TWI461925B - Method and system for sharing data - Google Patents

Description

Sharing data method and system

The present invention relates to a data sharing mechanism, and in particular to a data sharing method and system through a cloud service platform.

With the rapid development of information technology, data transmission between computer systems has developed a variety of ways, especially the use of hardware transmission interface and network interface is a common way. Among them, the method of data transmission through the network interface is complicated, but compared with the hardware transmission interface, the method is convenient and the transmission distance is not limited.

In addition, with the development of technology, more and more people use multimedia files such as movies and photos to record their lives, and upload these multimedia files to social networking sites to share with friends. However, the operation of electronic products such as computers and smart phones is often too complicated, and most silver-haired people do not have much desire to use such electronic products. According to this, the elders at home are unable to share the things in life with the families of the younger generation.

The invention provides a method and system for sharing data, which simplifies the process of uploading and downloading data, and is more convenient in use.

The invention proposes a method for enjoying data, which is suitable for an electronic device. The first multimedia material is generated by the electronic device, and the first multimedia data is stored in a storage unit of the electronic device. After logging in to the cloud service platform, the first multimedia material is uploaded to the network sharing platform through the cloud service platform. The cloud service platform generates the first update information of the first multimedia data after uploading the first multimedia data to the network sharing platform, and the first update information includes the first multimedia data stored in the network. Share the link address of the platform. In addition, after logging in to the cloud service platform, monitoring whether the cloud service platform has the second update information, to have the second update information in the monitored cloud service platform, and receiving the second update information from the cloud service platform, according to the second Update the second multimedia material corresponding to the information download.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device is connected to the display unit, and when the second update information is detected in the cloud service platform, a prompt message is displayed in the display unit. And, when an execution command is received, the second multimedia material is downloaded according to the connection address in the second update information, and the second multimedia data is displayed in the display unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the execution command is received, the screen of the display unit may be switched to the user interface provided by the electronic device to display the second multimedia material in the user interface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the user interface includes a plurality of option icons. In the above method of sharing data, the option icons can also be moved along a track according to a movement instruction. Also, the option icon moved to the middle of the screen is enlarged. When one of the option icons is selected, the corresponding operation page is displayed in the user interface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the method for sharing data, the first multimedia material may be generated by using an image capturing unit or a sound source input unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the method for sharing data, when the first multimedia material is generated, a record may be added to the storage unit according to the setup time of the first multimedia data.

The present invention further provides a sharing data system, including a cloud service platform, a network sharing platform, and a plurality of electronic devices. The electronic devices can respectively upload a multimedia material to the cloud service platform, and monitor whether the cloud service platform has update information. When the cloud service platform receives the multimedia data transmitted by one of the electronic devices, the multimedia data is transmitted to the network sharing platform and the update information is generated; and the update information is pushed to other electronic devices, so that the other electronic devices can be According to the update information, download multimedia materials from the network sharing platform.

In an embodiment of the present invention, one of the electronic devices is a digital set-top box, comprising: an image capturing unit, a storage unit, a network connection unit, a connection port, and a central processing unit. The image capturing unit is configured to capture images to generate a multimedia file. The storage unit is used to store multimedia files. The network connection unit is used to connect to the cloud service platform. The connection port is connected to the display unit. The central processing unit is coupled to the image capturing unit, the storage unit, the network connection unit, and the connection port for executing an application. When connecting to the cloud service platform through the network connection unit, the multimedia file is uploaded to the cloud service platform through the application, and the update information is generated after monitoring the cloud service platform, and the corresponding information is downloaded from the network sharing platform according to the update information. Multimedia file. In addition, when receiving the update information, the prompt message is transmitted to the display unit through the connection port.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when receiving the update information, the digital set-top box transmits a prompt message to the display unit through the application program to display the prompt message while playing the television message. And, when the digital set-top box receives the execution command, downloading the corresponding multimedia material according to the link address in the update information, and switching the screen of the display unit to the user interface provided by the digital set-top box to serve the user The downloaded multimedia material is displayed in the interface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user interface includes a plurality of option icons, and the central processing unit moves the option icons along a track in the user interface according to the received move instruction, and the zoom is moved to The option icon in the middle of the track. When one of the option icons is selected, the corresponding operation page is displayed in the user interface. In addition, the central processing unit adds another option icon to the user interface according to a preset execution action.

Based on the above, the present invention distributes data between multiple electronic devices through a cloud service platform. After logging in to the cloud service platform, the multimedia service platform can be automatically uploaded to the network sharing platform through the cloud service platform; and the multimedia data uploaded by others can also be downloaded through the cloud service platform. Accordingly, the steps of greatly simplifying the uploading of data and downloading of data are more convenient in use.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a block diagram of a shared data system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The share sharing system 100 includes a cloud service platform 110, an electronic device 120, an electronic device 130, and a network sharing platform 140. Only the electronic device 120 and the electronic device 130 are shown here, but not limited thereto.

The electronic device 120 and the electronic device 130 share the data through the cloud service platform 110. For example, an application is installed in the electronic device 120 and the electronic device 130, and the multimedia data is uploaded to the cloud service platform 110 through the application, and the cloud service platform 110 is monitored for update information through the application. The electronic device 120 and the electronic device 130 are, for example, devices such as a digital set-top box, a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a personal computer, a networked television, or a tablet computer, and have a processor and an Internet function.

After receiving the multimedia data, the cloud service platform 110 uploads the multimedia data to the network sharing platform 140, and the cloud service platform 110 also generates a corresponding update information, and pushes the update information to the shared data system 100. The electronic device 120 and the electronic device 130. For example, it is assumed that the electronic device 120 uploads a multimedia material to the network sharing platform 140 through the cloud service platform 110. At this time, an update information is generated in the cloud service platform 110, and the update information is pushed to the electronic device 130. To notify the user of the electronic device 130.

Here, the network sharing platform 140 is, for example, a video sharing website or a web album platform. The cloud service platform 110 can also transmit multimedia materials to a video sharing website or a web album platform according to the type of multimedia material (video or picture). For example, after the cloud service platform 110 receives the multimedia material, the type of the multimedia material may be further automatically determined. If the multimedia material is a video, the cloud service platform 110 logs in to the video sharing platform through a preset setting value to upload the video to the video sharing platform. In addition, if the multimedia material is a photo, the cloud service platform 110 logs in to the web album platform through another set of preset settings to upload the photo to the web album platform.

It should be noted that the electronic device 120 and the electronic device 130 are respectively logged into the cloud service platform 110 by using the account A and the account B, and the account A and the account B belong to the same sharing group. Accordingly, when one of the accounts in the same sharing group uploads the multimedia material to the cloud service platform 110, the other accounts in the sharing group will receive an update information.

The electronic device 120 is taken as an example to illustrate the steps of the method of sharing data. 2 is a flow chart of a method of sharing data in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously, in step S205, the electronic device 120 generates multimedia data and temporarily stores the multimedia data in the storage unit of the electronic device 120. For example, multimedia data can be generated through an image capture unit or a sound source input unit. That is to say, the user can use the image capturing unit to take a picture or record, and can also use the sound source input unit to record.

Next, in step S210, the electronic device 120 logs in to the cloud service platform 110. For example, an application is installed in the electronic device 120, and the application is an action for performing data sharing. The user executes the application in the electronic device 120 and logs in to the cloud service platform 110 using a set of account numbers (eg, account number A) and a password. Here, the execution order of step S205 and step S210 is not limited. In other words, the multimedia material can be generated after logging in to the cloud service platform 110. After logging in to the cloud service platform 110, the electronic device 120 can go to step S215 and step S220.

In step S215, the electronic device 120 uploads the multimedia material to the network sharing platform 140 through the cloud service platform 110. Further, when logging in to the cloud service platform 110 through the application, the application automatically transmits the multimedia material to the cloud service platform 110. Then, the multimedia service data is uploaded to the network sharing platform 140 by the cloud service platform 110. For example, the user logs in to the cloud service platform 110 in the electronic device 120 by using a set of account passwords, and the cloud service platform 110 can use the same group account password to log in to the network sharing platform 140 to upload multimedia materials. Alternatively, the cloud service platform 120 can also log in to the network sharing platform 140 by using another set of account passwords, as long as the application setting is completed in advance, and is not limited thereto.

In addition, after uploading the multimedia material to the network sharing platform 140, step S225 may be further performed. In step S225, the uploaded multimedia data is synchronously updated to the electronic devices of other users through the cloud service platform 110. In detail, after the cloud service platform 110 uploads the multimedia material to the network sharing platform 140, the cloud service platform 110 generates an update information according to the link address stored in the network sharing platform 140. The update information is pushed to the electronic device 120 so that the electronic device 120 synchronizes the update according to the update information. That is to say, after the electronic device 120 uploads the multimedia material, the cloud service platform 110 can automatically update the multimedia data to the electronic device 130.

In step S220, the electronic device 120 monitors whether there is update information in the cloud service platform 110. When it is detected that the cloud service platform 110 has the update information, step S230 is executed to download the corresponding multimedia material through the cloud service platform 110. Specifically, the electronic device 120 receives the update information from the cloud service platform 110. Here, the update information includes the link address of the multimedia material. Then, according to the update information, the corresponding multimedia material is downloaded.

For example, the electronic device 120 is connected to a display unit (or the electronic device 120 includes a display unit), and when an update is received in the cloud service platform 110 through an application installed therein, the cloud service is provided. When the platform 110 receives the update information, the application may send a prompt message to the display unit to display the prompt message on the display unit. Accordingly, the user can know that there is update information in the cloud service platform 110. At this point, the user can use an input device (eg, a remote control) to decide whether to perform the prompt message. For example, an execution command can be transmitted to the electronic device 120 through the remote controller. When the electronic device 120 receives the execution command, the corresponding multimedia material is downloaded according to the update information. That is to say, the update information includes a link address, so that the electronic device 120 can download the multimedia material according to the link address to display the multimedia material in the display unit.

According to this, through the above method, even if you go out for a long trip, you can let other family members at home share the joy of traveling. For example, the father travels to the cloud service platform 110 through an application in the electronic device 130 (for example, a smart phone), and after the photo is taken, the photo can be uploaded to the cloud service platform 110 through the application to the cloud service platform 110. Network sharing platform 140. At this time, after receiving the photo, the cloud service platform 110 adds an update information and transmits the update information to the electronic device 120. At the same time, the elders at home are enjoying the TV program through the electronic device 120 (for example, a digital set-top box). Then, the electronic device 120 displays a message such as "Your relatives updated the photo, do you want to enjoy it?" on the TV screen. If you select "Yes" (for example, press the remote control's confirmation button), the TV screen will be switched to the photo service's user interface and the updated photo will be presented. Otherwise, this prompt message is ignored.

An example will be given below to illustrate the components in the digital set-top box. 3 is a block diagram of a digital set top box in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the digital set-top box 300 includes a central processing unit 301, an antenna 303, a storage unit 305, a connection port 307, a network connection unit 309, an image capture unit 311, a sound source input unit 313, and a speaker 315. . The central processing unit 301 is coupled to the antenna 303, the storage unit 305, the connection port 307, the network connection unit 309, the image capturing unit 311, the sound source input unit 313, and the speaker 315, respectively. In other embodiments, the electronic device 120 can also be a digital television set including the above-described digital set-top box 300 and the display unit 350. Moreover, in other embodiments, the sound source input unit 313 and the speaker 315 are independent devices, which are used in conjunction with the digital set-top box 300 instead of being disposed in the digital upper box 300. The sound source input unit 313 is, for example, a front stage amplifier, and the speaker 315 is, for example, a multi-channel speaker.

Here, the digital set-top box 300 receives the television signal through the antenna 303, and is connected to the display unit 350 through the connection port 307 to transmit the television signal to the display unit 350 through the connection port 307. And, the network connection unit 309 (for example, a network card) is connected to the cloud service platform 110.

The central processing unit 301 is configured to execute an application program, upload the multimedia data through the application, and monitor whether the cloud service platform 110 has new update information through the application. Here, it is assumed that two modes are provided in the application, namely, the TV usage mode and the system prompt mode. In the TV usage mode, the user can completely operate the simple interface of the TV without any extra information and interface interference. In the system prompt mode, a prompt message is displayed in the TV interface. For example, when the cloud service platform 110 transmits an update message to the electronic device 120, a prompt message is displayed on the screen of the display unit 350. Further, an update message updated by other users of the sharing group through other devices may be displayed on the screen of the display unit 350. In addition, an event reminder can be set by the user.

In the present embodiment, the remote setter 300 can be operated by the remote controller 360. For example, the user presses a button on the remote control 360 such that the remote control 360 transmits a corresponding command to the digital set-top box 300. Further, it is assumed that one of the users in the sharing group uploads a multimedia material to the cloud sharing platform 110 by using another electronic device, and the digital set-top box 300 transmits a prompt through the connection port 307 after receiving an update information. The signal is displayed in the display unit 350. When the user knows through the display unit 350 that other users have updated information, the user can press the confirmation button of the remote controller 360 to send an execution command. When the central processing unit 301 receives the execution command, the screen of the display unit 350 is switched to the user interface provided by the electronic device 120 through the connection port 307 to display the corresponding multimedia material in the user interface.

The following describes an embodiment of the remote controller 360 and the user interface. 4 is a schematic diagram of a remote controller in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a user interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the remote controller 360 includes four direction keys 401, 403, 405, 407 (up, down, left, and right), a scroll wheel 408, a confirmation key 409, a set of numeric keys 0-9, and a plurality of functions. Keys 411, 413, 415, 417, 419, and the like. The scroll wheel 408 also includes functions of up, down, left, and right buttons. In FIG. 5, the user interface 500 includes a plurality of option icons 501, 503, and 505.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 simultaneously, the user can send a move command through the remote controller 360. For example, the remote controller 360 includes up, down, left, and right direction keys 401, 403, 405, 407 and a scroll wheel 408. When one of the direction keys is enabled, the corresponding movement command is sent by the remote controller 360. To the digital set-top box 300. Accordingly, the central processing unit 301 moves the option icons 501, 503, and 505 along the trajectory 511 (for example, an arc shape) according to the movement instruction. For example, in the present embodiment, the direction keys 401 and the direction keys 403 can be used to move the option icons 501, 503, and 505, and when one of the option icons (such as the option icon 503 of FIG. 5) is moved to the track 511. In the middle, this option icon is enlarged and displayed in the user interface 500. Moreover, when the user presses the confirmation button 409 of the remote controller 360, the option icon 503 located in the middle of the track can be selected, and the corresponding operation page is displayed in the user interface 500.

Here, the functions of the option icons 501, 503, and 505 are a shopping function, a home entertainment function, and a vocal (KTV) function, respectively. That is, when the option icon 501 is moved to the middle of the track 511, and when the confirmation button 409 is enabled, a shopping page is displayed in the user interface 500 for the user to browse.

When the shopping function is enabled, the user interface 500 displays a shopping mall page for the user to make a purchase. After the user selects one of the shopping malls for shopping, another option icon can be automatically added in the user interface 500 to link to the shopping mall page. The action of automatically adding the option icon can be set by the user to execute. That is to say, the shopping action can be set as a preset execution action in the application, so that the central processing unit 301 performs another action icon in the user interface 500 according to the preset execution action.

In FIG. 5, when the vocal function is turned on, the user interface 500 displays a chorus screen for the user to sing. Alternatively, the user can directly switch the user interface 500 to the accompaniment screen by directly pressing the function key 417 of the remote controller 360. During the singing process, the user can also use the image capturing unit 311 and the sound source input unit 313 to perform video recording at any time to generate a video file.

For example, in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, after the user presses the function key 411 of the remote controller 360, the digital set-top box 300 will automatically start the image capture after receiving the corresponding instruction. The unit 311 and the sound source input unit 313 perform video recording and sound collection. After the video file is generated, if the digital set-top box 300 is connected to the network through the network connection unit 309 at this time, the video file is directly uploaded to the cloud service platform 110 while the movie is being recorded. In addition, if the digital set-top box 300 is not connected to the network at this time, the recorded video file can be temporarily stored in the storage unit 305, and the digital set-top box 300 is connected to the network connection unit 309 to When the network is online, the video file is automatically uploaded to the cloud service platform 110.

In addition, in FIG. 5, the home entertainment function provides a photo album, a movie library, and a calendar. Wherein, when the album is opened, the user interface 400 displays the picture in the album. When the movie library is opened, the user interface 400 displays the videos in the movie library. The calendar is used to record various actions performed by the user on the digital box 300, such as taking pictures, recording, recording, and the like. And, the multimedia materials are sorted according to the establishment time of the multimedia materials.

For example, the user took a picture with the image capturing unit 311 on November 11, 2011. At this time, the photo is first stored in the storage unit 305, and a new record (such as "add photo") is added to the calendar date of November 11, 2011. In addition, a new link can be added to this record to point to the photo taken to connect directly to the photo when the recording is clicked. After logging in to the network through the network connection unit 309 and logging in to the cloud service platform 110, the application can upload the photo to the cloud service platform 110 in the background to upload the photo to the cloud service platform 110. Network sharing platform 140.

In addition, when the user enjoys the television program through the display unit 350, the function button 413 of the remote controller 360 can be pressed to directly switch the screen of the display unit 350 to the user interface 500. Alternatively, pressing the function keys 415, 417 or 419 of the remote controller 360 switches the screen of the display unit 350 to the corresponding screen.

In summary, in the above embodiment, after logging in to the cloud service platform, the multimedia service platform can be automatically uploaded to the network sharing platform through the cloud service platform; and the multimedia data uploaded by others can also be downloaded through the cloud service platform. Accordingly, the steps of uploading data and downloading materials are greatly simplified, and the process of uploading and downloading data is simplified, which is more convenient in use. In addition, you can keep track of other users' updates by reminding them to keep your data in sync with other members of the sharing group. In addition, the application sharing method is implemented by using an application to install the application on different devices. Accordingly, cross-device services can increase the availability and mobility of services.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Shared Information System

110‧‧‧Cloud Service Platform

120, 130‧‧‧ electronic devices

140‧‧‧Internet sharing platform

300‧‧‧Digital set-top box

301‧‧‧Central Processing Unit

303‧‧‧Antenna

305‧‧‧ storage unit

307‧‧‧Connection port

309‧‧‧Network connection unit

311‧‧‧Image capture unit

313‧‧‧Source input unit

315‧‧‧Speaker

350‧‧‧Display unit

360‧‧‧Remote control

401, 403, 405, 407‧‧‧ arrow keys

408‧‧‧Roller

409‧‧‧Confirmation button

411, 413, 415, 417, 419‧‧‧ function keys

500‧‧‧user interface

501, 503, 505‧‧‧ option icons

511‧‧‧ track

S205~S230‧‧‧ steps of the method for sharing data of the present invention

1 is a block diagram of a shared data system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a method of sharing data in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a digital set top box in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of a remote controller in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a user interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

S205~S230. . . Steps of the method for sharing data of the present invention

Claims (9)

A method for sharing data, which is applicable to a shared data system, comprising: a transmitting device and a receiving device, the method comprising: generating, by the transmitting device, a multimedia material, and storing the multimedia data in the a storage unit of the transmitting device, wherein a first account using the transmitting device is located in a sharing group; the device is logged in to a cloud service platform, and after logging in to the cloud service platform, the cloud service is The platform uploads the multimedia material to a network sharing platform, wherein the cloud service platform generates an update information of the multimedia data after uploading the multimedia data to the network sharing platform, and the update information includes the multimedia data stored in the a connection address of the network sharing platform; the receiving device monitors whether the update information is included in the cloud service platform through an application, so as to pass the application when the update information is detected in the cloud service platform The program sends a prompt message to a display list connected to the receiving device Displaying, wherein the application provides a system prompt mode to display the prompt message in a television interface, and using a second account of the receiving device in the same sharing group as the first account Providing a remote controller for controlling the receiving device, wherein the remote controller has at least one confirmation button, and when the confirmation button is enabled, the remote controller sends an execution command to the receiving device; and receiving When the end device receives the execution command from the remote controller, The application switches the screen of the display unit to an operation page of a user interface provided by the receiving device to display the corresponding multimedia material in the operation page. The method for sharing information according to claim 1, wherein when the receiving device receives the execution command from the remote controller, the method further includes: the application that is transmitted through the receiving device, according to the update information The link address to download the multimedia material. The method for sharing data according to claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of option icons, and the method for sharing the data further comprises: the application of the receiving device is based on the one transmitted by the remote controller Moving the instructions, and moving the option icons along a track; zooming in on the option icons moved to the middle of the track; and when one of the option icons is selected, displaying the corresponding operation page in the user interface. The method for sharing data as described in claim 1 further includes: the transmitting device generating the multimedia material through an image capturing unit or a sound source input unit. The method for sharing information according to the first aspect of the patent application further includes: when the multimedia device generates the multimedia material, adding a record to the storage unit according to the establishment time of the multimedia data. A sharing data system includes: a network sharing platform; a cloud service platform that receives and uploads a multimedia material to the network sharing platform, and after uploading the multimedia material, generates an update information of the multimedia material, and the The update information includes the multimedia data stored in a link address of the network sharing platform; and a plurality of electronic devices, each of the electronic devices for uploading the multimedia data to the cloud service platform, and the cloud service platform The multimedia data is transmitted to the network sharing platform, and the update information is generated, and the update service information is pushed to the other electronic devices by the cloud service platform, so that the other electronic devices can be based on the update information. The network sharing platform downloads the multimedia material, wherein the electronic device comprises: a transmitting device, the multimedia data is generated, and after the transmitting device logs in to the cloud service platform, the multimedia data is uploaded to the cloud service platform to The network sharing platform; and a receiving device through an application To monitor whether the update information is included in the cloud service platform, so that when the update information is detected in the cloud service platform, a prompt message is sent through the application to a display unit connected to the receiving device. Displaying, wherein the application provides a system prompt mode to display the prompt message in a television interface, and using a second account of the receiving device in the same sharing group as the first account; The receiving end device is controlled by a remote controller, the remote controller includes at least a confirmation button, and when the confirmation button is enabled, the remote controller sends an execution command to the receiving end a device, when the receiving device receives the execution command from the remote controller, switching the screen of the display unit to an operation page of a user interface provided by the receiving device through the application, in the operation The corresponding multimedia material is displayed on the page. The shared data system of claim 6, wherein the receiving device is a digital set-top box, and the digital set-top box comprises: an image capturing unit for capturing an image to generate the multimedia a storage unit for storing the multimedia file; a network connection unit for connecting to the cloud service platform; a connection port connected to the display unit; and a central processing unit coupled to the The image capture unit, the storage unit, the network connection unit, and the connection port are configured to execute the application, and when the network connection unit is connected to the cloud service platform through the network connection unit, the application Uploading the multimedia file to the cloud service platform, and monitoring the cloud service platform to generate the update information, downloading the corresponding multimedia file from the network sharing platform according to the update information, and, when receiving the update information, The connection port transmits the prompt message to the display unit. The shared information system of claim 6, wherein when the receiving device receives the execution command, downloading corresponding multimedia material according to the link address in the update information, and switching the screen of the display unit The user interface provided by the digital set-top box is used to display the downloaded multimedia material in the user interface. The sharing information system of claim 6, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of option icons, and the receiving device moves the trajectory along the trajectory in the user interface according to the received movement instruction. Some option icons, and zooming in to an option icon in the middle of the track; and when one of the option icons is selected, displaying a corresponding operation page in the user interface; and the central processing unit is based on a preset Perform an action and add another option icon to the user interface.