Patent ID: 8560704

Claim:
A method of establishing a charged connection using a screen sharing application between multi- platforms, the method used between a transmitting end apparatus of a sharing source and a receiving end apparatus of a sharing target, the transmitting end apparatus being installed with a transmitting end application, the receiving end apparatus being installed with a receiving end application, wherein the transmitting end application is a free transmitting end application, the method of establishing a charged connection, comprising: a) making a request to establish a connection between the transmitting end apparatus and the receiving end apparatus; b) judging at the free transmitting end application if the receiving end application is a charged version; c) establishing an unlimited connection between the transmitting end apparatus and the receiving end apparatus if the receiving end application is a charged version; d) performing screen sharing at the transmitting end apparatus on the receiving end apparatus via a network system; e) establishing a limited connection between the transmitting end apparatus and the receiving end apparatus if the receiving end application is a free version following steps b; f) performing screen sharing at the transmitting end apparatus on the receiving end apparatus via a network system; g) determining if the connection between the transmitting end apparatus and the receiving end apparatus is under a limit condition following steps f); and h) limiting the connection between the transmitting end apparatus and the receiving end apparatus if the connection between the transmitting end apparatus and the receiving end apparatus are under the limit condition.