Seamless integration of portable computing devices and desktop computers

• US 7,646,755 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2005
• Issued: 01/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Huang, Xuedong David, Cucerzan, Silviu-Petru, Kong, Yuan, Kurlander, David Joshua
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly; Nghi H
• Application Number:
  US11/170,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20070002011A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,657 Days
• Field of Search: 370/338, 370/328, 455/556.1, 455/557, 455/411, 455/421
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

Portable computing devices automatically interface with other computing devices to interact in a collaborative effort toward providing a single, seamless computing experience for a user. As a user walks into a room with a cellular telephone certain functionality and data can be automatically unloaded to a desktop computer or other device based on a user or device identification or state. For example, a conversation on a cellular telephone can be automatically migrated to a desktop telephone as a user sits down. As a user is about to leave a room for a meeting, the desktop computer can update the telephone with latest versions of certain files. Thus, devices can automatically aggregate and/or decouple to provide a user with a single computing experience. These portable devices can broadcast an extensible set of services to other devices as well as to a host computer or server.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates device interactions between a first device and a second device, comprising:

a detection component that senses entry of a first device into a wireless communication range of a second device, anticipated exit of the first device from the wireless communication range of the second device, and actual exit of the first device from the wireless communication range of the second device;

a coupling component that establishes a private network connection between the first device and the second device upon the sensed entry of the first device into the wireless communication range of the second device and terminates the private network connection between the first device and the second device upon the sensed actual exit of the first device from the wireless communication range of the second device, the private network enables a service performed by the first device at least one of prior to establishment of the private network connection or after termination of the private network connection to be automatically effectuated at least in part by the second device while the first device and the second device are coupled; and

a synchronize component that updates one or more data files related to the service retained by the first device to match a version of the one or more data files retained by the second device upon the sensed anticipated exit of the first device from the wireless communication range of the second device to transition effectuation of the service to the first device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device is a cellular telephone, the second device is a personal computer and the service is one of a voice communication, video communication, textual communication and binary communication.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the coupling component automatically facilitates synchronization of data between the first device and the second device based at least in part upon a state of the first device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the coupling component facilitates control of the second device via the first device.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising an authentication component that verifies a permission associated with the first device prior to collaboration of the service.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a security component that performs encryption prior to collaboration of the service.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the service is at least one of an access of a text file, image file, digitally encoded voice file, and digitally encoded video file.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the coupling component automatically synchronizes the service between the first device and the second device.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a third device, wherein the coupling component automatically collaborates an additional service between the first device, the second device and the third device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the detection component further comprises a device identifier component that determines a device type of the first device and communicates the device type to the coupling component, and the coupling component facilitates collaboration of the service based at least in part upon the device type.

11. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for carrying out the system of claim 1.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the detection component detects one or more of the actual exit or the anticipated exit of the first device from the wireless communication range of the second device based on at least one of a Global Positioning System (GPS) or an accelerometer.

13. The system of claim 2, wherein the service is voice communication and the coupling component facilitates transfer of the voice communication from the first device to the second device upon entry of the first device into the wireless communication range of the second device.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the coupling component facilitates migration of a service from the first device to the second device upon entry of the first device into the wireless communication range of the second device and the synchronize component facilitates transfer of the service from the second device to the first device upon exit of the first device from the wireless communication range of the second device.