Portable device with short range communication function

• US 20070264976A1
• Filed: 03/30/2006
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Brostrom, Sofia, Lessing, Simon
• Application Number:
  US11/277,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20070264976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable device (1A) with a short range communication feature, and more particularly a portable device such as a mobile telephone having a man-machine interface enabling user friendly use of short range communication. With the present invention an item (6) may be selected and dragged on the display (2), e.g. towards another apparatus (1B). This action initiates an automatic data transfer procedure using short range communication.

Claims

1. A portable device comprising:

a storage means for storing items containing data;

a user interface having display means for displaying an item, and having navigation means for inputting commands to a control unit;

a communication interface capable of establishing a short range communication channel with another device;

a control unit configured to receive commands from the navigation means, to control the display means and the communication interface, and to store and retrieve items in the storage means;

wherein

the control unit is configured to interpret a command for moving a representation of an item towards an edge of the display means as a command to send data associated with the item to the other device.

2. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the navigation means comprises a navigation device separate from the display means.

3. A portable device according to claim 2, wherein the navigation device comprises a joystick and/or navigation keys.

4. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the navigation means is integrated with the display means.

5. A portable device according to claim 4, wherein the display means comprises a touch screen.

6. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the communication interface capable of establishing the communication channel by means of RFID, radio frequency identification.

7. A portable device according to claim 6, wherein the device is configured to activate the communication interface, and to establish a near field communication channel with another device, automatically as soon as another device within RFID communication range is detected.

8. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the communication interface capable of establishing the communication channel by means of short range radio, such as Bluetooth™

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9. A portable device according to claim 8, wherein the device is configured to activate the communication interface, and to establish a near field communication channel with another device, automatically as soon as another device within short range radio communication range is detected.

10. A portable device according to claim 9, wherein the other device is detected by means of RFID, radio frequency identification.

11. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the communication interface is capable of establishing the communication channel by means of infrared light.

12. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile telephone, a pager, a communicator, a smart phone, or an electronic organiser.