Data transfer between wireless devices

• US 9,538,569 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2015
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• 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:
  US14/921,736
• Publication Number:
  US 20160050705A1
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 determine, from an input, pressure on a visual depiction of media on a touch display and a push across the touch display. Another WTRU may be detected with use of bluetooth. The media may be transferred to the another WTRU with use of WiFi.

Claims

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

determining, by the WTRU from at least one input, pressure on a visual depiction of media on a touch display and a push across the touch display;

detecting, by the WTRU with use of bluetooth, another WTRU;

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

transferring, by the WTRU to the another WTRU with use of WiFi, the media.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one 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 another WTRU.

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

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one 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 with use of WiFi uses a WiFi link.

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

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

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the peer-to-peer communication operates in WiFi ad-hoc mode.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the WTRU processes the at least one input based on information from the touch display.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

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

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one input is a gesture input.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one input is a multi-touch gesture.

18. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

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

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

19. The method of claim 1, wherein contact is maintained with the touch display in between the determined pressure and the push.

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

a processor configured to determine, from at least one input, pressure on a visual depiction of media on a touch display and a push across the touch display;

circuitry configured to detect, with use of bluetooth, another WTRU;

the processor configured to send, to the another WTRU, a message to transfer the media;

and

the processor configured to transfer, to the another WTRU with use of WiFi, the media.

21. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the at least one input is a multi-touch input.

22. The WTRU of claim 20 further comprising:

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

23. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the media is any one of a photograph, a video, or a document.

24. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the at least one input is a tap.

25. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the message to transfer is a request.

26. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the circuitry configured to transfer with use of WiFi uses a WiFi link.

27. The WTRU of claim 26, wherein the WiFi link operates using 802.21.

28. The WTRU of claim 26, wherein the WiFi link utilizes peer-to-peer communication.

29. The WTRU of claim 28, wherein the peer-to-peer communication operates in WiFi ad-hoc mode.

30. The WTRU of claim 20 further comprising:

the processor further configured to process release of a touch contact to initiate transfer of different media to the another WTRU.

31. The WTRU of claim 20 further comprising:

the processor configured to determine that the another WTRU is compatible to receive the media.

32. The WTRU of claim 20 further comprising:

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

33. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the WTRU processes the at least one input based on information from the touch display.

34. The WTRU of claim 20 further comprising:

the processor configured to initiate transfer of another media based on a gesture on a visual representation, displayed on the touch display, of the another media; and

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

35. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the at least one input is a gesture input.

36. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein the at least one input is a multi-touch gesture.

37. The WTRU of claim 20 further comprising:

the processor further configured to transfer, to the another WTRU, additional display information; and

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

38. The WTRU of claim 20, wherein contact is maintained with the touch display in between the determined pressure and the push.

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

a processor configured to process, from a touch display, an input to select a visual depiction of media in an application;

circuitry configured to detect, by the WTRU with use of bluetooth, another WTRU;

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

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

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

the processor configured to transmit, by the WTRU to the selected another WTRU with use of WiFi, the media;

the processor 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 media is completely transferred.

40. The WTRU of claim 39, wherein the input or the another input is a multi-touch input.

41. The WTRU of claim 39, wherein the media is any one of a photograph, a video, or a document.

42. The WTRU of claim 39, wherein the input or the another input is a tap.

43. The WTRU of claim 39, wherein the circuitry configured to transfer with use of WiFi uses a WiFi link.

44. The WTRU of claim 43, wherein the WiFi link operates using 802.21.

45. The WTRU of claim 43, wherein the WiFi link utilizes peer-to-peer communication.

46. The WTRU of claim 45, wherein the peer-to-peer communication operates in WiFi ad-hoc mode.

47. The WTRU of claim 39 further comprising:

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

48. The WTRU of claim 39 further comprising:

the processor configured to determine that the selected another WTRU is compatible to receive the media.

49. The WTRU of claim 39 further comprising:

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

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

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

detecting, by the WTRU with use of bluetooth, another WTRU;

processing 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 media;

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

transmitting, by the WTRU to the selected another WTRU with use of WiFi, the media;

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

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

51. The method of claim 50, wherein the input or the another input is a multi-touch input.

52. The method of claim 50, wherein the media is any one of a photograph, a video, or a document.

53. The method of claim 50, wherein the input or the another input is a tap.

54. The method of claim 50, wherein the transmitting with use of WiFi uses a WiFi link.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein the WiFi link operates using 802.21.

56. The method of claim 54, wherein the WiFi link utilizes peer-to-peer communication.

57. The method of claim 56, wherein the peer-to-peer communication operates in WiFi ad-hoc mode.

58. The method of claim 50 further comprising:

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

59. The method of claim 50 further comprising:

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

60. The method of claim 50 further comprising:

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