Patent ID: 8648827
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A display sharing method for use in a server which is coupled to a plurality of devices via a network, comprising: the server receiving a plurality of determination information from the devices, wherein each of the determination information corresponds to one of the devices and comprises first gesture information; the server determining whether all of the devices that the determination information correspond to are neighboring to each other and are located on the same plane according to the determination information; the server determining whether the first gesture information from all of the determination information can be combined into a closed-loop gesture when determining that all of the devices that the determination information correspond to are closed to each other and are located on the same plane; and when determining that the first gesture information from all of the determination information can be combined into the closed-loop gesture, the server providing each of the devices with a first display data such that a second display data is jointly displayed on the touch-sensitive display units of the devices, wherein each of the determination information is generated when the corresponding device detects or receives a gesture which has contacted two edges of the touch-sensitive display unit of the corresponding device on the touch-sensitive display unit, wherein the determination information further comprises location information, and the step of the server determining whether all of the devices that the determination information correspond to are neighboring to each other and are located on the same plane according to the determination information further comprises: determining whether the location information corresponding to all of the determination information are essentially the same; and if so, determining that the devices that the determination information correspond to are neighboring to each other.