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Granted Patent B2
US 11,871,083 · App. 17/886,848 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

Video stream playback control method, device, and storage medium

Inventors: Dongyang Zhao (Beijing, CN); Zixuan Ma (Beijing, CN); Xin Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: DOUYIN VISION CO., LTD.
H04N21/47217H04N21/431H04N21/4312H04N21/4363H04N21/4825
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Patent No.
US 11,871,083
App. No.
17/886,848
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for controlling video stream playback, and a storage medium are provided. In playing a video stream in a playback region of a mobile display screen, the method includes: obtaining a playback mode switching instruction based on a detected trigger event of a playback mode configuration control; setting a playback mode of the video stream to a target playback mode instructed by the playback mode switching instruction; and in a case that the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, playing a video content next to a current video content if it is detected that the current video content has been played.

Claims (51)

1. A method for controlling video stream playback, wherein in playing a video stream in a playback region of a mobile display screen, the method comprises:

obtaining a playback mode switching instruction based on a detected trigger event of a playback mode configuration control, wherein a display entry of the playback mode configuration control is located in a fixed menu bar region of the mobile display screen, wherein the fixed menu bar is always displayed on the mobile display screen during playing the video stream, wherein the fixed menu bar comprises a plurality of controls configured to play the video stream based on a plurality of corresponding strategies, wherein the plurality of controls in the fixed menu comprise a first control configured to play the video stream based on a first predetermined strategy and a second control configured to play the video stream based on determining a current position of the mobile display screen, wherein the playback mode switching instruction instructs to switch a playback mode of the video stream to a target playback mode, wherein the target playback mode comprises at least an automatic playback mode in which a video content is automatically switched, and wherein the video stream comprises a plurality of video contents;

setting the playback mode of the video stream to the target playback mode instructed by the playback mode switching instruction; and

when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, playing a video content next to a current video content in response to detecting that the current video content has been played.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fixed menu bar region comprises a left fixed menu bar region or a right fixed menu bar region, the left fixed menu bar region is located on a left side of a display region of the mobile display screen, the right fixed menu bar region is located on a right side of the display region of the mobile display screen; and

the method further comprises obtaining a menu bar display mode switching instruction, and displaying the plurality of controls in the left fixed menu bar region or the right fixed menu bar region based on the menu bar display mode switching instruction.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, the method further comprises:

obtaining a target playback instruction, wherein the target playback instruction is not a touch control instruction detected in the playback region, and the target playback instruction instructs to perform a target playback operation; and

performing the target playback operation on the video stream.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the obtaining a target playback instruction comprises:

obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device comprising the mobile display screen; or

obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located; or

obtaining information received by an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located, determining a current scenario mode based on the information, determining the current scenario mode as a target scenario mode, and obtaining a target playback instruction corresponding to the target scenario mode.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether a screen display mode of each of the video contents of the video stream matches a screen type of the mobile display screen, and filtering out a video content having a screen display mode not matching the screen type, wherein the screen type comprises a horizontal screen type and a vertical screen type, a screen display mode matching the horizontal screen type is a horizontal screen display mode, and a screen display mode matching the vertical screen type is a vertical screen display mode.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory configured to store one or more programs;

wherein when the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, in playing a video stream in a playback region of a mobile display screen, the one or more processors are caused to perform operations of:

obtaining a playback mode switching instruction based on a detected trigger event of a playback mode configuration control, wherein a display entry of the playback mode configuration control is located in a fixed menu bar region of the mobile display screen, wherein the fixed menu bar is always displayed on the mobile display screen during playing the video stream, wherein the fixed menu bar comprises a plurality of controls configured to play the video stream based on a plurality of corresponding strategies, wherein the plurality of controls in the fixed menu comprise a first control configured to play the video stream based on a first predetermined strategy and a second control configured to play the video stream based on determining a current position of the mobile display screen, wherein the playback mode switching instruction instructs to switch a playback mode of the video stream to a target playback mode, wherein the target playback mode comprises at least an automatic playback mode in which a video content is automatically switched, and wherein the video stream comprises a plurality of video contents;

setting the playback mode of the video stream to the target playback mode instructed by the playback mode switching instruction; and

when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, playing a video content next to a current video content in response to detecting that the current video content has been played.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the fixed menu bar region comprises a left fixed menu bar region or a right fixed menu bar region, the left fixed menu bar region is located on a left side of a display region of the mobile display screen, the right fixed menu bar region is located on a right side of the display region of the mobile display screen; and

wherein the operations further comprise obtaining a menu bar display mode switching instruction, and displaying the plurality of controls in the left fixed menu bar region or the right fixed menu bar region based on the menu bar display mode switching instruction.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, the one or more processors also are caused to perform operations of:

obtaining a target playback instruction, wherein the target playback instruction is not a touch control instruction detected in the playback region, and the target playback instruction instructs to perform a target playback operation; and

performing the target playback operation on the video stream.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the obtaining a target playback instruction comprises:

obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device comprising the mobile display screen; or

obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located; or

obtaining information received by an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located, determining a current scenario mode based on the information, determining the current scenario mode as a target scenario mode, and obtaining a target playback instruction corresponding to the target scenario mode.

10. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors also are caused to perform operations of:

determining whether a screen display mode of each of the video contents of the video stream matches a screen type of the mobile display screen, and filtering out a video content having a screen display mode not matching the screen type, wherein the screen type comprises a horizontal screen type and a vertical screen type, a screen display mode matching the horizontal screen type is a horizontal screen display mode, and a screen display mode matching the vertical screen type is a vertical screen display mode.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer programs, wherein the programs are executed by a processor to perform operations of:

in playing a video stream in a playback region of a mobile display screen, obtaining a playback mode switching instruction based on a detected trigger event of a playback mode configuration control, wherein a display entry of the playback mode configuration control is located in a fixed menu bar region of the mobile display screen, wherein the fixed menu bar is always displayed on the mobile display screen during playing the video stream, wherein the fixed menu bar comprises a plurality of controls configured to play the video stream based on a plurality of corresponding strategies, wherein the plurality of controls in the fixed menu comprise a first control configured to play the video stream based on a first predetermined strategy and a second control configured to play the video stream based on determining a current position of the mobile display screen, wherein the playback mode switching instruction instructs to switch a playback mode of the video stream to a target playback mode, wherein the target playback mode comprises at least an automatic playback mode in which a video content is automatically switched, and wherein the video stream comprises a plurality of video contents;

setting the playback mode of the video stream to the target playback mode instructed by the playback mode switching instruction; and

when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, playing a video content next to a current video content in response to detecting that the current video content has been played.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 ,

wherein the fixed menu bar region comprises a left fixed menu bar region or a right fixed menu bar region, the left fixed menu bar region is located on a left side of a display region of the mobile display screen, the right fixed menu bar region is located on a right side of the display region of the mobile display screen;

wherein the operations further comprise obtaining a menu bar display mode switching instruction, and displaying the plurality of controls in the left fixed menu bar region or the right fixed menu bar region based on the menu bar display mode switching instruction.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein when the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, the operations further comprise:

obtaining a target playback instruction, wherein the target playback instruction is not a touch control instruction detected in the playback region, and the target playback instruction instructs to perform a target playback operation; and

performing the target playback operation on the video stream.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein the obtaining a target playback instruction further comprises:

obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device comprising the mobile display screen;

obtaining the target playback instruction based on a trigger event of the target playback instruction detected by a sensor of an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located; or

obtaining information received by an electronic device connected in a local area network where the mobile display screen is located, determining a current scenario mode based on the information, determining the current scenario mode as a target scenario mode, and obtaining a target playback instruction corresponding to the target scenario mode.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether a screen display mode of each of the video contents of the video stream matches a screen type of the mobile display screen, and filtering out a video content having a screen display mode not matching the screen type, wherein the screen type comprises a horizontal screen type and a vertical screen type, a screen display mode matching the horizontal screen type is a horizontal screen display mode, and a screen display mode matching the vertical screen type is a vertical screen display mode.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: ZHAO, DONGYANG; MA, ZIXUAN
To: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064317/0509 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: DOUYIN VISION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064317/0782 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: LIU, XIN
To: BEIJING DOUYIN INFORMATION SERVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064317/0985 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: BEIJING DOUYIN INFORMATION SERVICE CO., LTD.
To: DOUYIN VISION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064318/0129 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010203442.1 · Mar 20, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
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