Method and apparatus for livestreaming interaction, device, and storage medium

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for livestreaming interaction, a device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring first livestreaming content at a livestreamer side in a livestreaming room, the first livestreaming content having a vertical format; and in response to determining that a screen configuration of the livestreaming room indicates a target horizontal format, presenting second livestreaming content in the target horizontal format in a livestreaming interface of the livestreaming room, the second livestreaming content being generated on the basis of the first livestreaming content. The method can support the livestreamer side in the livestreaming room to flexibly configure a screen format of the livestreaming content, thereby improving the interaction experience of users in the livestreaming room.

Description

Live interactive method, device, equipment and storage medium

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese invention patent application entitled “Live Interaction Method, Apparatus, Device and Storage Medium” filed on December 29, 2023, with application number 202311864883.6, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] Example embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to the field of computers, and more particularly, to methods, devices, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for live interaction. Background Art

[0003] With the development of computer technology, the internet has become an important source of content for people. Live streaming, which utilizes the internet and streaming media to disseminate content, has developed rapidly. Live streaming rooms allow people to engage in various types of interactions and access a wide variety of information. Live streamers can configure their studio parameters in advance. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In a first aspect of the present disclosure, a live broadcast interaction method is provided. The method includes: obtaining first live broadcast content from a host end of a live broadcast room, the first live broadcast content having a vertical format; and in response to determining that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room indicates a target horizontal format, presenting second live broadcast content in the target horizontal format on a live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room, the second live broadcast content being generated based on the first live broadcast content.

[0005] In a second aspect of the present disclosure, a device for live broadcast interaction is provided. The device includes: a content acquisition module configured to acquire first live broadcast content from a host end of a live broadcast room, the first live broadcast content having a vertical format; and a content presentation module configured to, in response to determining that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room indicates a target horizontal format, present second live broadcast content in the target horizontal format on a live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room, the second live broadcast content being generated based on the first live broadcast content.

[0006] In a third aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The device includes at least one processing unit; and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing instructions for execution by the at least one processing unit. When executed by the at least one processing unit, the instructions cause the device to perform the method of the first aspect.

[0007] In a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and the computer program can be executed by a processor to implement the method of the first aspect.

[0008] In a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, comprising computer program instructions, which implement the image processing method described above when the computer program instructions are executed by a processor.

[0009] It should be understood that the content described in this summary section is not intended to limit the key features or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become easily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] The above and other features, advantages and aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent with reference to the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar elements, wherein:

[0011] FIG1 shows a schematic diagram of an example environment in which embodiments according to the present disclosure may be implemented;

[0012] 2A to 2E illustrate example interfaces according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0013] 3A to 3C illustrate example interfaces according to other embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0014] FIG4 shows a flowchart of a live interaction process according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0015] FIG5 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for live interaction according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; and

[0016] FIG6 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device in which one or more embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The following describes embodiments of the present disclosure in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although certain embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the present disclosure are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0018] In the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the term "including" and similar terms should be understood as open inclusion, that is, "including but not limited to". The term "based on" should be understood as "based at least in part on". The term "one embodiment" or "the embodiment" should be understood as "at least one embodiment". The term "some embodiments" should be understood as "at least some embodiments". The terms "first", "second", etc. may refer to different or the same objects. Other explicit and implicit definitions may also be included below.

[0019] Herein, unless explicitly stated otherwise, executing a step “in response to A” does not mean executing the step immediately after “A” but may include one or more intermediate steps.

[0020] It is understandable that the data involved in this technical solution (including but not limited to the data itself, the acquisition or use of the data) must comply with the requirements of relevant laws, regulations and relevant provisions.

[0021] It is understandable that before using the technical solutions disclosed in the various embodiments of this disclosure, the type, scope of use, usage scenarios, etc. of the personal information involved in this disclosure should be informed to the user and the user's authorization should be obtained in an appropriate manner in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

[0022] For example, in response to receiving a user's active request, a prompt message is sent to the user to clearly remind the user that the operation requested to be performed will require obtaining and using the user's personal information, so that the user can independently choose whether to provide personal information to the electronic device, application, server or storage medium and other software or hardware that performs the operation of the technical solution of the present disclosure based on the prompt message.

[0023] As an optional but non-limiting implementation, in response to receiving a user's active request, a prompt message may be sent to the user, for example, in the form of a pop-up window, in which the prompt message may be presented in text form. Furthermore, the pop-up window may also include a selection control for the user to select "agree" or "disagree" to provide personal information to the electronic device.

[0024] It is understandable that the above notification and the process of obtaining user authorization are merely illustrative and do not constitute a limitation on the implementation of the present disclosure. Other methods that comply with relevant laws and regulations may also be applied to the implementation of the present disclosure.

[0025] Traditionally, only a vertical version of the live studio interface is available, and the host of the live studio cannot set the style of the live studio interface (e.g., vertical or horizontal).

[0026] In light of this, embodiments of the present disclosure propose an improved solution for live streaming interaction. According to this solution, first live content is obtained from the host's end of the live studio, where the first live content has a vertical format. In response to determining that the live studio's screen configuration indicates a target horizontal format, second live content is presented in the live studio's live interface in the target horizontal format. The second live content is generated based on the first live content.

[0027] In this way, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the host of the live broadcast room can flexibly configure the screen style of the live broadcast content, and can support the generation of horizontal live broadcast content, which helps to improve the user's interactive experience in the live broadcast room.

[0028] Various example implementations of this solution are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0029] Sample Environment

[0030] FIG1 illustrates a schematic diagram of an example environment 100 in which embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented. In environment 100, a user 110 can establish a live broadcast room and provide live content, etc., using an associated terminal device 120. In some scenarios, user 110 is also referred to as the host, broadcaster, or administrator of the live broadcast room. Terminal device 120 can also be referred to as the host terminal of the live broadcast room.

[0031] One or more users 130-1, 130-2, ..., 130-N can watch the live broadcast and participate in the interaction in the live broadcast room through their associated terminal devices 140-1, 140-2, ..., 140-N. For ease of discussion, users 130-1, 130-2, ..., 130-N may be collectively or individually referred to as users 130, and terminal devices 140-1, 140-2, ..., 140-N may be collectively or individually referred to as terminal devices 140. In some scenarios, users 130 may also be referred to as viewers, listeners, viewers, or participants in the live broadcast room. Terminal device 140 may also be referred to as the audience end of the live broadcast room.

[0032] It should be understood that although FIG1 only shows a single anchor user, in some embodiments, multiple anchor users may initiate live broadcasts in a certain live broadcast room.

[0033] In some embodiments, the terminal devices 120 and 140 may each be installed with an application that can provide a live broadcast service, or may be able to access a website that can provide a live broadcast service. The user 110 and the user 130 may operate the terminal devices 120 and 140 to access the corresponding application or website.

[0034] Accordingly, the terminal device 120 and the terminal device 140 can present a corresponding live broadcast interface, which can, for example, provide live broadcast content of the live broadcast room, such as audio live broadcast content or video live broadcast content.

[0035] In some embodiments, the terminal device 120 and the terminal device 140 can also communicate with the server 150 through the network 152 to provide the live broadcast service. The server 150 can provide management, configuration, and maintenance functions for applications or websites.

[0036] The terminal devices 120 and 140 may be any type of mobile, fixed, or portable terminal, including a mobile phone, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a netbook computer, a tablet computer, a media computer, a multimedia tablet, a personal communication system (PCS) device, a personal navigation device, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an audio / video player, a digital camera / camcorder, a television receiver, a radio receiver, an e-book device, a gaming device, or any combination thereof, including accessories and peripherals of these devices or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the terminal devices 120 and 140 may also support any type of interface for the user (such as a "wearable" circuit, etc.).

[0037] The server 150 may be any type of computing system / server capable of providing computing capabilities, including but not limited to mainframes, edge computing nodes, computing devices in a cloud environment, etc. The server 130 may, for example, provide background services for applications providing live broadcast services in the terminal devices 120 and 140 .

[0038] It should be understood that the structure and function of the various elements in the environment 100 are described for illustrative purposes only and do not imply any limitation on the scope of the present disclosure.

[0039] Some example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with continued reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0040] Example Interaction

[0041] The example interfaces 200A to 300C of some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in conjunction with Figures 2A to 3C. The example interfaces 200A to 300C may correspond to, for example, the host of a live broadcast room and / or the audience of a live broadcast room. It should be understood that the example interfaces 200A to 300C shown in Figures 2A to 3C are merely example interfaces, and various interface designs may actually exist. The various graphical elements in the interface may have different arrangements and different visual representations, one or more elements thereof may be omitted or replaced, and one or more other elements may also exist. The embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited in this respect.

[0042] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first live broadcast content with a vertical style (also referred to as a portrait style) can be obtained at the host end of the live broadcast room (i.e., the terminal device 120), and in response to determining that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room indicates a target horizontal style, the second live broadcast content is presented in the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room in the target horizontal style. The second live broadcast content here is generated based on the first live broadcast content. Such a live broadcast interaction method can be implemented at the terminal device 120, that is, the terminal device 120 directly crops the acquired first live broadcast content with a vertical style to obtain the second live broadcast content, and presents the second live broadcast content in the target horizontal style in the live broadcast interface.

[0043] Such a live interactive method can also be implemented at the server 150 and / or the terminal device 140. The server 150 and / or the terminal device 140 can obtain the first live content with a vertical version at the terminal device 120, and generate the second live content based on the obtained first live content. The server 150 and / or the terminal device 140 can, for example, obtain the first live content and the screen configuration for the live broadcast room via a communication connection with the terminal device 120. In response to determining that the screen configuration indicates a target horizontal version, the server 150 and / or the terminal device 140 can present the second live content in the target horizontal version in the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room.

[0044] In the following, for the convenience of description, such a live interactive method will be described as being implemented at the terminal device 120. In this article, the vertical version style is a style with a height greater than a width, and the horizontal version style is a style with a width greater than a height.

[0045] In some embodiments, the first live broadcast content can be collected by the terminal device 120 in a vertical orientation. The first live broadcast content collected by the terminal device 120 can be presented in a vertical format by default in the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room. Regarding the specific method of collecting the first live broadcast content, in some embodiments, the terminal device 120 can collect the first live broadcast content including at least video content and audio content via a camera, microphone, etc.

[0046] In some embodiments, the terminal device 120 can determine the screen configuration for the live broadcast room based on the configuration information of the live broadcast room by the host of the live broadcast room. The screen configuration can, for example, indicate the screen style of the live broadcast room (i.e., vertical style or horizontal style). This configuration information can be pre-configured by the host before the live broadcast. In this case, the terminal device 120 can determine the screen configuration of the live broadcast room based on the pre-acquired configuration information in response to obtaining the first live broadcast content. The terminal device 120 can generate a second live broadcast content with the target horizontal style based on the first live broadcast content in response to the screen configuration indicating that the screen style is the target horizontal style.

[0047] This configuration information can also be configured by the host during the live broadcast. In this case, the terminal device 120 can, in response to obtaining the first live broadcast content, present the first live broadcast content in the live broadcast interface in a default vertical style. In response to receiving the configuration information including the screen configuration, the terminal device 120 can determine the screen style of the live broadcast room based on the screen configuration. In response to the screen configuration indicating that the screen style is the target horizontal style, the terminal device 120 can generate second live broadcast content with the target horizontal style based on the first live broadcast content.

[0048] Regarding the specific method for determining the configuration information of the live broadcast room, in some embodiments, the terminal device 120 may provide a configuration interface for the live broadcast room. This configuration interface may include one or more configuration interfaces, for example, it may include a screen configuration interface for the live broadcast room. In some embodiments, before the live broadcast of the live broadcast room begins, the terminal device 110 may provide a screen configuration interface in response to a screen configuration request. The terminal device 110 may determine the screen configuration for the live broadcast room via the screen configuration interface.

[0049] Regarding the specific method of generating the second live broadcast content, in some embodiments, the terminal device 120 can crop the first live broadcast content to generate the second live broadcast content with the target horizontal style. For example, the terminal device 120 can crop a picture that matches the screen ratio of the target horizontal style from the central area of ​​the screen of the first live broadcast content as the second live broadcast content. For example, the terminal device 120 can crop the height of the screen of the first live broadcast content based on the screen ratio of the target horizontal style while keeping the width of the screen of the first live broadcast content unchanged, by cropping the top and bottom of the screen to retain the central area of ​​the screen. The cropped first live broadcast content is the second live broadcast content. It can be understood that the terminal device 120 can crop the first live broadcast content based on any appropriate screen cropping technology to generate the second live broadcast content, and the present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0050] Alternatively or additionally, in some embodiments, the terminal device 120 can also expand the first live content to generate a second live content with a target horizontal style. For example, the terminal device 120 can expand the first live content based on the screen ratio indicated by the target horizontal style, with the first live content as the center of the screen. For example, the terminal device 120 can expand the height of the screen of the first live content simultaneously up and down based on the screen ratio of the target horizontal style while keeping the width of the screen of the first live content unchanged so that the screen of the first live content is always at the center of the screen. The expanded first live content is the second live content. Similarly, it can be understood that the terminal device 120 can expand the first live content to generate the second live content based on any appropriate screen expansion technology, and the present disclosure is not limited to this.

[0051] Thus, the terminal device 120 can generate the second live content with the screen ratio indicated by the target horizontal format based on the target horizontal format and the first live content. The terminal device 120 can then switch the first live content with the vertical format in the live interface to the second live content with the target horizontal format (i.e., present the second live content in the target horizontal format in the live interface).

[0052] For example, as shown in FIG2A , before the live broadcast of the live broadcast room begins, the terminal device 110 may provide a configuration interface as shown in example interface 200A. Example interface 200A may present the first live broadcast content 210 currently obtained by the terminal device 120. It should be noted that since the live broadcast of the live broadcast room has not yet begun, only the terminal device 120 of the live broadcast room host (e.g., user 110) may present the example interface 200A including the first live broadcast content 210.

[0053] Example interface 200A includes a panel 212 and controls 214. User 110 can configure information such as the cover and name of the live broadcast room via panel 212. That is, terminal device 120 can determine configuration information such as the cover and name of the live broadcast room via panel 212. User 110 can also select live broadcast content for the live broadcast room via controls 214. For example, in response to receiving a trigger operation on control 214, terminal device 120 can present multiple options for live broadcast content. In response to receiving a selection operation of at least one of the multiple options by user 110 and / or receiving user input from user 110, terminal device 120 can determine the at least one option and / or user input as the live broadcast content for the live broadcast room. For example, the multiple options may include pets, food, scenery, clothing, accessories, etc. In response to receiving a selection operation of clothing and accessories by user 110, terminal device 120 can determine the live broadcast content for the live broadcast room as "clothing" and "accessories."

[0054] The example interface 200A may further include a control 218. In response to receiving a trigger operation for the control 218, the terminal device 120 may present the example interface 200B as shown in FIG2B . The example interface 200B may include an interface 220. The interface 220 includes a plurality of configurable items for the live broadcast room. These plurality of configurable items include at least a configurable item corresponding to the screen configuration (i.e., "horizontal screen broadcast" in FIG2B ). The interface 220 may further include a configuration control corresponding to each content. For example, the interface 220 may include a configuration control 222 corresponding to the configurable item of the screen configuration. The terminal device 120 may determine that a screen configuration request has been received in response to receiving a selection operation for the configuration control 222.

[0055] In some embodiments, the terminal device 120 may, in response to receiving a screen configuration request, provide an example interface 200C as shown in FIG2C . Example interface 200C illustrates an example of a screen configuration interface. Example interface 200C may present multiple candidate styles for a live broadcast screen. For example, example interface 200C may include a control 232, in which the terminal device 120 may present the multiple candidate styles. It is understood that control 232 may be located in any appropriate location within example interface 200C, and this disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the multiple candidate styles include a portrait style (e.g., the style "Original") and at least one landscape style. In some embodiments, if the at least one landscape style includes multiple landscape styles, each of the multiple landscape styles may have a different aspect ratio. For example, if three landscape styles are included (e.g., the styles "1:1," "4:3," and "16:9" shown in FIG2C ), the aspect ratios of the three landscape styles may be 1:1, 4:3, and 16:9, respectively. The aspect ratio here refers to the ratio of the horizontal length to the vertical length of the live broadcast screen. Of course, any other aspect ratio suitable for the horizontal version can be configured and selected by the user.

[0056] The multiple candidate styles here may be multiple candidate styles predetermined by relevant staff of the application / website providing the live broadcast service. In this case, user 110 cannot adjust the multiple candidate styles and can only select a target style from the multiple candidate styles. The multiple candidate styles here may also include at least one candidate style customized by user 110. The at least one candidate style customized by user 110 may be a candidate style customized by user 110 in the past or a candidate style input by user 110 in real time. In this case, user 110 can select a target style from at least one candidate style provided by the application / website providing the live broadcast service and at least one candidate style customized by user 110.

[0057] For example, the terminal device 120 can also present the screen style of the live broadcast room and the interface preview corresponding to this screen style in the example interface 200C. The interface preview may include, for example, a first preview portion indicating the screen ratio of the screen style, and / or a second preview portion including reference live content that matches the screen ratio of the screen style. Exemplarily, the example interface 200C may include area 230. The terminal device 120 may present the first preview portion in area 230 and present the second preview portion in an area outside area 230 of the example interface 200C. The first preview portion shows the user the screen ratio of the corresponding screen style in the form of a schematic diagram. The second preview portion can show the user the live viewing effect after the corresponding screen style is selected by adjusting the live screen / live background image in real time (before the live broadcast begins).

[0058] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 2C, since the first live content is in a vertical style, the terminal device 120 can present the first preview portion corresponding to the vertical style in area 230 of the example interface 200C by default, and present the second preview portion corresponding to the vertical style in an area outside area 230 of the example interface 200C. In this case, the control 232 can indicate that the currently selected screen style is a vertical style (that is, the style "original" in the figure). The first preview portion in area 230 includes element 234 and prompt information 236. Element 234 can indicate the screen ratio of the vertical style. Prompt information 236 can, for example, indicate that the current screen style is a vertical style and does not support horizontal screen viewing. The reference live content in the second preview portion can, for example, include at least a portion of the first live content 210 in a vertical style.

[0059] In some embodiments, the terminal device 120 may also present a first interface preview corresponding to the first candidate style in the screen configuration interface in response to receiving a selection operation on the first candidate style in the control 232. It will be understood that the first interface preview includes a first preview portion indicating the screen ratio of the first candidate style, and / or, includes a second preview portion of the reference live content that matches the screen ratio of the first candidate style. Exemplarily, as shown in Figures 2C and 2D, the terminal device 120 may, for example, present the example interface 200D shown in Figure 2D in response to receiving a selection operation on the style "16:9" in the control 232 in the example interface 200C. The example interface 200D shows another example of a screen configuration interface.

[0060] As shown in Figure 2D, the example interface 200D may include an area 240. The terminal device 120 may present a first preview portion corresponding to the style "16:9" in the area 240 of the example interface 200D, and present a second preview portion corresponding to the style "16:9" in an area outside the area 240 of the example interface 200D. In this case, the control 232 may indicate that the currently selected screen style is the style "16:9". The first preview portion in the area 240 includes an element 242 and prompt information 244. Element 244 may indicate the screen ratio of the style "16:9". Since the style "16:9" is a horizontal style, the prompt information 244 may, for example, indicate that the current screen style is a horizontal style and supports horizontal screen viewing. The reference live content in the second preview portion may, for example, include at least a portion of the second live content 250 corresponding to the style "16:9". The second live content 250 corresponding to the style "16:9" here can be, for example, a picture that matches the picture ratio of the style "16:9" and is cropped from the central area of ​​the picture of the first live content 210 by the terminal device 120 based on the style "16:9".

[0061] In addition to the aforementioned interface previews, other interface previews corresponding to the first candidate style may also be presented, such as a preview of the live interface on the viewing side of the live studio. For example, in addition to presenting the interface preview via the screen configuration interface, the terminal device 120 may also, in response to an interface viewing operation by the user 110, switch to presenting a reference interface on the viewer side of the live studio. This reference interface may, for example, present an example of the live interface that can be viewed by the viewer side of the live studio.

[0062] In some embodiments, in response to receiving a determination operation on a candidate style among multiple candidate styles in the screen configuration interface, the terminal device 120 can generate live content that matches the screen ratio of the candidate style. For example, if the candidate style is a horizontal style among at least one horizontal style, the terminal device 120 can determine the horizontal style as the target horizontal style, and subsequently generate and present second live content that matches the screen ratio of the target horizontal style after the live broadcast begins. For example, in response to receiving a determination operation on the style "16:9" in the control 232, the terminal device 120 can determine the style "16:9" as the target horizontal style and generate second live content 250 that matches the screen ratio of the target horizontal style (i.e., 16:9). The terminal device 120 can, for example, present the example interface 200E shown in Figure 2E. The terminal device 120 can present the second live content 250 in the example interface 200E. The example interface 200E can include a live control 216. The terminal device 120 can start the live broadcast of the live broadcast room in response to receiving the trigger operation of the live broadcast control 216.

[0063] In some embodiments, after the second live broadcast content is generated, in order to present the second live broadcast content on the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room (for example, which may include the live broadcast interface on the host side and the live broadcast interface on the viewer side), the terminal device 120 may transmit the second live broadcast content 250 to the server (for example, server 150), which is then sent by the server to the viewer of the live broadcast room. The viewer here may be, for example, the terminal device (for example, terminal device 140) corresponding to the viewer of the live broadcast room (for example, user 130). As a result, the second live broadcast content with the target horizontal format can be presented on both the viewer side and the host side of the live broadcast room.

[0064] The example interfaces 300A to 300C shown in Figures 3A to 3C illustrate multiple examples of live broadcast interfaces. As shown in Figure 3A, example interface 300A may include a live content display area 310 (referred to as area 310) and a comment display area 320 (referred to as area 32). Area 310 may, for example, present a second live broadcast content in a target horizontal format. Area 320 may present commentary content specific to the live broadcast room.

[0065] In some embodiments, the height of area 320 is not less than the lower limit of height. This lower limit of height can be pre-set by the anchor (i.e., user 110), or pre-set by relevant staff of the application / website providing the live broadcast service. Alternatively or additionally, this lower limit of height can also be set by the terminal device 120 / server 150 itself. In some embodiments, all live broadcast interfaces (i.e., the live broadcast interface on the anchor side and the live broadcast interface on the audience side) can have the same lower limit of height. It can be understood that the height of area 320 is not less than the lower limit of height does not mean that the height of areas 320 of all live broadcast interfaces is the same. For example, if the lower limit of height is 5, the height of area 320 of the live broadcast interface presented by the terminal device 140-1 of user 130-1 can be 7, and the height of area 320 of the live broadcast interface presented by the terminal device 140-2 of user 130-2 can be 9. That is, the height of areas 320 of different live broadcast interfaces can be any appropriate height higher than the lower limit of height.

[0066] In some embodiments, the target horizontal version style of the second live broadcast content will not affect the lower limit of the height of area 320. As shown in Figures 3A and 3B, the example interface 300A and the example interface 300B shown in Figures 3A and 3B can be, for example, live broadcast interfaces that present the second live broadcast content corresponding to different target horizontal versions. Since the target horizontal versions corresponding to the second live broadcast content in the example interface 300A and the example interface 300B are different, the screen ratios of area 310 of the example interface 300A and area 310 of the example interface 300B are different (that is, the screen sizes of area 310 of the example interface 300A and area 310 of the example interface 300B are different). However, area 320 of the example interface 300A and area 320 of the example interface 300B can be the same. The heights of area 320 of the example interface 300A and area 320 of the example interface 300B can both be, for example, the same height that is not lower than the lower limit of the height.

[0067] In some embodiments, when a second live broadcast content having a target horizontal version is presented in the live broadcast interface, viewers in the live broadcast room (e.g., user 130) can also watch the live broadcast room in a horizontal screen. In this case, the terminal device 140 can, for example, present an example interface 300C as shown in FIG3C . Example interface 300C shows an example of a live broadcast interface played in a horizontal screen. Example interface 300C can also include area 310 and area 320. The height of area 320 is not lower than the lower height limit, and the second live broadcast content presented in area 310 has a target horizontal version. In this case, example interface 300C can, for example, further include control 301. For example, the terminal device 140 can, in response to receiving a trigger operation on control 301, present a live broadcast interface in a vertical orientation as shown in FIG3A or FIG3B .

[0068] In summary, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the host of a live broadcast room can flexibly configure the screen style of the live broadcast content, and can support the generation of horizontal live broadcast content, which helps to improve the user's interactive experience in the live broadcast room.

[0069] Example Process

[0070] FIG4 illustrates a flowchart of a live interactive process 400 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Process 400 may be implemented on terminal device 120, terminal device 140, and / or server 150. The following description uses the example of implementing process 400 on terminal device 120. Process 400 is described below with reference to FIG1.

[0071] In block 410 , the terminal device 120 obtains first live content at the host end of the live broadcast room, where the first live content has a vertical format.

[0072] In box 420, in response to determining that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room indicates a target horizontal style, the terminal device 120 presents the second live broadcast content in the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room in the target horizontal style, and the second live broadcast content is generated based on the first live broadcast content.

[0073] In some embodiments, the second live content is generated by cropping the first live content.

[0074] In some embodiments, the second live broadcast content is generated based on the following process: a picture matching the target horizontal format is cropped from the central area of ​​the picture of the first live broadcast content to serve as the second live broadcast content.

[0075] In some embodiments, the second live content has an aspect ratio indicated by the target landscape style.

[0076] In some embodiments, the first live broadcast content is collected by the host's terminal device in a vertical orientation.

[0077] In some embodiments, process 400 is implemented on the host side, and process 400 also includes: transmitting the second live broadcast content to the server side, so that the server side sends it to the viewing side in the live broadcast room.

[0078] In some embodiments, process 400 also includes: before the live broadcast of the live broadcast room begins, in response to a screen configuration request, providing a screen configuration interface, the screen configuration interface presenting multiple candidate styles for the live broadcast screen, the multiple candidate styles including a vertical style and at least one horizontal style; and in response to detecting a selection confirmation of a target horizontal style in at least one horizontal style, determining that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room is to indicate the target horizontal style.

[0079] In some embodiments, process 400 further includes: in response to detecting a selection of a first candidate style among the plurality of candidate styles, presenting a first interface preview corresponding to the first candidate style.

[0080] In some embodiments, the first interface preview includes at least one of the following: a first preview portion, the first preview portion including an indication of the screen ratio of the first candidate style; and a second preview portion, the second preview portion including reference live content matching the screen ratio of the first candidate style.

[0081] In some embodiments, the target landscape style is selected from a plurality of landscape styles, each landscape style having a different screen ratio.

[0082] In some embodiments, the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room includes a live content display area and a comment display area, and in the live broadcast interface corresponding to each horizontal interface in multiple horizontal styles, the height of the comment display area is not lower than the lower limit of the height.

[0083] Example devices and equipment

[0084] The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide corresponding devices for implementing the above-mentioned methods or processes. Figure 5 shows a block diagram of a device 500 for live interaction according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The device 500 can be implemented as or included in the terminal device 120, the terminal device 140, and / or the server 150. The following exemplary description is based on the example of the device 500 being implemented as or included in the terminal device 120. The various modules / components in the device 500 can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof.

[0085] As shown in FIG5 , apparatus 500 includes a content acquisition module 510 configured to acquire first live content from the host's end of the live broadcast room, wherein the first live content has a vertical format. Apparatus 500 also includes a content presentation module 520 configured to, in response to determining that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room indicates a target horizontal format, present second live content in the target horizontal format on the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room, wherein the second live content is generated based on the first live content.

[0086] In some embodiments, the second live content is generated by cropping the first live content.

[0087] In some embodiments, the device 500 further includes a content generation module configured to generate the second live content based on the following process: cropping a picture that matches the target horizontal style picture ratio from the central area of ​​the first live content as the second live content.

[0088] In some embodiments, the second live content has an aspect ratio indicated by the target landscape style.

[0089] In some embodiments, the first live broadcast content is collected by the host's terminal device in a vertical orientation.

[0090] In some embodiments, the device 500 is implemented on the anchor side, and the device 500 further includes: a content transmission module, configured to transmit the second live broadcast content to the server, so that the server sends it to the viewing end in the live broadcast room.

[0091] In some embodiments, the device 500 also includes: an interface providing module, configured to provide a screen configuration interface in response to a screen configuration request before the live broadcast of the live broadcast room begins, the screen configuration interface presenting multiple candidate styles for the live broadcast screen, the multiple candidate styles including a vertical style and at least one horizontal style; and a style determination module, configured to determine that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room is to indicate the target horizontal style in response to detecting a selection confirmation of a target horizontal style in at least one horizontal style.

[0092] In some embodiments, the apparatus 500 further includes: a preview presentation module configured to present a first interface preview corresponding to the first candidate style in response to detecting a selection of the first candidate style among the plurality of candidate styles.

[0093] In some embodiments, the first interface preview includes at least one of the following: a first preview portion, the first preview portion including an indication of the screen ratio of the first candidate style; and a second preview portion, the second preview portion including reference live content matching the screen ratio of the first candidate style.

[0094] In some embodiments, the target landscape style is selected from a plurality of landscape styles, each landscape style having a different screen ratio.

[0095] In some embodiments, the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room includes a live content display area and a comment display area, and in the live broadcast interface corresponding to each horizontal interface in multiple horizontal styles, the height of the comment display area is not lower than the lower limit of the height.

[0096] The units and / or modules included in the device 500 can be implemented in various ways, including software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, one or more units and / or modules can be implemented using software and / or firmware, such as machine executable instructions stored on a storage medium. In addition to or as an alternative to machine executable instructions, some or all of the units and / or modules in the device 500 can be implemented at least in part by one or more hardware logic components. By way of example and not limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that can be used include field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), application specific standard products (ASSPs), systems on chip (SOCs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and the like.

[0097] FIG6 shows a block diagram of an electronic device 600 in which one or more embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented. It should be understood that the electronic device 600 shown in FIG6 is merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the functionality and scope of the embodiments described herein. The electronic device 600 shown in FIG6 can be used to implement the terminal device 120, terminal device 140, and / or server 150 of FIG1 .

[0098] As shown in FIG6 , electronic device 600 is in the form of a general-purpose computing device. Components of electronic device 600 may include, but are not limited to, one or more processors or processing units 610, memory 620, storage device 630, one or more communication units 640, one or more input devices 650, and one or more output devices 660. Processing unit 610 may be a real or virtual processor and is capable of performing various processes according to programs stored in memory 620. In a multi-processor system, multiple processing units execute computer-executable instructions in parallel to enhance the parallel processing capabilities of electronic device 600.

[0099] The electronic device 600 typically includes a plurality of computer storage media. Such media can be any available media accessible to the electronic device 600, including but not limited to volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. The memory 620 can be a volatile memory (e.g., registers, cache, random access memory (RAM)), a non-volatile memory (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory), or some combination thereof. The storage device 630 can be a removable or non-removable medium and can include a machine-readable medium, such as a flash drive, a disk, or any other medium that can be used to store information and / or data and can be accessed within the electronic device 600.

[0100] The electronic device 600 may further include additional removable / non-removable, volatile / non-volatile storage media. Although not shown in FIG6 , a disk drive for reading or writing from a removable, non-volatile disk (e.g., a “floppy disk”) and an optical drive for reading or writing from a removable, non-volatile optical disk may be provided. In these cases, each drive may be connected to a bus (not shown) by one or more data media interfaces. The memory 620 may include a computer program product 625 having one or more program modules configured to perform various methods or actions of various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0101] The communication unit 640 enables communication with other electronic devices via a communication medium. Additionally, the functions of the components of the electronic device 600 can be implemented in a single computing cluster or multiple computing machines that can communicate via a communication connection. Thus, the electronic device 600 can operate in a networked environment using a logical connection with one or more other servers, a network personal computer (PC), or another network node.

[0102] The input device 650 may be one or more input devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, or trackball. The output device 660 may be one or more output devices, such as a display, a speaker, or a printer. The electronic device 600 may also communicate with one or more external devices (not shown) through the communication unit 640 as needed, such as a storage device, a display device, or the like, with one or more devices that allow a user to interact with the electronic device 600, or with any device that allows the electronic device 600 to communicate with one or more other electronic devices (e.g., a network card, a modem, etc.). Such communication may be performed via an input / output (I / O) interface (not shown).

[0103] According to an exemplary implementation of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which computer-executable instructions are stored, wherein the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor to implement the method described above. According to an exemplary implementation of the present disclosure, a computer program product is also provided, which is tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and includes computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor to implement the method described above.

[0104] Various aspects of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatuses, devices, and computer program products implemented according to the present disclosure. It should be understood that each block of the flowcharts and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer-readable program instructions.

[0105] These computer-readable program instructions can be provided to a processing unit of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device, thereby producing a machine, such that when these instructions are executed by the processing unit of the computer or other programmable data processing device, a device is generated that implements the functions / actions specified in one or more blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram. These computer-readable program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, where these instructions cause the computer, programmable data processing device, and / or other device to operate in a specific manner. Thus, the computer-readable medium storing the instructions comprises an article of manufacture that includes instructions for implementing various aspects of the functions / actions specified in one or more blocks in the flowchart and / or block diagram.

[0106] Computer-readable program instructions can be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device so that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby causing the instructions executed on the computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device to implement the functions / actions specified in one or more boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram.

[0107] The flow charts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawings show the possible architecture, functions and operations of the systems, methods and computer program products according to multiple implementations of the present disclosure. In this regard, each box in the flow chart or block diagram can represent a part for a module, program segment or instruction, and a part for a module, program segment or instruction comprises one or more executable instructions for realizing the logical function of the specification. In some alternative implementations, the functions marked in the box can also occur in a sequence different from that marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two continuous boxes can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they can sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each box in the block diagram and / or flow chart, and the combination of the boxes in the block diagram and / or flow chart can be realized by a special hardware-based system that performs the function or action of the specification, or can be realized by a combination of special hardware and computer instructions.

[0108] While various implementations of the present disclosure have been described above, the foregoing description is intended to be illustrative, not exhaustive, and not limited to the disclosed implementations. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described implementations. The terminology used herein is selected to best explain the principles of the implementations, their practical applications, or improvements to existing technologies, or to enable others skilled in the art to understand the various implementations disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A live interaction method, comprising: Obtaining first live content at the host end of a live broadcast room, the first live content having a vertical format; And In response to determining that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room indicates a target horizontal format, presenting second live content in the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room in the target horizontal format, the second live content being generated based on the first live content.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second live content is generated by cropping the first live content.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the second live content is generated based on the following process: Cropping a picture that matches the picture ratio of the target horizontal format from the central area of the picture of the first live content as the second live content.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second live content has a picture ratio indicated by the target horizontal format.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first live content is captured by the terminal device of the host end in a vertically oriented state.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the method being implemented on the host side, and the method further comprising: Transmitting the second live content to a server for the server to send to the viewing end of the live broadcast room.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: Before the start of the live broadcast in the live broadcast room, in response to a screen configuration request, providing a screen configuration interface that presents a plurality of candidate formats for the live broadcast screen, the plurality of candidate formats including the vertical format and at least one horizontal format; And In response to detecting a selection confirmation of the target horizontal format among the at least one horizontal format, determining that the screen configuration of the live broadcast room indicates the target horizontal format.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising: In response to detecting a selection of a first candidate format among the plurality of candidate formats, presenting a first interface preview corresponding to the first candidate format.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first interface preview includes at least one of the following: A first preview part, the first preview part including an indication of the picture ratio of the first candidate format; A second preview part, the second preview part including reference live content that matches the picture ratio of the first candidate format.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the target horizontal format is selected from a plurality of horizontal formats, and the picture ratio of each horizontal format is different.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room includes a live content display area and a comment display area, and in the live broadcast interface corresponding to each horizontal interface among the plurality of horizontal formats, the height of the comment display area is not lower than a height lower limit.

12. A device for live interaction, comprising: A content acquisition module, configured to acquire first live content at a host side of a live broadcast room, where the first live content has a vertical format; and A content presentation module, configured to, in response to determining that a screen configuration of the live broadcast room indicates a target horizontal format, present second live content in a live broadcast interface of the live broadcast room in the target horizontal format, where the second live content is generated based on the first live content.

13. An electronic device, comprising: At least one processing unit; and At least one memory, the at least one memory being coupled to the at least one processing unit and storing instructions for execution by the at least one processing unit, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processing unit, causing the electronic device to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon a computer program, the computer program being executable by a processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

15. A computer program product, comprising computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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