USING INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE FOOTPRINT FOR TRANSFER

• US 20150042538A1
• Filed: 08/09/2013
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Locker, Howard, Hagenbuch, Matthew Lloyd, Nicholson, John Weldon, Perrin, Steven Richard, Kelso, Scott Edwards
• Granted Patent: US 11,288,030 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/04 Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/045 Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

An embodiment provides a method, including: displaying content on a display screen of a first device; determining a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the first device; selecting a portion of the display screen of the first device based on a determined position of the second device; and transferring the portion of the display screen selected to one or more devices. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying content on a display screen of a first device;

determining a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the first device;

selecting a portion of the display screen of the first device based on a determined position of the second device; and

transferring the portion of the display screen selected to one or more devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting comprises selecting a portion of the display screen of the first device based on an outline of the second device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the outline of the second device is defined by the outer peripheral edge of the second device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting comprises providing a preview of the portion of the display screen of the first device on a display screen of the second device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying scaling to the portion of the display screen of the first device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting the content of the portion of the display screen of the first device for display on the second device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein applying scaling comprises scaling the portion of the display screen of the first device selected based on sizing information received at the first device.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein applying scaling comprises scaling the portion of the display screen of the first device selected based on gesture information received at the first device, wherein the gesture information is derived from the second device and is selected from the group consisting of a pinch gesture and a zoom gesture.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more devices comprises the second device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more devices comprises a device associated with the first device by an association selected from the group consisting of a personal area network association and a cloud account association.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

a display screen;

one or more processors;

a memory storing instructions accessible to the one or more processors, the instructions being executable by the one or more processors to;

display content on the display screen of the information handling device;

determine a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the information handling device;

select a portion of the display screen of the information handling device based on a determined position of the second device; and

transfer the portion of the display screen selected to one or more devices.

12. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein to select comprises selecting a portion of the display screen of the information handling device based on an outline of the second device.

13. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the outline of the second device is defined by the outer peripheral edge of the second device.

14. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein to select comprises providing a preview of the portion of the display screen of the information handling device on a display screen of the second device.

15. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to apply scaling to the portion of the display screen of the information handling device.

16. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to adjust the content of the portion of the display screen of the information handling device for display on the second device.

17. The information handling device of claim 15, wherein to apply scaling comprises scaling the portion of the display screen of the information handling device selected based on sizing information received at the information handling device.

18. The information handling device of claim 15, wherein to apply scaling comprises scaling the portion of the display screen of the information handling device selected based on gesture information received at the information handling device, wherein the gesture information is derived from the second device and is selected from the group consisting of a pinch gesture and a zoom gesture.

19. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the one or more devices comprises a device associated with the information handling device by an association selected from the group consisting of a personal area network association and a cloud account association.

20. A program product, comprising:

a storage medium having computer readable program code stored therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to display content on a display screen of a first device;

computer readable program code configured to determine a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the first device;

computer readable program code configured to select a portion of the display screen of the first device based on a determined position of the second device; and

computer readable program code configured to transfer the portion of the display screen selected to one or more devices.