USER EXCHANGE OF CONTENT VIA WIRELESS TRANSMISSION

• US 20090298419A1
• Filed: 05/28/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Baudino, Daniel A., Ahya, Deepak P.
• Application Number:
  US12/128,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20090298419A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0072 Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/19 on transmission of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass

Abstract

A method (300) of exchanging content (170). On a first mobile station (110), a direction in which a second mobile station (120) is positioned can be determined. The second mobile station can be authenticated. Responsive to receiving a user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station, the content can be wirelessly transmitted to the second mobile station. A mobile station can include a user interface (204), which may include a display (114). The mobile station also can include a controller (202) that determines a direction in which a second mobile station is positioned and authenticates the second mobile station. Responsive to the user interface receiving a user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station, a transceiver (224) can wirelessly transmit the content to the second mobile station.

Claims

1. A method of exchanging content, comprising:

on a first mobile station, determining a direction in which a second mobile station is positioned;

authenticating the second mobile station; and

responsive to receiving a user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station, wirelessly transmitting the content to the second mobile station.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the direction in which the second mobile station is positioned comprises:

receiving an audio signal associated with the second mobile station; and

processing the audio signal.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the direction in which the second mobile station is positioned further comprises:

receiving the audio signal via at least two input audio transducers; and

determining a time delay from when a first instance of the audio signal is received and when a second instance of the audio signal is received.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the direction in which the second mobile station is positioned comprises:

receiving at least a first RF signal generated by the second mobile station; and

processing the first RF signal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the direction in which the second mobile station is positioned further comprises:

receiving the first RF signal via at least two antennas; and

determining a time delay from when a first instance of the first RF signal is received and when a second instance of the first RF signal is received.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the direction in which the second mobile station is positioned further comprises:

detecting an axial movement of the first mobile station;

receiving at least a second RF signal generated by the second mobile station; and

comparing a signal strength of the first RF signal with a signal strength of at least the second RF signal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the direction in which the second mobile station is positioned comprises:

receiving local positioning coordinates or global positioning coordinates corresponding to a relative location of the second mobile station.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting an identifier associated with the second mobile station on a display of the first mobile station;

wherein receiving the user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station comprises;

receiving a user input that associates the content with the identifier associated with the second mobile station.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

presenting an identifier associated with the content on the display of the first mobile station;

wherein receiving the user input that associates the content with the identifier associated with the second mobile station comprises;

receiving a user selection of the identifier representing the content; and

detecting the identifier representing the content being moved on the display toward the identifier associated with the second mobile station.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting an identifier associated with the content on a display of the first mobile station;

wherein receiving the user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station comprises;

detecting the identifier representing the content being moved toward the determined direction in which the second mobile station is positioned.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting an identifier associated with the content on a display of the first mobile station;

wherein receiving the user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station comprises;

detecting a selection of the identifier representing the content with an appendage or stylus; and

detecting the appendage or stylus being moved toward the determined direction in which the second mobile station is positioned.

12. A mobile station, comprising:

a user interface comprising a display;

a controller that determines a direction in which a second mobile station is positioned and authenticates the second mobile station; and

a transceiver that, responsive to the user interface receiving a user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station, wirelessly transmits the content to the second mobile station.

13. The mobile station of claim 12, further comprising:

at least one input audio transducer that receives an audio signal associated with the second mobile station;

wherein the controller determines the direction in which the second mobile station is positioned by processing the audio signal.

14. The mobile station of claim 12, wherein:

the transceiver receives at least a first RF signal generated by the second mobile station; and

the controller processes the first RF signal to determine the direction in which the second mobile station is positioned.

15. The mobile station of claim 12, wherein:

the user interface presents an identifier associated with the second mobile station on the display of the first mobile station and receives a user input that associates the content with the identifier as an indication to communicate the content to the second mobile station.

16. The mobile station of claim 15, wherein:

the user interface presents an identifier associated with the content on the display and receives a user selection of the identifier representing the content; and

via the user interface, the controller detects the identifier representing the content being moved on the display toward the identifier associated with the second mobile station.

17. The mobile station of claim 12, wherein:

the user interface presents an identifier associated with the content on the display; and

via the display, the controller detects the identifier representing the content being moved toward the determined direction in which the second mobile station is positioned.

18. The mobile station of claim 12, wherein:

the user interface presents an identifier associated with the content on the display and detects a selection of the identifier representing the content with an appendage or stylus; and

via the display, the controller detects the appendage or stylus being moved toward the determined direction in which the second mobile station is positioned.

19. A computer program product comprising:

a computer-usable medium comprising computer-usable program code that exchanges content, the computer-usable medium comprising;

computer-usable program code that, on a first mobile station, determines a direction in which a second mobile station is positioned;

computer-usable program code that authenticates the second mobile station; and

computer-usable program code that, responsive to receiving a user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station, wirelessly transmits the content to the second mobile station.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, the computer-usable medium further comprising:

computer-usable program code that presents an identifier associated with the content on the display of the first mobile station;

wherein the computer-usable program code that receives the user input that indicates to communicate the content to the second mobile station comprises;

computer-usable program code that detects the identifier representing the content being moved on the display toward an identifier associated with the second mobile station.