SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING APPLICATIONS IN MULTIPLE DEVICES

• US 20150088957A1
• Filed: 09/25/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: KUO, Jenke Wu
• Application Number:
  US14/037,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20150088957A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• 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 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A device and methods are provided for monitoring and updating a network application across devices by an application state manager. In one embodiment, a method includes launching an application state manager by a first device, wherein the application state manager is associated with a network application executed by the his device and identifying, by the first device, one or more devices executing an application state manager associated with the network application, wherein a second device is identified by the first device. The method may further include exchanging, by the first device, data of the application state manager of the first device with data of an application state manager of a second device.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring and updating a network application across devices by an application state manager, the method comprising the acts of:

launching, an application state manager by a first device, wherein the application state manager is associated with a network application executed by the first device;

identifying, by the first device, one or more devices executing an application state manager associated with the network application, wherein a second device is identified by the first device; and

exchanging, by the first device, data of the application state manager of the first device with data of an application state manager of a second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network application executed by the first device launches the application state manager.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein launching includes initiation of the application state manager based on one or more of initiation of the network application by the first device, changes in state of the network application, and identification of one or more devices linked with the first device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein an application state manager synchronizes the network application across the first device and the second device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each application state manager is an operating system independent network application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying includes checking for one or more devices executing an application state manager for the network application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying one or more devices executing an application state includes of identifying devices associated with the first device is based on one or more of proximity, an identified user and registration of devices.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein exchanging data of the application state manager includes transferring of one or more of a configuration, authentication state, and action associated with the network application to au application state manager of the second device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring the state of the network application by the application state manager of the first device at predetermined time intervals.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising managing network applications by the application state manager including launching, activating, and registering application state managers of identified devices.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the application state manager manages applications for one or more of social media, gaming and personal applications.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising transfer control of the network application by the application manager of the first device to the application manager of the second device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying graphical output by the first device to indicate operation of the application state manager.

14. A device comprising:

a communication module,

a memory, and

a processor coupled to the sensor and the communication module, the processor configured to;

launching an application state manager by a the device, wherein the application state manager is associated with a network application executed by the device;

identifying, by the device, one or more devices executing an application state manager associated with the network application, wherein a second device is identified by the device; and

exchanging, by the device, data of the application state manager of the device with data of an application state manager of a second device.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the network application executed by the device launches the application state manager.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein launching includes initiation of the application state manager based on one or more of initiation of the network application by the device, changes in state of the network application, and identification of one or more devices linked with the device.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein an application state manager synchronizes the network application across the device and the second device.

18. Time device of claim 14, wherein, each application state manager is an operating system independent network application.

19. The device of claim 14, wherein identifying includes checking for one or more devices executing an application state manager for the network application.

20. The device of claim 14, wherein identifying one or more devices executing an application state includes of identifying devices associated with the device is based on one or more of proximity, an identified user, and registration of devices.

21. The device of claim 14, wherein exchanging data of the application state manager includes transferring of one or more of a configuration, authentication state, and action associated with the network application to an application state manager of the second device.

22. The device of claim 14, further comprising monitoring the state of the network application by the application state manager of the device at predetermined time intervals.

23. The device of claim 14, further comprising managing network applications by the application state manager including launching, activating, and registering application state managers of identified devices.

24. The device of claim 14, Wherein the application state manager manages applications for one or more of social media, gaming and personal applications.

25. The device of claim 14, further comprising transfer control of the network application by the application manager of the device to the application manager of the second device.

26. The device of claim 14, further comprising displaying graphical output by the first device to indicate operation of the application state manager.

27. A computer program product stored on computer readable medium including computer executable code for a network application across devices by an application state manager, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable code to launch an application state manager by a first device, wherein the application state manager is associated with a network application executed by the first device;

computer readable code to identify, by the first device, one or more devices executing an application state manager associated with the network application, wherein a second device is identified by the first device; and

computer readable code to exchange, by the first device, data of the application state manager of the first device with data of an application state manager of a second device.