SHARING SERVICES

• US 20130205219A1
• Filed: 09/27/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Moha, Alexandre, Baumann, Laurent, Champeaux, Philippe, Coffman, Patrick, Robert, Julien, Carhian, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 9,448,700 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods relating to content sharing are described. In one embodiment, a match between content type and one or more content services determine what content sharing services are displayed. In one embodiment, content sharing is accessible to all applications in an operating system.

Claims

1. A machine readable non-transitory storage medium containing executable instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a selection of content selected within a graphical user interface (GUI) of an application;

determining the content is a first content type;

matching the first content type with a first transfer mode compatible with the first content type;

presenting, within the GUI of the application, the first transfer mode in a manner that a user can select the first transfer mode;

receiving, within the GUI of the application, the first transfer mode selection; and

transferring, by the selected first transfer mode, the content to a destination.

2. The medium of claim 1, wherein the first content type is one of an image type, video type, audio type, or text type.

3. The medium of claim 1, wherein the first transfer mode is one or more of an image sharing service, social networking service, data storage service, email, and text message.

4. The medium of claim 1, wherein the content is selected and transferred to the destination without the user exiting or switching from the application and without a user initiated account entry.

5. The medium of claim 1 further comprising:

determining the content selected comprises the first content type and a second content type different from the first content type;

matching the first content type and the second content type with a second transfer mode compatible with the first content type and the second content type; and

sending, automatically by the second transfer mode, the selected content comprising the first content type and the second content type, to the destination.

6. The medium of claim 1, wherein the application executes on an operating system associated with a geographic region, and wherein the first transfer mode is associated with the geographic region of the operating system.

7. The medium of claim 6, wherein a second transfer mode compatible with the first content type is associated with a geographic region different from the geographic region associated with the operating system and the second transfer mode is hidden or distinguished from the first transfer mode within the GUI of the application.

8. The medium of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a plurality of transfer modes are selected and automatically transferring, by the plurality of transfer modes, the content.

9. The medium of claim 1, wherein an application setting causes the first transfer mode compatible with the first content type to be replaced with a second transfer mode compatible with the first content type within the GUI.

10. The medium of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying, after determining the first transfer mode was selected, a transfer mode display window;

moving a representation of the content into a position overlapping a portion of the display of the transfer mode display window;

moving a representation of an attachment device into a position overlapping a portion of the display of the representation of the content; and

displaying a representation of the content attached by the attachment device to the transfer mode display window.

12. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first content type is one of an image type, video type, audio type, or text type.

13. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first transfer mode is one or more of an image sharing service, social networking service, data storage service, email, and text message.

14. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content is selected and transferred to the destination without the user exiting or switching from the application and without a user initiated account entry.

15. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining the content selected comprises the first content type and a second content type different from the first content type;

matching the first content type and the second content type with a second transfer mode compatible with the first content type and the second content type; and

sending, automatically by the second transfer mode, the selected content comprising the first content type and the second content type, to the destination.

16. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the application executes on an operating system associated with a geographic region, and wherein the first transfer mode is associated with the geographic region of the operating system.

17. The machine-implemented method of claim 16, wherein a second transfer mode compatible with the first content type is associated with a geographic region different from the geographic region associated with the operating system and the second transfer mode is hidden or distinguished from the first transfer mode within the GUI of the application.

18. The machine-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a plurality of transfer modes are selected and automatically transferring, by the plurality of transfer modes, the content.

19. The machine-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying, after determining the first transfer mode was selected, a transfer mode display window;

moving a representation of the content into a position overlapping a portion of the display of the transfer mode display window;

moving a representation of an attachment device into a position overlapping a portion of the display of the representation of the content; and

displaying a representation of the content attached by the attachment device to the transfer mode display window.

11. A machine-implemented method comprising:

receiving a selection of content selected within a graphical user interface (GUI) of an application;

determining the content is a first content type;

matching the first content type with a first transfer mode compatible with the first content type;

presenting, within the GUI of the application, the first transfer mode in a manner that a user can select the first transfer mode;

receiving, within the GUI of the application, the first transfer mode selection; and

transferring, by the selected first transfer mode, the content to a destination.

20. A data processing system comprising:

means for receiving a selection of content selected within a graphical user interface (GUI) of an application;

means for determining the content is a first content type;

means for matching the first content type with a first transfer mode compatible with the first content type;

means for presenting, within the GUI of the application, the first transfer mode in a manner that a user can select the first transfer mode;

means for receiving, within the GUI of the application, the first transfer mode selection; and

means for transferring, by the selected first transfer mode, the content to a destination.