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Media playback processing and control method, apparatus, and system

US9880806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2017
Grant dateJan 30, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2037

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  • 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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