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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Cynthia S. Bell, Chandler, AZ (US);
Nathan Y. Smith, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Cynthia S. Bell, Chandler, AZ (US);
Nathan Y. Smith, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
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.