PEN-BASED CONTENT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130091238A1
• Filed: 10/06/2011
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Liu, Eric, Marti, Stefan J., Kim, Seung Wook, Wong, Alison
• Granted Patent: US 9,265,074 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a system and method for providing pen-based content transfer between mobile computing devices. According to one embodiment, a first mobile computing device and second mobile computing device are configured to host electronic content. A pen device is operated by a user for selecting preferred electronic content from the electronic content hosted on the first computing device. Furthermore, the pen device is configured to store transfer information for facilitating transmission of the preferred electronic content from the first mobile computing device to the electronic content of the second mobile computing device based on action from the user.

Claims

1. A pen-based content transfer system, the system comprising:

a first mobile computing device configured to host transferable electronic content;

a second computing device configured to host adaptable electronic content; and

a pen device operated by a user for selecting preferred electronic content from the transferable electronic content of the first computing device,

wherein the pen device is configured to store transfer information for facilitating transmission of the preferred electronic content from the first mobile computing device $ to the adaptable electronic content of the second mobile computing device based on action from the user.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the pen input is configured to transmit the preferred electronic content to the second mobile computing device via a short-range wireless communication protocol.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein based upon contact of the pen device on the first mobile computing device, the first mobile computing device transmits index data associated with the preferred electronic contact and connection information to the pen device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the pen device is configured to transmit the index data and connection information for permitting communication between the first mobile computing device and second mobile computing device such that the preferred electronic content may be transferred directly between the first mobile computing device and the second computing device based on the index data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein based upon contact of the pen device on first mobile computing device, the first mobile computing device transfers resource location information to the pen device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the pen device is configured to transmit the resource location information to the second mobile computing device so as to permit the second mobile computing device to access the preferred electronic content from a host server.

7. A method for pen-based transfer of electronic content, the method comprising:

a first mobile device hosting transferrable electronic content and configured to;

detect a selection event initiated by a pen device operated by a user;

determine preferred electronic content from the transferable electronic content;

transmit the preferred electronic content to the pen device;

a second mobile computing device hosting adaptable electronic content and configured to;

detect a release event initiated by the pen device;

receive the preferred electronic content from the pen device in response to initiation of the release event; and

insert the preferred electronic content into the adaptable electronic content based on action from the user.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining a contact point of the pen device on a touch-enabled display of the first computing device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

analyzing object data associated with the contact point; and

converting the object data to preferred electronic content to be transferred to the pen device.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining a contact point of the pen device on a touch-enabled display of the second computing device; and

inserting the preferred electronic content into the adaptable electronic content of the second mobile computing device at the determined contact point.

11. A method for pen-based transfer of electronic content, the method comprising:

detecting, via a first mobile computing device hosting transferable electronic content, physical contact of a pen device on the first mobile computing device;

determining, via the first mobile computing device, preferred electronic content from the transferable electronic content based on the contact point;

transmitting, via the first mobile computing device, transfer information associated with the preferred electronic content to the pen device;

detecting, via a second mobile computing device hosting adaptable electronic content, physical contact of the pen device on the first mobile computing device;

transmitting, via the pen device, the transfer information associated with the preferred electronic content to the second mobile computing device in response to the physical contact therewith;

retrieving, via the second mobile computing device, the preferred electronic content based on the transfer information for insertion into the adaptable content.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

transferring, via the first mobile computing device, object index data and connection information to the pen device.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

transferring, via the first mobile computing device, resource location information to the pen device and the preferred electronic content to a host server.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the second mobile computing device communicates directly with the first computing device based on the connection information and retrieves the preferred electronic content from the first computing device based on the object index data.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the second mobile computing device retrieves the preferred electronic content from the host server based on the resource location information.