Content sharing methods and apparatuses

• US 10,268,267 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2015
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Beijing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Liu, Jia, Shi, Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Davis, Tony O
• Application Number:
  US15/326,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20170199567A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,418 Days
• Field of Search: 345149, 345156, 345633
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80

Abstract

Content sharing methods and apparatuses are provided that relate to the field of communications. A method comprises: determining a projection region of a target region on a display region of a first display device relative to at least one eye of a user; and sending related information of the projection region to a second display device. The methods and apparatuses can simplify content sharing steps, improve content sharing efficiency and/or enhance user experience.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a system comprising a processor, a projection region of a target region on a display region of a first display device relative to at least one eye of a user, wherein the target region is associated with a second display device, including cases where the target region is the display region of the second display device, or the target region is a region defined by borders of the second display device, and wherein the projection region is a region formed by points of intersection between connecting lines from the at least one eye to the target region and the display region of the first display device; and

sending related information of the projection region to the second display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to one eye of the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

determining a position of the target region; and

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the one eye according to the position of the target region.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the one eye according to the position of the target region and the position of the one eye.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

acquiring a fundus image of the one eye; and

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the one eye according to the fundus image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to two eyes of the user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

determining the position of the target region;

determining a left eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to a left eye of the user and a right eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to a right eye of the user according to the position of the target region; and

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the two eyes according to the left eye projection region and the right eye projection region.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining the left eye projection region and the right eye projection region comprises:

determining the left eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the left eye and the right eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the right eye according to the position of the left eye, the position of the right eye and the position of the target region.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the projection region comprises the left eye projection region and the right eye projection region.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

acquiring a left fundus image of a left eye of the user, to determine a left eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the left eye according to the left fundus image;

acquiring a right fundus image of a right eye of the user, to determine a right eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the right eye according to the right fundus image; and

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the two eyes according to the left eye projection region and the right eye projection region.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the target region is a region corresponding to a gesture of the user.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying prompt information of the projection region on the display region of the first display device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

pre-establishing an association between the first display device and the second display device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the related information of the projection region comprises:

display content of the projection region.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the related information of the projection region comprises:

display content of the projection region, and associated information of the display content.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the related information of the projection region comprises:

coordinate information of display content of the projection region.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein a resolution of the second display device is higher than another resolution of the first display device.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory that stores executable modules; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that executes or facilitates execution of the executable modules, comprising;

a determination module configured to determine a projection region of a target region on a display region of a first display device relative to at least one eye of a user, wherein the target region is associated with a second display device, including at least one of a first case where the target region is the display region of the second display device, or a second case where the target region is a region defined by borders of the second display device, and wherein the projection region is a region formed by points of intersection between connecting lines from the at least one eye to the target region and the display region of the first display device; and

a sending module configured to send related information of the projection region to the second display device.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the determination module comprises:

a monocular determination sub-module configured to determine a projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to one eye of the user.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the monocular determination sub-module comprises:

a position determination unit configured to determine a position of the target region; and

a projection region determination unit, configured to determine the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the one eye according to the position of the target region.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the projection region determination unit is configured to determine the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the one eye according to the position of the target region and the position of the one eye.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the monocular determination sub-module comprises:

a fundus image acquisition unit configured to acquire a fundus image of the one eye; and

a projection region determination unit configured to determine the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the one eye according to the fundus image.

23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the determination module comprises:

a binocular determination sub-module configured to determine a projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to two eyes of the user.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the binocular determination sub-module comprises:

a first determination unit configured to determine the position of the target region;

a second determination unit configured to determine a left eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to a left eye of the user and a right eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to a right eye of the user according to the position of the target region; and

a third determination unit, configured to determine the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the two eyes according to the left eye projection region and the right eye projection region.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the second determination unit is configured to determine the left eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the left eye and the right eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the right eye according to the position of the left eye, the position of the right eye and the position of the target region.

26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the binocular determination sub-module comprises:

a first determination unit configured to acquire a left fundus image of a left eye of the user, to determine a left eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the left eye according to the left fundus image;

a second determination unit, configured to acquire a right fundus image of a right eye of the user, to determine a right eye projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the right eye according to the right fundus image; and

a third determination unit, configured to determine the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the two eyes according to the left eye projection region and the right eye projection region.

27. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the executable modules further comprise:

a prompt module configured to display prompt information of the projection region on the display region of the first display device.

28. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the executable modules further comprise:

an association module configured to pre-establish an association between the first display device and the second display device.

29. A computer readable storage apparatus, comprising at least one executable instruction, which, in response to execution, causes an apparatus comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

determining a projection region of a target region on a display region of a first display device relative to an eye of a user identity determined to be interacting with the apparatus, wherein the target region is associated with a second display device, and wherein the target region is at least one of the display region of the second display device, or a region defined by borders of the second display device, and wherein the projection region is a region formed by points of intersection between connecting lines from the at least one eye to the target region and the display region of the first display device; and

sending related information of the projection region to the second display device.

30. The computer readable storage apparatus of claim 29, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to one eye of the user.

31. An apparatus, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing executable instructions, the processor being connected to the memory via a communication bus, and when the apparatus operates, the processor executes the executable instructions stored in the memory, so that the apparatus executes operations, comprising:

determining a projection region of a target region on a display region of a first display device relative to two eyes of a user identity, wherein the target region is associated with a second display device, including cases where the target region is the display region of the second display device, or the target region is a region defined by borders of the second display device, and wherein the projection region is a region formed by points of intersection between connecting lines from the at least one eye to the target region and the display region of the first display device; and

sending related information of the projection region to the second display device.

32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the determining the projection region comprises:

determining a position of the target region; and

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to one eye according to the position of the target region.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the determining the projection region further comprises:

determining the projection region of the target region on the display region of the first display device relative to the one eye according to the position of the target region and the position of the one eye.