Information processing method and electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9693176-B2
Application number	US-201514633890-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2015
Priority date	Sep 19, 2014
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

An information processing method and an electronic apparatus are described. The method is applied to a first electronic apparatus and includes detecting a current state of the first electronic apparatus, when the first electronic apparatus receives first data information; sending the first data information to a second electronic apparatus connected with the first electronic apparatus, when the current state is a first state, so that the second electronic apparatus, after receiving the first data information, outputs a first prompt information; and outputting a second prompt information, when the current state is a second state different from the first state. In the technical solutions of the present disclosure, a new mode for controlling whether to perform the associated reminding between the electronic apparatuses or not is provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing method comprising:
detecting a state of a first electronic apparatus upon the first electronic apparatus receiving first data information;
if the state of the first electronic apparatus is a first state, the first electronic apparatus sends the first data information to a second electronic apparatus connected with the first electronic apparatus, so that the second electronic apparatus outputs a first prompt information after receiving the first data information; and
the first electronic apparatus outputs a second prompt information, if the state of the first electronic apparatus is a second state that is different from the first state,
wherein the state of the first electronic apparatus is the first state when the first electronic apparatus is not being used or operated by a user, and the state of the first electronic apparatus is the second state when the first electronic apparatus is being used or operated by the user and wherein, after detecting the state of the first electronic apparatus, the method further comprises generating and sending second data information to the second electronic apparatus if the state of the first electronic apparatus is the second state, the second data information including the first data information and identification information for indicating that the first electronic apparatus is in the second state.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein after detecting the state of the first electronic apparatus, the method further comprises not sending, by the first electronic apparatus, the first data information to the second electronic apparatus, if the state of the first electronic apparatus is the second state.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first electronic apparatus establishes a connection with the second electronic apparatus in a first communication mode; and the first electronic apparatus establishes a connection in a second communication mode with a third electronic apparatus which sends the first data information, the second communication mode being different from the first communication mode.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the first electronic apparatus is in the first state, the first electronic apparatus has a first average power consumption; and if the first electronic apparatus is in the second state, the first electronic apparatus has a second average power consumption; wherein the first average power consumption is lower than the second average power consumption.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, if the first electronic apparatus is in the first state, a side portion of the first electronic apparatus and a user of the first electronic apparatus are in a non-contact state and if the first electronic apparatus is in the second state, the side portion of the first electronic apparatus and the user of the first electronic apparatus are in a contact state.

6. A first electronic apparatus, including:
a detecting unit for detecting a state of the first electronic apparatus upon the first electronic apparatus receiving first data information;
a communicating unit, connected with the detecting unit, for sending the first data information to a second electronic apparatus connected with the first electronic apparatus, if the state of the first electronic apparatus is a first state, so that the second electronic apparatus outputs a first prompt information after receiving the first data information; and
a controlling unit, connected with the detecting unit, for controlling the first electronic apparatus to output a second prompt information if the state of the first electronic apparatus is a second state that is different from the first state,
wherein the state of the first electronic apparatus is the first state when the first electronic apparatus is not being used or operated by a user, and the state of the first electronic apparatus is the second state when the first electronic apparatus is being used or operated by the user and wherein the communicating unit is further operable to, after detecting the state of the first electronic apparatus, if the state of the first electronic apparatus is the second state, generate and send second data information to the second electronic apparatus, the second data information including the first data information and identification information for indicating that the first electronic apparatus is in the second state.

7. The first electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein, the controlling unit is connected with the communicating unit, and the controlling unit is further operable to control the communicating unit not to send the first data information to the second electronic apparatus, if the state of the first electronic apparatus is the second state.

8. The first electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein, the first electronic apparatus is operable to establish a connection with the second electronic apparatus in a first communication mode and the first electronic apparatus is operable to establish a connection in a second communication mode with a third electronic apparatus which sends the first data information, wherein the second communication mode is different from the first communication mode.

9. The first electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein, if the first electronic apparatus is in the first state, the first electronic apparatus has a first average power consumption; and if the first electronic apparatus is in the second state, the first electronic apparatus has a second average power consumption; wherein, the first average power consumption is lower than the second average power consumption.

10. The first electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein, if the first electronic apparatus is in the first state, a side portion of the first electronic apparatus and a user of the first electronic apparatus are in a non-contact state; and if the first electronic apparatus is in the second state, the side portion of the first electronic apparatus and the user of the first electronic apparatus are in a contact state.

11. A communication system including a first electronic apparatus and a second electronic apparatus connected with the first electronic apparatus, wherein the first electronic apparatus includes:
a first detecting unit for detecting a state of the first electronic apparatus upon the first electronic apparatus receiving first data information;
a communicating unit, connected with the detecting unit, for sending the first data information to the second electronic apparatus, if the state of the first electronic apparatus is a first state, and for generating and sending second data information to the second electronic apparatus if the state of the first electronic apparatus is the second state different from the first state, the second data information including the first data information and identification information for indicating that the first electronic apparatus is in the second state; and
a first controlling unit, connected with the detecting unit, for controlling the first electronic apparatus to output a second prompt information if the state of the first electronic apparatus is the second state,
the second electronic apparatus includes:
a receiving unit for receiving the first data information sent by the first electronic apparatus connected with the second electronic apparatus;
a second detecting unit, connected with the receiving unit, for detecting whether the first data information includes the identification information for indicating that the first electronic apparatus is in a predetermined state or not, to obtain a detection result; and
a second controlling unit, connected with the receiving unit, for controlling the second electronic appar

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Sisi

Classifications

• H04M19/047

  Vibrating means for incoming calls · CPC title

• H04W88/06

  adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals · CPC title

• H04W4/008 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W88/04

  adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user · CPC title

• H04M1/72569

  Electricity · mapped topic