Method and system for data transfer from a hand held device

• US 7,986,917 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2006
• Issued: 07/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Meiby, Linda, Ahlgren, Erik
• Primary Examiner(s): Pan; Yuwen
• Assistant Examiner(s): AYOTUNDE, AYODEJI O
• Application Number:
  US11/456,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20080039212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,842 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• 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:

detecting a proximate physical relationship of the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device using a near field communication (NFC) chipset and establishing a wireless interface between the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device, the wireless interface established using an RF interface device and the wireless interface initiated and configured using an NFC protocol of the NFC chipset;

detecting a transfer motion of the hand held electronic device, the transfer motion including rotation of a part of the hand held electronic device toward the target electronic device so that the part of the hand held electronic device becomes closer to the target electronic device than another part of the hand held electronic device during the rotation, wherein the step of detecting the transfer motion includes using a plurality of proximity sensors implemented as a signal detector that responds to a discernible change of a signal due to the transfer motion of the handheld electronic device relative and proximate to the target electronic device to sense a change in proximity of the part of the hand held electronic device with respect to the target electronic device; and

upon detection of the proximate physical relationship and of the transfer motion of the hand held electronic device, 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 wireless interface is selected from one of Bluetooth, WiFi, or WLAN.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein changing of the angle does not include rotating the longitudinal axis through a horizontal position.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein changing of the angle includes rotating the longitudinal axis through a horizontal position.

8. 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.

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

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of proximity sensors output signals indicative of which part of the hand held electronic device is at least one of closest to or pointing towards the target electronic device.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of proximity sensors respond to a discernible change of at least one of amplitude, frequency, or Doppler shift in at least one of an electrical signal or radio frequency signal.

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

a near field communication (NFC) chipset configured to detect a proximate physical relationship of the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device;

a local wireless interface configured to establish a wireless interface between the hand held electronic device and the target electronic device in response to detection of the proximate physical relationship, wherein the local wireless interface is an RF interface device and the local wireless interface is initiated and configured by an NFC protocol of the NFC chipset; and

a plurality of proximity sensors implemented as a signal detector that responds to a discernible change of a signal due to the transfer motion of the handheld electronic device relative and proximate to the target electronic device and configured to sense a change in proximity of a part of the hand held electronic device with respect to the target electronic device,

wherein upon detecting the proximate physical relationship of the hand held electronic device and a specified transfer motion including rotation of the part of the hand held electronic device toward the target electronic device so that the part of the hand held electronic device becomes closer to the target electronic device than another part of the hand held electronic device during the rotation, the hand held electronic device is configured to transmit the data to the target electronic device over the wireless interface.

11. The hand held electronic device of claim 10, further comprising a memory for storing the data.

12. The hand held electronic device of claim 10, 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.

13. The hand held electronic device of claim 10, 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.

14. The hand held electronic device of claim 10, 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.

15. The hand held electronic device of claim 10, wherein the hand held electronic device is a mobile radio terminal.

17. The hand held electronic device of claim 10, wherein the plurality of proximity sensors output signals indicative of which part of the hand held electronic device is at least one of closest to or pointing towards the target electronic device.

19. The hand held electronic device of claim 10, wherein the plurality of proximity sensors respond to a discernible change of at least one of amplitude, frequency, or Doppler shift in at least one of an electrical signal or radio frequency signal.