Unified object transfer for multiple wireless transfer mechanisms
First Claim
1. In a wireless network that includes a number of wireless devices including a source wireless device capable of transferring items over the wireless network using a plurality of different wireless transfer technologies, and including a plurality of destination wireless devices capable of receiving items over the wireless network using at least one of the different wireless transfer technologies, a method for facilitating user selection of one or more destination wireless devices without requiring user identification of a wireless transfer technology, the method comprising the following:
- an act of identifying one or more wireless technologies that detected destination devices are capable of using, each different wireless technology corresponding to a distinct communication path from the source device to one of the destination devices;
an act of receiving a user selection of an entry for one or more destination devices without requiring separate user selection of a wireless technology for transferring one or more items to each of the selected destination devices; and
an act of automatically, and without user intervention, identifying a distinct communication path for each selected destination device in response to the received user selections, each identified communication path corresponding to a wireless technology to use when transferring the one or more items to a selected destination device.
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Abstract
A source wireless device is capable of transmitting items over a wireless network using a number of different wireless transfer mechanism such as, for example, Infra-Red (IR) or Bluetooth. Several potential destination wireless devices may be capable of receiving the item using at least one of the different wireless transfer mechanisms. The user selects one or more destination wireless devices to send items to using a unified user interface that lists the various potential destination wireless devices. After a user selects items to transfer as well as the destination wireless device(s), the wireless transfer mechanism appropriate for transfer to each device is then automatically identified without requiring user selection of the particular wireless transfer mechanism.
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20 Claims
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1. In a wireless network that includes a number of wireless devices including a source wireless device capable of transferring items over the wireless network using a plurality of different wireless transfer technologies, and including a plurality of destination wireless devices capable of receiving items over the wireless network using at least one of the different wireless transfer technologies, a method for facilitating user selection of one or more destination wireless devices without requiring user identification of a wireless transfer technology, the method comprising the following:
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an act of identifying one or more wireless technologies that detected destination devices are capable of using, each different wireless technology corresponding to a distinct communication path from the source device to one of the destination devices; an act of receiving a user selection of an entry for one or more destination devices without requiring separate user selection of a wireless technology for transferring one or more items to each of the selected destination devices; and an act of automatically, and without user intervention, identifying a distinct communication path for each selected destination device in response to the received user selections, each identified communication path corresponding to a wireless technology to use when transferring the one or more items to a selected destination device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a wireless network that includes a number of wireless devices including a source wireless device capable of transferring items over the wireless network using a plurality of different wireless transfer technologies, and including a plurality of destination wireless devices capable of receiving items over the wireless network using at least one of the different wireless transfer technologies, a method for facilitating user selection of one or more destination wireless devices without requiring user identification of a wireless transfer technology, the method comprising the following:
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an act of identifying one or more wireless technologies that the detected destination devices are capable of using, each different wireless technology corresponding to a distinct communication path from the source device to the a destination device; a step for using a unified user interface to identify one or more destination wireless devices, the unified user interface being independent of the one or more different wireless transfer technologies supported by the source device so that a user need not identify any particular wireless transfer technology for communicating with the one or more destination devices; and an act of automatically, and without user intervention, identifying a distinct communication path for each of the selected destination devices in response to the received user selections, each identified communication path corresponding to a wireless technology to use when transferring one or more items to a selected destination device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for use in a wireless network that includes a number of wireless devices including a source wireless device capable of transferring items over the wireless network using a plurality of different wireless transfer technologies, and including a plurality of destination wireless devices capable of receiving items over the wireless network using at least one of the different wireless transfer technologies, the computer program product for implementing a method for facilitating user selection of one or more destination wireless devices without requiring user identification of a wireless transfer technology, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon the following:
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computer-executable instructions for identifying one or more wireless technologies that detected destination devices are capable of using, each different wireless technology corresponding to a distinct communication path from the source device to one of the destination devices; computer-executable instructions for receiving a user selection of an entry for one or more destination devices without requiring separate user selection of a wireless technology for transferring one or more items to each of the selected destination devices; and computer-executable instructions for automatically, and without user intervention, identifying a distinct communication path for each of the selected destination devices in response to the received user selections, each identified communication path corresponding to a wireless technology to use when transferring the one or more items to a selected destination device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless network comprising the following:
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a source wireless device capable of transferring items over the wireless network using a plurality of different wireless transfer technologies; and a plurality of destination wireless devices available for receiving one or more items over the wireless network, each using at least one distinct wireless transfer technology; wherein the source device configured to perform the following; identify one or more wireless technologies that detected destination devices are capable of using, each different wireless technology corresponding to a distinct communication path from the source device to one of the destination devices; receive a user selection of an entry for one or more destination devices without requiring separate user selection of a wireless technology for transferring one or more items to each selected destination device; and automatically, and without user intervention, identifying a distinct communication path for each selected destination device in response to the received user selections, each identified communication path corresponding to a wireless technology to use when transferring the one or more items to a selected destination device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification