App Sharing via Interface Display Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for sharing applications between devices require the same application to be installed on both devices, leading to additional storage occupancy and poor user experience due to the need for large usage data transmission.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow an application to be shared between devices without needing to be installed on the target device, by displaying associated regions for device selection and sending interface display data for the application to generate its program interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the same App is installed on different devices for sharing, then usage data can be transmitted through the App, but storage occupancy increases and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses interface display data (images) as a copy of the App interface to represent the App on the target device. Instead of installing the actual App, the system captures and transmits visual representations of the App interface, allowing the target device to display what appears to be the App without occupying storage space for the actual application files.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces interface display data as an intermediary between the source device and target device. Rather than directly transmitting App functionality or installing the App on the target device, the system uses transmitted interface images as a mediator that enables App sharing without requiring the target device to have the App installed.
2Reliability
If the same App is installed on different devices for sharing, then App sharing can be realized, but the operation complexity increases due to installation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates visual copies of the App interface through interface display data, eliminating the need for users to perform installation operations. The target device simply receives and displays these interface images, making the sharing process as simple as transmitting data rather than installing software.
3Adaptability or versatility
If interface display data is sent to the target device for App sharing, then App installation is not required on target device, but data transmission volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses interface display data as temporary, disposable objects that serve their purpose quickly. The interface images are transmitted only when needed for App sharing, displayed briefly on the target device, and then discarded. This approach allows cross-device compatibility without requiring long-term storage or persistent data transmission channels.
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for sharing an App, an electronic device and a storage medium, which relates to a field of terminals. The method includes in response to detecting a preset trigger operation for an App, displaying associated regions for associated devices; in response to a selecting operation for any of the associated regions, determining an associated device corresponding to the any of the associated regions as a target device; and sending interface display data of the App to the target device, so that the target device displays a program interface of the App based on the received interface display data. In the disclosure, when the App is not installed on the target device, sharing the App may be realized without installing the App locally, avoiding the problem that the same App needs to be installed in two devices in the related art.