Patent Application
20150363408
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to methods for uploading and playing multimedia data and a system for using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multimedia playing system uploading a multimedia data in a two-step way.
2. Description of Related Art
In human daily life, the electronic devices are widely used to generate a multimedia data such as a video-audio file. With the increasing popularity of social networks, people are used to sharing the multimedia data with each other. However, the file size of the multimedia data is usually large and it requires a relatively wide bandwidth to transmit the multimedia data to achieve the goal for sharing the multimedia data to friends. When the transmission bandwidth is not enough or the transmission condition is poor (i.e. the communication reception is poor or the transmission speed is low), it takes a lot of time to transmit a multimedia data with a bulk file size to the sever and the transmission efficiency is poor. Thus, it is hard to instantly share the multimedia data with people right after the multimedia data is generated. Furthermore, transmitting the multimedia data with a bulk file size in poor transmission condition leads to relatively high power consumption of the electronic device.
The present invention is to provide a method for uploading multimedia data, a method for playing multimedia data and a multimedia playing system capable of providing instant information about the multimedia data to the internet users without being affected by the current internet transmission speed.
The invention provides a method for uploading multimedia data for a user terminal. In the method, a multimedia data is generated and a trimmed multimedia data is edited from the multimedia data. A control signal is received. When the control signal indicates broadcasting a premiere information of the multimedia data, at least an internet user correlative to an user of the user terminal is informed about the premiere information and, at the same time, the trimmed multimedia data is shared to the at least internet user. When a communication status of the user terminal is capable of transmitting the multimedia data or when the control signal indicates directly uploading the multimedia data, the multimedia data is uploaded to a server.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of informing the at least internet user simultaneously with sharing the trimmed multimedia data to the at least internet user is performed through a social networking platform on which a social connection is built between the user and the at least internet users.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of informing the at least internet user simultaneously with sharing the trimmed multimedia data to the at least internet user further comprises sharing the trimmed multimedia data along with a meta data of the multimedia data.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the meta data includes geolocation information correlative to the multimedia data and owner information of the multimedia data.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of informing the at least internet user simultaneously with sharing the trimmed multimedia data to the at least internet user further comprises providing a subscribing interface for the internet users to subscribe for watching a full version of the multimedia data.
The invention further provides a method for playing a multimedia data. In the method, a multimedia data is received along with a meta data of the multimedia data. At least a subscribing signal for subscribing for watching the multimedia data is received, wherein the subscribing signals include information of subscribers issuing the subscribing signal. The subscribers are informed that the multimedia data is ready to be played and a playing instruction of the multimedia data is provided.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the playing instruction includes a web address where the multimedia data can be accessed.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the meta data includes geolocation information correlative to the multimedia data and owner information of the multimedia data.
The invention also provides a multimedia playing system comprising a user terminal and a server. The user terminal is used for generating a multimedia data, editing a trimmed multimedia data from the multimedia data, informing premiere information of the multimedia data to at least an internet user correlative to an user of the user terminal simultaneously with sharing the trimmed multimedia data to the at least internet user when a control signal indicating broadcasting the premiere information is received, and uploading the multimedia data when a communication status of the user terminal is capable of transmitting the multimedia data or when the control signal indicating directly uploading the multimedia data is received. The server is used for receiving the uploaded multimedia data from the user terminal, receiving at least subscribing signal including information of subscribers for subscribing for watching the multimedia data and informing the subscribers that the multimedia data is ready to be played and providing a playing instruction of the multimedia data according to the information of the subscribers.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal informs the at least internet user simultaneously with sharing the trimmed multimedia data to the at least internet user through a social networking platform on which a social connection is built between the user and the at least internet users.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal shares the trimmed multimedia data along with a meta data of the multimedia data.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the meta data includes geolocation information correlative to the multimedia data and owner information of the multimedia data.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the server receives the uploaded multimedia data along with the meta data of the multimedia data.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the playing instruction includes a web address where the multimedia data can be accessed.
In the present invention, the trimmed multimedia data is edited from the multimedia data and is the short version/trailer of the multimedia data. Once the multimedia data is generated, the user can decide either to upload the multimedia data to the server directly or to share the trimmed multimedia data to the internet users first and to upload the multimedia data to the server later when the communication status of the user terminal is capable of transmitting the multimedia data. Once the user decides to announce the premiere information of the multimedia data and to share the trimmed multimedia data to the internet users first and to upload the multimedia data to the server later when the communication status of the user terminal is capable of transmitting the multimedia data, the internet users are informed about the premiere information of the multimedia data along with the trimmed multimedia data. Therefore, the internet users can instantly receive the upcoming premiere of the multimedia data. Furthermore, the user of the user terminal generating the multimedia data is not burdened with transmitting the multimedia data, which, usually, requires a relatively wide bandwidth in transmission, in a relatively poor current communication status; the multimedia data can be transmitted to the server later when the communication status is capable of transmitting the multimedia data. Thus, the internet users are informed instantly about the premiere of the multimedia data and the communication resources can be managed effectively.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
Then, in the step S205, a control signal is received by the user terminal 102. For instance, the user terminal 102 displays a pop-up window asking the user to determine whether the multimedia data is directly transmitted to the server 104 or the premiere information of the multimedia data is broadcasted first and the multimedia data is transmitted later as the communication status is available for transmitting a bulk file. Upon the pop-up window, the user can choose either to directly transmit the multimedia data anyway or to broadcast the premiere information of the multimedia data first. By making the decision, the control signal indicating either broadcasting the premiere information of the multimedia data or directly uploading the multimedia data to the server is generated and is received by the user terminal 102.
In the step S211, when the control signal indicates broadcasting a premiere information of the multimedia data, at least an internet user correlative to the user of the user terminal 102 is informed about the premiere information by the user terminal 102 and, at the same time, the trimmed multimedia data is shared to the at least internet user by the user terminal 102. Noticeably, the connection between the aforementioned internet users and the user of the user terminal is built on a social networking platform. The social networking platform can be, for example, Facebook™, Google+™, Tweeter™ and all kinds of platforms on which the registered users can share information, digital files, post public or private messages and communicate with each other.
Moreover, the steps of informing the internet users correlative to the user about the premiere information of the multimedia data and sharing the trimmed multimedia data to the internet users can be done through the social networking platform. Also, it should be noticed that the social networking platform can be run on the server 104 or on the server other than the server 104.
In addition, in another embodiment, the trimmed multimedia data is shared to the internet users along with a meta data of the multimedia data. Noticeably, the meta data includes geolocation information of the multimedia data and owner information of the multimedia data. The geolocation information of the multimedia data can be, for example, the geographic location where the multimedia data gets created, such as a geographic coordinate retrieved from a global positioning system or a geographic coordinate being located by several base stations, which is not limited thereto. Also, the owner information of the multimedia data can be, for example, the copyright information of the multimedia data. Further, in the other embodiment, while the internet users are informed about the premiere information of the multimedia data and the trimmed multimedia data is shared to the internet users, a subscribing interface is further provided along with the shared trimmed multimedia data for the internet users to subscribe for watching a full version of the multimedia data.
In the step S215, when the control signal indicates directly uploading the multimedia data, the multimedia data is uploaded to a server 104 by the user terminal 102. Alternatively, in the step S212, in any time slot after the step S201 of generating the multimedia data by the user terminal 102, the multimedia data is uploaded to a server 104 by the user terminal 102 when the communication status of the user terminal 102 is capable of transmitting the multimedia data. That is, when the communication status of the user terminal 102 is feasible for transmitting bulk data, the multimedia data is directly transmitted to the server 104. Furthermore, the multimedia data is transmitted to the server 104 along with the meta data as mentioned above.
After the step S301 of receiving the multimedia data from the user terminal 102 by the server 104, in the step S311, the server 104 informs the subscribers that the multimedia data which the subscribers subscribe for is ready to be played and a playing instruction of the multimedia data according to the information of the subscribers. It should be noticed that the playing instruction includes, for example, a web address where the multimedia data can be accessed in the server 104. Upon the playing instruction, the subscribers can access/play the multimedia data on the server 104.
In the present invention, the trimmed multimedia data is edited from the multimedia data and is the short version/trailer of the multimedia data. Once the multimedia data is generated, the user can decide either to share the trimmed multimedia data to the internet users first and latter to upload the multimedia data to the server when the communication status of the user terminal is capable of transmitting the multimedia data or directly to upload the multimedia data to the server anyway. Since the user decides to announce the premiere information of the multimedia data and to share the trimmed multimedia data to the internet users first and latter to upload the multimedia data to the server when the communication status of the user terminal is capable of transmitting the multimedia data, the internet users are informed about the premiere information of the multimedia data along with the trimmed multimedia data. Therefore, the internet users can instantly acknowledge the upcoming premiere of the multimedia data. Furthermore, the user of the user terminal generating the multimedia data is not struggle with transmitting the multimedia data, which, usually, requires a relatively wide bandwidth in transmission, in a relatively poor current communication status and the multimedia data can be transmitted to the server later when the communication status is capable of transmitting the multimedia data. Thus, the internet users are informed instantly about the premiere of the multimedia data and the communication resources can be will managed.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing descriptions, it is intended that the present invention covers modifications and variations of this invention if they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
