CN102147695A - Method for sharing document and multimedia playing device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for sharing documents and a multimedia playing device thereof. The method for sharing the document is suitable for a multimedia playing device of a digital living network alliance system, and comprises an electronic device which uses a communication protocol of a digital living network alliance in a search domain and a shared digital document. And providing a user interface to display the icon and the plurality of document types corresponding to the searched electronic device. When one of the document types is selected, a digital document corresponding to the document type is displayed on the user interface, an execution icon is displayed around an electronic device icon that can execute the document type, and an electronic device icon that cannot execute the document type is still displayed.

Description

Method and the multimedia playing apparatus thereof of sharing document

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of method and multimedia playing apparatus thereof of sharing document, particularly relevant for a kind of method of sharing document and multimedia playing apparatus thereof that each electronic installation, Doctype in the digital living network alliance system and the digital document of sharing can be presented at a user interface.

Background technology

Digital device is universal day by day in recent years, each family has more than one digital device mostly, as desk-top computer, notebook computer, printer and intelligent mobile phone etc., therefore had document to be shared with each digital device, perhaps the demand that multi-medium data crossfire (Streaming) will be shared.

Use different communications protocol yet present various digital device is normal, or the characteristic of the employed operating system of digital device itself, the problem that document is shared or multi-medium data crossfire flow process is too complicated with difficult caused easily.

Share with document, on the Windows operating system platform, must change the security setting of computing machine earlier, document could be shared with other user afterwards, but this shares the security setting complexity of flow process, necessary through a plurality of steps, and there is no clearly indication or guiding between each step, very inconvenient for the user.

Windows 7 operating system platforms can connect through DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance according to Windows Media Player playout software at present, DLNA) electronic installation that is authenticated, and carry out multimedia series flow in view of the above and share.But the user must open Windows MediaPlayer earlier, and the window of this Windows Media Player is shown in Figure 1A.The user can see the electronic installation in other same net territory in the OtherLibraries block in window, and clicks Play to option by right mouse button reaching with left mouse button on the multimedia document of desiring crossfire, to choose the electronic installation of playing this multimedia document.After playing successfully, a wicket can occur, the user can carry out basic control on this wicket, shown in Figure 1B.The user also can choose an electronic installation of connection in Other Libraries block, and this is play the multimedia document that electronic installation is shared.But can't in same window, duplicate this multimedia document.And this multimedia document form must be that Windows Media Player supports.

But the document in the above-mentioned DLNA system is shared or multimedia series flow share that operation goes up must be by Windows Media Player, if the user is accustomed to other multimedia playing program, then can force the change use habit, and if other electronic installation just can not appear in the Other Libraries block when being in not start, standby or dormant state.In addition, multimedia or data are shared end and multimedia or data playback end all must install the Windows Media Player of latest edition, and all at the state of opening, the most important thing is that multimedia series flow and data are shared in different programs, to operate, can produce awkward problem.

Summary of the invention

The present invention proposes in order to address the above problem, its purpose is exactly that a kind of method and multimedia playing apparatus thereof of sharing document is being provided, finish with electronic installation is online with single interface and to share relevant operation, and according to operation logic in conjunction with content guiding and device guiding, integrate the related software on the present computing machine, make operating process hommization and simplification.

According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of method of sharing document is proposed, be applicable to the multimedia playing apparatus of digital living network alliance system, this method of sharing document comprises a plurality of electronic installations of searching in the net territory, and each electronic installation is supported the communications protocol of DLNA.Search the digital document that each electronic installation is shared again in the net territory.And on display unit, provide user interface, this user interface to comprise first block, second block and the 3rd block, and in first block, show the icon of corresponding each electronic installation, in second block, show a plurality of Doctypes.When Doctype one of them when selected, in the 3rd block, show the digital document that meets Doctype, and around the icon of the electronic installation that can carry out Doctype, show execution icon, and still show the icon of the electronic installation that can not carry out this Doctype.

According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of multimedia playing apparatus is also proposed, this multimedia playing apparatus comprises networking module, display unit, processing module and pointer and selects module.Networking module can be connected to the net territory.But display unit explicit user interface, this user interface comprise first block, second block and the 3rd block.Processing module connects networking module and display unit, to search a plurality of electronic installations in the net territory, each electronic installation is supported the communications protocol of DLNA, and search the digital document that each electronic installation is shared, and make the corresponding icon that shows each electronic installation of first block, and make second block show a plurality of Doctypes.Pointer is selected module connection processing module, with select Doctype one of them, make processing module in the 3rd block, show the digital document that meets selecteed Doctype, and around the icon of each electronic installation that can carry out this Doctype, show execution icon, and still show the icon of the electronic installation that can not carry out the document type.

From the above, method and the multimedia playing apparatus thereof of sharing document of the present invention can have one or more following advantages:

(1) the described method of sharing document and multimedia playing apparatus thereof can be finished with electronic installation is online with single interface and share relevant operation, make operating process hommization and simplification.

(2) the described method of sharing document and multimedia playing apparatus thereof can be integrated in user interface with online electronic installation, the digital document shared, and the other increase of the electronic installation icon that can carry out Doctype is carried out graphic, allow the user click, to improve ease of use.

Description of drawings

Figure 1A carries out the synoptic diagram that multimedia series flow is shared for prior art according to Windows Media Player;

Figure 1B controls the synoptic diagram that multimedia series flow is shared for prior art according to Windows Media Player;

Fig. 2 is the block schematic diagram of multimedia playing apparatus of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the digital living network alliance system synoptic diagram;

Fig. 4 A is the structural representation of user interface of the present invention;

Fig. 4 B is the synoptic diagram of user interface of the present invention;

Fig. 4 C is the synoptic diagram that comprises the user interface of the 4th block and search block of the present invention; And

Fig. 5 is an implementation step process flow diagram of sharing the method for document of the present invention.

Main symbol description: 2 is multimedia playing apparatus; 21 is networking module; 22 is display unit; 23 is processing module; 24 are pointer selection module; 31 is the DLNA TV; 32 is AV device; 33 is computing machine; 34 is printer; 35 is device for mobile communication; 36 is the DLNA server; 4 is user interface; 41 is first block; 4100 for carrying out diagram; 4101 is folder icon; 411 is the notebook computer icon; 412 is the device for mobile communication icon; 413 is the server icon; 414:DLNA TV icon; 42 is second block; 421 is the film Doctype; 422 is the sound Doctype; 423 is the photo-document type; 43 is the 3rd block; 431～437 is the digital document icon; 44 is the 4th block; 441 is the multimedia playing apparatus icon; 45 for searching block; And S10～S70 is a step.

Embodiment

With reference to Fig. 2, it is the block schematic diagram of multimedia playing apparatus of the present invention.Among the figure,multimedia playing apparatus 2 comprisesnetworking module 21,display unit 22, processing module 23 and pointer and selects module 24.Wherein,networking module 21,display unit 22, and pointer select module 24 to be connected to processing module 23 respectively.

Networking module 21 can be online to DLNA (the Digital Living NetworkAlliance in the net territory, DLNA) system, make processing module 23 meet the electronic installation that DLNA authenticates, or support the electronic installation of the communications protocol of DLNA by searching on the net territory that connects.Described digital living network alliance system as shown in Figure 3, each electronic installation in the digital living network alliance system can be DLNA TV 31, AV device 32, computing machine 33, printer 34, device for mobile communication 35 or DLNA server 36.Wherein,networking module 21 is preferably cable network module or wireless network module, for example WLAN module, WIFI module, WiMax module or wireless communication module, for example GPRS module or 3G module.

Butdisplay unit 22explicit user interfaces 4 are shown in Fig. 4 A.Describeduser interface 4 comprisesfirst block 41,second block 42 and the 3rd block 43.When processing module 23 searches electronic installation in by the DLNA system of net in the territory, processing module 23 can show the corresponding icon that respectively searches electronic installation infirst block 41, shown in Fig. 4 B, in Fig. 4 B, shownnotebook computer icon 411, device formobile communication icon 412,server icon 413 and DLNATV icon 414 in the DLNA system infirst block 41, the user can be in each electronic installation of DLNA system according to these icons and corresponding clear the distinguishing of title.Processing module 23 more can show the correspondence diagram of a plurality of Doctypes in second block 42.Doctype can befilm Doctype 421,sound Doctype 422 and photo-document type 423.

When the user selected module 24 to select the icon of anyDoctype 421～423 ondisplay unit 22 according to pointer, theicon 431 that processing module 23 can will meet the digital document of selected Doctype was presented in the 3rd block 43.Having selectedfilm Doctype 421 with the user is example, and processing module 23 only can show the digital document that can carry out this type offilm Doctype 421 in the3rd block 43, and can not show the digital document as picture/mb-type or sound type.

In addition, processing module 23 also can show anexecution icon 4100 around each the electronic installation icon that can carry outfilm Doctype 421, the electronic installation that has thisexecution icon 4100 with the prompting user can be carried out selected Doctype, and still shows the electronic installation icon that can not carry out this Doctype in first block 41.With Fig. 4 B is example, fourelectronic installation icons 414 have been shown infirst block 41, whereinserver icon 413 pairing servers only have main frame, and there is not display screen, therefore do not have the function of playingfilm Doctype 421 digital documents, processing module 23 can not showexecution icon 4100 aroundserver icon 413 in view of the above, but showsexecution icon 4100 aroundnotebook computer icon 411, device formobile communication icon 412 and DLNA TV icon 414.Thus, the user can select to want the multimedia digital document play in the3rd block 43, and can play this multimedia digital document on the electronic installation with execution icon 4100.The icon that the user can select module 24 towing multimedia digital documents with pointer or is drawn on theother execution icon 4100 of electronic installation icon, to carry out the operation of multimedia series flow (Play to) to the icon of electronic installation.

When multimedia digital document format that selecteed electronic installation is not supported to be clicked, processing module 23 can detect the supported document format of these electronic installations earlier, the multimedia digital document format is converted to the supported document format of this electronic installation again.For example the user wants to carry out the image documents of a RealPlay (rm document) form on the DLNA TV, if this DLNA TV is not supported the rm document format, but support the avi document format, processing module 23 can convert the rm document format to the avi document format, allows the DLNA TV can play this image documents.Above-mentioned rm document format and avi document format only are for example, but not as limit.

In addition, processing module 23 also can be shared the other displayfile clip icon 4101 of electronic installation icon of function having document memory function or document, shown in Fig. 4 B.In Fig. 4 B, because the DLNA TV does not possess and has memory function or document to share function, therefore processing module 23 can't be around this DLNATV icon 414 displayfile clip icon 4101, but can be atnotebook computer icon 411, show describedfolder icon 4101 around the icons such as device formobile communication icon 412 andserver icon 413, when the user selects module 24 to click describedfolder icon 4101 with pointer, processing module 23 can show a file interface ondisplay unit 22, with all digital documents that show that corresponding electronic installation is shared, the user also can choose in these digital documents and want document, to copy in the multimedia playingapparatus 2.

Describeduser interface 4 also can comprise the4th block 44 andsearch block 45, shown in Fig. 4 C, in Fig. 4 C, the4th block 44 can show multimedia playingapparatus icon 441, andexecution icon 4100 orfolder icon 4101 also can appear around this multimedia playingapparatus icon 441, play, share or duplicate digital document to allow the user be chosen on the multimedia playing apparatus 2.Search block 45 and then can allow the user import the keyword string, allow processing module 23 carry out file title searching, Doctype search or electronic installation search, to search the position of digital document or electronic installation fast with the keyword string of importing.

It should be noted that as the user and want to see when carrying out certain multimedia digital document that can appear in one's mind at first is that multimedia digital document, can be to find the document earlier so operation is gone up, and determines to use which electronic equipment plays back again in brain.In operating process, where document is not emphasis if being stored in, and it is most important to find document to be only fast.Therefore user interface provided by the present invention storage location of display digit document not in the3rd block 43, but demonstrate the digital document that all are shared, after finding the digital document that to play Deng the user, decision will be play on which electronic installation again, no matter and be to play at this machine or on other electronic installation, the user only need pull or click and get final product.

First block 41 then is to use the logic of equipment guiding (Device Centric), when carrying out that digital document is shared or when transmitting, what the user took notice of is the storage location of digital document, target must be known and could be put into correct position to digital document, therefore provide each equipment that can use and icon atfirst block 41, the user can very clearly know the target and correct the achieving the goal of placement.

With reference to Fig. 5, it is an implementation step process flow diagram of sharing the method for document of the present invention.Among the figure, implementing procedure is applicable to multimedia playing apparatus shown in Figure 2, and described UI Preferences method comprises the following step:

In step S10, search the electronic installation in the net territory, each electronic installation is supported the communications protocol of DLNA.

In step S20, search each electronic installation in the digital document of being shared.

In step S30, user interface is provided, this user interface comprises first block, second block and the 3rd block, and shows the icon of corresponding each electronic installation in first block, shows a plurality of Doctypes in second block.

In step S40, when one of them Doctype is selected, in the 3rd block, show the digital document that meets selected Doctype, and around the icon of the electronic installation that can carry out Doctype, show execution icon, and still show the icon of the described electronic installation that can not carry out the document type.

In step S50, select a digital document and play the electronic installation of this digital document.

In step S60, judge whether selecteed electronic installation supports the form of this digital document.If then carry out step S70, then carry out step S61 if not.

In step S61, the converting digital document format is to meet the document format that selecteed electronic installation is supported.

In step S70, transmit digital document in electronic installation, make electronic installation carry out this digital document.

The above only is an illustrative, rather than restrictive.Anyly do not break away from spirit of the present invention and category, and, all should be contained within the claim scope of the present invention its equivalent modifications of carrying out or change.

Claims (15)

1. method of sharing document is applicable to it is characterized in that the multimedia playing apparatus of digital living network alliance system comprising:

Search a plurality of electronic installations in the net territory, described electronic installation is supported the communications protocol of DLNA;

Search the digital document that each described electronic installation is shared in described net territory;

User interface is provided on display unit, and this user interface comprises first block, second block and the 3rd block, and shows the icon of corresponding described electronic installation in described first block, shows a plurality of Doctypes in described second block; And

When described Doctype one of them when selected, in described the 3rd block, show the described digital document that meets described Doctype, and around the icon of the described electronic installation that can carry out described Doctype, show execution icon, and still show the icon of the described electronic installation that can not carry out described Doctype.

2. the method for sharing document according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:

In described the 3rd block, select described digital document one of them; And

In described first block, select to have described execution icon described electronic installation one of them, make selecteed described electronic installation carry out selecteed described digital document.

3. the method for sharing document according to claim 2, also comprising provides pointer to select module, to pull the icon of selecteed described digital document to selecteed described electronic installation, or the described execution icon around the icon of selecteed described electronic installation, make selecteed described electronic installation carry out selecteed described digital document.

4. the method for sharing document according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:

Display file clip icon around the icon of the described electronic installation of sharing described digital document; And

When described folder icon is clicked, provide the file interface, with the described digital document that shows that corresponding described electronic installation is shared.

5. the method for sharing document according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, also comprise when selecteed described electronic installation is not supported the document format of selecteed described digital document, change the document format of described digital document, the document format of the described digital document after the conversion is conformed to the document format that selecteed described electronic installation is supported.

6. the method for sharing document according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also is included in described user interface the 4th block is provided, to show the icon of described multimedia playing apparatus.

7. the method for sharing document according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also is included in described user interface the search block is provided, to carry out file title searching, Doctype search or electronic installation search.

8. a multimedia playing apparatus is characterized in that, comprises:

Networking module is to be used to making described multimedia playing apparatus be connected to the net territory;

Display unit, its explicit user interface, this user interface comprises first block, second block and the 3rd block;

Processing module, it connects described networking module and described display unit, to search a plurality of electronic installations in the described net territory, described electronic installation is supported the communications protocol of DLNA, and search the digital document that described electronic installation is shared, and make the corresponding icon that shows described electronic installation of described first block, and make described second block show a plurality of Doctypes; And

Pointer is selected module, it connects described processing module, with select described Doctype one of them, make described processing module in described the 3rd block, show the described digital document that meets described Doctype, and around the icon of the described electronic installation that can carry out described Doctype, show execution icon, and still show the icon of the described electronic installation that can not carry out described Doctype.

9. multimedia playing apparatus according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, when described digital document one of them, and have described execution icon described electronic installation one of them when selected, described processing module makes selecteed described electronic installation carry out selecteed described digital document.

10. multimedia playing apparatus according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, described pointer selects module to pull the icon of selecteed described digital document to selecteed described electronic installation, or the described execution icon around the icon of selecteed described electronic installation, make selecteed described electronic installation carry out selecteed described digital document.

11. multimedia playing apparatus according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described user interface is the display file clip icon around the icon of the described electronic installation of sharing described digital document.

12. multimedia playing apparatus according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, when described folder icon is selected module to select by described pointer, described processing module makes described display unit display file folder interface, and described file interface comprises the described digital document that corresponding described electronic installation is shared.

13. multimedia playing apparatus according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, when selecteed described electronic installation is not supported the document format of selecteed described digital document, described processing module is changed the document format of described digital document, and the document format of the described digital document after the conversion is conformed to the document format that selecteed described electronic installation is supported.

14. multimedia playing apparatus according to claim 8 is characterized in that, wherein said user interface also comprises the 4th block, to show the icon of described digital multimedia playing device.

15. multimedia playing apparatus according to claim 8 is characterized in that, wherein said user interface also comprises the search block, to carry out file title searching, Doctype search or electronic installation search.

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