Electronic device and processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12322357-B2
Application number	US-202418435097-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2024
Priority date	Feb 28, 2023
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

A first device includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire first image data, a first interface configured to connect with a second device and receive at least second image data sent by the second device, and a second interface configured to connect with a third device and send data including at least the first image data and the second image data to the third device. The second image data include image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the second device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A first device, comprising:
an image acquisition unit, configured to acquire first image data;
a first interface, configured to connect with a second device and receive at least second image data sent by the second device, wherein the second image data includes image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the second device;
a second interface, configured to connect with a third device and send data including at least the first image data and the second image data to the third device; and
an image output unit;
wherein:
the second interface is further configured to send data including the first image data and the second image data to the third device and receive first display data sent by the third device so that the first display data is displayed on the image output unit; and
the first interface is further configured to receive the second image data sent by the second device and send second display data to the second device, so that the second display data is displayed on an image output unit of the second device, wherein the first display data includes the second display data.

2. The first device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a processor, configured to merge or combine the first image data and the second image data to obtain third image data,
wherein the second interface is configured to send at least the third image data to the third device.

3. The first device according to claim 2 , wherein the second image data include combined data of the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the second device and image data received by the second device and sent from a fourth device, and the image data sent by the fourth device includes at least image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the fourth device; and
the processor is further configured to merge the first image data, the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the second device, and the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fourth device to obtain the third image data.

4. The first device according to claim 3 , wherein the image data sent by the fourth device include combined data of the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fourth device and image data sent by a fifth device and received by the fourth device, and the image data sent by the fifth device at least includes image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the fifth device; and
the processor is further configured to merge the first image data, the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the second device, the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fourth device, and the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fifth device to obtain the third image data.

5. A first device, comprising:
an image acquisition unit, configured to acquire first image data;
a first interface, configured to connect with a second device and receive at least second image data sent by the second device, wherein the second image data includes image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the second device;
a second interface, configured to connect with a third device and send data including at least the first image data and the second image data to the third device; and
a selection unit, configured to determine a target device among a plurality of candidate devices in response to a selection instruction, the candidate devices at least including the first device, the second device, and a fourth device connected to the second device, wherein the second image data include combined data of the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the second device and image data sent by the fourth device, and the image data sent by the fourth device includes at least image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the fourth device,
wherein the second interface is configured to send image data corresponding to the target device to the third device.

6. The first device according to claim 5 , wherein the second interface is further configured to receive a selection instruction sent by the third device, and the selection instruction at least carries a device identifier; and
the first interface is further configured to send an image acquisition instruction to the second device based on the device identifier, so that the second device performs image acquisition through the image acquisition unit of the second device based on a device identifier included in the image acquisition instruction.

7. The first device according to claim 5 , wherein the second interface is further configured to receive a selection instruction sent by the third device, and the selection instruction at least carries a device identifier; and
the first interface is further configured to send an image acquisition instruction to the fourth device, so that the fourth device performs image acquisition through the image acquisition unit of the fourth device based on a device identifier included in the image acquisition instruction.

8. The first device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display data includes a plurality of sub-display data, each sub-display data having a corresponding identifier used to indicate a display order of each sub-display data on a corresponding device; and
the first device further comprises:
a processor configured to determine first sub-display data among the plurality of sub-display data based on the identifier of each sub-display data.

9. The first device according to claim 8 , wherein the image output unit of the first device is further configured to display the first sub-display data.

10. The first device according to claim 9 , wherein the first interface is further configured to send remaining sub-display data of the plurality of sub-display data except for the first sub-display data to the second device, so that the second device displays corresponding second sub-display data in the remaining sub-display data through the image output unit of the second device based on the identifier of each sub-display data.

11. The first device according to claim 9 , wherein the first interface is further configured to send remaining sub-display data of the plurality of sub-display data except for the first sub-display data to a fourth device connected to the second device, so that the fourth device displays corresponding third sub-display data in the remaining sub-display data through an image output unit of the fourth device based on the identifier of each sub-display data.

12. A processing method applied to a first device, comprising:
collecting first image data through the first device;
receiving second image data sent by the second device;
sending data including the first image data and the second image data to a third device; and
receiving first display data sent by the third device so that the first display data is displayed on an image output unit; and
receiving the second image data sent by the second device and sending second display data to the second device, so that the second display data is displayed on an image output unit of the second device, wherein the first display data includes the second display data.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
in response to a selection instruction, determining a target device among a plurality of candidate devices, where the target device includes the first device, the second device, and a fourth device connected to the second device; and
sending image data corresponding to the target device to the third device.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein sending data including the f

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Ltd

Inventors

• Han Shuang
• Chen Xiaoxi

Classifications

• G09G2370/20

  Details of the management of multiple sources of image data · CPC title

• G06F3/1454 Primary

  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

• G09G5/006 Primary

  Details of the interface to the display terminal (specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04) · CPC title

• G06F13/4282

  on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus (on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247) · CPC title

• H04N5/265 Primary

  Mixing · CPC title