Method, device, and system for opening cross-device file

1. A method for opening cross-device file, comprising steps of:

adding, to a first device and a second device, a control unit for causing an external device to open a file, the control unit being configured to make the file in the device to which the control unit is added to be opened by the external device, and being configured to register, to an operating system of a device on which the control unit is installed, file types supported by the device on which the control unit is installed, in response to the Control unit being installed on the first device or the second device,

wherein the method comprises, in response to a user choosing to open the file through the control unit;

sending, by the first device, broadcast information including a file type of the file and communication address information of the first device; and

determining, by the first device, the second device supporting the file type, and sending file information of the file to the second device, and performing, by the second device and after the file information is received by the second device, an operation directly by itself without maintaining a network connection with the first device and without any further operation performed on the first device, the file information including a uniform resource locator, the second device acquiring the file according to the uniform resource locator and opening it.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein

the step of determining, by the first device, the second device supporting the file type comprises:

determining, by the first device, that the second device supports the file type in response to reception of a reply information from the second device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reply information comprises a device name of the second device.

4. A method for opening cross-device file, comprising steps of:

adding, to a first device and a second device, a control unit for causing an external device to open a file, the control unit being configured to make the file in the device to which the control unit is added to be opened by the external device, and being configured to register, to an operating system of a device on which the control unit is installed, file types supported by the device on which the control unit is installed, in response to the control unit being installed on the first device or the second device,

wherein, the method comprises, in response to a user choosing to open the file through the control unit;

receiving, by the second device, broadcast information including a file type of a file and communication address information of the first device;

determining, by the second device, whether the file type is supported or not, and sending a reply information if the file type is supported; and

performing, by the second device and when the second device receives the file information, an operation directly by itself without maintaining a network connection with the first device and without any further operation performed on the first device, the file information including a uniform resource locator, the second device acquiring the file according to the uniform resource locator and opening it.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein

the step of sending, by the second device, the reply information comprises: sending, by the second device, the reply information according to the communication address information.

6. A method for opening cross-device file, comprising steps of:

adding, to a first device and a second device, a control unit for causing an external device to open a file, the control unit being configured to make the file in the device to which the control unit is added to be opened by the external device, and being configured to register, to an operating system of a device on which the control unit is installed, file types supported by the device on which the control unit is installed, in response to the control unit being installed on the first device or the second device,

wherein, the method comprises, in response to a user choosing to open the file through the control unit;

receiving, by a server, a file type of a file sent by a first device, determining the second device supporting the file type, and sending information of the second device to the first device; and

receiving, by the server, file information, and sending the file information to the second device, performing, by the second device and after the file information is received by the second device, an operation directly by itself without maintaining a network connection with the first device and without any further operation performed on the first device, the file information including a uniform resource locator, the second device acquiring the file according to the uniform resource locator and opening it.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of determining, by the server, the second device supporting the file type comprises:

searching for a device name corresponding to the file type from a preset correspondence between device names and file types, and determining that the second device having the device name supports the file type.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of determining, by the server, the second device supporting the file type comprises:

sending the file type; and

receiving a reply information from the second device, and determining that the second device supports the file type.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of sending, by the server, the file information to the second device comprises:

receiving, by the server, a device name sent by the first device, and sending the file information to the second device having the received device name.

10. The method of claim 6 , prior to the step of receiving, by the server, the file type of the file sent by the first device, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the server, a device name and a file type of a file which are sent by at least one second device, and storing a correspondence between the device name of the at least one second device and the file type of the file sent by the at least one second device.

11. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is the first device performing the method for opening cross-device file of claim 1 .

12. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is the second device performing the method for opening cross-device file of claim 4 .

13. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is the server performing the method for opening cross-device file of claim 6 .