Data transfer between wireless devices

• US 8,737,933 B2
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Carlton, Alan G., Reznik, Alexander
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US13/930,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20130295849A1
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 455/73, 455/75, 455/436, 455/509, 455/522, 370/311, 370/328, 370/330, 370/331, 370/335, 370/338, 370/350, 375/145
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Detecting, with Bluetooth, wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) in proximity to a WTRU is disclosed. The WTRU may send a message to transfer of a selected media to a selected WTRU. The WTRU may receive an acceptance to transfer the selected media to the selected WTRU. The selected media is transferred to the selected WTRU.

Claims

1. A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

processing, by the WTRU, a touchscreen input to select a media element;

detecting, by the WTRU using Bluetooth, a plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU;

processing, by the WTRU, another touchscreen input to select a WTRU of the plurality of WTRUs;

sending, by the WTRU, a message to transfer the selected media element to the selected WTRU;

receiving, by the WTRU, an acceptance to transfer the selected media element to the selected WTRU; and

transferring, by the WTRU using a WiFi communication, the selected media element to the selected WTRU.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying, by the WTRU, a progress of the transfer to the selected WTRU.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the media element is any one of a photograph, video, or a document.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the touchscreen input or the another touchscreen input is a tap.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the message to transfer is a request.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the WiFi communication is a WiFi link.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the WiFi communication or Bluetooth is provided by a communication peripheral.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein Bluetooth discovery is used to detect the plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the Bluetooth discovery is provided using a service discovery protocol.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing, by the WTRU, release of a touch contact to initiate transfer of the selected media element to the selected WTRU.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining, by the WTRU, that the selected WTRU is compatible to transfer the selected media element.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein a real time map is maintained of the plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining, by the WTRU, environment information that lists the plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the WTRU processes the touchscreen input based on information from a touchscreen.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

initiating, by the WTRU, transfer of media based on a gesture on a visual representation, displayed on a touchscreen of the WTRU, of the media; and

wherein the gesture is in a direction of an intended receiving WTRU.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the WTRU processes the touchscreen input based on information from a multi-touch touchscreen.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the WTRU processes the touchscreen input based on information from a touchscreen capable of detecting multi-finger inputs or gestures.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the WTRU processes the touchscreen input based on information from a peripheral touchscreen or a peripheral touchscreen capable of detecting multi-finger inputs or gestures.

19. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transferring, by the WTRU to the selected WTRU, additional display information; and

wherein the additional display information is displayed before the selected media element is entirely transferred.

20. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying, by the WTRU, a subset of the detected plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU; and

wherein the subset is not all of the detected plurality of WTRUs.

21. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing, by the WTRU, a user input selecting criteria; and

wherein the subset of the detected plurality of WTRUs is displayed in response to the selected criteria.

22. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the WTRU from another WTRU, a request to transfer other media;

receiving, in response to accepting the request by the WTRU, the other media; and

displaying, by the WTRU, the other media in its entirety to a user of the WTRU.

23. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

a processor configured to process a touchscreen input to select a media element;

circuitry configured to detect, using Bluetooth, a plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU;

the processor is further configured to process another touchscreen input to select a WTRU of the plurality of WTRUs;

circuitry configured to send a message to transfer the selected media element to the selected WTRU;

circuitry configured to receive an acceptance to transfer the selected media element to the selected WTRU; and

circuitry configured to transfer, using a WiFi communication, the selected media element to the selected WTRU.

24. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

circuitry configured to display a progress of the transfer to the selected WTRU.

25. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the media element is any one of a photograph, video, or a document.

26. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the touchscreen input or the another touchscreen input is a tap.

27. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the message to transfer is a request.

28. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the WiFi communication is a WiFi link.

29. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the WiFi communication or Bluetooth is provided by a communication peripheral.

30. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein Bluetooth discovery is used to detect the plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

31. The WTRU of claim 30 wherein the Bluetooth discovery is provided using a service discovery protocol.

32. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

the processor is further configured to process release of a touch contact to initiate transfer of the selected media element to the selected WTRU.

33. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

circuitry configured to determine that the selected WTRU is compatible to transfer the selected media element.

34. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein a real time map is maintained of the plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

35. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the WTRU determines environment information that lists the plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

36. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the WTRU processes the touchscreen input based on information from a touchscreen.

37. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

circuitry configured to initiate transfer of media based on a gesture on a visual representation, displayed on a touchscreen of the WTRU, of the media; and

wherein the gesture is in a direction of an intended receiving WTRU.

38. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the WTRU processes the touchscreen input based on information from a multi-touch touchscreen.

39. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the WTRU processes the touchscreen input based on information from a touchscreen capable of detecting multi-finger inputs or gestures.

40. The WTRU of claim 23 wherein the WTRU processes the touchscreen input based on information from a peripheral touchscreen or a peripheral touchscreen capable of detecting multi-finger inputs or gestures.

41. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

the circuitry is further configured to transfer to the selected WTRU, additional display information; and

wherein the additional display information is displayed before the selected media element is entirely transferred.

42. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

circuitry configured to display a subset of the detected plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU; and

wherein the subset is not all of the detected plurality of WTRUs.

43. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

the processor is further configured to process a user input selecting criteria; and

wherein the subset of the detected plurality of WTRUs is displayed in response to the selected criteria.

44. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

the circuitry is further configured to receive, from another WTRU, a request to transfer other media;

the circuitry is further configured to receive, in response to accepting the request by the WTRU, the other media; and

circuitry configured to display the other media in its entirety to a user of the WTRU.