CN101441882B - Control method and apparatus for multimedia play and multimedia play equipment - Google Patents
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The embodiment of the invention provides a multimedia player control method and a device and a multimedia player, wherein the control method comprises the following procedures: acquiring vector information input through a touch module by user; acquiring play control information from control information DB according to the vector information; processing play control according to play control information. The control device comprises the following components: vector information acquiring module used for data information sampling which transmitted by touch module and acquiring vector information; control information DB used to store play control information corresponding to vector information; control information acquiring module used to acquire play control information from control information DB according to vector information; and control module used to control play according to play control information. The embodiment of the invention also provides a multimedia player. Display space can be saved and multimedia play control procedures can be simplified through the method, control device and multimedia player described in the invention.
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Technical field
The embodiment of the present invention relates to Play Technique for Multimedia field, particularly a kind of control method for playing multimedia and device and multimedia play equipment.
Background technology
in the prior art, the multimedia play terminals such as TV, MP4, mobile phone, to carry out Play Control by telepilot, button etc. mostly, afterwards along with the development of touch screen technology, people bring into use touch-screen to replace keyboard, can realize Play Control by the touch-screen that use is pointed or other object touch is arranged on the display front end, touch-screen is a kind of simple, convenient, the input equipment of nature, have sturdy and durable, reaction velocity is fast, be easy to many advantages such as interchange, make man-machine interaction more simple and direct, on some display devices with touch-screen, point by use and touch lightly icon virtual on display device or word and just can realize host service function, for example for multimedia play terminal, can increase the selection of simulation on display device, play, suspend, the buttons such as volume control, by operations such as mobile cursor or touchings, carry out the selection of program, play, suspend, F.F., the Play Control such as rewind down, for example when regulating volume, at first select the volume adjusting button on display device, enter the volume adjusting state, then select the volume of display device to become analog buttons large or that reduce, carry out volume adjusting.
The inventor finds in realizing process of the present invention, and there is following technical matters in prior art: the one, and when using touch-screen, the analog buttons on display device can take display space, affects display effect; The 2nd, the user needs two operation stepss usually when multimedia is controlled, and makes user's operating process complicated.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a kind of control method for playing multimedia and device and multimedia play equipment, above-mentioned method, device and equipment can under the prerequisite that does not affect display effect, be simplified the user and multimedia be carried out the operating process of Play Control.
For achieving the above object, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of control method for playing multimedia, comprising:
Obtain the Vector Message that the user inputs by touch modules;
Obtain Play Control information from the control information database according to described Vector Message;
The described Play Control information of obtaining from the control information database according to Vector Message comprises:
Obtain directional information and the length information of described Vector Message, according to the type of the described Play Control information of described directional information judgement, obtain variable quantity corresponding to described type according to described length information;
Carry out Play Control according to described Play Control information.
The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of multimedia playback control apparatus, comprising:
The Vector Message acquisition module is used for obtaining the Vector Message that the user inputs by touch modules;
The control information database is used for storage and described Vector Message Play Control information one to one;
The control information acquisition module is used for obtaining Play Control information according to described Vector Message from the control information database; Described control information acquisition module comprises:
The first acquiring unit is for the directional information and the length information that obtain described Vector Message;
Second acquisition unit is used for the type according to the described Play Control information of described directional information judgement, obtains variable quantity corresponding to described type according to described length information;
Control module is used for carrying out Play Control according to described Play Control information.
The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of multimedia play equipment, comprising: broadcast control device and playing device;
Described broadcast control device, be used for obtaining the Vector Message that the user inputs by touch modules, obtain Play Control information from the control information database according to described Vector Message, the described Play Control information of obtaining from the control information database according to Vector Message comprises: the directional information and the length information that obtain described Vector Message, according to the type of the described Play Control information of described directional information judgement, obtain variable quantity corresponding to described type according to described length information; Control the broadcast of playing device according to described Play Control information;
Described playing device is used for playing according to the control of described broadcast control device.
The control method for playing multimedia that the embodiment of the present invention provides and device and multimedia play equipment, by the input vector information realization, multimedia is controlled, need to not use analog buttons on display device, can save display space, simultaneously can also simplify the multimedia control operation, improve control efficiency.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of control method for playing multimedia embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is Vector Message classification schematic diagram in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of multimedia playback control apparatus embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of multimedia play equipment embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is that in the invention specific embodiment, program is selected schematic diagram;
Fig. 6 is Play Control schematic diagram in the specific embodiment of the invention.
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Below by drawings and Examples, technical scheme of the present invention is described in further detail.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of TV, mobile phone, MP4 etc. has been had the method that the terminal of multi-media player function is controlled, not to carry out Play Control by keyboard or according to the analog buttons on display device, but directly on touch modules input vector information broadcast is controlled, Fig. 1 is the schematic flow sheet of control method for playing multimedia embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, comprise the steps:
Input a Vector Message by the user in the present embodiment, control device is after getting this Vector Message, just can obtain corresponding Play Control information from the control information database, the user can be by the control of input vector information realization to playing, nor need to preset analog buttons on display device, can not affect display effect.
In another embodiment of control method for playing multimedia of the present invention, namely when searching Play Control information according to directional information and length information, can be first according to the type of directional information judgement Play Control information, and then obtain variable quantity corresponding to the above-mentioned type according to length information.
in another embodiment of control method for playing multimedia of the present invention, Vector Message specifically can be divided into latitude information according to direction, longitudinal axis information, nearly latitude information, nearly longitudinal axis information and circular-arc information, Fig. 2 is Vector Message classification schematic diagram in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, to touch-screen, a coordinate system is set, Vector Message along X-direction on touch-screen is latitude information, Vector Message along Y direction is longitudinal axis information, along one, the Vector Message of three quadrant angle bisector directions is nearly latitude information, along two, the Vector Message of four-quadrant angular bisector direction is nearly longitudinal axis information, simultaneously can also draw circular arc near the true origin of touch-screen, generate the circular arc Vector Message, above-mentioned all directions are only approximate direction, need to consider the accuracy of user's input, do approximate processing when obtaining the Vector Message of user's input, allow the user to have certain error originated from input.For above-mentioned all directions, all there are two opposite directions to select, for example for along X-direction, have along the X-axis positive dirction with along the X-axis negative direction, along one, three quadrant angle bisector directions, have from first quartile to enter the direction of third quadrant and the direction that enters first quartile from third quadrant, for the circular arc Vector Message, clockwise direction and counter clockwise direction are arranged.
Specifically can arrange: latitude information represents F.F. or rewind down information, uses along the X-axis positive dirction to represent F.F., represents rewind down along the X-axis negative direction; Latitude information represents the program handover information, along the next program of the expression of Y-axis positive dirction, represents to select a upper program along the Y-axis negative direction; Nearly latitude information represents volume adjusting information, direction indication volume from the first quartile to the third quadrant reduces, represent that from the third quadrant to the first quartile volume increases, nearly longitudinal axis information represents brightness regulation information, represent that from the second quadrant to fourth quadrant brightness brightens, represent that from fourth quadrant to the second quadrant brightness is dimmed, circular-arc information represents the switch control information, represent to open with clockwise Vector Message, anticlockwise Vector Message represents to close.
To utilize directional information to obtain the type of Play Control information in above-described embodiment, length information is corresponding to the variable quantity of respective type, variable quantity wherein refers in particular to the situation of volume adjusting and brightness regulation, the volume change amount can be set usually be directly proportional to the length of Vector Message, the variable quantity of brightness is directly proportional to the length of Vector Message; Switch for program, can arrange and satisfy certain length requirement, just select one or next program; For F.F. and rewind down, also can be set to satisfy certain length requirement, namely carry out F.F. or fast reverse operation.
control for the Vector Message that utilizes of mentioning in above-described embodiment the scheme that play the multimedia terminal, less demanding to touch-screen, can also use in addition the touch-screen of supporting multi-touch function, more expanded functions can also be arranged, from coordinate origin simultaneously to X-axis just for example use finger, negative both direction slides, generate simultaneously the opposite vector of both direction, use the Vector Message of this disposable input to represent selected program full screen display, or from X-axis just, negative both direction slides to coordinate origin simultaneously, generate simultaneously the relative vector of both direction, use the Vector Message of this disposable input to represent that current program withdraws from full frame state.Can also be the combination in any of above-mentioned latitude information, longitudinal axis information, nearly latitude information, nearly longitudinal axis information, circular-arc information in addition, for example input simultaneously along one, three quadrant angle bisectors, from first quartile enter the Vector Message of third quadrant direction and along two, the four-quadrant angular bisector, enter the Vector Message of fourth quadrant direction from the second quadrant, corresponding brightness is dimmed, the control information that volume reduces.
The control method for playing multimedia that the present embodiment provides obtains the Vector Message of user's input by touch modules, then directional information and the length information according to this Vector Message obtains Play Control information.Above-mentioned Vector Message (comprising directional information and length information) all is stored in the control information database with the corresponding relation of Play Control information.For above-mentioned corresponding relation, only enumerated a kind of situation in the present embodiment in addition, those skilled in that art can change according to actual needs.Above-mentioned control method for playing multimedia can be simplified the operating process that the user controls terminal plays, do not need simultaneously the control knob of display simulation in control procedure, can be as far as possible few and take the viewing area, reduce to video the impact that the multimedia messagess such as picture are play.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of multimedia playback control apparatus embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, comprise: Vector Message acquisition module 11, control information database 12, control information acquisition module 13 and control module 14, wherein Vector Message acquisition module 11 is used for obtaining the Vector Message that the user inputs by touch modules; Control information database 12 is used for and Vector Message storing control information one to one; Control information acquisition module 13 obtains Play Control information from the control information database according to above-mentioned Vector Message; Control module 14 is used for carrying out Play Control according to above-mentioned Play Control information.
Broadcast control device in the present embodiment, can realize control to multimedia play terminal according to the Vector Message of user input, and simplify user's operating process, and also analog buttons need to be set on display device simultaneously, can reduce the impact on multimedia.
The above-mentioned Vector Message that obtains is any one or its combination in latitude information, longitudinal axis information, nearly latitude information, nearly longitudinal axis information and circular-arc information; Play Control information in control information data Kuku is switch control information, program handover information, brightness regulation information, volume adjusting information, skip forward/back information.
Control information acquisition module in above-described embodiment can specifically be divided in addition: the first acquiring unit and second acquisition unit, and the first acquiring unit is used for obtaining directional information and the length information of described Vector Message; Second acquisition unit is used for the type according to the described Play Control information of described directional information judgement, obtains variable quantity corresponding to described type according to described length information.Concrete method to set up and corresponding relation for various Vector Messages and control information in above-described embodiment can be referring to above-mentioned multimedia control method embodiment.The multimedia playback control apparatus that provides in the present embodiment can be arranged in the multimedia play terminal with touch-screen.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of multimedia play equipment embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, and broadcast control device 1 and playing device 2; Described broadcast control device 1 is used for obtaining the Vector Message that the user inputs by touch modules, obtain Play Control information from the control information database according to described Vector Message, control the broadcast of playing device 2 according to described Play Control information, playing device 2 is used for playing according to the control of described broadcast control device.The multimedia play equipment that the present embodiment provides can be controlled by Vector Message of disposable input and play, and need to not increase analog buttons on display device, saves display space.
Multimedia play equipment in the present embodiment can be portable media player, MP4 for example, it can be also a kind of hand held television terminal, it can also be a kind of mobile phone, these equipment are in the situation that arrange above-mentioned broadcast control device, can utilize the touch-screen input control information, playing device is controlled easily and efficiently.
When use has the multimedia play equipment of touch-screen, the method of use input vector information is controlled the broadcast concrete operations and can be comprised the steps, the first step is the file of selecting program maybe will play, specifically can be as shown in Figure 5, carrying out window for the program that is positioned at the display screen center or file plays, and all the other program charts show, program is selected in the slip of using finger or felt pen to carry out up and down or left and right, pin for a long time for the program of choosing the operation that touch-screen or along continuous straight runs slide to both sides, enter into broadcast interface.Second step is at broadcast interface, in the situation that display screen the Show Button not, according to the method that the invention process provides play, time-out, F.F., rewind down, program switching, volume adjusting, brightness regulation, full frame, the operation such as withdraw from, specifically can be as shown in Figure 6.Also can carry out operation as above for the hand held television terminal with touch-screen in addition.
The control method for playing multimedia that the embodiment of the present invention provides and device and multimedia play equipment, by the input vector information realization, multimedia is controlled, need to not use analog buttons on display device, can save display space, simultaneously can also simplify the multimedia control operation, improve control efficiency.
It should be noted that at last: above embodiment is only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described but not be limited, although with reference to preferred embodiment, the present invention is had been described in detail, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be modified or be equal to replacement technical scheme of the present invention, and these modifications or be equal to replacement and also can not make amended technical scheme break away from the spirit and scope of technical solution of the present invention.
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1. a control method for playing multimedia, is characterized in that, comprising:
Obtain the Vector Message that the user inputs by touch modules;
Obtain Play Control information from the control information database according to described Vector Message;
The described Play Control information of obtaining from the control information database according to Vector Message comprises:
Obtain directional information and the length information of described Vector Message, according to the type of the described Play Control information of described directional information judgement, obtain variable quantity corresponding to described type according to described length information;
Carry out Play Control according to described Play Control information.
2. control method for playing multimedia according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the described Vector Message that obtains is any one or its combination in latitude information, longitudinal axis information, nearly latitude information and circular-arc information.
3. control method for playing multimedia according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the described Play Control information of obtaining is any one or its combination in switch control information, program handover information, brightness regulation information, volume adjusting information, skip forward/back information.
4. a multimedia playback control apparatus, is characterized in that, comprising:
The Vector Message acquisition module is used for obtaining the Vector Message that the user inputs by touch modules;
The control information database is used for storage and described Vector Message Play Control information one to one;
The control information acquisition module is used for obtaining Play Control information according to described Vector Message from the control information database; Described control information acquisition module comprises:
The first acquiring unit is for the directional information and the length information that obtain described Vector Message;
Second acquisition unit is used for the type according to the described Play Control information of described directional information judgement, obtains variable quantity corresponding to described type according to described length information;
Control module is used for carrying out Play Control according to described Play Control information.
5. a multimedia play equipment, is characterized in that, comprising: broadcast control device and playing device;
Described broadcast control device, be used for obtaining the Vector Message that the user inputs by touch modules, obtain Play Control information from the control information database according to described Vector Message, the described Play Control information of obtaining from the control information database according to Vector Message comprises: the directional information and the length information that obtain described Vector Message, according to the type of the described Play Control information of described directional information judgement, obtain variable quantity corresponding to described type according to described length information; Control the broadcast of playing device according to described Play Control information;
Described playing device is used for playing according to the control of described broadcast control device.
6. multimedia play equipment according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described multimedia play equipment is portable electronic device, hand held television terminal, or mobile phone.
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