Patent ID: 8386632

Claim:
A method for controlling streaming media play comprising: receiving from a terminal a PAUSE message requesting to pause the playing of a current streaming media file; pausing the sending of the current streaming media file to the terminal; and obtaining a first play time parameter which indicates the time when the current streaming media file is paused; receiving a PLAY message sent by the terminal, wherein the PLAY message carries a second play time parameter used to locate a play position of the streaming media file; comparing the first play time parameter and the second play time parameter; when the comparison result is that the second play time parameter is larger than the first play time parameter, sending a media stream to the terminal from a start position of a streaming media file next to the current streaming media file in the current play list; and when the comparison result is that the second play time parameter is smaller than the first play time parameter, sending a media stream to the terminal from a start position of a streaming media file preceding the current streaming media file in the current play list.