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US Patent Application 20100011034 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COPYING A FILE

Application 20100011034 Filed on September 24, 2009. Published on January 14, 2010

Inventors

Assignee

US Classes

707/204, Archiving or backup711/115, Detachable memory715/864, For a small display screen (e.g., personal digital assistant, palm-top)711/103Programmable read only memory (PROM, EEPROM, etc.)

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G06F 12/16
G06F 12/00
G06F 3/048


Claims


1. A method of copying a file, said method comprising:storing said file in a memory of a system, wherein said file is associated with a first location identifier of a plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said first location identifier corresponds to said memory;in response to a user interaction with a user interface of said system, associating a second location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers with said file, wherein said user interaction comprises a user selection of said file to copy, and wherein said second location identifier corresponds to a removable memory; andin response to said associating said second location identifier with said file, copying said file from said memory of said system to said removable memory.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said removable memory is selected from a group consisting of a SD (secure digital) card, a MMC (multi-media card), a compact flash (CF) card, and a SmartMedia card.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:displaying said plurality of location identifiers on a display device of said system.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said displaying said plurality of location identifiers further comprises displaying a plurality of visual indicators, wherein each visual indicator of said plurality of visual indicators is associated with a respective location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said plurality of visual indicators are selected from a group consisting of text and icons.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein said displaying further comprises displaying, in response to a coupling of said removable memory with said system, said location identifier of said removable memory.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said file is selected from at least one file displayed on a display of said system, wherein said at least one file is represented by a visual indicator selected from a group consisting of text and an icon.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:displaying a visual indicator associated with said file, wherein said visual indicator associated with said file indicates that said file resides on said removable memory after said copying.

8. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of copying a file, said method comprising:storing said file in a memory of a system, wherein said file is associated with a first location identifier of a plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said first location identifier corresponds to said memory;in response to a user interaction with a user interface of said system, associating a second location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers with said file, wherein said user interaction comprises a user selection of said file to copy, and wherein said second location identifier corresponds to a removable memory; andin response to said associating said second location identifier with said file, copying said file from said memory of said system to said removable memory.

9. The computer-usable medium of claim 8, wherein said removable memory is selected from a group consisting of a SD (secure digital) card, a MMC (multi-media card), a compact flash (CF) card, and a SmartMedia card.

10. The computer-usable medium of claim 8, wherein said method further comprises:displaying said plurality of location identifiers on a display device of said system.

11. The computer-usable medium of claim 10, wherein said displaying said plurality of location identifiers further comprises displaying a plurality of visual indicators, wherein each visual indicator of said plurality of visual indicators is associated with a respective location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said plurality of visual indicators are selected from a group consisting of text and icons.

12. The computer-usable medium of claim 10, wherein said displaying further comprises displaying, in response to a coupling of said removable memory with said system, said location identifier of said removable memory.

13. The computer-usable medium of claim 8, wherein said file is selected from at least one file displayed on a display of said system, wherein said at least one file is represented by a visual indicator selected from a group consisting of text and an icon.

14. The computer-usable medium of claim 8, wherein said method further comprises:displaying a visual indicator associated with said file, wherein said visual indicator associated with said file indicates that said file resides on said removable memory after said copying.

15. A system comprising a processor coupled to a memory, wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed by said processor implement a method of copying a file, said method comprising:storing said file in a memory of a system, wherein said file is associated with a first location identifier of a plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said first location identifier corresponds to said memory;in response to a user interaction with a user interface of said system, associating a second location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers with said file, wherein said user interaction comprises a user selection of said file to copy, and wherein said second location identifier corresponds to a removable memory; andin response to said associating said second location identifier with said file, copying said file from said memory of said system to said removable memory.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said removable memory is selected from a group consisting of a SD (secure digital) card, a MMC (multi-media card), a compact flash (CF) card, and a SmartMedia card.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said method further comprises:displaying said plurality of location identifiers on a display device of said system.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said displaying said plurality of location identifiers further comprises displaying a plurality of visual indicators, wherein each visual indicator of said plurality of visual indicators is associated with a respective location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said plurality of visual indicators are selected from a group consisting of text and icons.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein said displaying further comprises displaying, in response to a coupling of said removable memory with said system, said location identifier of said removable memory.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein said file is selected from at least one file displayed on a display of said system, wherein said at least one file is represented by a visual indicator selected from a group consisting of text and an icon.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein said method further comprises:displaying a visual indicator associated with said file, wherein said visual indicator associated with said file indicates that said file resides on said removable memory after said copying.

22. A method of copying, said method comprising:storing a file in a removable memory coupled to a system, wherein said file is associated with a first location identifier of a plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said first location identifier corresponds to said removable memory;in response to a user interaction with a user interface of said system, associating a second location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers with said file, wherein said user interaction comprises a user selection of said file to copy, and wherein said second location identifier corresponds to a memory of said system; andin response to said associating said second location identifier with said file, copying said file from said removable memory to said memory of said system.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said removable memory is selected from a group consisting of a SD (secure digital) card, a MMC (multi-media card), a compact flash (CF) card, and a SmartMedia card.

24. The method of claim 22 further comprising:displaying said plurality of location identifiers on a display device of said system.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said displaying said plurality of location identifiers further comprises displaying a plurality of visual indicators, wherein each visual indicator of said plurality of visual indicators is associated with a respective location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said plurality of visual indicators are selected from a group consisting of text and icons.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein said displaying further comprises displaying, in response to a coupling of said removable memory with said system, said location identifier of said removable memory.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein said file is selected from at least one file displayed on a display of said system, wherein said at least one file is represented by a visual indicator selected from a group consisting of text and an icon.

28. The method of claim 22 further comprising:displaying a visual indicator associated with said file, wherein said visual indicator associated with said file indicates that said file resides on said memory.

29. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of copying a file, said method comprising:storing said file in a removable memory coupled to a system, wherein said file is associated with a first location identifier of a plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said first location identifier corresponds to said removable memory;in response to a user interaction with a user interface of said system, associating a second location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers with said file, wherein said user interaction comprises a user selection of said file to copy, and wherein said second location identifier corresponds to a memory of said system; andin response to said associating said second location identifier with said file, copying said file from said removable memory to said memory of said system.

30. The computer-usable medium of claim 29, wherein said removable memory is selected from a group consisting of a SD (secure digital) card, a MMC (multi-media card), a compact flash (CF) card, and a SmartMedia card.

31. The computer-usable medium of claim 29, wherein said method further comprises:displaying said plurality of location identifiers on a display device of said system.

32. The computer-usable medium of claim 31, wherein said displaying said plurality of location identifiers further comprises displaying a plurality of visual indicators, wherein each visual indicator of said plurality of visual indicators is associated with a respective location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said plurality of visual indicators are selected from a group consisting of text and icons.

33. The computer-usable medium of claim 31, wherein said displaying further comprises displaying, in response to a coupling of said removable memory with said system, said location identifier of said removable memory.

34. The computer-usable medium of claim 29, wherein said file is selected from at least one file displayed on a display of said system, wherein said at least one file is represented by a visual indicator selected from a group consisting of text and an icon.

35. The computer-usable medium of claim 29, wherein said method further comprises:displaying a visual indicator associated with said file, wherein said visual indicator associated with said file indicates that said file resides on said memory.

36. A system comprising a processor coupled to a memory, wherein said memory comprises instructions that when executed by said processor implement a method of copying a file, said method comprising:storing said file in a removable memory coupled to a system, wherein said file is associated with a first location identifier of a plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said first location identifier corresponds to said removable memory;in response to a user interaction with a user interface of said system, associating a second location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers with said file, wherein said user interaction comprises a user selection of said file to copy, and wherein said second location identifier corresponds to a memory of said system; andin response to said associating said second location identifier with said file, copying said file from said removable memory to said memory of said system.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein said removable memory is selected from a group consisting of a SD (secure digital) card, a MMC (multi-media card), a compact flash (CF) card, and a SmartMedia card.

38. The system of claim 36, wherein said method further comprises:displaying said plurality of location identifiers on a display device of said system.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein said displaying said plurality of location identifiers further comprises displaying a plurality of visual indicators, wherein each visual indicator of said plurality of visual indicators is associated with a respective location identifier of said plurality of location identifiers, and wherein said plurality of visual indicators are selected from a group consisting of text and icons.

40. The system of claim 38, wherein said displaying further comprises displaying, in response to a coupling of said removable memory with said system, said location identifier of said removable memory.

41. The system of claim 36, wherein said file is selected from at least one file displayed on a display of said system, wherein said at least one file is represented by a visual indicator selected from a group consisting of text and an icon.

42. The system of claim 36, wherein said method further comprises:displaying a visual indicator associated with said file, wherein said visual indicator associated with said file indicates that said file resides on said memory.

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