Method for sharing data between devices

• US 9,037,085 B2
• Filed: 01/02/2013
• Issued: 05/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Mei, Chung-Huan
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THANH C
• Application Number:
  US13/732,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20140187162A1
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/422.1, 455/450, 455/452.1, 455/453, 455/67.11, 455/550.1, 455/566, 455/575.1
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/00 Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/43 using shared identity modules, e.g. SIM sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications
• 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

Abstract

A method for data sharing between a first device and a second device is disclosed. The method includes steps of the first device detecting whether the second device is within a specific range; at least first one of the first device and the second device exchanging at least one spatial condition information through a communication channel if the second device is within the specific range; at least second one of the first device and the second device verifying whether the at least one spatial condition information matches a predefined condition; and the at least second one of the first device and the second device activating data sharing between the first device and the second device when the at least one spatial condition information matches the predefined condition.

Claims

1. A method for data sharing between a first device and a second device, the method comprising:

the first device detecting whether the second device is within a specific range;

at least first one of the first device and the second device exchanging at least one spatial condition information through a communication channel if the second device is within the specific range;

at least second one of the first device and the second device verifying whether the at least one spatial condition information matches a predefined condition, wherein the predefined condition comprises the first device and the second device having a same spatial condition information; and

the at least second one of the first device and the second device activating data sharing between the first device and the second device when the at least one spatial condition information matches the predefined condition, wherein the shared data comprises entire or part of digital contents displayed on a display screen of the at least second one of the first device and the second device or information relevant to content displayed on the display screen of the at least second one of the first device and the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the at least one of the first device and the second device exchanging the at least one spatial condition information comprises:

the first device sending a first spatial condition information of the first device to the second device; and

the second device sending a second spatial condition information of the second device to the first device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of the at least one of the first device and the second device verifying whether the at least one spatial condition information matches the predefined condition comprises:

both the first device and the second device verifying whether the first spatial condition information and the second spatial condition information matches the predefined condition.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the at least one of the first device and the second device exchanging the at least one spatial condition information comprises:

the first device sending an initial handshake command to the second device; and

the second device sending a second spatial condition information to the first device according to the initial handshake command.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of the at least one of the first device and the second device verifying whether the at least one spatial condition information matches the predefined condition comprises:

the first device verifying whether the second spatial condition information matches the predefined condition.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

the second device replying a handshake acknowledgement to the first device after receiving the initial handshake command.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the at least one of the first device and the second device exchanging the at least one spatial condition information comprises:

the first device sending a first spatial condition information of the first device to the second device; and

the second device sending a handshake acknowledgement to the first device after receiving the first spatial condition information of the first device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of the at least one of the first device and the second device verifying whether the at least one spatial condition information matches the predefined condition comprises:

the second device verifying whether the first spatial condition information matches the predefined condition.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific range is a range capably detected by a proximity detector of the first device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the proximity detector is a proximity sensor, a near field communication (NFC) reader or a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one spatial condition information is corresponding to at least one spatial disposition of the first device and the second device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one spatial condition information is corresponding to at least one moving trace of the first device and the second device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one spatial condition information is obtained by an accelerometer sensor, a gyroscope sensor or a compass sensor.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined condition comprises the first device and the second device are in a condition of facing to a predefined direction.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined condition comprises the first device or the second device is held by a user.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined condition further comprises a physical key, a virtual key or an image on touch screen being pressed by a user.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication channel conforms to a protocol standard of bluetooth, wireless local area network (WLAN), near field communication (NFC), radio frequency identification (RFID) or telephony network connection.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein data shared between the first device and the second device comprises at least part of digital contents displayed on the display screen or information relevant to contents displayed on the display screen.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined condition comprises the first device and the second device move toward a same direction.