Methods for exchanging information between electronic devices, and electronic devices

• US 9,839,057 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2011
• Issued: 12/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Guo, Xiaobing
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsvey, Gennadiy
• Application Number:
  US13/976,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20130273842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,170 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for exchanging information between electronic devices, and an electronic device. The method includes at a first electronic device: determining that a request for exchanging information from a second electronic device is valid, after receiving the request; acquiring an information area with respect to the request, and selecting area data corresponding to the information area; and after or at the same time of the selection of the area data, establishing a communication connection with the second electronic device, and transmitting the area data over the communication connection. After coming into contact with the second electronic device, the electronic device equipped with the touch screen, as the first electronic device, may establish and perform data transmission with the second electronic device. Compared with the conventional methods that require transmission via mobile communication or 3G communication, the present disclosure can reduce cost for the user of the electronic device, and provide more diversified services and higher transmission bandwidth.

Claims

1. A method for exchanging information between electronic devices, comprising at a first electronic device:

determining that a request for exchanging information from a second electronic device is valid, after receiving the request;

in response to the request for exchanging information from the second electronic device, automatically acquiring an information area with respect to the request, and selecting area data corresponding to the information area;

generating, by the first electronic device, a first event of information exchange request, and recording a first time when the first event occurs;

comparing the first time with a second time, and determining to establish a communication connection between the first and second electronic devices when the result of the comparison indicates that the first and second times are matched, wherein the second time is obtained by the second electronic device generating a second event of information exchange request and a touch event, and recording a second time when the second event and the touch even are generated, and wherein the touch event refers to an event generated when a touch action is performed on a touch screen of the second electronic device; and

in response to the selection of the area data, establishing a communication connection with the second electronic device, and transmitting the area data over the communication connection, wherein establishing a communication connection with the second electronic device comprises establishing a first network connection with a server that has a second network connection with the second electronic device, wherein the first and second network connections form the communication connection,

wherein the request for exchanging information corresponds to a condition that a contact action from the second electronic device against the first electronic device occurs, and the contact action is valid;

and wherein the first electronic device is provided with a touch screen on which there are a plurality of information areas, and

selecting area data corresponding to the information area comprises;

when the valid contact action from the second electronic device against the first electronic device is applied to one information area of the information areas on the touch screen of the first electronic device, automatically acquiring area data contained in that one information area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the contact action is valid comprises:

determining that the contact action is applied to the first electronic device, and a pressure exerted by the contact action on a touch screen of the first electronic device reaches a preset value.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting area data corresponding to the information area comprises:

after the valid contact action from the second electronic device is applied to one information area of the information areas, acquiring area data that are selected within a predetermined time period before or after occurrence of the valid contact action.

4. An electronic device comprising:

a detection unit configured to determine that a request for exchanging information from a second electronic device is valid, after the electronic device receives the request;

a data selection unit configured to automatically acquire an information area with respect to the request, and select area data corresponding to the information area in response to the request for exchanging information from the second electronic device;

an information exchange request event unit configured to, before establishment of a communication connection with the second electronic device, generate a first event of information exchange request, record a first time when the first event is generated; and

compare the first time with a second time, and determine to establish a communication connection between the electronic device and the second electronic device when the result of the comparison indicates that the first and second times are matched;

wherein the second time is obtained by the second electronic device generating a second event of information exchange request and a touch event, and recording a second time when the second event and the touch even are generated, and wherein the touch event refers to an event generated when a touch action is performed on a touch screen of the second electronic device; and

a communication connection unit configured to, after or at the same time of the selection of the area data, establish a communication connection with the second electronic device, and transmit the area data over the communication connection, wherein the communication connection unit comprises a network connection module configured to establish a first network connection with a server which has a second network connection with the second electronic device, wherein the first and second network connections form the communication connection,

wherein the electronic device is provided with a touch screen on which there are a plurality of information areas,

wherein the request for exchanging information corresponds to a condition that a contact action from the second electronic device against the electronic device occurs, and the contact action is valid,

the data selection unit comprises a selection execution module configured to, when the valid contact action is particularly performed on one of the information areas on the touch screen of the electronic device, automatically acquire area data contained in that one information area, as the area data corresponding to the information area.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the data selection unit comprises a selection execution module configured to, after the valid contact action from the second electric device occurs on one of the information areas, acquire area data that are selected within a predetermined time period before or after the occurrence of the valid contact action.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a detection circuit configured to determine that a request for exchanging information from a second electronic device is valid, after the electronic device receives the request;

a data selection circuit configured to automatically acquire an information area with respect to the request, and select area data corresponding to the information area in response to the request for exchanging information from the second electronic device;

an information exchange request event circuit configured to, before establishment of a communication connection with the second electronic device, generate a first event of information exchange request record a first time when the first event is generated; and

compare the first time with a second time, and determine to establish a communication connection between the electronic device and the second electronic device when the result of the comparison indicates that the first and second times are matched;

wherein the second time is obtained by the second electronic device generating a second event of information exchange request and a touch event, and recording a second time when the second event and the touch even are generated, and wherein the touch event refers to an event generated when a touch action is performed on a touch screen of the second electronic device; and

a communication connection circuit configured to, after or at the same time of the selection of the area data, establish a communication connection with the second electronic device, and transmit the area data over the communication connection, wherein the communication connection circuit comprises a network connection module configured to establish a first network connection with a server which has a second network connection with the second electronic device, wherein the first and second network connections form the communication connection,

wherein the electronic device is provided with a touch screen on which there are a plurality of information areas,

wherein the request for exchanging information corresponds to a condition that a contact action from the second electronic device against the electronic device occurs, and the contact action is valid, the data selection circuit comprises a selection execution module configured to,

when the valid contact action is particularly performed on one of the information areas on the touch screen of the electronic device, automatically acquire area data contained in that one information area, as the area data corresponding to the information area.