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Abstract

A system is provided for wirelessly transferring at least one data file in response to a detection of a flick gesture performed by a user. An electronic device to receive at least one data file from a handheld computing device. The handheld computing device includes (a) a display to display an icon corresponding to the at least one data file; (b) a touch screen to detect that an area of the display associated with the icon corresponding to the at least one data file is touched by a finger of a user; (c) a processor to determine whether the flick gesture is performed by the user; and (d) a communication element to transfer the at least one data file from the handheld computing device to the electronic device in response to the detected flick gesture. The flick gesture comprises the user touching the icon with a finger and then sliding the finger quickly across the display in a motion that feels to the user as if he or she is flicking the icon off the screen and to the electronic device.

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