The invention provides a video program playing
system and method adaptive to a digital
retina architecture, and relates to the technical field of
IPTV (
Internet Protocol Television), an end side node in the
system is used for initiating a video program playing request; the cloud node is used for determining a target video program and an associated program picture
feature set based on a video program playing request, transmitting an encoded video
stream to the end side node and transmitting an encoded feature
stream to the
edge node; the
edge node is used for receiving the feature flow, performing feature analysis, determining display information and sending the display information to the end side node; and the end side node is used for receiving the video
stream and decoding the video stream to obtain a video program image, receiving and decoding the display information, and then carrying out synchronization and mixed rendering on the video program image and the display information to obtain a program picture and playing the program picture. By building an end side node-
edge node-cloud node architecture, auxiliary services can be flexibly adjusted, the compatibility with an existing
IPTV architecture is good, and architecture support can be provided for introducing a digital
retina technology.