CN101859353A - Digital content processing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A digital content processing system and method, for the user located in terminal installation to connect the processing system of the digital content through the communication network in order to presume the way that the access equipment of the data accesses the digital content, and then make the user located in the access equipment of the data but not know the digital content of the computer operation can share the digital content located in digital content providing end simply, the user located in terminal installation presumes the identification data and transmission authority of the access equipment of the data through the processing system of the digital content at first, for the access equipment of data that the access request of the data of the access is carried on the certification according to the identification data of the processing system of the digital content, make the access equipment of data passing certification download the digital content and/or upload the digital content of the access equipment home end of the data according to the transmission authority.

Description

Digital content processing system and method

technical field

The invention relates to a digital content processing system and method, in particular to a digital content processing system and method for digital content sharing through a communication network.

Background technique

Due to the advancement and convenience of network technology, people rely more and more on the network, and even many behaviors or activities in daily life are transferred to the network. For example, people can shop on the Internet and find the information they need without going out. The convenience is that you can discuss and research common interests with people from different places through the Internet, and you can also share many details of life with your relatives and friends in distant places through the Internet, and even real-time interesting stories in life, unlike the past. Relatives and friends in distant places share photos taken during travel, and they need to be developed and sent to relatives and friends or sent to relatives and friends. This will take time and cannot achieve real-time sharing. Therefore, through the network, you don't have to be limited by time and space, which really brings great convenience to human life.

However, it is indeed convenient for most people to achieve real-time sharing of photos through the network, but it is troublesome for some people. For example, the elders who are not familiar with computer networks or have no understanding at all, the advancement of network technology not only did not make much improvement to their lives, but in response to the changes of most people, they became inconvenient and uncomfortable. For example, most people now use audio-visual platforms or online photo albums to record their lives and share them with others. Most of these sharing methods are operated through computers, so for elders who do not understand computers, they cannot Use this way to share photos, but their relatives and friends have already shared photos through the network, thus creating a gap in the life between the elders who do not understand computers and his relatives and friends.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a digital content processing system and method to make sharing of digital content easier.

To achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides a digital content processing system and method. The digital content processing system is used for data access equipment to connect to the digital content processing system through a communication network to access digital content. The digital content processing system at least includes a setting module, an authentication module, and a processing module. Wherein, the setting module is used for setting the identification data and transmission authority of the data access device; Perform authentication; the processing module is used to allow the data access device to download digital content and/or upload the data access device according to the transmission authority corresponding to the data access device after the data access device passes the authentication of the authentication module Digital content on the device itself.

In another embodiment of the digital content processing system of the present invention, the digital content processing system further includes an editing module for editing the webpage operation interface corresponding to the identification data of the data access device, so that the data access device can pass through After the authentication by the authentication module, the processing module provides a webpage operation interface corresponding to the identification data of the data access device to the data access device, so that the user located in the data access device can rely on the webpage operation interface provided The function options of the user can choose the way of accessing digital content by themselves. Furthermore, when there are multiple data access devices, the editing module is also used to edit the digital content transmission paths between the multiple data access devices, and provide digital content sharing object data on the web page operation interface, The digital content sharing object data is a data access device or a digital content provider that has established a digital content sharing relationship with the certified data access device, and is provided for users located at the data access device to obtain through the webpage operation interface A destination for digital content upload or a source for digital content download can be determined according to the digital content sharing object data.

In yet another embodiment of the digital content processing system of the present invention, the digital content processing system further includes a notification module, which is used to send real-time information to notify the receipt of the digital content when the authenticated data access device completes the upload of the digital content The receiver, or the authenticated data access device to complete the download of the digital content, then sends a real-time message to notify the provider of the digital content for download.

The digital content processing method of the present invention is used for a data access device to connect to a digital content processing system through a communication network to access digital content. The digital content processing method includes the following steps: (1) setting the digital content processing system in the digital content processing system The identification data and transmission authority of the data access device; (2) When the digital content processing system receives the connection request from the data access device through the communication network, the digital content processing system will data to authenticate the data access device; and (3) after the data access device that made the connection request is authenticated by the digital content processing system, it will provide the data access device with the transmission authority corresponding to the data access device Downloading digital content and/or uploading digital content on the local side of the data access device.

In another embodiment of the digital content processing method of the present invention, the aforementioned step (1) further includes: storing in the digital content processing system a webpage operation interface corresponding to the identification data of the data access device, so as to store in the data storage After the access device is authenticated, the digital content processing system provides a webpage operation interface corresponding to the identification data of the data access device to the data access device, so that the user located at the data access device can follow the webpage operation interface. Provided function options to choose the way to access digital content. Furthermore, when there are multiple data access devices, the aforementioned step (1) further includes: storing the transmission path of digital content between the multiple data access devices, and providing digital content on the webpage operation interface Sharing object data, the digital content sharing object data is a data access device or a digital content provider that has established a digital content sharing relationship with the certified data access device, for users located on the data access device to obtain through The webpage operation interface determines the destination of digital content upload or the source of digital content download according to the digital content sharing object data.

In yet another embodiment, the digital content processing method of the present invention also includes the following steps: after the authenticated data access device finishes uploading the digital content, the digital content processing system sends real-time information to notify the receiving end receiving the digital content , or the authenticated data access device finishes downloading the digital content, then the digital content processing system sends real-time information to notify the provider that provides the digital content for download.

Therefore, the digital content processing system and method of the present invention enable users who are located at the data access device and do not understand computer operations to easily share the digital content at the digital content provider or with another data access device that has a digital content sharing relationship. , or the user at the data access device can easily transmit the digital content to the digital content provider or another data access device that has a digital content sharing relationship.

Furthermore, the current photo album or audio-visual sharing platform cannot immediately share the stored photo or video with the relatives and friends of the storer or the transmitter, so that the sharing of the photo misses the timeliness. For example, the storer or the transmitter wants to share The digital content is a film about celebrating the birthday of relatives and friends, but because the relatives and friends cannot be notified immediately when the upload is completed, relatives and friends may not be informed on the day of uploading, so that the celebration will miss the timeliness and lose its meaning. The digital content processing system and method can transmit real-time information to the digital content provider or receiver when the digital content transmission is completed, so that the digital content to be shared will not lose its timeliness.

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FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the digital content processing system of the present invention;

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of the architecture of the digital content processing system of the present invention applied to multiple data access devices with a digital content sharing relationship;

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of the internal architecture of the digital content processing system of the present invention;

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of the internal architecture of another embodiment of the digital content processing system of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of the operation flow of the digital content processing method of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the operation flow of the digital content processing method of the present invention applied to multiple data access devices to share digital content with each other.

[Description of main component symbols]

10 terminal equipment

20, 20' digital content processing system

201 setting module

202 authentication module

203 processing module

204 Edit module

205 notification module

30 digital content provider

40 Data access provider

400 digital content sharing relationships

401 The first data access device

402 Second data access device

50 communication network

Steps S31-S35

Steps S41-S46

Detailed ways

The implementation of the present invention is described below through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made to the details of this specification based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention in any viewpoint.

As shown in FIG. 1A , it is used to show a schematic diagram of the application architecture of the digital content processing system of the present invention. The application architecture of the digital content processing system 20 of this embodiment may include a terminal device 10 , a digital content provider 30 , a data access device 40 and a communication network 50 . Wherein the terminal device 10 is an Internet-enabled device that can be connected to the communication network 50 (in this embodiment, the communication network 50 is a wide area network, a local area network or a metropolitan area network, etc., but not limited thereto), such as a desktop computer, Mobile phones (cell phones), notebook computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other devices that can be applied to the communication network 50 . In addition, the digital content provider 30 is a service platform for web browsers to access digital content (the digital content in this embodiment can be photos or audio-visual content), such as a network service platform for web albums and video-audio sharing. Furthermore, the data access device 40 therein is a digital photo frame, a desktop computer, a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant or a set-top box, etc., which can be applied to the communication network 50 and other Internet-capable user devices.

In a preferred embodiment, the user at the terminal device 10 sets the transmission path and identification data of the data access device 40 in the digital content processing system 20, so that the data access device 40 is connected to the digital content through the communication network 50. The content processing system 20 obtains the webpage operation interface corresponding to the identification data, through the webpage operation interface, the user located in the data access device 40 can share the digital content with simple operations, such as sending the local digital content for Others share or receive digital content shared by others, and since the data access device 40 is connected to the digital content processing system 20 through the communication network 50, the digital content processing system 20 can identify the data access through the preset identification data device 40, and automatically read the digital content of the digital content provider 30 into the data access device 40 of the local end according to the set transmission path, or transfer the digital content stored in the data access device 40 of the local end through the set path The content is automatically delivered to the digital content provider 30 .

In another preferred embodiment, the digital content processing system 20 and the digital content provider 30 can be integrated into a single system (not shown here). What needs to be explained here is that the number of data access devices 40 is not limited to that shown in FIG. Another network device that provides functionality for digital content, such as a data access device at the other end.

As shown in FIG. 1B , it is a schematic diagram showing another application architecture of the digital content processing system of the present invention. Compared with FIG. 1A , the difference between this embodiment and FIG. 1A is that there are multiple data access devices and a digital content sharing relationship 400 can be established among them. In a preferred embodiment, the user on the terminal device 10 connects to the digital content processing system 20 through the communication network 50, and sets the first data access device 401 and the second data access device 402 in the digital content processing system 20. Identify the data and set the transmission path between the first data access device 401 and the second data access device 402, that is, establish the digital content between the first data access device 401 and the second data access device 402 Share function. When the user on the first data access device 401 connects to the digital content processing system 20 through the communication network 50, the second data access device 402 is selected as the object to transmit the digital content from the digital content sharing function in the web page operation interface, and the The digital content is shared with the second data access device 402 .

In yet another preferred embodiment, the first data access device 401 and the second data access device 402 select a path for transmitting digital content from the webpage operation interface, and transmit the digital content to the digital content provider 30 .

As shown in FIG. 2A , it is a schematic diagram showing the internal architecture of the digital content processing system of the present invention. The digital content processing system 20 of this embodiment includes a setting module 201 , an authentication module 202 and a processing module 203 .

The setting module 201 is used to set the identification data of the data access device 40 and the transmission authority of the data access device 40 to the digital content provider 30. The identification data of the data access device 40 in this embodiment can be, for example, data access The product serial number of the device 40, and the transmission permission refers to the upload path of the data access device to upload digital content or the download path of digital content. Generally speaking, the identification data and transmission permission are provided by the user at the terminal device 10 in advance. set, and the user can be the owner of the data access device 40 or his relatives and friends, the seller of the data access device 40, or a professional in network computer technology, so as to set it for subsequent use in the data access device 40 The communication network 50 can be connected to the digital content processing system 20, so that the digital content processing system 20 can authenticate the data access device 40 according to the set identification data and provide corresponding transmission authority.

The authentication module 202 is used to authenticate the data access device 40 that makes a connection request through the communication network 50. As mentioned above, after the data access device 40 is connected to the digital content processing system 20 through the communication network 50, the digital content The processing system 20 authenticates the data access device 40 according to the set identification data.

The processing module 203 is used to establish a digital content transmission path between the authenticated data access device 40 and the digital content provider 30, so as to transmit digital content between the data access device 40 and the digital content provider, for example, according to the The set transmission path automatically reads the digital content of the digital content provider 30 to the certified data access device 40, or transfers the digital content stored in the certified data access device 40 through the set transmission path automatically sent to the digital content provider 30.

Therefore, through the digital content processing system of the present invention, the user at the data access device can complete the sharing of digital content under simple operations.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2B , it is a schematic diagram showing the internal architecture of another embodiment of the digital content processing system of the present invention. The difference between the digital content processing system 20' of this embodiment and FIG. 2A is that the digital content processing system 20' further includes an editing module 204 and a notification module 205.

The editing module 204 is used to provide a webpage operation interface for the data access device 40 that has been set with identification data and transmission authority, and can edit the webpage operation interface to edit the content required by the user of the data access device 40, Therefore, after the authentication module 202 authenticates the data access device 40 that makes a connection request through the communication network 50 and passes the authentication, the authentication module 202 provides a webpage operation interface corresponding to the identification data according to the set identification data. The authenticated data access device 40 is displayed, so that the content of the webpage operation interface can be conveniently operated by the user of the data access device 40 .

The notification module 205 is used for the digital content processing system 20 to automatically read the digital content of the digital content provider 30 into the data access device 40 (that is, the receiving end receiving the digital content) according to the set transmission path, or via the Set the path to automatically transmit the digital content stored in the data access device 40 to the digital content provider 30 (i.e. the receiving end receiving the digital content), and then send real-time information to the receiving end receiving the digital content to remind the receiving end that there is Information about the digital content provided by other parties; moreover, the notification module 205 can also send real-time information to notify the provider that provided the digital content for download, so as to remind the provider that the digital content to be shared has been actively downloaded by another party. In this embodiment, the real-time information is email, short message, MSN.

As shown in FIG. 3 , it is a schematic diagram illustrating the operation flow of the digital content processing method of the present invention. Before the implementation of this embodiment, the user at the terminal device is connected to the digital content processing system through the communication network, and the user logs into the digital content processing system to make settings so that the digital content provider and the data access device can carry out digital content sharing.

First, step S31 is executed, the user on the terminal device sets the identification data of the data access device through the setting module in the digital content processing system. In a preferred embodiment, the user registers identification data about the data access device in the setting module, wherein the identification data is the product serial number of the data access device, but not limited thereto, for example, the identification data It can also be a Medium Access Control (MAC) address or a client identification code provided by an Internet Service Provider (Internet Service Provider; ISP). In other words, it depends on the implementation type. Then proceed to step S32.

In step S32, the user at the terminal device sets the transmission authority of the data access device in the setting module. In a preferred embodiment, the user sets the transmission authority of the data access device corresponding to the identification data in the setting module, and the transmission authority refers to the digital content transmission between the data access device and the digital content provider Path, where the digital content is digital information such as digital photos, video and audio information that can be transmitted through the network. Then proceed to step S33.

In step S33, authenticate the data access device that requests connection through the network system, and confirm whether the data access device passes the authentication, if so, proceed to step S34; otherwise, proceed to step S36. In a preferred embodiment, when the data access device is connected to the digital content processing system through the communication network, the authentication module will compare the identification data of the data access device with the identification data set by the setting module.

In step S34, the digital content processing system enables the digital content transmission between the data access device and the digital content provider according to the transmission authority of the authenticated data access device. In a preferred embodiment, the authenticated data access device (in this embodiment, a digital photo frame, desktop computer, notebook computer, mobile phone (mobile phone), personal digital assistant (PDA), set-top box, etc.) can Download the digital content (in this embodiment, digital photos, audio and video information, etc. applied to the network) of the digital content provider (in this embodiment, network service platforms such as digital photo albums and audio-visual blogs) and/or upload The certified digital content of the data access device is provided to the digital content provider. The processing of the digital content processing method of the present invention can be completed.

In step S35, the digital content processing system prompts the unauthenticated data access device for information about being unable to provide digital content sharing.

Moreover, in another embodiment of the digital content processing method of the present invention, the authenticated data access device downloads the digital content provided by the digital content provider and/or uploads the digital content stored on the authenticated data access device itself. After the content is provided to the digital content provider, after the download is completed, the digital content processing system sends a notification message to the provider of the digital content to remind the provider that the digital content shared by it has been downloaded by others. After uploading is completed, the digital content processing system sends notification information to the receiving end of the digital content to remind the receiving end that others provide digital content for sharing.

As shown in FIG. 4 , it is a schematic flowchart of applying the digital content processing method of the present invention to a plurality of data access devices so that digital content can be shared with each other.

First, step S41 is executed, the user at the terminal device sets the identification data of multiple data access devices through the digital content processing system, and the multiple data access devices can establish a digital content sharing function among each other. In a preferred embodiment, the user registers the identification data of multiple data access devices in the setting module of the digital content processing system, and the relationship between the users of the multiple data access devices is such as family relationship, classmate relationship, etc., and such identifying data as a list of contacts. Then proceed to step S42.

In step S42, the user of the terminal device sets the transmission authority of the plurality of data access devices in the setting module of the digital content processing system. Then proceed to step S43.

In step S43, authenticate the data access device that requests connection through the network system, and confirm whether the data access device is authenticated, if so, proceed to step S44; otherwise, proceed to step S46.

In step S44, after the data access device that made the connection request is authenticated by the authentication module in the digital content processing system, according to the identification data corresponding to the authenticated data access device, a webpage operation corresponding to the identification data is provided. interface and transmit to the authenticated data access device, and then proceed to step S45. The content of the webpage operation interface includes digital content sharing object data and digital content transmission function options, and the digital content sharing object data is a data access device or a digital content provider that has established a digital content sharing relationship with the certified data access device , for the user who obtains the web page operation interface to determine the destination of digital content upload or the source of digital content download according to the digital content sharing object data (such as a contact list), and the digital content transmission function is used for the data located in the data The user of the access device chooses the method of accessing the digital content, such as uploading or downloading the digital content.

In step S45, the digital content processing system executes corresponding processing according to the information received by the data access device on the webpage operation interface, that is, uploads the digital content stored at the end of the data access device to all users in the digital content sharing relationship. , some or one of the devices, or download digital content from all, some or one of the devices in the digital content sharing relationship. The processing of the digital content processing method of the present invention can be completed.

In step S46, the digital content processing system prompts the unauthenticated data access device for information about being unable to provide digital content sharing.

Therefore, the digital content processing system and method of the present invention provide a simple digital content sharing solution. Through the setting of the digital content processing system, users who are not familiar with computer operation can easily share digital content on the network. And through a real-time information notification mechanism, the timeliness of real-time sharing of digital content is achieved.

The above-mentioned embodiments only illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can modify and change the above-mentioned embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be as defined in the claims of the present invention.

Claims (16)

1. a digit content processing system is used for connecting digit content processing system with the access digital content for data access equipment by telecommunication network, it is characterized in that this digit content processing system comprises:

Setting module is in order to recognition data and the transmitting rights of setting this data access equipment;

Authentication module is in order to authenticate the data access equipment that proposes connection request by this telecommunication network recognition data according to this setting module; And

Processing module, in order at this data access equipment by after the authentication of this authentication module, according to the pairing transmitting rights of this data access equipment for this data access device downloads digital content and/or upload the digital content of this data access equipment local terminal.

2. digit content processing system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the setting of this transmitting rights refer to the download path of this data access device downloads digital content set and/or upload this data access equipment local terminal digital content upload path setting.

3. digit content processing system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that: this digit content processing system also comprises editor module, in order to the recognition data corresponding web page operation interface of editor with this data access equipment, after passing through the authentication of this authentication module at this data access equipment, this processing module provide with the corresponding web page operation of the recognition data of this data access equipment interface to this data access equipment, the function choosing-item that is provided according to this web page operation interface for the user who is positioned at this data access equipment is selected the mode of access digital content voluntarily.

4. digit content processing system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that: when this data access equipment is a plurality of, this editor module is also in order to the transmission path of the digital content of editing these a plurality of data access equipment rooms, and on this web page operation interface, provide digital content to share object data, this digital content is shared object data for setting up the data access equipment that digital content is shared relation with this data access equipment by authentication, the source of downloading with the destination of sharing object data according to this digital content and determining that digital content is uploaded or digital content by this web page operation interface of obtaining for the user who is positioned at this data access equipment.

5. digit content processing system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: this data access equipment provides from digital content holds digital content to this digital content of downloading this digital content and/or uploading this data access equipment local terminal that end is provided.

6. digit content processing system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that: when this data access equipment is a plurality of, this editor module is also in order to the transmission path of the digital content of editing these a plurality of data access equipment rooms, and on this web page operation interface, provide digital content to share object data, this digital content is shared object data and is shared the data access equipment or the digital content of relation end is provided for setting up digital content with this data access equipment by authentication, the source of downloading with the destination of sharing data according to this digital content and determining that digital content is uploaded or digital content by this web page operation interface of obtaining for the user who is positioned at this data access equipment.

7. digit content processing system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: this digital content provides end to be integrated in this digit content processing system.

8. digit content processing system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this digit content processing system also comprises notification module, being used to this data access equipment by authentication finishes digital content and uploads, then send real-time information receives this digital content with notice receiving end, perhaps be used to this data access equipment and finish the download of digital content, then send real-time information and provide the end that provides that this digital content downloads with notice by authentication.

9. a digital content disposal route is used for connecting digit content processing system with the access digital content for data access equipment by telecommunication network, it is characterized in that this digital content disposal route may further comprise the steps:

(1) stores the recognition data and the transmitting rights of this data access equipment in this digit content processing system;

(2) when this digit content processing system receives the connection request that this data access equipment proposed by this telecommunication network, make this digit content processing system this data access equipment be authenticated according to the recognition data that sets; And

(3) the data access equipment that proposes this connection request by this digit content processing system authentication after, according to the pairing transmitting rights of this data access equipment for this data access device downloads digital content and/or upload the digital content of this data access equipment local terminal.

10. digital content disposal route as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: the setting of this transmitting rights refer to the download path of this data access device downloads digital content set and/or upload this data access equipment local terminal digital content upload path setting.

11. digital content disposal route as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: this step (1) also comprises step (1-1), store the corresponding web page operation of recognition data interface with this data access equipment, with after this data access equipment is by authentication, this digit content processing system provide with the corresponding web page operation of the recognition data of this data access equipment interface to this data access equipment, the function choosing-item that is provided according to this web page operation interface for the user who is positioned at this data access equipment is selected the mode of access digital content voluntarily.

12. digital content disposal route as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that: when this data access equipment is a plurality of, this step (1-1) also comprises the transmission path of the digital content that stores these a plurality of data access equipment rooms, and on this web page operation interface, provide digital content to share object data, this digital content is shared object data for setting up the data access equipment that digital content is shared relation with this data access equipment by authentication, the source of downloading with the destination of sharing object data according to this digital content and determining that digital content is uploaded or digital content by this web page operation interface of obtaining for the user who is positioned at this data access equipment.

13. digital content disposal route as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: this digital content disposal route also comprises step (4), finishing digital content at this data access equipment by authentication uploads, then this digit content processing system sends real-time information receives this digital content with notice receiving end, perhaps should finish the download of digital content by data access equipment of authentication, then this digit content processing system sends real-time information and provides the end that provides that this digital content downloads with notice.

14. digital content disposal route as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: this data access equipment provides from digital content holds digital content to this digital content of downloading this digital content and/or uploading this data access equipment local terminal that end is provided.

15. digital content disposal route as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that: this step (1) also comprises step (1-1), store the corresponding web page operation of recognition data interface with this data access equipment, and at this data access equipment when being a plurality of, this step (1-1) also comprises the transmission path of the digital content of editing these a plurality of data access equipment rooms, and on this web page operation interface, provide digital content to share object data, this digital content is shared object data and is shared the data access equipment or the digital content of relation end is provided for setting up digital content with this data access equipment by authentication, the source of downloading with the destination of sharing object data according to this digital content and determining that digital content is uploaded or digital content by this web page operation interface of obtaining for the user who is positioned at this data access equipment.

16. digital content disposal route as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that: this digital content provides end to be integrated in this digit content processing system.

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