METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA TRANSFER FROM A HAND HELD DEVICE

• US 20080039212A1
• Filed: 07/10/2006
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Meiby, Linda, Ahlgren, Erik
• Granted Patent: US 7,986,917 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A method of transferring data from a hand held electronic device to a target electronic device includes establishing a wireless interface between the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device. A transfer motion that includes rotation of the hand held electronic device is detected. Upon detection of the transfer motion, the data is transmitted from the hand held electronic device to the target electronic device over the wireless interface. The wireless interface may be initiated and configured using a localized communication link.

Claims

1. A method of transferring data from a hand held electronic device to a target electronic device, comprising:

establishing a wireless interface between the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device;

detecting a transfer motion of the hand held electronic device, the transfer motion including rotation of the hand held electronic device; and

upon detection of the transfer motion, transmitting the data from the hand held electronic device to the target electronic device over the wireless interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing of the wireless interface includes detecting a proximate physical relationship of the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device using a localized communications link.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the localized communication link is near field communication (NFC).

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising initiating and configuring the wireless interface with the NFC.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the wireless interface is selected from Bluetooth, WiFi, WLAN and Infrared.

6. The method of claim 1, where the transfer motion includes rotating a top portion of the hand held electronic device from pointing away from the target electronic device to pointing toward the target electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transfer motion includes moving the hand held electronic device such that a longitudinal axis of the hand held electronic device crosses through a horizontal plane.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transfer motion includes changing an angle of a longitudinal axis of the hand held electronic device a predetermined number of degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein changing of the angle does not include rotating the longitudinal axis through a horizontal position.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein changing of the angle includes rotating the longitudinal axis through a horizontal position.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising manipulating an image shown on a display of the hand held electronic device during the data transfer to visually mimic a fluid subjected to the transfer motion.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the hand held electronic device is a mobile radio terminal.

13. A hand held electronic device configured to transfer data to a target electronic device, comprising:

a localized communicator for detecting a proximate physical relationship of the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device;

a local wireless interface for establishing a wireless interface between the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device in response to detection of the proximate physical relationship; and

a sensor for detecting movement of the hand held electronic device, wherein upon detecting a specified transfer motion of the hand held electronic device, the hand held electronic device transmitting the data to the target electronic device over the wireless interface.

14. The hand held electronic device of claim 13, further comprising a memory for storing the data.

15. The hand held electronic device of claim 13, wherein the localized communicator is a near field communication (NFC) chipset.

16. The hand held electronic device of claim 15, wherein the NFC chipset initiates and configures the wireless interface.

17. The hand held electronic device of claim 13, where the transfer motion includes rotating a top portion of the hand held electronic device from pointing away from the target electronic device to pointing toward the target electronic device.

18. The hand held electronic device of claim 13, wherein the transfer motion includes changing an angle of a longitudinal axis of the hand held electronic device a predetermined number of degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.

19. The hand held electronic device of claim 13, further comprising a display and a controller, the controller manipulating an image shown on the display during the data transfer to visually mimic a fluid subjected to the transfer motion.

20. The hand held electronic device of claim 13, wherein the hand held electronic device is a mobile radio terminal.