US 12,120,377 B2
Video playing method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium
Fanyang Kong, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED, Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,133.
Application 17/174,133 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/120266, filed on Oct. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201911300557.6 (CN), filed on Dec. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0185386 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4316 (2013.01) [H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A video playing method, performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:
playing a target video;
dividing the target video into one or more video segments with an analysis duration;
obtaining video information about the target video, the video information including content attractiveness representation information about the target video associated with a bullet comment density, the content attractiveness representation information indicating attractiveness of content of the target video for a plurality of viewers, and the plurality of viewers including different viewers that have viewed the target video and/or produced bullet comments on the target video;
calculating the bullet comment density by dividing a total bullet comment quantity within a video segment by the analysis duration, bullet comments being comments entered by the plurality of viewers and displayed on a screen together with the target video;
determining, based on the video information, a bullet comment adjustment video segment based on the bullet comment density of the content attractiveness representation information; and
controlling, according to a playing progress of the target video and starting position information and ending position information about the bullet comment adjustment video segment in the target video, a bullet comment display effect corresponding to the bullet comment adjustment video segment, to adjust a blocking degree of bullet comments blocking the bullet comment adjustment video segment in a display region of the target video when the target video is played to the bullet comment adjustment video segment.