Method of instant sharing invoked from wearable devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10348725-B2
Application number	US-201715403053-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2017
Priority date	Jan 10, 2017
Publication date	Jul 9, 2019
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed herein for establishing a file transfer connection via wearable devices (e.g., head-mounted wearable devices). A service executing on a cloud platform receives a connection authentication request including authentication data from wearable devices, each associated with a mobile device. Upon validating the connection authentication request, a file transfer connection between the wearable devices is established. The service receives a request from one of the wearable devices to transfer a file maintained by an associated mobile device to another mobile device. Upon validating this request, the service sends an authorization to transfer the file.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving a connection authentication request from a first wearable device, wherein the connection authentication request includes authentication data for the first wearable device and specifies a second wearable device, and wherein the connection authentication request was generated by the first wearable device upon determining that a first user wearing the first wearable device and a second user wearing the second wearable device are gazing at each other;
validating the connection authentication request based at least in part on the authentication data for the first wearable device and the specification of the second wearable device;
upon validating the connection authentication request, establishing a file transfer connection between the first wearable device and the second wearable device;
receiving a second request from the first wearable device to transfer a file maintained by a first mobile device controlled by the first user to a second mobile device controlled by the second user, wherein the second request was generated by the first wearable device upon determining that the first user is gazing at a visual indication of the file on the first mobile device;
validating the second request, based at least in part on voice input from the first user; and
upon validating the second request, sending, to the first wearable device, an authorization to transfer the file, wherein, upon receiving the authorization, the first wearable device directs the first mobile device to send the file to the second mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication data for the first wearable device includes biometric data of the first user wearing the first wearable device, and wherein validating the connection authentication request is further based on biometric data of the second user wearing the second wearable device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein validating the connection authentication request comprises:
determining that one or more permissions specified in a profile associated with the first user allows the first wearable device to establish a connection with the second wearable device.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the file is stored on a network storage service associated with the first user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein validating the second request comprises:
generating a prompt to at least the first wearable device requesting confirmation of the transfer; and
receiving voice input from the first wearable device confirming the transfer.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second wearable devices are head-mounted devices.

7. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed on a processor, performs an operation comprising:
receiving a connection authentication request from a first wearable device, wherein the connection authentication request includes authentication data for the first wearable device and specifies a second wearable device, and wherein the connection authentication request was generated by the first wearable device upon determining that a first user wearing the first wearable device and a second user wearing the second wearable device are gazing at each other;
validating the connection authentication request based at least in part on the authentication data for the first wearable device and the specification of the second wearable device;
upon validating the connection authentication request, establishing a file transfer connection between the first wearable device and the second wearable device;
receiving a second request from the first wearable device to transfer a file maintained by a first mobile device controlled by the first user to a second mobile device controlled by the second user, wherein the second request was generated by the first wearable device upon determining that the first user is gazing at a visual indication of the file on the first mobile device;
validating the second request, based at least in part on voice input from the first user; and
upon validating the second request, sending, to the first wearable device, an authorization to transfer the file, wherein, upon receiving the authorization, the first wearable device directs the first mobile device to send the file to the second mobile device.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the authentication data for the first wearable device includes biometric data of the first user wearing the first wearable device, and wherein validating the connection authentication request is further based on biometric data of the second user wearing the second wearable device.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein validating the connection authentication request comprises:
determining that one or more permissions specified in a profile associated with the first user allows the first wearable device to establish a connection with the second wearable device.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the file is stored on a network storage service associated with the first user.

11. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein validating the second request comprises:
generating a prompt to at least the first wearable device requesting confirmation of the transfer; and
receiving voice input from the first wearable device confirming the transfer.

12. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first and second wearable devices are head-mounted devices.

13. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing program code, which, when executed on the processor, performs an operation comprising:
receiving a connection authentication request from a first wearable device, wherein the connection authentication request includes authentication data for the first wearable device and specifies a second wearable device, and wherein the connection authentication request was generated by the first wearable device upon determining that a first user wearing the first wearable device and a second user wearing the second wearable device are gazing at each other;
validating the connection authentication request based at least in part on the authentication data for the first wearable device and the specification of the second wearable device;
upon validating the connection authentication request, establishing a file transfer connection between the first wearable device and the second wearable device;
receiving a second request from the first wearable device to transfer a file maintained by a first mobile device controlled by the first user to a second mobile device controlled by the second user, wherein the second request was generated by the first wearable device upon determining that the first user is gazing at a visual indication of the file on the first mobile device;
validating the second request, based at least in part on voice input from the first user; and
upon validating the second request, sending, to the first wearable device, an authorization to transfer the file, wherein, upon receiving the authorization, the first wearable device directs the first mobile device to send the file to the second mobile device.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the authentication data for the first wearable device includes biometric data of the first user wearing the first wearable device, and wherein validating the connection authentication request is further based on biometric data of the second user wearing the second wearable device.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein validating the connection authentication request comprises:
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Assignees

• IBM
• Int Business Machines Corporatino

Inventors

• Liu Su
• Su Jun
• Wilson John D
• Xia Yin

Classifications

• H04B1/385

  Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets · CPC title

• H04L67/06

  specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP] · CPC title

• H04L63/0861 Primary

  using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231) · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04B2001/3866

  carried on the head · CPC title