System and method for providing and transmitting condensed streaming content

A system for generating a condensed stream, coupled to a client player, comprising:

• a streaming server, comprising:
• a source content input unit, configured to receive a plurality of source streaming contents;
• a content grouping unit, coupled to the source content input unit, configured to receive the plurality of source streaming contents sent by the source content input unit and group the plurality of source streaming contents into a plurality of streaming content groups according to some attributes;
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• a source content group output unit, coupled to the content grouping unit and configured to receive the plurality of streaming content groups sent by the content grouping unit and send these group in a grouped manner to a stream condense unit;
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• the stream condense unit, coupled to the streaming server and the client, comprising:
• streaming data input unit, configured to receive the plurality of streaming content groups sent by the streaming server and record entries of plurality of source streaming contents in each streaming content group into a stream input table;
• a stream content analysis unit, configured to receive the plurality of streaming content groups sent by the streaming data input unit, execute a content analysis to get importance scores of the source streaming contents and output a condensed stream for each group, wherein the stream content analysis unit stores the content analysis and the importance scores into a content importance score table;
• a frame timestamp adjust unit, configured to receive the condensed stream sent by the stream content analysis unit and adjust a timestamp of each frame in the condensed stream, wherein the timestamps are recorded in a frame timestamp adjust table;
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• a streaming data output unit, configured to receive the condensed stream sent by the frame timestamp adjust unit and attach content identifying labels and tables to the condensed stream, and send the condensed stream to the client player to display.

A client player, coupled to a streaming server and a stream condense unit, comprising:

• a streaming data receive unit, configured to receive a condensed stream sent by the stream condense unit;
• a condensed stream extract unit, coupled to the streaming data receive unit, configured to receive the condensed stream sent by the streaming data receive unit, and extract a plurality of source streaming contents from the condensed stream;
• at least one decoder unit instance, configured to receive the plurality of source streaming contents extracted by the condensed stream extract unit, decode the plurality of source streaming contents and generate a plurality of videos;
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• a video rendering unit, configured to render the plurality of videos.

A method for providing and transmitting a condensed stream, the method is used in a stream condense unit, wherein the stream condense unit is coupled to a streaming server and a client player, comprising:

• receiving, by a streaming data input unit, a plurality of streaming content groups;
• recording, by the streaming data input unit, entries of plurality of source streaming contents in each streaming content group into a stream input table;
• executing, by a stream content analysis unit, a content analysis to get importance scores of source streaming contents;
• storing, by the stream content analysis unit, the content analysis and the importance scores into a content importance score table;
• outputting, by the stream content analysis unit, a condensed stream for each group;
• adjusting, by a frame timestamp adjust unit, a timestamp of each frame in the condensed stream and recording the timestamps in a frame timestamp adjust table;
• attaching, by a streaming data output unit, content identifying labels and tables to the condensed stream;
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• transmitting, by the streaming data output unit, the condensed stream to the client player to display.

A method for providing and transmitting a condensed stream, the method being used in a system for providing and transmitting a condensed stream, wherein the system includes a streaming server, a stream condense unit and a client player, comprising:

• receiving, by a source content input unit, a plurality of source streaming contents;
• grouping, by a content grouping unit, the plurality of source streaming contents into a plurality of streaming content groups according to some attributes;
• recording, by a streaming data input unit, source streaming contents of the plurality of streaming content groups into a stream input table;
• executing, by a stream content analysis unit, a content analysis to get importance scores of the source streaming contents;
• storing, by the stream content analysis unit, the content analysis and the importance scores into a content importance score table;
• outputting, by the stream content analysis unit, a condensed stream for each group;
• adjusting, by a frame timestamp adjust unit, a timestamp of each frame in the condensed stream and recording the timestamps in a frame timestamp adjust table;
• attaching, by a streaming data output unit, content identifying labels and tables to the condensed stream;
• and
• transmitting, by the streaming data output unit, the condensed stream to the client player to display.

A method for providing and transmitting a condensed stream, used in a client player, wherein the client player is coupled to a stream condense unit and a streaming server, comprising:

• receiving, by a streaming data receive unit, a condensed stream sent by the stream condense unit;
• extracting, by a condensed stream extract unit, a plurality of source streaming contents from the condensed stream;
• decoding, by at least one decoder unit instance, the plurality of source streaming contents and generating a plurality of videos;
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• rendering, by a video rendering unit, the plurality of videos.