CN101552804A - Network video distribution system and network video access method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Translated fromChinese

本发明公开了一种网络视频发布系统及其网络视频访问方法，系统包括视频采集终端与中间服务器，二者通过互联网相连接；视频采集终端具备一个唯一的身份识别码；该身份识别码、视频采集终端的网关的IP地址和相关端口号存储于中间服务器，身份识别码与视频采集终端的网关IP地址、相关端口号相关联；或该身份识别码、视频采集终端的IP地址存储于中间服务器，身份识别码与IP地址相关联。客户端通过该身份识别码、获取视频采集终端的网关IP地址及相关端口号对该网络摄像机或视频服务器进行访问与控制。对于用户，就如知道电话号码就可以打电话一样，可以通过身份识别码访问该网络摄像机或视频服务器，使用户访问变得非常方便快捷。

The invention discloses a network video distribution system and a network video access method thereof. The system includes a video collection terminal and an intermediate server, both of which are connected through the Internet; the video collection terminal has a unique identification code; the identification code, video The IP address of the gateway of the acquisition terminal and the relevant port number are stored in the intermediate server, and the identification code is associated with the gateway IP address and the relevant port number of the video acquisition terminal; or the identification code and the IP address of the video acquisition terminal are stored in the intermediate server , the identification code is associated with the IP address. The client accesses and controls the network camera or video server through the identification code, the gateway IP address of the acquisition terminal and the relevant port number. For the user, just like knowing the phone number to make a call, the network camera or video server can be accessed through the ID code, which makes the user's access very convenient and fast.

Description

Network video distribution system and network video access method thereof

[technical field]

The present invention relates to network communication field, particularly a kind of network video distribution system.

[background technology]

The remote network monitoring system of prior art, how based on traditional access way, adopt DDN, V.90Modem, access way such as ISDN, carry out remote centralized control at machine room, substantially all be by special networking plan, need the work such as forwarding of a large amount of Streaming Medias.

Based on the domestic remote monitoring system of the point-to-point mode of ADSL/CableModem, home client increases by a video capture card on PC, can insert 1-4 road simulation image pickup signal.Remote client end adopts cut-in methods such as ADSL/CM/LAN/Modem, insert Internet, find PC or video server in the family according to the gateway ip address under the home client ADSL again, extract compressed picture signal, old man, child, patient in the family are carried out image viewing and communication.Because the development of technology, collection of video signal, processing, compression and transmission can be finished a single chip (be generally SOC, be SOC (system on a chip)), therefore, camera and video server can be integrated, and form web camera easily.But most web camera and video server all are mounted in the local area network (LAN), are difficult to visit from the outside, cause great inconvenience, especially for the individual customer end, are difficult to especially be applied.

[summary of the invention]

Main purpose of the present invention is: but the network video distribution system and the video access method that provide a kind of client simple and fast to obtain real-time video.

For this reason, this a kind of network video distribution system comprises video acquisition terminal and intermediate server, and the two is connected; Described video acquisition terminal possesses identity code; The gateway ip address of this identity code, described video acquisition terminal and associated port number are stored in described intermediate server, and described identity code is associated with described gateway ip address, associated port number; Or the IP address of this identity code, described video acquisition terminal is stored in described intermediate server, and described identity code is associated with described IP address.

Above-mentioned network video distribution system, described intermediate server dynamically update gateway ip address or the gateway ip address and the associated port number of described video acquisition terminal.

Above-mentioned network video distribution system, described video acquisition terminal comprises video server and the camera that is connected; Or described video acquisition terminal is a web camera.The identity code of described video acquisition terminal, by in numeral, letter or other characters one or more, one or more symbols constitute.

Simultaneously, the present invention proposes a kind of network video access method of above-mentioned network video distribution system, client sends to intermediate server with the identity recognition number of access destination video acquisition terminal; Intermediate server obtains the gateway ip address and the associated port number of video acquisition terminal by this identity recognition number, and client connects this gateway ip address and port numbers and this video acquisition terminal is conducted interviews and controls; Or intermediate server is by this identity recognition number, the IP address that obtains the video acquisition terminal, and client connects this IP address and this video acquisition terminal is conducted interviews and controls.

Above-mentioned network video access method, described intermediate server dynamically update described video acquisition terminal gateway ip address or gateway ip address and associated port number.

Above-mentioned network video access method, when described video acquisition terminal comprised the video server that is connected and camera, described client connected this video server gateway ip address and associated port number thereof and this camera is conducted interviews and controls.Above-mentioned network video access method, when described video acquisition terminal was web camera, the gateway ip address that described client connects this web camera conducted interviews to it and controls.

Above-mentioned network video access method, the identity code of described video acquisition terminal, by in numeral, letter or other characters one or more, one or more symbols constitute.

The expression symbol of the present invention by adopting one to be similar to telephone number understood the link information in its localized network by intermediate server, penetrate local area network (LAN) thereby reach, the purpose that web camera is conducted interviews.

The present invention is registered to intermediate server by giving unique identity code to each web camera or video server, and is associated with gateway ip address, the associated port number of web camera or video server; For the user, just as knowing that telephone number just can make a phone call, can visit this IP Camera or video server by this identity code, make user's visit become very convenient fast.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the system architecture diagram of the embodiment of the invention.

[embodiment]

Also the present invention is described in further detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings below by specific embodiment.

Embodiment one:

Please refer to shown in Figure 1, the video distribution system that this is routine, comprise intermediate server, video acquisition terminal, this video acquisition terminal comprises video server and camera, default for each video server with unique identity code number, can when dispatching from the factory, set, similar mobile phone in plane No., this identity code number can by in numeral, English and other character set one or more, one or more constitute.

Each video server is regularly to the gateway ip address of intermediate server registration oneself and the associated port number of camera thereof, and client only need be known the identity code number of this video acquisition terminal, can be by this video acquisition terminal of internet access.Will be automatically after the client login obtain the gateway ip address and the associated port number of this video acquisition terminal by identity code to intermediate server, thereby can visit this certain camera of video acquisition terminal, and watch the video of this this camera collection of video acquisition terminal, and this this camera of video acquisition terminal of may command, obtain warning message etc.

The process of work is:

By registering to intermediate server, the video acquisition terminal is informed intermediate server with oneself gateway ip address and visit information such as associated port number, identity code, and, will regularly upgrade oneself gateway ip address and associated port number simultaneously by the intermediate server preservation.

Intermediate server (can by one or more servers) is kept at the up-to-date gateway ip address and the associated port number of each video acquisition terminal in the database.When client is logined, by known to the gateway ip address and the associated port number of identity code video acquisition terminal that it is associated send to client, client can connect this video acquisition terminal, through after the purview certification, can watch and control this video acquisition terminal.

After the client login, the list of devices that affiliated video acquisition terminal can be added oneself, implying the gateway ip address and the associated port number of this terminal in the tabulation in each identity code, it is promptly addressable to double-click this identity code, behind the prompting input username and password, can watch and control this video acquisition terminal according to the authority that is had.

This system is by after analyzing various exchanges and routing device, parse the information (gateway ip address, relevant port numbers) in the path of its transmission, client can be visited very easily, for the user, as long as just as knowing telephone number, promptly addressable, make the user only need know that identity code number is addressable this video acquisition terminal.

Embodiment two:

Please refer to shown in Figure 1, in this example, the video acquisition terminal is a web camera, each web camera is default with unique identity code number, can when dispatching from the factory, set, the cell-phone number of similar mobile phone, this identity code number can by in numeral, English and other character set one or more, one or more constitute.Each web camera is informed intermediate server with the visit informations such as gateway ip address, identity code of oneself, and is preserved by intermediate server, will regularly upgrade the gateway ip address of oneself simultaneously.

Client when login, by known to identity code obtain the gateway ip address of associated web camera, client can connect this video acquisition terminal, through after the purview certification, can watch and control this web camera.

Above content be in conjunction with concrete preferred implementation to further describing that the present invention did, can not assert that concrete enforcement of the present invention is confined to these explanations.For the general technical staff of the technical field of the invention, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, can also make some simple deduction or replace, all should be considered as belonging to protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. a network video distribution system comprises video acquisition terminal and intermediate server, and the two is connected by the Internet; Described video acquisition terminal possesses identity code; The gateway ip address of this identity code, described video acquisition terminal and associated port number are stored in described intermediate server, and described identity code is associated with described gateway ip address, associated port number; Or the IP address of this identity code, described video acquisition terminal is stored in described intermediate server, and described identity code is associated with described IP address.

2. network video distribution system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described video acquisition terminal comprises video server and the camera that is connected; Or described video acquisition terminal is a web camera.

3. network video distribution system as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that: described intermediate server dynamically updates gateway ip address or the gateway ip address and the associated port number of described video acquisition terminal.

4. network video distribution system as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that: the identity code of described video acquisition terminal, by in numeral, letter or other characters one or more, one or more symbols constitute.

5. network video access method as the described network video distribution system of claim 1-4, client sends to intermediate server with the identity recognition number of access destination video acquisition terminal; Intermediate server obtains the gateway ip address and the associated port number of video acquisition terminal by this identity recognition number, and client connects this gateway ip address and port numbers and this video acquisition terminal is conducted interviews and controls; Or intermediate server is by this identity recognition number, the IP address that obtains the video acquisition terminal, and client connects this IP address and this video acquisition terminal is conducted interviews and controls.

6. network video access method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: described intermediate server dynamically update described video acquisition terminal gateway ip address or gateway ip address and associated port number.

7. as claim 5 or 6 described network video access methods, it is characterized in that: when described video acquisition terminal comprised the video server that is connected and camera, described client connected this video server gateway ip address and associated port number thereof and this camera is conducted interviews and controls.

8. as claim 5 or 6 described network video access methods, it is characterized in that: when described video acquisition terminal was web camera, the gateway ip address that described client connects this web camera conducted interviews to it and controls.

9. as claim 5 or 6 described network video access methods, it is characterized in that: the identity code of described video acquisition terminal, by in numeral, letter or other characters one or more, one or more symbols constitute.