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Method and apparatus for providing files to electronic devices

  • US 9,723,435 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2016
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transferring a file from a sending wireless device to a target receiving wireless device in a short-range wireless system, the method comprising:

  • receiving, on the sending wireless device, a selection of a file to be sent to the target receiving wireless device;

    displaying, on the sending wireless device, a list of receiving wireless devices;

    receiving a selection of at least one of the list of receiving wireless devices as the target receiving wireless device;

    establishing a paired connection between the sending wireless device and the target receiving wireless device;

    sending the file to the target receiving wireless device; and

    after the file has been sent to the target receiving wireless device, displaying, on the sending wireless device, a user selectable option configured to initiate an operation to store pairing information related to the target receiving wireless device and to add the target receiving wireless device to a list of receiving wireless devices that have a stored paired connection with the sending wireless device.

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