Multi-Screen Interaction Method, Devices, and System

• US 20150113037A1
• Filed: 11/07/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chen, Qiulin, Huang, Bo, Zhu, Jianhua
• Granted Patent: US 9,986,044 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

A multi-screen interaction method, devices, and system are provided. The method includes acquiring a first message from a first terminal device. The first message includes a first operation instruction and first state information. A second message is acquired from a second terminal device. The second message includes a second operation instruction. The method further includes searching, according to the second operation instruction, for an operation instruction that is matched with the second operation instruction, among stored operation instructions. A first control instruction is sent to the first terminal device and a second control instruction is sent to the second terminal device, if it is found that the second operation instruction is matched with the first operation instruction.

Claims

1. A multi-screen interaction method, comprising:

acquiring a first message from a first terminal device, wherein the first message comprises a first operation instruction and first state information, wherein the first operation instruction is used to instruct handing over a first operation currently executed by the first terminal device to a second terminal device for execution and wherein the first state information is information related to the first operation currently executed by the first terminal device;

acquiring a second message from a second terminal device, wherein the second message comprises a second operation instruction, wherein the second operation instruction is used to instruct execution of the first operation by the second terminal device;

searching among stored operation instructions for an operation instruction that is matched with the second operation instruction, the searching being performed according to the second operation instruction; and

sending a first control instruction to the first terminal device and sending a second control instruction to the second terminal device when it is found that the second operation instruction is matched with the first operation instruction, wherein the first control instruction is used to instruct the first terminal device to send the information related to the first operation to the second terminal device and wherein the second control instruction is used to instruct the second terminal device to receive the information related to the first operation.

2. The method according to claim 1,

wherein the first message further comprises first user identity information, and the second message further comprises second user identity information;

wherein, before sending the first control instruction to the first terminal device and the second control instruction to the second terminal device, the method further comprises searching, according to the second user identity information, for user identity information that matches the second user identity information among stored user identity information; and

wherein before sending the first control instruction to the first terminal device and the second control instruction to the second terminal device comprises sending the first control instruction to the first terminal device and sending the second control instruction to the second terminal device when it is found that the second operation instruction is matched with the first operation instruction and it is found that the second user identity information is matched with the first user identity information.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, before acquiring the first message from the first terminal device, the method further comprises receiving device information of the first terminal device and device information of the second terminal device and performing registering on the device information of the first terminal device and the device information of the second terminal device, wherein the device information of the first terminal device comprises connection parameter information of the first terminal device, and the device information of the second terminal device comprises connection parameter information of the second terminal device.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, before acquiring the first message from the first terminal device, the method further comprises:

receiving a first request message sent by the first terminal device, wherein the first request message is a message for representing that the first terminal device acquires connection parameter information of the second terminal device; and

sending a first response message to the first terminal device, wherein the connection parameter information of the second terminal device is carried in the first response message.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein, before acquiring the first message from the first terminal device, the method further comprises:

receiving a second request message sent by the second terminal device, wherein the second request message is a message for representing that the second terminal device acquires the connection parameter information of the first terminal device; and

sending a second response message to the second terminal device, wherein the connection parameter information of the first terminal device is carried in the second response message.

6. A multi-screen interaction method performed by a first terminal device, the method comprising:

acquiring first user instruction information;

determining a first operation instruction according to the first user instruction information, wherein the first operation instruction is used to instruct a hand over of a first operation currently executed by the first terminal device to a second terminal device for execution;

sending a first message to a central device, wherein the first message comprises the first operation instruction and first state information, wherein the first state information is related to the first operation currently executed by the first terminal device;

receiving a first control instruction sent by the central device, wherein the first control instruction is used to instruct the first terminal device to send the information related to the first operation to the second terminal device; and

sending the information related to the first operation to the second terminal device according to the first control instruction.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the first message further comprises a first user identity information and, before sending the first message to the central device, the method further comprises:

acquiring user information, wherein the user information is information input by a user for identifying the user; and

determining the first user identity information according to the user information.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein, before acquiring the first user instruction information, the method further comprises sending device information to the central device, wherein the device information comprises connection parameter information of the first terminal device.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, before acquiring the first user instruction information, the method further comprises:

sending a first request message to the central device, wherein the first request message comprises a message for representing that the first terminal device acquires connection parameter information of a second terminal device;

receiving a first response message sent by the central device, wherein the connection parameter information of the second terminal device is carried in the first response message; and

establishing a service connection with the second terminal device according to the first response message.

10. A multi-screen interaction method performed by a second terminal device, the method comprising:

acquiring second user instruction information;

determining a second operation instruction according to the second user instruction information, wherein the second operation instruction is used to instruct execution of a first operation by the second terminal device;

sending a second message to a central device, wherein the second message comprises the second operation instruction;

receiving a second control instruction sent by the central device, wherein the second control instruction is used to instruct the second terminal device to receive information related to the first operation related that is sent by a first terminal device;

receiving, according to the second control instruction, the information related to the first operation from the first terminal device; and

executing the first operation according to the information related to the first operation.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the second message further comprises a second user identity information and, before sending the second message to the central device, the method further comprises:

acquiring user information, wherein the user information is information input by a user for identifying the user; and

determining the second user identity information according to the user information.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein, before acquiring the second user instruction information, the method further comprises sending device information to the central device, wherein the device information comprises connection parameter information of the second terminal device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein, before acquiring the second user instruction information, the method further comprises:

sending a second request message to the central device, wherein the second request message comprises a message for representing that the second terminal device acquires connection parameter information of a first terminal device;

receiving a second response message sent by the central device, wherein the connection parameter information of the first terminal device is carried in the second response message; and

establishing a service connection with the first terminal device according to the second response message.

14. A central device, comprising:

a memory storing executable software; and

a processor coupled to the memory to execute the software in order to;

acquire a first message from a first terminal device, wherein the first message comprises a first operation instruction and first state information, wherein the first operation instruction is used to instruct a handover of a first operation currently executed by the first terminal device to a second terminal device for execution, and wherein the first state information is related information of the first operation currently executed by the first terminal device;

acquire a second message from a second terminal device, wherein the second message comprises a second operation instruction, wherein the second operation instruction is used to instruct the second terminal device to execute the first operation; and

search among stored operation instructions for an operation instruction that is matched with the second operation instruction, the search being performed according to the second operation instruction; and

a transmitter, configured to send a first control instruction to the first terminal device and send a second control instruction to the second terminal device when the processor finds that the second operation instruction is matched with the first operation instruction, wherein the first control instruction is used to instruct the first terminal device to send the related information of the first operation to the second terminal device, and the second control instruction is used to instruct the second terminal device to receive the related information of the first operation sent by the first terminal device.

15. The central device according to claim 14, wherein

the first message further comprises first user identity information, and the second message further comprises second user identity information;

the processor is programmed to search, according to the second user identity information, for user identity information that matches the second user identity information among stored user identity information; and

the transmitter is configured to, when the processor finds that the second operation instruction matches the first operation instruction and finds that the second user identity information matches first user identity information, send the first control instruction to the first terminal device and send the second control instruction to the second terminal device.

16. The central device according to claim 14, further comprising a receiver, which is configured to receive device information of the first terminal device and device information of the second terminal device, wherein the device information of the first terminal device comprises connection parameter information of the first terminal device, and the device information of the second terminal device comprises connection parameter information of the second terminal device;

and

wherein the processor is further programmed to register the device information of the first terminal device and the device information of the second terminal device.

17. The central device according to claim 16, wherein

the receiver is further configured to receive a first request message sent by the first terminal device, wherein the first request message is a message for representing that the first terminal device acquires connection parameter information of a second terminal device;

and

the transmitter is further configured to send a first response message to the first terminal device, wherein the connection parameter information of the second terminal device is carried in the first response message.

18. The central device according to claim 16, wherein

the receiver is further configured to receive a second request message sent by the second terminal device, wherein the second request message is a message for representing that the second terminal device acquires connection parameter information of the first terminal device;

and

the transmitter is further configured to send a second response message to the second terminal device, wherein the connection parameter information of the first terminal device is carried in the second response message.

19. A first terminal device, comprising:

a memory storing executable software; and

a processor coupled to the memory to execute the software to determine a first operation instruction according to first user instruction information, wherein the first operation instruction is used to instruct to hand over a first operation currently executed by the first terminal device to a second terminal device for execution;

a transmitter, configured to send a first message to a central device, wherein the first message comprises the first operation instruction and first state information, wherein the first state information is related information of the first operation currently executed by the first terminal device; and

a receiver, configured to receive a first control instruction sent by the central device, wherein the first control instruction is used to instruct the first terminal device to send the related information of the first operation to the second terminal device, wherein the transmitter is further configured to send the related information of the first operation to the second terminal device according to the first control instruction.

20. The device according to claim 19, wherein the first message further comprises first user identity information and wherein the processor is further programmed to acquire user information input by a user for identifying the user and to determine the first user identity information according to the user information.

21. The device according to claim 19, wherein the transmitter is further configured to send device information to the central device, wherein the device information comprises connection parameter information of the first terminal device.

22. The device according to claim 21, wherein

the transmitter is further configured to send a first request message to the central device, wherein the first request message is a message for representing that the first terminal device acquires connection parameter information of a second terminal device;

the receiver is further configured to receive a first response message sent by the central device, wherein the connection parameter information of the second terminal device is carried in the first response message; and

the processor is further programmed to establish a service connection with the second terminal device according to the first response message.

23. A second terminal device, comprising:

a memory storing executable software;

a processor coupled to the memory to execute the software to acquire second user instruction information, and to determine a second operation instruction according to the second user instruction information, wherein the second operation instruction is used to instruct execution of a first operation by the second terminal device;

a transmitter, configured to send a second message to a central device, wherein the second message comprises the second operation instruction;

a receiver, configured to receive a second control instruction sent by the central device, wherein the second control instruction is used to instruct the second terminal device to receive related information of the first operation;

wherein the receiver is further configured to receive, according to the second control instruction, the related information of the first operation; and

wherein the processor is further configured to execute the first operation according to the related information of the first operation received by the receiver.

24. The device according to claim 23, wherein the second message further comprises second user identity information and wherein the processor is programmed to execute the software to acquire user information and to determine the second user identity information according to the user information, wherein the user information is information input by a user for identifying the user.

25. The device according to claim 23, wherein the transmitter is further configured to send device information to the central device, wherein the device information comprises connection parameter information of the second terminal device.

26. The device according to claim 25, wherein:

the transmitter is further configured to send a second request message to the central device, wherein the second request message is a message for representing that the second terminal device acquires connection parameter information of a first terminal device;

the receiver is further configured to receive a second response message sent by the central device, wherein the connection parameter information of the first terminal device is carried in the second response message; and

the processor is further programmed to establish a service connection with the first terminal device according to the second response message received by the receiver.