CN104461219B

CN104461219B - Information processing equipment and information processing method

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Publication number: CN104461219B
Application number: CN201310419145.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴旭; 陈燕南; 李海亮
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2013-09-13
Filing date: 2013-09-13
Publication date: 2018-10-12
Anticipated expiration: 2033-09-13
Also published as: CN104461219A

Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of information processing method and information processing equipments, are applied to the first electronic equipment, including：Communication link is established between first electronic equipment and the second electronic equipment；Show the first communication interface for being communicated with second electronic equipment；Judge whether to meet predetermined condition, obtains judging result；And when the judging result shows to meet the predetermined condition, the second communication interface for being communicated with second electronic equipment is shown；Second communication interface includes first area and second area, the first area includes the first subregion and/or the second subregion, first subregion is for showing the first information that first electronic equipment is acquired, second subregion is for showing the second information that second electronic equipment is acquired, the second area is for showing that shared information, at least part of the shared information are simultaneously displayed on first electronic equipment and second electronic equipment.

Description

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of information processing, and more particularly, to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method.

Background

Currently, network communication via a network such as the internet is becoming widespread through electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, personal computers, and the like. Such as text communications, audio communications, video communications, and the like. In such a communication process, the electronic device participating in the communication transmits information collected by the electronic device itself to the counterpart electronic device on the one hand, and locally outputs information collected by the counterpart and optionally information collected by the electronic device itself, which are received from the counterpart electronic device, on the other hand, thereby achieving the communication.

However, the current network communication can implement only a simple communication function. That is, the user can only communicate through the communication link, and cannot utilize the communication link to realize other functions by means of the existing communication window while communicating, so that the user experience is relatively single.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus and an information processing method, which enable a user to perform communication in a video communication mode or the like through a network while implementing functions such as content sharing, application interaction, and the like, thereby enriching the functions that can be implemented by communication, enhancing the interaction of users at both ends of communication, and bringing closer the distance between the users at both ends of communication in a visual sense, thereby greatly enriching user experience.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method applied to a first electronic device, the information processing method including: establishing a communication link between the first electronic device and a second electronic device; displaying a first communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device; judging whether a preset condition is met or not, and obtaining a judgment result; when the judgment result shows that the preset condition is met, displaying a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic equipment; the second communication interface comprises a first area and a second area, the first area and the second area are not identical, the first area comprises a first sub-area and/or a second sub-area, the first sub-area is used for displaying first information acquired by the first electronic device, the second sub-area is used for displaying second information acquired by the second electronic device, the second area is used for displaying shared information, and at least one part of the shared information is displayed on the first electronic device and the second electronic device at the same time.

The information processing method further includes: receiving a first operation of the first electronic equipment side; generating a first operation instruction according to the first operation; updating the shared information displayed in the second area according to the first operation instruction; and sending the first operation instruction to the second electronic device; wherein the second electronic device updates the at least one part of the shared information displayed on the second electronic device according to the first operation instruction.

The information processing method further includes: receiving a second operation instruction from the second electronic device; updating the shared information displayed in the second area according to the second operation instruction; wherein the second operation instruction is generated by the second electronic device receiving a second operation on the second electronic device side.

The first area comprises a prompt identifier, and the first communication interface comprises the first area; the step of determining whether the predetermined condition is satisfied includes at least one of: judging whether the prompt mark is triggered or not; and judging whether the shared information is received from the second electronic equipment.

The step of judging whether the predetermined condition is satisfied includes: when the prompt mark is judged to be triggered, displaying a shared mark set, wherein the shared mark set comprises at least one shared mark; and judging whether to trigger the sharing identification in the sharing identification set.

The information processing method further includes: when a first sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is judged to be triggered, displaying a first operation interface, wherein the first operation interface comprises a plurality of candidate information; and determining whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information.

The step of determining whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information includes: detecting a predetermined operation on at least first candidate information and second candidate information of the plurality of candidate information; and determining the first candidate information and the second candidate information as shared information in response to the predetermined operation; wherein the first candidate information is of a different type than the second candidate information.

The step of determining whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information further comprises: after determining first candidate information and second candidate information as shared information from the plurality of candidate information, updating the first operation interface from an initial first state to a second state, wherein the distance between the first candidate information and the second candidate information in the second state is smaller than the distance in the first state; receiving a sharing operation for the shared information; and transmitting the sharing information to the second electronic device in response to the sharing operation.

Displaying a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device includes: when the judgment result shows that the preset condition is met, setting first information collected by the first electronic equipment in the first sub-area, setting second information collected by the second electronic equipment in the second sub-area, and setting the second area which does not contain any shared information to generate the second communication interface; and the step of determining whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information includes one of: judging whether a dragging operation of dragging at least one of the candidate information from the first operation interface to the second area is received; and determining whether an operation of selecting at least one from the plurality of candidate information and confirming the selection is received.

The information processing method further includes: when judging that a second sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered, displaying a second operation interface; receiving input information of the second operation interface; and acquiring shared information from a third electronic device different from the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on the input information for the second operation interface.

The second communication interface includes the set of shared identifiers, and the information processing method further includes: after the second communication interface is displayed, judging whether a third sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered or not; when a third sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is judged to be triggered, generating a third communication interface only based on the second area or based on one of the first sub-area and the second area; and displaying the third communication interface.

The step of judging whether the predetermined condition is satisfied includes: displaying a receiving prompt identifier when the sharing information is judged to be received from the second electronic equipment; and judging whether the receiving prompt mark is triggered.

Displaying a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device includes: generating the second communication interface by including the second area in the first area; and displaying the generated second communication interface.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus applied to a first electronic apparatus, the information processing apparatus including: a link establishing unit that establishes a communication link between the first electronic device and a second electronic device; the first display processing unit is used for displaying a first communication interface for communicating with the second electronic equipment; the predetermined condition judging unit judges whether the predetermined condition is met or not and obtains a judgment result; the second display processing unit is used for displaying a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic equipment when the judgment result shows that the preset condition is met; the second communication interface comprises a first area and a second area, the first area and the second area are not identical, the first area comprises a first sub-area and/or a second sub-area, the first sub-area is used for displaying first information acquired by the first electronic device, the second sub-area is used for displaying second information acquired by the second electronic device, the second area is used for displaying shared information, and at least one part of the shared information is displayed on the first electronic device and the second electronic device at the same time.

The information processing apparatus further includes: a first operation receiving unit that receives a first operation on the first electronic device side; the first operation instruction generating unit generates a first operation instruction according to the first operation; the updating unit is used for updating the shared information displayed in the second area according to the first operation instruction; the first operation instruction sending unit is used for sending the first operation instruction to the second electronic equipment; wherein the second electronic device updates the at least one part of the shared information displayed on the second electronic device according to the first operation instruction.

The first area comprises a prompt identifier, and the first communication interface comprises the first area; the predetermined condition judgment unit is configured to perform one of the following operations: judging whether the prompt mark is triggered or not; and judging whether the shared information is received from the second electronic equipment.

The judging unit includes: the sharing identifier display processing unit is used for displaying a sharing identifier set when judging that the prompt identifier is triggered, wherein the sharing identifier set comprises at least one sharing identifier; and the shared identifier judging unit is used for judging whether to trigger the shared identifier in the shared identifier set.

The information processing apparatus further includes: the first operation interface display unit is used for displaying a first operation interface when judging that a first sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered, wherein the first operation interface comprises a plurality of candidate information; and a shared information determination unit that determines whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information.

The shared information determination unit includes: a detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on at least first candidate information and second candidate information of the plurality of candidate information; and a determination unit that determines the first candidate information and the second candidate information as shared information in response to the predetermined operation; wherein the first candidate information is of a different type than the second candidate information.

The information processing apparatus further includes: the second operation interface display unit displays a second operation interface when judging that a second sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered; an input information receiving unit that receives input information for the second operation interface; and an acquisition unit that acquires shared information from a third electronic device different from the first electronic device and the second electronic device, based on input information to the second operation interface.

In the information processing method and the information processing device of the embodiment of the invention, when the user of the first electronic device communicates with the user of the second electronic device, information sharing and interaction are realized between the user of the first electronic device and the user of the second electronic device by using the communication link, so that the distance between the users participating in the communication is close to the feeling, and the user experience is greatly enriched and improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display on an electronic device to which an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display on an electronic device to which an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display on an electronic device to which an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display on an electronic device to which an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display on an electronic device to which an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display on an electronic device to which an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied; and

fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The information processing method is applied to the electronic equipment. Such as a cell phone, tablet computer, personal computer, etc. The electronic device has a communication unit for communicating with other electronic devices. The electronic device may also have an audio capture unit, such as a microphone, and a video capture unit, such as a camera, for capturing input information. In addition, the electronic device may further have an audio output unit such as a speaker and a video output unit such as a display for outputting corresponding information. In the following description, the electronic device is referred to as a first electronic device, and an electronic device that communicates with the electronic device is referred to as a second electronic device, as appropriate.

Next, an information processing method of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 1, when the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention starts, first, in step S101, a communication link is established between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

That is, for example, when the first electronic device requests communication with the second electronic device and the second electronic device confirms, or when the second electronic device requests communication with the first electronic device and the first user of the first electronic device confirms, the information processing method establishes a communication link between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

Next, in step S102, the information processing method displays a first communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device. The first communication interface comprises at least one of a first sub-area for displaying first information acquired by the first electronic device and a second sub-area for displaying second information acquired by the second electronic device. For example, in the case of video communication, the first sub-area is used to display an image of a first user on the own side (the first electronic device side), and the second sub-area is used to display an image of a second user on the other side (the second electronic device side). The region formed by the first and second sub-regions may be referred to as a first region.

Thereafter, in step S103, the information processing method determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied to obtain a determination result.

And when the information processing method judges that the preset condition is not met, the information processing method is ended.

On the other hand, when it is judged that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the information processing method proceeds to step S104. In step S104, the information processing method displays a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device.

In particular, the second communication interface may comprise a first area and a further second area as described above. The first region and the second region are not identical. The second area is used for displaying shared information. Here, the shared information means that at least a part of the shared information can be simultaneously displayed on the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

Furthermore, although the above description has been given by taking the sharing of the display information as an example, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the shared information may also be audio information. In the case of audio information, at least a portion of the audio information can be output at the first electronic device and the second electronic device simultaneously. The details of the shared information will also be described later in detail in connection with several specific examples.

Further, in the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, the second communication interface may be generated and displayed by including the second area in the first area. For example, the information processing method may be configured such that a first area for displaying information on one of two parties (video, text, etc.) is used as a background, and a second area for displaying shared information is superimposed on at least a part of the first area. The display parameters of brightness, gray scale, transparency and the like of the first area and the second area can be different, so that a user can distinguish between the first area and the second area conveniently.

Therefore, the information processing method provided by the embodiment of the invention can naturally superpose the second communication interface on the original first communication interface, so that the appearance and display processes of the second communication interface are not obtrusive. In addition, under the condition that the display area of the electronic equipment such as a mobile phone is limited, the information processing method provided by the embodiment of the invention can effectively save the total area occupied by the communication interface, so that the display area is fully utilized to display a larger image.

Of course, the above arrangement of the second communication interface is merely an example. One skilled in the art can understand that the information processing method can also generate and display the second communication interface through other ways. For example, the information processing method may generate and display the second communication interface with the first area arranged adjacent (e.g., side-by-side) to the second area or otherwise arranged.

Regarding the predetermined condition, in the first embodiment, the information processing method may determine whether the first user on the first electronic device side has triggered a cue flag for initiating sharing (i.e., initiated cue flag). The reminder identification may be arranged in the first region, for example. As an example, the prompt identifier may be superimposed with the displayed image of the first electronic device side or the displayed image of the second electronic device side. That is, in this embodiment, the information processing method determines whether the first user on the first electronic device side wishes to actively initiate sharing.

In the second embodiment, the information processing method may determine whether the shared information is received from the second electronic device. The shared information may be files of pictures, audio, video, etc., or may be an application program or user data in the application program. And when the sharing information is judged to be received from the second electronic equipment, displaying the second communication interface. That is, in this embodiment, the information processing method determines whether the first user on the first electronic device side receives information shared by the second electronic device, and directly starts and displays the second communication interface when receiving the shared information, thereby simplifying user operations.

Further, the information processing method may further display a reception prompt identifier when it is determined that the shared information is received from the second electronic device. The reception prompt identifier may be displayed in a pop-up window, for example. Alternatively, the receiving prompt identifier may be displayed by modifying the prompt identifier for initiating sharing (e.g., adding a mark indicating that the sharing information is received). Of course, the display form and the display position of the initiation prompt identifier and the reception prompt identifier are only examples. Those skilled in the art are fully capable of designing other various originating prompt indicators and receiving prompt indicators, and their display forms and display positions, as desired. When the receiving prompt mark is judged to be triggered, the information processing method displays the second communication interface, so that the user at the first electronic equipment side can accept or reject the shared information as required, the selection of the user is enriched, and the user experience is improved.

In addition, after the shared information is simultaneously displayed on the first electronic device and the second electronic device, the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention can also enable both the first user on the first electronic device side and the second user on the second electronic device side to operate on the shared information to update the shared information.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the information processing method is capable of receiving a first operation on the first electronic device side and generating a first operation instruction according to the first operation. For example, in the case of image sharing, the information processing method can receive operations such as enlargement, reduction, switching, and the like of a displayed image by a first user, and generate a corresponding operation instruction. For another example, in the case of game sharing, the information processing method may receive an operation performed by the first user on the executed game and generate a corresponding operation instruction. For another example, in the case of video sharing, the information processing method can receive operations such as fast-forward, rewind, pause, and the like of the displayed video by the first user and generate corresponding operation instructions, and the like.

After that, on the one hand, the information processing method updates the shared information displayed in the second area according to the first operation instruction, namely, executes corresponding operation according to the first operation instruction. On the other hand, the information processing method sends the first operation instruction to the second electronic device, and the second electronic device updates the shared information displayed on the second electronic device according to the first operation instruction.

Accordingly, when a second user on the second electronic device side performs a second operation and generates a second operation instruction, the first electronic device can receive the second operation instruction from the second electronic device and update the shared information displayed in the second area according to the second operation instruction.

Therefore, the information processing method of the embodiment of the invention enables users of the first electronic device and the second electronic device to operate the shared information and can reflect the operation result to the electronic device of the other side, thereby enhancing the real-time interactive feeling of users at two sides and improving the user experience.

In the above, the information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to fig. 1. In the information processing method of the embodiment of the invention, when the user of the first electronic device communicates with the user of the second electronic device, the information sharing and interaction between the user of the first electronic device and the user of the second electronic device are realized by utilizing the communication link, so that the distance between the users participating in the communication is close to the feeling, and the user experience is greatly enriched and improved.

Hereinafter, the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the schematic diagrams of fig. 2 to 7 in conjunction with several specific examples.

First, referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 illustrates a first communication interface 200 displayed when a communication link is established between a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first communication interface 200 includes a first sub-area 201 for displaying first information (e.g., an image of a first user) captured by the first electronic device, and a second sub-area 202 for displaying second information (e.g., an image of a second user) captured by the second electronic device. In addition, a prompt identifier 203 for initiating sharing by the first user may also be included on the first communication interface 200.

At this time, the information processing method determines, for example, whether the first user has triggered the prompt identifier 203. Specifically, in the case where the first electronic device includes a touch panel, the information processing method determines, for example, whether an operation body (e.g., a finger of a user) touches or clicks the prompt sign 203.

When it is determined that the first user triggers the prompt identifier 203, the information processing method displays a sharing identifier set, as shown in 300 in fig. 3. The set of shared identities 300 comprises at least one shared identity, in this example for example five shared identities 301-305.

Next, the information processing method determines whether the first user triggers any sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set 300.

Specifically, as a first example, when it is determined that the sharing identifier 301 in the sharing identifier set 300 is triggered, the information processing method determines that picture sharing is to be performed, and displays a first operation interface 400 as shown in fig. 4, for example. The first operation interface comprises a plurality of candidate information 401-407. The candidate information may be images (e.g., 404-407) or image folders (e.g., 401-403).

Next, the information processing method determines whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information. Specifically, the information processing method detects a predetermined operation on at least first candidate information and second candidate information of the plurality of candidate information, and determines the first candidate information and the second candidate information as shared information in response to the predetermined operation.

For example, the information processing method detects whether the first user has selected (e.g., by checking) one or more of the plurality of candidate information 401-407 and confirms the selection. For another example, the information processing method detects whether the first user drags one or more of the candidate information 401 to 407 to the region 408 outside the first operation interface.

More specifically, as an example, the information processing method may display the first candidate information 401 as an image folder and the second candidate information 404 as an image file with different display effects after determining them as shared information from the plurality of candidate information. For example, the information processing method may display the shared information in the effects of highlighting, enlarging, and the like, so as to facilitate user recognition.

In addition, the information processing method can also update the first operation interface from an initial first state to a second state, and the distance between the first candidate information and the second candidate information in the second state is smaller than the distance in the first state. In other words, from the user's perspective, the information processing method displays the first candidate information 401 and the second candidate information 404 in a pile-like effect, for example, as shown at 500 in fig. 5. Thereafter, the information processing method receives a sharing operation for the shared information, such as an operation of dragging (as indicated by a dotted arrow in fig. 6) the shared information 500 of the heap to a position (as indicated by 600 in fig. 6) in the area 408 outside the first operation interface.

Therefore, the information processing method responds to the sharing operation on one hand and displays a second communication interface, as shown in FIG. 7. The second communication interface is generated by including the second area in the first area. For example, in the example of fig. 7, the shared information 401 and 404 is displayed in the second communication interface in an overlapping manner in addition to the original first communication interface. It is noted that after the sharing is achieved, as shown in fig. 7, the shared information 401 and 404 may be changed from the picture originally displayed in the pile effect to the picture displayed in the scatter effect, for example, as shown at 700 in fig. 7.

Further, on the other hand, the information processing method transmits the shared information to the second electronic device. The second electronic device can likewise display the second communication interface in response to receiving the shared information.

Thus, in this picture sharing scenario, the information processing method enables a first user on the first electronic device side to share two different types of shared information, namely, an image 404 and an image folder 401, with a second user on the second electronic device side.

It should be noted that although the picture sharing is taken as an example for description above, those skilled in the art can understand that the information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention is also applicable to sharing of other types of information, such as audio sharing, video sharing, and the like.

Further, it is to be noted that, although the above description has been given taking the common sharing of two different types of information, that is, the image and image folders as an example, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention is equally applicable to the common sharing of different types of information, such as the common sharing of image and audio information, the common sharing of image and audio folders, and the like.

Further, it is to be noted that the above description has been given taking as an example the case where the second region is included in the first region (superposed on each other). However, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the second region is not limited to being arranged in the first region.

For example, the display processing method may further generate the second communication interface by setting first information acquired by the first electronic device in the first sub-area, setting second information acquired by the second electronic device in the second sub-area, and setting the second area not containing any shared information when the determination result indicates that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

In other words, the display processing method sets in advance a second area which is empty or displays only a default background image. Thereafter, the information processing method displays the corresponding determined shared information into the second communication interface upon determining that a drag operation of dragging at least one of the plurality of candidate information from the first operation interface to the second area is received or upon determining that an operation of selecting at least one of the plurality of candidate information and confirming the selection is received.

To sum up, in the first example described above, the first user on the first electronic device side can communicate with the second user on the second electronic device side through a very simple operation in the process of video communication, and at the same time, the information sharing with the second user is realized through the communication interface, so that the user experience is greatly enriched.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned scene of picture sharing, in the case that the first electronic device and the first electronic device have implemented picture sharing, further, the first electronic device and the second electronic device can also implement operation sharing for the shared picture, that is, implement (quasi-) synchronous update of shared information.

Specifically, in the case of the communication interface shown in fig. 7, for example, when the first electronic device detects an operation of the first user dragging one of the images, the information processing method moves the display position of the image in response to the operation. At the same time, the information processing method transmits information of the operation to the second electronic device, so that the image displayed on the second electronic device also moves similarly.

It should be noted that although the drag operation is described as an example in the above description, those skilled in the art can understand that the information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention is equally applicable to synchronous update of operations such as zoom-in, zoom-out, switching, and rotation of an image.

Furthermore, although the image file is taken as an example in the above description, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that the information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention is also applicable to synchronous update of fast forward, pause, rewind, and other operations of the audio-video file.

Therefore, the information processing method of the embodiment of the invention not only can realize information sharing in the video communication process of the first user and the second user, but also can realize the sharing of the operation of the two users on the shared information, namely, the synchronous updating of the shared information, thereby ensuring that the interaction between the users in remote communication is more natural, smooth and coherent, drawing close the distance between the two users in feeling and improving the user experience.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the first user on the first electronic device shares the content stored locally in the first electronic device with the second user on the second electronic device.

Alternatively, the first user may also share the remotely stored content with a second user on the second electronic device side.

In this embodiment, returning to the interface shown in fig. 3, when it is determined that the user triggers the sharing flag 301 as described above, the information processing method first displays an interface (not shown) for prompting the user to select a picture from locally or remotely. When it is detected that the user selects to select a picture from the local, the information processing method performs the operations as described above with reference to fig. 4 to 7. And when detecting that the user selects the picture from the remote place, the information processing method displays a second operation interface and carries out the following operations.

Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the interface shown in FIG. 3 may also contain a separate sharing identifier (not shown) for remote information sharing. And when judging that the user triggers the sharing identification corresponding to the remote information sharing in the sharing identification set, the information processing method displays a second operation interface and carries out the following operations.

Specifically, the second operation interface may include, for example, login prompt information for logging in a remote third electronic device (e.g., a remote server). The information processing method receives input information such as an account number, a password and the like for the second operation interface. Thus, the information processing method acquires shared information from the third electronic device based on the input information to the second operation interface.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the information processing method can access a remote device and directly share information on the remote device to the second electronic device while the first user is in video communication with the second user, without downloading from the remote device first and then sharing, thereby simplifying user operation and improving user experience.

As a second example, when it is determined that the sharing identifier 302 in the sharing identifier set 300 is triggered, the information processing method determines that map sharing is to be performed, thereby displaying a second communication interface. The second communication interface comprises a first sub-area used for displaying the image of the first electronic equipment side, a second sub-area used for displaying the image of the second electronic equipment side and a second area used for displaying the map information. The map may include, for example, a position of the user on the first electronic device side and a position of the user on the second electronic device side. Further, as in the first example described above, the information processing method may perform an operation such as enlargement, panning, or the like on the displayed shared map in response to an operation by the first user and/or the second user, or display a specific route on the displayed map in response to an input operation by the first user and/or the second user, and transmit the above operation information to the counterpart electronic device to be updated so that the maps displayed by both sides always coincide.

As a third example, when it is determined that the sharing identity 303 in the sharing identity set 300 is triggered, the information processing method determines that topic sharing is to be performed. The information processing method may display the first operation interface, similarly to the case in the first example described above. The first operation interface may include, for example, a plurality of trending topics on a website associated with the network communication for the first user to select a topic to share from. Therefore, the information processing method sends the topic selected by the first user and the related webpage information to the second electronic device, and calls a corresponding webpage browsing program on the second electronic device to open the topic.

As a fourth example, when it is determined that the sharing identity 304 in the sharing identity set 300 is triggered, the information processing method determines that PPT sharing is to be performed. Similar to the case in the first example described above, the information processing method may display a first operation interface for selecting, by the first user, a PPT to be shared. Accordingly, the information processing method transmits the PPT selected by the first user to the second electronic device, and calls a corresponding program on the second electronic device to open the PPT.

Thus, as in the first example described above, the information processing method may receive an operation, such as switching PPT, by the first user and/or the second user, and send operation information to the other electronic device for updating, so that the PPT displayed by both sides always remains the same.

As a fifth example, upon determining that the sharing flag 305 in the sharing flag set 300 is triggered, the information processing method determines that a specific audio-video sharing (referred to as "pre-sleep story" in the present application) is to be performed. Thus, similarly to the case of the first example described above, the information processing method displays an operation interface for selecting a book to be read locally or remotely by the first user on the first electronic device side. Thus, the information processing method transmits the book selected by the first user to the second electronic device, and calls a corresponding program on the second electronic device to open the book. Further, as in the first example described above, the information processing method may receive an operation such as page turning performed by the first user and/or the second user, and send operation information to the other electronic device to be updated, so that pages displayed by both of the users always coincide with each other.

Different from the first to fourth examples described above, in the above examples, the shared information displayed on the first electronic device and the second electronic device is identical. In this example, the shared information displayed on the first electronic device and the second electronic device may be only partially identical. For example, the information processing method may display a storybook including images and subtitles on the first electronic device side to be read aloud by a first user (e.g., a parent) on the first electronic device side. On the other hand, the storybook displayed on the second electronic device side may contain only images, not subtitles, for viewing by a second user (e.g., a child) on the second electronic device side.

Further, in this example, along with the aforementioned storybook (image in) sharing, the information processing method may also output audio such as background music on the first electronic device side and the second electronic device side, thereby realizing sharing of audio information.

Further, in this example, when displaying the second communication interface, in order to present an electronic book of a larger size with a display area as much as possible, the information processing method may hide a first sub-area for displaying an image of the first electronic device side and/or a second sub-area for displaying an image of the second electronic device side.

That is, in this example, when the information processing method determines that this shared identifier in the shared identifier set is triggered, a third communication interface is generated and displayed based on the second region only, or based on one of the first sub-region and the second region.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the information processing method may hide the video communication window while keeping the communication between the first electronic device and the second electronic device not hung up, so as to display the shared information with the effective display area as much as possible, thereby facilitating the user to view the shared information and improving the user experience.

As can be seen from the above four examples, the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention can share a plurality of types of information in common. The multiple types mean not only a single object (e.g., a single picture) and a collection of objects (e.g., a picture folder), but also information in different formats, such as web page information, picture information, PPT information, and the like.

It should be noted that, in the information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention, when sharing different types of information, the second electronic device serving as the receiving end may identify the type of the shared information, and automatically invoke the corresponding program module to output the shared information. Therefore, the second user at the receiving end does not need to manually select an appropriate program to open the shared information after receiving the shared information, and the user operation is simplified.

Further, it should be noted that the types of shared identifiers of the above-described four examples are merely examples. Those skilled in the art can design more or less types of shares as needed to achieve the corresponding functions based on the above.

Further, it should be noted that the above description has been made taking the information sharing performed simultaneously with the video communication as an example. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention can be equally applied to communications such as text communications, audio communications, and the like.

The information processing method of the embodiment of the present invention is described above with reference to fig. 1 to 7. In the information processing method of the embodiment of the invention, the first electronic device and the second electronic device can communicate with each other, and simultaneously, the information sharing and the real-time (quasi-) synchronous updating of the shared information displayed by the two parties can be realized by utilizing the communication window, so that the functions realized by the communication are expanded, the interaction of users of the two parties of the communication is enhanced, and the user experience is enriched.

Next, an information processing apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 8.

The information processing device of the embodiment of the invention is applied to electronic equipment. Such as a cell phone, tablet computer, personal computer, etc. The electronic device has a communication unit for communicating with other electronic devices. The electronic device may also have an audio capture unit, such as a microphone, and a video capture unit, such as a camera, for capturing input information. In addition, the electronic device may further have an audio output unit such as a speaker and a video output unit such as a display for outputting corresponding information. In the following description, the electronic device is referred to as a first electronic device, and an electronic device that communicates with the electronic device is referred to as a second electronic device, as appropriate.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, an information processing apparatus 800 of an embodiment of the present invention includes: a link establishing unit 801, a first display processing unit 802, a predetermined condition judging unit 803, and a second display processing unit 804.

The link establishing unit 801 establishes a communication link between the first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first display processing unit 802 displays a first communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device. The predetermined condition judgment unit 803 judges whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, and obtains a judgment result. The second display processing unit 804 displays a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device when the judgment result indicates that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

The second communication interface comprises a first area and a second area, the first area and the second area are not completely the same, the first area comprises a first sub-area and/or a second sub-area, the first sub-area is used for displaying first information collected by the first electronic device, the second sub-area is used for displaying second information collected by the second electronic device, the second area is used for displaying shared information, and at least one part of the shared information is displayed on the first electronic device and the second electronic device at the same time.

In one embodiment, the information processing apparatus 800 further includes: a first operation receiving unit, a first operation instruction generating unit, an updating unit, and a first operation instruction transmitting unit (not shown). The first operation receiving unit receives a first operation on the first electronic device side. The first operation instruction generation unit generates a first operation instruction according to the first operation. The updating unit updates the shared information displayed in the second area according to the first operation instruction. The first operation instruction sending unit sends the first operation instruction to the second electronic device. The second electronic device updates the at least one part of the shared information displayed on the second electronic device according to the first operation instruction.

In another embodiment, the information processing apparatus further includes a second operation instruction receiving unit and an updating unit. The second operation instruction receiving unit receives a second operation instruction from the second electronic device. The updating unit updates the shared information displayed in the second area according to the second operation instruction. The second operation instruction is generated by the second electronic device receiving a second operation on the second electronic device side.

In another embodiment, the first area includes a prompt identifier and the first communication interface includes the first area. The predetermined condition judgment unit is configured to perform one of the following operations: judging whether the prompt mark is triggered or not; and judging whether the shared information is received from the second electronic equipment.

In another embodiment, the predetermined condition judgment unit includes: the sharing identifier display processing unit is used for displaying a sharing identifier set when judging that the prompt identifier is triggered, wherein the sharing identifier set comprises at least one sharing identifier; and the shared identifier judging unit is used for judging whether to trigger the shared identifier in the shared identifier set.

In another embodiment, the information processing apparatus further includes: the first operation interface display unit is used for displaying a first operation interface when judging that a first sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered, wherein the first operation interface comprises a plurality of candidate information; and a shared information determination unit that determines whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information.

In another embodiment, the shared information determining unit includes: a detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on at least first candidate information and second candidate information of the plurality of candidate information; and a determination unit that determines the first candidate information and the second candidate information as shared information in response to the predetermined operation; wherein the first candidate information is of a different type than the second candidate information.

In another embodiment, the shared information determining unit includes: further comprising: a state updating unit that updates the first operation interface from an initial first state to a second state after determining first candidate information and second candidate information as shared information from the plurality of candidate information, a distance between the first candidate information and the second candidate information in the second state being smaller than a distance in the first state; a sharing operation receiving unit that receives a sharing operation for the shared information; and a transmitting unit that transmits the shared information to the second electronic device in response to the sharing operation.

In another embodiment, the second display processing unit includes: the setting unit is used for setting first information acquired by the first electronic equipment in the first sub-area, setting second information acquired by the second electronic equipment in the second sub-area and setting the second area which does not contain any shared information to generate the second communication interface when the judgment result shows that the preset condition is met; and the shared information determination unit is configured to perform one of the following operations: judging whether a dragging operation of dragging at least one of the candidate information from the first operation interface to the second area is received; and determining whether an operation of selecting at least one from the plurality of candidate information and confirming the selection is received.

In another embodiment, the information processing apparatus further includes: the second operation interface display unit displays a second operation interface when judging that a second sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered; an input information receiving unit that receives input information for the second operation interface; and an acquisition unit that acquires shared information from a third electronic device different from the first electronic device and the second electronic device, based on input information to the second operation interface.

In another embodiment, the second communication interface includes the set of shared identifiers, and the information processing apparatus further includes: a third sharing identifier determining unit, configured to determine whether a third sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered after the second communication interface is displayed; a third communication interface generating unit, configured to generate a third communication interface based on the second region only or based on one of the first sub-region and the second region when it is determined that a third sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered; and a third display processing unit that displays the third communication interface.

In another embodiment, the predetermined condition judgment unit includes: a reception prompt identifier display unit that displays a reception prompt identifier when it is judged that the shared information is received from the second electronic device; and a reception prompt identifier judgment unit that judges whether the reception prompt identifier is triggered.

In another embodiment, the second display processing unit includes: a second communication interface generation unit that generates the second communication interface by including the second area in the first area; and a second communication interface display unit that displays the generated second communication interface.

In the above, the information processing apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to fig. 8. In the information processing device of the embodiment of the invention, the first electronic device and the second electronic device can communicate with each other, and simultaneously, the information sharing and the real-time (quasi-) synchronous updating of the shared information displayed by the two parties can be realized by utilizing the communication window, so that the functions realized by the communication are expanded, the interaction of users of the two parties of the communication is enhanced, and the user experience is enriched.

In the above, an information processing apparatus and an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention are described with reference to fig. 1 to 8.

It should be noted that, in the present specification, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. The term "comprising", without further limitation, means that the element so defined is not excluded from the group consisting of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

Furthermore, it should be noted that in this specification, expressions like "first. In fact, the unit may be integrally implemented as one unit or may be implemented as a plurality of units, as necessary.

Finally, it should be noted that the series of processes described above includes not only processes performed in time series in the order described herein, but also processes performed in parallel or individually, rather than in time series.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the present invention may be implemented by software plus a necessary hardware platform, and may also be implemented by hardware entirely. With this understanding in mind, all or part of the technical solutions of the present invention that contribute to the background can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a storage medium, such as a ROM/RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc., and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods according to the embodiments or some parts of the embodiments of the present invention.

In embodiments of the present invention, the units/modules may be implemented in software for execution by various types of processors. An identified module of executable code may, for instance, comprise one or more physical or logical blocks of computer instructions which may, for instance, be constructed as an object, procedure, or function. Nevertheless, the executables of an identified module need not be physically located together, but may comprise disparate instructions stored in different bits which, when joined logically together, comprise the unit/module and achieve the stated purpose for the unit/module.

When a unit/module can be implemented by software, considering the level of existing hardware technology, the unit/module can be implemented by software, and those skilled in the art can build corresponding hardware circuits to implement corresponding functions, without considering the cost, the hardware circuits include conventional Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuits or gate arrays and existing semiconductors such as logic chips, transistors, or other discrete components. A module may also be implemented in programmable hardware devices such as field programmable gate arrays, programmable array logic, programmable logic devices or the like.

The present invention has been described in detail, and the principle and embodiments of the present invention are explained herein by using specific examples, which are only used to help understand the method and the core idea of the present invention; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

Claims

1. An information processing method applied to a first electronic device, the information processing method comprising:

establishing a communication link between the first electronic device and a second electronic device;

displaying a first communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device;

judging whether a preset condition is met or not, and obtaining a judgment result; and

when the judgment result shows that the preset condition is met, displaying a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic equipment;

the second communication interface comprises a first area and a second area, the first area and the second area are not identical, the first area comprises a first sub-area and/or a second sub-area, the first sub-area is used for displaying first information acquired by the first electronic equipment, the second sub-area is used for displaying second information acquired by the second electronic equipment, the second area is used for displaying shared information, and at least one part of the shared information is displayed on the first electronic equipment and the second electronic equipment at the same time;

wherein the step of judging whether a predetermined condition is satisfied comprises:

when the prompt identifier is judged to be triggered, displaying a sharing identifier set;

when a first sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is judged to be triggered, displaying a first operation interface, wherein the first operation interface comprises a plurality of candidate information;

a predetermined operation is detected for at least a first candidate information and a second candidate information of a plurality of candidate information, the first candidate information and the second candidate information being of different types.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of judging whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information, the step comprising:

determining the first candidate information and the second candidate information as shared information in response to the predetermined operation.

3. An information processing method applied to a first electronic device, the information processing method comprising:

detecting a predetermined operation on at least first candidate information and second candidate information of a plurality of candidate information;

determining whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information; wherein the step of determining whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information further comprises:

after determining first candidate information and second candidate information as shared information from the plurality of candidate information, updating the first operation interface from an initial first state to a second state, wherein the distance between the first candidate information and the second candidate information in the second state is smaller than the distance in the first state;

receiving a sharing operation for the shared information; and

transmitting the shared information to the second electronic device in response to the sharing operation.

4. An information processing method applied to a first electronic device, the information processing method comprising:

wherein,

when judging that a second sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered, displaying a second operation interface;

receiving input information of the second operation interface; and

and acquiring shared information from a third electronic device different from the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on the input information of the second operation interface.

5. An information processing method applied to a first electronic device, the information processing method comprising:

wherein the second communication interface includes the set of shared identifiers, and the information processing method further includes:

after the second communication interface is displayed, judging whether a third sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered or not;

when a third sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is judged to be triggered, generating a third communication interface only based on the second area or based on one of the first sub-area and the second area; and

and displaying the third communication interface.

6. The information processing method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, or 5, further comprising:

receiving a first operation of the first electronic equipment side;

generating a first operation instruction according to the first operation;

updating the shared information displayed in the second area according to the first operation instruction; and

sending the first operation instruction to the second electronic equipment;

wherein the second electronic device updates the at least one part of the shared information displayed on the second electronic device according to the first operation instruction.

7. The information processing method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, or 5, further comprising:

receiving a second operation instruction from the second electronic device; and

updating the shared information displayed in the second area according to the second operation instruction;

wherein the second operation instruction is generated by the second electronic device receiving a second operation on the second electronic device side.

8. The information processing method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the first area contains a prompt identifier, and the first communication interface contains the first area;

the step of determining whether the predetermined condition is satisfied includes at least one of:

judging whether the prompt mark is triggered or not;

and judging whether the shared information is received from the second electronic equipment.

9. The information processing method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, or 5, further comprising:

it is determined whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information.

10. The information processing method of claim 9, wherein displaying a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device comprises:

when the judgment result shows that the preset condition is met, setting first information collected by the first electronic equipment in the first sub-area, setting second information collected by the second electronic equipment in the second sub-area, and setting the second area which does not contain any shared information to generate the second communication interface;

and the step of determining whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information includes one of:

judging whether a dragging operation of dragging at least one of the candidate information from the first operation interface to the second area is received; and

it is determined whether an operation of selecting at least one from the plurality of candidate information and confirming the selection is received.

11. The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied comprises:

displaying a receiving prompt identifier when the sharing information is judged to be received from the second electronic equipment; and

and judging whether the receiving prompt mark is triggered.

12. The information processing method of any one of claims 1, 3, 4, or 5, wherein displaying a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic device comprises:

generating the second communication interface by including the second area in the first area; and

displaying the generated second communication interface.

13. An information processing apparatus applied to a first electronic apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a link establishing unit that establishes a communication link between the first electronic device and a second electronic device;

the first display processing unit is used for displaying a first communication interface for communicating with the second electronic equipment;

the predetermined condition judging unit judges whether the predetermined condition is met or not and obtains a judgment result; and

the second display processing unit displays a second communication interface for communicating with the second electronic equipment when the judgment result shows that the preset condition is met;

wherein the predetermined condition determination unit is further configured to: when the prompt identifier is judged to be triggered, displaying a sharing identifier set; when a first sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is judged to be triggered, displaying a first operation interface, wherein the first operation interface comprises a plurality of candidate information; a predetermined operation is detected for at least a first candidate information and a second candidate information of a plurality of candidate information, the first candidate information and the second candidate information being of different types.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

a first operation receiving unit that receives a first operation on the first electronic device side;

the first operation instruction generating unit generates a first operation instruction according to the first operation;

the updating unit is used for updating the shared information displayed in the second area according to the first operation instruction; and

a first operation instruction transmitting unit that transmits the first operation instruction to the second electronic device;

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the first area contains a prompt identification, and the first communication interface contains the first area;

the predetermined condition judgment unit is configured to perform one of the following operations:

judging whether the prompt mark is triggered or not;

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising:

and a shared information determination unit that determines whether shared information is determined from the plurality of candidate information.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the shared information determining unit includes:

a detection unit that detects a predetermined operation on at least first candidate information and second candidate information of the plurality of candidate information; and

a determination unit that determines the first candidate information and the second candidate information as shared information in response to the predetermined operation.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising:

the second operation interface display unit displays a second operation interface when judging that a second sharing identifier in the sharing identifier set is triggered;

an input information receiving unit that receives input information for the second operation interface; and

an acquisition unit that acquires shared information from a third electronic device different from the first electronic device and the second electronic device, based on input information to the second operation interface.