Application sharing using endpoint interface entities
First Claim
1. A method for sharing an application in response to detected one or more environmental events at a first endpoint interface entity, the method comprising:
- an act of operating a plurality of applications;
an act of maintaining a registry of a plurality of endpoint interface entities, each comprising a combination of a hardware entity and user criteria;
for each of at least some of the plurality of applications, an act of performing the following;
an act of identifying at least one endpoint interface entity that is to interface with at least a portion of the application, the at least one endpoint interface entity selected from the plurality of endpoint interface entities in the registry; and
an act of allowing the identified endpoint interface entity to interface with the at least the portion of the application including detecting interactions of at least one particular type of the identified endpoint interface entity with the at least the portion of the application.
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Abstract
Sharing an application in response to detecting one or more environmental events (such as user input). The mechanism operates multiple applications, and maintains a registry of endpoint interface entities. The endpoint interface entities may include hardware entities or hardware entities in association with environmental criteria. For each of at least some of the applications, the mechanism identifies at least one endpoint interface entity that is to interface with the endpoints at least a portion of the application. The selected endpoint interface entity is then allowed to interface with the application (or the portion). In some embodiments, the application is a transformation chain having endpoints.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for sharing an application in response to detected one or more environmental events at a first endpoint interface entity, the method comprising:
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an act of operating a plurality of applications; an act of maintaining a registry of a plurality of endpoint interface entities, each comprising a combination of a hardware entity and user criteria; for each of at least some of the plurality of applications, an act of performing the following; an act of identifying at least one endpoint interface entity that is to interface with at least a portion of the application, the at least one endpoint interface entity selected from the plurality of endpoint interface entities in the registry; and an act of allowing the identified endpoint interface entity to interface with the at least the portion of the application including detecting interactions of at least one particular type of the identified endpoint interface entity with the at least the portion of the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable hardware storage devices having thereon one or more computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method for sharing an application in response to detecting one or more environmental events at a first endpoint interface entity, the method comprising:
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an act of operating a plurality of applications; an act of maintaining a registry of a plurality of endpoint interface entities, each comprising a combination of a hardware entity and user criteria; for each of at least some of the plurality of applications, an act of performing the following; an act of identifying at least one endpoint interface entity that is to interface with at least a portion of the application, the at least one endpoint interface entity selected from the plurality of endpoint interface entities in the registry; and an act of allowing the identified endpoint interface entity to interface with the at least the portion of the application including detecting interactions of at least one particular type of the identified endpoint interface entity with the at least the portion of the application.
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19. A computing system comprising the following:
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one or more processors; one or more computer-readable hardware storage devices having thereon one or more computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method for sharing an application in response to detecting one or more environmental events at a first endpoint interface entity, the method comprising; an act of operating a plurality of applications; an act of maintaining a registry of a plurality of endpoint interface entities, each comprising a combination of a hardware entity and user criteria; for each of at least some of the plurality of applications, an act of performing the following; an act of identifying at least one endpoint interface entity that is to interface with at least a portion of the application, the at least one endpoint interface entity selected from the plurality of endpoint interface entities in the registry; and an act of allowing the identified endpoint interface entity to interface with the at least the portion of the application including recording interactions of the identified endpoint interface entity with the at least the portion of the application.
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