Method and electronic device for content sharing

• US 9,231,902 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2014
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Brown, Michael Stephen, Little, Herbert Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Lazaro, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chang, Julian
• Application Number:
  US14/557,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20150089005A1
• Time in Patent Office: 400 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2216/15 Synchronised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for enabling content interaction at a connected electronic device re described. An example method includes establishing a web protocol session between a web server executing on a first electronic user device and a client executing on a second electronic user device via a direct radio frequency connection between the first electronic user device and the second electronic user device, wherein the first electronic user device and the second electronic user device are associated with a same user, the establishing including sending an open request from the client to the web server; and transmitting a response to the open request from the web server to the client, the response including a universal resource identifier identifying a location of content for presenting, on the second electronic device, the application executing on the first electronic device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing a web protocol session between a web server executing on a first electronic user device and a client executing on a second electronic user device via a direct radio frequency connection between the first electronic user device and the second electronic user device, wherein the first electronic user device and the second electronic user device are associated with a same user, the establishing including sending an open request from the client to the web server;

after establishing the web protocol session, presenting an application on the first electronic user device;

in response to user input requesting that presentation of the application be moved from the first electronic user device to the second electronic device, transmitting a response to the open request from the web server to the client, the response including a universal resource identifier identifying a location of content for presenting, on the second electronic device, the application executing on the first electronic device.

2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the application is an electronic mail application.

3. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the open request is a hypertext transport protocol request.

4. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising displaying a user interface control associated with presentation of the application on the first electronic device, the user interface control selectable to provide the user input requesting that presentation of the application be moved from the first electronic device to the second electronic device.

5. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the open request is at least one of an open GET or a long-polling request message.

6. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising changing presentation of the application for presentation on the second electronic device based on capabilities of the second electronic device.

7. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising establishing a second web protocol session between a web server executing on the first electronic user device and a second client executing on a third electronic user device, the establishing the second protocol session including sending a second open request from the second client to the web server.

8. A first electronic user device comprising:

a display;

a processor coupled to the display and configured to;

establish a web protocol session between a web server executing on the first electronic user device and a client executing on a second electronic user device via a direct radio frequency connection between the first electronic user device and the second electronic user device, wherein the first electronic user device and the second electronic user device are associated with a same user, the establishing including sending an open request from the client to the web server;

after establishing the web protocol session, presenting an application on the first electronic user device;

in response to user input requesting that presentation of the application be moved from the first electronic user device to the second electronic device, transmitting a response to the open request from the web server to the client, the response including a universal resource identifier identifying a location of content for presenting, on the second electronic device, the application executing on the first electronic device.

9. A first electronic user device as defined in claim 8, wherein the application is an electronic mail application.

10. A first electronic user device as defined in claim 8, wherein the open request is a hypertext transport protocol request.

11. A first electronic user device as defined in claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to display a user interface control associated with presentation of the application on the first electronic device, the user interface control selectable to provide the user input requesting that presentation of the application be moved from the first electronic device to the second electronic device.

12. A first electronic user device as defined in claim 8, wherein the open request is at least one of an open GET or a long-polling request message.

13. A method as defined in claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to change presentation of the application for presentation on the second electronic device based on capabilities of the second electronic device.

14. A first electronic user device as defined in claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to establish a second web protocol session between a web server executing on the first electronic user device and a second client executing on a third electronic user device, the establishing the second protocol session including sending a second open request from the second client to the web server.

15. A computer readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a first electronic user device to at least:

establish a web protocol session between a web server executing on the first electronic user device and a client executing on a second electronic user device via a direct radio frequency connection between the first electronic user device and the second electronic user device, wherein the first electronic user device and the second electronic user device are associated with a same user, the establishing including sending an open request from the client to the web server;

after establishing the web protocol session, present an application on the first electronic user device;

in response to user input requesting that presentation of the application be moved from the first electronic user device to the second electronic device, transmit a response to the open request from the web server to the client, the response including a universal resource identifier identifying a location of content for presenting, on the second electronic device, the application executing on the first electronic device.

16. A computer readable storage device as defined in claim 15, wherein the application is an electronic mail application.

17. A computer readable storage device as defined in claim 15, wherein the open request is a hypertext transport protocol request.

18. A computer readable storage device as defined in claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the first electronic user device to display a user interface control associated with presentation of the application on the first electronic device, the user interface control selectable to provide the user input requesting that presentation of the application be moved from the first electronic device to the second electronic device.

19. A computer readable storage device as defined in claim 15, wherein the open request is at least one of an open GET or a long-polling request message.

20. A computer readable storage device as defined in claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the first electronic user device to change presentation of the application for presentation on the second electronic device based on capabilities of the second electronic device.