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Switching States Between Two Computing Devices

  • US 20110238811A1
  • Filed: 06/01/2011
  • Published: 09/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for switching states between a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising:

  • establishing a communication link between the first computing device and the second computing device;

    receiving at the second computing device through the communication link, in response to a switchover event at the first computing device to change a state of first application executing at the first computing device, information comprising;

    identification of the first application on the first computing device, and state of the first application;

    storing the received identification of the first application and the state of the first application;

    executing a second application on the second computing device, the second application associated with the first application based on the received identification of the first application; and

    establishing a state of the second application based on the received state of the first application, the state of the second application placing the second application at the state of first application at the switchover event.

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