METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR UTILIZING AN APPLICATION ON A REMOTE DEVICE

• US 20080018649A1
• Filed: 05/25/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sheppard, Matthew, Yuan, Zheng
• Application Number:
  US11/753,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20080018649A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/440
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications

Abstract

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses display a list representing a plurality of applications; view a status of each of the plurality of applications; view a target application as an available application from the plurality of applications; and remotely access the target application on a local device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a list representing a plurality of applications;

viewing a status of each of the plurality of applications;

viewing a target application as an available application from the plurality of applications;

remotely accessing the target application on a local device.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of applications is associated with a target device.

3. The method according to claim 2 wherein the target device is one of a computer, a telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager.

4. The method according to claim 2 further comprising viewing a plurality of applications accessible on the target device.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the local device is one of a computer, a telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager.

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising authenticating an identity of a user of the local device.

7. The method according to claim 1 further comprising selecting the target application from the plurality of applications.

8. The method according to claim 1 further comprising displaying a plurality of content accessible on a target device wherein the plurality of content is compatible with the target application.

9. A method comprising:

selecting an application located on a target device;

determining an availability of the application accessed on a local device; and

selectively securing a license to access the application on the local device based on the availability.

10. The method according to claim 9 wherein the application is one of a word processor program, a spreadsheet program, an imaging program, a database program, an audio program, and an electronic mail program.

11. The method according to claim 9 further comprising recognizing content on the target device associated with the application.

12. The method according to claim 9 further comprising accessing content associated with the application on the local device.

13. The method according to claim 9 wherein securing the license further comprises purchasing an additional license to accommodate remote access of the application.

14. The method according to claim 9 wherein securing the license further comprises purchasing an additional license to accommodate remote access of the application.

15. A system, comprising:

a profile manager module configured to track a device profile wherein the device profile includes an assigned application for a corresponding device;

an access module configured to selectively control access to the assigned application based on a restriction of the assigned application; and

an interface module configured to display a representation of the assigned application.

16. The system according to claim 15 wherein the assigned application is one of a word processor program, a spreadsheet program, an imaging program, a database program, an audio program, and an electronic mail program.

17. The system according to claim 15 further comprising a storage module configured to store the device profile.

18. The system according to claim 15 further comprising a device detection module configured for detecting a status of a device associated with the assigned application.

19. The system according to claim 15 where the restriction is based on a number of users simultaneously viewing the assigned application.

20. The system according to claim 15 where the restriction is based on a remote access of the assigned application.

21. The system according to claim 15 wherein the interface module is further configured to display the assigned application.

22. The system according to claim 15 wherein the interface module is further configured to display content associated with the assigned application.