Device, system, and method of wireless transfer of files

• US 8,077,157 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Issued: 12/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Sengupta, Uttam K., Thakkar, Sreekant S
• Primary Examiner(s): Lao, Lun-Yi
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHENG, TOM V
• Application Number:
  US12/058,780
• Publication Number:
  US 20090244015A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,352 Days
• Field of Search: 345/1.1, 345/3.1, 345/173, 345/156, 345/158, 345/169, 345/174, 345/175, 463/37, 463/38, 463/31, 463 1- 5, 273/148.B
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Device, system, and method of wireless transfer of files. For example, a method includes: identifying a selection of a representation of a digital object stored in a mobile device by detecting contact on a touch-sensitive surface of the mobile device at a contact position that corresponds to said representation; identifying a directional movement of said contact position on the touch-sensitive surface; and in response to said directional movement, wirelessly transferring data corresponding to the digital object to a nearby computing device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying a selection of a representation of a digital object stored in a mobile device by detecting contact on a touch-sensitive surface of the mobile device at a contact position that corresponds to said representation;

identifying a directional movement of said contact position on the touch-sensitive surface

calculating a throwing range of the digital object based on a throwing velocity and a tilt angle of the wireless device relative to the ground; and

in response to said directional movement, wirelessly transferring data corresponding to the digital object to a nearby computing device if the nearby computing device is within the throwing range.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

detecting whether or not the directional movement is directed generally towards the nearby computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting contact comprises detecting contact by a finger of a user of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

wirelessly transferring the data corresponding to digital object from the mobile device to the nearby computing device based on at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of;

an estimated velocity of the directional movement;

an estimated orientation angle of the mobile device relative to ground; and

an estimated distance between the mobile device and the nearby computing device.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

checking whether or not the mobile device and the nearby computing device are in alignment; and

if the mobile device and the nearby computing device are in alignment, notifying a user of the mobile device that the mobile device and the nearby computing device are in alignment.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

checking whether or not a wireless transfer of the data corresponding to the digital object is successful;

if the wireless transfer of the data corresponding to the digital object is successful, notifying a user of the mobile device that the wireless transfer of the data corresponding to the digital object is successful; and

if the wireless transfer of the data corresponding to the digital object is unsuccessful, notifying a user of the mobile device that the wireless transfer of the data corresponding to the digital object is unsuccessful.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a touch-screen.

8. A wireless device comprising:

a touch-sensitive surface to receive touch-based user input;

a storage unit to store a digital object;

a user interface to identify that a user of the wireless device rapidly drags on the touch-sensitive surface a representation of the digital object in a directional movement;

a processor to calculate a throwing range of the digital object based on a throwing velocity and a tilt angle of the wireless device relative to the ground ; and

a wireless transmitter to wirelessly transmit data corresponding to the digital object to a nearby computing device if the nearby computing device is within the throwing range.

9. The wireless device of claim 8, comprising:

the processor to calculate the throwing velocity of the digital object based on a measured distance of the directional movement on the touch-sensitive surface and a measured time of the directional movement on the touch-sensitive surface.

10. The wireless device of claim 9, comprising:

one or more sensors to sense the tilt angle of the wireless device relative to ground.

11. The wireless device of claim 8, wherein the processor is to estimate a distance between the wireless device and the nearby computing device based on Global Positioning System (GPS) information.

12. The wireless device of claim 8, wherein the processor is to estimate a distance between the wireless device and the nearby computing device based on Precision Location Technology (PLT).

13. The wireless device of claim 8, wherein the processor is to estimate a distance between the wireless device and the nearby computing device based on Radio Frequency fingerprinting.

14. The wireless device of claim 8, comprising:

an InfraRed sensor to check whether a line of sight exists between the InfraRed sensor and an InfraRed sensor of the nearby computing device,

wherein, if the line of sight exists, the user interface is to notify the user of the wireless device that the wireless device and the nearby computing device are in alignment.

15. The wireless device of claim 8, wherein the wireless device comprises a device selected from the group consisting of:

a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, a handheld device, a portable audio player, a portable video player, a portable audio/video player, a portable media player, an Ultra Mobile Device (UMD), an Ultra Mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), and a tablet computer.

16. The wireless device of claim 8, wherein the touch-sensitive surface comprises a touch-screen.