Method and system for transferring an application state from a first electronic device to a second electronic device

• US 20070054627A1
• Filed: 08/23/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Wormald, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 9,864,628 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/461 Saving or restoring of program or task context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4856 resumption being on a different machine, e.g. task migration, virtual machine migration G06F9/5088 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for transferring an application state, of a first application being executed on a first electronic device, from the first electronic device to a second electronic device that is coupled to communicate with the first electronic device. The method comprises transmitting at least one application state element to the second electronic device and executing a second application on the second electronic device according to the application state elements.

Claims

1. A method for transferring an application state, of a first application being executed on a first device, from the first electronic device to a second electronic device that is coupled to communicate with the first electronic device, comprising:

receiving an instruction from a user to transfer the application state;

transmitting at least one application state element to the second electronic device;

automatically commencing execution of a second application on the second electronic device according to the application state elements.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to transmitting the application state elements, an instruction to transfer the application state is received.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein following executing the second application, the first application is terminated on the first electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first application and the second application are the same.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising logging off a user from the first application from the first electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5, comprising logging in the user to the second application from the second electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is a media player.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one application state element is selected from the group consisting of a media, a streaming media location, a media title, a playlist, a shuffle order and an elapsed play time.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is a browser.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one application state is selected from the group consisting of a URL and a page location.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is an instant messenger.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one application state element is selected from the group consisting of conversation logs, open conversations and log-in status.

13. The method of claim 12, comprising logging out of an instant messenger account from the first device and logging in to the instant messenger account from the second device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is a video game.

15. A computer readable storage device storing statements and instructions for use in the execution in a computer of the method of claim 1.

16. A personal data assistant comprising the readable storage device of claim 15.

17. A data carrier product containing a sequence of instructions which when executed causes the performance of the method according to claim 1.

18. An integrated circuit product containing sequences of instructions which when executed causes the performance of the method according claim 1.