Image sharing method and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12061789-B2
Application number	US-202217717633-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2022
Priority date	Apr 24, 2017
Publication date	Aug 13, 2024
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide an image sharing method. The method includes: establishing, by a first electronic device, a Bluetooth link to a second electronic device; establishing, by the first electronic device, a Wi-Fi link to a Wi-Fi wireless access point, and establishing, by the second electronic device, a Wi-Fi link to the Wi-Fi wireless access point; obtaining, by the first electronic device, an image, and sending the image to the second electronic device over a Wi-Fi link; and after receiving the image, determining, by the second electronic device, whether a display screen of the second electronic device is on. The second electronic device displays the image on the display screen if determining that the display screen is on. According to the method in this application, transaction processing efficiency of an electronic device can be greatly increased.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a first electronic device comprising a first display screen and configured to:
establish a first WI-FI Direct link with a second electronic device;
establish a second WI-FI Direct link with a third electronic device;
verify that the second electronic device is trusted;
verify that the third electronic device is trusted;
display a graphical user interface for editing an article on the first display screen;
instruct the second electronic device and the third electronic device to capture images to add to the article;
instantly receive a first image from the second electronic device over the first WI-FI Direct link;
instantly receive a second image from the third electronic device over the second WI-FI Direct link; and
insert the first image and the second image into the article in response to receiving the first image and the second image;

the second electronic device comprising a first camera and configured to:
establish the first WI-FI Direct link with the first electronic device;
verify that the first electronic device is trusted;
capture the first image using the first camera; and
send the first image to the first electronic device over the first WI-FI Direct link; and

the third electronic device comprising a second camera and configured to:
establish the second WI-FI Direct link with the first electronic device;
verify that the first electronic device is trusted;
capture the second image using the second camera; and
send the second image to the first electronic device over the second WI-FI Direct link.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second electronic device comprises a second display screen, wherein the first electronic device is further configured to automatically send the article to the second electronic device over the first WI-FI Direct link when the second display screen is on, and wherein the article comprises the first image and the second image.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is further configured to not display the first image when the first display screen is off.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is further configured to automatically send the article to the second electronic device, and wherein the article comprises the first image and the second image.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is further configured to:
receive a touch operation from a user; and
display the graphical user interface on the first display screen in response to the touch operation,
wherein the graphical user interface comprises the first image and a control to edit the first image.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is further configured to automatically add an image description below the first image.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is further configured to:
automatically typeset the article based on the first image to generate an updated article; and
display the updated article on the first display screen.

8. A method, comprising:
establishing, by a first electronic device, a first WI-FI Direct link with a second electronic device;
establishing, by the first electronic device, a second WI-FI Direct link with a third electronic device;
verifying that the first electronic device and the second electronic device are trusted to each other;
verifying that the first electronic device and the third electronic device are trusted to each other;
displaying a graphical user interface for editing an article on a first display screen of the first electronic device;
instructing, by the first electronic device, the second electronic device to capture a first image to add to the article;
instructing, by the first electronic device, the third electronic device to capture a second image to add to the article;
receiving, instantly by the first electronic device, the first image from the second electronic device over the first WI-FI Direct link;
receiving, instantly by the first electronic device, the second image from the third electronic device over the second WI-FI Direct link; and
inserting, by the first electronic device, the first image and the second image into the article in response to receiving the first image and the second image.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, by the first electronic device, a touch operation from a user; and
displaying, by the first electronic device, the graphical user interface on the first display screen in response to the touch operation,
wherein the graphical user interface comprises the first image and a control to edit the first image.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising automatically adding, by the first electronic device, an image description below the first image.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
automatically typesetting, by the first electronic device, the article based on the first image and the second image to generate an updated article; and
displaying, by the first electronic device, the updated article on the first display screen.

12. An apparatus, comprising:
a first display;
one or more processors; and
a memory configured to store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
establish a first WI-FI Direct link with a second electronic device;
establish a second WI-FI Direct link with a third electronic device;
verify that the second electronic device is trusted;
verify that the third electronic device is trusted;
display a graphical user interface for editing an article on the first display;
instruct the second electronic device to capture a first image to add to the article;
instruct the third electronic device to capture a second image to add to the article;
instantly receive the first image from the second electronic device over the first WI-FI Direct link;
instantly receive the second image from the second electronic device over the second WI-FI Direct link; and
insert the first image and the second image into the article in response to receiving the first image and the second image.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to automatically send the article to the second electronic device over the first WI-FI Direct link when a second display of the second electronic device is on, and wherein the article comprises the first image and the second image.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to not display the first image when the first display is off.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to automatically send the article to the second electronic device, and wherein the article comprises the first image and the second image.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to:
receive a touch operation from a user; and
display the graphical user interface on the first display in response to the touch operation,
wherein the graphical user interface comprises the first image and a control to edit the first image.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to automatically add an image description below the first image.

18. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to:
automatically typeset the article based on the first image and the second image to generate an updated article; and
display the updat

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ye Fei
• Xie Qi

Classifications

• H04N21/47

  End-user applications · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title