Data file transmission method and wireless communication device

• US 20090013057A1
• Filed: 07/11/2006
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Hironori
• Application Number:
  US11/484,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20090013057A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A storage in a wireless communication terminal stores at least one data file. A data file selector selects a data file from among the data files stored in the storage, in accordance with an instruction from a user acknowledged in an acknowledging unit. A search unit searches for a wireless communication terminal originating a download request signal requesting a download of a data file. A transmission destination selector selects a transmission destination wireless communication terminal from among the wireless communication terminals identified through the search, in accordance with an instruction from a user acknowledged in the acknowledging unit. A transmitter transmits the selected data file to the transmission destination wireless communication terminal.

Claims

1. A data file transmission method comprising:

selecting a data file to be transmitted;

searching for a wireless communication terminal requesting a download of a data file;

specifying a transmission destination wireless communication terminal based upon a result of the search; and

transmitting the selected data file to the specified wireless communication terminal.

2. A wireless communication device comprising:

a storage which stores at least one data file;

an acknowledging unit which acknowledges an instruction from a user;

a first selector which selects a data file stored in the storage, in accordance with the instruction from the user acknowledged by the acknowledging unit;

a search unit which searches for a wireless communication terminal originating a request to download a data file;

a second selector which selects a transmission destination wireless communication terminal from among the wireless communication terminals identified through the search, in accordance with an instruction from the user acknowledged by the acknowledging unit; and

a transmitter which transmits the selected data file to the transmission destination wireless communication terminal.

3. A program product comprising:

a computer executable program code module for selecting a data file to be transmitted;

a computer executable program code module for searching for a wireless communication terminal requesting a download of a data file;

a computer executable program code module for specifying a transmission destination wireless terminal, based upon a result of the search; and

a computer executable program code module for transmitting the selected data file to the specified wireless communication terminal.

4. A computer readable recording medium which stores a program product according to claim 3.