Method and Device for Providing Video of IPTV Service
AssigneeZte Corporation
InventorFanzhong MENG
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Abstract
Provided are a method and device for providing a video of an Internet Protocol TV or Interactive Personal TV (IPTV) service. The method includes: detecting whether an IPTV service system is accessible for a terminal or not; and when the IPTV system is detected to be inaccessible for the terminal, providing a video for the terminal through a Content Delivery Network (CDN) subsystem. By the technical solution, the technical problems that the user cannot enjoy services such as the video service in case of upgrading, server failure or network failure in the related technology are solved, and live video service can still be provided for the user even though the service of the IPTV service system is inaccessible due to upgrading, server failure or network failure.
Claims20
A method for providing a video of an Internet Protocol TV or Interactive Personal TV (IPTV) service, comprising:
- detecting whether an IPTV service system is accessible for a terminal or not;
- and
- when the IPTV system is detected to be inaccessible for the terminal, providing a video for the terminal through a Content Delivery Network (CDN) subsystem;
- wherein after providing the video for the terminal through the CDN subsystem, the method further comprises:
- acquiring a total length of time for which the CDN subsystem has provided a video for the terminal at present;
- and
- when the total length of time is longer than a specified length of time, notifying, through the terminal, the user to log back into the IPTV service system.
A device for providing a video of an Internet Protocol TV or Interactive Personal TV (IPTV) service, comprising:
- a detection component, configured to detect whether an IPTV service system is accessible for a terminal or not;
- and
- a video provision component, configured to, when the IPTV system is detected to be inaccessible for the terminal, provide a video for the terminal through a Content Delivery Network (CDN) subsystem;
- further comprising:
- an acquisition component, configured to acquire a total length of time for which the CDN subsystem has provided a video for the terminal at present;
- and
- a second notification component, configured to, when the total length of time is longer than a specified length of time, notify the user to log back into the IPTV service system through the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.