Information transmitting method, device and system, and storage medium

• US 10,171,645 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2017
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Lu, Yisha
• Primary Examiner(s): Thieu, Benjamin M
• Application Number:
  US15/655,297
• Publication Number:
  US 20170318148A1
• Time in Patent Office: 530 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

An information transmitting method includes the following steps: generating a connecting code and displaying the connecting code on a display of the information sending device; receiving a second unique identity from the server; obtaining contents selected by a user; generating an information sending request; and sending the information sending request to the server. According to above information transmitting method, by establishing a connection between two terminals, or two browser applications, information of different categories can be efficiently transmitted from one terminal to the other terminal. In addition, this disclosure also publishes an information transmitting device and an information transmitting system.

Claims

1. An information transmitting method, comprising:

generating, by a browser of an information sending device, a connecting code;

displaying, by the browser of the information sending device, the connecting code, wherein the connecting code at least comprises a first unique identity of the information sending device, and is configured for being scanned by an information receiving device having a second unique identity;

receiving, by the information sending device, the second unique identity of the information receiving device from a server, wherein the server associates the information sending device having the first unique identity with the information receiving device having the second unique identity upon receiving a binding request triggered by scanning the connecting code, the binding request is generated by the information receiving device after extracting the first unique identify;

after receiving the second unique identity, providing, by the browser of the information sending device, a sending option for sending contents accessed by the browser to the information receiving device;

after the sending option is triggered, obtaining, by the information sending device, contents selected by a user from the contents accessed by the browser;

generating an information sending request, which at least comprises the contents selected by the user, and the first unique identity or the second unique identity; and

sending, by the information sending device, the information sending request to the server, wherein the server forwards the contents selected by the user to the information receiving device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating a connecting code comprises:

generating a barcode comprising the first unique identity.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing a sending option further comprises:

displaying multiple sending options corresponding to sending contents in multiple information categories;

in response to the sending option corresponding to an information category being selected, extracting, from the contents accessed by the browser, contents matching the selected information category; and

displaying, in a content selection interface corresponding to the selected information category, the extracted contents for user selection.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the contents accessed by the browser is a current webpage opened in the browser;

and

the extracted contents are obtained from the current webpage according to the selected information category.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the contents selected by the user comprise multimedia content, and said generating an information sending request further comprises:

generating the information sending request comprising a current playing time of the multimedia content, the current playing time being configured for causing the information receiving device playing the multimedia content starting from the current playing time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein before receiving, by the information sending device, the second unique identity of the information receiving device from the server, the method further comprises:

storing a correspondence between the first unique identity and the second unique identity in the server.

7. An information transmitting method, comprising:

scanning, by an information receiving device, a connecting code displayed on a display of an information sending device with a camera, wherein the connecting code at least comprises a first unique identity of the information sending device;

extracting, by the information receiving device, the first unique identity from the connecting code;

generating, by the information receiving device, a binding request, wherein the binding request at least comprises the first unique identity of the information sending device and a second unique identity of the information receiving device;

sending the binding request to a server, wherein the server associates the first unique identity of the information sending device and the second unique identity of the information receiving device upon receiving the binding request, and the information sending device receives the second unique identity of the information receiving device;

receiving, by the information receiving device, a binding result returned by the server;

displaying, on a browser of the information receiving device, the binding result; and

receiving content sent from the information sending device via the server.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

outputting the contents sent from the information sending device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the contents sent from the information sending device comprise multimedia content;

the method further comprising;

extracting a current playing time of the multimedia content;

said outputting comprises;

playing the multimedia content starting from the current playing time.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying, by the browser of the information receiving device, a disconnection option; and

in response to the disconnection option being triggered, sending, by the information receiving device, a request to the server for unbinding the first unique identity and the second unique identity.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

processing, by the information receiving device, the contents received from the information sending device according to an information category of the received contents, including;

if the information category is image, sharing or saving, by the browser the received contents;

if the information category is URL, opening, by the browser, a corresponding webpage; and

if the information category is associated with an application other than the browser, calling, by the information receiving device, the application associated with the information category to process the received contents.

12. An information sending device, comprising:

a display;

a memory; and

one or more processor coupled to the display and the memory, the one or more processor being configured to;

cause a browser installed on the information sending device to generate a connecting code;

display the connecting code in the browser, wherein the connecting code at least comprises a first unique identity of the information sending device, and is configured for being scanned by an information receiving device having a second unique identity;

receive the second unique identity of the information receiving device from a server, wherein the server associates the information sending device having the first unique identity with the information receiving device having the second unique identity upon receiving a binding request triggered by scanning the connecting code, the binding request is generated by the information receiving device after extracting the first unique identify;

after receiving the second unique identity, provide, in the browser of the information sending device, a sending option for sending contents accessed by the browser to the information receiving device;

after the sending option is triggered, obtain contents selected by a user from the contents accessed by the browser;

generate an information sending request, which at least comprises the contents selected by the user, and the first unique identity or the second unique identity; and

send the information sending request to the server, wherein the server forwards the contents selected by the user to the information receiving device.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein said generating a connecting code further comprises:

generating a barcode comprising the first unique identity.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display multiple sending options corresponding to sending contents in multiple information categories;

in response to the sending option corresponding to an information category being selected, extract, from the contents accessed by the browser, contents matching the selected information category; and

display, in a content selection interface corresponding to the selected information category, the extracted contents for user selection.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the contents accessed by the browser is a current webpage opened in the browser;

and

the extracted contents are obtained from the current webpage according to the selected information category.

16. The device of claim 12, wherein the contents selected by the user comprise multimedia content;

and the one or more processor is further configured to;

generate the information sending request comprises instructions to generate an information sending request comprising a current playing time of the multimedia content, the current playing time being configured for causing the information receiving device playing the multimedia content starting from the current playing time.

17. An information receiving device, comprising:

a camera;

a memory; and

one or more processor coupled to the camera and the memory, the one or more processor being configured to;

scan a connecting code displayed on a display of an information sending device with a camera, wherein the connecting code at least comprises a first unique identity of the information sending device;

extract the first unique identity from the connecting code;

generate a binding request, wherein the binding request at least comprises the first unique identity of the information sending device and a second unique identity of the information receiving device;

send the binding request to a server, wherein the server associates the first unique identity of the information sending device and the second unique identity of the information receiving device upon receiving the binding request, and the information sending device receives the second unique identity of the information receiving device;

receive a binding result returned by the server;

display, on a browser of the information receiving device, the binding result; and

receive content sent from the information sending device via the server.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the one or more processor is further configured to:

output the contents sent from the information sending device.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the contents sent from the information sending device comprise multimedia content;

and

the one or more processor is further configured to;

extract a current playing time of the multimedia content; and

play the multimedia content starting from the current playing time.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the one or more processor is further configured to:

display, in the browser of the information receiving device, a disconnection option; and

in response to the disconnection option being triggered, send a request to the server for unbinding the first unique identity and the second unique identity.