Method and apparatus for providing files to electronic devices
First Claim
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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Abstract
Method and apparatus for transferring a file from a sending wireless device to a receiving wireless device in a short-range wireless system. A file to be sent to the receiving wireless device is selected on the sending wireless device. The sending wireless device has a device list of receiving wireless devices. If the receiving wireless device is absent on the device list, the sending wireless device searches and identifies new devices. A device among the identified new devices is selected as the receiving wireless device. A connection is established between the sending wireless device and the receiving wireless device; and the file is sent to the receiving wireless device.
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20 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless device, comprising:
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a memory; at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to; receive a selection of a file to be sent to a target receiving wireless device display a list of receiving wireless devices; receive a selection of at least one of the list of receiving wireless devices as the target receiving wireless device; establish a paired connection between the wireless device and the target receiving wireless device; an interface configured to send the file to the target receiving wireless device in a short-range wireless system; and wherein after the file has been sent to the target receiving wireless device, the at least one hardware processor is configured to display 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 wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, on a sending wireless device, a selection of a file to be sent to a target receiving wireless device in a short-range wireless system; 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. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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