Method for Transmitting Files and Receiving Files Based on Mobile Terminals, and Mobile Terminal

• US 20130045715A1
• Filed: 10/23/2012
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: CHEN, Lei
• Application Number:
  US13/658,290
• Publication Number:
  US 20130045715A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for transmitting files and receiving files based on mobile terminals and a mobile terminal, relates to the technical field of communication and aims to simplify the user operation in the process of the file transmission between the mobile terminals and promote the satisfaction degree of user experience. The method for transmitting files based on the mobile terminals includes the following steps of: receiving a transmission command sent by a user, searching and obtaining a file designated by the command and the application state information of said file (S11); and establishing a connection with a target terminal and transmitting the file and the application state information to the target terminal (S12). The present invention can be used in the mobile terminals such as a mobile phone and the like.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a file based on a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a transmission command initiated by a user, searching and obtaining a file designated by the transmission command and application state information of the file; and

establishing connection with a target terminal, and transmitting the file and the application state information to the target terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein prior to receiving a transmission command initiated by a user, the method further comprises:

recording a storage address of a file corresponding to an application in the mobile terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein receiving a transmission command initiated by a user comprises:

receiving a command for transmitting a file corresponding to a selected application based on the user selecting an application icon on an operating interface of the mobile terminal;

or

receiving a command for transmitting a file corresponding to a selected application option based on the user selecting an option displayed in a transmittable application menu on an operating interface and provided by the mobile terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein searching and obtaining a file designated by the transmission command and application state information of the file comprises:

searching the file designated by the transmission command, and determining whether the file has transmission permission according to security attributes of the file; and

obtaining the file and the application state information of the file when the file has transmission permission.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting the file and the application state information to the target terminal comprises:

transmitting a file corresponding to a wallpaper application to the target terminal, and transmitting application state information for configuring the file as a wallpaper;

or

transmitting a file corresponding to a ringtone application to the target terminal, and transmitting application state information for configuring the file as a ringtone;

or

transmitting, to the target terminal, an installation program file corresponding to an installed third-party application, and transmitting application state information on an installation path.

6. A method for receiving a file based on a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a reception command initiated by a user;

establishing connection with a source terminal, receiving and storing a file and application state information of the file transmitted by the source terminal; and

automatically performing application configuration of the file according to the application state information to equate application state of the file in the mobile terminal with application state of the file in the source terminal.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein receiving and storing a file transmitted by the source terminal comprises:

receiving a file transmitted by the source terminal, and storing the file under a current directory in which the reception command is initiated by the user or storing the file under a directory designated by a command of the user.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein automatically performing application configuration of the file according to the application state information comprises:

configuring the file as a wallpaper according to the application state information when the application state information indicates that the received file is a file corresponding to a wallpaper application in the source terminal;

configuring the file as a ringtone when the state information indicates that the received file is a file corresponding to a ringtone application in the source terminal; and

installing, when the state information indicates that the received file is a program file corresponding to an installed third-party application in the source terminal, the program file according to an installation directory.

9. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a transmission control unit; and

a transmission unit,

wherein the transmission control unit receives a transmission command initiated by a user, searches and obtains a file designated by the transmission command and application state information of the file, instructs the transmission unit to establish connection with a target terminal and to transmit the file and the application state information to the target terminal; and

wherein the transmission unit establishes connection with the target terminal and transmits the file and the application state information to the target terminal.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, further comprising a storage unit that stores storage address information of a file corresponding to a transmittable application in the mobile terminal.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the transmission control unit comprises an application prompt module and a control module;

wherein

the application prompt module obtains a transmittable application in the mobile terminal, and provides a user with a transmittable application menu and displayed on an operating interface; and

the control module receives a command initiated by the user by selecting an application icon on the operating interface of the mobile terminal, or receives a command initiated by the user by selecting an application option on the transmittable application menu provided by the application prompt module, searches and obtains a file corresponding to the selected application icon or application option as well as application state information of the file, and instructs the transmission unit to establish connection with a target terminal, and to transmit the file and the application state information to the target terminal.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the transmission control unit comprises a determination module that determines whether the file instructed by the transmission command to be transmitted has transmission permission according to security attributes of the file.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein

the transmission control unit further receives a reception command initiated by a user, instructs the transmission unit to establish connection with a source terminal and to receive and store a file and application state information of the file transmitted by the source terminal, automatically performs application configuration of the file according to the application state information to equate application state of the file in the mobile terminal with application state of the file in the source terminal;

and

the transmission unit further establishes connection with the source terminal, and receives the file and the application state information.

14. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a transmission control unit; and

a transmission unit,

wherein the transmission control unit receives a reception command initiated by a user, instructs the transmission unit to establish connection with a source terminal and to receive a file and application state information of the file transmitted by the source terminal, automatically performs application configuration of the file according to the application state information to equate application state of the file in the mobile terminal with application state of the file in the source terminal; and

wherein the transmission unit establishes connection with the source terminal, and receives the file and the application state information.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein the transmission control unit comprises a control module and an application configuration module, wherein

the control module receives a reception command initiated by a user, instructs the transmission unit to establish connection with a source terminal and to receive and store a file and application state information of the file transmitted by the source terminal, and stores the file under a current directory in which the reception command is initiated by the user or under a directory designated by a command of the user;

and

the application configuration module automatically performs application configuration of the file according to the application state information to equate application state of the file in the mobile terminal with application state of the file in the source terminal.