TWI488462B - Method and apparatus for sharing information - Google Patents

Description

Information sharing method and device thereof

The present invention relates to an information sharing method and apparatus, and more particularly to an information sharing method and apparatus for facilitating user operation.

With the advancement of technology and the popularity of the Internet, modern people's lives and networks are becoming more and more inseparable. In addition to accessing information through a home computer network, a wide range of electronic products such as mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants, notebook computers, and tablets also have the ability to connect to the Internet. In line with this trend, multi-functional TVs with network-connected functions have gradually become the development trend of the TV industry.

Multi-functional TV allows users to no longer be limited to watching cable or wireless TV programs. Because of the function of connecting to the Internet, users can check the program-related information while watching TV, or search for real-time information such as news, stock market or weather. , you can download movies and more. Therefore, multi-functional TV provides users with an emerging entertainment and communication platform.

However, when users want to share various information or messages with friends or family members at the far end, for example, when users watch interesting TV programs and want to share information about TV programs to others, they must first log in to provide information. The social networking service (SNS) social networking site, then use the keyboard, mouse and other input tools to enter and post information to the social networking site to complete the sharing action, and the remote friends or family members must also log in at the same time. Social networking sites can get information. Accordingly, although more and more electronic products have the function of connecting networks, users cannot use electronic products to efficiently and accurately transmit information to be shared to remote users.

In view of this, the present invention provides an information sharing method, which prompts a user to transmit information to be shared to a remote user in a simple operation flow, and provides another operation flow to effectively share information provided by the remote user. .

The present invention provides an information sharing device, which is convenient for a user to select a network information or program information to be shared by using a user interface, and transmit the information to a remote user through a network.

From a point of view, the present invention proposes an information sharing method. This method includes the following steps. Detecting trigger signals and analyzing network information or program information related to multimedia content provided by one or more sources. In addition, a sharing user interface is provided to allow the user to select at least one of network information or program information, and transmit the network information or program information selected by the user to one or more receiving ends via the network. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sharing end user interface includes an information prompting interface and an operation prompting interface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the information prompting interface includes a source list, a transmission information list, and a receiving list.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the information sharing method further includes the following steps. The source list shows one or more sources for the user to select, and the transmission information list displays the network information or program information provided by the source selected by the user after the receiving user selects one or more sources. To allow the user to select at least one of the network information or program information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of transmitting the network information or program information selected by the user to the one or more receiving ends through the network further includes the following steps. The receiving list shows one or more receiving ends for the user to select. In addition, the receiving user selects one or more receiving end subsets from the receiving end list as the selected receiving end.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the network information includes a Uniform/Universal Resource Locator (URL) information or an inventory page information, where the program information includes a program name, a program profile, a program category, and a channel. Name, broadcast service provider or teletext information.

In an embodiment of the invention, the triggering operation includes receiving a signal generated by a remote controller operation, a touch operation, a gesture recognition operation, and a voice operation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for sharing information further includes providing a receiving end user interface, so that the user selects one or more network information or program information provided by the remote sharing end.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving end user interface includes a information prompting interface and an operation prompting interface, wherein the information prompting interface includes a receiving information list and a sharing end list.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for sharing information further includes the following steps. The share list shows one or more share terminals for the user to select. Then, the receiving user selects one or more sharing ends as the selected sharing end. In addition, the received information list corresponds to the network information or program information received from the selected sharing end. In addition, after the user selects the network information or the program information, the multimedia content corresponding to the selected network information or program information is displayed.

From another point of view, the present invention provides an information sharing device, which includes a network module, a detection module, an analysis module, and a sharing user interface. The network module is used to connect to the network. The detection module is used to detect the trigger signal. The analysis module is coupled to the network module and the detection module to analyze network information or program information provided by one or more sources. The sharing user interface is coupled to the network module and the analysis module, so that the user selects at least one of network information or program information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sharing end user interface includes an information prompting interface and an operation prompting interface. The information prompt interface includes a source list, a transmission information list, and a receiver list. The operation prompt interface provides an auxiliary operation function for the user to select an option in the information prompt interface.

Based on the above, the information sharing method and device provided by the present invention facilitates the user to use the user interface to transmit the information to be shared to the remote user in a simple hierarchical operation process, and the receiving end can also directly select. Watch or listen to the information provided by the sharer.

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

The information sharing method and device used in the present invention enable a sharing interface to be easily operated by a user interface integrated with an operation prompt interface and a information providing interface, and can analyze relevant information acquired, so that the sharing terminal can be simple and fast. The information to be shared is transmitted to the remote user, and the receiving end can quickly browse and retrieve the required information through the user interface. This can reduce the user's inconvenience in operation and achieve the purpose of sharing information quickly.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information sharing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the information sharing device 100 of the present embodiment is, for example, a television, a computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a mobile phone, or a smart phone having a network connection function. The information sharing device 100 includes a network module 110, a detection module 120, an analysis module 130, and a sharing user interface 140. Its functions are described as follows: The network module 110 can be connected to the Internet by wire or wirelessly, including network and software (such as an Ethernet card or a wireless network card) and drivers and other hardware and software components. In order to share the information sharing device 100 to the Internet to share information.

The detecting module 120 is configured to detect a trigger signal generated by the user when performing a triggering operation. The so-called triggering operation includes the following different implementation manners: the user uses the remote controller to perform operation setting on the information sharing device 100, so the detecting module 120 can detect the signal from the remote controller; if the information sharing device 100 includes the touch Control screen (not shown), the user can perform a touch operation on the touch screen; if the information sharing device 100 includes a stereo image recognition function, the user can operate through the gesture; if the information sharing device 100 includes voice recognition Function, the user can use the voice to operate. Therefore, the detection module 120 is designed to match the functions of the information sharing device 100, and can be set according to the actual needs of the user.

The analysis module 130 is coupled to the network module 110 and the detection module 120, and can be implemented by software, hardware, or a combination thereof, and is not limited herein. The software is, for example, an application software or a driver. The hardware is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general purpose or special purpose microprocessor (Microprocessor), digital signal processor (DSP), and the like. The analysis module 130 is configured to analyze network information or program information provided by one or more sources.

The share user interface 140 includes an information prompt interface and an operation prompt interface. 2 is an embodiment of a sharing user interface 140 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously, the shared user interface 140 includes an information prompt interface 142 and an operation prompt interface 144. The information prompt interface 142 includes a source list 1422, a transmission information list 1424, and a receiving list 1426. The operation prompt interface 144 provides an auxiliary operation function for the user to select an option in the information presentation interface 142. Those skilled in the art should be able to understand the auxiliary operation function of the options in the operation prompt interface 144 with reference to FIG. 2, and thus the technical content thereof will not be described in detail in the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for sharing information according to an embodiment of the invention. In order to clarify the content of the present invention, the following detailed description refers to the detailed steps of the information sharing method in the information sharing device 100. Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG.

First, in step S310, the information sharing device 100 detects the trigger signal by using the detection module 120. In this embodiment, the information sharing device 100 is, for example, a television with a network function, and the detection module 120 can detect The user uses the indication signal sent by the remote controller. In addition, the analysis module 130 analyzes network information or program information provided by one or more source terminals, where the source may be a television or an Internet. The television can provide relevant program information about the television program by the user; and the user can search through the network module 110 for various network information related to the content of the television program.

Next, in step S320, the information sharing device 100 provides a sharing user interface 140 for the user to select at least one of the program information or the network information. In detail, the source list 1422 displays all the sources, such as televisions, the Internet, or other multimedia devices. Therefore, the user selects the source through the remote control by selecting the direction key prompt of the prompt interface 144. One of the sources in the list 1422.

When the source selected by the user is a television, the transmission information list 1424 corresponds to the related program information that the television can provide. For example, the program information includes the program name, program profile, program category, channel name, and broadcast service provider. And text page (teletext) information and so on. When the source selected by the user is the Internet, the transmission information list 1424 corresponds to the network information provided by the Internet related to the television program viewed by the user, such as a web address (Uniform/ Universal Resource Locator, URL) information or inventory page information and more. Accordingly, the user can use the remote control to select the related information listed in the transmission information list 1424.

Next, in step S330, the user can transmit the selected related information to the one or more remote devices by the network module 110. In detail, the sharing user interface 140 further includes a display receiving list 1426, and the user can select at least one of the remote devices listed in the receiving list 1426 to directly share the desired device. Relevant information is transmitted to the designated one or more remote devices via the network module 110.

It should be noted that the information sharing device 100 can operate the sharing user interface 140 as a sharing terminal to transmit information to the remote device, and can also serve as a receiving end to select various information transmitted by the remote device. 4 is a block diagram of an information sharing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the information sharing device 400 includes a network interface 110, a detection module 120, an analysis module 130, and a sharing user interface 140, and a receiving user interface 150. The information sharing device 400 shown in FIG. 4 has similar functions to the modules in the information sharing device 100 shown in FIG. 1, and therefore will not be described again. The following is only a description of the difference between the two: the receiving end user interface 150 is coupled to the network module 110, and can be used to display network information or program information provided by the remote device, so that the user can freely select the desired Information read or viewed. FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment of a receiving end user interface 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the receiving end user interface 150 includes an information prompting interface 152 and an operation prompt interface 154. The operation prompt interface 154 also includes a selection of a direction key prompt, so that the user can understand how to operate the selected information to be viewed, thereby effectively reducing the complexity of the operation. Those skilled in the art should understand the auxiliary operation function of the options in the operation prompt interface 154 with reference to FIG. 5, and thus the technical content thereof will not be described in detail in the disclosure.

The information prompt interface 152 includes a received information list 1522 and a share list 1524. The list of sharing lists 1524 shows all remote devices, and the sharing list 1524 can display information such as the name, nickname or photo of the user of the remote device, and can be used to let the user distinguish the information of different remote devices. It is displayed in the share list, and its scope is not limited here.

The receiving information list 1522 corresponds to the network information or program information transmitted by the sharing terminal. After the user selects the network information or program information that the user wants to browse, the receiving user interface 150 displays the selected network information or program. The multimedia content corresponding to the information. In addition, if the user is not interested in the information shared by the sharing terminal, the user can click the return button as shown in the operation prompt interface 154. For example, the user can click the "BACK" button on the TV remote control to return to the main TV. Picture.

Referring back to FIG. 3, the method for detecting the trigger signal in step S310 and analyzing the network information or program information provided by one or more source terminals can be divided into two types, one of which is a first detection trigger. The signal is then analyzed and retrieved. The other is to analyze and capture the information, and then to detect the trigger signal. In order to clarify the content of the present invention, various embodiments are described below in conjunction with the flowchart. The examples are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for sharing information according to still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the information sharing system 700 includes a sharing end 710 and a receiving end 720. The sharing end 710 displays a sharing end user interface 712, and the receiving end 720 displays a receiving end user interface 722. First, the sharing device 710 is an information sharing device, for example, the information sharing device 100 of FIG. 1. The receiving terminal 720 is also an information sharing device, such as the information sharing device 100' of FIG. 4. In this embodiment, the information sharing device is exemplified by a television. .

Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 simultaneously, firstly, when the user of the sharing end 710 views the favorite internet information, the information sharing mechanism can be triggered by the operation of the remote controller, that is, as described in step S610, the information sharing device will The trigger signal is detected first. When the information sharing device does not detect the trigger signal, it will continue to detect (step S620); when the information sharing device detects the trigger signal, it will analyze various network information of the program that the user of the sharing terminal 710 is watching. Or program information (step S630). After step S620, the process returns to step S610.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user uses the sharing user interface 712 to first select one of the source terminals from the source list in a hierarchical manner, and if the source selected by the user is the Internet, the information is transmitted. The list corresponds to various related information provided by the Internet, such as the program introduction of the "YouTube" video sharing website, program popularity, etc., assuming that the user selects the program profile of the "YouTube" video sharing website, and then selects the "list" in the receiving list. Tom" is the receiving end (step S640).

Therefore, the user of the receiving end 720 is “Tom”, and the receiving end user interface 722 can also receive the network information shared by the sharing end 710. Accordingly, the receiving end user interface 722 correspondingly displays a webpage address (Uniform/Universal Resource Locator, URL) information. If the user "Tom" directly clicks on the webpage address, the user can directly link to the video sharing website. Introduction to the program.

The information sharing system 700 shown in FIG. 7 shares information for one sharing end to a receiving end. In another embodiment, the receiving end can also receive information transmitted from different sharing terminals at the same time, as shown in FIG. 8 , FIG. 8 Is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the information sharing system 800 includes three different sharing terminals 810, which include a computer PC, a TV TV, and a mobile phone Phone. Therefore, the receiving end user interface 822 correspondingly displays multiple sets of different information, and the sharing end The list can tell which sharing end each message came from.

In another embodiment, the information sharing system can share information to multiple receiving ends for multiple sharing ends, as shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to another embodiment of the present invention. . The implementation flow of this embodiment is the same as the foregoing embodiment, and therefore will not be further described herein. It is worth mentioning that the information displayed by the receiving end user interface 922 is not only the web address, but the sharing end and the receiving end are both televisions, and the television terminal of the sharing end 910 transmits a television program channel link to the receiving end. In the 920 TV TV, the user of the receiving end 920 can switch channels by directly selecting the TV program channel link through the receiving end user interface 922.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a method for sharing information according to still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The information sharing system 1100 shown in FIG. 11 includes a sharing end 1110 and a receiving end 1120. This embodiment is similar to the foregoing embodiment, and the following is only a detailed description of the differences. The difference between this embodiment and the other embodiments described above is that the sharing end is a variety of different social networking websites, and these social networking websites may be social networking websites that are frequently browsed or loved by users at the receiving end. Therefore, in step S1010, the social networking sites of the sharing terminal 1110 first analyze and retrieve various network information or program information that the users of the receiving end frequently browse or enjoy. Then, in step S1020, the trigger signal is detected. The trigger signal may be used by the administrator of the social networking website to transmit various information to a specific receiving end, or may be preset for the administrator of the social networking website to automatically trigger after a fixed time. Signals, you can regularly send a variety of new information to the receiving end. In step S1020, when the information sharing device does not detect the trigger signal, it continues to detect (step S1030); when the information sharing device detects the trigger signal, it provides the captured network information to share. The end user interface (step S1040). After step S1030, the process returns to step S1020.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, when the network connection between the sharing terminal 1210 and the first receiving end 1220 causes a problem that the information cannot be transmitted, the sharing terminal 1210 can utilize the wireless transmission mode such as Bluetooth or third-generation mobile communication technology. The information to be transmitted is first transmitted to the second receiving end 1230, and the second receiving end 1230 forwards the information to the first receiving end 1220.

In summary, the information sharing method and device provided by the present invention facilitates the user to transmit the information to be shared to the remote user, and the receiving end can directly select to view, listen to, or browse the information provided by the sharing terminal. . In addition, the user interface provided by the present invention can prompt the user to select the file to be shared by a simple operation process, and can specify that the file to be shared is directly transmitted to one or more remote users without social interaction. The medium of the website, so users can protect their privacy while sharing information with others.

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, 400. . . Information sharing device

110. . . Network module

120. . . Detection module

130. . . Analysis module

140, 712. . . Share user interface

142, 152. . . Information prompt interface

1422. . . Source list

1424. . . Transfer list

1426. . . Receiver list

144, 154. . . Operation prompt interface

150, 722, 822, 922, 1122‧‧‧ Receiver user interface

1522‧‧‧Received information list

1524‧‧‧Shared list

700, 800, 900, 1100, 1200‧‧‧ information sharing system

710, 810, 910, 1110, 1210‧‧‧Shared

720, 820, 920, 1120‧‧‧ receiving end

1220‧‧‧First receiving end

1230‧‧‧second receiving end

S310~S330‧‧‧ steps of the information sharing method of one embodiment of the present invention

S610~S640‧‧‧ steps of the information sharing method of still another embodiment of the present invention

S1010~S1040‧‧‧ steps of the information sharing method according to still another embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information sharing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is an embodiment of a sharing user interface 140 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for sharing information according to an embodiment of the invention.

4 is a block diagram of an information sharing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment of a receiving end user interface 150 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for sharing information according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of an information sharing system according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

S310~S330. . . Steps of the information sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention

Claims (14)

An information sharing method includes: detecting a trigger signal generated by a sharing operation, and analyzing a network information or a program information related to one multimedia content provided by at least one source; providing a sharing user The interface is configured to allow a user to select at least one of the network information or the program information, wherein the user interface of the sharing terminal includes a sharing information prompt interface and a sharing operation prompt interface; The network information or the program information selected by the user is transmitted to the at least one receiving end through a network; and a receiving end user interface is provided, so that a receiving end user selects the network provided by the at least one source end The channel information or the program information, wherein the receiving end user interface comprises a receiving end information prompting interface and a receiving end operation prompting interface. The method for sharing information according to claim 1, wherein the sharing information prompting interface comprises a source list, a transmission information list, and a receiving list, and the sharing operation prompting interface provides the sharing user. Selecting at least one auxiliary operation function of at least one option in the sharing information prompt interface. The method for information sharing described in claim 2, further comprising: the source list showing at least one source selected by the user of the share, the list of transmission information being selected by the user receiving the share After one of the source terminals, the network information or the program information provided by the source end selected by the user of the sharing end is displayed, so that the receiving end user selects the network information or at least the program information. one of them. The method of information sharing according to claim 2, wherein before the step of transmitting the network information or the program information selected by the user of the sharing terminal to the at least one receiving end through the network, The method further includes: the receiving end list shows that the at least one receiving end selects the sharing end user; and the receiving end user selects a subset of the at least one receiving end from the receiving end list as the selected receiving end. The method for information sharing according to claim 1, wherein the network information includes a Uniform/Universal Resource Locator (URL) information or an inventory page information, and the program information includes a program name, a Program profile, a program category, a channel name, a broadcast service provider or a teletext message. The method of information sharing according to claim 1, wherein the trigger signal comprises receiving a remote control operation, a touch operation, a gesture recognition operation, and a signal generated by a voice operation. The method for sharing information according to claim 1 of the patent application, further comprising: displaying, by the sharing terminal list, at least one sharing end for the receiving end user to select; Receiving, by the receiving end, the user selects one of the at least one sharing end as a selected sharing end; the receiving information list corresponds to displaying the network information or the program information received from the selected sharing end; After receiving the network information or the program information, the receiving end user displays the selected network information or the multimedia content corresponding to the program information. An information sharing device includes: a network module coupled to a network; a detection module detecting a trigger signal generated by a sharing operation; and an analysis module coupled to the network module And the detection module analyzes a network information or a program information provided by at least one source; and a sharing user interface coupled to the network module and the analysis module, so that A sharing user selects at least one of the network information or the program information, wherein the sharing user interface includes a sharing information prompt interface and a sharing operation prompt interface; and a receiving end user interface, thereby The receiving end user interface selects the network information or the program information provided by the at least one source end, wherein the receiving end user interface includes a receiving end information prompting interface and a receiving end operation prompting interface. The information sharing device of claim 8, wherein the sharing information prompting interface comprises a source list, a transmission information list, and a receiving list, and the sharing operation prompt interface provides the point. The at least one auxiliary operation function of the at least one option in the sharing information prompting interface is selected by the user. The information sharing device of claim 9, wherein: the source list indicates that at least one source selects the user of the share; and the transmission information list selects the at least one source when receiving the share user After the one of the terminals, the network information or the program information provided by the source end selected by the user of the sharing end is displayed, so that the receiving end user selects at least one of the network information or the program information. One. The information sharing device of claim 9, wherein: the receiving end list displays at least one receiving end for the sharing end user; and the sharing end user interface receives the sharing end user by the receiving end Selecting a subset of the at least one receiving end as the selected receiving end; and selecting, by the sharing end user, at least one of the network information or the program information selected from the transmission information list via the network mode The group is provided to the selected receiver. The information sharing device of claim 8, wherein: the sharing list displays at least one sharing end for the receiving end user Selecting; the receiving end user interface receives the receiving end user to select one of the at least one sharing end as a selected sharing end; the receiving information list correspondingly displays the network information received from the selected sharing end or The program information; and after the receiving end user selects the network information or the program information, the receiving end user interface displays the multimedia content corresponding to the selected network information or program information. The information sharing device of claim 8, wherein the network information comprises a webpage address information or an inventory page information, the program information including a program name, a program profile, a program category, and a channel name. , a broadcast service provider or a text page information. The information sharing device of claim 8, wherein the trigger signal comprises receiving a remote control operation, a touch operation, a gesture recognition operation, and a signal generated by a voice operation.