Automatic connection of computing devices

• US 9,021,114 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2012
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Harris, Mike, Scheinost, Charles C., Kishnani, Amit, Bowman, Bruce, Hamlin, Matthew, Johnson, Matthew, Juhasz, Tom
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, THU HA T
• Application Number:
  US13/351,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20140040490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,197 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/225, 709/229
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/00 Connection management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/19 Connection re-establishment

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method of connecting to a client computing device is provided. The method is performed at a computing device, and in this method a connection is made to the client computing device. An inventory of the client computing device is then accessed. This inventory is stored in a storage device accessible by way of a computer network. Here, the storage device is separate from the client computing device and the computing device. A connection failure between the computing device and the client computing device is detected and thereafter, the inventory from the storage device is retrieved by way of the computer network. A reconnection to the client computing device can then be made based on the retrieved inventory.

Claims

1. A method of connecting to a client computing device, the method being performed at a computing device, the method comprising:

connecting to the client computing device;

accessing an inventory of the client computing device, the client computing device inventory comprising one or more attributes associated with the client computing device;

storing the client computing device inventory in a storage device accessible by way of a computer network, the storage device being separate from the client computing device and the computing device;

detecting, after storing the client computing device inventory, a connection failure between the computing device and the client computing device;

retrieving, based on the detecting of the connection failure, the client computing device inventory from the storage device by way of the computer network; and

reconnecting to the client computing device based on use of at least one attribute of the retrieved inventory.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection to the client computing device comprises:

broadcasting an identifier and an address of the computing device to the client computing device; and

receiving a connection request from the client computing device based on the broadcast, wherein the connection is made based on receipt of the connection request.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage device is located in a cloud computing environment.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input of an authorization code; and

verifying the authorization code,

wherein the connection is made based on the verification of the authorization code.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the client computing device inventory in the computing device.

6. The method of claim. 1, wherein the detection of the connection failure comprises detecting non-receipt of a heartbeat message from the client computing device for a predefined time period.

7. The method of claim. 1, wherein the client computing device inventory includes an identifier of the client computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the client computing device inventory includes an address of the client computing device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the client computing device inventory includes security information associated with the client computing device.

10. A client computing device comprising:

a listener module having instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising;

receiving a broadcast from a computing device, the broadcast including connectivity information;

transmitting a connection request to the computing device based on the connectivity information;

receiving a credential from the computing device to communicate with the computing device;

connecting to the computing device based on the credential;

accessing an inventory of the computing device, the computing device inventory comprising one or more attributes associated with the computing device; and

detecting a connection failure between the computing device and the client computing device; and

an inventory store module having instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising;

storing the computing device inventory in a storage device accessible by way of a computer network, the storage device being separate from the client computing device and the computing device;

retrieving, based on the detecting of the connection failure, the computing device inventory from the storage device by way of the computer network; and

reconnecting to the computing device based on use of at least one attribute of the retrieved inventory.

11. The client computing device of claim 10, wherein the operation of detecting the connection failure comprises detecting non-receipt of a heartbeat message from the computing device for a predefined time period.

12. The client computing device of claim 10, wherein the storage device is located in a cloud computing environment.

13. The client computing device of claim 10, wherein the listener module having instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising generating an authorization code,

wherein the connection is established based on verification of the authorization code by the computing device.

14. The client computing device of claim 10, wherein the broadcast includes an identifier and an address of the computing device.

15. The client computing device of claim 10, wherein the inventory store module causes operations to be performed, the operations further comprising storing the computing device inventory in the client computing device.

16. A computing device comprising:

a broadcaster module having instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising

connecting to a client computing device;

detecting a connection failure between the computing device and the client computing device; and

reconnecting to the client computing device based on use of at least one attribute of a retrieved client computing device inventory; and

an inventory store module having instructions that when executed by at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising;

accessing, after the connecting to a client computing device and prior to the detecting a connection failure, an inventory of the client computing device, the client computing device inventory comprising one or more attributes associated with the client computing device;

storing, prior to detecting the connection failure the client computing device inventory in a storage device accessible by way of a computer network, the storage device being separate from the client computing device and the computing device; and

retrieving, based on the detecting of the connection failure, the retrieved client computing device inventory from the storage device by way of the computer network.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the operation of connecting to the client computing device comprises:

broadcasting an identifier and an address of the computing device to the client computing device; and

receiving a connection request from the client computing device based on the broadcast, wherein a connection is made based on receipt of the connection request.

18. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the storage device is located in a cloud computing environment.

19. A non-transitory, machine-readable medium that stores instructions, which, when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

connecting to a client computing device;

accessing an inventory of the client computing device, the client computing device inventory comprising one or more attributes associated with the client computing device;

storing the client computing device inventory in a storage device accessible by way of a computer network, the storage device being separate from the client computing device and the machine;

detecting, after storing the client computing device inventory, a connection failure between the computing device and the client computing device;

retrieving, based on the detecting of the connection failure, the client computing device inventory from the storage device by way of the computer network; and

reconnecting to the client computing device based on use of at least one attribute of the retrieved inventory.