Method and electronic device for processing information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10771599-B2
Application number	US-201414217753-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	Mar 19, 2013
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

A method and an electronic device for processing information are provided. The method is applied in a first electronic device. There is a first correspondence relation between the first electronic device and N second electronic devices, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The method has the steps of detecting to acquire a first operation for the first electronic device, judging whether the first operation meets a first preset condition, and generating by the first electronic device a first prompt effect for the first operation and controlling each of the N second electronic devices to generate the first prompt effect when the first operation meets the first preset condition. The correspondence relation among multiple electronic devices can be determined more conveniently. A prompting method and a related electronic device are also provided to accurately prompt the data transmission process.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing information for use in a first electronic device, wherein there is a first correspondence relation between the first electronic device and N second electronic devices, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the method comprising:
detecting to acquire a first operation for the first electronic device;
judging whether the first operation meets a first preset condition; and
generating, by the first electronic device, a first prompt effect for the first operation and controlling each of the N second electronic devices to generate the first prompt effect when the first operation meets the first preset condition, wherein the first prompt effect comprises a mode of the first electronic device and the N second electronic devices emitting light with the same intensity or frequency.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the judging whether the first operation meets a first preset condition comprises:
judging whether the first operation is an operation of data transmission.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the controlling each of the N second electronic devices to generate the first prompt effect comprises at least one of:
transmitting first connection requests to the N second electronic devices such that the N second electronic devices generate the first prompt effect based on the first connection requests in case that there are data connections between the N second electronic devices and the first electronic device;
transmitting a first connection request to a server such that the N second electronic devices are controlled by the server to generate the first prompt effect in case that the first electronic device is connected to the N second electronic devices via the server; and
broadcasting a first connection request in the network system in which the first electronic device resides such that the N second electronic devices generate the first prompt effect after they have received the first connection request.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein after the judging whether the first operation meets a first preset condition, the method further comprises:
establishing data transmission channels between the first electronic device and L second electronic devices of the N second electronic devices when the first operation meets the first preset condition, where L is an integer less than or equal to N.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the establishing data transmission channels between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices of the N second electronic devices comprises:
receiving K pieces of feedback information sent from K second electronic devices of the N second electronic devices, wherein the feedback information represents consent to establish the data connection with the first electronic device, and K is an integer greater than or equal to L and less than or equal to N; and
establishing the data transmission channels between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices based on the K pieces of feedback information.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the establishing the data transmission channels between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices based on the K pieces of feedback information comprises:
displaying K pieces of identification information corresponding to the K pieces of feedback information on a display unit of the first electronic device;
determining L pieces of identification information of the K identification information corresponding to the L second electronic devices based on a first selection operation from the user of the first electronic device; and
establishing the data transmission channels between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices based on the L pieces of identification information.

7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the data transmission comprises at least P sub transmission stages and the P sub transmission stages correspond to P prompt effects in a first prompt mode in a one-to-one manner, wherein P is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and wherein the establishing the data transmission channels between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices of the N second electronic devices comprises:
determining a first prompt effect of the P prompt effects corresponding to a first sub transmission stage at the time of T1 when the transmission between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices is in the first sub transmission stage of the P sub transmission stages, wherein the fact that the first operation meets the first preset condition represents the transmission between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices is in the first sub transmission stage;
generating and outputting the first prompt effect;
determining a second prompt effect of the P prompt effects corresponding to a second sub transmission stage at the time of T2 which is later than T1 when the transmission between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices is in the second sub transmission stage of the P sub transmission stages, wherein the second prompt effect is a prompt effect different from the first prompt effect; and
generating and outputting the second prompt effect.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first sub transmission stage is a stage where there are data transmission channels established between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices, and the first prompt effect is a prompt effect which prompts with light of a first preset intensity; or
the first sub transmission stage is a stage where there is a first correspondence relation between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices but no data connection is established, and the first prompt effect is a prompt effect which prompts with light of a second preset intensity; or
the second sub transmission stage is a stage where the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices perform data transmission therebetween, and the second prompt effect is a prompt effect which prompts by emitting light at a preset frequency; or
the second sub transmission stage is a stage where there are the data transmission channels established between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices but no data transmission is performed, and the second prompt effect is a prompt effect which prompts with light of a third preset intensity.

9. The method according to claim 4 , wherein after the establishing the data transmission channels between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices of the N second electronic devices, the method further comprises:
acquiring first data from the L second electronic devices.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the acquiring first data from the L second electronic devices comprises:
acquiring the first data from preset directories of the L second electronic devices; or
acquiring the first data based on a second selection operation of the user.

11. The method according to claim 4 , wherein after the establishing the data transmission channels between the first electronic device and the L second electronic devices of the N second electronic devices, the method further comprises:
judging whether there is a second operation for the first electronic device which meets a second preset condition; and
disconnecting the data transmission channels when there is a second operation.

12. An electronic device, wherein there is a first correspondence relation between the electronic device and N second electronic

Assignees

• Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd
• Lenovo Beijing Ltd

Inventors

• Li Fenglang
• Zhang Xiangying
• Yang Run
• Wang Ning

Classifications

• H04L9/40

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• G08B3/1016

  using wireless transmission (calling systems using transmission by inductive loop H04B5/00) · CPC title

• H04N21/4621

  Controlling the complexity of the content stream or additional data, e.g. lowering the resolution or bit-rate of the video stream for a mobile client with a small screen (arrangements for using the results of monitoring on user's side in broadcast systems H04H60/65; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10) · CPC title

• H04N7/183

  for receiving images from a single remote source · CPC title

• H04N21/2385

  Channel allocation (H04N21/266 takes precedence); Bandwidth allocation (H04N21/24 takes precedence {; allocation of channels according to the instantaneous demands of the users in time-division multiplex systems H04J3/1682; admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896; negotiating bandwidth in wireless networks H04W28/16}) · CPC title