System and method of interacting with data at a wireless communication device

• US 9,043,503 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2008
• Issued: 05/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Zhi, Savoor, Raghvendra
• Primary Examiner(s): OBERLY, ERIC T
• Application Number:
  US12/259,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20100106864A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,401 Days
• Field of Search: 710/15, 715/700
• US Class Current: 710/17
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/3814 Wireless link with a computer system port
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method of interacting with data at a wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device has access to a first set of capabilities. Data is received at the wireless communication device via a wireless transmission. The data represents visual content that is viewable via a display device. A graphical user interface, including a delayed action selector, is provided via the display device. An input is received within a limited period of time after displaying the delayed action selector. The input is associated with a command to delay execution of an action with respect to the data until the wireless communication device has access to a second set of capabilities. The action is not supported by the first set of capabilities but is supported by the second set of capabilities. An indication of receipt of the input is provided at the wireless communication device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a graphical user interface at a wireless communication device, wherein the graphical user interface indicates a video data item stored at the wireless communication device;

in response to receiving a first input via the graphical user interface indicating that the video data item has been selected;

determining a first set of actions based on a first set of capabilities accessible to the wireless communication device when the first input is received, wherein each action of the first set of actions is executable with respect to the video data item using the first set of capabilities; and

determining a second set of actions based on a second set of capabilities that are not accessible to the wireless communication device when the first input is received, wherein each action of the second set of actions is executable with respect to the video data item when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities, and wherein the second set of capabilities includes a capability to transmit data via a Long Term Evolution connection;

in response to determining the first set of actions and the second set of actions, updating the graphical user interface to identify the first set of actions as selectable and to identify a delayed actions option associated with the second set of actions;

receiving a second input via the graphical user interface, the second input indicating a selection of the delayed actions option; and

in response to receiving the selection of the delayed actions option, updating the graphical user interface to include multiple icons, the multiple icons including an upload icon to indicate that the video data item is to be uploaded via the Long Term Evolution connection when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities, wherein the upload icon is displayed within the graphical user interface in a position proximate to the video data item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second set of capabilities further includes access to a device driver associated with an external resource.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device includes a hand-held wireless communication device, and wherein the second set of capabilities further includes access to a computer program associated with display of the video data item at the hand-held wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an indication that the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the indication that the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities includes a visual indication or an audio indication.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically uploading the video data item from the wireless communication device via the Long Term Evolution connection in response to determining that the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple icons further include a print icon, a fax icon, an email icon, a save icon, a record icon, a download icon, or any combination thereof, and wherein the icons are displayed within the graphical user interface in a second position proximate to the video data item.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising replacing the upload icon with a second icon, wherein the second icon indicates that video data item has been unloaded via the Long Term Evolution connection, and wherein the second icon is displayed within the graphical user interface in the position proximate to the video data item.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating the graphical user interface to an updated graphical user interface in response to determining that the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities, the updated graphical user interface indicating that the wireless communication device is capable of executing the second set of actions and including a first selectable option to proceed with execution of one of the second set of actions, and a second selectable option to cancel execution of one of the second set of actions.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving additional software at the wireless communication device in response to determining that the wireless communication device does not have access to support the second set of capabilities.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating the graphical user interface to indicate that the wireless communication device requires additional software, connection to additional hardware, or any combination thereof, to initiate execution of one of the second set of actions.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the multiple icons further include a print icon to indicate that a second data item stored at the wireless communication device is to be printed when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities, and wherein the multiple icons further include a save icon to indicate that a third data item stored at the wireless communication device is to be saved to a storage device external to the wireless communication device when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the video data item to another device via the Long Term Evolution connection when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the second set of capabilities further includes access to a particular amount of random access memory.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the second set of capabilities further includes being connected to a particular virtual private network via the Long Term Evolution connection.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input indicating that the video data item has been selected and the second input indicating selection of the delayed actions options are received via a touch screen provided on a display device of the wireless communication device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the video data item is captured by a camera of the wireless communication device and is stored in a memory of the wireless communication device, and wherein the delayed actions option is displayed after determining that the Long Term Evolution connection is not available to upload the video data item that is captured by the camera.

18. A device comprising:

a processor; and

memory accessible to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including;

generating a graphical user interface at a wireless communication device, wherein the graphical user interface indicates a video data item stored at the wireless communication device;

in response to receiving a first input via the graphical user interface indicating that the video data item has been selected;

determining a first set of actions based on a first set of capabilities accessible to the wireless communication device when the first input is received, wherein each action of the first set of actions is executable with respect to the video data item using the first set of capabilities; and

determining a second set of actions based on a second set of capabilities that are not accessible to the wireless communication device when the first input is received, wherein each action of the second set of actions is executable with respect to the video data item when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities, and wherein the second set of capabilities includes a capability to transmit data via a Long Term Evolution connection;

in response to determining the first set of actions and the second set of actions, updating the graphical user interface to identify the first set of actions as selectable and to identify a delayed actions option associated with the second set of actions;

receiving a second input via the graphical user interface, the second input indicating a selection of the delayed actions option;

in response to receiving the selection of the delayed actions option, updating the graphical user interface to include multiple icons, the multiple icons including an upload icon to indicate that the video data item is to be uploaded via the Long Term Evolution connection when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities, wherein the upload icon is displayed within the graphical user interface in a position proximate to the video data item;

uploading the video data item via the Long Term Evolution connection in response to determining that the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities; and

replacing the upload icon with a second icon, wherein the second icon indicates that the video data item has been uploaded via the Long Term Evolution connection, and wherein the second icon is displayed within the graphical user interface in the position proximate to the video data item.

19. A computer-readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

generating a graphical user interface at a wireless communication device, wherein the graphical user interface indicates a video data item;

in response to receiving a first input via the graphical user interface indicating that the video data item has been selected;

determining a first set of actions based on a first set of capabilities accessible to the wireless communication device when the first input is received, wherein each action of the first set of actions is executable with respect to the video data item using the first set of capabilities; and

determining a second set of actions based on a second set of capabilities that are not accessible to the wireless communication device when the first input is received, wherein each action of the second set of actions is executable with respect to the video data item when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities, and wherein the second set of capabilities includes a capability to receive data via a Long Term Evolution connection;

in response to determining the first set of actions and the second set of actions, updating the graphical user interface to identify the first set of actions as selectable and to identify a delayed actions option associated with the second set of actions;

receiving a second input via the graphical user interface, the second input indicating a selection of the delayed actions option;

in response to receiving the selection of the delayed actions option, updating the graphical user interface to include multiple icons, the multiple icons including a download icon to indicate that the video data item is to be downloaded to the wireless communication device via the Long Term Evolution connection when the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities, wherein the download icon is displayed within the graphical user interface in a position proximate to the video data item;

downloading the video data item via the Long Term Evolution connection in response to determining that the wireless communication device has access to the second set of capabilities; and

replacing the download icon with a second icon, wherein the second icon indicates that the video data item has been downloaded to the wireless communication device via the Long Term Evolution connection, and wherein the second icon is displayed within the graphical user interface in the position proximate to the video data item.