TASK SWITCH BETWEEN TWO COMPUTING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for switching use between a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising:
- establishing a communication link between the first computing device and the second computing device;
detecting at the second computing device an event corresponding to a switchover of an operation from a first application operating on the first computing device to a second application operating on the second computing device;
receiving at the second computing device through the communication link, in response to detecting the event, (1) state information corresponding to a first application state of the first application operational on the first computing device, the first application state reflecting the operation performed on the first computing device, and (2) information identifying an application resource in a first resource state on the first computing device; and
performing one or more actions at the second computing device on the second application, in response to acquiring the state information, for continuing the operation on the second computing device, the one or more actions including;
(1) placing the second application in a second application state equivalent to the first application state,(2) identifying an application resource on the second computing device that has correspondence to the identified application resource on the first computing device, and(3) providing the application resource on the second computing device in a second resource state equivalent to the first resource state.
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Abstract
A method is provided to enable the person to switch use of computing devices when working with records and/or documents. A method such as described may be implemented for an individual operating two (or more) computing devices that share and synchronize sets of records. One or more operations may be performed to update and maintain correspondence between the two sets of records. A switchover event may be detected, where the event corresponds to the individual using a second computing device while already using a first computing device. Once the switchover event is detected, state of use information may be received on the second computing device. This information indicates the state of use of one or more records on the first computing device. This information may be used to affect the state of use of corresponding records on the second computing device. In particular, the corresponding records on the second computing device may be placed in a state of use, or in a selected state for subsequent use.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for switching use between a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication link between the first computing device and the second computing device; detecting at the second computing device an event corresponding to a switchover of an operation from a first application operating on the first computing device to a second application operating on the second computing device; receiving at the second computing device through the communication link, in response to detecting the event, (1) state information corresponding to a first application state of the first application operational on the first computing device, the first application state reflecting the operation performed on the first computing device, and (2) information identifying an application resource in a first resource state on the first computing device; and performing one or more actions at the second computing device on the second application, in response to acquiring the state information, for continuing the operation on the second computing device, the one or more actions including; (1) placing the second application in a second application state equivalent to the first application state, (2) identifying an application resource on the second computing device that has correspondence to the identified application resource on the first computing device, and (3) providing the application resource on the second computing device in a second resource state equivalent to the first resource state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with executable computer program code for switching use between a first computing device and a second computing device, the computer program code comprising program code for:
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establishing a communication link between the first computing device and the second computing device; detecting at the second computing device an event corresponding to a switchover of an operation from a first application operating on the first computing device to a second application operating on the second computing device; receiving at the second computing device through the communication link, in response to detecting the event, (1) state information corresponding to a first application state of the first application operational on the first computing device, the first application state reflecting the operation performed on the first computing device, and (2) information identifying an application resource in a first resource state on the first computing device; and performing one or more actions at the second computing device on the second application, in response to acquiring the state information, for continuing the operation on the second computing device, the one or more actions including; (1) placing the second application in a second application state equivalent to the first application state, (2) identifying an application resource on the second computing device that has correspondence to the identified application resource on the first computing device, and (3) providing the application resource on the second computing device in a second resource state equivalent to the first resource state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for switching use between a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising:
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initiating an operation on a first application resource using a first application operating on the first computing device; receiving at the first computing device a user input corresponding to a switchover of the operation from the first application to a second application operating on the second computing device; establishing a communication link between the first computing device and the second computing device; and transmitting information from the first computing device to the second computing device through the communication link to continue the operation on the second computing device, comprising; (1) transmitting a signal to the second computing device through the communication link, the signal indicating the switchover of the operation, (2) transmitting state information to the second computing device through the communication link, the state information including information about a first application state of the first application reflecting the operation performed on the first computing device when the user input is received, the state information also including information about a resource state of the first application resource. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification