TASK SWITCHING BETWEEN TWO COMPUTING DEVICES

• US 20110258321A1
• Filed: 06/14/2011
• Published: 10/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Jeffrey, Hawkins
• Granted Patent: US 8,103,308 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

A method is provided to enable the person to switch use of computing devices when working with records and/or documents. A method such as described may be implemented for an individual operating two (or more) computing devices that share and synchronize sets of records. One or more operations may be performed to update and maintain correspondence between the two sets of records. A switchover event may be detected, where the event corresponds to the individual using a second computing device while already using a first computing device. Once the switchover event is detected, state of use information may be received on the second computing device. This information indicates the state of use of one or more records on the first computing device. This information may be used to affect the state of use of corresponding records on the second computing device. In particular, the corresponding records on the second computing device may be placed in a state of use, or in a selected state for subsequent use.

Claims

1. A method for switching use 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;

detecting at the second computing device an event corresponding to a switchover of an operation from the first computing device to the second computing device;

receiving, in response to detecting the event, at the second computing device through the communication link, information comprising;

(1) identification of a first application resource on the first computing device used by a first application performing the operation on the first computing device, and

(2) state of the first application using the first application resource; and

performing, in response to receiving the information, at the second computing device actions for continuing the operation on the second computing device, comprising;

(1) identifying a second application resource on the second computing device corresponding to the first application resource on the first computing device based on the identification of the first application resource, and

(2) placing a second application in a state of using the second application resource based on the state of the first application using the first application resource, the second application corresponding to the first application.