Method and system for processing data

• US 9,778,776 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2013
• Issued: 10/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Chen, Ke, Fu, Rongyao, Yang, Jinping, Lu, Haidong
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Adams, Carl
• Application Number:
  US13/947,322
• Publication Number:
  US 20140028615A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,534 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• 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 digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A method and system for processing data is provided. The method for processing data includes: generating, by a touch module of a first electronic device, touch information of the first electronic device, in the case that the first electronic device is in contact with a second electronic device; and determining, by the second electronic device, related information of the first electronic device, according to the touch information of the first electronic device. In the solution, the first electronic device generates the related information via the touch module and the second electronic device determines the related information, so as to improve user experience.

Claims

1. A method for processing data, comprising:

generating, by a touch module of a first electronic device, touch information of the first electronic device, in a case that the first electronic device is in contact with a touch screen of a second electronic device, wherein the touch information carries related information of the first electronic device; and

transferring, by the first electronic device, the touch information of the first electronic device to the touch screen of the second electronic device, wherein the second electronic device (i) receives the touch information of the first electronic device via the touch screen of the second electronic device, and (ii) determines the related information of the first electronic device according to the received touch information of the first electronic device,

wherein the touch module comprises a first conductive contact point and a second conductive contact point,

wherein the generating, by the touch module of the first electronic device, the touch information of the first electronic device comprises;

generating a first clicking touch signal by using the first conductive contact point and generating a second clicking touch signal by using the second conductive contact point, when both the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point are in contact with the touch screen of the second electronic device, wherein the first clicking touch signal has a first clicking frequency; and

wherein the transferring, by the first electronic device, the touch information of the first electronic device to the touch screen of the second electronic device comprises;

transmitting, by the first electronic device, the first clicking touch signal and the second clicking touch signal simultaneously through the contacts between the first conductive contact point of the first electronic device and the touch screen of the second electronic device and between the second conductive contact point of the first electronic device and the touch screen of the second electronic device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the touch module comprises a discharging layer arranged on a casing of the first electronic device.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

before generating, by a touch module of the first electronic device, touch information of the first electronic device, determining the related information of the first electronic device,

wherein the generating, by a touch module of the first electronic device, touch information of the first electronic device further comprises adjusting a current discharging state of the discharging layer to be a discharging state corresponding to the related information to be transmitted, according to a preset mapping relationship between the related information and the discharging state of the discharging layer.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the related information of the first electronic device comprises a communication identification of the first electronic device.

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

receiving and displaying shared information transmitted from the second electronic device to the first electronic device according to the communication identification, wherein the shared information is information displayed in a touch control region which corresponds to the first electronic device and the shared information is sensed by the second electronic device via a capacitive screen; and

performing a specific process on the received shared information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein there is a one-to-one relationship between the first clicking frequency and the first conductive contact point.

7. The method according to claim 6,

wherein the second electronic device determines relative position information between the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point according to the generated first and second clicking touch signals and the first clicking frequency for the first conductive contact point, and the relative position information is adapted to indicate a position and orientation of the first electronic device.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the generating a second clicking touch signal by using the second conductive contact point comprises:

generating the second clicking touch signals continuously by using the second conductive contact point.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the generating a second clicking touch signal by using the second conductive contact point comprises:

generating the second clicking touch signals by using the second conductive contact point periodically in a second period, wherein the second period corresponds to a second clicking frequency which is a preset clicking frequency for the second conductive contact point, and the second clicking frequency is different from the first clicking frequency.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the first electronic device comprises a vibrating apparatus, and the method further comprises:

receiving touch control information and the relative position information between the at least two conductive contact points transmitted by the second electronic device;

determining a vibration direction according to the relative position information and the touch control information; and

controlling the vibrating apparatus to vibrate according to the determined vibration direction.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein a clicking frequency is set for the second conductive contact point, which is different from the clicking frequency set for the first conductive contact point, in a case that a distance between the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point is smaller than a preset distance.

12. A system for processing data, comprising:

a first electronic device having a touch module,

wherein;

the first electronic device determines whether the first electronic device is in contact with a touch screen of a second electronic device;

the touch module of the first electronic device generates touch information of the first electronic device, in a case that the first electronic device is in contact with the touch screen of the second electronic device;

the first electronic device transfers the generated touch information of the first electronic device to the touch screen of the second electronic device;

the touch information carries related information of the first electronic device;

the touch module comprises a first conductive contact point and a second conductive contact point;

the touch module of the first electronic device generates (i) a first clicking touch signal by using the first conductive contact point, and (ii) a second clicking touch signal by using the second conductive contact point, when both the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point are in contact with the touch screen of the second electronic device;

the first clicking touch signal has a first clicking frequency; and

the first electronic device transmits the first clicking touch signal and the second clicking touch signal to the touch screen of the second electronic device simultaneously through the contacts between the first conductive contact point of the first electronic device and the touch screen of the second electronic device and between the second conductive contact point of the first electronic device and the touch screen of the second electronic device; and

the second electronic device having the touch screen, and adapted to receive the touch information of the first electronic device by the touch screen and determine the related information of the first electronic device according to the received touch information of the first electronic device.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the touch module comprises a discharging layer arranged on a casing of the first electronic device.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the first electronic device further comprises:

a related information determining module adapted to determine the related information of the first electronic device to be transmitted, in the case that the first electronic device is placed on a capacitive screen of the second electronic device; and

a discharging state adjusting module adapted to adjust a current discharging state of the discharging layer to be a discharging state corresponding to the related information to be transmitted, according to a preset mapping relationship between the related information and the discharging state of the discharging layer, wherein the second electronic device determines the related information corresponding to the first electronic device according to the discharging state of the first electronic device sensed by the capacitive screen.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the first electronic device further comprises:

a shared information receiving unit adapted to receive shared information transmitted from the second electronic device to the first electronic device according to a communication identification, wherein the shared information is information displayed in a touch control region which corresponds to the first electronic device and the shared information is sensed by the second electronic device via a capacitive screen;

a shared information displaying unit adapted to display the shared information; and

a shared information processing unit adapted to perform a specific process on the received shared information.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein the discharging state adjusting module is adapted to adjust a quantity of electric charges released by the discharging layer to be a quantity of electric charges corresponding to the related information to be transmitted, according to a preset mapping relationship between the related information and the quantity of electric charges released by the discharging layer.

17. The system according to claim 12, wherein there is a one-to-one relationship between the first clicking frequency and the first conductive contact point.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein:

the second electronic device determines relative position information between the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point according to the generated first and second clicking touch signals and the first clicking frequency for the first conductive contact point, and

the relative position information is adapted to indicate a position and orientation of the first electronic device.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the touch module is adapted to:

generate the second clicking touch signal continuously by using the second conductive contact point, in a case that the second conductive contact point of the first electronic device is in contact with the touch screen of the second electronic device.

20. The system according to claim 18, wherein the touch module is adapted to:

generate the second clicking touch signal by using the second conductive contact point periodically in a second period, in a case that the second conductive contact point of the first electronic device is in contact with the touch screen of the second electronic device, wherein the second period corresponds to a second clicking frequency which is a preset clicking frequency for the second conductive contact point, and the second clicking frequency is different from the first clicking frequency.

21. The system according to claim 18, wherein the first electronic device further comprises:

a vibrating apparatus;

a receiving unit adapted to receive touch control information and the relative position information between the at least two conductive contact points transmitted by the second electronic device;

a determining unit adapted to determine a vibration direction according to the relative position information and the touch control information; and

a first control unit adapted to control the vibrating apparatus to vibrate according to the determined vibration direction.

22. The system according to claim 18, wherein a clicking frequency is set for the second conductive contact point, which is different from the clicking frequency set for the first conductive contact point, in a case that a distance between the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point is smaller than a preset distance.

23. The system according to claim 17, wherein the second electronic device comprises:

a touch sensing unit adapted to detect whether a clicking touch signal is generated; and

a position determining unit adapted to, in a case that the touch sensing unit detects a first clicking touch signal and a second clicking touch signal generated by the at least two conductive contact points of the first electronic device, determine relative position information between the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point according to the first clicking touch signal and the second clicking touch signal and a detected first clicking frequency corresponding to the first conductive contact point, wherein the relative position information is adapted to indicate a position and orientation of the first electronic device.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein the position determining unit comprises:

a first acquiring unit adapted to determine first position information corresponding to the first conductive contact point and second position information corresponding to the second conductive contact point, according to the first clicking touch signal and the second clicking touch signal;

a correspondence establishing unit adapted to identify the first conductive contact point according to the first clicking frequency and establish correspondence between the first conductive contact point and the first position information; and

a second acquiring unit adapted to determine the relative position information between the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point according to the correspondence between the first conductive contact point and the first position information and the second position information, to acquire the position and orientation of the first electronic device.

25. The system according to claim 23, wherein the second electronic device comprises:

a transmitting unit adapted to transmit the relative position information between the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point to the first electronic device; and

a second control unit adapted to, in a case of a preset trigger condition, generate a corresponding control signal according to the determined relative position information between the first conductive contact point and the second conductive contact point, wherein the second electronic device performs a corresponding control instruction according to the control signal.