Media playback processing and control method, apparatus, and system
US9880806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/41407
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A media playback processing and control method, apparatus, and system, where the processing method includes receiving, by a central server, a query request of a control device, returning a query response to the control device according to a resource information table, receiving a resource request of a selected display device selected by the control device, querying the resource information table, determining that a selected media resource corresponding to information about a selected storage path is stored on a first media server (MS), and determining a second MS with a conversion capability to convert a media format of the selected media resource into a media format supported by a playback capability of the selected display device in order to enable the selected display device to play a media resource converted by the second MS from the selected media resource.
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