USING A GESTURE TO TRANSFER AN OBJECT ACROSS MULTIPLE MULTI-TOUCH DEVICES
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a transceiver configured to communicate with a destination device; and
a user interface communicatively coupled to the transceiver;
logic coupled to the user interface configured to recognize a predefined gesture;
wherein the logic is configured to determine an object to transfer based on the predefined gesture;
wherein the logic is configured to associate data representative of a user transferring the object with the object;
wherein the logic is configured to send a message via the transceiver advertising the object was selected for transfer; and
wherein the logic is configured to transfer the object to the destination device responsive to the destination device requesting the object.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, predefined gestures are used to provide an intuitive way to transfer objects between multi-touch devices. A first gesture, such as a pinching motion is used to select an object to transfer from a source device. A second gesture, such as a de-pinching gesture, is used to designate a destination for the object on a second device. Data associated with the initiator of the transfer, such as data representative of a fingerprint scan may be employed to match the source device with the destination device.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to communicate with a destination device; and a user interface communicatively coupled to the transceiver; logic coupled to the user interface configured to recognize a predefined gesture; wherein the logic is configured to determine an object to transfer based on the predefined gesture; wherein the logic is configured to associate data representative of a user transferring the object with the object; wherein the logic is configured to send a message via the transceiver advertising the object was selected for transfer; and wherein the logic is configured to transfer the object to the destination device responsive to the destination device requesting the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to communicate with a source device; and a user interface communicatively coupled to the transceiver; logic coupled to the user interface configured to detect a predefined gesture; wherein the logic is configured to receive data representative of an object to be transferred from a source device via the transceiver; wherein the logic is configured to determine where to store the object based on the predefined gesture; and wherein the logic is configured to receive and store the object from the source device responsive to recognizing the predefined gesture. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to communicate with a destination device; and a user interface communicatively coupled to the transceiver; logic coupled to the user interface configured to recognize a predefined gesture; wherein the logic is configured to determine an object to transfer based on the predefined gesture; wherein the logic receive a signal from the destination device via the transceiver; and wherein the logic is configured to transfer the object to the destination device responsive to the signal from the destination device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to communicate with a source device; a user interface communicatively coupled to the transceiver; logic coupled to the user interface configured to recognize a predefined gesture detected by the user interface; wherein the logic is configured to determine an identifier associated with the predetermined gesture; wherein the logic is configured to transmit a signal indicating a transfer of an object has been requested via the transceiver; to wherein the logic is further configured to determine where to store the object based on the predefined gesture; and wherein the logic is configured to receive the object via the transceiver and to store the object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to communicate with a source multi-touch device and a destination multi-touch device; logic communicatively coupled with the transceiver and operable to send and receive data via the transceiver; wherein the logic is configured to receive a first signal via the transceiver from the source device comprising data representative of an object to transfer; wherein the logic is configured to receive a second signal via the transceiver from the destination device comprising data indicating a destination of the object; wherein the first signal comprises data representative of a user initiating the transfer and the second signal comprises data representative of a user associated with the destination multi-touch device; and wherein the logic commences transferring the object from the source multi-touch device to the destination multi-touch device responsive to determining the user initiating the transfer matches the user associated with the destination multi-touch device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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