Cloud-based device information storage
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1. A method comprising:
- maintaining, by a cloud service and associated with a user account of a user of the cloud service, device information for each of multiple devices associated with the user account, the device information including, for one or more of the multiple devices, credential information allowing the device to be accessed by other ones of the multiple devices;
making the device information for a first device associated with the user account available through the cloud service to a second device associated with the user account; and
making the device information for the second device available through the cloud service to the first device.
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Abstract
Device information for each of multiple devices associated with a user account is maintained by a cloud service. The device information can include credential information allowing the device to be accessed by other ones of the multiple devices, remote access information indicating how the device can be accessed by other ones of the multiple devices on other networks, and property information including settings and/or device drivers for the device. The device information for each of the multiple devices is made available to other ones of the multiple devices, and can be used by the multiple devices to access one another and provide a consistent user experience across the multiple devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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maintaining, by a cloud service and associated with a user account of a user of the cloud service, device information for each of multiple devices associated with the user account, the device information including, for one or more of the multiple devices, credential information allowing the device to be accessed by other ones of the multiple devices; making the device information for a first device associated with the user account available through the cloud service to a second device associated with the user account; and making the device information for the second device available through the cloud service to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computer storage memories having stored thereon multiple instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a first device, cause the one or more processors to:
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obtain, from a cloud service, device information for a second device, the device information being associated with a user account of a user logged in to the cloud service; and communicate with the second device using the device information obtained from the cloud service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, implemented on a first device, comprising:
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logging in to a cloud service with a user account; obtaining, from the cloud service, device information for a second device, the device information being associated with the user account, the device information including credential information allowing the second device to be accessed, remote access information indicating how the first device on one network can access the second device on another network, and one or more device drivers to be installed on the first device in order to allow communication with the second device; and using the device information to access the second device, the using including using the credential information to access the second device, accessing the second device as indicated by the remote access information, and installing the one or more device drivers on the first device prior to accessing the second device.
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