Method and system for centralized copy/paste functionality
This invention relates to a method for transferring data from a source application to a target application. From the application an operation is traced, from which operation at least one item is extracted. The item is saved in a trace log file, from which it can be selected and transferred into said target application. The operation can be e.g. incoming or outgoing call, where the item is a phone number or a contact card. The invention relates also to a device, to a system and to computer program product.
1 . A method for transferring data from a source application to a target application, the method comprising steps for
tracing an operation relating to the source application,
extracting at least one item from said operation,
recording said item into a file,
wherein said file is called by the target application for selecting and pasting the item to said target application.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the item is selected from the file by means of a clipboard.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein more than one operations are traced and recorded.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said operation is traced automatically.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the file is a log file.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following operations: handling, receiving, sending, downloading, creating, deleting, is traced.
7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein said item is a content of the operation or a property of the operation.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the source application and the target application are located within one application program.
9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the source application and the target application are located in different application programs.
10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the source application and the target application are located in different devices.
11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said file is shared between application programs of a computing device.
12 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a type of the item is identified.
13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein said type belongs to one of the following groups: image, audio, video, text, URL, phonebook entry, music, calendar event, wallet and error message.
14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein said type is used for classifying the item.
15 . A device for computing, said device comprising a source application, a target application and
tracing means for tracing an operation relating to the source application,
extracting means for extracting at least one item from said operation,
a file for storing said item,
said file is arranged to receive an access command from the target application and to present items from the file.
16 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein one or many item from the file is selected to be accessed by the target application.
17 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein said tracing means are configured to operate automatically.
18 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein the file is a log file.
19 . The device according to claim 15 comprising also means for at least one of the following operations: messaging, calling, imaging, browsing, using application programs and selecting.
20 . The device according to claim 19 , wherein said extracting means are configured to extract the item from a content of the operation or from a property of the operation.
21 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein the source application and the target application are located within one application program.
22 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein the source application and the target application are located in different application programs.
23 . The device according to claim 15 , comprising means for exchanging data with another device.
24 . The device according to claim 15 , further comprising means for identifying a type of the item.
25 . The device according to claim 24 , further comprising means for classifying the item based on the its type.
26 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein said operation is implemented without user action.
27 . The device according to claim 15 , further comprising means for manual copying.
28 . The device according to claim 15 , further comprising means for mobile communication.
29 . A system for implementing the method of claim 1 .
30 . A computer program product, comprising memory means and a computer program comprising instructions for
tracing an operation relating to one application,
extracting at least one item from said operation,
recording said item into a file,
said file being called by another application for selecting the item to be pasted.