Intuitive file transfer method

• US 20100138743A1
• Filed: 11/12/2009
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Getac Technology Company Limited (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Getac Technology Company Limited (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Chou, Pei-Yin
• Granted Patent: US 8,762,872 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/00 Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units interface circuits for specific input/output devices G06F3/00 ; multiprogram control therefor G06F9/46; multiprocessor systems G06F15/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An intuitive file transfer method transfers a selected file from a source device to a selected destination device based on intuitive operation of file transferring. The source device and the destination device are connected by a data transmission device. The source device and the destination device are both provided with a storage device and are both loaded with an intuitive file transfer program. After initialization, the source device and the destination device start the intuitive file transfer programs, which detect if a user uses a pointing device to select an object icon to be transferred in a display area of the source device. When the selected object icon is detected to be moved by the user through a predetermined pointing operation, source data associated with the selected object icon are transmitted through the data transmission device to the storage device of the destination device.

Claims

1. An intuitive file transfer method, which is adapted to transfer a selected file from a source device to at least one selected destination device, the source device being connected to the destination device through a data transmission device, the source device and the destination device each comprising a storage device and loaded with an intuitive file transfer program, the source device comprising a touch screen, the method comprising the following steps:

(a) after initialization, operating the source device and the destination device to start the intuitive file transfer programs thereof;

(b) detecting selection of an object icon to be transferred, which is associated with at least one source data stored in the storage device of the source device, in a display area of the touch screen by a user using a pointing device;

(c) detecting movement of the selected object icon caused by a predetermined pointing operation carried out by the user; and

(d) operating the intuitive file transfer programs to transmit the source data associated with the selected object icon through the data transmission device to the storage device of the destination device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises, after step (c), the following steps:

(c1) operating the intuitive file transfer programs to generate a selection window showing a list containing a plurality of destination devices to allow for selection of a desired destination device among the plurality of destination devices by the user; and

(c2) after the selection of the desired destination device, operating the intuitive file transfer programs to generate a dialog window for confirmation of transferring the source data associated with the selected object icon to the desired destination device by the user.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data transmission device comprises a wired data transmission device connected between the source device and the destination device.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data transmission device comprises a wireless data transmission device that establishes connection between the source device and the destination device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data transmission device establishes synchronized connection between the source device and the destination device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (b), the pointing device comprises a finger that touches and selects the object icon to be transferred in the display area.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (b), the pointing device comprises a stylus that touches and selects the object icon to be transferred in the display area.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (b), the source data comprise a file.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (b), the source data comprises a file folder.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (c), the predetermined pointing operation comprises dragging the selected object icon to move the object icon to a predetermined boundary of the display area.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (c), the predetermined pointing operation comprises moving the object icon to an unoccupied location in the display area.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, which further comprises, after step (c), the following steps:

(c1) operating the intuitive file transfer programs to generate a selection window showing a list containing a plurality of destination devices to allow for selection of a desired destination device among the plurality of destination devices by the user; and

(c2) after the selection of the desired destination device, operating the intuitive file transfer programs to generate a dialog window for confirmation of transferring the source data associated with the selected object icon to the desired destination device by the user.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the data transmission device comprises a wired data transmission device connected between the source device and the destination device.

15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the data transmission device comprises a wireless data transmission device that establishes connection between the source device and the destination device.

16. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the data transmission device establishes synchronized connection between the source device and the destination device.

17. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in step (b), the screen cursor control device comprises a computer mouse that clicks and selects the object icon to be transferred in the display area.

18. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in step (b), the screen cursor control device comprises a track ball that selects the object icon to be transferred in the display area.

19. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in step (b), the screen cursor control device comprises a touch panel that selects the object icon to be transferred in the display area.

20. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in step (b), the source data comprise a file.

21. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in step (b), the source data comprises a file folder.

22. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in step (c), the predetermined pointing operation comprises dragging the selected object icon to move the object icon to a predetermined boundary of the display area.

23. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein in step (c), the predetermined pointing operation comprises moving the object icon to an unoccupied location in the display area.

12. An intuitive file transfer method, which is adapted to transfer a selected file from a source device to at least one selected destination device, the source device being connected to the destination device through a data transmission device, the source device and the destination device each comprising a storage device and loaded with an intuitive file transfer program, the source device comprising a display screen, the method comprising the following steps:

(a) after initialization, operating the source device and the destination device to start the intuitive file transfer programs thereof;

(b) detecting selection of an object icon to be transferred, which is associated with at least one source data stored in the storage device of the source device, in a display area of the display screen by a user using a screen cursor control device;

(c) detecting movement of the selected object icon caused by a predetermined pointing operation carried out by the user; and

(d) operating the intuitive file transfer programs to transmit the source data associated with the selected object icon through the data transmission device to the storage device of the destination device.