus and the local host are electrically connected (i.e., on-line), the portable apparatus sends at least one controlling order to the local host, and the local host processes the primary multimedia data in accordance with the instruction(s) of the controlling order(s) to generate new primary multimedia data which in turn will be sent back to the portable apparatus.
When the portable apparatus is not electrically connected with the local host (i.e., offline), the portable apparatus can store and display the secondary multimedia data. Since the secondary multimedia data is part of the primary multimedia data, that is to say the data volume of the primary multimedia is greater than that of the secondary. When offline, the portable apparatus can immediately process the secondary multimedia data in accordance with the instruction(s) of the controlling order(s) to generate and display new secondary multimedia data. Namely, when the portable apparatus is not electrically connected with the local host (i.e., offline), the built-in CPU of the portable apparatus can independently process part of the primary multimedia data stored within the portable apparatus.
The other preferred embodiment relating to the present invention discloses a system for processing online/offline multimedia data to include a remote mainframe, a local host and a portable apparatus. The portable apparatus encompasses a CPU, a display unit and a storage medium. There are multiple software installed on the storage medium, including an operating system, a primary software and a secondary software.
The remote mainframe sends primary multimedia data with a markup language document to the local host, and the multimedia data-processing performance of the remote mainframe is greater than that of the local host. The primary multimedia data then can be sent to the portable apparatus through the local host, and the multimedia data-processing performance of the local host is greater than that of the portable apparatus. The operating system of the portable apparatus runs the primary software stored within; the primary software then displays a user interface in accordance with the markup language document. In addition, the operating system on the portable apparatus runs the secondary software stored within and then has the secondary software display primary multimedia data.
The portable apparatus sends a trigger to the primary software via the user interface in an effort to have the primary software generate at lease one controlling order; then the portable apparatus immediately checks whether electrical connection is available with the local host. When the portable apparatus and the local host are electrically connected (i.e., on-line), the portable apparatus sends at least one controlling order to the local host, and the local host processes the primary multimedia data in accordance with the instruction(s) of the controlling order(s) to generate new primary multimedia data. The original primary multimedia data is sent to the remote mainframe in which the original primary multimedia data is processed in accordance with the contexts of the primary multimedia data, the controlling order(s) and data stored within the remote mainframe in an effort to generate new primary multimedia data. The remote mainframe immediately sends the primary multimedia data back to the portable apparatus through the local host.
When the portable apparatus is not electrically connected with the local host (i.e., offline), the portable apparatus can store and display the secondary multimedia data. Since the secondary multimedia data is part of the primary multimedia data, that is to say the data volume of the primary multimedia is greater than that of the secondary. When offline, the portable apparatus can immediately process the secondary multimedia data in accordance with the instruction(s) of the controlling order(s) to generate and display new secondary multimedia data. Namely, when the portable apparatus is not electrically connected with the local host (i.e., offline), the portable apparatus can independently process part of the primary multimedia data stored within.
As shown in
Step 310: A remote mainframe sends primary multimedia data to a local host, and the multimedia data-processing performance of the remote mainframe is greater than that of the local host;
Step 312: the local host sends primary multimedia data with a markup language document to the portable apparatus, and the multimedia data-processing performance of the local host is greater than that of the portable apparatus;
Step 314: the operating system installed on the portable apparatus runs the primary software stored within the portable apparatus and has the primary software display a user interface in accordance with the markup language document;
Step 316: the operating system installed on the portable apparatus runs the secondary software stored within and has the secondary software display the primary multimedia data;
Step 318: the user interface generates a trigger to the primary software and has the primary software generate at lease one controlling order in accordance with the trigger;
Step 320: the secondary software receives the at least one controlling order.
Step 322: The portable apparatus checks whether electrical connection is available with the local host; when the portable apparatus and the local host are electrically connected (i.e., on-line), steps are included as follows:
Step 324: the portable apparatus sends at least one controlling order;
Step 326: the local host receives and processes the primary multimedia data in accordance with controlling order (s) in an effort to generate new primary multimedia data and update the original primary multimedia data;
Step 328: the local host sends the primary multimedia data and controlling order(s) to the remote mainframe, and the multimedia data-processing performance of the remote mainframe is greater than that of the local host;
Step 330: the remote mainframe processes the primary multimedia data in accordance with the contexts of the primary multimedia data, the controlling order(s) and the data stored within to generate new primary multimedia data and update the original primary multimedia data;
the remote mainframe sends the primary multimedia data to the local host as Step 310; and
the local host sends the primary multimedia data to the portable apparatus as Step 312.
When the portable apparatus and the local host are not electrically connected (i.e., offline), steps are disclosed as follows:
Step 332: The portable apparatus stores and displays the secondary multimedia data; the secondary multimedia data are part of the primary multimedia data;
Step 334: the portable apparatus processes the secondary multimedia data in accordance with the controlling order(s) to generate and display new secondary multimedia data in accordance with the controlling order(s) and to update the original secondary multimedia data.
The Step 322 checks whether the portable apparatus and the local host are electrically connected. If the electrical connection is available, go to Step 324; otherwise, go to Step 332.
The secondary software displays the user interface by displaying the primary multimedia data, or the secondary software displays the primary multimedia data through the user interface.
The primary multimedia data are sent between the remote mainframe and local host by means of tasking groups, including wireless networks, the Internet, http, FTP, VoIP, VoIM, Telnet and Gopher. In addition, the primary multimedia data are sent between the portable apparatus and local host by means of tasking groups, including USB, IEEE 1394, RJ-45, infrared, radio waves, Blue Tooth, ZigBee and RFID.
The primary multimedia data are structured by the grouping of documents, video streams/images, audio streams and game software. The documents comprise XML, XLink, Namespace, DTD, Schema, CSS, XHTML and HTML.
The foregoing description is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Obvious modifications or variations are possible in light of the above teachings. In this regard, the embodiment or embodiments discussed were chosen and described to provide the best illustration of the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable one of ordinary skill in the art to utilize the invention in various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications and variations are within the scope of the inventions as determined by the appended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breath to which they are fairly and legally entitled.
It is understood that several modifications, changes, and substitutions are intended in the foregoing disclosure and in some instances some features of the invention will be employed without a corresponding use of other features. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the scope of the invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 096117285 | May 2007 | TW | national |
