Managing Shared Sessions in a Shared Resource Computing Environment
First Claim
1. A system for sharing and exchanging a session between devices in a shared resource computing (SRC) environment, the system comprising:
- a SRC Box comprising a common computing resource; and
a plurality of devices coupled to the SRC Box and sharing the common computing resource;
the SRC Box comprising;
a processor;
memory coupled to the processor;
a mapping module stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the mapping module configured to map a graphical representation to each of a plurality of sessions operative on the SRC Box, and to map an avatar to a profile of a user of the system;
a display module stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the display module configured to display the graphical representations within a graphical user interface (GUI); and
a management module stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the management module configured to associate the user to one or more of the plurality of sessions.
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Abstract
Sharing and exchanging sessions between devices and users in a Shared Resource Computing (SRC) environment are disclosed. Example systems include a shared resource computing server and a plurality of peripheral devices. The SRC server (“SRC Box”) may include functionality configured to share and exchange sessions between the peripheral devices and the users, including functionality to map graphical representations of sessions to sessions and to map graphical representations of users to users, and functionality to display the representations of sessions and users within a graphical user interface. Alternate embodiments may also include functionality for transferring a saved session between devices.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for sharing and exchanging a session between devices in a shared resource computing (SRC) environment, the system comprising:
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a SRC Box comprising a common computing resource; and a plurality of devices coupled to the SRC Box and sharing the common computing resource; the SRC Box comprising; a processor; memory coupled to the processor; a mapping module stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the mapping module configured to map a graphical representation to each of a plurality of sessions operative on the SRC Box, and to map an avatar to a profile of a user of the system; a display module stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the display module configured to display the graphical representations within a graphical user interface (GUI); and a management module stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the management module configured to associate the user to one or more of the plurality of sessions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of managing permissions to share a session between devices in a shared resource computing (SRC) environment, the method comprising:
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mapping a session operative on a SRC Box to a graphical representation of the session; displaying the graphical representation of the session within a graphical user interface (GUI); mapping a profile of a user to a graphical representation of the user; determining a relationship of the user to the session; and displaying the graphical representation of the user within the GUI based on the relationship of the user to the session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for sharing a session between devices in a shared resource computing (SRC) environment, the method comprising:
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accessing a session operative on a SRC Box, by a user from a first device; saving the accessed session to a saved session, the saving comprising capturing a current state of the user'"'"'s interaction with the session and a current state of the session; transferring the saved session to a second device; and accessing the saved session from the second device, wherein the saved session is operative on the SRC Box after accessing the saved session from the second device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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