METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERING DATA BETWEEN PLURALITY OF DEVICES

• US 20130267172A1
• Filed: 04/05/2013
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KO, Jae-woo, KIM, Ho-dong, JUNG, Hee-won
• Granted Patent: US 9,628,145 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• 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: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• 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

Abstract

Provided are a method and system for transferring data between a plurality of devices. The method of transferring data from a first device to a second device includes: selecting at least one content; acquiring relevant information about the selected content; storing the acquired relevant information; and providing the second device with the stored relevant information when a communication channel is formed between the first device and the second device.

Claims

1. A method of transferring data from a first device to a second device, the method comprising:

displaying or reproducing content on the first device;

receiving, by the first device, a signal from the second device through near field communication (NFC) while displaying or reproducing the content;

transferring, from the first device to the second device, the content and metadata of the content that indicates a procedure to be performed on the content by the second device when (i) the signal is received and (ii) the content is being displayed or reproduced.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata of the content comprises an application that reproduces the content.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the procedure comprises the second device displaying or reproducing the content using the application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device is a printer, and

wherein the procedure comprises the printer printing the content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata of the content comprises a link to an application that reproduces the content.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the procedure comprises:

downloading the application; and

the second device displaying or reproducing the content using the application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring comprises transferring the content and metadata of the content using communication other than NFC.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring comprises:

determining a size of the content;

selecting a communication protocol based on the size of the content; and

transferring the content and metadata of the content using the communication protocol.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the selecting comprises selecting the communication protocol based on the size of the content and a bandwidth of the communication protocol.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring comprises:

selecting a communication protocol;

segmenting at least one of the content and metadata of the content based on the communication protocol; and

transferring the segmented at least one of the content and metadata of the content using the communication protocol.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

verifying the second device in response to receiving the signal,

wherein the transferring comprises transferring the content and metadata of the content in response to verifying the second device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the signal comprises an identifier of the second device, and

wherein the verifying comprises verifying the second device based on the identifier.

13. A first device comprising:

a controller that displays or reproduces content on the first device;

a communication unit that receives a signal from a second device through near field communication (NFC) while displaying or reproducing the content,

wherein the controller transfers to the second device the content and metadata of the content that indicates a procedure to be performed on the content by the second device when (i) the signal is received and by the communication unit and ii) content is being displayed or reproduced by the controller.

14. The first device of claim 13, wherein the metadata of the content comprises an application that reproduces the content.

15. The first device of claim 14, wherein the procedure comprises the second device displaying or reproducing the content using the application.

16. The first device of claim 13, wherein the second device is a printer, and

wherein the procedure comprises the printer printing the content.

17. The first device of claim 13, wherein the metadata of the content comprises a link to an application that reproduces the content.

18. The first device of claim 17, wherein the procedure comprises:

downloading the application; and

the second device displaying or reproducing the content using the application.

19. The first device of claim 13, wherein the controller transfers the content and metadata of the content using communication other than NFC.

20. The first device of claim 13, wherein the controller determines a size of the content, selects a communication protocol based on the size of the content, and the controller transfers the content and metadata of the content using the communication protocol.

21. The first device of claim 20, wherein the controller selects the communication protocol by selecting the communication protocol based on the size of the content and a bandwidth of the communication protocol.

22. The content reproducing device of claim 13, wherein the controller transfers the content and the metadata of the content by selecting a communication protocol, segmenting at least one of the content and metadata of the content based on the communication protocol, and transferring the segmented at least one of the content and metadata of the content using the communication protocol.

23. The content reproducing device of claim 13, wherein the controller verifies the second device in response to receiving the signal, and transfers the content and metadata of the content in response to verifying the second device.

24. The content reproducing device of claim 23, wherein the signal comprises an identifier of the second device, and the controller verifies the second device based on the identifier.

25. A system for transferring data between devices, comprising:

a first device; and

a second device;

wherein the first device displays or reproduces content, receives a signal from the second device through near field communication (NFC) while the first device is displaying or reproducing the content, and transfers the content and metadata of the content that indicates a procedure to be performed on the content by the second device when (i) the signal is received and (ii) the content is being displayed or reproduced, and

wherein the second device receives the metadata, parses the metadata, and performs the procedure on the content based on the parsed metadata.