Continuous application execution between multiple devices
First Claim
1. A server device comprising:
- one or more external device interfaces configured to receive indications of application states from two or more client devices and to provide the indications of the application states to the two or more client devices, wherein the indications of the application states comprise information for recreating at least portions of current visual representations of applications corresponding to the application states; and
a control unit configured to;
associate the two or more client devices as a group, to determine that a first client device of the group has a token, the token enabling one client device of the group of two or more associated client devices to send one or more indications of application states to the server device;
receive an indication of an application state from the first client device;
determine that a second, different client device of the group has begun executing the application corresponding to the received indication of the application state from the first client device;
in response to the determination that the second client device has begun executing the application, remove the token from the first client device such that the first client device is prevented from sending subsequent indications of the application state to the server device and is enabled to continue execution of the application at the first client device;
grant the token to the second client device; and
provide the indication of the application state to the second client device in response to the determination that the second client device has begun executing the application.
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Abstract
In one example, a device includes a display, an interface configured to exchange data with external devices, a control unit configured to execute an application to cause the display to display a current visual representation of the application, determine a current application state of the application, wherein the current application state includes at least a portion of the current visual representation of the application, and means for sending, without user intervention, an indication of the determined current application state from the device to a second, different device via the interface, wherein the indication of the determined current application state comprises information for recreating at least the portion of the current visual representation of the application, wherein the control unit is configured to prevent subsequent indications of the current application state from being sent to the second device in response to an indication that a third device is executing the application.
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12 Claims
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1. A server device comprising:
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one or more external device interfaces configured to receive indications of application states from two or more client devices and to provide the indications of the application states to the two or more client devices, wherein the indications of the application states comprise information for recreating at least portions of current visual representations of applications corresponding to the application states; and a control unit configured to; associate the two or more client devices as a group, to determine that a first client device of the group has a token, the token enabling one client device of the group of two or more associated client devices to send one or more indications of application states to the server device; receive an indication of an application state from the first client device; determine that a second, different client device of the group has begun executing the application corresponding to the received indication of the application state from the first client device; in response to the determination that the second client device has begun executing the application, remove the token from the first client device such that the first client device is prevented from sending subsequent indications of the application state to the server device and is enabled to continue execution of the application at the first client device; grant the token to the second client device; and provide the indication of the application state to the second client device in response to the determination that the second client device has begun executing the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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determining, by a server device, that a first client device of a group of two or more associated client devices has a token, the token enabling one client device of the group of two or more associated client devices to send one or more indications of application states to the server device; receiving, by the server device, an indication of an application state from the first client device, wherein the indication of the application state comprises information for recreating at least a portion of a current visual representation of an application executed by the first client device; determining that a second, different client device of the group of two or more associated client devices has begun executing the application corresponding to the indication of the application state received from the first client device; responsive to determining that the second client device has begun executing the application, removing, by the server device, the token from the first client device such that the first client device is prevented from sending subsequent indications of the application state to the server device and is enabled to continue execution of the application at the first client device; granting, by the server device, the token to the second client device; and providing, by the server device, the indication of the application state received from the first client device to the second client device in response to determining that the second client device has begun executing the application. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause at least one programmable processor of a server device to:
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determine that a first client device of a group of two or more associated client devices has a token, the token enabling one client device of the group of two or more associated client devices to send one or more indications of application states to the server device; receive an indication of an application state from the first client device, wherein the indication of the application state comprises information for recreating at least a portion of a current visual representation of an application executed by the first client device; determine that a second, different client device of the group of two or more associated client devices has begun executing the application corresponding to the indication of the application state received from the first client device; responsive to determining that the second client device has begun executing the application, remove the token from the first client device such that the first client device is prevented from sending subsequent indications of the application state to the server device and is enabled to continue execution of the application at the first client device; grant the token to the second client device; and provide the indication of the application state received from the first client device to the second client device in response to determining that the second client device has begun executing the application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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