WO2017185693A1 - Electronic device and method for copying data from another directly connected electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for a first electronic device to copy data from a second directly connected electronic device, and the first electronic device. The method comprises: receiving a command for setting into MTP host mode, controlling an MTP host driving module to set a first electronic device into the MTP host mode, such that a second electronic device that is connected to the first electronic device by means of a USB connecting line sets itself into MTP device mode; receiving a command for copying data from the second electronic device, sending to the second electronic device an MTP-based request for copying data; and, receiving the data sent back by the second electronic device in response to the request.

Description

Electronic device and method for copying data from another directly connected electronic device

This application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application filed on April 29, 2016, the Chinese Patent Office, Application No. 201610285460.2, entitled "Electronic Device, Method of Copying Data from Another Electronic Device Connected Directly", The entire contents are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of smart device technologies, for example, to a method for copying data from a directly connected second electronic device by a first electronic device and a first electronic device.

Background technique

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a master-slave structure. The host is Host and the slave is Device. USB data exchange can only occur between the host and the device. The host (Host) ) and the host (Host), and the device (Device) and device (Device) can not be interconnected, all data transmission is initiated by the host (Host), and the device (Device) is only passive responsible for answering, for example, reading When the data is received, the host (Host) issues a read command first, and the device (Device) returns the data after receiving the command.

Under normal circumstances, the computer is the host (Host), the mobile phone, the U disk, etc. are just devices. Therefore, when the user changes the machine, it needs to use the computer as the data transfer, or through the cloud server as the data transfer, it is impossible to directly connect the two mobile phones for direct data transmission.

Summary of the invention

The present application provides a method for copying data from a directly connected electronic device, and related electronic devices, so that data can be directly transmitted between the two electronic devices.

According to a first aspect of the present application, a method for copying data from a directly connected second electronic device by a first electronic device is provided, which is applicable to the first electronic device, and includes:

Receiving a command set to a Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) host mode, and controlling the MTP host driver module to set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, so that the first electronic device is connected through a USB cable The second electronic device sets itself to the MTP device mode;

Receiving a command to copy data from the second electronic device, and transmitting a base to the second electronic device a request for copying data to the MTP;

Receiving data sent by the second electronic device in response to the request.

Optionally, the first electronic device is a smart phone.

Optionally, the MTP host driving module sets the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, including: the MTP host driving module controls data of a related register by using a hardware control circuit, to set the first electronic device to MTP host mode.

According to a second aspect of the present application, a first electronic device is provided, including an MTP host mode control module, an MTP host driver module, a request sending module, and a data receiving module;

The MTP host mode control module is configured to receive a command set to an MTP host mode, and the MTP host driving module is configured to set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, so that the first electronic device is connected to the USB device. The second electronic device connected by the cable sets itself to the MTP device mode;

The request sending module is configured to receive a request for copying data from the second electronic device, and send a request for MTP-based copy data to the second electronic device;

The data receiving module is configured to receive data sent by the second electronic device according to the request.

Optionally, the first electronic device is a smart phone.

Optionally, the setting, by the MTP host driver module, the first electronic device to an MTP host mode includes: the MTP host driving module controls data of a related register by using a hardware control circuit, to set the first electronic device to MTP host mode.

According to a third aspect of the present application, a first electronic device is provided, including an MTP host mode control module and an MTP host driver module;

The MTP host mode control module is configured to receive a command set to an MTP host mode, and the MTP host driving module is configured to set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, so that the first electronic device is connected to the USB device. The second electronic device connected by the cable sets itself to the MTP device mode.

Optionally, the first electronic device is a smart phone.

Optionally, the setting, by the MTP host driver module, the first electronic device to an MTP host mode includes: the MTP host driving module controls data of a related register by using a hardware control circuit, to set the first electronic device to MTP host mode.

According to a fourth aspect of the present application, an electronic device is further provided, including:

At least one processor; and,

a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; wherein

The memory stores instructions executable by the one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to:

Receiving a command set to the MTP host mode, the control MTP host driving module sets the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, so that the second electronic device connected to the first electronic device through the USB cable sets itself to MTP device mode;

Receiving a request to copy data from the second electronic device, and transmitting a request for MTP-based copy data to the second electronic device;

Receiving data sent by the second electronic device in response to the request.

According to a fifth aspect of the present application, there is also provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores computer instructions for causing the computer to perform the above A method in which a first electronic device copies data from a directly connected second electronic device.

According to a sixth aspect of the present application, there is also provided a computer program product comprising a computing program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions, when the program instructions are executed by a computer And causing the computer to perform the method of copying data from the directly connected second electronic device by any one of the first electronic devices.

The application uses the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) and related commands to add an MTP host driver module to the first electronic device, and sets the first electronic device to the MTP host mode, so that the first electronic device is connected through the USB. The second electronic device connected to the line sets itself to the MTP device mode, so that the first electronic device functions as a Host and the second electronic device functions as a device, so that data can be directly transmitted between the two electronic devices.

DRAWINGS

The one or more embodiments are exemplified by the accompanying drawings in the accompanying drawings, and FIG. The figures in the drawings do not constitute a scale limitation unless otherwise stated.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for copying data from a directly connected second electronic device by a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a block diagram of a first electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a first electronic device of another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

In order to make the objects, the technical solutions and the advantages of the present application more clear, the technical solutions of the present application will be clearly and completely described by the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments. The described embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. The features of the following embodiments and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

It should be noted that the relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

The following description of the at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way

In all of the examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values are to be construed as illustrative only and not as a limitation. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one drawing, it may not be discussed in the following figures.

The biometric information in the present application may refer to personalized physiological characteristics of humans, such as fingerprints, irises, sounds, etc., which are personalized, and thus can be used to identify users.

<Example 1>

Referring to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of the present application provides a method for a first electronic device to copy data from a directly connected second electronic device.

The direct connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device may mean that the first electronic device and the second electronic device are not transferred between the third electronic device (eg, a computer), but the first electronic device and the second electronic device pass through The USB cable is connected directly.

The method includes steps 110-step 130.

In step 110, the first electronic device receives a command sent by the user to set the MTP host mode, and controls the MTP host driving module in the first electronic device to set the first electronic device to the MTP host mode, due to the USB negotiation mechanism. The second electronic device connected to the first electronic device through the USB cable may be caused to set itself to the MTP device mode. After the step 101 is completed, the first electronic device and the second electronic device conform to the master-slave structure of the USB, wherein the first electronic device is a Host and the second electronic device is a Device.

In step 120, the first electronic device receives the data copied from the second electronic device sent by the user. The command may send a request for the MTP-based copy data (copy command) to the second electronic device according to the above command to copy the data.

In step 130, after receiving the request for copying data, the second electronic device transmits data to the first electronic device, and the first electronic device receives data sent back by the second electronic device according to the request.

Optionally, in step 110, the MTP host driver module can control the data of the related register by using a hardware control circuit, thereby setting the first electronic device to the MTP host mode. The application is not limited thereto, and the MTP host driver module may also set the first electronic device to the MTP host mode in another manner.

The application utilizes a Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) and related commands, and may add an MTP host driver module to the first electronic device, and set the first electronic device to the MTP host mode, so that the first electronic device is connected to the USB device. The second electronic device connected to the cable sets itself to the MTP device mode, so that the first electronic device can be used as a Host and the second electronic device can be used as a device, so that data can be directly transmitted between the two electronic devices. Among them, MTP is a media transmission protocol, usually has a buffer buffer data, and then transmits, the transmission speed is fast, and is suitable for transmitting large packet data.

Optionally, the first electronic device and the second electronic device may be smart phones, and the smart phone supports the MTP device mode, so the new smart phone and the old smart phone can be added only by adding the MTP host driver module to the new smart phone. Directly connecting data from old smartphones to new smartphones can increase the ease with which users can replace new smartphones.

<Embodiment 2>

Referring to FIG. 2, the second embodiment of the present application provides the first electronic device 10. The first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device are directly connected, and may mean that the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device are not transferred between the third electronic device (for example, a computer), but the first electronic device 10 and the second device. The electronic device is directly connected via a USB data cable.

The first electronic device 10 includes an MTP host mode control module 11, an MTP host driver module 12, a request transmitting module 13, and a data receiving module 14.

The MTP host mode control module 11 is configured to receive a command set to the MTP host mode, and the MTP host driver module 12 controls the first electronic device 10 to be set to the MTP host mode, and the first electronic device 10 is caused by the USB negotiation mechanism. The second electronic device connected through the USB cable sets itself to the MTP device mode. After the process is completed, the first electronic device 10 and the second electronic device conform to the master-slave structure of the USB, wherein the first electronic device 10 is a Host, and the second electronic device is a Device.

The request sending module 13 is configured to receive a command sent by the user to copy data from the second electronic device, and send a request (copy command) based on the MTP-based copy data to the second electronic device according to the command.

After the second electronic device receives the request to copy the data, the second electronic device may transmit the data to the first electronic device 10.

The data receiving module 14 is configured to receive data sent back by the second electronic device in response to the request.

Alternatively, the MTP host driver module 12 may control the data of the relevant register through a hardware control circuit to set the first electronic device 10 to the MTP host mode. The embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto, and the MTP host driver module may also set the first electronic device 10 to the MTP host mode in another manner.

The application utilizes the MTP and related commands, adds an MTP host driver module to the first electronic device, and sets the first electronic device to the MTP host mode, so that the second electronic device connected to the first electronic device through the USB cable will The device is set to the MTP device mode, so that the first electronic device functions as a Host and the second electronic device functions as a device, so that data can be directly transmitted between the two electronic devices.

Optionally, the first electronic device and the second electronic device may be smart phones, and the smart phone supports the MTP device mode, so the new smart phone and the old smart phone can be added only by adding the MTP host driver module to the new smart phone. Directly connected, the data in the old smart phone can be easily transferred to the new smart phone, which greatly improves the user's ease of replacing the new smart phone and drives the user to purchase the smart phone.

<Example 3>

Referring to FIG. 3, the third embodiment of the present application provides the first electronic device 20. The first electronic device 20 and the second electronic device are directly connected, and may mean that the first electronic device 20 and the second electronic device are not transferred between the third electronic device (for example, a computer), but the first electronic device 20 and the second device. The electronic device is directly connected via a USB data cable.

The first electronic device 20 includes an MTP host mode control module 21 and an MTP host drive module 22.

The MTP host mode control module 21 is configured to receive a command set to the MTP host mode, and control the MTP host driver module 22 to set the first electronic device 20 to the MTP host mode. Due to the USB negotiation mechanism, the first electronic device 20 can be The second electronic device connected through the USB cable sets itself to the MTP device mode. After the process is completed, the first electronic device 20 and the second electronic device conform to the master-slave structure of the USB, wherein the first electronic device 20 is a Host and the second electronic device is a Device.

The embodiment of the present application utilizes a Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) and Related commands, the MTP host driving module may be added to the first electronic device, and the first electronic device is set to the MTP host mode, so that the second electronic device connected to the first electronic device through the USB cable sets itself to the MTP device mode. Thus, the first electronic device acts as a Host and the second electronic device acts as a Device, enabling direct communication between the two electronic devices.

Optionally, the first electronic device and the second electronic device may be smart phones, and the smart phone supports the MTP device mode, so the new smart phone and the old smart phone can be added only by adding the MTP host driver module to the new smart phone. Direct connection to easily transfer data from old smartphones to new smartphones can increase the ease with which users can replace new smartphones and drive users to purchase smartphones.

Referring to FIG. 4, an embodiment of the present application provides a first electronic device 30, which may include a processor 3010 and a memory 3020, wherein the memory 3020 is configured to store an instruction, and the instruction is configured to control the processor 3010 to operate. The method in the first embodiment is carried out.

The first electronic device 30 may also include an interface device 3030, a communication device 3040, a display device 3050, an input device 3060, a speaker 3070, a microphone 3080, and the like.

The processor 3010 can be, for example, a central processing unit CPU, a microprocessor MCU, or the like. The memory 3020 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, and the like. The interface device 3030 includes, for example, a USB interface, a headphone jack, and the like. The communication device 3040 can, for example, be capable of wired or wireless communication, and the communication device 3040 should include a WIFI communication module and a mobile data communication module (eg, a SIM card). The display device 3050 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, a touch display, or the like. Input device 3060 can include, for example, a touch screen, a keyboard, and the like. The user can input/output voice information through the speaker 3070 and the microphone 3080.

The terminal device shown in FIG. 4 is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the embodiments of the application, its application or use. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that although a plurality of devices are illustrated in FIG. 4, embodiments of the present application may relate only to some of the devices therein.

The application can be a system, method and/or computer program product. The computer program product can include a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a method for causing a processor to implement any one of the first electronic devices of the present application to copy data from a directly connected second electronic device. Computer readable program instructions.

The computer readable storage medium can be a tangible device that can hold and store the instructions used by the instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium can be, for example, an electrical storage device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage A device, an electromagnetic storage device, and a semiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. The computer readable storage medium may include: a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM or flash memory), a static random access memory ( SRAM), portable compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disk (DVD), memory stick, floppy disk, mechanical encoding device, for example, a punch card or a concave structure in a groove on which an instruction is stored, And any suitable combination of the above. A computer readable storage medium as used herein is not to be interpreted as a transient signal itself, such as a radio wave or other freely propagating electromagnetic wave, an electromagnetic wave propagating through a waveguide or other transmission medium (eg, a light pulse through a fiber optic cable), or through a wire The electrical signal transmitted.

The computer readable program instructions described herein can be downloaded from a computer readable storage medium to various computing/processing devices or downloaded to an external computer or external storage device over a network, such as the Internet, a local area network, a wide area network, and/or a wireless network. The network may include copper transmission cables, fiber optic transmissions, wireless transmissions, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers, and/or edge servers. A network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer readable program instructions for storage in a computer readable storage medium in each computing/processing device .

Computer program instructions for performing the operations of the present application can be assembly instructions, instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or in one or more programming languages. Source code or object code written in any combination, including object oriented programming languages - such as Smalltalk, C++, etc., as well as conventional procedural programming languages - such as the "C" language or similar programming languages. The computer readable program instructions can execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer, partly on the remote computer, or entirely on the remote computer or server. carried out. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer can be connected to the user's computer via any kind of network, including a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), or can be connected to an external computer (eg, using an Internet service provider to access the Internet) connection). In some embodiments, the customized electronic circuit, such as a programmable logic circuit, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or a programmable logic array (PLA), can be customized by utilizing state information of computer readable program instructions. Computer readable program instructions are executed to implement various aspects of the present invention.

Aspects of the present application are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the present application. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. Now.

The computer readable program instructions can be provided to a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, or a processor of other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine such that when executed by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus Means for implementing the functions/acts specified in one or more of the blocks of the flowcharts and/or block diagrams. The computer readable program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that causes the computer, programmable data processing device, and/or other device to operate in a particular manner, such that the computer readable medium storing the instructions includes An article of manufacture that includes instructions for implementing aspects of the functions/acts recited in one or more of the flowcharts and/or block diagrams.

The computer readable program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing device, or other device to perform a series of operational steps on a computer, other programmable data processing device or other device to produce a computer-implemented process. Thus, instructions executed on a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device implement the functions/acts recited in one or more of the flowcharts and/or block diagrams.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the Figures illustrate the architecture, functionality and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment, or a portion of an instruction that includes one or more components for implementing the specified logical functions. Executable instructions. In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may also occur in a different order than those illustrated in the drawings. For example, two consecutive blocks may be executed substantially in parallel, and they may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It is also noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowcharts, can be implemented in a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified function or function. Or it can be implemented by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions. It is well known to those skilled in the art that implementation by hardware, implementation by software, and implementation by a combination of software and hardware are equivalent.

Industrial applicability

The embodiment of the present application provides a method for copying data from a directly connected second electronic device by a first electronic device and a first electronic device, which can directly connect two electronic devices for direct data transmission.

Claims (12)

1. A method for the first electronic device to copy data from the directly connected second electronic device is applicable to the first electronic device, including:

   Receiving a command set to a multimedia transmission protocol host MTP host mode, and controlling the MTP host driving module to set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, so that the second electronic device connected to the first electronic device through a USB cable Set itself to the MTPdevice mode of the multimedia transmission protocol device;

   Receiving a request to copy data from the second electronic device, and transmitting a request for MTP-based copy data to the second electronic device;

   Receiving data sent by the second electronic device in response to the request.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first electronic device is a smartphone.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the MTP host driver module sets the MTP host mode of the first electronic device comprises: the MTP host driver module controls data of a related register through a hardware control circuit to The first electronic device is set to the MTP host mode.
4. A first electronic device includes a multimedia transmission protocol clause MTP host mode control module, an MTP host driver module, a request sending module, and a data receiving module;

   The MTP host mode control module is configured to receive a command set to an MTP host mode, and the MTP host driving module is configured to set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, so that the first electronic device is connected to the USB device. The second electronic device connected by the connection line sets itself to the MTP device mode of the multimedia transmission protocol device;

   The request sending module is configured to receive a command for copying data from the second electronic device, and send a request for MTP-based copy data to the second electronic device;

   The data receiving module is configured to receive data sent by the second electronic device according to the request.
5. The first electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first electronic device is a smart phone.
6. The first electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the setting, by the MTP host driving module, the first electronic device to an MTP host mode comprises: the MTP host driving module passes A hardware control circuit controls data of the associated registers to set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode.
7. A first electronic device includes a multimedia transmission protocol host MTP host mode control module and an MTP host driver module;

   The MTP host mode control module is configured to receive a command set to an MTP host mode, and the MTP host driving module is configured to set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, so that the first electronic device is connected to the USB device. The second electronic device connected by the cable sets itself to the MTP device mode of the multimedia transmission protocol device.
8. The first electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first electronic device is a smart phone.
9. The first electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the setting, by the MTP host driving module, the first electronic device to an MTP host mode comprises: the MTP host driving module controlling data of a related register through a hardware control circuit, To set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode.
10. An electronic device comprising:

    At least one processor; and,

    a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; wherein

    The memory stores instructions executable by the one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to:

    Receiving a command set to a multimedia transmission protocol host MTP host mode, and controlling the MTP host driving module to set the first electronic device to an MTP host mode, so that the second electronic device connected to the first electronic device through a USB cable Set itself to the MTP device mode of the multimedia transmission protocol device;

    Receiving a request to copy data from the second electronic device, and transmitting a request for MTP-based copy data to the second electronic device;

    Receiving data sent by the second electronic device in response to the request.
11. Non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage The medium stores computer instructions for causing the computer to perform the method of copying data from the directly connected second electronic device by the first electronic device of any of claims 1-3.
12. A computer program product comprising a computing program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform claims 1-3 A method of copying data from a directly connected second electronic device by the first electronic device.

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