Dynamically adjusting brand and platform interface elements

• US 9,608,876 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2014
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Ahmed, Haroon, Hill, David Paul, Bruckner, Robert M., McKay, Patrick, Campbell, David G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bayard, Djenane
• Application Number:
  US14/148,370
• Publication Number:
  US 20150195153A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/509 Offload
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5055 considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Embodiments render on a second data processing system, a result derived from a set of data by performing data processing across the first data processing system and a second data processing system. The amount of processing performed by the second data processing system can be dynamically adjusted. The first data processing system receives information indicating an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user. Data processing is dynamically allocated between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based on an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user.

Claims

1. In a computing environment including a first data processing system and a second data processing system, a method of rendering, on the second data processing system, a result derived from a set of data by performing data processing across the first data processing system and the second data processing system where the ratio of raw data to pure pixel processing performed by the second data processing system can be dynamically adjusted depending on interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics to be presented to a user of the second data processing system, the method comprising:

the second data processing system including interface characteristics controlling at least how the second data processing system processes raw data for presentation of a plurality of interface elements the second data processing system is capable of presenting to a user;

the first data processing system receiving information indicating interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics to be presented to a user of the second data processing system; and

the first data processing system dynamically allocating raw data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based on interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics to be presented to a user of the second data processing system, wherein the raw data processing consists of a first portion to be performed by the first data system and a second portion to be performed by the second data processing system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data processing system is a server and the second data processing system is a client.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein information indicating an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user is based on user settings at the second data processing system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein information indicating an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user is based on the characteristics of the second data processing system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically allocating data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based on an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user comprises sending general interface element instructions when more data processing is to be allocated to the second data processing system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically allocating data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based on an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user comprises sending specific interface element instructions when more data processing is to be allocated to the second data processing system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an amount of interactivity to be implemented at the second data processing system, and wherein dynamically allocating the needed data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, is based the amount of interactivity to be implemented at the second data processing system.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an amount of application maintenance to be implemented at the second data processing system, and wherein dynamically allocating the needed data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, is based the amount of application maintenance or upgrades to be implemented at the second data processing system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining an amount of application collaboration between users of an application, and wherein dynamically allocating the needed data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, is based the amount of collaboration across users.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically allocating the needed data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system is performed each time a session is initialized between the first data processing system and the second data processing system.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically allocating the needed data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system is performed on a change in the information indicating an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically allocating the needed data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system is performed for each request from the second data processing system to the first data processing system.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically allocating the needed data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system is performed using a continuous calibration using the information indicating an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user.

14. In a computing environment including a first data processing system and a second data processing system, a system for rendering on the second data processing system, a result derived from a set of data by performing data processing across the first data processing system and the second data processing system where the ratio of raw data processing to pure pixel processing performed by the second data processing system can be dynamically adjusted depending on interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics to be presented to a user of the second data processing system, the system comprising

one or more processors;

and

one or more computer readable media, wherein the one or more computer readable media comprise computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one of the one or more processors cause at least one of the one or more processors to perform the following;

the second data processing system including interface characteristics controlling, at least, how the second data processing system processes raw data for presentation of a plurality of interface elements the second data processing system is capable of presenting to a user;

the first data processing system receiving information indicating interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics to be presented to a user of the second data processing system; and

the first data processing system dynamically allocating raw data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based on interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics to be presented to a user of the second data processing system, wherein the raw data processing consists of a first portion to be performed by the first data system and a second portion to be performed by the second data processing system.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first data processing system is a server and the second data processing system is a client.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein information indicating an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user is based on user settings at the second data processing system.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein information indicating an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user is based on the characteristics of the second data processing system.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein dynamically allocating data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based on an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user comprises sending general interface element instructions when more data processing is to be allocated to the second data processing system.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein dynamically allocating data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based on an amount of interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics of the second data processing system to be presented to a user comprises sending specific interface element instructions when more data processing is to be allocated to the second data processing system.

20. In a computing environment including a first data processing system and a second data processing system, a physical computer readable storage device comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the following to be performed:

the second data processing system including interface characteristics controlling, at least, how the second data processing system processes raw data for presentation of a plurality of interface elements the second data processing system is capable of presenting to a user;

a first data processing system receiving information indicating interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics to be presented to a user of a second data processing system; and

the first data processing system dynamically allocating raw data processing between the first data processing system and the second data processing system, based interface characteristics of the first data processing system as compared to interface characteristics to be presented to a user of the second data processing system, wherein the raw data processing consists of a first portion to be performed by the first data system and a second portion to be performed by the second data processing system.