Systems and methods for computing device communications

• US 8,904,019 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Issued: 12/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Yuan, Yuan, Kilbourn, Timothy, Nassar, Kareem Aladdin, Mutton, Andrew James Edward, McKillop, Christopher, Cuesta, Manuel Roman
• Primary Examiner(s): WINDER, PATRICE L
• Application Number:
  US13/803,956
• Publication Number:
  US 20140201278A1
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 adapting media to device capabilities

Abstract

Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for computing device communications. According to an example implementation of the disclosed technology, a method is provided that can include determining a status and capability of at least one selected computing device, and sending a generated message to the at least one selected computing device. The at least one selected computing device is configured to retrieve content from a source identified by a uniform resource identifier in the message, and the at least one selected computing device is further configured to present the retrieved content.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a server, dynamic registry information for two or more computing devices;

registering, at the server, the two or more computing devices based at least in part on the received dynamic registry information;

determining, at the server, a status and a capability of the two or more computing devices based at least in part on the received dynamic registry information;

receiving, at the server, and from a first computing device of the two or more registered computing devices, an indication of user-selected content for presentation by a second computing device of the two or more registered computing devices;

generating, at the server, a message comprising a uniform resource identifier (URI) corresponding to a source for the user-selected content;

selecting, by the first computing device, the second computing device of the two or more registered computing devices for presenting the content wherein the second computing device is not the first computing device; and

based on determining the status and capability of the selected second computing device, sending the generated message to the selected second computing device, wherein the selected second computing device is configured to retrieve the content from the source identified by the URI in the message, and wherein the selected second computing device is further configured to present the retrieved content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, at the server, user credential information related to the two or more computing devices and controlling the generated message based at least in part on the user credential information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected second computing device is further configured to send dynamic registry information to the server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic registry information includes real-time capability information associated with the two or more computing devices, wherein the dynamic registry information is changeable by new registry information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the two or more computing devices are located remotely from the server.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating the content with one or more corresponding default applications for opening and presenting the retrieved content at the selected second computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the generated message to the selected second computing device comprises sending information for generating one or more of images, rich web content, custom visualizations, sound, an update, a setup, or a configuration.

8. A system comprising:

at least one memory for storing data and computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the system to;

receive dynamic registry information for two or more computing devices;

register the two or more computing devices based at least in part on the received dynamic registry information;

determine a status and a capability of the two or more computing devices based at least in part on the received dynamic registry information;

receive from a first computing device of the two or more registered computing devices, an indication of user-selected content for presentation by a selected second computing device of the two or more registered computing devices, wherein the second computing device is not the first computing device;

generate a message comprising a uniform resource identifier (URI) corresponding to a source for the user-selected content; and

based on determining the status and capability of the selected second computing device, send the generated message to the-selected second computing device, wherein the selected second computing device is configured to retrieve the content from the source identified by the URI in the message, and wherein the selected second computing device is further configured to present the retrieved content.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive user credential information related to the two or more computing devices and to control the generated message based at least in part on the user credential information.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the dynamic registry information includes real-time capability information associated with the two or more computing devices.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the selected second computing device is further configured with one or more corresponding default applications for opening and presenting the retrieved content.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein sending the generated message to the selected second computing device comprises sending information for generating one or more of images, rich web content, custom visualizations, sound, an update, a setup, or a configuration.

13. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

determining, at a server, a status and a capability of two or more computing devices based at least in part on received dynamic registry information;

receiving, at the server, an indication of user-selected content for presentation by the two or more registered computing devices;

generating, at the server, a message comprising a uniform resource identifier (URI) corresponding to a source for the user-selected content;

selecting, by a first computing device of the two or more registered computing devices, a second computing device of the two or more registered computing devices for presenting the content, wherein the second computing device is not the first computing device; and

based on determining the status and capability of the selected second computing device, sending the generated message to the selected second computing device, wherein selected second computing device is configured to retrieve the content from the source identified by the URI in the message, and wherein the selected second computing device is further configured to present the retrieved content.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, at the server, user credential information related to the two or more computing devices and controlling the generated message based at least in part on the user credential information.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the selected second computing device is further configured to send dynamic registry information to the server.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the dynamic registry information includes real-time capability information associated with the two or more computing devices.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the two or more computing devices are located remotely from the server.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, further comprising associating the content with one or more corresponding default applications for opening and presenting the retrieved content at the selected second computing device.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein sending the generated message to the selected second computing device comprises sending information for generating one or more of images, rich web content, custom visualizations, sound, an update, a setup, or a configuration.