Data transfer between wireless devices

• US 9,173,054 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2014
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• 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:
  US14/251,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20140220900A1
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may detect another WTRU over bluetooth. The WTRU may send to the another WTRU a message to transfer selected media. The WTRU may transfer the selected media to the another WTRU over WiFi.

Claims

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

processing, by the WTRU from a touch display, an input to select media in an application;

detecting, by the WTRU over bluetooth, another WTRU;

processing, by the WTRU, another input from the touch display to select the another WTRU;

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

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

transferring, by the WTRU to the selected another WTRU over WiFi, the selected media.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input or the another input is a multi-touch input.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

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

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input or the another input is a tap.

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

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring by the WTRU over WiFi uses a WiFi link.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring by the WTRU is provided by a communication peripheral.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising using bluetooth to detect one of a plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the detection of the plurality of WTRUs utilizes a service discovery protocol.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining, by the WTRU, that the selected another WTRU is compatible to receive the selected media.

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

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the WTRU processes the input or the another input based on information from the touch display.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

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

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the input or the another input is a gesture input.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the input or the another input is a multi-finger input.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the input or the another input is a multi-finger gesture.

20. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

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

21. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the WTRU from a different 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 substantially completely to a user of the WTRU.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the input or the another input is a gesture input.

45. The method of claim 7, wherein the WiFi link operates using 802.21.

46. The method of claim 7, wherein the WiFi link utilizes peer-to-peer communication.

47. The method of claim 46, wherein the peer-to-peer communication operates in WiFi ad-hoc mode.

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

circuitry configured to process, from a touch display, an input to select media in an application;

circuitry configured to detect, by the WTRU over bluetooth, another WTRU;

the circuitry further configured to process another input from the touch display to select the another WTRU;

circuitry configured to send, by the WTRU to the selected another WTRU, a message to transfer the selected media;

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

circuitry configured to transfer, by the WTRU to the selected another WTRU over WiFi, the selected media.

24. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the input or the another input is a multi-touch input.

25. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

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

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

27. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the first input or the another input is a tap.

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

29. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the circuitry configured to transfer over WiFi uses a WiFi link.

30. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the circuitry configured to transfer is provided by a communication peripheral.

31. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising using bluetooth to detect one of a plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

32. The WTRU of claim 31, wherein the detection of the plurality of WTRUs utilizes a service discovery protocol.

33. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

the circuitry further configured to process, by the WTRU, release of a touch contact to initiate transfer of the selected media to the selected another WTRU.

34. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

circuitry configured to determine, by the WTRU, that the selected another WTRU is compatible to receive the selected media.

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

36. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

circuitry configured to determine, by the WTRU, environment information that lists a plurality of WTRUs in proximity to the WTRU.

37. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the WTRU processes the input or the another input based on information from the touch display.

38. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

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

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

39. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the input or the another input is a gesture input.

40. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the input or the another input is a multi-finger input.

41. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the input or the another input is a multi-finger gesture.

42. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

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

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

43. The WTRU of claim 23 further comprising:

the circuitry further configured to receive, by the WTRU from a different WTRU, a request to transfer other media;

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

circuitry configured to display, by the WTRU, the other media substantially completely to a user of the WTRU.

44. The WTRU of claim 23, wherein the input or the another input is a gesture input.

48. The WTRU of claim 29, wherein the WiFi link operates using 802.21.

49. The WTRU of claim 29, wherein the WiFi link utilizes peer-to-peer communication.

50. The WTRU of claim 49, wherein the peer-to-peer communication operates in WiFi ad-hoc mode.