User interface to facilitate exchanging files among processor-based devices
First Claim
1. An article comprising a machine-accessible non-transitory medium having associated instructions, wherein the instructions, when accessed, result in a machine performing:
- storing a plurality of digital media files on a host, wherein at least a first one of the digital media files has a first file extension type, and wherein at least a second one of the digital media files has a second file extension type;
displaying a thumbnail representation of at least one of the digital media files on a desktop of the host;
detecting a presence of the thumbnail representation hovering over a drop spot of the desktop;
receiving a user command to transfer the at least one digital media file; and
if the at least one digital media file has the first file extension type, transferring the at least one digital media file to one of a first sub-group of targets, andif the at least one digital media file has the second file extension type, transferring the at least one digital media file to one of a second sub-group of targets.
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Abstract
A first processor-based device (PBD), such as a personal computer functioning as a host and containing digital media files, may share a selected file with a second PBD. Media file-sharing may be facilitated by an automated technique including graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In one embodiment, when a device user wishes to transfer a file to another device, the user hovers the file over a particular desktop icon and drops it, causing it to be automatically transmitted to a corresponding destination. Optionally, in response to hovering, a software program automatically generates a GUI indicating potential destinations. The user then selects a destination, and the system automatically transfers the file to that destination. In another embodiment, media sharing can be initiated from a digital appliance, such as a digital picture frame, and a file can be sent to another PBD, such as another digital picture frame via an intermediary PBD.
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1. An article comprising a machine-accessible non-transitory medium having associated instructions, wherein the instructions, when accessed, result in a machine performing:
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storing a plurality of digital media files on a host, wherein at least a first one of the digital media files has a first file extension type, and wherein at least a second one of the digital media files has a second file extension type; displaying a thumbnail representation of at least one of the digital media files on a desktop of the host; detecting a presence of the thumbnail representation hovering over a drop spot of the desktop; receiving a user command to transfer the at least one digital media file; and if the at least one digital media file has the first file extension type, transferring the at least one digital media file to one of a first sub-group of targets, and if the at least one digital media file has the second file extension type, transferring the at least one digital media file to one of a second sub-group of targets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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