System and method of interacting with data at a wireless communication device

• US 10,140,311 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2015
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Zhi, Savoor, Raghvendra
• Primary Examiner(s): Oberly, Eric T
• Application Number:
  US14/687,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20150220560A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,322 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/3814 Wireless link with a computer system port
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A wireless communication device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a communication request input corresponding to an action to be executed with respect to a data file. The action is executable by the processor when the processor is connected to an external resource. The operations include automatically determining, in response to receiving the communication request input, whether the processor is connected to the external resource. The external resource enables the processor to communication via a wireless wide area network. The method also includes generating delayed action metadata in response to determining that the processor is not connected to the external resource. The delayed action metadata indicates that the requested action is to be executed by the processor when the processor is subsequently coupled to the external resource.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device, comprising:

a processor;

a display device; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving a communication request input, wherein the communication request input identifies an action to be executed with respect to a data file, the action executable by the processor when the processor has access to a set of capabilities, and wherein the communication request input is received when the processor does not have access to the set of capabilities;

generating delayed action metadata associated with the data file in response to the communication request input, wherein the delayed action metadata indicates that the action is to be executed responsive to the processor being connected via a wireless wide area network to a first external resource associated with the set of capabilities within a time period, and wherein the delayed action metadata indicates that the action is to be executed responsive to the processor connecting to a second external resource associated with the set of capabilities after the time period; and

upon detecting that the processor has not connected to the first external resource within the time period, sending a transmission based on the delayed action metadata via the wireless wide area network to the second external resource to execute the action.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

allocating a portion of the memory; and

storing the delayed action metadata in the portion of the memory.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the delayed action metadata includes a pointer, wherein the operations further comprise storing the pointer in a file that includes additional pointers, and wherein each of the additional pointers is related to other delayed action metadata.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication request input corresponds to a download request or an upload request.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the first external resource, the second external resource, or both, are selected based on a data type of the data file.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 1, wherein the memory stores data type information for a plurality of data types, and wherein the data type of the data file is indicated by the data type information.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 6, wherein the data type information for each respective data type of the plurality of data types indicates whether an action associated with the respective data type can be delayed.

8. A computer-readable storage device storing instructions executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a communication request input, wherein the communication request input identifies an action to be executed with respect to a data file, the action executable by the processor when the processor has access to a set of capabilities, and wherein the communication request input is received when the processor does not have access to the set of capabilities;

generating delayed action metadata associated with the data file in response to the communication request input, wherein the delayed action metadata indicates that the action is to be executed responsive to the processor being connected via a wireless wide area network to a first external resource associated with the set of capabilities within a time period, and wherein the delayed action metadata indicates that the action is to be executed responsive to the processor connecting to a second external resource associated with the set of capabilities after the time period; and

upon detecting that the processor has not connected to the first external resource within the time period, sending a transmission based on the delayed action metadata via the wireless wide area network to the second external resource to execute the action.

9. The computer-readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second action request input, wherein the second action request input identifiers a second action to be executed with respect to the data file, the second action being executable by the processor when the processor has access to a particular capability not included in the set of capabilities; and

generating second delayed action metadata associated with the data file in response to determining that the processor does not have access to the particular capability.

10. The computer-readable storage device of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise executing the second action when the processor obtains access to the particular capability.

11. The computer-readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the communication request input corresponds to an upload request or a download request.

12. The computer-readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the first external resource, the second external resource, or both, are selected based on a data type of the data file.

13. The computer-readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the processor is a component of a wireless communications device.

14. The computer-readable storage device of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending the transmission based on the delayed action metadata via the wireless wide area network to the second external resource to execute the action when the processor connects to the first external resource within the time period and the first external resource is busy.

15. A method comprising:

receiving an input at a wireless communication device, the input indicating a request to execute an action with respect to a data file, wherein the action is executable at the wireless communication device via a wireless wide area network while the wireless communication device is connected to a first external resource, and wherein the input is received when the wireless communication device is not connected via the wireless wide area network to the first external resource;

generating delayed action metadata in response to the input, the delayed action metadata indicating that the action is to be executed by the wireless communication device responsive to the wireless communication device being connected via the wireless wide area network to the first external resource within a time period and indicating that the action is to be executed responsive to the wireless communication device connecting to a second external resource after the time period;

storing the delayed action metadata at the wireless communication device; and

upon detecting that the wireless communication device has not connected to the first external resource within the time period, sending a transmission based on the delayed action metadata via the wireless wide area network to the second external resource to execute the action.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising monitoring connections associated with the wireless communication device to determine when the wireless communication device is connected to the first external resource via the wireless wide area network.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising storing action capability information indicating that the first external resource and the second external resource are usable to execute the action and indicating a preference to use the first external resource to execute the action.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

storing a first indicator associated with the delayed action metadata in a first queue; and

storing a second indicator associated with second delayed action metadata in a second queue.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first queue is associated with a first type of action and the second queue is associated with a second type of action.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising identifying the first external resource, the second external resource, and the time period based on configuration data stored at the wireless communication device.