Patent ID: 7810144
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring a file from a first device to a second device over a communications network, comprising: displaying, on the first device, a collection of file identifiers, wherein each file identifier represents a selectable file; receiving, at the first device, a user selection of at least one file identifier representing a file selected to be transferred to the second device, wherein each of the first device and the second device includes functionally equivalent instruction sets that enable file transfer between the first device and the second device; displaying, on the first device, a collection of destinations identifiers, wherein each destination identifier represents a remote device having at least one of an Internet Protocol (IP) address or a telephone number; receiving, at the first device, a user selection of at least one destination identifier as selection of the second device; displaying, on the first device, a data entry field in which a text message can be entered; receiving, at the first device, the text message; associating, at the first device, the text message to the selected file as a text file; transferring, from the first device to the second device, the selected file and the associated text file, including: detecting, at the second device, reception of the selected file and the associated text file; providing, at the second device, an alert in response to the reception of the selected file and the associated text file; displaying, on the second device, an identification of the first device in relation to the selected file and associated text file, wherein the identification includes at least one of a communications address of the first device, a name of the first device, or a username associated with the first device; and displaying, on the second device, at least a portion of content of the selected file and associated text file.