US Patent 12120162 Communication protocol switching method, apparatus, and system

A communication protocol switching method includes that a first device communicates with a second device using a first protocol to project a screen of the first device to the second device; and when a first application in the first device is opened or a media file stored in the first device is opened, the first device switches to a second protocol to communicate with the second device and to project a display user interface of the first application or the media file to the second device, where the first application manages or plays at least one media file.