IP Library Granted Patent US 12706068
Granted Patent B2
US 12706068 · App. 19/183,193 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Cascaded electronic display devices with image acquisition units and processing method

Inventors: Shuang Han (Beijing, CN); Xiaoxi Chen (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
G09G5/006G06F3/1454G09G2370/20
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Patent No.
US 12706068
App. No.
19/183,193
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first device includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire first image data, a first interface configured to connect with a second device and receive at least second image data sent by the second device, and a second interface configured to connect with a third device and send data including at least the first image data and the second image data to the third device. The second image data includes combined data of image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the second device and image data received by the second device and sent from a fourth device, and the image data sent by the fourth device includes at least image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the fourth device.

Claims (62)

1 . A first device, comprising:

an image acquisition unit, configured to acquire first image data;

a first interface, configured to connect with a second device and receive at least second image data sent by the second device; and

a second interface, connected with a third device, wherein

the second image data sent from the second device includes combined data of image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the second device and image data received by the second device and sent from a fourth device, and the image data sent by the fourth device includes at least image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the fourth device;

the first image data, the image data collected by the second device, and the image data sent from the fourth device include images collected from different angles by different image acquisition units corresponding to the first, second, and fourth devices; and

the second interface is configured to send data including at least the first image data and the second image data to the third device.

2 . The first device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a processor, configured to merge or combine the first image data, the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the second device, and the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fourth device to obtain third image data,

wherein the second interface is configured to send at least the third image data to the third device.

3 . The first device according to claim 2 , wherein the image data sent by the fourth device include combined data of the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fourth device and image data sent by a fifth device and received by the fourth device, and the image data sent by the fifth device at least includes image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the fifth device; and

the processor is further configured to merge the first image data, the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the second device, the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fourth device, and the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fifth device to obtain the third image data.

4 . The first device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a selection unit, configured to determine a target device among a plurality of candidate devices in response to a selection instruction, the plurality of candidate devices at least including the first device, the second device, and the fourth device connected to the second device,

wherein the second interface is configured to send image data corresponding to the target device to the third device.

5 . The first device according to claim 4 , wherein the second interface is further configured to receive a selection instruction sent by the third device, and the selection instruction at least carries a device identifier; and

the first interface is further configured to send an image acquisition instruction to the second device based on the device identifier, so that the second device performs image acquisition through the image acquisition unit of the second device based on a device identifier included in the image acquisition instruction.

6 . The first device according to claim 4 , wherein the second interface is further configured to receive a selection instruction sent by the third device, and the selection instruction at least carries a device identifier; and

the first interface is further configured to send an image acquisition instruction to the fourth device, so that the fourth device performs image acquisition through the image acquisition unit of the fourth device based on a device identifier included in the image acquisition instruction.

7 . The first device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an image output unit,

wherein the second interface is further configured to send data including the first image data and the second image data to the third device and receive first display data sent by the third device so that the first display data is displayed on the image output unit; and

wherein the first interface is further configured to receive the second image data sent by the second device and send second display data to the second device, so that the second display data is displayed on an image output unit of the second device, wherein the first display data includes the second display data.

8 . The first device according to claim 7 , wherein the first display data includes a plurality of sub-display data, each sub-display data having a corresponding identifier used to indicate a display order of each sub-display data on a corresponding device; and

the first device further comprises:

a processor configured to determine first sub-display data among the plurality of sub-display data based on the identifier of each sub-display data.

9 . The first device according to claim 8 , wherein the image output unit of the first device is further configured to display the first sub-display data.

10 . The first device according to claim 9 , wherein the first interface is further configured to send remaining sub-display data of the plurality of sub-display data except for the first sub-display data to the second device, so that the second device displays corresponding second sub-display data in the remaining sub-display data through the image output unit of the second device based on the identifier of each sub-display data.

11 . The first device according to claim 9 , wherein the first interface is further configured to send remaining sub-display data of the plurality of sub-display data except for the first sub-display data to a fourth device connected to the second device, so that the fourth device displays corresponding third sub-display data in the remaining sub-display data through an image output unit of the fourth device based on the identifier of each sub-display data.

12 . A processing method applied to a first device, comprising:

collecting first image data through the first device;

receiving second image data sent by a second device, wherein

the second image data includes combined data of image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the second device and image data received by the second device and sent from a fourth device, and the image data sent by the fourth device includes at least image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the fourth device; and

the first image data, the image data collected by the second device, and the image data sent from the fourth device include images collected from different angles by different image acquisition units corresponding to the first, second, and fourth devices; and

sending data including the first image data and the second image data to a third device.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

in response to a selection instruction, determining a target device among a plurality of candidate devices, where the target device includes the first device, the second device, and the fourth device connected to the second device; and

sending image data corresponding to the target device to the third device.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein sending data including the first image data and the second image data to the third device comprises:

merging or combining the first image data, the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the second device, and the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fourth device to obtain the third image data; and

sending at least the third image data to the third device.

15 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

determining a target device among a plurality of candidate devices in response to a selection instruction, the candidate devices at least including the first device, the second device, and a fourth device connected to the second device, and

sending image data corresponding to the target device to the third device.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a selection instruction sent by the third device, and the selection instruction at least carries a device identifier; and

sending an image acquisition instruction to the second device based on the device identifier, so that the second device performs image acquisition through the image acquisition unit of the second device based on a device identifier included in the image acquisition instruction.

17 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a selection instruction sent by the third device, and the selection instruction at least carries a device identifier; and

sending an image acquisition instruction to the fourth device, so that the fourth device performs image acquisition through the image acquisition unit of the fourth device based on a device identifier included in the image acquisition instruction.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when being executed, cause the one or more processors to:

collect first image data through a first device;

receive second image data sent by a second device, wherein

the second image data includes combined data of image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the second device and image data received by the second device and sent from a fourth device, and the image data sent by the fourth device includes at least image data collected by an image acquisition unit of the fourth device; and

the first image data, the image data collected by the second device, and the image data sent from the fourth device include images collected from different angles by different image acquisition units corresponding to the first, second, and fourth devices; and

send data including the first image data and the second image data to a third device.

19 . The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

in response to a selection instruction, determine a target device among a plurality of candidate devices, where the target device includes the first device, the second device, and the fourth device connected to the second device; and

send image data corresponding to the target device to the third device.

20 . The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

merge or combine the first image data, the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the second device, and the image data collected by the image acquisition unit of the fourth device to obtain the third image data; and

send at least the third image data to the third device.