Wireless transfer of data
First Claim
1. A method of initiating a wireless transfer of data between at least two of at least two electronic devices, said method comprising at a first one of said electronic devices:
- detecting a hugging state between said first electronic device and a second one of said electronic devices, a hugging state being assumed to be given if said first electronic device and said second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other; and
opening a data transfer channel as a local wireless link of said first electronic device for transferring data between said first electronic device and another than said first one of said electronic devices, when it has been detected that said first electronic device is in a hugging state with a second one of said electronic devices.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of initiating a wireless transfer of data between two electronic devices. In order to make the initiation particularly user friendly, it is proposed that a concept called “hugging” is employed. A hugging state between two electronic devices is assumed to be given if a first electronic device and a second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other. Only in case such a hugging state is detected at a first device, a data transfer channel is opened for transferring data between the first device and some other device, e.g. the second device. The invention relates equally to a corresponding device and to a software program product with a corresponding software code.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of initiating a wireless transfer of data between at least two of at least two electronic devices, said method comprising at a first one of said electronic devices:
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detecting a hugging state between said first electronic device and a second one of said electronic devices, a hugging state being assumed to be given if said first electronic device and said second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other; and
opening a data transfer channel as a local wireless link of said first electronic device for transferring data between said first electronic device and another than said first one of said electronic devices, when it has been detected that said first electronic device is in a hugging state with a second one of said electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device comprising:
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at least one interface for establishing a local wireless link to other electronic devices;
a processing component for determining whether said first electronic device is in a hugging state with a corresponding second electronic device, a hugging state being assumed to be given if said first electronic device and said second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other; and
a processing component for opening a data transfer channel via said at least one interface for enabling a transfer of data between said first electronic device and another than said first one of said electronic devices, when it has been determined that said first electronic device is in a hugging state with a second electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A software program product in which a software code for initiating a wireless transfer of data between at least two of at least two electronic devices is stored, said software code realizing the following steps when running in a processing unit of a first one of said electronic devices:
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determining whether said first electronic device is in a hugging state with a corresponding second one of said electronic devices, a hugging state being assumed to be given if said first electronic device and said second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other; and
opening a data transfer channel as a local wireless link of said first electronic device for transferring data between said first electronic device and another than said first one of said electronic devices when it has been determined that said first electronic device is in a hugging state with a second electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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