Companion experience
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying content on a first screen of a first computing device;
discovering, by the first computing device, a second computing device having a second screen in a proximity of the first computing device;
prompting, by the first computing device in response to the discovering of the second computing device, a user of the first computing device for display of a companion experience on the second screen of the second computing device, wherein the companion experience enables the content that is consumed on the first screen to serve as a basis for a web search for additional content that is renderable on the second screen of the second computing device, wherein the additional content is different from the content being displayed on the first screen of the first computing device;
receiving, in response to the prompting, a user prompt to initiate the companion experience on the second computing device; and
in response to the user prompt, transmitting information associated with but different from the content being displayed on the first screen of the first computing device to the second computing device to cause the web search and a resulting display of the additional content on the second screen of the second computing device.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a so-called companion experience in which content consumed on a primary screen can serve as a source for an automatic search that returns related content that can be presented on an auxiliary screen. The companion experience can be considered to reside in a layer that can be moved across different screens. The different screens can include different physical screens, such as those associated with different computing devices, or the same physical screen in which the companion experience would be rendered in a frame or sub-window.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying content on a first screen of a first computing device; discovering, by the first computing device, a second computing device having a second screen in a proximity of the first computing device; prompting, by the first computing device in response to the discovering of the second computing device, a user of the first computing device for display of a companion experience on the second screen of the second computing device, wherein the companion experience enables the content that is consumed on the first screen to serve as a basis for a web search for additional content that is renderable on the second screen of the second computing device, wherein the additional content is different from the content being displayed on the first screen of the first computing device; receiving, in response to the prompting, a user prompt to initiate the companion experience on the second computing device; and in response to the user prompt, transmitting information associated with but different from the content being displayed on the first screen of the first computing device to the second computing device to cause the web search and a resulting display of the additional content on the second screen of the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19)
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7. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a processor of a first computing device, perform operations comprising:
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displaying content on a first screen of the first computing device; discovering, by the first computing device, a second computing device having a second screen in a proximity of the first computing device; prompting, by the first computing device in response to the discovering of the second computing device, a user of the first computing device for display of a companion experience on the second screen of the second computing device, wherein the companion experience enables the content that is consumed on the first screen to serve as a basis for a web search for additional content that is renderable on the second screen of the second computing device, wherein the additional content is different from the content being displayed on the first screen of the first computing device; receiving, in response to the prompting, a user prompt to initiate the companion experience on the second computing device; and in response to the user prompt, transmitting information associated with but different from the content being displayed on the first screen of the first computing device to the second computing device to cause the web search and a resulting display of the additional content on the second screen of the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 14, 15, 16)
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9. A computing device comprising:
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a display screen; one or more processors; and one or more memories having instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by the one or more processors, perform operations comprising; displaying content on the display screen of the computing device; discovering, by the computing device, a different computing device having a different display screen in a proximity of the computing device; prompting, by the computing device in response to the discovering of the different computing device, a user of the computing device for display of a companion experience on the different display screen of the different computing device, wherein the companion experience enables the content that is consumed on the display screen to serve as a basis for a web search for additional content that is renderable on the different display screen of the different computing device, wherein the additional content is different from the content being displayed on the display screen of the computing device; receiving, in response to the prompting, a user prompt to initiate the companion experience on the different computing device; and in response to the user prompt, transmitting information associated with but different from the content being displayed on the display screen of the computing device to a different display screen to cause the web search and a resulting display of the additional content on the different display screen of the different computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 20)
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