Patent ID: 9155116
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of transferring a file from a sending wireless device to a target receiving wireless device in a short-range wireless system, the method comprising: receiving, on the sending wireless device, a selection of a file to be sent to the target receiving wireless device, the file being an image file, an audio file or a video file; displaying, on the sending wireless device, a list of receiving wireless devices that have a stored paired connection with the sending wireless device; identifying at least one new wireless device based on an indication that the target receiving wireless device is not in the displayed list; receiving a selection of at least one new wireless device as the target receiving wireless device; establishing a paired connection between the sending wireless device and the target receiving wireless device; sending the file to the target receiving wireless device once the new pairing connection has been established; after the file has been sent to the target receiving wireless device, displaying, on the sending wireless device, a user selectable option configured to initiate an operation to store pairing information related to the target receiving wireless device and to add the target receiving wireless device to the list of receiving wireless devices that have a stored paired connection with the sending wireless device; detecting a selection of the user selectable option; and storing the pairing information related to the target receiving wireless device such that the target receiving wireless device is configured to be in paired connection with the sending wireless device.