Using information handling device footprint for transfer
An embodiment provides a method, including: displaying content on a display screen of a first device; determining a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the first device; selecting a portion of the display screen of the first device based on a determined position of the second device; and transferring the portion of the display screen selected to one or more devices. Other aspects are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
displaying graphical content on a display screen of a first device, the graphical content comprising at least one object;
determining a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the first device, wherein
the determining a position comprises using at least one of: touch-based technology and an image capture device, and wherein
the determining a position comprises determining an orientation and a location of the second device relative to an object of the graphical content displayed on the display screen of the first device;
selecting a portion of the object displayed on the display screen of the first device, wherein
the selecting a portion comprises identifying the portion of the object displayed on the display screen of the first device that corresponds to and is within an outline, identified based upon the determined position, of the second device with respect to the display screen of the first device and copying an image of the portion of the object that corresponds to and is within the outline, wherein
the selecting a portion comprises providing a selection indicator, on the display screen of the first device, identifying the portion of the object to be selected; and
transferring, responsive to receiving a transfer indication, the image of the portion of the object within the selected portion to one or more devices, wherein
the transferring comprises storing the selected portion of the graphical content on the one or more devices.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the outline of the second device is defined by the outer peripheral edge of the second device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selecting comprises providing a preview of the portion of the display screen of the first device on a display screen of the second device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying scaling to the portion of the display screen of the first device.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the content of the portion of the display screen of the first device for display on the second device.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein applying scaling comprises scaling the portion of the display screen of the first device selected based on sizing information received at the first device.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein applying scaling comprises scaling the portion of the display screen of the first device selected based on gesture information received at the first device, wherein the gesture information is derived from the second device and is selected from the group consisting of a pinch gesture and a zoom gesture.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more devices comprises the second device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more devices comprises a device associated with the first device by an association selected from the group consisting of a personal area network association and a cloud account association.
10. An information handling device, comprising:
a display screen;
one or more processors;
a memory storing instructions accessible to the one or more processors, the instructions being executable by the one or more processors to:
display graphical content on the display screen of the information handling device, the graphical content comprising at least one object;
determine a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the information handling device, wherein
to determine comprises using at least one of: touch-based technology and an image capture device, and wherein
to determine comprises to determine an orientation and a location of the second device relative to an object of the graphical content displayed on the display screen of the information handling device;
select a portion of the object displayed on the display screen of the information handling device,
wherein to select a portion comprises identifying the portion of the object displayed on the display screen of the information handling device that corresponds to and is within an outline, identified based upon the determined position, of the second device with respect to the display screen of the information handling device and copying an image of the portion of the object that corresponds to and is within the outline, wherein
the selecting comprises providing a selection indicator, on the display screen of the information handling device, identifying the portion of the object to be selected;
transfer, responsive to receiving a transfer indication, the image of the portion of the object within the selected portion to one or more devices, wherein
the transferring comprises storing the selected portion of the graphical content on the one or more devices.
11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the outline of the second device is defined by the outer peripheral edge of the second device.
12. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein to select comprises providing a preview of the portion of the display screen of the information handling device on a display screen of the second device.
13. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to apply scaling to the portion of the display screen of the information handling device.
14. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to adjust the content of the portion of the display screen of the information handling device for display on the second device.
15. The information handling device of claim 13 , wherein to apply scaling comprises scaling the portion of the display screen of the information handling device selected based on sizing information received at the information handling device.
16. The information handling device of claim 13 , wherein to apply scaling comprises scaling the portion of the display screen of the information handling device selected based on gesture information received at the information handling device, wherein the gesture information is derived from the second device and is selected from the group consisting of a pinch gesture and a zoom gesture.
17. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more devices comprises a device associated with the information handling device by an association selected from the group consisting of a personal area network association and a cloud account association.
18. A program product, comprising:
a storage medium having computer readable program code stored therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code that displays graphical content on a display screen of a first device, the graphical content comprising at least one object;
computer readable program code that determines a position of a second device relative to the display screen of the first device, wherein
the computer readable program code that determines comprises using at least one of: touch-based technology and an image capture device, and wherein
the computer readable program code that determines comprises computer readable program code that determines an orientation and a location of the second device relative to an object of the graphical content displayed on the display screen of the first device;
computer readable program code that selects a portion of the object displayed on the display screen of the first device, wherein
the selecting a portion comprises identifying the portion of the object displayed on the display screen of the first device that corresponds to and is within an outline, identified based upon the determined position, of the second device with respect to the display screen of the first device and copying an image of the portion of the object that corresponds to and is within the outline, wherein
the selecting a portion comprises providing a selection indicator, on the display screen of the first device, identifying the portion of the object to be selected; and
computer readable program code that transfers, responsive to receiving a transfer indication, the image of the portion of the object within the selected portion to one or more devices, wherein
the transferring comprises storing the selected portion of the graphical content on the one or more devices.