Method and apparatus for suggesting data for deletion
AssigneeConversant Wireless Licensing S.a r.l.
InventorsCraig Pugsley, Jesmond Allen
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Abstract
An approach is provided for suggesting data for deletion from an electronic data storage medium. An external device detects initiation of transfer of data from first storage medium to second storage medium. Next, the external device determines an available storage in the second storage medium for the data. Then, the external device generates a list to suggest content for deletion within the second storage medium to accommodate the data.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- displaying, on a device, a total capacity and an available space of a storage medium associated with a first remote device that is communicatively coupled to the device via a communication network;
- displaying, on the device, a user interface comprises a list of contents automatically suggested for deletion from the storage medium associated with the first remote device based on one or more predefined parameters;
- receiving, at the device, an input from a user selecting one or more contents for deletion from the list;
- in response to determining the selected one or more contents for deletion do not exist on the device and a second remote device, storing a copy of the selected one or more contents for deletion in one of the device and the second remote device;
- and
- causing the selected one or more contents to be deleted from the storage medium associated with the first remote device.
An apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to display a visual user interface;
- a communication interface configured to send and receive data;
- an input device configured to receive user input;
- a memory configured to store data;
- and
- at least one processor communicatively coupled to the display, the communication interface, the user interface and the memory, the at least one processor configured to execute computer program code stored in the memory to:
- indicate, on the display, a total capacity and an available space of a storage medium associated with a first remote device that is communicatively coupled to the device via a communication network,
- display, on the display, a user interface comprises a list of contents automatically suggested for deletion from the storage medium associated with the first remote device based on one or more predefined parameters,
- receive, via the input device, an input from a user selecting one or more contents for deletion from the list,
- in response to determining the selected one or more contents do not exist on the apparatus and a second remote device, storing a copy of the selected one or more contents for deletion in one of the apparatus and the second remote device, and
- cause, via the communication interface, deletion of the selected one or more contents from the storage medium associated with the first remote device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause a device to at least perform the following steps:
- displaying, on the device, a total capacity and an available space of a storage medium associated with a first remote device that is communicatively coupled to the device via a communication network;
- displaying, on the device, a user interface that comprises a list of contents automatically suggested for deletion from the storage medium associated with the first remote device based on one or more predefined parameters;
- receiving, at the device, an input from a user selecting one or more contents for deletion from the list;
- in response to determining the selected one or more contents do not exist on the device and a second remote device, storing a copy of the selected one or more contents for deletion in one of the device and the second remote device;
- and
- causing the selected one or more contents to be deleted from the storage medium associated with the first remote device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.