Method and apparatus for controlling sharing of selected content between a portable communication device and a target device
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsRobert Zurek, Joel A. Clark, Steve Kim
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Abstract
A method performed by a portable communication device includes determining a list of at least one target device in proximity to the portable communication device. The method further includes receiving a set of non-tactile user commands that indicates selected content and a selected set of target devices on the list and controlling sharing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices.
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A method performed by a portable communication device, the method comprising:
- determining a list of at least one target device in proximity to the portable communication device;
- receiving a set of non-tactile user commands that indicates selected content and a selected set of target devices on the list;
- controlling sharing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices.
The method of claim of 4, wherein controlling the playing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices comprises the portable communication device sending, over a direct wireless link to a first target device of the selected set of target devices, the selected content for playing on the first target device.
The method of claim of 4, wherein controlling the playing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices comprises the portable communication device receiving, over a direct wireless link to a first target device of the selected set of target devices, the selected content for playing on the portable communication device.
The method of claim of 4, wherein controlling the playing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices comprises the portable communication device directing a first target device of the selected set of target devices to download from a server the selected content, which is also accessible to the portable communication device, for playing on the first target device.
The method of claim of 4, wherein controlling the playing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices comprises the portable communication device directing a server to send to the portable communication device the selected content, which is also accessible to a first target device of the selected set of target devices, for playing on the portable communication device.
A portable communication device comprising:
- an input component and a voice processing module coupled together to receive an utterance and to detect a voice command from the utterance;
- a sensor hub to detect a spatial gesture;
- a processor coupled to the voice processing module and the sensor hub, the processor to:
- determine a list of at least one target device in proximity to the portable communication device;
- determine, from the voice command, the spatial gesture, or both, selected content and a selected set of target devices on the list;
- control sharing of the selected content between the portable communication device and the selected set of target devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.