Apparatus and method for managing application context
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing application context, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of terminals, each of which includes at least one application, collects context information of the application, and restores context using the collected context information, by using connection Application Programming Interface (API), anda migration server that receives and stores collected context information from a first one of the plurality of terminals and transmits the context information to a second one of the plurality of terminals or vice versa,wherein a user is able to work on the second terminal with the same working state consists of the same application, user interface and data based on the context information received from the migration server from the user on the first terminal by correctly restoring a selected previous collected context information, which is the context information last worked on by the user on the first terminal, from the migration server by connecting to the migration server, andwherein the context information received by the second one of the plurality of terminals from the migration server from the last context information last worked on by the user on the first one of the plurality of terminals is unclassified or unmanageable to the second one of the plurality of terminals.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for managing application context is provided. A first one of a plurality of terminals, each including at least one application, collects and transmits context information of the application to a migration server so that it is stored and managed in the migration server. The migration server transmits the stored and managed context information to a second terminal corresponding to the first terminal in response to a request of the second terminal. The second terminal restores context based on the context information received from the migration server. This can reproduce the same application and desktop environments as those previously set to be suitable for each work situation, thereby increasing user convenience.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing application context, the apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of terminals, each of which includes at least one application, collects context information of the application, and restores context using the collected context information, by using connection Application Programming Interface (API), and a migration server that receives and stores collected context information from a first one of the plurality of terminals and transmits the context information to a second one of the plurality of terminals or vice versa, wherein a user is able to work on the second terminal with the same working state consists of the same application, user interface and data based on the context information received from the migration server from the user on the first terminal by correctly restoring a selected previous collected context information, which is the context information last worked on by the user on the first terminal, from the migration server by connecting to the migration server, and wherein the context information received by the second one of the plurality of terminals from the migration server from the last context information last worked on by the user on the first one of the plurality of terminals is unclassified or unmanageable to the second one of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing application context in an application context management apparatus including a plurality of terminals and a migration server that cooperates with the plurality of terminals through a communication network, the method comprising:
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collecting and transmitting, by a first terminal including at least one application, context information of the application to the migration server, by using connection Application Programming Interface (API); storing the context information in the migration server; transmitting the stored context information from the migration server to a second terminal corresponding to the first terminal in response to a request of the second terminal; and restoring, by the second terminal, context based on the context information received from the migration server or vice versa, wherein a user is able to work on the second terminal with the same working state consists of the same application, user interface and data based on the context information received from the migration server from the user on the first terminal by correctly restoring a selected previous collected context information, which is the context information last worked on by the user on the first terminal, from the migration server by connecting to the migration server, and wherein the context information received by the second one of the plurality of terminals from the migration server from the last context information last worked on by the user on the first one of the plurality of terminals is unclassified or unmanageable to the second one of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing context information to a user for restoring a work environment in a plurality of terminals networked together with a migration server, the method comprising:
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receiving context information at the migration server of a first one of a plurality of terminals last worked on by the user; storing the received context information at the migration server; receiving a connection request at the migration server from a second one of the plurality of terminals; receiving a request signal at the migration server for context information from the second one of the plurality of terminals; and transmitting from the migration server the stored context information to the second one of the plurality of terminals which restores the work environment at the first one of the plurality of terminals based upon the received context information, wherein the context information received by the second one of the plurality of terminals from the migration server from the last context information last worked on by the user on the first one of the plurality of terminals is unclassified or unmanageable to the second one of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A user terminal network for restoring work environment within the network, the network comprising:
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a plurality of terminals networked together, each terminal comprising; an input unit configured to receive input from a user; a processing unit configured to; transmit a request signal for context information for restoring work environment to a migration server; receive the context information from the migration server; and restore the work environment based upon the context information received from the migration server; and a memory unit configured to store the received context information, wherein the context information received by the second one of the plurality of terminals from the migration server from the last context information last worked on by the user on the first one of the plurality of terminals is unclassified or unmanageable to the second one of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of restoring work environment within a plurality of terminals interconnected within a network, the method comprising:
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transmitting from a first one of a plurality of terminals a request signal for context information to a migration server; receiving the context information at a second one of the plurality of terminals from the migration server; storing the received context information at the second one of the plurality of terminals; and restoring at the second one of the plurality of terminals the work environment based upon the context information received from the migration server, wherein the context information received by the second one of the plurality of terminals from the migration server from the last context information last worked on by the user on the first one of the plurality of terminals is unclassified or unmanageable to the second one of the plurality of terminals. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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