Multimedia data playing method and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12019864-B2
Application number	US-201917293365-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	Nov 14, 2018
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

A method includes displaying N candidate devices, receiving a first selection operation that a user selects a second electronic device from the N candidate devices, and switch multimedia data associated with the first display interface to the second electronic device for playing or displaying the task.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
associating a first electronic device with a device group using an account;
displaying a first user interface on the first electronic device;
receiving, while displaying the first user interface, a first user input on the first electronic device:
displaying, in response to the first user input, a floating menu, wherein the floating menu comprises a plurality of control icons for the first electronic device, wherein at least a portion of the first user interface and the floating menu are displayed at a same time, and wherein the plurality of control icons comprises a switching button;
displaying, in response to a second user input on the switching button on the floating menu, a multi-task interface comprising an application window of a first application, wherein the application window comprises a first identifier of first multimedia data, second identifiers of N candidate devices, and third identifiers of types of the N candidate devices, wherein N is an integer greater than zero, wherein the N candidate devices are associated with the device group using the account, and wherein the first electronic device and the N candidate devices are communicatively coupled to a same network;
receiving, from a user, a first selection operation of selecting a second electronic device from the N candidate devices;
running, by the first electronic device, the first application;
continuously sending, in response to the first selection operation, the first multimedia data associated with the first application running on the first electronic device to the second electronic device for playing or displaying on the second electronic device;
receiving, from the user on a touch-sensitive surface of a touchscreen of the first electronic device, a second selection operation of selecting a third electronic device from L candidate devices while sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device, wherein L is an integer greater than zero; and
switching, in response to the second selection operation, the first multimedia data from the second electronic device to the third electronic device by:
stop sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device when the second selection operation is received on the touch-sensitive surface of the touchscreen of the first electronic device; and
sending, after stop sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device, the first multimedia data associated with the first application to the third electronic device for continuous playing or continuous displaying of the first multimedia data on the third electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein after sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device, the method further comprises:
displaying a first interface of a second application;
running the first application while displaying the first interface; and
continuing sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising displaying a notification indicating that the first electronic device is sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein receiving, from the user, the second selection operation of selecting the third electronic device from the L candidate devices comprises receiving, from the user, the second selection operation selecting the third electronic device from the N candidate devices.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a second interface of a third application;
detecting a third selection operation for the switching button;
displaying, in response to the third selection operation, a third interface comprising M candidate devices, wherein M is an integer greater than zero;
receiving a fourth selection operation selecting a fourth electronic device from the M candidate devices; and
sending, in response to the fourth selection operation, second multimedia data of the third application to the fourth electronic device for playing or displaying on the fourth electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein before displaying the third interface, the method further comprises:
detecting a candidate device for the third application; and
generating, based on the detecting, the third interface.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
identifying that the first electronic device has not received a fifth selection operation on the third interface within a preset time after displaying the third interface; and
hiding, in response to the identifying, the third interface.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application window further comprises a snapshot of the first application.

9. An apparatus, comprising:
a non-transitory memory configured to store instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory memory, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to be configured to:
associate the apparatus with a device group using an account;
display a first user interface on the apparatus;
receive, while displaying the first user interface, a first user input on the apparatus;
display, in response to the first user input, a floating menu, wherein the floating menu comprises a plurality of control icons for the apparatus, wherein at least a portion of the first user interface and the floating menu are displayed at a same time, and wherein the plurality of control icons comprises a switching button;
display, in response to a second user input on the switching button on the floating menu, a multi-task interface comprising an application window of a first application, wherein the application window comprises a first identifier of first multimedia data, second identifiers of N candidate devices, and third identifiers of types of the N candidate devices, wherein N is an integer greater than zero, wherein the N candidate devices are associated with the device group using the account, and wherein the apparatus and the N candidate devices are communicatively coupled to a same network;
receive, from a user, a first selection operation of selecting a second electronic device from the N candidate devices;
run, by the apparatus, the first application;
continuously send, in response to the first selection operation, the first multimedia data associated with the first application running on the apparatus to the second electronic device for playing or displaying on the second electronic device;
receive, from the user on a touch-sensitive surface of a touchscreen of the apparatus, a second selection operation of selecting a third electronic device from L candidate devices while sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device, wherein L is an integer greater than zero; and
switch, in response to the second selection operation, the first multimedia data from the second electronic device to the third electronic device by:
stop sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device when the second selection operation is received on the touch-sensitive surface of the touchscreen of the apparatus; and
sending, after stop sending the first multimedia data to the second electronic device, the first multimedia data associated with the first application to the third electronic device for continuous playing or continuous displaying of the first multimedia data on the third electronic device.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to be configured to:
display a first interface of a second application;
run the first application while displaying the first interface; and
continue sending the first multimedia data to the second ele

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Yanan
• Zhou Xuan
• Liu Mengdi
• Ye Fei
• Xie Guyu

Classifications

• G06F3/1454

  involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04M1/72448

  with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions · CPC title

• H04N21/47

  End-user applications · CPC title