Method and system for implementing wireless data transfers between a selected group of mobile computing devices
First Claim
1. A wireless communication method for selective transmission of data among a group of mobile computing devices, comprising:
- broadcasting, from a particular mobile computing device, an inquiry message to determine a group of mobile computing devices within direct wireless communications range of the particular mobile computing device;
presenting, on a graphical user interface of the particular mobile computing device, a list of one or more mobile computing devices within direct communications range that respond to the inquiry message;
receiving a selection of at least one of the mobile computing devices from the list for receiving a transfer of data stored on the particular mobile computing device, the selecting performed at the graphical user interface by a user;
prompting, using the graphical user interface and only in response to a received selection comprising a single mobile computing device, the user to select a wireless communication type selected from the group consisting of an infrared link and a radio frequency (RF) link, otherwise automatically selecting the radio frequency link; and
performing the transfer of data stored on the particular mobile computing device to the at least one mobile computing devices using the wireless communication type selected at the particular mobile computing device.
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Abstract
A wireless communication method for selective transmission of data among a group of mobile computing devices. A user'"'"'s device is used to broadcast a query to determine a group of mobile computing devices within communications range. A list of resulting mobile computing devices is then presented to the user through the device'"'"'s interface. The user selects at least one of the mobile computing devices from the list for a data transfer. The data transfer is then performed to the selected at least one mobile computing device. Upon completion of the transfer, a confirmation is presented to the user. In this manner, wireless data transfers can be performed with a number of different mobile computing devices within communications range. The user can select a number of mobile computing devices from the list and perform the data transfer to each of the selected number in a single step. The data transfer is performed using a wireless RF communications link. The wireless RF communications link can be compatible with a version of the Bluetooth specification.
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14 Claims
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1. A wireless communication method for selective transmission of data among a group of mobile computing devices, comprising:
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broadcasting, from a particular mobile computing device, an inquiry message to determine a group of mobile computing devices within direct wireless communications range of the particular mobile computing device; presenting, on a graphical user interface of the particular mobile computing device, a list of one or more mobile computing devices within direct communications range that respond to the inquiry message; receiving a selection of at least one of the mobile computing devices from the list for receiving a transfer of data stored on the particular mobile computing device, the selecting performed at the graphical user interface by a user; prompting, using the graphical user interface and only in response to a received selection comprising a single mobile computing device, the user to select a wireless communication type selected from the group consisting of an infrared link and a radio frequency (RF) link, otherwise automatically selecting the radio frequency link; and performing the transfer of data stored on the particular mobile computing device to the at least one mobile computing devices using the wireless communication type selected at the particular mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communication system for selective transmission of data among a group of mobile computing devices, comprising:
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a first mobile computing device operable to broadcast an inquiry message to determine a group of mobile computing devices within direct wireless communications range of the first mobile computing device; and a display built into the first mobile computing device and operable to present a GUI (graphical user interface), the GUI operable to present a list of mobile computing devices within direct wireless communications range of the first mobile communications device that respond to the inquiry message and to receive a selection of at least one of the mobile computing devices from the list to receive a transfer of data stored on the first mobile computing device, wherein the GUI prompts a user to select, using the GUI and only in response to a received selection comprising a single mobile computing device, a wireless communication type selected from the group consisting of an infrared link and a radio frequency (RF) link, otherwise automatically selecting the RF link, and wherein the first mobile computing device is further operable to perform the transfer of data to the one or more mobile computing devices using the wireless communication type selected. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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