Data transfer using images on a screen
In various example embodiments, a system and method for data transfer using images are provided herein. An image is received from a source device. Moreover, the image represents information stored in a memory of the source device. The image is generated based on an application that converts the information into the image. Further information is then generated on a destination device based on the received image. The further information is a duplicate of the information that is stored in the memory of the source device.
1. A method comprising:
generating, by a source device, a set of images representing information stored in a memory of the source device;
presenting a visual marker on a display of the source device;
receiving, from a destination device, a notification indicating that the destination device is properly aligned to receive the set of images from the source device, wherein the destination device transmitted the notification in response determining that a target icon presented on a display of the destination device is presented within a predetermined distance of live image data of the visual marker presented on the display of the destination device; and
in response to receiving the notification, presenting the set of images representing information stored in a memory of the source device on the display of the source device, wherein the destination device captures the set of images using a camera of the destination device and generates a duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device based on the set of images.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first image from the set of images depicts one or more bits, and each of the one or more bits displays a respective color.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the destination device generates at least a portion of the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device by:
identifying the one or more bits depicted in the first image;
generating intermediate data based on the one or more bits; and
converting the intermediate data into data that corresponds to at least the portion of the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of images are presented as a stream of images.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the destination device begins generating the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device after capturing a last image from the stream of images.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the destination device begins generating the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device after capturing a first image from the stream of images.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the destination device captures the live image data of the visual marker presented on the display of the destination device using the camera of the destination device.
8. A source device comprising:
one or more computer processors; and
one or more computer-readable mediums storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the source device to perform operations comprising:
generating a set of images representing information stored in a memory of the source device;
presenting a visual marker on a display of the source device;
receiving, from a destination device, a notification indicating that the destination device is properly aligned to receive the set of images from the source device, wherein the destination device transmitted the notification in response determining that a target icon presented on a display of the destination device is presented within a predetermined distance of live image data of the visual marker presented on the display of the destination device; and
in response to receiving the notification, presenting the set of images representing information stored in a memory of the source device on the display of the source device, wherein the destination device captures the set of images using a camera of the destination device and generates a duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device based on the set of images.
9. The source device of claim 8 , wherein a first image from the set of images depicts one or more bits, and each of the one or more bits displays a respective color.
10. The source device of claim 9 , wherein the destination device generates at least a portion of the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device by:
identifying the one or more bits depicted in the first image;
generating intermediate data based on the one or more bits; and
converting the intermediate data into data that corresponds to at least the portion of the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device.
11. The source device of claim 8 , wherein the set of images are presented as a stream of images.
12. The source device of claim 11 , wherein the destination device begins generating the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device after capturing a last image from the stream of images.
13. The source device of claim 11 , wherein the destination device begins generating the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device after capturing a first image from the stream of images.
14. The source device of claim 8 , wherein the destination device captures the live image data of the visual marker presented on the display of the destination device using the camera of the destination device.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors of a source device, cause the source device to perform operations comprising:
generating a set of images representing information stored in a memory of the source device;
presenting a visual marker on a display of the source device;
receiving, from a destination device, a notification indicating that the destination device is properly aligned to receive the set of images from the source device, wherein the destination device transmitted the notification in response determining that a target icon presented on a display of the destination device is presented within a predetermined distance of live image data of the visual marker presented on the display of the destination device; and
in response to receiving the notification, presenting the set of images representing information stored in a memory of the source device on the display of the source device, wherein the destination device captures the set of images using a camera of the destination device and generates a duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device based on the set of images.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein a first image from the set of images depicts one or more bits, and each of the one or more bits displays a respective color.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the destination device generates at least a portion of the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device by:
identifying the one or more bits depicted in the first image;
generating intermediate data based on the one or more bits; and
converting the intermediate data into data that corresponds to at least the portion of the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the set of images are presented as a stream of images.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the destination device begins generating the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device after capturing a last image from the stream of images.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the destination device begins generating the duplicate of the information stored in the memory of the source device after capturing a first image from the stream of images.