Transferring data wirelessly between digital devices

• US 20030212819A1
• Filed: 05/09/2002
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Bostrom, Vareck, Russell, Ryan S.
• Application Number:
  US10/142,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20030212819A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/238
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

Data is transferred between a wireless device and another digital device by using the wireless digital device to detect the other digital device. The wireless digital device determines whether to transfer data to the other digital device based on information related to the data stored on the wireless digital device and provided by a user of the wireless digital device prior to the detection of the other digital device. If the wireless digital device determines to transfer the data, the data transfers from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user.

Claims

1. A method of transferring data comprising:

using a wireless digital device to detect another digital device;

determining whether to transfer data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device based on information related to the data stored on the wireless digital device, the information provided by a user of the wireless digital device prior to the wireless digital device being used to detect the other digital device; and

transferring the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user, if the wireless digital device determines to transfer the data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

terminating the transferring of the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein some the data does not transfer and further comprising,

tagging the data not transferred from the wireless digital device to the other digital device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining to transfer the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device is based on whether the other digital device is on a “

friend”

list stored on the wireless digital device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining to transfer the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device is based on whether the other digital device is on a “

block”

list stored on the wireless digital device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

transferring files from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user, if the wireless digital device determines to transfer the files.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

using the wireless digital device to probe the other digital device for data transmitting parameters, without interacting with the user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

prompting the user of the wireless digital device to determine whether to transfer data between the wireless digital device and the other digital device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

broadcasting an identification signal from the other digital device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

blocking the transferring of the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising,

tagging the data stored on the wireless digital device for transferring to the other digital device before detecting the other digital device.

12. A wireless digital device comprising:

a detector configured to detect another digital device;

a processor to execute instructions; and

a memory storing instructions capable of causing the processor to,

determine whether to transfer data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device based on information related to the data stored on the wireless digital device, the information provided by a user of the wireless digital device prior to detecting the other digital device, and

transfer the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user, if the wireless digital device determines to transfer the data.

13. The wireless digital device of claim 12, wherein the instructions include causing the processor to terminate the transferring of the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user.

14. The wireless digital device of claim 13, wherein the instructions include causing the processor to tag the data not transferred from the wireless digital device to the other digital device.

15. The wireless digital device of claim 12, wherein the instructions include causing the processor to probe the other digital device for data transmitting parameters, without interacting with the user.

16. The wireless digital device of claim 12, wherein the instructions include causing the processor to prompt the user of the wireless digital device to determine whether to transfer the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device.

17. The wireless digital device of claim 12, wherein the instructions include causing the processor to broadcast an identification signal from the wireless digital device, without interacting with the user.

18. The wireless digital device of claim 12, wherein the instructions include causing the processor to block the transferring of the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user.

19. The wireless digital device of claim 12, wherein the instructions include causing the processor to tag the data stored on the wireless digital device for transferring to the other digital device before the detector detects the other digital device.

20. An article comprising a machine-accessible medium that stores instructions capable of causing a wireless digital device to:

determine if a detector, included in the wireless digital device, has detected another digital device;

determine whether to transfer data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device based on information related to the data stored on the wireless digital device, the information provided by a user of the wireless digital device prior to detecting the other digital device; and

transfer the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user, if the wireless digital device determines to transfer the data.

21. The machine-accessible medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further capable of causing the wireless digital device to terminate the transferring of the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the user.

22. The machine-accessible medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions are further capable of causing the wireless digital device to tag the data not transferred from the wireless digital device to the other digital device.

23. The machine-accessible medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further capable of causing the wireless digital device to probe the other digital device for data transmitting parameters, without interacting with the user.

24. The machine-accessible medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further capable of causing the wireless digital device to prompt the user of the wireless digital device to determine whether to transfer the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device.

25. The machine-accessible medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further capable of causing the wireless digital device to broadcast an identification signal, without interacting with the user.

26. The machine-accessible medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further capable of causing the wireless digital device to block the transferring of the data from the wireless digital device to the other digital device, without interacting with the use.

27. The machine-accessible medium of claim 20, wherein the instructions are further capable of causing the wireless digital device to tag the data stored on the wireless digital device for transferring to the other digital device before the detector detects the other digital device.

28. A method of transferring files comprising:

using a first wireless digital device to detect a second wireless digital device;

determining whether to transfer files from the first wireless digital device to the second wireless digital device based on information related to the files stored on the wireless digital device, the information provided by a user of the first wireless digital device and on information provided by a user of the second wireless digital device prior to detecting the second wireless digital device; and

transferring the files from the first wireless device to the second wireless device, without interacting with the user of the first wireless digital device and the user of the second wireless digital device.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the determining to transfer the files from the first wireless digital device to the second wireless digital device is based on whether the second wireless digital device is on a first “

friend”

list stored on the first wireless digital device and the first wireless is on a second “

friend”

list stored on the second wireless digital device.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the determining to transfer the files from the first wireless digital device to the second wireless digital device is based on whether the second wireless digital device is on a first “

block”

list stored on the first wireless digital device and whether the first wireless digital device is on a second “

block”

list stored on the second wireless digital device.