Media transfer system and method

• US 20070255938A1
• Filed: 04/27/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Gagneraud, Eric, Owhadi, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 7,555,642 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/441 Multiboot arrangements, i.e. selecting an operating system to be loaded

Abstract

A media transfer system comprises a computer device having a quick-transfer media interface and a reduced operating system executable in response to actuation of the quick-transfer media interface, the reduced operating system configured to automatically launch a media transfer module to facilitate transfer media content from a media card to the computer device.

Claims

1. A media transfer system, comprising:

a computer device having a quick-transfer media interface; and

a reduced operating system executable in response to actuation of the quick-transfer media interface, the reduced operating system configured to automatically launch a media transfer module to facilitate transfer of media content from a media card to the computer device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the media transfer module is configured to automatically verify available memory space on the computer device for the media content.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a basic input/output system (BIOS) configured to save state data associated with the computer device in response to the actuation.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising an input/output indicator configured to indicate a status of the media content transfer.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein actuation of the quick-transfer media interface comprises insertion of the media card into a media card slot.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer device comprises a notebook computer.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the quick-transfer media interface is accessible while the notebook computer is in a closed position.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED) configured to indicate a status of the media content transfer.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one LED is visible while the computer device is in a closed position.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the media transfer module is configured to automatically transfer the media content from the media card to the computer device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the media transfer module is configured to indicate a status of media content transfer from the media card to the computer device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the status comprises at least one of an indication of a transfer complete, a transfer in process, and a transfer not possible.

13. A media transfer method, comprising:

receiving an indication of actuation of a quick-transfer media interface of a computer device; and

executing a reduced operating system in response to the actuation, the reduced operating system configured to automatically launch a media transfer module to facilitate transfer of media content from a media card to the computer device.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising saving state data associated with the computer device in response to the actuation.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising verifying available memory space of the computer device for the media content.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising automatically transferring the media content from the media card to the computer device.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising returning the computer device to a state saved in response to the actuation.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising disposing the quick-transfer media interface on a notebook computer device.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising disposing the quick-transfer media interface on a portion of a notebook computer device accessible while the computer device is in a closed position.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a light emitting diode (LED) for indicating a status of the transfer.

21. The method of claim 13, further comprising indicating a status of media transfer from the media card to the computer device.

22. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving an indication of actuation comprises receiving the media card in a media card slot.

23. A media transfer system, comprising:

means for receiving an indication of actuation of a quick-transfer media interface of a computer device; and

means executing a reduced operating system in response to the actuation, the reduced operating system configured to automatically launch a media transfer module and transfer media content from a media card to the computer device.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising means for saving state data associated with the computer device in response to the actuation.

25. The system of claim 23, further comprising means for returning the computer device to a state stored in response to the actuation.