System and method for transferring data using a directional touch gesture

• US 10,116,728 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2014
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Grobelny, Nicholas D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tank, Andrew L
• Application Number:
  US14/178,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20150229697A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,721 Days
• Field of Search: 715748, 715863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• 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: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

A method for transferring files between information handling systems is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at an information handling system, a selection of a file, requesting, by the information handling system, nearby information handling systems in response to the selection of the file, and receiving coordinate information and contact information for the nearby information handling system from a server. The method also includes calculating a sector of a room based on the coordinate information for the nearby information handling systems and information about the information handling system, receiving a pass file indicator, and in response to the pass file indicator being aligned with the sector, sending the file to an identified information handling system of the sector.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at an information handling system, a selection of a file;

requesting, by the information handling system, nearby information handling systems in response to the selection of the file;

receiving coordinate information and contact information for the nearby information handling systems from a server, wherein the nearby information handling systems are limited to information handling systems located within a same room of a building as the information handling system based on X, Y coordinates of the room creating a virtual backstop to prevent a file from being passed beyond the X, Y coordinates of the room, and the coordinate information includes X, Y coordinates of the nearby information handling systems within the room, wherein the nearby information handling systems include first, second, and third information handling systems, wherein the server includes a processor to store a map of the building in a memory of the server, to map locations of rooms within the building using a coordinate system and the map of the building, and to store the locations of the rooms on the map in the memory;

dividing the room into a plurality of sectors based on the coordinate information for each of the first, second, and third information handling systems and information about the information handling system, wherein a size of each of the sectors of the room is equal to a size of the other sectors of the room, wherein a first sector is defined to include the first information handling system, a second sector is defined to include the second information handling system, and a third sector is defined to include the third information handling system;

receiving a pass file indicator including a flick action; and

in response to the pass file indicator being aligned with the first sector, sending the file to the first information handling system of the first sector.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the pass file indicator not being aligned with the first sector, notifying a user that the pass file indicator is invalid.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the pass file indicator being aligned with the first sector, prompting the user to verify the first information handling system of the first sector, and receiving verification of the first information handling system prior to sending the file to the first information handling system.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

calculating an intended compass heading of the pass file indicator; and

determining whether the pass file indicator is aligned within the first sector based on the compass heading of the pass file indicator.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection of the file is a press and hold action on an icon associated with the file on a touch sensitive display screen.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the request includes information identifying the information handling system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about the information handling system includes compass information and orientation information for the information handling system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the pass file indicator is a directional gesture across a display screen of the information handling system.

9. An information handling system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory including code executable by the processor to;

receive a selection of a file;

request nearby information handling systems in response to the selection of the file;

receive coordinate information and contact information for the nearby information handling system from a server, wherein the nearby information handling systems are limited to information handling systems located within a same room as the information handling system based on X, Y coordinates of the room creating a virtual backstop to prevent a file from being passed beyond the X, Y coordinates of the room, and the coordinate information includes X, Y coordinates of the nearby information handling systems within the room, wherein the nearby information handling systems include first, second, and third information handling systems, wherein the server includes a processor to store a map of the building in a memory of the server, to map locations of rooms within the building using a coordinate system and the map of the building, and to store the locations of the rooms on the map in the memory;

divide the room into a plurality of sectors based on the coordinate information for each of the first, second, and third information handling system and information about the information handling system, wherein a size of each of the sectors of the room is equal to a size of the other sectors of the room, wherein a first sector is defined to include the first information handling system, a second sector is defined to include the second information handling system, and a third sector is defined to include the third information handling system;

receive a pass file indicator including a flick action; and

in response to the pass file indicator being aligned with the first sector, send the file to the first information handling system of the first sector.

10. The information handling system of claim 9, wherein the display screen is a touch sensitive display screen.

11. The information handling system of claim 9, wherein the pass file indicator is a directional gesture across the touch sensitive display screen.

12. The information handling system of claim 9, further comprising code to:

in response to the pass file indicator not being aligned with the first sector, notify a user that the pass file indicator is invalid.

13. The information handling system of claim 9, further comprising code to:

in response to the pass file indicator being aligned with the first sector, prompt the user to verify the first information handling system of the first sector, and receive verification of the first information handling system prior to sending the file to the first information handling system.

14. The information handling system of claim 9, further comprising code to:

calculate an intended compass heading of the pass file indicator; and

determine whether the pass file indicator is aligned within the first sector based on the compass heading of the pass file indicator.

15. The information handling system of claim 9, wherein the selection of the file is a press and hold action on an icon associated with the file on a touch sensitive display screen.

16. The information handling system of claim 9, wherein the request includes information identifying the information handling system.

17. The information handling system of claim 9, wherein the information about the information handling system includes compass information and orientation information for the information handling system.

18. A method comprising:

storing, by a processor of a server, a map of a building in a memory of the server;

mapping, by the processor, locations of rooms within the building using a coordinate system and the map of the building;

storing, by the processor, the locations of the rooms on the map in the memory;

assigning coordinates to each corner of a room;

storing, at the memory of the server, the coordinates for each corner of the room;

continually updating and storing, by the processor, coordinates of a plurality of information handling systems including a first information handling system and nearby information handling systems in the memory;

receiving, from the first information handling system, a request for location of the nearby information handling systems;

determining, at the server, the nearby information handling systems, wherein the nearby information handling systems are limited to information handling systems located within the room with the information handling system based on X, Y coordinates of the room creating a virtual backstop to prevent a file from being passed beyond the X, Y coordinates of the room;

providing, by the server, coordinate information and contact information for the nearby information handling systems, wherein the nearby information handling systems include first, second, and third information handling systems;

dividing the room into a plurality of sectors based on the coordinate information for each of the first, second, and third information handling systems and information about the information handling system, wherein a size of each of the sectors of the room is equal to a size of the other sectors of the room, wherein a first sector is defined to include the first information handling system, a second sector is defined to include the second information handling system, and a third sector is defined to include the third information handling system; and

receiving, by the processor of the first information handling system, a pass file indicator including a flick action.