US Patent 10530836 Methods and apparatuses for acquiring image

An image acquiring method includes: detecting whether a screenshot signal is triggered; sending a screenshot request to a server when the screenshot signal is triggered, the screenshot request including a user account and a target smart device identification, so as to enable the server to send the screenshot request to a target smart device based on the user account and the target smart device identification; and receiving a screenshot image from the server, the screenshot image being obtained by using the target smart device to perform a screenshot on an image displayed on the target smart device based on the screenshot request.