Live video replay method, replay server and system

A replay server, comprising:

• a replay request receiving module, configured to receive a replay request sent by a platform control server, the replay request being directed to a specified video file in a storage server, wherein the specified video file is obtained after a live streaming server records a live video, and the specified video file is uploaded to the storage server by the live streaming server;
• a specified video file retrieving module, configured to retrieve, from the storage server, the specified video file to which the replay request is directed;
• and
• a live video stream transmitting module, configured to convert the specified video file into a live video stream, and transmit the live video stream to the live streaming server to allow the live streaming server to transmit the live video stream to a user client.

A replay method of live videos, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a live streaming server, live streaming source data uploaded by an anchor client, recording the live streaming source data as a video file, and storing the recorded video file in a storage server;
• sending, by a platform control server, a replay request to a replay server, the replay request being directed to a specified video file in the storage server;
• in response to the replay request, retrieving, by the replay server, the specified video file from the storage server;
• converting, by the replay server, the specified video file into a live video stream and transmitting the live video stream to the live streaming server;
• and
• transmitting, by the live streaming server, the live video stream to a user client.

A replay system for live videos comprising a replay server configured to:

• receive a replay request sent by a platform control server, the replay request being directed to a specified video file in a storage server, wherein the specified video file is obtained after a live streaming server records a live video, and the specified video file is uploaded to the storage server by the live streaming server;
• retrieve, from the storage server, the specified video file to which the replay request is directed;
• and
• convert the specified video file to a live video stream, and transmit the live video stream to the live streaming server to allow the live streaming server to transmit the live video stream to a user client.