CN104185074A - Method and client for fixed point playing of series videos through pictures - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a method and a client for fixed-point playing of a series of videos through pictures, which are suitable for playing multiple videos of the same series with the same theme. The method includes: presenting one or more feature pictures respectively corresponding to a plurality of videos of the same series on the display interface for the user to select; The user selects an instruction to play the video progress corresponding to the feature picture, links to the video corresponding to the feature picture and the video playback progress corresponding to the feature picture; starts playing the video from the playback progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture video. By adopting the present invention, it is possible to horizontally browse highlights in multiple different videos (such as fighting scenes in each Transformers), so as to achieve accurate positioning of playback progress, save time and resources for video playback, and improve user experience.

Description

Method and client for fixed-point playback of series of videos through pictures

technical field

The invention relates to the field of Internet applications, in particular to a method and a client terminal for performing fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures.

Background technique

With the development of Internet film and television, the film and television resources on the Internet are becoming more and more abundant, and the search is more convenient, attracting more and more users to choose to watch videos on the Internet.

At present, the Internet mainly plays video resources through video websites. On video websites, each video only identifies a poster and video playback resources, and only provides one mode of sequential playback. If the user wants to quickly browse one of the highlight clips, it needs to accelerate the fast-forward playback through multiple speeds such as x2, x4, and x16 times, or the user drags the playback progress bar to quickly browse the highlight clips.

However, the acceleration method still needs to watch the video from the beginning, and it takes a certain amount of time to play the highlights, and if the highlights are not found within a short period of time, the user may give up browsing the video; and the user drags the playback progress bar In this way, because the specific moment of the highlight segment is not known in advance, accurate positioning cannot be performed, and it still takes a certain amount of time and resources to find the highlight segment, and the accuracy is low.

Further, for a series of videos with the same theme, such as science fiction-themed series of movies, or "Fast and Furious" 1-5, etc., each video has its own unique highlights. It takes too long to browse all the videos from the beginning to find the highlights you want to watch. Or by dragging the progress bar to slide, the accuracy is not high. It is difficult for users to browse a series of videos with the same theme in a short period of time and quickly grasp the exciting information in them.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention is proposed to provide a method for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures and a corresponding client to overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems.

Based on one aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a method for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures, which is suitable for playing multiple videos of the same series with the same theme, including:

Presenting one or more feature pictures respectively corresponding to multiple videos of the same series on the display interface for the user to select;

Based on the user browsing the feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos, receiving an instruction from the user to select and play the progress of the video corresponding to the feature picture, linking to the video corresponding to the feature picture and the video corresponding to the feature picture playback progress;

Playing the video starts from the playback progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture.

Optionally, the feature picture is a frame extracted from the plurality of videos of the same series, and each feature picture can be linked to the playing progress of the feature picture in its corresponding video.

Optionally, the feature picture is a certain frame picture extracted from the multiple videos of the same series, including:

For any video in the plurality of videos of the same series, the feature picture is a frame extracted from the video according to time and/or playback content.

Optionally, for any video in the plurality of videos of the same series, the feature picture is a certain frame extracted from the video according to the playback content, including at least one of the following:

If the video includes a plurality of characters, the feature picture is to extract plot pictures corresponding to each character from the video according to the order of appearance of the characters;

If the video includes multiple complete story segments, the feature picture is a representative picture extracted from the video according to each complete story segment;

If the video includes multiple scenes, the feature picture is to extract scene pictures from the video according to different scenes;

According to the highlight segment of the video, the feature picture is a corresponding highlight picture extracted from the video;

The feature picture is a promotional picture or a plot picture of the video.

Optionally, for any video in the plurality of videos of the same series, the feature picture is a frame extracted from the video according to the playback content, including:

extract highlights for each series of videos;

One of the pictures is selected as the feature picture based on the highlight segment.

Optionally, the above method also includes:

Additional text description information is displayed on each feature picture, together with the feature picture for the user to browse, wherein the text description information is the description of the content of the feature picture, or the time linked by the feature picture Point to the description of the video content as the starting point.

Optionally, after starting to play the video from the playback progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture, it also includes:

If the playback is suspended during the playback of the video, a prompt message indicating whether to continue playing is displayed on the display interface;

If an instruction to continue playing is received from the user, continue playing the video;

If an instruction of refusing to continue playing is received from the user, the playing is stopped.

Optionally, after the video is stopped, it also includes:

Jumping to a browsing interface of a feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos browsed by the user.

Based on another aspect of the present invention, the present invention also provides a client for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures, which is suitable for playing multiple videos of the same series with the same theme, including:

The display module is suitable for presenting one or more feature pictures respectively corresponding to multiple videos of the same series on the display interface for users to select;

The linking module is adapted to receive an instruction from the user to select and play the progress of the video corresponding to the feature picture based on the user browsing the feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos, to link to the video corresponding to the feature picture and to download from the video corresponding to the feature picture. The video playback progress corresponding to the above feature picture;

The playing module is adapted to start playing the video from the playing progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture.

Optionally, the feature picture is a certain frame picture extracted from the multiple videos of the same series, and each feature picture can be linked to a time point when the feature picture appears in its corresponding video.

Optionally, for any video in the plurality of videos of the same series, the feature picture is a frame extracted from the video according to time and/or playback content.

Optionally, the display module is also suitable for:

Additional text description information is displayed on each feature picture, together with the feature picture for the user to browse, wherein the text description information is the description of the content of the feature picture, or the time linked by the feature picture Point to the description of the video content as the starting point.

Optionally, the display module is further adapted to: if the playback module is suspended during the playback of the video, a prompt message whether to continue playing is displayed on the display interface;

The playing module is further adapted to continue playing the video if receiving an instruction from the user agreeing to continue playing; and to stop playing the video if receiving an instruction refusing to continue playing from the user.

Optionally, the display module is further adapted to: after the playing module stops playing the video, jump to a browsing interface of a feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos browsed by the user.

In the embodiment of the present invention, multiple videos of the same series with the same theme have one or more feature pictures, and can link to the video corresponding to the feature picture and the playback progress of the video corresponding to the feature picture according to the feature picture. When a user is watching a film and television material (i.e. video, such as Transformers 1-4) of the same theme, he or she can select one of several feature pictures, input an instruction to start playing, and then be able to link to the video corresponding to the feature picture, and Accurately link to the playback progress of the feature picture in the corresponding video, and start playing the video from the playback progress. It can be seen from the above analysis that in the embodiment of the present invention, multiple videos of the same series with the same theme provide one or more feature pictures for users to browse and select, and the user can know whether the feature picture belongs to the same video according to the content of the feature pictures. Which video in the series of videos, and know its playback progress on the corresponding video, so that you can accurately select the video segment that the user wants to watch in each video of the same series. Beneficially, the embodiment of the present invention allows the user to independently select the video plot corresponding to the picture of interest to start playing while browsing a series or theme of video/movie pictures, so that it is not necessary to browse each video from the beginning, It can accurately locate the video segment that the user wants to watch, and can horizontally browse the highlights of multiple different videos (such as the fighting scene in each Transformers), so as to achieve accurate positioning of the playback progress and save time and resources for video playback And the purpose of improving user experience is to enable users to browse a series of videos with the same theme in a short period of time and quickly grasp the exciting information in them. In addition, based on the technical solution of the present invention, according to the user's play instruction, although the player jumps to the corresponding progress of the feature picture to start playing, the video resource linked to is the entire movie, so the user's control of the progress bar can also be accepted during playback. Instructions, such as replaying from the beginning of the video, or jumping to a certain period of time to continue playing.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention, it can be implemented according to the contents of the description, and in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable , the specific embodiments of the present invention are enumerated below.

Those skilled in the art will be more aware of the above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention according to the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment. The drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating a preferred embodiment and are not to be considered as limiting the invention. Also throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same components. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 shows the processing flowchart of the method for performing fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the first feature picture according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a second feature picture according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a third feature picture according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 shows the first schematic diagram of the same video having multiple feature pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 shows a second schematic diagram of the same video having multiple feature pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 shows a third schematic diagram of the same video having multiple feature pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 shows the first schematic diagram of feature pictures of different scenes according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 shows a second schematic diagram of feature pictures of different scenes according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 shows a third schematic diagram of feature pictures of different scenes according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 11 shows a schematic diagram of a feature picture combined with text description information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 12 shows the first feature picture in the first set of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 13 shows the second feature picture in the first set of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 14 shows the third feature picture in the first set of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 15 shows the fourth feature picture in the first set of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 16 shows the first feature picture in the second group of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 17 shows the second feature picture in the second group of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 18 shows the third feature picture in the second group of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 19 shows the fourth feature picture in the second set of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to one embodiment of the present invention; and

Fig. 20 shows a schematic structural diagram of a client for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided for more thorough understanding of the present disclosure and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for selecting a corresponding video progress through a picture to play a video. Fig. 1 shows a processing flowchart of a method for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applicable to the playback of multiple videos of the same series with the same theme. Referring to Fig. 1, the method at least includes steps S102 to S106:

Step S102, presenting one or more feature pictures respectively corresponding to multiple videos of the same series on the display interface for the user to select;

Step S104, based on the user browsing the feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos, receiving an instruction from the user to select and play the video progress corresponding to the feature picture, linking to the video corresponding to the feature picture and the video playback progress corresponding to the feature picture;

Step S106, start playing the video from the playback progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture.

In the embodiment of the present invention, multiple videos of the same series with the same theme have one or more feature pictures, and can link to the video corresponding to the feature picture and the playback progress of the video corresponding to the feature picture according to the feature picture. When a user is watching a film and television material (i.e. video, such as Transformers 1-4) of the same theme, he or she can select one of several feature pictures, input an instruction to start playing, and then be able to link to the video corresponding to the feature picture, and Accurately link to the playback progress of the feature picture in the corresponding video, and start playing the video from the playback progress. It can be seen from the above analysis that in the embodiment of the present invention, multiple videos of the same series with the same theme provide one or more feature pictures for users to browse and select, and the user can know whether the feature picture belongs to the same video according to the content of the feature pictures. Which video in the series of videos, and know its playback progress on the corresponding video, so that you can accurately select the video segment that the user wants to watch in each video of the same series. Beneficially, the embodiment of the present invention allows the user to independently select the video plot corresponding to the picture of interest to start playing while browsing a series or theme of video/movie pictures, so that it is not necessary to browse each video from the beginning, It can accurately locate the video segment that the user wants to watch, and can horizontally browse the highlights of multiple different videos (such as the fighting scene in each Transformers), so as to achieve accurate positioning of the playback progress and save time and resources for video playback And the purpose of improving user experience is to enable users to browse a series of videos with the same theme in a short period of time and quickly grasp the exciting information in them. In addition, based on the technical solution of the present invention, according to the user's play instruction, although the player jumps to the corresponding progress of the feature picture to start playing, the video resource linked to is the entire movie, so the user's control of the progress bar can also be accepted during playback. Instructions, such as replaying from the beginning of the video, or jumping to a certain period of time to continue playing.

It should be noted that, in order to identify the feature picture, the feature picture mentioned in step S102 to step S106 is a certain frame extracted from multiple videos of the same series, and each feature picture can be linked to the feature picture The playback progress in its corresponding video. Using pictures extracted from different videos as feature pictures can better reflect the content of different videos in the same series of videos. When users browse pictures, they can intuitively get the content of the frame and accurately determine the playback progress corresponding to the feature picture. During implementation, the playback progress of each feature picture linked to its corresponding video is the corresponding frame where the feature picture appears, or at least one frame before the corresponding frame where the feature picture appears. Rewind a few frames before playing, which can give users a buffer time to receive information and improve the user experience. The specific frame rate setting is determined by the specific operation and is not limited here.

For example, if a user wants to browse a landscape video of a scenic spot, there are multiple landscape videos about the scenic spot, which are respectively for spring, summer, autumn, winter and three different morning and noon in a representative day of each season. A total of 12 series of videos in three time periods. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, 12 feature pictures are provided for 12 series of videos. In this example, three feature pictures are provided for the three time periods of spring morning, noon, and evening. In this example, it is assumed that each video is 40 minutes long, and the scenery of the shooting period is played from the 5th minute of each video. Wherein, FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the first feature picture according to an embodiment of the present invention. See Figure 2. The feature picture represents the morning weather, and the sunrise is about to begin. The picture shows early morning clouds, and the sun has not yet appeared. There is a play button under the feature picture, and the playback progress is 5:00 below the play button. When the user clicks the play button, a direct link to start playing at 5:00. Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a second feature picture according to an embodiment of the present invention. See Figure 3, the feature picture represents the weather at noon, the screen shows the scorching sun at noon, and the playback progress is 5:00 below the play button. When the user clicks the play button, it is also directly linked to start playing at 5:00. Fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a third feature picture according to an embodiment of the present invention. See Figure 4, this feature image represents the weather at night, a crescent-shaped crescent moon appears on the screen, and there is a playback progress of 5:00 below the playback. When the user clicks the play button, a direct link to start playing at 5:00. What needs to be explained here is that the playback progress under the play button is for the user to know the playback progress more conveniently and directly, and it is okay if there is no prompt of the playback progress. The playing time of each video above is also used as an example, and does not cause any limitation in fact.

As mentioned above, a feature picture is a certain frame extracted from multiple videos of the same series. Then, for any video in multiple videos of the same series, there are at least two ways to extract feature pictures: 1. One is to extract a certain frame from the video according to the time; the other is to extract a certain frame from the video according to the playback content.

Now, the extraction methods of different feature images will be described in detail. Firstly, the first method will be described. In this method, time becomes a key word for feature image extraction. Considering that the video itself is a time period, it is possible to extract a frame of picture from the video at a fixed interval as a feature picture, or to extract a frame of picture from the video at a variable time interval as a feature picture, or at least one of the video The picture of the corresponding frame is extracted at a specified time point as a feature picture. For example, assuming that the video itself is long, 2 hours, a frame can be extracted every 30 minutes as a feature picture. In this way, the video can have three feature pictures, the first one can be linked to 00:30:00, the second one can be linked to One can be linked to 01:00:00, the third can be linked to 01:30:00, and the fourth one does not need to be extracted because it is over. Figures 5 to 7 show schematic diagrams of multiple feature pictures in the same video according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 5 to 7 are the first to third pictures respectively. For another example, it can also be a selection feature picture of interval change duration. For example, the first picture is the picture of the frame at 00:10:00, the second picture is the picture of the frame at 00:30:00, and the third picture is 01: 10:00 frame picture, and so on. The designated time point may be selected by the user, which will not be described in detail here.

The first method of feature image extraction is described in detail above, and the second method is now described in detail. The broadcast content itself has a large amount of information, including characters, plots, scenes and other information. Therefore, feature pictures can be selected according to one or a combination of information contained therein.

Specifically, if the video includes multiple characters, the feature pictures can be the plot pictures corresponding to each character extracted from the video according to the order of appearance of the characters; if the video includes multiple complete story segments, the feature pictures can be respectively Extract representative pictures from the video; if the video includes multiple scenes, the feature picture is to extract scene pictures from the video according to different scenes; according to the highlights of the video, the feature picture is to extract the corresponding wonderful pictures from the video; The feature image is the promotional or feature image for the video. 8 to 10 show schematic diagrams of feature pictures of different scenes according to an embodiment of the present invention. The picture in Figure 8 is the side of the pine tree, the picture in Figure 9 is outside the house, and the picture in Figure 10 is on the rock.

Using playback content to select feature pictures, compared to using time to select feature pictures, can better reflect the content of the video itself, and can more accurately provide video information to users during implementation, improving video positioning accuracy.

As mentioned above, a video can have more than one feature image, and multiple extraction methods for feature images are provided. In a preferred embodiment, for any video in multiple videos of the same series, a highlight segment may be extracted for each series of videos, and one of the frames may be selected as a feature picture based on the highlight segment.

Because the feature picture has certain limitations as a picture itself, for example, the picture can only use the picture of a certain frame, and cannot experience the information of a time period or the most exciting segment of a video. Therefore, it is possible to attach display text to each feature picture The description information, together with the feature picture, is for users to browse. The text description information is the content description of the feature picture, or the description of the video content starting from the time point of the link of the feature picture. Combining the text description information when browsing the feature picture, the user can more accurately know the content to be expressed in the video starting from the playback progress corresponding to the feature picture. It can be seen that the embodiment of the present invention provides the function corresponding to the picture and the playback progress, especially after combining the text description information, a wonderful picture corresponds to a paragraph of text description and then corresponds to a playback progress, by providing the user with picture browsing and can browse the picture when browsing the picture. Click to play to directly play the video clip corresponding to the picture, allowing users to quickly browse the highlights of the video, fast and efficient, and a good user experience. Fig. 11 shows a schematic diagram of a feature picture combined with text description information according to an embodiment of the present invention. See Figure 11, which is the same as the feature picture in Figure 8, there is a line of text description information under the play button: the little squirrel is picking matsutake beside the pine tree. That is, after clicking the feature picture shown in Figure 11, a video of a little squirrel picking matsutake will be displayed.

The film and television resources on the Internet are becoming more and more abundant, and a large number of users choose to watch film and television resources on Internet film and television websites, such as movies, TV dramas, variety shows, video commentary and so on. Now, taking a movie as an example, the method for playing a series of videos at fixed points through pictures provided by the embodiment of the present invention will be described. It should be noted that the videos in the embodiments of the present invention are the same series of videos, and their contents are related to a certain extent, so the way to obtain their feature pictures is usually similar. Moreover, for the same series of videos, there may be one or more feature pictures for each video. It is now assumed that the same series of videos includes four videos, and each video is described with one or two feature pictures as an example.

Embodiment one

In this example, the video of the same series is the movie collection "Transformers" (1-4), each movie includes a feature picture, which corresponds to the intense fighting scenes in this collection, and Fig. 12 to Fig. 15 show a The first set of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) of the embodiment. Among them, the title "Transformers" appears in the upper left corner of Figures 12 to 15, and the serial number of the characteristic picture appears in the middle. In "Transformers" 1, the fighting scene starts at 26:37. Therefore, the feature picture selects the frame of 26:37 (see Figure 12 for details), the serial number is 1/4, and the text description information is: the big one in Transform 1 fight scene. In "Transformers" 2, the fighting scene starts at 36:54. Therefore, the feature picture selects the frame of 36:54 (see Figure 13 for details), the serial number is 2/4, and the text description information is: Big in Transform 2 fight scene. In "Transformers" 3, the fighting scene starts at 33:50. Therefore, the feature picture selects the frame of 33:50 (see Figure 14 for details), the serial number is 3/4, and the text description information is: Big in Transform 3 fight scene. In "Transformers" 4, the fighting scene starts at 28:32. Therefore, the feature picture selects the frame of 28:32 (see Figure 15 for details), the serial number is 4/4, and the text description information is: Big in Transform 4 fight scene.

It should be noted that the accompanying drawings 12-15 do not mean that the contents are the same or that the pictures are the same, here you can use the respective still photos or wonderful screenshots of each of the "Transformers" series of movies 1-4 as The feature pictures in the above-mentioned accompanying drawings 12-15, that is, each is a different feature picture representing the fighting scenes of Variations 1-4.

In addition, the playback progress set under the play button is to allow users to know the playback progress of the video corresponding to the picture more conveniently and directly. In fact, if you do not set the prompt of the playback progress, it is also possible to only provide the play button.

Embodiment two

In this example, the same series of videos is the movie collection "Transformers" (1-4). Each movie includes two feature pictures, corresponding to the intense fighting scene in this episode and the meeting scene after the protagonist fights. Among them, the fierce fighting scene See Figure 12-Figure 15, the only difference is that the denominator of the sequence number is changed to 8 due to the total number of feature pictures. Figures 16 to 19 illustrate a second set of feature pictures of "Transformers" (1-4) according to an embodiment of the present invention. In "Transformers" 1, the rendezvous of the main character starts at 50:37 after fighting, therefore, this feature picture selects the frame of 50:37 (see Figure 16), the serial number is 5/8, and the text description information is: Change 1 The fight ends and the protagonists meet up. In "Transformers" 2, the rendezvous of the main character starts at 63:54 after fighting, therefore, the feature picture selects the frame of 63:54 (see Figure 17), the serial number is 6/8, and the text description information is: in Change 2 The fight ends and the main characters meet up. In "Transformers" 3, the fighting scene starts at 83:50, therefore, the feature picture selects the frame of 83:50 (see Figure 18), the sequence number is 7/8, and the text description information is: the fight in Transform 3 is over , the scene where the protagonists meet. In "Transformers" 4, the fighting scene starts at 82:32, therefore, the feature picture selects the frame of 82:32 (see Figure 19), the sequence number is 8/8, and the text description information is: the fight in Transform 4 is over , the scene where the protagonists meet.

The user selects any one of the characteristic pictures in Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, and can directly link to the corresponding playback progress for playing through the play button corresponding to each characteristic picture.

It should also be noted that the above-mentioned accompanying drawings 16-19 do not mean that the contents are the same or that the pictures are the same, here you can refer to the respective stills or plots of the respective male and female protagonists in each of the "Transformers" series of movies 1-4 The screenshots are used as the feature pictures in the above-mentioned accompanying drawings 16-19, that is, each is a feature picture representing the meeting scene of the main characters at the end of the fighting of 1-4.

In addition, the playback progress set under the play button is to allow users to know the playback progress of the video corresponding to the picture more conveniently and directly. In fact, if you do not set the prompt of the playback progress, it is also possible to only provide the play button.

As mentioned in step S106, after the feature picture is selected, the video is played from the time point linked by the selected feature picture. If the video itself has multiple highlights, then, when the previous feature picture triggers the playback progress, whether to play only to the end of the highlight or directly to the end of the video is a problem that needs to be solved. In the embodiment of the present invention, this problem is solved by determining whether the feature picture can be linked to another time point (for example, 5 minutes later). Wherein, the other time point is after the time point when the feature picture appears in the video and before the time point when the video is played. If the determination result is yes, then the video is played to another time point, that is, the playing of this highlight segment ends. If the determined result is no, the video is played until the end of playing.

When the feature picture can be linked to another time point, or in other words, the playback is suspended during the playback of the video (suspended means that the video has not been played to the end time, and the playback is stopped in the middle), then the display interface will display whether to continue playing The prompt message for the user to choose. If an instruction to continue playing is received from the user, the video will continue to be played, and if an instruction to continue playing is received from the user, the playback will be stopped.

In order to ensure that the user can browse other feature pictures after the current video stops playing, after the video playback stops, jump to the browsing interface of a certain feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos that the user browses.

Based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a client for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures, which is suitable for playing multiple videos of the same series with the same theme. Fig. 20 shows a schematic structural diagram of a client for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 20, the client includes at least:

The display module 2010 is adapted to present one or more feature pictures respectively corresponding to multiple videos of the same series on the display interface for the user to select;

The link module 2020, coupled with the display module 2010, is adapted to receive an instruction from the user to select and play the video progress corresponding to the feature picture based on the user's browsing of a feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos, link to the video corresponding to the feature picture and from The video playback progress corresponding to the feature image;

The playing module 2030, coupled with the linking module 2020, is adapted to start playing the video from the playing progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture.

In a preferred embodiment, the feature picture is a certain frame extracted from multiple videos of the same series, and each feature picture can be linked to the time point when the feature picture appears in its corresponding video.

In a preferred embodiment, for any video in multiple videos of the same series, the feature picture is a frame extracted from the video according to time and/or playback content.

In a preferred embodiment, the display module 2010 is also suitable for:

Text description information is additionally displayed on each feature picture, together with the feature picture for users to browse, wherein the text description information is the content description of the feature picture, or the description of the video content starting from the time point of the feature picture link.

In a preferred embodiment, the display module 2010 is also adapted to: if the playback module is suspended during the playback of the video, a prompt message whether to continue playing is displayed on the display interface;

The playing module 2030 is also adapted to continue playing the video if receiving an instruction from the user agreeing to continue playing; and stop playing the video if receiving an instruction refusing to continue playing from the user.

In a preferred embodiment, the display module 2010 is further adapted to: after the playback module stops playing the video, jump to a browsing interface of a feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos browsed by the user.

By adopting the method and the client provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the following beneficial effects can be achieved:

In the embodiment of the present invention, multiple videos of the same series with the same theme have one or more feature pictures, and can link to the video corresponding to the feature picture and the playback progress of the video corresponding to the feature picture according to the feature picture. When a user is watching a film and television material (i.e. video, such as Transformers 1-4) of the same theme, he or she can select one of several feature pictures, input an instruction to start playing, and then be able to link to the video corresponding to the feature picture, and Accurately link to the playback progress of the feature picture in the corresponding video, and start playing the video from the playback progress. It can be seen from the above analysis that in the embodiment of the present invention, multiple videos of the same series with the same theme provide one or more feature pictures for users to browse and select, and the user can know whether the feature picture belongs to the same video according to the content of the feature pictures. Which video in the series of videos, and know its playback progress on the corresponding video, so that you can accurately select the video segment that the user wants to watch in each video of the same series. Beneficially, the embodiment of the present invention allows the user to independently select the video plot corresponding to the picture of interest to start playing while browsing a series or theme of video/movie pictures, so that it is not necessary to browse each video from the beginning, It can accurately locate the video segment that the user wants to watch, and can horizontally browse the highlights of multiple different videos (such as the fighting scene in each Transformers), so as to achieve accurate positioning of the playback progress and save time and resources for video playback And the purpose of improving user experience is to enable users to browse a series of videos with the same theme in a short period of time and quickly grasp the exciting information in them. In addition, based on the technical solution of the present invention, according to the user's play instruction, although the player jumps to the corresponding progress of the feature picture to start playing, the video resource linked to is the entire movie, so the user's control of the progress bar can also be accepted during playback. Instructions, such as replaying from the beginning of the video, or jumping to a certain period of time to continue playing.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure the understanding of this description.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, in order to streamline this disclosure and to facilitate an understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects, various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or its description. This method of disclosure, however, is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed invention requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the Detailed Description are hereby expressly incorporated into this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the modules in the device in the embodiment can be adaptively changed and arranged in one or more devices different from the embodiment. Modules or units or components in the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and furthermore may be divided into a plurality of sub-modules or sub-units or sub-assemblies. All features disclosed in this specification (including accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) and any method or method so disclosed may be used in any combination, except that at least some of such features and/or processes or units are mutually exclusive. All processes or units of equipment are combined. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that although some embodiments herein include some features included in other embodiments but not others, combinations of features from different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention. And form different embodiments. For example, in the claims, any one of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.

The various component embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP) can be used in practice to implement some or all of the components in the client that performs fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures according to an embodiment of the present invention. Or full functionality. The present invention can also be implemented as an apparatus or an apparatus program (for example, a computer program and a computer program product) for performing a part or all of the methods described herein. Such a program for realizing the present invention may be stored on a computer-readable medium, or may be in the form of one or more signals. Such a signal may be downloaded from an Internet site, or provided on a carrier signal, or provided in any other form.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The invention can be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In a unit claim enumerating several means, several of these means can be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The use of the words first, second, and third, etc. does not indicate any order. These words can be interpreted as names.

So far, those skilled in the art should appreciate that, although a number of exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the disclosed embodiments of the present invention can still be used. Many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention are directly identified or derived from the content. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

The present invention also provides A1, a method for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures, which is suitable for playing multiple videos of the same series with the same theme, including:

Presenting one or more feature pictures respectively corresponding to multiple videos of the same series on the display interface for the user to select;

Based on the user browsing the feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos, receiving an instruction from the user to select and play the progress of the video corresponding to the feature picture, linking to the video corresponding to the feature picture and the video corresponding to the feature picture playback progress;

Playing the video starts from the playback progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture.

A2. The method according to A1, wherein the feature picture is a certain frame picture extracted from the multiple videos of the same series, and each feature picture can be linked to the feature picture in its corresponding video playback progress.

A3. The method according to any one of A1-A2, wherein the feature picture is a certain frame picture extracted from the multiple videos of the same series, including:

For any video in the plurality of videos of the same series, the feature picture is a frame extracted from the video according to time and/or playback content.

A4. The method according to any one of A1-A3, wherein, for any video in the plurality of videos of the same series, the feature picture is a certain frame picture extracted from the video according to the playback content, including at least one of the following:

If the video includes a plurality of characters, the feature picture is to extract plot pictures corresponding to each character from the video according to the order of appearance of the characters;

If the video includes multiple complete story segments, the feature picture is a representative picture extracted from the video according to each complete story segment;

If the video includes multiple scenes, the feature picture is to extract scene pictures from the video according to different scenes;

According to the highlight segment of the video, the feature picture is a corresponding highlight picture extracted from the video;

The feature picture is a promotional picture or a plot picture of the video.

A5. The method according to any one of A1-A4, wherein, for any video in the plurality of videos of the same series, the feature picture is a frame extracted from the video according to the playback content, including :

extract highlights for each series of videos;

One of the pictures is selected as the feature picture based on the highlight segment.

A6. The method according to any one of A1-A5, further comprising:

Additional text description information is displayed on each feature picture, together with the feature picture for the user to browse, wherein the text description information is the description of the content of the feature picture, or the time linked by the feature picture Point to the description of the video content as the starting point.

A7. The method according to any one of A1-A6, wherein, after starting to play the video from the playback progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture, it also includes:

If the playback is suspended during the playback of the video, a prompt message indicating whether to continue playing is displayed on the display interface;

If an instruction to continue playing is received from the user, continue playing the video;

If an instruction of refusing to continue playing is received from the user, the playing is stopped.

A8. The method according to any one of A1-A7, wherein, after stopping playing the video, further comprising:

Jumping to a browsing interface of a feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos browsed by the user.

B9. A client for fixed-point playback of a series of videos through pictures, suitable for playing multiple videos of the same series with the same theme, including:

The display module is suitable for presenting one or more feature pictures respectively corresponding to multiple videos of the same series on the display interface for users to select;

The linking module is adapted to receive an instruction from the user to select and play the progress of the video corresponding to the feature picture based on the user browsing the feature picture corresponding to a certain video in the same series of videos, to link to the video corresponding to the feature picture and to download from the video corresponding to the feature picture. The video playback progress corresponding to the above feature picture;

The playing module is adapted to start playing the video from the playing progress of the video linked to the selected feature picture.

B10. The client according to B9, wherein the feature picture is a certain frame picture extracted from the multiple videos of the same series, and each feature picture can be linked to the corresponding video of the feature picture the time point that appears in .

B11. The client according to any one of B9-B10, wherein, for any video in the plurality of videos of the same series, the feature picture is a certain image extracted from the video according to time and/or playback content One frame.

B12. The client according to any one of B9-B11, wherein the display module is also suitable for:

Additional text description information is displayed on each feature picture, together with the feature picture for the user to browse, wherein the text description information is the description of the content of the feature picture, or the time linked by the feature picture Point to the description of the video content as the starting point.

B13. The client according to any one of B9-B12, wherein,

The display module is also suitable for: if the playback module stops playing the video during the playback process, a prompt message whether to continue playing is displayed on the display interface;

The playing module is further adapted to continue playing the video if receiving an instruction from the user agreeing to continue playing; and to stop playing the video if receiving an instruction refusing to continue playing from the user.

B14. The client according to any one of B9-B13, wherein the display module is further adapted to: jump to the video of the same series browsed by the user after the playback module stops playing the video The browsing interface of the feature picture corresponding to a certain video.

Claims (10)

1. carry out by picture the method that series video fixed point is play, be applicable to the broadcasting of the multiple homologous series videos that possess same subject, comprising:

Present the feature picture of the corresponding multiple homologous series videos of one or more difference at display interface, select for user;

Browse a certain video characteristic of correspondence picture in described homologous series video based on user, receive described user and choose the instruction of playing the corresponding video progress of described feature picture, be linked to video and video playback progress corresponding to described feature picture that this feature picture is corresponding;

The playing progress rate of the video being linked to from the feature picture of described selection starts to play this video.

2. method according to claim 1, wherein, described feature picture is a certain frame picture extracting from described multiple homologous series videos, and every feature picture can be linked to the playing progress rate of described feature picture in its corresponding video.

3. according to the method described in claim 1-2 any one, wherein, described feature picture is a certain frame picture extracting from described multiple homologous series videos, comprising:

For the arbitrary video in described multiple homologous series videos, described feature picture is a certain frame picture extracting from this video according to time and/or play content.

4. according to the method described in claim 1-3 any one, wherein, for the arbitrary video in described multiple homologous series videos, described feature picture is a certain frame picture extracting from this video according to play content, comprise following one of at least:

If described video comprises multiple personages, described feature picture is the story of a play or opera picture that extracts respectively corresponding each personage according to personage's order coming on the stage from described video;

If described video comprises multiple complete story fragments, described feature picture is from described video, to win respectively representative picture according to each complete story fragment;

If described video comprises multiple scenes, described feature picture for to extract respectively scene picture according to different scenes from described video;

According to the wonderful of described video, described feature picture is from described video, to extract corresponding excellent picture;

The publicity pictures that described feature picture is described video or story of a play or opera picture.

5. according to the method described in claim 1-4 any one, wherein, for the arbitrary video in described multiple homologous series videos, described feature picture is a certain frame picture extracting from this video according to play content, comprising:

For each series video extracts wonderful;

Choose a picture in picture as feature picture based on wonderful.

6. according to the method described in claim 1-5 any one, wherein, also comprise:

The additional textual description information that shows on every feature picture, browse for described user together with described feature picture, wherein, described textual description information is the content description of described feature picture, or the time point linking taking described feature picture is the description of the video content of starting point.

7. according to the method described in claim 1-6 any one, wherein, the playing progress rate of the video being linked to from the feature picture of described selection also comprises after starting to play this video:

If play and end, show the prompting message that whether continues broadcasting at described display interface in the process of playing this video;

Continue the instruction of playing if receive from described user's agreement, continue to play this video;

Continue the instruction of playing if receive from described user's refusal, stop playing.

8. according to the method described in claim 1-7 any one, wherein, after stopping playing this video, also comprise:

Jump to the browser interface of a certain video characteristic of correspondence picture in the described homologous series video that described user browses.

9. carry out by picture the client that series video fixed point is play, be applicable to the broadcasting of the multiple homologous series videos that possess same subject, comprising:

Display module, is suitable for presenting the one or more feature picture of corresponding multiple homologous series videos respectively at display interface, selects for user;

Link module, be suitable for browsing a certain video characteristic of correspondence picture in described homologous series video based on user, receive described user and choose the instruction of playing the corresponding video progress of described feature picture, be linked to video that this feature picture is corresponding and from video playback progress corresponding to described feature picture;

Playing module, the playing progress rate that is suitable for the video being linked to from the feature picture of described selection starts to play this video.

10. client according to claim 9, wherein, described feature picture is a certain frame picture extracting from described multiple homologous series videos, and every feature picture can be linked to the time point that described feature picture occurs in its corresponding video.