Online video playing method and video playing server

Abstract

The invention discloses an online video playing method and a video playing server. The method comprises the following steps: marking a video playing file into multiple program fragments; editing summary information of the program fragments and packaging the edited summary information of the program fragments in the video playing file; receiving a video first download request of a user, and returning the summary information of the program fragments, which is packaged in the video playing file to a client for display; and receiving a video second download request triggered by the user according to the displayed summary information of the program fragments, and returning the program fragments in the video playing file, which correspond to the video second download request, to the client for playing. By applying the method disclosed by the invention, the cost of the user can be reduced and the video service experience of the user can be improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to digital multimedia technology, in particular to an online video playing method and a video playing server. Background technique [0002] With the development of computer communication technology, Internet technology and multimedia technology, watching videos online has become more and more widely used. Users can choose to establish a network connection with the video playback server through the client at any time, and view the video playback server. Various types of videos provided, such as movies, TV dramas or Flash videos, select your favorite videos, click to play and watch, so as to enjoy various extended service content provided by digital multimedia operators. [0003] figure 1 It is a schematic flow chart of an existing online video playback method. see figure 1 , the process includes: [0004] Step 101, the video playing server pre-stores various videos; [0005] In this step, the video playback server provides vid...

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[0010] It can be seen from the above that in the existing online video playback method, the user downloads the video playback file to be watched from the video playback server to play and watch it, but in practical applications, a video playback file contains multiple program segments, and the user may It is not necessary to watch the entire video playback file, but only need to watch some exciting program segments, especially for variety show videos. However, in the prior art, it is necessary to download the entire video playback file, which consumes network traffic and makes users The cost of watching videos online is relatively high; furthermore, the video playback server provides the entire video playback file, which cannot meet the individual needs of users. Users cannot independently select their favorite program segments from the video playback files, which reduces the user's video service experience.

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