9271108

Secure Tap to Transfer Objects

PublishedFebruary 23, 2016
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
18 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A method, comprising: detecting two devices are proximate to one another utilizing a device component; comparing received device motion information from at least one device to a predetermined motion; and after matching the received device motion information to a predetermined motion, transferring an object between the two devices; determining a permission level associated with the predetermined motion; and determining if the permission level matches the object to be transferred; wherein the transferring is not performed if the permission level does not match the object.

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2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined motion is obtained by accessing a store of device motion information.

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3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comparing consists of an orientation comparison.

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4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the two devices are paired responsive to matching the received device orientation information to a predetermined orientation.

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5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining timing information of received device movement information; and comparing the timing information of the device movement information to expected timing information; wherein the transferring is not performed if the timing information does not match the expected timing information.

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6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device motion information comprises device motion information of a device selected from an object transferring device and an object receiving device.

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7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device motion information comprises device motion information of both the object transferring device and the object receiving device.

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8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the permission level determines a quality of the object to be transferred.

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9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transferring an object between the two devices comprises transferring the objects wirelessly using short range device to device communication.

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10. An information handling device, comprising: a processor; and a memory device storing instructions executable by the processor to: detect two devices are proximate to one another utilizing a device component; compare received device motion information from at least one device to a predetermined motion; and after matching the received device motion information to a predetermined motion, transfer an object between the two devices; wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: determine a permission level associated with the predetermined motion; and determine if the permission level matches the object to be transferred; wherein transferring is not performed if the permission level does not match the object.

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11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the predetermined motion is obtained by accessing a store of device motion information.

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12. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to compare consists of an orientation comparison.

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13. The information handling device of claim 12 , wherein the two devices are paired responsive to matching the received device orientation information to a predetermined orientation.

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14. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to: determine timing information of received device movement information; and compare the timing information of the device movement information to expected timing information; wherein transferring is not performed if the timing information does not match the expected timing information.

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15. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the device motion information comprises device motion information of a device selected from an object transferring device and an object receiving device.

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16. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the device motion information comprises device motion information of both the object transferring device and the object receiving device.

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17. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the permission level determines a quality of the object to be transferred.

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18. A program product, comprising: a storage medium comprising computer readable program code, the computer readable program code comprising: computer readable program code that detects two devices are proximate to one another utilizing a device component; computer readable program code that compares received device motion information from at least one device to a predetermined motion; computer readable program code that, after matching the received device motion information to a predetermined motion, transfers an object between the two devices; computer readable program code that determines a permission level associated with the predetermined motion; and computer readable program code that determines if the permission level matches the object to be transferred; wherein transferring is not performed if the permission level does not match the object.

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Publication Date

February 23, 2016

Inventors

Howard Locker
Daryl Cromer
Richard Wayne Cheston
Randall Scott Springfield

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