Media transfer system and method

• US 7,555,642 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2006
• Issued: 06/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Owhadi, Eric, Gagneraud, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Cao; Chun
• Application Number:
  US11/412,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20070255938A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,160 Days
• Field of Search: 713/1, 713/100, 710/5
• US Class Current: 713/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/441 Multiboot arrangements, i.e. selecting an operating system to be loaded

Abstract

A media transfer system comprises a computer device having a quick-transfer media interface and a reduced operating system executable in response to actuation of the quick-transfer media interface, the reduced operating system configured to automatically launch a media transfer module to facilitate transfer media content from a media card to the computer device.

Claims

1. A media transfer system, comprising:

a computer device having a quick-transfer media interface being a switch positioned on the computer device;

a reduced operating system executable in response to actuation of the switch, the reduced operating system configured to automatically execute a media transfer module to facilitate transfer of media content from a media card connected to the computer device to the computer device; and

a basic input/output system (BIOS) stored in the computer device and configured to save state data associated with a state of the computer device in response to the actuation of the switch, the state data being saved prior to transferring the media content from the media card;

where the basis input/output system is further configured to restore the computer device to the state using the state data after the media content is transferred.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the media transfer module is configured to automatically verify available memory space on the computer device for the media content.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an input/output indicator configured to indicate a status of the media content transfer.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein actuation of the switch of the quick-transfer media interface comprises detecting insertion of the media card into a media card slot.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer device comprises a notebook computer.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the quick-transfer media interface is accessible while the notebook computer is in a closed position.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED) configured to indicate a status of the media content transfer.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one LED is visible while the computer device is in a closed position.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the media transfer module is configured to automatically transfer the media content from the media card to the computer device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the media transfer module is configured to indicate a status of media content transfer from the media card to the computer device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the status comprises at least one of an indication of a transfer complete, a transfer in process, and a transfer not possible.

12. A media transfer method, comprising:

receiving an indication of actuation of a switch to activate a quick-transfer media interface of a computer device; and

executing a reduced operating system in response to the actuation, the reduced operating system configured to automatically launch a media transfer module to facilitate transfer of media content from a media card to the computer device;

saving state data in a memory in response to the actuation of the switch, the saving being performed prior to transferring media content from the media card, where the state data is represents a state of the computer device;

transferring the media content from the media card to the computer device; and

after completion of the transferring, returning the computer device to the state prior to the transferring using the state data from the memory.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising verifying available memory space of the computer device for the media content.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising automatically transferring the media content from the media card to the computer device.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising disposing the quick-transfer media interface on a notebook computer device.

16. The method of claim 12, where receiving the indication of actuation of the switch to activate the quick-transfer media interface causes the computer device to execute the reduced operating system from a sleep or off state, or while a display lid of the computer device is in a closed position.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a light emitting diode (LED) for indicating a status of the transfer.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising indicating a status of media transfer from the media card to the computer device.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving an indication of actuation comprises receiving the media card in a media card slot.

20. A media transfer system, comprising:

means for receiving an indication of actuation of a quick-transfer media interface of a computer device;

means executing a reduced operating system in response to the actuation, the reduced operating system configured to automatically launch a media transfer module and transfer media content from a media card to the computer device; and

means, stored in the computer device, for saving state data associated with a state of the computer device in response to the actuation of the quick-transfer media interface, the state data being saved prior to transferring the media content from the media card;

where the means for saving further includes means for returning the computer device to the state using the state data after the media content is transferred.

21. The system of claim 20, where the means for receiving comprises a switch externally positioned on the computer device and connected to generate the indication of actuation.