Live data broadcast method and apparatus

A computer server for performing live data broadcast between a first terminal associated with a first user account of a social networking application and a second terminal associated with a second user account of the social networking application that are communicatively coupled to the server, wherein the social networking application is an online gaming platform, the server comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• a plurality of programs stored in the memory that, when executed by the processors, cause the computer server to perform a plurality of operations including:
• receiving, from the second user account at the second terminal, a first user request for live broadcasting content from the social networking application running on the first terminal to the second user account on the second terminal;
• receiving, from the first terminal, live broadcast of the content from the social networking application running in the foreground;
• and
• transmitting the content received from the first terminal to the second terminal for displaying on the second terminal;
• detecting, during the live broadcast of content of the social networking application running in the foreground of the first terminal to the second terminal, that the first terminal switches the social networking application to run in a background of the second terminal;
• obtaining predetermined multimedia content associated with the live broadcast;
• sending the predetermined multimedia content and associated control instructions to the second terminal to play the predetermined multimedia content on the second terminal, the predetermined multimedia content being different from the content from the social networking application running in the foreground;
• and
• communicating status updates related to the live broadcast with the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in connection with a computer server having one or more processors for performing a live data broadcast between a first terminal associated with a first user account of a social networking application and a second terminal associated with a second user account of the social networking application that are communicatively coupled to the server, wherein the social networking application is an online gaming platform, the storage medium being set to store a plurality of programs to perform the following operations:

• receiving, from the second user account at the second terminal, a first user request for live broadcasting content from the social networking application running on the first terminal to the second user account on the second terminal;
• receiving, from the first terminal, live broadcast of the content from the social networking application running in the foreground;
• and
• transmitting the content received from the first terminal to the second terminal for displaying on the second terminal;
• detecting, during the live broadcast of content of the social networking application running in the foreground of the first terminal to the second terminal, that the first terminal switches the social networking application to run in a background of the second terminal;
• obtaining predetermined multimedia content associated with the live broadcast;
• sending the predetermined multimedia content and associated control instructions to the second terminal to play the predetermined multimedia content on the second terminal, the predetermined multimedia content being different from the content from the social networking application running in the foreground;
• and
• communicating status updates related to the live broadcast with the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively.