METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20150163841A1
• Filed: 03/30/2014
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhao, Lei, Chen, Yu, Wang, Hui, Chen, Shaowei
• Application Number:
  US14/229,935
• Publication Number:
  US 20150163841A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/31 Communication aspects specific to video games, e.g. between several handheld game devices at close range
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/327 using wireless networks, e.g. Wi-Fi® or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A method for processing information includes: acquiring, in the case where a first application runs, a first controlling operation for the first application, wherein the first controlling operation instructs to establish a first group comprising at least two participants; controlling the first wireless communication module to serve as a wireless access node generating a radiation signal; receiving response information from a second electronic apparatus; establishing, in a radio link layer, a direct communication channel with the second electronic apparatus upon reception of the response information; and adding, through the direct communication channel, the second electronic apparatus to the first group.

Claims

1. A method for processing information applied to a first electronic apparatus, wherein the first electronic apparatus comprises a first wireless communication module, in the case where the first wireless communication module is in an operating state, the method comprises:

acquiring, in the case where a first application runs, a first controlling operation for the first application, wherein the first controlling operation instructs to establish a first group comprising at least two participants;

controlling the first wireless communication module to serve as a wireless access node generating a radiation signal;

receiving response information from a second electronic apparatus, wherein the second electronic apparatus in a coverage area of the radiation signal, and the response information is generated by the second electronic apparatus in the case where the wireless access node is scanned by the second electronic apparatus;

establishing, in a radio link layer, a direct communication channel with the second electronic apparatus upon reception of the response information; and

adding, through the direct communication channel, the second electronic apparatus to the first group.

2. A method for processing information applied to a second electronic apparatus, wherein the second electronic apparatus comprises a second wireless communication module, in the case where the second wireless communication module is in an operating state, the method comprises:

acquiring, in the case where a first application runs, a second controlling operation for the first application, wherein the second controlling operation instructs to scan at least one wireless access node;

controlling the second wireless communication module to receive at least one radiation signal from the at least one wireless access node;

displaying the at least one wireless access node;

selecting a first wireless access node from the at least one wireless access node, generating and sending response information to the first wireless access node, to facilitate a first electronic apparatus serving as the first wireless access node establishing a direct communication channel between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus; and

joining a first group established by the first electronic apparatus through the direct communication channel.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the displaying the at least one wireless access node comprises:

displaying at least one of identifier corresponding to the at least one wireless access node by a display module.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

starting a first general application corresponding to a first display identifier based on the first display identifier.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein selecting a first wireless access node from the at least one wireless access node comprises:

acquiring M wireless access nodes by the second wireless communication module performing scan; and

selecting K first wireless access nodes confirming to a first preset condition from the M wireless access nodes, wherein M≧

K.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the first preset condition comprises:

a display identifier corresponding to the first wireless access node is a display identifier corresponding to a general application installed on the second electronic apparatus.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein in the case where the second electronic apparatus is connected with a server, the first preset condition comprises:

a display identifier corresponding to the first wireless access node is a display identifier corresponding to a general application stored in the server.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein starting a starting a first general application corresponding to a first display identifier based on the first display identifier comprises:

generating a first acquiring request, sending the first acquiring request and the first display identifier to the server;

receiving an installation file of the first general application returned by the server; and

installing and starting the first general application based on the installation file.

9. The method according to claim 4, wherein in the case where the first general application is not installed on the second electronic apparatus, the starting the starting a starting a first general application corresponding to a first display identifier based on the first display identifier comprises:

generating a second acquiring request, sending the second acquiring request and the first display identifier to the first wireless access node corresponding to the first display identifier;

receiving an installation file of the first general application returned by the first wireless access node; and

installing and starting the first general application based on the installation file.

10. An electronic apparatus, comprising a second communication module, a second acquiring module, a second response module, a display module and a processing module, wherein

the second acquiring module is configured to acquire, in the case where a first application runs, a second controlling operation for the first application, wherein the second controlling operation instructs to scan at least one wireless access node;

the second response module is configured to control the second wireless communication module to receive at least one radiation signal from the at least one wireless access node;

the display module is configured to display the at least one wireless access node;

the processing module is configured to select a first wireless access node from the at least one wireless access node, and join a first group established by the first wireless access node.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the electronic apparatus displays at least one of identifier corresponding to the at least one wireless access node by the display module;

the second response module is further configured to start a general application corresponding to a first display identifier based on the first display identifier.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the second response module comprises:

a wireless communication module, configured to acquire M wireless access nodes by performing scan; and

a filtering unit, configured to select K first wireless access nodes confirming to a first preset condition from the M wireless access nodes, wherein M≧

K.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the filtering unit further configured to:

select K first wireless access nodes from the M wireless access nodes, based on M display identifier in one-to-one correspondence with the M wireless access nodes, wherein display identifiers corresponding to the K wireless access nodes are display identifiers corresponding to the general applications possessed by the electronic apparatus.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein in the case the electronic apparatus is connected with a server, the filtering unit is configured to:

select the K first wireless access nodes from the M wireless access nodes, based on the M display identifiers in one-to-one correspondence with the M wireless access nodes, wherein K display identifiers corresponding to the K first wireless access nodes are display identifier corresponding to the general applications stored in by server.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the processing module comprises:

a first sending unit, configured to a first acquiring request, send the first acquiring request and the first display identifier to the server;

a first receiving unit, configured to receive an installation file of the first general application return by the server; and

a starting unit, configured to install and start the first general application based on the installation file.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11, wherein in the case where the first general application corresponding to the first display identifier is not installed on the electronic apparatus, the processing module comprises:

a second sending unit, configured to generate a second acquiring request, and send the second acquiring request and the first display identifier to the first wireless access node corresponding to the first display identifier;

a second receiving unit, configured to receive an installation file of the first general application returned by the first wireless access node; and

a second starting unit, configured to install and start the first general application based on the installation file.