METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING CONTENT IN SCREENSHOT

• US 20130318083A1
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Tian, Zhong, Zhang, Hua, HAN, Biao, Hou, Sheng Bo
• Granted Patent: US 9,542,470 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5846 using extracted text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/543 User-generated data transfer, e.g. clipboards, dynamic data exchange [DDE], object linking and embedding [OLE]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a method and apparatus for obtaining the content in a screenshot. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, content organization information associated with the screenshot may be obtained, wherein the content organization information may include the structure and data of one or more data objects associated with the content in the screenshot. The content in the screenshot may be determined based on the content organization information.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining the content in a screenshot, comprising:

obtaining, by one or more computing devices, content organization information associated with the screenshot, wherein the content organization information comprises the structure and data of one or more data objects associated with the content in the screenshot; and

determining, by the one or more computing devices, the content in the screenshot based on the content organization information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining content organization information associated with the screenshot comprises:

obtaining at least one application in the screenshot;

looking up a data object in each of the at least one application; and

determining the structure and data of the data object based on the screenshot, the at least one application and the data object.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining content organization information associated with the screenshot comprises:

receiving content organization information associated with the screenshot, wherein the content organization information is generated at a shot provider.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining content organization information associated with the screenshot comprises:

looking up previously stored content organization information that is associated with the screenshot;

comparing the obtained content organization information with the previously stored content organization information;

if a data object in the obtained content organization information is not present in the previously stored content organization information, performing adding operation for the data object; and

if a data object in the obtained content organization information is present in the previously stored content organization information, performing updating operation for the data object in response to data of the data object being changed,

wherein in response to performing adding operation for a data object, a new data object identifier and a new version identifier are set for the data object; and

in response to performing updating operation for a data object, a new version identifier is set for the data object, and a data object identifier same as that of a previously stored data object is set for the data object.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining the content in the screenshot based on the content organization information comprises:

extracting data of one or more data objects in the content organization information; and

transferring the extracted data to a user.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining the content in the screenshot based on the content organization information comprises:

receiving user'"'"'s selection information, wherein the selection information indicates information on user-desired content in the screenshot;

determining data associated with the user-desired content in the screenshot based on the selection information and the content organization information; and

transferring the determined data to the user.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the receiving a user'"'"'s selection information comprises:

receiving location information of the user-desired content in the screenshot.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the receiving a user'"'"'s selection information comprises:

receiving a data object identifier and a version identifier of a data object associated with of the user-desired content, wherein the data object identifier and the version identifier are determined at the user.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the determining the content in the screenshot based on the selection information and the content organization information comprises:

extracting location information on the user-desired content from the selection information;

determining a data object identifier and a version identifier of a data object associated with the content based on the location information and the structure of one or more data objects of the content organization information; and

determining data associated with the user-desired content in the screenshot from data of the one or more data objects of the content organization information according to the data object identifier and the version identifier.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the determining the content in the screenshot based on the selection information and the content organization information comprises:

extracting from the selection information a data object identifier and a version identifier of a data object associated with the user-desired content; and

determining data associated with the user-desired content in the screenshot from data of one or more data objects of the content organization information according to the data object identifier and the version identifier.

11. An apparatus for obtaining the content in a screenshot, comprising:

an obtaining unit configured to obtain content organization information associated with the screenshot, wherein the content organization information comprises the structure and data of one or more data objects associated with the content in the screenshot; and

a determining unit configured to determine the content in the screenshot based on the content organization information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the obtaining unit comprises:

obtaining means configured to obtain at least one application in the screenshot;

data object looking-up means configured to look up a data object in each of the at least one application; and

determining means configured to determine the structure and data of the data object based on the screenshot, the at least one application and the data object.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the obtaining unit comprises:

receiving means configured to receive content organization information associated with the screenshot, wherein the content organization information is generated at a shot provider.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the obtaining unit comprises:

content organization information looking-up means configured to look up previously stored content organization information that is associated with the screenshot;

comparing means configured to compare the obtained content organization information with the previously stored content organization information;

adding means configured to, if a data object in the obtained content organization information is not present in the previously stored content organization information, perform adding operation for the data object; and

updating means configured to, if a data object in the obtained content organization information is present in the previously stored content organization information, perform updating operation for the data object in response to data of the data object being changed,

wherein in response to performing adding operation for a data object, a new data object identifier and a new version identifier are set for the data object; and

in response to performing updating operation for a data object, a new version identifier is set for the data object, and a data object identifier as same as that of a previously stored data object is set for the data object.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the determining unit comprises:

extracting means configured to extract data of one or more data objects in the content organization information; and

first transferring means configured to transfer the extracted data to a user.

16. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the determining unit comprises:

selection information receiving means configured to receive user'"'"'s selection information, wherein the selection information indicates information on user-desired content in the screenshot;

content determining means configured to determine data associated with the user-desired content in the screenshot based on the selection information and the content organization information; and

second transferring means configured to transfer the determined data to the user.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the selection information receiving means comprises:

location information receiving means configured to receive location information of the user-desired content in the screenshot.

18. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the selection information receiving means comprises:

identifier receiving means configured to receive a data object identifier and a version identifier of a data object associated with of the user-desired content, wherein the data object identifier and the version identifier are determined at the user.

19. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the content determining means comprises:

location information extracting means configured to extract location information on the user-desired content from the selection information;

identifier determining means configured to determine a data object identifier and a version identifier of a data object associated with the content based on the location information and the structure of one or more data objects of the content organization information; and

first data determining means configured to determine data associated with the user-desired content in the screenshot from data of the one or more data objects of the content organization information according to the data object identifier and the version identifier.

20. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the content determining means comprises:

identifier extracting means configured to extract from the selection information a data object identifier and a version identifier of a data object associated with the user-desired content; and

second content determining means configured to determine data associated with the user-desired content in the screenshot from data of one or more data objects of the content organization information according to the data object identifier and the version identifier.