Copying and pasting among networked devices

• US 10,015,230 B1
• Filed: 02/09/2016
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Buergi
• Original Assignee: Robert Buergi
• Inventors: Buergi, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Meky, Moustafa M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Waugh, Thorne E
• Application Number:
  US15/019,861
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• Field of Search: 709203-248
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for copying and pasting data between networked devices. Data copied on a source device and may be pasted on a destination device in response to the destination device receiving a paste command. The data from the source device may be automatically transmitted to, and available at, the destination device. The destination device may cycle through data copied from various devices based on the chronological order of when each piece of data was copied, or based on the devices'"'"' priority. The destination device may also present the user with a list of data copied at differences devices, from which the user may select which data to paste. A user may also use a special command, or may issue multiple paste commands within a predetermine period time, to indicate that the data to be pasted should be data from a different device.

Claims

1. A method for distributing data between devices on a computer network comprising the steps of:

receiving, from an input device, a first signal associated with a first user input;

determining that the first signal indicates a first copy command associated with specified data;

in response to determining the first copy command, transmitting to a destination device at least an indication of the specified data;

transmitting the specified data to the destination device;

receive, from a source device, data associated with a second copy command, determined at the source device;

receiving, from the input device, a second signal associated with a second user input;

determining that the second signal indicates a first paste command;

in response to determining the first paste command, pasting the specified data associated with the first copy command;

receiving, from the input device, a third signal associated with a third user input;

determining that the third signal indicates a second paste command;

determining that the second paste command occurred within a predetermined amount of time of the first paste command; and

in response to determining that the second paste command occurred within a predetermined amount of time of the first paste command, pasting the data received from the source device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined amount of time is configurable.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

replacing the previously pasted data associated with the first paste command with the data received from the source device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing time information associated with the data specified at the source device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining that the data from the source device should be pasted based at least in part on the time information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing priority data associated with the data received from the source device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining that the data received from the source device should be pasted based at least in part on the priority data.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for facilitating communication between two or more computers comprising:

a code segment for receiving, from an input device, a first signal associated with a first user input;

a code segment for determining that the first signal indicates a first copy command associated with specified data;

a code segment for, in response to determining the first copy command, transmitting to a destination device at least an indication of the specified data;

a code segment for transmitting the specified data to the destination device;

a code segment for receiving, from a source device, data associated with a second copy command, determined at the source device;

a code segment for receiving, from the input device, a second signal associated with a second user input;

a code segment for determining that the second signal indicates a first paste command;

a code segment for, in response to determining the first paste command, pasting the specified data associated with the first copy command;

a code segment for receiving, from the input device, a third signal associated with a third user input;

a code segment for determining that the third signal indicates a second paste command;

a code segment for determining that the second paste command occurred within a predetermined amount of time of the first paste command; and

a code segment for, in response to determining that the second paste command occurred within a predetermined amount of time of the first paste command, pasting the data received from the source device.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising a code segment for configuring the predetermined amount of time.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising a code segment for storing time information associated with the data received from the source device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising a code segment for determining that the data received from the source device should be pasted based at least in part on the time information.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, further comprising a code segment for storing priority data associated with the data received from the source device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising a code segment for determining that the data received from the source device should be pasted based at least in part on the priority data.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of 8, further comprising a code segment for replacing the previously pasted data associated with the first paste command with the data received from the source device.

15. A computer on a network, comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive, from an input device, a first signal associated with a first user input;

determine that the first signal indicates a first copy command associated with specified data;

in response to determining the first copy command, transmit to a destination device at least an indication of the specified data;

transmit the specified data to the destination device;

receive, from a source device, data associated with a second copy command, determined at the source device;

receive, from the input device, a second signal associated with a second user input;

determine that the second signal indicates a first paste command;

in response to determining the first paste command, paste the specified data associated with the first copy command;

receive, from the input device, a third signal associated with a third user input;

determine that the third signal indicates a second paste command;

determine that the second paste command occurred within a predetermined amount of time of the first paste command; and

in response to determining that the second paste command occurred within a predetermined amount of time of the first paste command, pasting the data received from the source device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the predetermined amount of time is configurable.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to store time information associated with the data received from the source device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the data received from the source device should be pasted based at least in part on the time information.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to store priority data associated with the data received from the source device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the data received from the source device should be pasted based at least in part on the priority data.