METHOD, APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR INTERWORKING BETWEEN APPLICATIONS OF DEVICES

• US 20170295210A1
• Filed: 04/06/2017
• Published: 10/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LY Corp. (A Holdings Corp.), Z Intermediate Global Corporation
• Original Assignee: LINE Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: CHOI, Wonjoon
• Granted Patent: US 10,924,519 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/146 Markers for unambiguous identification of a particular session, e.g. session cookie or URL-encoding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/147 Signalling methods or messages providing extensions to protocols defined by standardisation

Abstract

Provided is a method and system for interworking between applications of devices. An inter-device application interworking method may provide a function capable of processing an action associated with a single communication session through interworking between applications installed on a plurality of electronic devices, respectively, in response to a presence of the plurality of electronic devices of a user identified in association with a single account of the user.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for application interworking between devices, wherein the application interworking method comprises:

establishing a communication session associated with an account of a user of a first electronic device using a first application executed on the first electronic device;

generating a user interface for creating a control instruction associated with the communication session; and

transmitting a control instruction that includes a session identifier of the communication session to a second electronic device associated with the account of the user, in response to an input through the user interface, the control instruction further including instructions for the second electronic device to execute an action associated with the communication session corresponding to the session identifier by a second application executed on the second electronic device.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein

the first application and the second application are different versions of a messenger service application;

and

the communication session corresponds to a chatroom created using the messenger service.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the action associated with the communication session includes:

generating a selection interface for selecting at least one file stored on the second electronic device;

transmitting the generated selection interface to the first electronic device; and

transmitting the at least one selected file through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier, the at least one selected file selected by the user at the first electronic device.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the action associated with the communication session includes:

executing a camera included in the second electronic device; and

transmitting an image created using the executed camera through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein

the action associated with the communication session includes,

executing a camera included in the second electronic device, and

transmitting an image created using the executed camera to the first electronic device in association with the session identifier;

and

transmitting the image received from the second electronic device in association with the session identifier through the communication session to a third electronic device connected to the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the application interworking method further comprises:

receiving a file list of files stored on the second electronic device; and

receiving a selection on at least one file from the received file list, and

wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting a control instruction including at least one file identifier of the selected at least one file.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the action associated with the communication session includes transmitting the at least one file corresponding to the at least one file identifier through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the action associated with the communication session includes:

transmitting the at least one file corresponding to the at least one file identifier to the first electronic device through the session identifier; and

transmitting the at least one file received from the second electronic device in association with the session identifier through the communication session to a third electronic device connected to the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the action associated with the communication session is performed in response to registering a notification that the control instruction is received at the second electronic device, and receiving a response from the user on the notification.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the control instruction is transmitted to the second electronic device through a server configured to route data transmitted for the communication session.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein

in response to a plurality of second electronic devices being associated with the user, the control instruction is transmitted to each of the plurality of second electronic devices through a server configured to route data transmitted for the communication session;

and

in response to execution of the action associated with the communication session at one of the second electronic devices among the plurality of second electronic devices, information indicating the execution of the action is transmitted to the remaining second electronic devices of the plurality of second electronic devices through the server, and

the execution of the action is cancelled at the remaining second electronic devices.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method for application interworking between devices, wherein the application interworking method comprises:

receiving, at a second electronic device, a control instruction created through a first application executed on a first electronic device, the control instruction including a session identifier of a communication session established using an account of a user of the first electronic device;

retrieving or creating data corresponding to the control instruction under control of a second application executed on the second electronic device, in response to the received control instruction; and

transmitting the retrieved or created data through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein

the retrieving or the creating comprises,

generating a selection interface for selecting at least one file stored on the second electronic device,

receiving a selection of at least one file through the selection interface from the first electronic device,

verifying the at least one selected file;

and

the transmitting comprises transmitting the at least one verified file through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein

the retrieving or the creating comprises,

executing a camera included in the second electronic device, and

creating an image through the executed camera;

and

the transmitting includes transmitting the created image through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein

the retrieving or the creating comprises,

executing a camera included in the second electronic device, and

creating an image through the executed camera;

and

the transmitting comprises transmitting the created image to the first electronic device in association with the session identifier; and

the image received at the first electronic device in association with the session identifier is transmitted to a third electronic device connected to the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the application interworking method further comprises:

transmitting a file list of files stored on the second electronic device to the first electronic device in response to a request from the first electronic device; and

receiving at least one file identifier of at least one file from the file list selected at the first electronic device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein

the retrieving or the creating comprises verifying at least one file corresponding to the at least one file identifier;

and

the transmitting comprises transmitting the at least one verified file through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein

the retrieving or the creating comprises verifying at least one file corresponding to the at least one file identifier;

and

the transmitting comprises transmitting the at least one verified file to the first electronic device in association with the session identifier; and

the at least one file received at the first electronic device in association with the session identifier is transmitted to a third electronic device connected to the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

19. A method for interworking between applications of devices, the method comprising:

receiving, at a second electronic device, a control instruction created through a first application executed on a first electronic device, the control instruction including a session identifier of a communication session established using an account of a user of the first electronic device;

retrieving or creating data corresponding to the control instruction using a second application executed on the second electronic device, in response to the received control instruction; and

transmitting the retrieved or created data through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein

the retrieving or the creating comprises,

generating a selection interface for selecting at least one file stored on the second electronic device,

receiving a selection of at least one file through the selection interface from the first electronic device, and

verifying the at least one file selected through the selection interface;

and

the transmitting comprises transmitting the at least one verified file through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein

the retrieving or the creating comprises,

executing a camera included in the second electronic device, and

creating an image through the executed camera;

and

the transmitting includes transmitting the created image through the communication session corresponding to the session identifier.