METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ACCESSING AN APPLICATION ON A REMOTE DEVICE

• US 20080021975A1
• Filed: 07/18/2006
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sheppard, Matthew, Yuan, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses display an application that is accessible on a target device; select content associated within the application wherein the content is located on the target device; and remotely access the content on the target device on a local device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying an application that is accessible on a target device;

selecting content associated within the application wherein the content is located on the target device; and

remotely accessing the content on the target device on a local device.

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

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

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising viewing a plurality of target devices that are accessible to the local device.

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

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising viewing a plurality of applications accessible on the garget device.

7. The method according to claim 6 further comprising selecting the application from the plurality of applications.

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

9. A method comprising:

selecting an application on a target device;

recognizing content on the target device associated with the application; and

allowing a local device to access the content based on the application.

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 wherein selecting the application is performed by the target device.

12. The method according to claim 9 wherein selecting the application is performed by the local device.

13. The method according to claim 9 further comprising viewing the content on the local device.

14. The method according to claim 9 further comprising accessing the application from the target device on the local device.

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 device based on the assigned application; and

an interface module configured to display a representation of the device.

16. The system according to claim 15 wherein the device is one of a computer, a telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager.

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 the device.

19. The system according to claim 15 where the assigned application includes one of a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database, and an electronic mail viewer.

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

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