Method for playing network video files from usb storage device

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for playing network video files from a USB storage device. The method comprises the steps: node information of the network video files in storage space of the USB storage device is created, wherein the node information consists of relevant information files provided with the virtual video files and records and used for obtaining the network video files; a host computer plays the virtual video files in the USB storage device, the USB storage device returns cache data with preset playing lengths and stored in a real file data area to the host computer according to a host computer request and stores remaining video contents of the network video files obtained from a server into a cache according to the relevant information files of the virtual video files, and data blocks in the cache responds to the host computer request to finish playing of the network video files. The method is simple, brings convenience to a user and is especially suitable for playing of video files though intelligent terminals.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to audio and video transmission technology of digital television, in particular to a method for playing network video files from a USB storage device. Background technique [0002] With the development of TV technology and the popularization of radio and television networks, digital TV set-top boxes and all-in-one machines have entered thousands of households and become one of the necessities of people's life. [0003] Both existing digital TV set-top boxes and digital TV all-in-ones provide the function of playing video files on USB storage devices (such as U disks, mobile hard disks based on USB interfaces, etc.). Therefore, the user needs to download the video file from the Internet to the computer and then store it in the U disk through the network download method, or copy the video file to the U disk from a storage device such as a CD or a computer hard disk, and then insert the U disk. Connect to the USB interface of the di...

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[0007] The present invention proposes a method for playing a network video file from a USB storage device, which does not need to store the entire playback video file, but only needs to store the node information of the video file, thereby solving the problem that the current video file needs to be stored in the USB storage device before playing. cumbersome and time-consuming technical issues

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