File transfer applications

• US 9,262,042 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2011
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kluttz, Karen R., Hunt, James A., Rivera, David, Waltermann, Rod D.
• Primary Examiner(s): SALOMON, PHENUEL S
• Application Number:
  US13/189,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20130031484A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,667 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

Devices, methods and products are described that provide file transfer applications. One aspect provides a method including opening a file transfer application on an information handling device having an internal storage device; providing a source display area indicating a source storage device; providing a destination display area indicating a destination storage device; responsive to movement of one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, change one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, said changing further comprising modifying screen brightness of the source display area; and responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transferring said one or more files to said destination storage device. Other embodiments are described.

Claims

1. An information handling device comprising:

one or more processors;

an internal storage device;

an interface for a removable data card; and

a display screen;

wherein, responsive to execution of computer program instructions accessible to the one or more processors, the one or more processors;

open a file transfer application on an information handling device;

provide a source display area indicating at least one source;

provide a destination display area indicating at least one destination;

responsive to movement of one or more file icons relative to a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, change one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, wherein to change further comprises modifying screen brightness of the source display area with respect to the destination display area in a coordinated fashion indicating a file transfer action; and

responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transfer said one or more files through the interface to said destination storage device.

2. The information handling device of claim 1, wherein to change further comprises one or more of decreasing screen brightness of the destination display area and increasing screen brightness of the destination display area.

3. The information handling device of claim 1, wherein:

said internal storage device comprises a plurality of source storage devices;

said destination storage device comprises a plurality of destination storage devices;

said source display area comprises a plurality of source display areas; and

said destination display area comprises a plurality of destination display areas.

4. The information handling device of claim 1, wherein said boundary is a logical separation separating areas of said display screen of said information handling device.

5. The information handling device of claim 4, wherein said boundary is a vertical separation.

6. The information handling device of claim 4, wherein said boundary is a horizontal separation.

7. The information handling device of claim 1, wherein to transfer said one or more files to said destination storage device comprises copying said one or more files to said destination storage device.

8. The information handling device of claim 1, wherein said information handling device comprises one of:

a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and a smart phone.

9. A method comprising:

opening a file transfer application on an information handling device having an internal storage device and an interface for a removable data card;

providing a source display area indicating at least one source;

providing a destination display area indicating at least one destination;

responsive to movement of one or more file icons relative to a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, changing one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, said changing further comprising modifying screen brightness of the source display area with respect to the destination display area in a coordinated fashion indicating a file transfer action; and

responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transferring said one or more files through the interface to a destination storage device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said changing further comprises one or more of decreasing screen brightness of the destination display area and increasing screen brightness of the destination display area.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein:

said internal storage device comprises a plurality of source storage devices;

said destination storage device comprises a plurality of destination storage devices;

said source display area comprises a plurality of source display areas; and

said destination display area comprises a plurality of destination display areas.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein said boundary is a logical separation separating areas of a display screen of said information handling device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said boundary is a vertical separation.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said boundary is a horizontal separation.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said transferring said one or more files to said destination storage device comprises copying said one or more files to said destination storage device.

16. A program product comprising:

a non-signal storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code being executable by a processor and comprising;

program code that opens a file transfer application on an information handling device having an internal storage device and an interface for a removable data card;

program code that provides a source display area indicating at least one source;

program code that provides a destination display area indicating at least one destination;

program code that, responsive to movement of one or more file icons relative to a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, changes one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, wherein to change further comprises modifying screen brightness of the source display area with respect to the destination display area in a coordinated fashion indicating a file transfer action; and

program code that, responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transfers said one or more files through the interface to said destination storage device.