Patent Publication Number: US-2013247121-A1

Title: Interaction method between digital television reception terminal and mobile terminal, terminal and system

Description:
This application claims the benefit of priority to CHINA Patent Application No. 201010561739.1 filed with the Chinese Patent Office on Nov. 26, 2010 and entitled “INTERACTION METHOD BETWEEN DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEPTION TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL, TERMINAL AND SYSTEM”, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention relates to telecommunication technology filed, and more particularly, to an interaction method between a digital television reception terminal and a mobile terminal, the terminal and a system. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     With the continuous development of communication technology, more and more applications can connect with the mobile network, the Internet, and the radio and television network, and merging of the networks will be progressively realized. As such, terminals in the three networks have more and more common functions, for example, set-up boxes have most functions of cell phones and personal computers. On the other hand, with the development of mobile Internet, more and more users start to use and love online video of cell phones. However, screen size of the cell phones is limited to meet the portability requirement of the cell phones. As such, experience of user is less than satisfactory when viewing the online video by the cell phones as the limited screen size. Therefore, users tend to prefer to watch the wished video by televisions. 
     At present, two means can be employed if the user wishes to view the interested online video on the cell phone by the television: (1) downloading the video, and playing the video by a player which is connected to the television; and (2) searching and playing the corresponding video by the set-up box. 
     However, both of the means require complicated operations and consumes lots of time to download and search video. The experience of user is also less than satisfactory. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The technical problem to be solved by the invention is: to provide an interaction method between a digital television reception terminal and a mobile terminal, the terminal, and a system, which can facilitate users to play mobile phone online video by the digital television reception terminal instead of mobile phone, thereby improving experience of the user and making operations more interesting. 
     To solve the problem of the present invention, the invention discloses an interaction method between a digital television reception terminal and a mobile terminal. 
     To solve the problem of the invention, the invention discloses the interaction method between the digital television reception terminal and the mobile terminal, wherein the method includes: 
     the mobile terminal having a vector sensor acquires a first swinging control instruction of the user; 
     the mobile terminal transmits the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction; and 
     the digital television reception terminal acquires and plays the playing video according to the title and the link address information. 
     In addition, the method includes the following step before the mobile terminal having a vector sensor acquires a first swinging control instruction of the user: 
     the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal connect with each other through Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth technologies. 
     In addition, the step that the mobile terminal having the vector sensor acquires the first swinging control instruction of the user includes: 
     the mobile terminal having the vector sensor includes a mobile terminal having a Gyroscope and/or a Gravity sensor; 
     the mobile terminal acquires displacement parameters of the user&#39;s swinging; and 
     the first swinging control instruction which is preset is invoked when the displacement parameters are greater or equal to preset thresholds. 
     In addition, the step that the mobile terminal transmits the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction includes: 
     The mobile terminal transmits the title, the playback position, and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction. 
     In addition, the digital television reception terminal acquires the playing video to play according to the title and the link address information also includes 
     the digital television reception terminal acquires the playing video according to the title and the link address information and jumps to the corresponding playback position for video playing. 
     In addition, the method includes the following step after the digital television reception terminal acquires and plays the playing video according to the title and the link address information: 
     the mobile terminal acquires a second swinging control instruction of the user; 
     the mobile terminal transmits a stop playing instruction to the digital television reception terminal according to the second swinging control instruction; and 
     the digital television reception terminal stops the current video playing according to the stop playing instruction. 
     In addition, the method includes the following step after the digital television reception terminal stops the current video playing according to the stop playing instruction: 
     the digital television reception terminal transmits the title, the playback position, and the link address information of the current online playing video to the mobile terminal; and 
     the mobile terminal acquires the video and starts to play from the corresponding playback position according to the title, the playback position, and the link address information 
     To solve the problem of the invention, the invention discloses the mobile terminal, which includes: 
     an instruction acquiring module configured to acquire the first swinging control instruction of the user; and 
     a transmitting module configured to transmit the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction. 
     In addition, the instruction acquiring module includes: 
     the vector sensor, which includes the Gyroscope and/or the Gravity sensor and is configured to acquire the displacement parameters of the user&#39;s swing; and 
     an invoking module configured to invoke the first swinging control instruction which is preset when the displacement parameters are greater or equal to the preset thresholds. 
     In addition, the transmitting module is also configured to transmit the title, the playback position, and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction. 
     In addition, the instruction acquiring module is also configured to acquire the second swinging control instruction of the user; 
     The transmitting module is also configured to transmit the stop playing instruction to the digital television reception terminal according to the second swinging control instruction 
     In addition, the mobile terminal also comprises 
     a receiving module configured to receive the title, the playback position, and the link address information of the current online playing video from the digital television reception terminal to the mobile terminal; 
     a playing module configured to acquire the video and play the video from the corresponding playback position according to the title, the playback position, and the link address information. 
     To solve the problem of the invention, the invention discloses the digital television reception terminal, which includes 
     a receiving module configured to receive the title and the link address information of the current online playing video from mobile terminal according to the first swinging control instruction; and 
     a playing module configured to acquire and play the playing video according to the title and the link address. 
     In addition, the receiving module is also configured to receive the title, the playback position, and the link address information of the current online playing video, which is transmitted by the mobile terminal according to the first swinging control instruction. 
     In addition, the playing module is also configured to acquire the playing video and jump to the corresponding playback position to play the video according to the tile and the link address information. 
     In addition, the receiving module is also configured to receive the stop playing instruction, which is transmitted by the mobile terminal according to the second swinging control instruction; 
     The playing module is also configured to stop the video playing according to the stop playing instruction. 
     In addition, the digital television reception terminal also includes 
     a transmitting module configured to transmit the title, the playback position, and the link address information of the current online playing video to the mobile terminal when the playing module stops to playing the current playing video. 
     To solve the problem of the invention, the invention also provides an interaction system between the digital television reception terminal and the mobile terminal, the system comprises: 
     the mobile terminal having the vector sensor is configured to acquire a first swinging control instruction of the user, transmit the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction; and 
     the digital television reception terminal is configured to acquire an play the playing video of a video server according to the title and the link address; and 
     the video server is configured to provide the playing video to the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal. 
     The invention has the following advantages, as compared to prior art: by means that the user swings the mobile terminal to initiate a video playing handoff, the invention realizes the video handoff between the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal by a convenient operation, and improves experience of the user while being user-friendly. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Further description of the present invention will be illustrated, which combined with embodiments in the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  is a flowchart of an interaction method between a digital television reception terminal and a mobile terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a structural diagram of the mobile terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a structural diagram of the digital television reception terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 4  is a structural diagram of an interaction system between the digital television reception terminal and the mobile terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS 
     An interaction method between a digital television reception terminal and a mobile terminal, the terminals, and a system are provided in the embodiments of the invention, the digital television reception terminal can play online video instead of mobile phone by interesting control means, improving experience of user. 
     To further clarify the objectives, technical schemes, and advantages of the present invention, the following sections offer a detailed description of the present invention in combination with the embodiments and accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the embodiments described herein are intended only to illustrate and not to limit the invention. 
       FIG. 1  is a flowchart of the interaction method between the digital television reception terminal and the mobile terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, radio and television network where the digital television reception terminal is located in is based on bidirectional network, and in the bidirectional network, the digital television reception terminal can not only receive front-end broadcast but also can actively send request information to the front-end for acquiring resource. 
     In step S 101 , the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal wirelessly connect with each other. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal have a wireless connection function based on Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth. The mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal first connect with each other through Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth when the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal need to interact with each other. 
     In step S 102 , the mobile terminal acquires a first swinging control instruction of a user. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal has a vector sensor. The vector sensor can be a Gyroscope or a Gravity sensor. A switching operation can be triggered by swinging the mobile terminal when the user wants to watch the video on the digital television reception terminal instead of being played by the mobile terminal. 
     In particular, the user can trigger the mobile terminal to achieve the switching operation through predetermined swing actions (e.g., swinging towards left or swinging toward left first and then right etc.), the vector sensor (can be a Gyroscope or a Gravity sensor) acquires the displacement parameters of the swing, the preset corresponding first swinging control instruction is invoked when the displacement parameters are greater or equal to the preset thresholds. That is, the swing of the user must meet preset requirements to avoid misoperations, and the mobile terminal invokes the first swinging control instruction when the user&#39;s swing meets the preset requirements. 
     In step S 103 , the mobile terminal transmits the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal. 
     The mobile terminal transmits the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction after the mobile terminal invokes the first swinging control instruction, so that the digital television reception terminal can acquire the corresponding video from the front-end according to the title and the link address information. 
     In addition, the mobile terminal can also transmit the playback position of the current video along with the title and the link address information to the digital television reception terminal, so that the digital television reception terminal can request to play the video from the playback position when acquiring the video from the front-end. 
     In step S 104 , the digital television reception terminal acquires the playing video to play according to the title and the link address information. 
     The digital television reception terminal initiates video request for the title to the front-end after acquiring the title and the link address information. In addition, when the digital television reception terminal transmits the playback position along with the title and the link address information, and when the front-end supports for fixed-point play, the digital television reception terminal carries the playback position when initiating video request to the front-end. The digital television reception terminal starts to play after acquiring the video information transmitted from the front-end. 
     The following steps can be employed when the user wants to stop the digital television reception terminal from playing the video: 
     In step S 105 , the mobile terminal acquires a second swinging control instruction of the user; 
     In step S 106 , the mobile terminal transmits a stop playing instruction to the digital television reception terminal according to the second swinging control instruction. 
     In step S 107 , the digital television reception stops playing the current video according to the stop playing instruction. 
     In addition, it can be set that the mobile terminal is switched to play the video when the digital television reception terminal stops playing the video by the following steps: 
     In step S 108 , the digital television reception terminal transmits the title, the playback position and the link address information of the current online playing video to the mobile terminal. 
     In step S 109 , the mobile terminal acquires the video according to the title, the playback position and the link address information, and plays the video from the corresponding playback position. 
     By means that the user swings the mobile terminal to initiate a video playing handoff, the invention realizes the video handoff between the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal by a convenient operation, and improves experience of the user while being user-friendly. 
       FIG. 2  is a structural diagram of the mobile terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention; 
     The mobile terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: 
     an instruction acquiring module  21 , configured to acquire the first swinging control instruction of the user; and 
     a transmitting module  22 , configured to transmit the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction. 
     The instruction acquiring module  21  includes: 
     the vector sensor  211 , including Gyroscope and/or Gravity sensor, and configured to acquire the displacement parameters of the user&#39;s swing; and 
     an invoking module  212 , configured to invoke the first swinging control instruction when the displacement parameters are greater or equal to preset thresholds. 
     The transmitting module  22  is also configured to transmit the title, the playback position and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction. 
     In addition, the transmitting module  22  is also configured to transmit the stop playing instruction to the digital television reception terminal according to the second swinging control instruction. 
     The mobile terminal also includes: 
     a receiving module  23 , configured to receive the title, the playback position, and the link address information of the current online playing video from the digital television reception terminal to the mobile terminal; 
     a playing module  24 , configured to acquire the video according to the title, the playback position and the link address information, and play the video from the corresponding playback position. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal have the wireless connection function based on Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth. The transmitting modules  22  first connect with the digital television reception terminal through by Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth and then transmit data when the mobile terminal and the digital television reception terminal need to interact with each other. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the vector sensor  211  can be a Gyroscope or a Gravity sensor. A handoff operation can be triggered by swinging the mobile terminal when the user wants to watch the video on the digital television reception terminal instead of being played by the mobile terminal. 
     In particular, the user can trigger the mobile terminal to achieve the switching operation through predetermined swing actions (e.g., swing towards left or swing toward left first and then right etc.), the vector sensor  211  (can be a Gyroscope or a Gravity sensor) acquires the displacement parameters of the swing, the invoking module  212  invokes the preset corresponding first swinging control instruction when the displacement parameters are greater or equal to the preset thresholds. That is, the swing of the user must meet preset requirements to avoid misoperations, and the mobile terminal invokes the first swinging control instruction when the user&#39;s swing meets the preset requirements. 
     The transmitting module  22  transmits the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to the digital television reception terminal according to the first swinging control instruction after the invoking module  212  invokes the first swinging control instruction, to facilitate the digital television reception terminal to acquire the corresponding video from the front-end according to the title and the link address information. 
     In addition, the transmitting module  22  can transmit the playback position of the current video along with the title and the link address information to the digital television reception terminal, so that the digital television reception terminal can request to play the video from the playback position when acquiring the video from the front-end. 
       FIG. 3  is a structural diagram of the digital television reception terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention; 
     The digital television reception terminal provided in the embodiment of the present invention, includes: 
     a receiving module  31 , configured to receive the title and the link address information of the current online playing video from mobile terminal according to the first swinging control instruction; and 
     a playing module  32 , configured to acquire the playing video according to the title and the link address and play the video. 
     In addition, the receiving module  31  is also configured to receive the title, the playback position and the link address information of the current online playing video, which is transmitted by the mobile terminal according to the first swinging control instruction. 
     In addition, the playing module  32  is also configured to acquire the playing video according to the tile and the link address information and jump to the corresponding playback position to play the video. 
     The receiving module  31  is also configured to receive the stop playing instruction, which is transmitted by the mobile terminal according to the second swinging control instruction; 
     the playing module  32  is also configured to stop playing the current playing video according to the stop playing instruction. 
     In addition, the digital television reception terminal can also include: 
     a transmitting module  33 , configured to transmit the title, the playback position and the link address information of the current online playing video to the mobile terminal when the playing module stops playing the current playing video. 
     The playing module  32  initiates the request for the video request for the title to the front-end after the receiving module  31  acquires the title and the link address information. In addition, when the playing module  32  transmits the playback position along with the title and the link address information, and when the front-end supports for fixed-point play, the play module  32  carries the playback position when initiating video request to the front-end. The playing module  32  starts to play after acquiring the video information transmitted from the front-end. 
       FIG. 4  is a structural diagram of an interaction system between the digital television reception terminal and the mobile terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention. 
     The interaction system between the digital television reception terminal and the mobile terminal provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: 
     a mobile terminal  41  having a vector sensor, configured to acquire a first swinging control instruction of the user and transmit the title and the link address information of the current online playing video to a digital television reception terminal  42  according to the first swinging control instruction; 
     the digital television reception terminal  42 , configured to acquire the playing video from a video server  43  according to the title and the link address and play the playing video; and 
     the video server  43 , configured to provide the playing video for the mobile terminal  41  and the digital television reception terminal  42 . 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal  41  and the digital television reception terminal  42  have wireless connection function (such as Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth). 
     Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal  41  can be the mobile terminal of  FIG. 2  and related embodiments, and the digital television reception terminal  42  can be the digital television reception terminal of  FIG. 3  and related embodiments. 
     The digital television reception terminal of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, a set-up box, an Internet protocol television (IPTV), an integrated digital TV, a TV mobile phone, and other terminals capable of receiving digital television. 
     What is said above are only preferred examples of present invention, not intended to limit the present invention, any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention, should be included in the protection range of the present invention.