Method and system to share, synchronize contents in cross platform environments

• US 9,253,270 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2013
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jain, Gaurav Kumar, Kulkarni, Girish, Bharshankar, Neha Vijay, Nawle, Samrat Subnash, Thattai, Anisha Vengalatore, Sathyanarayanan, Jayakarthick, Saiffuddin, Sheriyar
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US13/860,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20130275883A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: 715763-765, 715851-855, 715/754, 715/723
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A method and system to manage items associated with different entities is provided. The items can be content and contacts. The entities can be Social Networking Sites (SNS), device, and contact groups in the device, contact groups in the SNS, content hosting servers or the like. The method provides a grid structure to display items associated with different entities. Further, the method allows a user to share items by performing one or more actions. The actions can be a voice, a gesture or a gaze. The gesture can be an emotion, a tap, a scroll, a drag, a drop, a pinch, a swipe and a hover. The method facilitates re-location and re-grouping of the items. The method allows the user to create and edit an album and a relational view with the items associated with different entities.

Claims

1. A method for managing at least one item associated with a plurality of entities, the method comprising:

displaying the at least one item associated with at least one entity of the plurality of entities;

receiving a selection of at least one item corresponding to a first entity of the plurality of entities; and

in response to at least one action to share the selected at least one item with a second entity of the plurality of entities, uploading the selected at least one item to a server corresponding to the second entity.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the at least one item comprises at least one of content and contacts.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the at least one entity of the plurality of entities comprises at least one of Social Networking Sites (SNS), a relational view, a content hosting server, and a device.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein the at least one action comprises at least one of a gesture, a voice, and a gaze, and

wherein the gesture comprises an emotion, a tap, a scroll, a drag, a drop, a pinch, a swipe and a hover.

5. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

sharing at least one content with at least one contact associated with at least one relational view.

6. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

storing a preference of at least one contact to share at least one content; and

sharing the at least one content with the at least one contact associated with at least one relational view based on the stored preference.

7. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

creating at least one album using content associated with the at least one entity of the plurality of entities; and

editing the at least one album,

wherein the editing comprises at least one of adding and removing the content in the at least one album.

8. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

reformatting at least one shared content based on a format supported by the at least one entity of the plurality of entities.

9. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring information associated with at least one shared content before sharing the at least one shared content with the at least one entity of the plurality of entities.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the method of claim 1.

10. A system for managing at least one item associated with a plurality of entities, wherein the system comprises a device, and

wherein the system is configured to:

display the at least one item associated with at least one entity of the plurality of entities,

receive selection of at least one item corresponding to a first entity of the plurality of entities, and

in response to at least one action to share the selected at least one item with a second entity of the plurality of entities, upload the selected at least one item to a server corresponding to the second entity.

11. An electronic device for managing at least one item associated with a plurality of entities, the electronic device comprising:

an integrated circuit further comprising at least one processor; and

at least one memory comprising a computer program code stored thereon;

wherein when the computer program code is executed, the at least one processor causes the electronic device to;

display the at least one item associated with at least one entity of the plurality of entities,

receive selection of at least one item corresponding to a first entity of the plurality of entities, and

in response to at least one action to share the at selected least one item with a second entity of the plurality of entities, upload the selected at least one item to a server corresponding to the second entity.

12. The electronic device as in claim 11, wherein the at least one item comprises at least one of content and contacts.

13. The electronic device as in claim 11, wherein the at least one entity of the plurality of entities comprises at least one of Social Networking Sites (SNS), a relational view, a content hosting server, and a device.

14. The electronic device as in claim 11, wherein the at least one action comprises at least one of a gesture, a voice, and a gaze, and

wherein the gesture comprises an emotion, a tap, a scroll, a drag, a drop, a pinch, a swipe and a hover.

15. The electronic device as in claim 11, wherein the electronic device is further configured to share the at least one content with the at least one contact associated with at least one the relational view.

16. The electronic device as in claim 11, wherein the electronic device is further configured to:

store a preference of at least one contact to share at least one content; and

share the at least one content with the at least one contact associated with at least one relational view based on the stored preference.

17. The electronic device as in claim 11, wherein the electronic device is further configured to create at least one album using content associated with the at least one entity of the plurality of entities, and to edit the at least one album for performing at least one of adding and removing the content in the at least one album.

18. The electronic device as in claim 11, wherein the electronic device is further configured to reformat at least one shared content based on a format supported by the at least one entity of the plurality of entities.

19. The electronic device as in claim 11, wherein the electronic device is further configured to acquire information associated with at least one shared content before sharing the at least one shared content with the at least one entity of the plurality of entities.