CN114237730A

CN114237730A - Electronic device, method, computer-readable medium, and information processing apparatus

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Publication number: CN114237730A
Application number: CN202010940369.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周建国; 张健; 朱宇轩; 闫朝宇
Original assignee: Arris Enterprises LLC
Current assignee: Arris Enterprises LLC
Priority date: 2020-09-09
Filing date: 2020-09-09
Publication date: 2022-03-25
Also published as: WO2022055837A1

Abstract

Provided are an electronic device, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an information processing apparatus. The electronic device includes: a memory having instructions stored thereon; a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising: obtaining user preference information from a user device connected to the electronic device; determining whether the obtained user preference information can be applied to the electronic device; adjusting settings of the electronic device based on the user preference information in a case where the user preference information is applicable to the electronic device; and in the event that the user preference information is not applicable to the electronic device, negotiating with the user device applicable settings based on the user preference information, and adjusting the settings of the electronic device using the applicable settings.

Description

Electronic device, method, computer-readable medium, and information processing apparatus

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of information processing, and in particular, to an electronic device, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an information processing apparatus.

Background

In the field of information processing, an electronic apparatus generally employs a local setting of a first country or region (e.g., france, etc.) in which the electronic apparatus is located, instead of a user setting of a second country or region (e.g., china, etc.) to which a visiting user who is visiting the first country or region belongs.

In existing systems, it is difficult for an accessing user to make appropriate adjustments to the local settings of the electronic device because the local settings of the electronic device may not be understandable to the accessing user due to language or the like. This can be very inconvenient for the accessing user to use the electronic device.

Disclosure of Invention

Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device for use with a user device, the electronic device comprising: a memory having instructions stored thereon; a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising: obtaining user preference information from a user device connected to the electronic device; determining whether the obtained user preference information can be applied to the electronic device; adjusting a setting of the electronic device based on the obtained user preference information in a case where the obtained user preference information is applicable to the electronic device; and in the event that the obtained user preference information is not applicable to the electronic device, negotiating an applicable setting with the user device based on the obtained user preference information, and adjusting the setting of the electronic device using the negotiated applicable setting.

In some embodiments of the electronic device, the applicable settings include at least one of: a setting most relevant to the user preference information, a setting most similar to the user preference information.

In some embodiments of the electronic device, the user preference information comprises at least one of: language type, speech type.

In some embodiments of the electronic device, the electronic device and the user device are connected by at least one of: bluetooth, Wi-Fi.

In some embodiments of the electronic device, negotiating the applicable settings with the user device based on the obtained user preference information comprises: selecting at least one of a setting most related to the user preference information and a setting most similar to the user preference information as the applicable setting; sending the applicable settings to the user equipment; determining whether an acknowledgment of the applicable setting is received from the user equipment within a predetermined time period; in the event that a confirmation of the applicable settings is received from the user device within a predetermined period of time, adjusting the settings of the electronic device using the applicable settings; and adjusting the settings of the electronic device using default settings in the event that confirmation of the applicable settings is not received from the user device within a predetermined period of time.

In some embodiments of the electronic device, the default settings include at least one of: the applicable settings, most commonly used settings.

In some embodiments of the electronic device, adjustment of settings of the electronic device is enabled or disabled via at least one of the electronic device and the user device.

Other aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for use with an electronic device and a user device, the method comprising: obtaining user preference information from a user device connected to the electronic device; determining whether the obtained user preference information can be applied to the electronic device; adjusting a setting of the electronic device based on the obtained user preference information in a case where the obtained user preference information is applicable to the electronic device; and in the event that the obtained user preference information is not applicable to the electronic device, negotiating an applicable setting with the user device based on the obtained user preference information, and adjusting the setting of the electronic device using the negotiated applicable setting.

In some embodiments of the method, the applicable settings comprise at least one of: a setting most relevant to the user preference information, a setting most similar to the user preference information.

In some embodiments of the method, the user preference information comprises at least one of: language type, speech type.

In some embodiments of the method, the electronic device and the user equipment are connected by at least one of: bluetooth, Wi-Fi.

In some embodiments of the method, negotiating with the user equipment applicable settings based on the obtained user preference information comprises: selecting at least one of a setting most related to the user preference information and a setting most similar to the user preference information as the applicable setting; sending the applicable settings to the user equipment; determining whether an acknowledgment of the applicable setting is received from the user equipment within a predetermined time period; in the event that a confirmation of the applicable settings is received from the user device within a predetermined period of time, adjusting the settings of the electronic device using the applicable settings; and adjusting the settings of the electronic device using default settings in the event that confirmation of the applicable settings is not received from the user device within a predetermined period of time.

In some embodiments of the method, the default settings include at least one of: the applicable settings, most commonly used settings.

In some embodiments of the method, adjustment of the settings of the electronic device is enabled or disabled via at least one of the electronic device and the user device.

Other aspects of the disclosure relate to a non-transitory computer readable medium for use with a processor and a user device, the non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method as in any one of the preceding embodiments.

Other aspects of the disclosure relate to an information processing apparatus comprising means for performing the method as set forth in any of the preceding embodiments.

Drawings

For a better understanding of the present disclosure, and to show how the same may be carried into effect, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an application environment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram schematically illustrating an information processing apparatus that may be used to implement a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart schematically illustrating a method for use with an electronic device and a user device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a flow diagram schematically illustrating a process for negotiating settings of an applicable application with a user equipment by an electronic device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5A is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a process for interaction between an electronic device and a user device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5B is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating another process for interaction between an electronic device and a user device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5C is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating yet another process for interaction between an electronic device and a user device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Note that like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the drawings. Further, multiple instances of the same part are specified by a common prefix separated from the instance number by a dash.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings and is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure. The following description includes various details to aid understanding, but these details are to be regarded as examples only and are not intended to limit the disclosure, which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. The words and phrases used in the following description are used only to provide a clear and consistent understanding of the disclosure. In addition, descriptions of well-known structures, functions, and configurations may be omitted for clarity and conciseness. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the examples described herein can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

As described above, in the related art, since the local setting of the electronic device may not be understood to the accessing user due to a language or the like, it is difficult for the accessing user to make an appropriate adjustment to the local setting of the electronic device. This can be very inconvenient for the accessing user to use the electronic device.

According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the settings of the electronic device may be dynamically and automatically adjusted based on preference information of the user equipment connected to the electronic device and through negotiation between the electronic device and the user equipment, so that efficiency and convenience of adjustment of the settings of the electronic device may be improved, and convenience of the user using the electronic device may be improved.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram that schematically illustrates an application environment 100, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. In embodiments, the electronic device 103 may communicate with one or more user devices 101 via various wired and/or wireless communication means. For example, one or more user devices 101 may be provided to communicate with one or more electronic devices 103 via Universal Serial Bus (USB), bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Near Field Communication (NFC), among others. Note that although only one user device 101 and one electronic device 103 are shown in fig. 1, the user devices 101 and the electronic devices 103 may be any number, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

In embodiments, user device 101 may include a variety of devices, such as mobile devices (e.g., smartphones, etc.), wearable devices (e.g., smartbands, smartwatches, etc.), computers, and any other device capable of sending and/or receiving communications using various wired and/or wireless communication means. Additionally, in embodiments, the electronic device 103 may include a Set Top Box (STB), a computer, and any other device capable of sending and/or receiving communications using a network or otherwise. Note that the types of the user equipment 101 and the electronic equipment 103 of the present disclosure are not particularly limited.

In embodiments, the electronic device 103 may be connected to the communication network 105 via various wired and/or wireless communication means. In embodiments, the communication network 105 may include various networks, such as a packet-switched network, coaxial cable, fiber optics, and so forth. Note that the present disclosure does not specifically limit the type of communication network 105.

We now describe embodiments of an information processing apparatus that may perform at least some operations in communication technology. Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram schematically illustrating an information processing apparatus 200 that may be used to implement a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the information processing apparatus 200 may include a component in the application environment 100, such as one of: one or more user devices 101 and/or one or more electronic devices 103. This information processing device 200 includes a processing subsystem 210, a memory subsystem 212, and a networking subsystem 214. Processing subsystem 210 includes one or more devices configured to perform computing operations. For example, processing subsystem 210 may include one or more microprocessors, ASICs, microcontrollers, programmable logic devices, Graphics Processor Units (GPUs), and/or one or more Digital Signal Processors (DSPs).

Memory subsystem 212 includes one or more devices for storing data and/or instructions for processing subsystem 210 and networking subsystem 214. For example, memory subsystem 212 may include Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), and/or other types of memory (sometimes collectively or individually referred to as "computer-readable storage media"). In some embodiments, instructions for use in memory subsystem 212 of processing subsystem 210 include: one or more program modules or sets of instructions (such as program instructions 222 or operating system 224), which may be executed by processing subsystem 210. Note that one or more computer programs may constitute a computer program mechanism. Further, instructions in the various modules in memory subsystem 212 may be implemented as follows: a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, and/or in assembly or machine language. Further, the programming language may be compiled or interpreted, e.g., configurable or configured (used interchangeably in this discussion), to be executed by processing subsystem 210.

Additionally, memory subsystem 212 may include mechanisms for controlling access to memory. In some embodiments, memory subsystem 212 includes a memory hierarchy that includes one or more caches coupled to memory in information processing device 200. In some of these embodiments, one or more of the caches are located in processing subsystem 210.

In some embodiments, memory subsystem 212 is coupled to one or more high capacity mass storage devices (not shown). For example, the memory subsystem 212 may be coupled to a magnetic or optical drive, a solid state drive, or another type of mass storage device. In these embodiments, information processing apparatus 200 may use memory subsystem 212 for fast-access storage of frequently used data, while mass storage devices are used to store infrequently used data.

Networking subsystem 214 includes one or more devices configured to couple to and communicate over a wired and/or wireless network (i.e., to perform network operations), including: control logic 216, interface circuitry 218, and one or more antennas 220 (or antenna elements). Although fig. 2 includes one or more antennas 220, in some embodiments, information-handling device 200 includes one or more nodes, such as node 208, e.g., a pad, that may be coupled to one or more antennas 220. Accordingly, the information processing apparatus 200 may or may not include one or more antennas 220. For example, the networking subsystem 214 may include a bluetooth networking system, a cellular networking system (e.g., a 3G/4G/5G network, such as UMTS, LTE, etc.), a USB networking system, a networking system based on the standards described in IEEE 802.11 (e.g., a Wi-Fi networking system), an ethernet networking system, and/or another networking system.

In some embodiments, the transmit antenna radiation pattern of the information processing device 200 may be adapted or changed using a pattern shaper (such as a reflector) in one or more antennas 220 (or antenna elements), which one or more antennas 220 may be independently and selectively electrically coupled to ground to direct the transmit antenna radiation pattern in different directions. Thus, if one or more antennas 220 include N antenna radiation pattern shapers, one or more antennas 220 may have 2N different antenna radiation pattern configurations. More generally, a given antenna radiation pattern may include the amplitude and/or phase of a signal specifying the direction of the main lobe or main lobe of the given antenna radiation pattern, as well as so-called "exclusion zones" or "exclusion zones" (sometimes referred to as "gaps" or "nulls"). Note that the exclusion zone for a given antenna radiation pattern includes a low intensity region of the given antenna radiation pattern. Although the intensity is not necessarily zero in the exclusion zone, the intensity may be below a threshold, such as 4dB or below the peak gain of a given antenna radiation pattern. Thus, a given antenna radiation pattern may include a local maximum (e.g., a main beam) that points the maximum in gain in the direction of the information processing device of interest, and one or more local minima that reduce gain in the direction of other information processing devices that are not of interest. In this manner, a given antenna radiation pattern may be selected such that undesirable communications (such as communications with other information processing devices) are avoided to reduce or eliminate adverse effects, such as interference or crosstalk.

Networking subsystem 214 includes a processor, controller, radio/antenna, jack/plug, and/or other devices for coupling to, communicating over, and processing network system data and events for each supported network system. Note that the mechanisms sometimes used to couple to, communicate over, and process data and events on the network for each network system are collectively referred to as the "network interfaces" of the network systems. Further, in some embodiments, a "network" or "connection" between information processing devices does not yet exist. Thus, the information processing apparatus 200 can perform simple wireless communication between information processing apparatuses using a mechanism in the networking subsystem 214, for example, transmitting frames and/or scanning frames transmitted by other information processing apparatuses.

Within information handling device 200, processing subsystem 210, memory subsystem 212, and networking subsystem 214 are coupled together using bus 228. Bus 228 may include electrical, optical, and/or electro-optical connections that subsystems may be used to communicate commands, data, and the like. Although only one bus 228 is shown for clarity, different embodiments may include different numbers or configurations of electrical, optical, and/or electro-optical connections among the subsystems.

In some embodiments, information processing device 200 includes a display subsystem 226 for displaying information on a display, which may include a display driver and a display, such as a liquid crystal display, a touch screen, a multi-touch screen, and the like.

The information processing apparatus 200 may be (or may be included in) any user device 101 and/or any electronic device 103 having at least one network interface as shown in fig. 1. For example, information processing device 200 may be (or may be included in): desktop computers, laptop computers, sub-notebooks/netbooks, servers, computers, mainframe computers, cloud-based computers, tablet computers, smart phones, cellular phones, smart watches, wearable devices, consumer electronics, portable computing devices, access points, transceivers, controllers, radio nodes, routers, switches, communication devices, access points, test devices, and/or other electronic devices.

Although information processing apparatus 200 is described using specific components, in alternative embodiments, different components and/or subsystems may be present in information processing apparatus 200. For example, information processing device 200 may include one or more additional processing subsystems, memory subsystems, networking subsystems, and/or display subsystems. In addition, one or more of the subsystems may not be present in the information processing apparatus 200. Furthermore, in some embodiments, information processing apparatus 200 may include one or more additional subsystems not shown in fig. 2. Additionally, although separate subsystems are shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, some or all of a given subsystem or component may be integrated into one or more of the other subsystems or components in information processing device 200. For example, in some embodiments, program instructions 222 are included in operating system 224 and/or control logic 216 is included in interface circuitry 218.

Further, any combination of analog and/or digital circuits may be used to implement the circuits and components in information processing device 200, including: bipolar, PMOS and/or NMOS gates or transistors. Further, the signals in these embodiments may include digital signals having approximately discrete values and/or analog signals having continuous values. In addition, the components and circuits may be single ended or differential, and the power supply may be unipolar or bipolar.

An integrated circuit (sometimes referred to as a "communication circuit" or "means for communicating") may implement some or all of the functionality of networking subsystem 214. The integrated circuit may include hardware and/or software mechanisms that are used to transmit wireless signals from the information processing apparatus 200 and to receive signals from other information processing apparatuses at the information processing apparatus 200. Radios are generally known in the art, other than the mechanisms described herein, and therefore are not described in detail. In general, networking subsystem 214 and/or the integrated circuit may include any number of radios. Note that the radios in the multiple radio embodiments function in a similar manner to the single radio embodiment described.

In some embodiments, networking subsystem 214 and/or the integrated circuit includes a configuration mechanism (such as one or more hardware and/or software mechanisms) that configures the radio to transmit and/or receive on a given communication channel (e.g., a given carrier frequency). For example, in some embodiments, a configuration mechanism may be used to switch a radio from monitoring and/or transmitting on a given communication channel to monitoring and/or transmitting on a different communication channel. Note that "monitoring" as used herein includes receiving signals from other information processing apparatuses and possibly performing one or more processing operations on the received signals.

An exemplary flow of a method for use with an electronic device and a user device according to an embodiment of the disclosure is described below in conjunction with fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a flow chart schematically illustrating a method 200 for use with an electronic device and a user device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. Note that the electronic device here may be the electronic device 103 shown in fig. 1, and the user device here may be the user device 101 shown in fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 3, in step S301, user preference information may be obtained from a user device connected to the electronic device.

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the user preference information may comprise at least one of: language type, speech type. For example, the language type may indicate a type of a user interface of the electronic device and/or a display language of content presented on the electronic device, such as simplified chinese, traditional chinese, japanese, english, french, german, mongolian, uygur, and so on. For example, the user interface of the electronic device may include, for example, a portal home page, a menu, and the like. Additionally, the voice font can indicate a type of prompted voice of the electronic device and/or played voice of content presented on the electronic device, such as Chinese Mandarin, Chinese Cantonese, Japanese, English, French, German, and so forth. In addition, the user preference information may also include region display formats such as date, time, temperature, currency, and the like. Note that the present disclosure does not specifically limit the specific type of the user preference information.

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device and the user equipment may be connected by at least one of: bluetooth, Wi-Fi. For example, the electronic device 103 and the user device 101 may be connected to each other via various wired and/or wireless communication means. For example, the user device 101 and the electronic device 103 may be connected to each other through one or more of a Universal Serial Bus (USB), bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Near Field Communication (NFC), among others. Note that the present disclosure does not specifically limit the communication connection manner between the user equipment 101 and the electronic equipment 103.

For example, consider the following example. Suppose a chinese user is visiting france and is living in a hotel in france. Typically, the user interface of the electronic device (e.g., set-top box (STB)) in the hotel in france and/or the television program presented on the electronic device in the hotel in france are shown in french. Since chinese users may not recognize french, chinese users cannot understand the local settings of the electronic devices in the hotels in france, and thus it is difficult to make appropriate adjustments to the local settings of the electronic devices in the hotels in france.

However, user preference information of the chinese user may be stored in a user device of the chinese user, such as a mobile device (e.g., a smart phone, etc.) or a portable device (e.g., a smart band or a smart watch, etc.). For example, the user preference information stored in the user equipment of the chinese user may indicate that the preferred language of the chinese user is simplified chinese.

Thus, the user device of the chinese user may be connected to the electronic device in the hotel in france via various wired and/or wireless communication means. In case the user device of the chinese user and the electronic device in the hotel in france are connected to each other, the electronic device in the hotel in france can obtain the user preference information from the connected user device. For example, the electronic device in a hotel in france may know that the preferred language of the chinese user is simplified chinese based on the obtained user preference information.

Referring back to fig. 3, after step S301, the method 300 for use with an electronic device and a user device may proceed to step S303. In step S303, it may be determined whether the obtained user preference information can be applied to the electronic apparatus.

Continuing with the example above, where the electronic device in a hotel in france has obtained user preference information from the connected user device, the electronic device in the hotel in france may determine whether the obtained user preference information can be employed. For example, an electronic device in a hotel in france may determine whether the user interface of the electronic device and/or content presented on the electronic device can be displayed in simplified chinese.

In the event that the obtained user preference information is applicable to the electronic device (yes in step S303), the method 300 for use with the electronic device and the user device may proceed to step S305. In step S305, settings of the electronic device may be adjusted based on the obtained user preference information.

Continuing with the example above, where the electronic device in the hotel in france determines that the obtained user preference information can be employed, the electronic device in the hotel in france may adjust the settings of the electronic device based on the obtained user preference information. For example, where the electronic device in a hotel in france determines that simplified chinese can be used to display the user interface of the electronic device and/or the content presented on the electronic device, the electronic device in the hotel in france may automatically adjust the language setting of the electronic device to simplified chinese. Thus, an electronic device in a hotel in france may display the user interface of the electronic device and/or the content presented on the electronic device in simplified chinese.

Additionally, in a case where the obtained user preference information cannot be applied to the electronic device (no in step S303), the method 300 for use with the electronic device and the user device may proceed to step S307. In step S307, the applicable setting may be negotiated with the user device based on the obtained user preference information, and the setting of the electronic device may be adjusted using the negotiated applicable setting.

According to some disclosed embodiments, the applicable settings may include at least one of: a setting most relevant to the user preference information, a setting most similar to the user preference information.

Thus, in case the obtained user preference information cannot be directly applied to the electronic device, a negotiation may be performed between the electronic device and the user device to select the settings that are most relevant and/or similar to the user preference information as the applicable settings.

Continuing with the example above, where the electronic device in the hotel in france determines that the obtained user preference information cannot be employed, the electronic device in the hotel in france may negotiate the applicable settings with the user device based on the obtained user preference information and use the negotiated applicable settings to adjust the settings of the electronic device.

For example, in the case where the electronic device in a hotel in france determines that simplified chinese cannot be used to display the user interface of the electronic device and/or the content presented on the electronic device, the electronic device in the hotel in france may negotiate with the user device applicable settings to select the language most relevant and/or similar to simplified chinese. For example, the language most similar to simplified Chinese may be traditional Chinese, etc. As another example, the language most relevant to simplified Chinese may be Japanese, etc.

Therefore, in the case where the electronic device in the hotel of france cannot directly adopt simplified chinese, the electronic device and the user device in the hotel of france can negotiate to select traditional chinese that is most similar to simplified chinese or japanese that is most related to simplified chinese, etc. as applicable language settings.

An exemplary flow of a process 400 for negotiating applicable settings by an electronic device with a user equipment is described below in conjunction with fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a flow diagram that schematically illustrates a process 400 for negotiating, by an electronic device, applicable settings with a user equipment, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 4, in step S401, at least one of a setting most related to the user preference information and a setting most similar to the user preference information may be selected as the applicable setting.

Continuing with the above example, as described above, in the case where the electronic device in the hotel in france cannot directly adopt simplified chinese, the electronic device in the hotel in france may select traditional chinese that is most similar to simplified chinese or japanese that is most related to simplified chinese, etc. as applicable language settings.

After step S401, the process 400 for negotiating applicable settings by the electronic device with the user equipment may proceed to step S403. In step S403, the setting of the applicable may be transmitted to the user equipment.

For example, an electronic device in a hotel in france may send traditional chinese, which is most similar to simplified chinese, or japanese, which is most related to simplified chinese, etc., as applicable language settings to a user device.

After step S403, the process 400 for negotiating applicable settings by the electronic device with the user equipment may proceed to step S405. In step S405, it may be determined whether confirmation of the applicable setting is received from the user equipment within a predetermined period of time.

In some embodiments according to the present disclosure, the predetermined period of time may be, for example, 1 to 10 seconds. Note that the predetermined period of time may be set according to experience in the art, or may be set by counting past history data, which is not particularly limited by the present disclosure.

In the event that a confirmation of the applicable settings is received from the user device within a predetermined period of time (yes in step S405), the process 400 for negotiating the applicable settings by the electronic device with the user device may proceed to step S407. In step S407, the settings of the electronic device may be adjusted using the applicable settings.

Continuing with the example above, where the electronic device in the hotel in france receives a confirmation from the user device of the traditional chinese that is most similar to simplified chinese or the japanese that is most related to simplified chinese within a predetermined time period, the electronic device in the hotel in france may automatically adjust the settings of the electronic device to the traditional chinese that is most similar to simplified chinese or the japanese that is most related to simplified chinese. Thus, an electronic device in a hotel in france may display the user interface of the electronic device and/or the content presented on the electronic device with traditional chinese, which is most similar to simplified chinese, or japanese, which is most related to simplified chinese.

Additionally, in the event that confirmation of the applicable settings is not received from the user device within the predetermined period of time (no in step S405), process 400 for negotiating applicable settings by the electronic device with the user device may proceed to step S409. In step S409, the settings of the electronic device may be adjusted using default settings.

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the default setting may comprise at least one of: the applicable settings, most commonly used settings. For example, as described above, in a case where the electronic device in the hotel in france cannot directly adopt simplified chinese, the electronic device in the hotel in france may select traditional chinese that is most similar to simplified chinese or japanese that is most related to simplified chinese, etc. as applicable language settings. Additionally, for example, the most common setting may be, for example, the most common english.

Continuing with the example above, in the event that the electronic device in the hotel in france does not receive a confirmation from the user device of the traditional chinese that is most similar to simplified chinese or the japanese that is most related to simplified chinese within the predetermined period of time, the electronic device in the hotel in france may adjust the settings of the electronic device to the traditional chinese that is most similar to simplified chinese or the japanese that is most related to simplified chinese by default, or may adjust the settings of the electronic device to english by default. Thus, an electronic device in a hotel in france may display the user interface of the electronic device and/or the content presented on the electronic device with traditional chinese, which is most similar to simplified chinese, or japanese, which is most related to simplified chinese, or the most common english.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, adjustment of settings of the electronic device may be enabled or disabled via at least one of the electronic device and the user device.

For example, a user may conveniently enable or disable adjustment of settings of the electronic device via at least one of the electronic device and the user device, so that convenience of use of the user may be further improved, and privacy and security of the user may be protected.

According to the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure, since the settings of the electronic device can be dynamically and automatically adjusted based on the preference information of the user equipment connected to the electronic device and through negotiation between the electronic device and the user equipment, efficiency and convenience of adjustment of the settings of the electronic device can be improved, and convenience of the user using the electronic device can be improved.

An exemplary flow of a process for interacting between an electronic device and a user device is described below in conjunction with fig. 5A-5C. Fig. 5A is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a process for interaction between an electronic device and a user device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 5B is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating another process for interaction between an electronic device and a user device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 5C is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating yet another process for interaction between an electronic device and a user device, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5A, in step S1, the user device 101 may be connected to the electronic device 103. In step S2, the electronic device may obtain user preference information from the connected user device 101. In step S3, the electronic device 103 may determine whether the obtained user preference information can be applied to the electronic device 103. In step S4, in a case where the obtained user preference information is applicable to the electronic device 103, the electronic device 103 may adjust the settings of the electronic device 103 based on the obtained user preference information.

For example, in a case where the electronic device 103 is capable of adopting a chinese simplified body, the electronic device 103 may adjust the setting of the electronic device 103 to the chinese simplified body.

As shown in fig. 5B, in step S1, the user device 101 may be connected to the electronic device 103. In step S2, the electronic device may obtain user preference information from the connected user device 101. In step S3, the electronic device 103 may determine whether the obtained user preference information can be applied to the electronic device 103. In step S5, in a case where the obtained user preference information cannot be applied to the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus 103 may select at least one of a setting most relevant to the user preference information and a setting most similar to the user preference information as an applicable setting. In step S6, the electronic device 103 may transmit the applicable settings to the user device 101. In step S7, the user equipment 101 may confirm the applicable settings. In step S8, the user device 101 may transmit confirmation of the applicable settings to the electronic device 103. In step S9, in the event that confirmation of the applicable settings is received from the user equipment 101 within the predetermined period of time, the electronic device 103 may use the applicable settings to adjust the settings of the electronic device.

For example, in the event that the electronic device 103 is unable to employ Chinese simplified, and in the event that the electronic device 103 receives a confirmation from the user device 101 within a predetermined period of time of the most similar traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese or the most related Japanese to simplified Chinese, the electronic device 103 may adjust the settings of the electronic device 103 to traditional Chinese that is most similar to simplified Chinese or the most related Japanese to simplified Chinese.

As shown in fig. 5C, in step S1, the user device 101 may be connected to the electronic device 103. In step S2, the electronic device may obtain user preference information from the connected user device 101. In step S3, the electronic device 103 may determine whether the obtained user preference information can be applied to the electronic device 103. In step S5, in a case where the obtained user preference information cannot be applied to the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus 103 may select at least one of a setting most relevant to the user preference information and a setting most similar to the user preference information as an applicable setting. In step S6, the electronic device 103 may transmit the applicable settings to the user device 101. In step S10, the electronic device 103 may use default settings to adjust the settings of the electronic device 103 without receiving confirmation of applicable settings from the user device 101 within a predetermined period of time.

For example, in a case where the electronic device 103 cannot adopt a simplified chinese language, and in a case where the electronic device 103 does not receive a confirmation of a traditional chinese language most similar to a simplified chinese language or a japanese language most related to a simplified chinese language from the user equipment 101 within a predetermined period of time, the electronic device 103 may adjust the setting of the electronic device 103 to the traditional chinese language most similar to the simplified chinese language or the japanese language most related to the simplified chinese language by default, or the electronic device 103 may adjust the setting of the electronic device 103 to the most common english language by default.

The use of Chinese, French and Japanese has been chosen for illustration only and is not limiting. Other languages and combinations of languages are equally suitable. Although the foregoing discussion uses Wi-Fi and/or ethernet communication protocols as illustrative examples, in other embodiments a wide variety of communication protocols, and more generally, communication technologies may be used. Thus, communication techniques may be used in various network interfaces. Further, while some of the operations in the foregoing embodiments are implemented in hardware or software, in general, the operations in the foregoing embodiments may be implemented in a variety of configurations and architectures. Accordingly, some or all of the operations in the foregoing embodiments may be performed in hardware, software, or both. For example, at least some of the operations in the communication techniques may be implemented using program instructions 222, an operating system 224 (such as a driver for the interface circuit 218), or in firmware in the interface circuit 218. Alternatively or additionally, at least some operations in the communication techniques may be implemented in hardware in a physical layer, such as interface circuit 218.

The present disclosure may be implemented as any combination of apparatus, systems, integrated circuits, and computer programs on non-transitory computer readable media. One or more processors may be implemented as an Integrated Circuit (IC), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or a large scale integrated circuit (LSI), a system LSI, or a super LSI, or as an ultra LSI package that performs some or all of the functions described in this disclosure.

The present disclosure includes the use of software, applications, computer programs or algorithms. Software, applications, computer programs, or algorithms may be stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium to cause a computer, such as one or more processors, to perform the steps described above and depicted in the figures. For example, the one or more memories store software or algorithms in executable instructions and the one or more processors may associate a set of instructions to execute the software or algorithms to provide for automatically setting a calling number of a calling party into a blacklist in any number of wireless networks according to embodiments described in the present disclosure.

Software and computer programs (which may also be referred to as programs, software applications, components, or code) include machine instructions for a programmable processor, and may be implemented in a high-level procedural, object-oriented, functional, logical, or assembly or machine language. The term "computer-readable medium" refers to any computer program product, apparatus or device, such as magnetic disks, optical disks, solid state storage devices, memories, and Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), used to provide machine instructions or data to a programmable data processor, including a computer-readable medium that receives machine instructions as a computer-readable signal.

By way of example, computer-readable media can comprise Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), electrically erasable read only memory (EEPROM), compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to carry or store desired computer-readable program code in the form of instructions or data structures and which can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Disk or disc, as used herein, includes Compact Disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), floppy disk and blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.

In one or more embodiments, use of the terms "can," "operable" or "configured" refer to some apparatus, logic, hardware, and/or element that is designed to be used in a specified manner. The subject matter of the present disclosure is provided as examples of apparatus, systems, methods, and programs for performing the features described in the present disclosure. However, other features or variations are contemplated in addition to the features described above. It is contemplated that the implementation of the components and functions of the present disclosure may be accomplished with any emerging technology that may replace the technology of any of the implementations described above.

Additionally, the above description provides examples, and does not limit the scope, applicability, or configuration set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Various embodiments may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. For example, features described with respect to certain embodiments may be combined in other embodiments.

Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. In some cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

Claims

1. An electronic device for use with a user device, the electronic device comprising:

a memory having instructions stored thereon;

a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to:

obtaining user preference information from a user device connected to the electronic device;

determining whether the obtained user preference information can be applied to the electronic device;

adjusting a setting of the electronic device based on the obtained user preference information in a case where the obtained user preference information is applicable to the electronic device; and

in a case where the obtained user preference information is not applicable to the electronic device, negotiating an applicable setting with the user device based on the obtained user preference information, and adjusting the setting of the electronic device using the negotiated applicable setting.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the applicable settings comprise at least one of: a setting most relevant to the user preference information, a setting most similar to the user preference information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user preference information comprises at least one of: language type, speech type.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device and the user device are connected by at least one of: bluetooth, Wi-Fi.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein negotiating applicable settings with the user device based on the obtained user preference information comprises:

selecting at least one of a setting most related to the user preference information and a setting most similar to the user preference information as the applicable setting;

sending the applicable settings to the user equipment;

determining whether an acknowledgment of the applicable setting is received from the user equipment within a predetermined time period;

in the event that a confirmation of the applicable settings is received from the user device within a predetermined period of time, adjusting the settings of the electronic device using the applicable settings; and

adjusting the settings of the electronic device using default settings in the event that confirmation of the applicable settings is not received from the user device within a predetermined period of time.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the default settings comprise at least one of: the applicable settings, most commonly used settings.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein adjustment of settings of the electronic device is enabled or disabled via at least one of the electronic device and the user device.

8. A method for use with an electronic device and a user device, the method comprising:

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the applicable settings comprise at least one of: a setting most relevant to the user preference information, a setting most similar to the user preference information.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the user preference information comprises at least one of: language type, speech type.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the electronic device and the user device are connected by at least one of: bluetooth, Wi-Fi.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein negotiating applicable settings with the user device based on the obtained user preference information comprises:

sending the applicable settings to the user equipment;

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the default settings comprise at least one of: the applicable settings, most commonly used settings.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein adjustment of the settings of the electronic device is enabled or disabled via at least one of the electronic device and the user device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium for use with a processor and a user device, the non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method of any of claims 8-14.

16. An information processing apparatus comprising means for performing the method of any one of claims 8-14.