TWI442242B - Method and computer program product for operating sharing files - Google Patents

Description

File sharing operation method and computer program product

The present invention relates to a method for file sharing operation, and more particularly to a method for managing file sharing operations of all shared file contents of the local electronic device and all other remote electronic devices.

With the development of technology, various digital electronic devices are constantly being introduced, and in order to enable devices to communicate with each other, the concept of a digital multimedia family is also born, which utilizes various existing technologies. The benchmark was developed to establish a common set of standards to provide users with the ability to connect a variety of digital devices to form a cross-platform interworking interface. Based on the above technical concept, each digital electronic device can realize the sharing of files by using a common standard interface.

In the past, the traditional file sharing interface can provide users to copy or move shared files of remote electronic devices on the digital device of the local end, but only can select the shared content of a single remote electronic device at a time. In order to perform the corresponding operation, the user cannot browse all the shared content of all the remote electronic devices at a time; in addition, the selected files in each remote electronic device can only be executed through the local electronic device, so the operation is performed. There are still some inconveniences.

Therefore, there is a need for a new method of file sharing operations to improve the problems encountered in the prior art.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a method of file sharing operations.

In order to achieve the above object, the file sharing operation method of the present invention is applied to a local electronic device, and the user can operate the local electronic device to perform a file between the local electronic device and the at least one remote electronic device. Share the operation. The method for the file sharing operation includes the following steps: providing a sharing interface, wherein the sharing interface comprises a device display interface and a file interface, and the device display interface is configured to display a plurality of electronic device images, wherein the plurality of electronic device images comprise the local electronic device And an image of the at least one remote device; receiving, by the device display interface, an image of any electronic device to display at least one shared file of the device corresponding to the image of the selected electronic device in the file interface Image; receiving any shared file image in the file interface to switch to the selection mode; in the selection mode, receiving a click on at least one shared file image to perform the selected shared file image Marking; receiving the image of any electronic device again to perform the file on the electronic device corresponding to the image of the selected electronic device for the file corresponding to the shared file image marked in the previous step deal with.

In addition, the method for file sharing operation of the present invention may further include the following steps: during the execution of the file processing, switching to display a state interface and hiding the file interface. This is used to display the current processing status of the file processing and to help the user understand the processing progress and other information.

In a specific embodiment, the image of the plurality of electronic devices displayed by the device display interface further includes an integrated electronic device image, which represents integration of the local electronic device and all remote electronic devices. The user can browse or process all the shared files of the local electronic device and each remote electronic device at a time by clicking on the integrated electronic device image, thereby increasing the convenience of the user in operation.

The present invention further provides a computer program product which is capable of performing the steps of the method for file sharing operation as described above after the computer loads and executes the computer program product.

With the design of the present invention, the user can operate through the sharing interface of the local electronic device to easily browse or process all the shared file contents of the device itself and the remote electronic devices connected through the network.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <

Please refer to FIG. 1 for a schematic diagram of the usage environment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the file sharing operation method of the present invention is applied to a local electronic device 1 for providing a user to execute a computer program by the local electronic device 1 to generate an operation interface, and thereby operating the interface. The processing operation of file sharing is performed on the local computer device 1 and the at least one remote electronic device 2. The local electronic device 1 is connected to the remote electronic devices 2, 2A, 2B via a network 90 (for example, an Internet, an internal network, a wide area network (WAN), or a wireless network). In an embodiment of the present invention, the preferred network 90 system is a wireless network, and a common standard protocol (for example, a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)) is provided between the electronic devices. By using the transmission protocol, the electronic devices can communicate with each other through the network 90, so that the user can operate and control other remote electronic devices 2, 2A, and 2B only by operating the local electronic device 1. In order to achieve the purpose of file sharing between electronic devices. Since the above-mentioned technology of the transmission protocol is a well-known technique, it will not be repeated here. It should be noted that each of the above electronic devices may be a desktop computer, a PDA, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or other suitable digital electronic device, and any of them has an internet connection function and is provided. The same transmission protocol as the local electronic device 1 can be used as the above-mentioned remote electronic device 2, 2A, 2B.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flow chart of the steps of the first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method for file sharing operation of the present invention includes steps 201 to 205. The various steps of the method of file sharing operation of the present invention will be described in detail below.

First, proceed to step 201: provide a sharing interface.

Please refer to Figure 3 to Figure 5 below. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the local shared file image of the first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, in an embodiment of the present invention, the local electronic device 1 stores an application program, and the internal processor executes the application according to the instruction to display a sharing interface 10, which includes a device display. Interface 20, a file interface 30, and an archive category selection interface 60.

The device display interface 20 is for displaying a plurality of electronic device images, and the plurality of electronic device images includes a local electronic device image 41 and at least one remote electronic device image 42, 42a and 42b. In this embodiment, the local electronic device image 41 represents the local electronic device 1, and the remote electronic device images 42, 42a, 42b represent the remote electronic device 2, 2A, 2B shown in FIG. 1, respectively. However, as the number of remote electronic devices connected is different, the device display interface 20 also displays an image of the corresponding remote electronic device, which is not limited to this embodiment.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of electronic device images 40 further includes an integrated electronic device image 49 representing the integration of the local electronic device 1 and all of the remote electronic devices 2, 2A, 2B for providing use. By clicking on the integrated electronic device image 49, all the shared files of the local electronic device 1 and each of the remote electronic devices 2, 2A, 2B can be browsed or processed at one time to increase the convenience of the user in operation.

The file interface 30 is used to display the file content shared in the electronic device corresponding to the image of any electronic device selected by the user. For example, the user selects the image of the local electronic device 41. At this time, the shared file image 51 corresponding to the file data shared by the local electronic device 1 is displayed on the file interface 30 for further selection by the user. action.

4 is a schematic diagram of a remote shared file image of a first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. 5 is a schematic diagram of an integrated shared archive image of a first embodiment of the method for file sharing operations of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the user can display the file information shared in the remote electronic device 2A by clicking on any remote electronic device image (42a in the figure). As shown in FIG. 5, the user can also click on the integrated electronic device image 49. At this time, the local electronic device 1 and the remote electronic devices 2, 2A, and 2B share the file in the file interface 30. Integrated display, without distinguishing which device is shared by each device, so that users can browse or process all files shared by all devices through the network.

The file category selection interface 60 is a method for providing a quicker and more convenient way for a user to search for files, which displays a click button for each type of file. In an embodiment of the present invention, the file category selection interface 60 displays a full file click button 61, a sound file click button 62, and an image file click button 63. The user can use each button to select the file type that he or she wants to browse or browse all files; for example, the user clicks the sound file click button 62, and the file data displayed by the file interface 30 will only display the sound file. So that users can find the files they want to select more quickly.

Next, in step 202, a selection of an image of any electronic device is received in the device display interface to display at least one shared file image of the selected electronic device in the file interface.

As shown in FIG. 3, in a specific embodiment of the present invention, when the user clicks on the local electronic device image 41, an indicator 21 is generated on the device display interface 20 to point to the local electronic device image 41. To represent the file information in the local electronic device 1 displayed on the file interface 30 at this time; relatively, if the user clicks on any remote electronic device image 42, 42a or 42b, the indicator 21 corresponds to Point to the remote electronic device image 42, 42a or 42b selected by the user.

When the user clicks on the local electronic device image 41, at least one local shared file image 51 stored in the local electronic device 1 is displayed on the file interface 30. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the preferred shared file type is a sound file, a video file or an image file. However, the invention is not limited thereto, and the file content may also be a text file or other types of files. It should be noted that the file information displayed on the file interface 30 corresponds to each electronic device. If the local electronic device 1 does not have any file information that can be shared, no shared file image will be displayed at this time. .

Then proceed to step 203: receiving any shared file image in the file interface to switch to the selection mode.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, after clicking on any shared file image 51 in the local electronic device image 41, the sharing interface 10 switches to a selection mode, in which the user can further select and operate the local electronic device. File data stored in device 1. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the user only needs to press the left mouse button on any of the local shared file images 51 displayed in the file interface 30 for a short time to enter the file selection mode (eg, As shown in FIG. 6 , a mark bar 512 is displayed in the lower right corner of each shared file image 51 to provide a user with a further click and select the shared file to be processed.

Then, in step 204, in the selection mode, a click on at least one shared archive image is received to mark the selected shared archive image.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a schematic diagram of an image clicking operation of the first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, after completing the above steps, the user can further select the shared file pattern 51 (such as a1.mp3, a3.) in the file interface 30. Mp3, a4.mp3), at this time, it will be marked on the mark column 512 corresponding to the file image 51 at the local point selected by the user (the hook mark shown in the figure, or changed by other mark means) Color, frame, etc., but the invention is not limited thereto).

Finally, in step 205, the image of any electronic device is selected again, so that the file corresponding to the shared file image marked in step 204 is on the electronic device corresponding to the image of the selected electronic device. Perform file processing.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic diagram of a file processing operation of a first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, after the user clicks on the file to be processed, the user can select any of the electronic device images 41, 42, 42a or 42b again to copy the previously selected file to the selected one. The corresponding electronic device 1, 2, 2A or 2B, or the archive content is executed on the corresponding electronic device 1, 2, 2A, 2B. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, after the user selects the remote electronic device image 42 (corresponding to the remote electronic device 2), a processing window 25 is displayed on the remote electronic device image 42 at this time. The display has a plurality of processing options, including a play option 251 and a copy option 252 for providing a user to perform a click and corresponding to a file processing action such as file playback or copying by the remote electronic device.

In this way, the user can perform corresponding processing on all shared files of the local electronic device and each remote electronic device by operating the sharing interface of the local electronic device, and arbitrarily copy the shared file of one electronic device to another electronic device. The device is played on either electronic device.

In addition, after step 205, step 206 may be further included: during the execution of the file processing, the display status interface is switched and the file interface is hidden.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a schematic diagram of file copying of a first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, in the embodiment of the present invention, the sharing interface 10 further includes a status interface 40 for displaying the processing status of the foregoing file processing. After the user clicks the copy option 252 in FIG. 8, the shared file of the selected local electronic device will start to be copied to the selected remote electronic device. At this time, the device display interface 20 of the sharing interface 10 moves toward the top of the screen, hides the file interface 30 shown in FIG. 8 and switches the display of the state interface 70, and the user can display the current file copy through the status interface 40. The progress. In the interface display, the user can also input an interface switching command (for example, clicking an arrow mark on the left side of the device display interface 20) by clicking the device display interface 20 to control the switching between the file interface 30 and the state interface 70. In addition, at the same time, the state image 22 corresponding to the current processing state, such as a schematic diagram of the file copy progress, is also displayed on the selected electronic device image 42 of the device display interface 20, so as to prompt the user for current file processing at any time. Processing status.

Please refer to FIG. 10, which is a schematic diagram of file playback in a second embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 10, in the embodiment of the present invention, after the user selects the play option 251 in FIG. 8, the selected shared file will start playing on the selected remote electronic device. . At this time, the switched status interface 70 displays the play file information, such as the play file list, the currently played file and its progress, etc., and can perform file play control through the control column 71 of the status interface 70, for example, pause and play the previous one. Or the next file, stop playing, etc., and control the playing state of the remote electronic device 2. It should be noted that the above selection is not limited to the selection of the remote electronic device image 42. The user may also select the local electronic device image 41 or other remote electronic device images 42a, 42b, depending on the user. The requirement is to share the file for processing on the local electronic device 1 or other remote electronic devices 2A, 2B to achieve the purpose of file sharing of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 11 for a flow chart of the steps of the third embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the method for file sharing operation of the present invention further includes steps 207 to 208, which will be described in detail below with respect to the third embodiment in the present embodiment.

Step 201a: Provide a sharing interface.

Please refer to FIG. 12 as a schematic diagram of a website sharing archive image according to a third embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, in the embodiment, the local electronic device displays a sharing interface 10a by executing an application, wherein the sharing interface 10a has the functions of display and execution of the foregoing embodiment (continuing the foregoing step 202). Up to 206), the device display interface 20a of the sharing interface 10a is further configured to display at least one website link image 43 and 43a, and each website link image 43 and 43a represents a website having a file sharing function, such as a web album. , facebook, youtube, internet radio or video streaming website, etc., for users to click.

Next, in step 207, a click on any website link image 43 is received in the device display interface 20a to connect to a corresponding website, and at least one website share file image 52 of the corresponding website is displayed on the file interface 30a.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the embodiment, when the user clicks on any of the website link images 43 of the device display interface 20a, the application connects with the corresponding website of the website link image 43 to Obtaining information about at least one website sharing file provided by the website from the corresponding website, and displaying at least one website sharing file image 52 (such as new01 to new10) corresponding to the at least one website sharing file in the file interface 30a. The website sharing file corresponding to each network sharing file image 52 may also be a sound file, a video file or an image file. For example, when the user clicks on the youtube website link image and connects to the youtube website, the file interface 30a can display the network share corresponding to the latest video file, the most popular video file or the movie trailer video file on the current website home page. The file image 52 is for the user to click; when the user clicks on the link image of the website of the internet radio station and connects to the internet radio website, the file interface 30a can display the current channel for listening to the program and the network corresponding to the program. The road shares the file image 52 for the user to click. Therefore, as the selected website link images 43, 43a are different, the network share file image 52 displayed on the file interface 30a also differs.

Please refer to FIG. 13 , which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the third embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. In this embodiment, for some websites that require the user to log in with the account password for subsequent use (for example, a web album website), after receiving the website link image 43a in step 207, the application is Connect with the corresponding website of the website connection image 43a and perform the steps of user login to obtain related user information, where the user information may include a list of friends set by the user or the user through the corresponding website. A list of files shared or selected for collection, etc. As shown in FIG. 13, after the user clicks on the website link image 43a, a selection window 26 is displayed on the website link image 43a. The selection window 26 includes a plurality of function options for the user to click. The plurality of function options may include a person sharing option 261. When the user clicks the personal sharing option 261, the application displays at least one website in the file interface 30a according to the shared or collected file list of the obtained user information. At least one website sharing file of the shared file 52 is shared. The at least one website sharing file described herein is a file uploaded by the user to the corresponding website for sharing (for example, a photo or a movie uploaded to a web album), or the user selects the collection through the corresponding website. Archives (for example, choose to bookmark my favorite files on the youtube website).

The plurality of function options may further include a friend sharing option 262. When the user clicks the friend sharing option 261, the application displays the friend list according to the obtained user information, and the file interface 30a is displayed through the corresponding website. A friend of friends represents the pattern. Please refer to FIG. 14 as a schematic diagram of the execution friend sharing option of the third embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 14, when the user clicks the aforementioned friend sharing option, the friend interface representative pattern 53 (for example, friend01 to friend03) which is set as a friend through the corresponding website is displayed in the file interface 30a for the user to click. When the user further selects any friend representative pattern 53, the application will obtain the relevant sharing information of the friend from the corresponding website according to the received ordering instruction, so that the file interface 30a correspondingly displays the friend sharing through the corresponding website. At least one website sharing file image corresponding to at least one website sharing file. In this way, the user can understand the content and status shared by other friends (other users) through the corresponding website.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, the foregoing plurality of function options further include an integrated sharing option 263, which performs a function similar to the foregoing integrated electronic device image; when the user clicks the integrated sharing option 263, the application will According to the obtained user information, the file interface 30a integrates and displays the shared file image of each website corresponding to the shared file uploaded by the user and the at least one other user through the corresponding website within a set time. This is for the user to confirm which files the user has uploaded and shared with all the friends during the set time, for example, showing which photos were shared with all friends in the near future through the web album website or facebook. Users understand each other's dynamics and can click to browse. The set time described herein may be several hours or several days, and may be adjusted according to user requirements or different websites, and is not limited to this embodiment.

After the step 207, the method further includes the step 208: receiving, by the file interface 30a, a click of the website sharing file image 52 to switch the display status interface and hiding the file interface 30a, wherein the status interface is used to display the corresponding website sharing file. . After the user clicks on the website provided by youtube to share the file image in the file interface 30a, the sharing interface 10a can automatically switch the display status interface and hide the file interface 30a (refer to FIG. 10) as shown in the foregoing step 206 to transmit through the status interface. Display the website sharing file corresponding to the shared file image of this website, which is convenient for users to watch and browse.

With the design of the present invention, the user can not only play or copy the shared file between the local electronic device and each remote electronic device through the sharing interface, but also can directly connect to the website with the shared file function for website sharing. The browsing or playback of files greatly improves the usability and ease of file sharing management.

In summary, the present invention is a breakthrough in terms of its purpose, means and efficacy, and it is different from the characteristics of the prior art. It is a great breakthrough for the reviewer to ask for an early patent, and to benefit the society. Debian. It is to be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and its advantages, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Modifications and variations of the embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be as described in the scope of the patent application to be described later.

1. . . Local electronic device

2, 2A, 2B. . . Remote electronic device

10, 10a. . . Sharing interface

20, 20a. . . Device display interface

twenty one. . . Indicator

twenty two. . . State pattern

25. . . Processing window

251. . . Playback options

252. . . Copy option

26. . . Select window

261. . . Personal sharing options

262. . . Friend sharing options

263. . . Integrated sharing options

30, 30a. . . File interface

41. . . Local electronic device image

42, 42a, 42b. . . Remote electronic device image

43, 43a. . . Website link image

49. . . Integrated electronic device image

51. . . Share file image

512. . . Marker bar

52. . . Website sharing archive image

53. . . Friend representative pattern

60. . . File category selection interface

61. . . All files click button

62. . . Sound file click button

63. . . Image file click button

70. . . Status interface

71. . . Control column

90. . . network

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a usage environment of a method for file sharing operation according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing the steps of a first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the local shared file image of the first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a remote shared file image of a first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

5 is a schematic diagram of an integrated shared archive image of a first embodiment of the method for file sharing operations of the present invention.

6 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

7 is a schematic diagram of an image clicking operation of the first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic illustration of the file processing operation of the first embodiment of the method for file sharing operations of the present invention.

9 is a schematic diagram of file copying of a first embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of file playback of a second embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a flow chart showing the steps of a third embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a third embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a third embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

14 is a schematic diagram of an execution friend sharing option of a third embodiment of the method for file sharing operation of the present invention.

Claims (16)

A file sharing operation method is used for a local electronic device to enable a user of the local electronic device to operate the local electronic device and at least one remote electronic device, the method comprising the following steps: A: providing a a sharing interface, wherein the sharing interface comprises: a device display interface for displaying a plurality of electronic device images, wherein the plurality of electronic device images include an image of the local electronic device corresponding to one of the local electronic devices, and corresponding to at least At least one remote electronic device image of a remote electronic device; and a file interface; B: receiving, in the display interface of the device, a selection of the image of the local electronic device, to display the original in the file interface At least one of the end electronic device shares the file image, and receives a click on the remote electronic device to display at least one shared file image of the remote electronic device on the file interface; C: receiving the file interface in the file interface Clicking on any shared file image to switch to a selection mode; D: in the selection mode, receiving a click on the at least one shared file image to be clicked Selecting the shared file image for marking; and E: receiving the image of any electronic device again for selecting the file corresponding to the shared file image to be marked, and selecting the electronic device image A file processing is performed on the corresponding electronic device. For example, the method for file sharing operation described in claim 1 of the patent scope further includes the following steps: F: During the execution of the file processing, switching to display a status interface and hiding the file interface, the status interface is used to display the processing status of the file processing. The method for file sharing operation according to claim 2, wherein in the performing the file processing, a state pattern corresponding to the processing state is displayed on the selected electronic device image. The method for file sharing operation according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of electronic device images further comprise an integrated electronic device image, so that the integrated electronic device image is selected in the file The interface displays all shared file images that are combined with the local electronic device and the at least one remote electronic device. The method for file sharing operation according to claim 1, wherein in step E, a processing window is further displayed, the processing window including a plurality of processing options for the user to click. The method for file sharing operation according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of processing options include a play option for the file corresponding to the shared file image to be marked, and the electronic device image selected Play on the corresponding electronic device. The method for file sharing operation according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of processing options include a copying option for copying the file corresponding to the shared file image to be marked on the selected electronic device The image corresponds to the electronic device. The method for sharing a file according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the file corresponding to the shared file image is a sound file, a video file or an image file. The method for file sharing operation according to the second aspect of the patent application further includes the following steps: G: receiving an interface switching instruction in the display interface of the device to control switching between the file interface and the state interface. The method for file sharing operation according to claim 2, wherein the device display interface is further configured to display at least one website link image, and the method further comprises the following steps: H: receiving the pair in the device display interface Clicking on the link image of any website to connect to a corresponding website, and displaying at least one website sharing file image of the corresponding website in the file interface. The method for file sharing operation according to claim 10, wherein in step H, a selection window is further displayed, the selection window includes a plurality of function options for the user to click; the plural function option includes a person sharing option. And displaying, by the file interface, the at least one website sharing file image shared or collected by the user through the corresponding website. The method for sharing a file as described in claim 11, wherein the plurality of function options further includes a friend sharing option for displaying, by the file interface, at least one website shared by any other user through the corresponding website. The at least one website corresponding to the file shares the file image. The method for sharing a file as described in claim 12, wherein the plurality of function options further includes an integrated sharing option for integrating the display of the user and the at least one other user in the file interface During the time, all the websites shared by the corresponding website share the archive image of each website. For example, the method for file sharing operation described in claim 10 further includes the following steps: I: receiving a click image of any website sharing file in the file interface, to switch the display of the status interface and hide the file. The interface is used to display a website sharing file corresponding to the shared file image of the website selected by the website. The method for sharing a file as described in claim 10, wherein the shared file of the website corresponding to the shared file image is a sound file, a video file or an image file. A computer program product that is capable of performing the steps of the method of file sharing operation as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 15 after the computer loads and executes the computer program product.