FILE TRANSFER APPLICATIONS

• US 20130031484A1
• Filed: 07/25/2011
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kluttz, Karen R., Hunt, James A., Rivera, David, Waltermann, Rod D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,262,042 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

Devices, methods and products are described that provide file transfer applications. One aspect provides a method including opening a file transfer application on an information handling device having an internal storage device; providing a source display area indicating a source storage device; providing a destination display area indicating a destination storage device; responsive to movement of one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, change one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, said changing further comprising modifying screen brightness of the source display area; and responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transferring said one or more files to said destination storage device. Other embodiments are described.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

opening a file transfer application on an information handling device having an internal storage device;

providing a source display area indicating a source storage device;

providing a destination display area indicating a destination storage device;

responsive to movement of one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, changing one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, said changing further comprising modifying screen brightness of the source display area; and

responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transferring said one or more files to said destination storage device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said changing further comprises one or more of decreasing screen brightness of the destination display area and increasing screen brightness of the destination display area.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said destination storage device is said internal storage device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said destination storage device is a connected external storage device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said source storage device comprises a plurality of source storage devices;

said destination storage device comprises a plurality of destination storage devices;

said source display area comprises a plurality of source display areas; and

said destination display area comprises a plurality of destination display areas.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said boundary is a logical separation separating areas of a display screen of said information handling device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said boundary is a vertical separation.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said boundary is a horizontal separation.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said transferring said one or more files to said destination storage device comprises copying said one or more files to said destination storage device.

10. An information handling device comprising:

one or more processors;

an internal storage device; and

a display screen;

wherein, responsive to execution of computer program instructions accessible to the one or more processors, the one or more processors are configured to;

open a file transfer application on an information handling device;

provide a source display area indicating a source storage device;

provide a destination display area indicating a destination storage device;

responsive to movement of one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, change one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, wherein to change further comprises modifying screen brightness of the source display area; and

responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transfer said one or more files to said destination storage device.

11. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein to change further comprises one or more of decreasing screen brightness of the destination display area and increasing screen brightness of the destination display area.

12. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein said destination device is said internal storage device.

13. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein said destination device is a connected external storage device.

14. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein:

said source storage device comprises a plurality of source storage devices;

said destination storage device comprises a plurality of destination storage devices;

said source display area comprises a plurality of source display areas; and

said destination display area comprises a plurality of destination display areas.

15. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein said boundary is a logical separation separating areas of said display screen of said information handling device.

16. The information handling device of claim 15, wherein said boundary is a vertical separation.

17. The information handling device of claim 15, wherein said boundary is a horizontal separation.

18. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein to transfer said one or more files to said destination storage device comprises copying said one or more files to said destination storage device.

19. The information handling device of claim 10, wherein said information handling device comprises one of:

a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and a smart phone.

20. A program product comprising:

a storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising;

program code configured to open a file transfer application on an information handling device having an internal storage device;

program code configured to provide a source display area indicating a source storage device;

program code configured to provide a destination display area indicating a destination storage device;

program code configured to, responsive to movement of one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, change one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, wherein to change further comprises modifying screen brightness of the source display area; and

program code configured to, responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transfer said one or more files to said destination storage device.