SYSTEM AND METHODS OF TRANSFERRING TASKS FROM A FIRST MOBILE DEVICE TO A SECOND MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20140258357A1
• Filed: 03/07/2013
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Singh, Balvinder P., Shivpure, Nitin Kumar
• Granted Patent: US 9,313,261 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4856 resumption being on a different machine, e.g. task migration, virtual machine migration G06F9/5088 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5094 where the allocation takes into account power or heat criteria power management in computers in general G06F1/3203; thermal management in computers in general G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A method includes selecting a target mobile device based on information regarding a power storage level of the particular mobile device. The method further includes transmitting program context information associated with a task of the first mobile device to a network accessible storage device. The method further includes transmitting a notification regarding the program context information to the target mobile device. The present disclosure describes a power and task (data and/or voice) handover system that enables a user to transfer task(s) from one mobile device to another mobile device using a network (wired or wireless) based handover scheme.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

selecting a target mobile device based on information regarding a power storage level of the target mobile device;

transmitting program context information associated with a task of a first mobile device to a network accessible storage device; and

transmitting a notification regarding the program context information to the target mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information regarding a second power storage level of a second mobile device;

receiving information regarding a third power storage level of a third mobile device; and

selecting one of the second mobile device and the third mobile device as the target mobile device based on a comparison of the second power storage level and the third power storage level.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising polling the second mobile device for the information regarding the second power storage level.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the polling is stopped when a first power level of the first mobile device fails to satisfy a first threshold.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a notification regarding a power storage level change of another mobile device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the notification is not transmitted to the first mobile device when a first power level of the first mobile device fails to satisfy a first threshold.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the program context information indicates one or more states of one or more applications running on the first mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the program context information indicates a presence of a voice call on the first mobile device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising establishing a conference call with the target mobile device to transfer the voice call from the first mobile device to the target mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving electrical power from the target mobile device to charge a power storage device of the first mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the target mobile device further based on information regarding a processing capability of the target mobile device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the target mobile device is integrated into an automobile.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the program context information is transmitted via a first connection, wherein the notification is transmitted via a second connection, and wherein the first connection consumes more electrical power to transmit data than the second connection.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first connection is an Ethernet connection, and wherein the second connection is a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) connection.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a second notification to the target mobile device when a first power storage level satisfies a second threshold;

receiving a third notification regarding second program context information, wherein the second program context information is transmitted to the network accessible storage device from the target mobile device, and wherein the second program context information is associated with the task; and

retrieving the second program context information from the network accessible storage device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the second threshold is greater than a first threshold.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification is sent subsequent to transmitting the program context information to the network accessible storage device.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification indicates that the program context information is available at the network accessible storage device.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the target mobile device is selected when a first power storage level of the first mobile device fails to satisfy a first threshold.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first power storage level is less than or equal to the first threshold.

21. A method comprising:

receiving, at a second mobile device, a notification from a first mobile device; and

in response to the notification, retrieving program context information associated with a task of the first mobile device from a network accessible storage device, wherein the notification indicates that the program context information is available at the network accessible storage device.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising transmitting a message that includes information regarding a power storage level of the second mobile device to the first mobile device.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the message is transmitted in response to a polling message received from the first mobile device.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising automatically charging a power storage device of the first mobile device when a power storage level of the power storage device fails to satisfy a threshold.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising transmitting second program context information associated with the task to the network accessible storage device.

26. The method of claim 21, wherein the first mobile device is a mobile phone, and wherein the second mobile device is a computing device.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the computing device is a tablet computer.

28. The method of claim 21, further comprising transmitting second program context information associated with the task to the network accessible storage device in response to receiving a message from the first mobile device indicating that a power storage level of the first mobile device satisfies a threshold.

29. The method of claim 21, further comprising receiving a handover command from the first mobile device when a power storage level of the first mobile device fails to satisfy a threshold.

30. The method of claim 21, wherein the notification is transmitted via a near field communication protocol.

31. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

receiving a second notification from the first mobile device;

in response to the second notification, transmitting second program context information associated with the task to the network accessible storage device; and

transmitting a third notification regarding the second program context information to the first mobile device.

32. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to;

select a target mobile device based on information regarding a power storage level of the target mobile device;

initiate transmission of program context information associated with a task of a first mobile device to a network accessible storage device; and

initiate transmission of a notification regarding the program context information to the target mobile device.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

initiate transmission of a second notification to the target mobile device when a first power storage level satisfies a second threshold; and

initiate retrieval of second program context information from the network accessible storage device in response to a third notification, received from the target mobile device, regarding the second program context information, wherein the second program context information is transmitted to the network accessible storage device from the target mobile device, and wherein the second program context information is associated with the task.

34. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to;

in response to a notification received from a first mobile device, retrieve, at a second mobile device, program context information associated with a task of the first mobile device from a network accessible storage device, wherein the notification indicates that the program context information is available at the network accessible storage device.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

in response a second notification received from the first mobile device, initiate transmission of second program context information associated with the task to the network accessible storage device; and

initiate transmission of a third notification regarding the second program context information that is available at the network accessible storage device to the first mobile device.

36. An apparatus comprising:

means for selecting a target mobile device based on information regarding a power storage level of the target mobile device; and

means for transmitting, wherein the means for transmitting is configured to;

transmit program context information associated with a task of a first mobile device to a network accessible storage device; and

transmit a notification regarding the program context information to the target mobile device.

37. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving, at a second mobile device, a notification from a first mobile device; and

means for retrieving program context information associated with a task of the first mobile device from a network accessible storage device in response to the notification, wherein the notification indicates that the program context information is available at the network accessible storage device.

38. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

select a target mobile device based on information regarding a power storage level of the target mobile device;

initiate transmission of program context information associated with a task of a first mobile device to a network accessible storage device; and

initiate transmission of a notification regarding the program context information to the target mobile device.

39. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

in response to a notification received from a first mobile device, retrieve, at a second mobile device, program context information associated with a task of the first mobile device from a network accessible storage device, wherein the notification indicates that the program context information is available at the network accessible storage device.