Object transfer method using gesture-based computing device

An article comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program, the program being executable by a machine to perform a method, the machine including a display interface, comprising:

• upon receipt in a first display view on the display interface of data indicating a copy or move action with respect to a selected resource on a source device, automatically minimizing the first view and displaying, on the display interface, a second display view distinct from the first display view, the second display view including a reduced version of the first display view together with an overview of one or more target devices;
• automatically activating and displaying, in an initial position, and in the second display view, a visual representation of the selected resource, the initial position being one that does not overlie the one or more target devices shown in the second display view;
• and
• upon receipt of data indicating that the visual representation is positioned on an available drop location on a target device, after being moved there from the initial position and the available drop location has been selected, attempting to complete the copy or move action.

Mobile device apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• computer memory holding computer program instructions executed by the one or more processors to provide a file transfer display method associated with display interface, the method comprising:
• displaying, on the device interface, a first view that includes a representation of a file system;
• upon receipt of a first gesture on the display interface, providing an indication in association with a selected resource to be copied or moved;
• upon receipt of a second gesture on the display interface initiating a copy or move operation, automatically minimizing the first view and displaying, on the display interface, a second view distinct from the first view, the second view including a reduced version of the first view together with an overview of one or more target devices;
• automatically activating and displaying, in an initial position, and as an overlay in the second view, a representation of the resource, the initial position being one that does not overlie the one or more target devices shows in the second view;
• upon receipt of a third gesture on the display interface identifying a target device, displaying a third view that includes a representation of the file system of the target device;
• persisting the representation across the second and third views;
• augmenting the representation with an indication on the display interface that a transfer location within the target device is available to receive the resource;
• and
• upon receipt of a fourth gesture on the display interface indicating movement of the representation from the initial position and a selection of the transfer location, closing the representation.