Method for interaction between electronic devices and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12535944-B2
Application number	US-202218557699-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2022
Priority date	Apr 29, 2021
Publication date	Jan 27, 2026
Grant date	Jan 27, 2026

Abstract

A method for interaction between electronic devices. A unified entry for triggering an interaction function between associated devices is provided in a control center of the electronic device. On the unified entry, a user may trigger an interaction function between two or more electronic devices by dragging a device icon of the associated device, and the electronic device may intelligently determine an interaction function executed between the electronic devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
displaying, by a first electronic device, a first interface, wherein the first interface comprises a first control corresponding to the first electronic device, a second control corresponding to a second electronic device, and a third control corresponding to a third electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is associated with the first electronic device, and a distance between the first control and the second control is a first distance, and wherein the third electronic device is associated with the first electronic device, and a distance between the first control and the third control is a third distance; receiving, by the first electronic device, a first operation of a user on the second control; in response to the first operation, controlling, by the first electronic device, the first distance between the first control and the second control to change to a second distance, and determining, by the first electronic device, to perform a first interaction function with the second electronic device, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance; receiving, by the first electronic device, a second operation on the third control; and in response to the second operation, controlling, by the first electronic device, the third distance between the first control and the third control to change to a fourth distance, and determining, by the first electronic device, to perform a second interaction function with the third electronic device; wherein the fourth distance is less than the third distance, and the first interaction function and the second interaction function are different; wherein the first electronic device continues to perform the first interaction function with the second electronic device when the first electronic device performs the second interaction function with the third electronic device; and wherein the first control is a device icon of the first electronic device, the second control is a device icon of the second electronic device, and the third control is a device icon of the third electronic device.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein: that the second electronic device is associated with the first electronic device comprises:
the second electronic device and the first electronic device are located in a same communication network; the second electronic device and the first electronic device log in to a same account; a login account of the second electronic device and a login account of the first electronic device belong to a same group; the second electronic device has been connected to a hotspot shared by the first electronic device; the first electronic device has been connected to a hotspot shared by the second electronic device; or the first electronic device and the second electronic device have established a Wi-Fi direct connection; and that the third electronic device is associated with the first electronic device comprises
the third electronic device and the first electronic device are located in a same communication network;
the third electronic device and the first electronic device log in to a same account;
a login account of the third electronic device and a login account of the first electronic device belong to a same group;
the third electronic device has been connected to a hotspot shared by the first electronic device;
the first electronic device has been connected to a hotspot shared by the third electronic device; or
the first electronic device and the third electronic device have established a Wi-Fi direct connection.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first operation comprises:
dragging the second control on the first interface, and releasing the second control when the distance between the second control and the first control is less than a first threshold, wherein the first threshold is less than the first distance, and the first threshold is greater than or equal to the second distance.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein:
dragging the second control on the first interface comprises: touching and holding the second control on the first interface, and dragging the second control towards the first control.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second operation comprises:
dragging the third control on the first interface, and releasing the third control when the distance between the third control and the first control is less than a second threshold, wherein the second threshold is less than the third distance, and the second threshold is greater than or equal to the fourth distance.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the first electronic device, to perform the first interaction function with the second electronic device comprises:
determining, by the first electronic device, the first interaction function based on information about an application currently running on the first electronic device and a device type of the second electronic device.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the distance between the first control and the second control is changed to the second distance, the method further comprises:
receiving, by the first electronic device, a fourth operation on the second control; and in response to the fourth operation, controlling, by the first electronic device, the distance between the second control and the first control to change to the first distance, and stopping performing the first interaction function with the second electronic device.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the fourth operation comprises:
dragging the second control, and releasing the second control when a distance between the second control and the first control is greater than a third threshold; wherein the third threshold is less than or equal to the first distance, and the third threshold is greater than the second distance.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the first interface, the third control, and the second control are disposed around the first control.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first electronic device is a mobile phone, the second electronic device is a sound box, the first electronic device performing the first interaction function with the second electronic device comprises audio that is being played on the mobile phone being switched to the sound box for playing; and the third electronic device is a television, the first electronic device performing the second interaction function with the third electronic device comprises content on a screen of the mobile phone being projected to the television for display.

11 . A first electronic device, comprising:
a processor; a non-transitory memory; and a touchscreen, wherein the non-transitory memory and the touchscreen are coupled to the processor, the non-transitory memory storing computer program code, the computer program code comprises computer instructions, and when the processor reads the computer instructions from the non-transitory memory, the first electronic device is enabled to perform: displaying a first interface, wherein the first interface comprises a first control corresponding to the first electronic device, a second control corresponding to a second electronic device and a third control corresponding to a third electronic device, wherein the second electronic device is associated with the first electronic device, and a distance between the first control and the second control is a first distance, and wherein the third electronic device is associated with the first electronic device, and a distance between the first control and the t

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ye Fei
• Tao Lina
• Huang Yufeng

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/04817 Primary

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

• G06F1/1698

  the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone (details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266) · CPC title

• G06F3/04847 Primary

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title