TW201337754A - Electronic systems and methods for seamless shares - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for seamless shares capable of a first electronic device performing a first application program and a second electronic device is provided, including the steps of: receiving a detecting signal from the first electronic device when the second electronic device provides a communication connection to the first electronic device, in which the detecting signal includes information of the first application program; determining whether the second electronic device has a second application program having the same as the first application program by the second electronic device; outputting a data signal from the first electronic device to the second electronic device when the second electronic device has the second application program, in which the data signal includes a performed position, an identification and a password of the identification; and logging in the second application program with the identification and the password and performing the second application program from the performed position, such that continually performing the content of the first application program in the second electronic device.

Description

Electronic system and seamless sharing method

The disclosure relates to electronic systems, and more particularly to an electronic system having a short range wireless communication device.

In recent years, handheld devices, such as mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants, etc., have become more sophisticated and more functional. Due to the convenience of these devices, these devices have also become one of the necessities of life. However, application management methods and seamless sharing methods between multiple electronic devices are still not convenient. Therefore, you need a new seamless sharing method to overcome these problems.

In view of this, the present disclosure provides a seamless sharing method, applicable to the first and second electronic devices, and the first electronic device is executing a first application, and the seamless sharing method includes: when the first electronic device and the second When the electronic device is connected to the communication, the second electronic device receives a detection signal outputted from the first electronic device, wherein the detection signal includes information of the first application; and the second electronic device determines whether the device has the detection signal according to the detection signal. a second application having the same function as the first application; when the second electronic device has the second application, the first electronic device outputs a data signal to the second electronic device, wherein the data signal includes one of the first application Having executed the location, an account number and a password; and logging in to the second application by the second electronic device based on the account number and password, and executing the second application from the executed location to continue executing the first application on the second electronic device The content of the program.

The present disclosure also provides an electronic system including a first electronic device for outputting a detection signal and a data signal, wherein the detection signal includes information of a first application being executed in the first electronic device, and The data signal includes an executed location of the first application, an account number and a password, and a second electronic device configured to determine whether the second electronic device has the second electronic device according to the detection signal. a second application that is identical to the first application, wherein when the second electronic device has the second application and the received data signal further includes an account number and a password, the second application is logged in according to the account number and the password, and Executing the second application from the executed location to continue execution of the content of the first application at the second electronic device.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

The following description is the best mode for carrying out the invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that a number of changes, substitutions and substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of one of the electronic systems of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, electronic system 100 includes electronic devices 120 and 130. The electronic devices 120 and 130 have Near Field Communication (NFC) devices, so that the electronic devices 120 and 130 are in communication connection when they are close to each other. The electronic devices 120 and 130 may be hand-held devices, portable devices, personal digital assistant (PDA) multiprocessor systems, microprocessor based or programmable Microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network computers, mini computers, mainframes, car computers, and the like.

In an embodiment, when the electronic device 120 is executing a first application AP1, and the electronic device 130 is not executing any application (for convenience of explanation, the electronic device 120 is a sharing source, and the electronic device 130 is a recipient, but is not limited thereto. When the electronic device 120 is in communication with the electronic device 130 (for example, connected by Near Field Communication (NFC)), the electronic device 120 activates the first menu for the user to select a high-privileged state or a low-privileged state. The electronic device 120 transmits a detection signal DS to the electronic device 130. For example, the first application AP1 can be an electronic book, an electronic file, an interactive software (such as game software), any software, or a website executed on a browser. The detection signal DS includes information (eg, name, size, version, author, development company, etc.) of the first application program AP1, and the electronic device 130 determines, according to the detection signal, whether it has the second function of the same function as the first application program AP1. Application AP2. For example, the first application AP1 and the second application AP2 are the same game software, the same or different browsers for opening a webpage (such as IE or Chrome), the same book, and the same electronic file can be opened. Or a different file browser (such as Word or Open office) and so on.

If the electronic device 130 has the second application program AP2, the electronic device 130 sends back a first request signal RS1 to the electronic device 120, so that the electronic device 120 outputs a data signal DA to the electronic device 130. When the first menu selects the high privilege state, the data signal DA includes the executed location (or web address, web page), account number and password of the first application program AP1, so that the electronic device 130 can log in according to the account number and password in the data signal DA. The application AP2 is executed, and the second application AP2 is executed from the executed location to continue execution of the content of the first application AP1 at the electronic device 130.

It should be noted that if the first and second applications AP1 and AP2 need to be logged in to execute, and the first menu only selects the low privilege state, the data signal DA does not include the account and password of the first application, although the electronic The device 130 turns on the second application AP2 but still cannot log in to the second application AP2. If the first and second applications AP1 and AP2 are executable without login, and the first menu only selects the low-privileged state, the electronic device 130 can still execute the second application AP2 from the executed location by using the data signal DA. In order to continue the unfinished operating procedure of the electronic device 120.

In addition, when the electronic device 130 receives the detection signal DS and finds that the second application AP2 has the same function as the first application AP1, the electronic device 130 sends back a second request signal RS2 to the electronic device 120, so that the electronic device 130 The device 120 determines whether to transmit the first application AP1 to the electronic device 130 according to the size of the second request signal RS2 and the first application program AP1. For example, when the size of the first application AP1 is lower than a predetermined value (for example, 50 MB, but is not limited thereto), the electronic device 130 receives the electronic device 120 by using a wireless communication protocol (eg, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.). The first application AP1. After receiving the first application program AP1, the electronic device 130 executes the first application program AP1 according to the corresponding material signal DA (the high-right state or the low-privileged state data signal DA) as described above. In addition, when the size of the first application AP1 is higher than a predetermined value (for example, 50 MB), the electronic device 120 captures a screen (last screen) of the executed position in the first application AP1, and transmits the captured image. The screen is displayed to the electronic device 130 to display the screen of the electronic device 120 in the electronic device 130.

In some embodiments, if the first menu only selects the low-privileged state, and the first application AP1 needs to log in to execute, although the size of the first application is lower than the predetermined value, the electronic device 120 retrieves the first A screen (last screen) of the location has been executed in an application AP1, and the captured screen is transmitted to the electronic device 130, so that the screen of the electronic device 120 is displayed in the electronic device 130 instead of from the electronic device 120. Get and execute the first application AP1.

In another embodiment, when the electronic device 120 is in communication with the electronic device 130, and the electronic device 120 and the electronic device 130 are respectively executing the first application program AP1 and the third application program AP3 (the first application program AP1 is different from the first application program The third application AP3) determines whether the electronic device 120 takes over the electronic device 130 and continues to execute the content of the third application AP3, or the electronic device 130 takes over the electronic device 120 to continue executing the first application. The content of the program AP1. In short, the function of the second menu is to determine which electronic device is the sharing source and which electronic device is the recipient. The operating mode of the sharing source is the electronic device 120 as described above. The mode of operation of the recipient is as described above for the electronic device 130. This will not go into details. In some embodiments, when the electronic devices 120 and 130 respectively execute the first and second application programs AP1 and AP2, the second menu may also determine which electronic device is the sharing source or the receiving source.

In some embodiments, when the electronic device 120 is in communication with the electronic device 130 and the electronic device 130 is executing the third application AP3, the electronic device 120 is not required to be directly transferred to the electronic device 120 to continue executing the first application. The content of the program AP1. In other words, the preset value of the electronic device 120 is a sharing source, and the preset value of the electronic device 130 is a recipient.

Figure 2 is an embodiment of the electronic system of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic system 200 is an embodiment of the electronic system 100. The electronic system 200 includes an electronic device 220 and an electronic device 230. The electronic device 220 can be a handheld electronic device. The electronic device 230 can be a computer. Moreover, both the electronic devices 220 and 230 have short-range wireless communication devices. When the electronic device 220 is in communication with the electronic device 230, the electronic device 220 activates the first menu 240 for the user to select a high-privileged state or a low-privileged state. For example, when the first menu 240 detects that an object (eg, a finger) moves from the block 241 to the block 243, the first menu 240 determines that the electronic device 220 shares the data in a high-privileged state (eg, the data signal has an account number). With password).

When the first menu 240 detects that an object (such as a finger) moves from the block 241 to the block 242, the first menu 240 determines that the electronic device 220 shares the data in a low-privileged state (for example, the data signal does not contain an account number and a password). . When the first menu 240 detects that an object (eg, a finger) has remained on the block 241 for a certain period of time, the first menu 240 determines the electronic device 220 to not share any data. The form of the first menu 240 is for illustrative purposes only, but is not limited thereto. For example, the first menu 240 can also be a plurality of options, and detect which option to select an object to determine the status of the sharing permission. In some embodiments, the menu may also be displayed on the screen of the electronic device 230, such that the electronic device 230 may also determine that the transmission with the electronic device 220 is in a high-privileged state or a low-privileged state.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the electronic system of the present disclosure for explaining the operation of the electronic system 300 when the first application AP1 is an electronic book. As shown in FIG. 3, when the second menu (not shown) determines that the electronic device 320 takes over the electronic device 320 and continues to execute the content of the first application AP1, the electronic device 320 transmits the detection signal DS to the electronic device 330. For example, the detection signal DS includes information such as, but not limited to, an electronic book (eg, WORD file, EXCEL file, PDF file, e-book, etc.) (eg, name, size, author, development company, etc.), electronic device The 330 determines whether there is an identical electronic book according to the detection signal.

If the electronic device 330 has the same electronic book, the electronic device 330 sends back the first request signal RS1 to the electronic device 320, so that the electronic device 320 outputs the data signal DA to the electronic device 330 according to the first request signal RS1. When the first menu selects the high authority state, the data signal DA includes the executed position (current viewing page) of the electronic book, the account number and the password (if the electronic book has an account password), or the annotation, status, etc. of the electronic book, The electronic device 330 is enabled to take over the electronic device 320 to continue to display the location currently viewed by the electronic book.

If the electronic device 330 does not have the same electronic book, the electronic device 330 sends back the second request signal RS2 to the electronic device 320. Since the size of the electronic book is generally small, the electronic device 320 transmits the electronic book to the electronic device 330 via the wireless network transmission according to the second request signal RS2. When the electronic device 130 has the same electronic book, the data signal DA from the electronic device 320 is obtained to continue to view the electronic book on the electronic device 330, thereby facilitating the user to view the electronic device 320 reading the electronic device 320. page. In some embodiments, when the size of the electronic book exceeds a predetermined value (eg, 20 MB), the electronic device 320 may also transmit only the currently viewed picture to the electronic device 330.

FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the electronic system of the present disclosure for explaining the operation of the electronic system 400 when the first application is a game software (or any interactive software). As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic system 300 is similar to the electronic system 400. The difference is that when the electronic device 430 does not have the same game software as the electronic device 420 and sends back the second request signal RS2 to the electronic device 420, due to the presence of the game software. The file size is large, and the file of the game software is small. Therefore, the electronic device 420 determines whether to transfer the game software to the electronic device 430 according to the size of the game software. For example, when the size of the game software is less than a predetermined value (for example, 50 MB, but is not limited thereto), the electronic device 430 receives the game software from the electronic device 420 in a wireless communication protocol, so as to be in the electronic device 430 according to the data signal DA. Execute the game software. The data signal DA may include the progress (or broken game level) performed by the current game software, the environment setting of the game software (hotkey, music, background sound, screen brightness, etc.). If the first menu selects the high-privilege state, the data signal DA further includes the user's account number, password, and the like, so that the user can perform the function of requiring the account password in the electronic device 430. If the first menu selects the low privilege state, it depends on whether the game software requires the account password to execute correctly. If the game software requires an account password, the electronic device 430 can only open the game software and cannot log in. In some embodiments, if the first menu selects the low privilege state, the electronic device 430 does not download or open the game software requiring the account password or any application requiring the account password from the electronic device 420. When the size of the game software is higher than the predetermined value, the electronic device 420 captures a screen image of the executed position in the game software, and transmits the captured screen image to the electronic device 430 to display the electronic device in the electronic device 430. The final screen of the 420.

FIG. 5 is an embodiment of the electronic system of the present disclosure for explaining the operation of the electronic system 500 when the first application is a browser. As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic system 500 and the electronic system 400 are similar to the electronic system 300. The difference is that when the electronic device 520 is using a browser to open a web page, the data signal includes the website and the page currently browsed by the browser (ie, executed) position).

Generally speaking, when a browser logs in to a certain website, some websites will ask for a user account and password, and provide the option of "automatic login next time". If you select "Automatic login next time", the next time the browser enters the above website, it will automatically log in to the above website. The principle is that when the "automatic login next time" is checked, the server of the website sends a hard token (cookie) containing the login credentials (some encrypted form of the account number and password) to the electronic device (for example, the electronic device 520 or 530). On the disc, when the browser logs in to the website again, the browser will send the inventory token stored on the hard disk to the server of the website for the server to verify the login credentials, so that the browser does not need to input the account and password. You can log in to the above website.

Therefore, if a website (eg, a social networking website, etc.) requires an account number and a password, the material signal DA includes an inventory token having an account number and a password, so that the electronic device 530 can transmit the inventory token from the electronic device 520 to the server of the above website. The website can be automatically logged in, and the last viewed page (ie, the executed location) of the electronic device 520 is displayed on the browser of the electronic device 530, so that the user can continue to browse the content of the website at the electronic device 530.

Figure 6 is a flow chart of one of the seamless sharing methods of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, in step S61, when the electronic device 120 that is executing the first application AP1 is in communication connection with the electronic device 130, the electronic device 130 receives one of the detection signals DS output from the electronic device 120. For example, the detection signal DS includes information of the first application AP1. For example, name, size, version, author, development company, etc. In step S62, based on the detection signal DS, it is determined whether there is a second application program AP2 having the same function as the first application program AP1 in the electronic device 130.

When the electronic device 130 has the second application program AP2, the process proceeds to step S63, and the electronic device 120 outputs the data signal DA to the electronic device 130. The data signal DA may include the executed location, the account number and the password of the first application program AP1. In step S64, when the data signal DA has an account number and a password, the second application AP2 is logged in the electronic device 130, and the second application AP2 is executed from the executed location, so as to continue executing the first application AP1 at the electronic device 130. Content. When the data signal DA does not have an account number and a password, the electronic device 120 outputs the data signal DA having the executed location but no account and password to the electronic device 130, so that the electronic device 130 turns on the second application AP2, but does not automatically log in. Two applications AP2.

Figure 7 is another flow chart of the seamless sharing method of the present invention. Steps S71 to S74 of FIG. 7 are the same as steps S61 to S64 of FIG. 6 . The difference is that when there is no second application program AP2 in the electronic device 130, the process proceeds to step S75, and the electronic device 130 determines the first application. The size of the program AP1. When the size of the first application AP1 is lower than a predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S76, and the electronic device 130 obtains the first application AP1 from the electronic device 120 by using the wireless communication protocol to execute the first application program AP1 in the electronic device 130. When the second application AP2 is not in the electronic device 130, and the size of the first application AP1 is higher than the predetermined value, the process proceeds to step S77, and the screen of the executed location is captured by the electronic device 120 and transmitted to the electronic device 130. In order to display the screen of the electronic device 120 in the electronic device 130.

In addition, in some embodiments, when the electronic device 120 that is executing the first application AP1 is in communication connection with the electronic device 130 (or when it is first contacted), the electronic device 120 may determine the data signal DA by using the first menu. Whether the account number and password are included to confirm whether the electronic device 130 is a trusted electronic device prevents privacy from flowing out. Therefore, when the data signal DA does not include the account number and the password, the electronic device 130 cannot automatically log in to the second application AP2 by using the account number and the password.

In summary, the present disclosure provides a seamless sharing method suitable for use in the electronic system 100 when a user does not want to use the electronic device 120, or the user wants to share the current state of the electronic device 120 to the electronic device. In the case of the device 130, the electronic device 120 and the electronic device 130 are only required to be close to each other, and the electronic device 130 can be used to continuously execute the application executed by the original electronic device 120 (for example, WORD, PDF, file, e-book, software, The game, the website where the browser is logged in). Therefore, the seamless sharing method provided by the present disclosure allows the user to execute the same application on two electronic devices without interruption, which is very convenient.

The features of many embodiments are described above to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to clearly understand the form of the specification. Those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the objectives of the above-described embodiments and/or advantages consistent with the above-described embodiments can be accomplished by designing or modifying other processes and structures based on the present disclosure. It is also to be understood by those skilled in the art that <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt;

100, 200, 300, 400, 500. . . electronic system

120, 130, 220, 230, 320, 330, 420, 430, 520, 530. . . Electronic device

AP1, AP2, AP3. . . application

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RS1. . . First request signal

RS2. . . Second request signal

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Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic system of the present disclosure;

Figure 2 is an embodiment of the electronic system of the present disclosure;

Figure 3 is an embodiment of the electronic system of the present disclosure for explaining the operation of the electronic system when the first application is an electronic book;

Figure 4 is an embodiment of the electronic system of the present disclosure for explaining the operation of the electronic system when the first application is a game software;

Figure 5 is an embodiment of the electronic system of the present disclosure for explaining the operation of the electronic system when the first application is a browser;

Figure 6 is a first embodiment of a flow chart of a seamless sharing method of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a second embodiment of a flow chart of one of the seamless sharing methods of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A seamless sharing method is applicable to the first and second electronic devices, and the first electronic device is executing a first application, and the seamless sharing method includes: when the first electronic device communicates with the second electronic device Receiving, by the second electronic device, a detection signal outputted from the first electronic device, wherein the detection signal includes information of the first application; and determining, by the second electronic device, the detection signal Whether it has a second application having the same function as the first application; when the second electronic device has the second application, the first electronic device outputs a data signal to the second electronic device; When the data signal includes an executed location of the first application, an account number and a password, the second electronic device logs in to the second application according to the account number and the password, and from the executed location Executing the second application to continue performing the first step on the second electronic device With the content of the program. The seamless sharing method of claim 1, further comprising: determining, by a first menu, whether the data signal output by the first electronic device includes the account number and the password; and when determining the output When the data signal does not include the account number and the password, the first electronic device outputs the data signal having the executed position but not the account number and the password to the second electronic device, so that the second electronic device turns on the foregoing The second application, but does not log in to the second application. The seamless sharing method of claim 1, further comprising: determining the size of the first application when the second electronic device does not have a second application having the same function as the first application When the size of the first application is lower than a predetermined value, the second electronic device obtains the first application from the first electronic device by using a wireless communication protocol, so as to execute the foregoing in the second electronic device. a first application; and when the second electronic device does not have the second application, and the size of the first application is greater than the predetermined value, the first electronic device captures a screen of the executed location and And transmitting to the second electronic device to display the screen screen in the second electronic device. The seamless sharing method of claim 1, wherein the second electronic device receives the detection signal in a short-range wireless communication protocol. The seamless sharing method of claim 1, wherein the first application is an electronic book, an interactive software or a browser. An electronic system includes: a first electronic device configured to output a detection signal and a data signal, wherein the detection signal includes information of a first application being executed in the first electronic device, and the The data signal includes an executed location of the first application, an account number and a password, and a second electronic device configured to determine, in the communication with the first electronic device, the second electronic device according to the detection signal Whether the device has the same second application as the first application; wherein when the second electronic device has the second application and the received data signal further includes an account and a password, according to the account And logging in to the second application with the password, and executing the second application from the executed location to continue execution of the content of the first application in the second electronic device. The electronic system of claim 6, wherein the first electronic device determines whether the data signal includes the account number and the password by using a first menu, so that when the data signal outputted by the decision does not include the account number And the first electronic device outputs the data signal having the above-mentioned executed position but not having the account number and the password to the second electronic device, so that the second electronic device starts the second application, but does not Log in to the second application above. The electronic system of claim 6, wherein when the second electronic device does not have a second application that is identical to the first application, determining the size of the first application, so that When the size of an application is lower than a predetermined value, the second electronic device receives the first application in a wireless communication protocol to execute the first application in the second electronic device; and when the second electronic device When there is no second application and the size of the first application is greater than the predetermined value, the first electronic device captures a screen of the executed location and transmits the screen to the second electronic device for The above screen screen is displayed in the electronic device. The electronic system of claim 6, wherein the second electronic device receives the detection signal in a short-range wireless communication protocol. The electronic system of claim 6, wherein the first application is an electronic book, an interactive software or a browser.