MEDIA CONTENT SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20170201852A1
• Filed: 05/29/2014
• Published: 07/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2014
• 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: Zhu, Yu, Kuang, Yunsheng
• Granted Patent: US 10,547,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0861 Generation of secret information including derivation or calculation of cryptographic keys or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity
• 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

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a media content sharing method and apparatus. The media content sharing method includes: using, by a first device, a private sharing mode, and acquiring first private information corresponding to the private sharing mode; and sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to a second device, so that the second device acquires the first private information and acquires shared media content of the first device according to the first private information.

Claims

1. A media content sharing method, comprising:

using, by a first device, a private sharing mode, and acquiring first private information corresponding to the private sharing mode; and

sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to a second device, so that the second device acquires the first private information and acquires shared media content of the first device according to the first private information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to the second device comprises:

establishing, by the first device, an NFC channel with the second device, and sending the first private information to the second device through the NFC channel;

or

establishing, by the first device, a Bluetooth piconet with the second device, and sending the first private information to the second device in the Bluetooth piconet;

or

encoding, by the first device, the first private information to generate a two-dimensional code image, and displaying the first private information corresponding to the two-dimensional code image form, so that the second device captures the two-dimensional code image and acquires the first private information;

or

encoding, by the first device, the first private information to generate a sound wave signal, and propagating the sound wave signal, so that the second device receives the sound wave signal through a microphone and acquires the first private information by decoding the sound wave signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the first private information comprises a private device description document uniform resource locator DDD URL of the first device and a private universally unique identifier UUID of the first device; and

sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to a second device, so that the second device acquires the first private information and acquires shared media content of the first device according to the first private information comprises;

sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to the second device, and receiving a first request message sent by the second device, wherein the first request message carries the private DDD URL of the first device;

sending, by the first device, second private information to the second device according to the first request message, wherein the second private information comprises a private device description document DDD corresponding to the private DDD URL, and the private DDD comprises a private Service Control Protocol Description SCPD document URL of the first device, so that the second device acquires a corresponding private SCPD document according to the private SCPD document URL and invokes a corresponding control instruction according to the private SCPD document; and

sending, by the first device, a shared media content list of the first device to the second device according to the control instruction, so that the second device acquires the shared media content from the shared media content list, wherein the control instruction is an instruction invoked by the second device according to the private SCPD document.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the first private information is a private identifier of the first device; and

sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to a second device, so that the second device acquires the first private information and acquires shared media content of the first device according to the first private information comprises;

sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to the second device, so that the second device directly accesses the first device according to the private identifier of the first device and acquires the shared media content of the first device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the first private information comprises a key generated by the first device; and

sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to a second device, so that the second device acquires the first private information and acquires shared media content of the first device according to the first private information comprises;

sending, by the first device, the first private information to the second device, and receiving a first authentication message sent by the second device, wherein the first authentication message is generated by the second device by encrypting an encryption sequence according to the key;

decrypting, by the first device, the first authentication message according to the key to obtain the encryption sequence, and establishing a secure channel between the first device and the second device according to the encryption sequence; and

sending, by the first device, a shared media content list of the first device to the second device on the secure channel according to a control instruction, so that the second device acquires the shared media content from the shared media content list.

6. The method according to any one of claim 1, wherein after sending or displaying, by the first device, the first private information to the second device, the method further comprises:

acquiring, by the first device, first private information of the second device that is sent or displayed by the second device.

7-36. -36. (canceled)

37. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor, configured to set the terminal device to a private sharing mode, and acquire first private information corresponding to the private sharing mode; and

a transceiver, configured to send or display the first private information to another terminal device, so that the other terminal device acquires the first private information and acquires shared media content of the terminal device according to the first private information.

38. The terminal device according to claim 37, wherein the transceiver comprises:

a near field communication NFC transmitter, configured to establish an NFC channel with the other terminal device, and send the first private information to the other terminal device through the NFC channel;

or

a Bluetooth transmitter, configured to establish a Bluetooth piconet with the other terminal device, and send the first private information to the other terminal device in the Bluetooth piconet;

or

an image encoder, configured to encode the first private information to generate a two-dimensional code image, and display, through a display, the first private information corresponding to the two-dimensional code image form, so that the other terminal device captures the two-dimensional code image and acquires the first private information;

or

a sound encoder, configured to encode the first private information to generate a sound wave signal, and propagate the sound wave signal through a speaker, so that the other terminal device receives the sound wave signal through a microphone and acquires the first private information by decoding the sound wave signal.

39. The terminal device according to claim 37, wherein:

the first private information comprises a private device description document uniform resource locator DDD URL of the terminal device and a private universally unique identifier UUID of the terminal device; and

the transceiver is configured to;

send or display the first private information to the other terminal device, and receive a first request message sent by the other terminal device, wherein the first request message carries the private DDD URL of the terminal device;

send second private information to the other terminal device according to the first request message, wherein the second private information comprises a private device description document DDD corresponding to the private DDD URL, and the private DDD comprises a private Service Control Protocol Description SCPD document URL of the terminal device, so that the other terminal device acquires a corresponding private SCPD document according to the private SCPD document URL and invokes a corresponding control instruction according to the private SCPD document; and

send a shared media content list of the terminal device to the other terminal device according to the control instruction, so that the other terminal device acquires the shared media content from the shared media content list, wherein the control instruction is an instruction invoked by the other terminal device according to the private SCPD document.

40. The terminal device according to claim 37, wherein the first private information is a private identifier of the terminal device;

and the transceiver is configured to;

send or display the first private information to the other terminal device, so that the another terminal device directly accesses the terminal device according to the private identifier of the terminal device and acquires the shared media content of the terminal device.

41. The terminal device according to claim 37, wherein:

the first private information comprises a key generated by the terminal device;

the transceiver is configured to send the first private information to the other terminal device, and receive a first authentication message sent by the other terminal device, wherein the first authentication message is generated by the other terminal device by encrypting an encryption sequence according to the key;

the processor is configured to decrypt the first authentication message according to the key to obtain the encryption sequence, and establish a secure channel between the terminal device and the other terminal device according to the encryption sequence; and

the transceiver is further configured to send a shared media content list of the terminal device to the other terminal device on the secure channel according to a control instruction, so that the other terminal device acquires the shared media content from the shared media content list.

42. The terminal device according to claim 37, wherein the transceiver module is further configured to receive first private information of the other terminal device sent or displayed by the other terminal device.

43. The terminal device according to claim 37, wherein the processor is further configured to:

access a wireless local area network WLAN and acquire a network identifier of the WLAN;

determine, according to the network identifier, whether the WLAN is a public network; and

if the WLAN is a public network, use the private sharing mode.

44. The terminal device according to claim 37, wherein the processor is further configured to:

access a WLAN and acquire a network identifier of the WLAN;

determine, according to the network identifier, whether the terminal device accesses the WLAN for the first time;

if it is determined, according to the network identifier, that the WLAN is the WLAN that is accessed by the terminal device for the first time, generate prompt information to prompt the user whether to select the private sharing mode; and

when the transceiver receives selection information that is sent by the user according to the prompt information and the selection information comprises the private sharing mode, use the private sharing mode.

45. The terminal device according to claim 37, wherein the processor is further configured to:

access a WLAN and acquire a network identifier of the WLAN;

find whether the network identifier and a medium access control MAC address of a wireless access point AP corresponding to the network identifier exist in an access point list; and

if the network identifier and the MAC address of the AP corresponding to the network identifier exist in the access point list, use the private sharing mode.

46. A terminal device, comprising:

a transceiver, configured to acquire first private information sent or displayed by other terminal device;

a processor, configured to set the terminal device to a private sharing mode currently; and

wherein the transceiver is further configured to acquire shared media content of the other terminal device according to the first private information.

47. The terminal device according to claim 46, wherein the transceiver comprises:

a near field communication NFC transmitter, configured to establish an NFC channel with the other terminal device, and receive, through the NFC channel, the first private information sent by the other terminal device;

or

a Bluetooth transmitter, configured to establish a Bluetooth piconet with the other terminal device, and receive, in the Bluetooth piconet, the first private information sent by the other terminal device;

or

a camera, configured to capture a two-dimensional code image displayed by the other terminal device, and acquire the first private information of the other terminal device, wherein the two-dimensional code image is a two-dimensional code image generated by the other terminal device by encoding the first private information;

or

a sound wave decoder, configured to receive, through a sound collecting module, a sound wave signal propagated by the other terminal device, and decode the sound wave signal to acquire the first private information of the other terminal device, wherein the sound wave signal is a sound wave signal generated by the other terminal device by encoding the first private information.

48. The terminal device according to claim 46, wherein:

the first private information comprises a private device description document uniform resource locator DDD URL of the another terminal device and a private universally unique identifier UUID of the another terminal device; and

the transceiver module is configured to;

send a first request message to the other terminal device, wherein the first request message carries the private DDD URL of the other terminal device;

receive second private information sent by the other terminal device, wherein the second private information comprises a private device description document DDD corresponding to the private DDD URL of the other terminal device, and the private DDD comprises a private Service Control Protocol Description SCPD document URL of the other terminal device;

acquire a corresponding private SCPD document from the other terminal device according to the private SCPD document URL, and invoke a corresponding control instruction according to the private SCPD document, so that the other terminal device sends a shared media content list of the other terminal device according to the control instruction; and

acquire the shared media content from the shared media content list.

49. The terminal device according to claim 46, wherein:

the first private information is a private identifier of the another terminal device; and

the transceiver module is configured to;

acquire the first private information sent by the other terminal device, directly access the other terminal device according to the private local domain name of the other terminal device, and acquire the shared media content of the other terminal device.

50. The terminal device according to claim 46, wherein:

the first private information comprises a key generated by the another terminal device; and

the transceiver module is configured to;

acquire the first private information sent or displayed by the other terminal device, and generate a first authentication message by encrypting an encryption sequence according to the key;

send the first authentication message to the other terminal device, so that the other terminal device decrypts the first authentication message according to the key to obtain the encryption sequence, and establishes a secure channel with the terminal device according to the encryption sequence; and

invoke a control instruction, acquire, through the secure channel, a shared media content list of the other terminal device sent by the other terminal device, and acquire the shared media content from the shared media content list.

51-54. -54. (canceled)