Transferring information among devices using cameras

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• tracking a position of a hand of a user of a first computing device using a camera of the first computing device;
• detecting an attach event relating to a first gesture performed by the hand of the user based at least in part upon utilizing at least one of the camera or a touch sensor of the first computing device;
• associating data for a graphical object with the user, wherein the graphical object is displayed at a position on a display screen of the first computing device, wherein the position of the graphical object on the display screen is associated with a location of the attach event, and wherein the data for the graphical object resides on the first computing device;
• receiving a signal from a second computing device indicating that a release event relating to a second gesture has been detected with respect to the second computing device;
• sending a copy of the data for the graphical object to the second computing device;
• and
• terminating the association between the data for the graphical object and the user.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving on a second computing device a request to accept data, the request being from a first computing device and indicating that an attach event relating to a first gesture has been detected with respect to the first computing device;
• tracking a position of a hand of the user using a camera of the second computing device;
• detecting a release event relating to a second gesture performed by the hand of the user based at least in part upon utilizing at least one of the camera or a touch sensor of the second computing device to detect one or more movements of the hand corresponding to the second gesture;
• sending a signal to the first computing device indicating that the release event has been detected with respect to the second computing device;
• and
• receiving from the first computing device a copy of the data.

A first computing device comprising:

• a camera;
• a touch sensor;
• a display screen;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the first computing device to:
• track a position of a hand of a user of the first computing device using the camera of the first computing device;
• detect an attach event relating to a first gesture performed by the hand of the user based at least in part upon utilizing at least one of the camera or the touch sensor of the first computing device;
• associate data for a graphical object with the user, wherein the graphical object is displayed at a position on the display screen of the first computing device, wherein the position of the graphical object on the display screen is associated with a location of the attach event, and wherein the data for the graphical object resides on the first computing device;
• receive a signal from a second computing device indicating that a release event relating to a second gesture has been detected with respect to the second computing device;
• send a copy of the data for the graphical object to the second computing device;
• and
• terminate the association between the data for the graphical object and the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions for identifying elements, the instructions when executed by a processor of a first computing device causing the first computing device to:

• track a position of a hand of a user of the first computing device using a camera of the first computing device;
• detect an attach event relating to a first gesture performed by the hand of the user based at least in part upon utilizing at least one of the camera or a touch sensor of the first computing device;
• associate data for a graphical object with the user, wherein the graphical object is displayed at a position on a display screen of the first computing device, wherein the position of the graphical object on the display screen is associated with a location of the attach event, and wherein the data for the graphical object resides on the first computing device;
• receive a signal from a second computing device indicating that a release event relating to a second gesture has been detected with respect to the second computing device;
• send a copy of the data for the graphical object to the second computing device;
• and
• terminate the association between the data for the graphical object and the user.