Directly transferring data between devices
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1. A method for directly transferring data between computing devices, the method comprising:
- in response to a determination that a first computing system is not on the same computing network with which a second computing system is currently associated, determining if the first computing system can communicate directly with the second computing system; and
in response to a determination that the first computing system can communicate directly with the second computing system, establishing a wireless, direct data-link layer connection to the second computing system,wherein the first computing system transmits data to the second computing system over the direct data-link layer connection without transferring the data over the network or interacting with any other computing device.
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Abstract
A method for directly transferring data between devices includes, with a first computing system that is able to wirelessly associate with a computer network, establishing a direct data-link layer connection to a second computing system that is acting as a data sink, and with the first computing system transmitting data to the second computing system over the connection without transferring the data over the network.
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1. A method for directly transferring data between computing devices, the method comprising:
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in response to a determination that a first computing system is not on the same computing network with which a second computing system is currently associated, determining if the first computing system can communicate directly with the second computing system; and in response to a determination that the first computing system can communicate directly with the second computing system, establishing a wireless, direct data-link layer connection to the second computing system, wherein the first computing system transmits data to the second computing system over the direct data-link layer connection without transferring the data over the network or interacting with any other computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing system acting as a data source, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising computer executable code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to; establish a direct data-link layer connection to a data sink device, the computing system being located on a first network and the data sink device being located on a second network; and transmit data between the computing system and the data sink device over the direct data-link layer connection without involving network stacks of the first network and the second network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for directly transferring data between computing devices, comprising:
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in response to a determination that a data sink device is not part of a network associated with a data source device, broadcasting a signal to determine if the data sink device is within a wireless range of the data source device; and in response to the data sink device acknowledging that the data source device passes a security check, establishing a direct data-link layer connection to the data sink device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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