Live broadcast delaying method and apparatus

A live broadcast delaying apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory communicably connected with the at least one processor for storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein execution of the instructions by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to:
• receive live streaming media transmitted on the spot;
• segment the live streaming media into segmented files at a preset length of time;
• if a live broadcast delay instruction is received, then:
• obtain delay period of time indicated by the live broadcast delay instruction;
• calculate a play start point of time from the current system time and the delay period of time;
• search for one of the segmented files corresponding to the play start point of time, and download the segmented file searched to a cloud encoder;
• encode the segmented file downloaded in the cloud encoder into delayed live streaming media;
• and
• transmit the delayed live streaming media to a streaming media server.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:

• receive live streaming media transmitted on the spot;
• segment the live streaming media into segmented files at a preset length of time;
• if a live broadcast delay instruction is received, then:
• obtain delay period of time indicated by the live broadcast delay instruction;
• calculate a play start point of time from the current system time and the delay period of time;
• search for one of the segmented files corresponding to the play start point of time, and download the segmented file searched to a cloud encoder;
• encode the segmented file downloaded in the cloud encoder into delayed live streaming media;
• and
• transmit the delayed live streaming media to a streaming media server.