Mobile device interaction using a shared user interface

• US 8,296,728 B1
• Filed: 08/26/2008
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Webster, Roger R.
• Primary Examiner(s): KENDALL, CHUCK O
• Application Number:
  US12/198,824
• Time in Patent Office: 1,519 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 717/109
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for mobile device interaction using a shared user interface.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

mapping a first display associated with a first data processing apparatus to a first region of a shared workspace and mapping a distinct second display associated with a distinct second data processing apparatus to a second region of the shared workspace;

receiving input moving a graphical representation from a donor region comprising one of the first region and the second region to a recipient region comprising the other of the first region and the second region; and

in response to the moving, identifying one or more components associated with the graphical representation and installing the one or more components on the recipient region'"'"'s associated data processing apparatus.

2. The method of claim 1 where the first display presents the first region but not the second region, and where the second display presents the second region but not the first region.

3. The method of claim 2 where an operating system for the first data processing apparatus includes a virtual device representing the second display where the virtual device is mapped to a virtual device region of the first display.

4. The method of claim 3 where receiving input comprises displaying a pointer on the second display when the pointer is positioned over the virtual device region.

5. The method of claim 1 where the input is a drag-and-drop operation from the donor region to the recipient region.

6. The method of claim 1 where the mapping is in response to a communication between the first data processing apparatus and the second data processing apparatus.

7. The method of claim 6 where the communication is by way of a wireless connection between the first and second data processing apparatus.

8. The method of claim 1 where mapping comprises determining if the second data processing apparatus has allowed the mapping and preventing the mapping if the second data processing apparatus has not allowed the mapping.

9. The method of claim 1 where the installing is performed by the data processing apparatus associated with the donor region or a distinct other data processing apparatus.

10. The method of claim 1 where the one or more components is one or more of:

a configuration information, capability information, content, a description of content, programming language statements or expressions, and executable software.

11. A computer program product, encoded on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

mapping a first display associated with a first data processing apparatus to a first region of a shared workspace and mapping a distinct second display associated with a distinct second data processing apparatus to a second region of the shared workspace;

receiving input moving a graphical representation from a donor region comprising one of the first region and the second region to a recipient region comprising the other of the first region and the second region; and

in response to the moving, identifying one or more components associated with the graphical representation and installing the one or more components on the recipient region'"'"'s associated data processing apparatus.

12. The program product of claim 11 where the first display presents the first region but not the second region, and where the second display presents the second region but not the first region.

13. The program product of claim 12 where an operating system for the first data processing apparatus includes a virtual device representing the second display where the virtual device is mapped to a virtual device region of the first display.

14. The program product of claim 13 where receiving input comprises displaying a pointer on the second display when the pointer is positioned over the virtual device region.

15. The program product of claim 11 where the input is a drag-and-drop operation from the donor region to the recipient region.

16. The program product of claim 11 where the mapping is in response to a communication between the first data processing apparatus and the second data processing apparatus.

17. The program product of claim 16 where the communication is by way of a wireless connection between the first and second data processing apparatus.

18. The program product of claim 11 where mapping comprises determining if the second data processing apparatus has allowed the mapping and preventing the mapping if the second data processing apparatus has not allowed the mapping.

19. The program product of claim 11 where the installing is performed by the data processing apparatus associated with the donor region or a distinct other data processing apparatus.

20. The program product of claim 11 where the one or more components is one or more of:

a configuration information, capability information, content, a description of content, programming language statements or expressions, and executable software.

21. A system comprising:

a display device;

a non-transitory computer readable medium including a program product; and

one or more processors configured to interact with the display device, execute the program product and perform operations comprising;

mapping a first display associated with a first data processing apparatus to a first region of a shared workspace and mapping a distinct second display associated with a distinct second data processing apparatus to a second region of the shared workspace;

receiving input moving a graphical representation from a donor region comprising one of the first region and the second region to a recipient region comprising the other of the first region and the second region; and

in response to the moving, identifying one or more components associated with the graphical representation and installing the one or more components on the recipient region'"'"'s associated data processing apparatus.

22. The system of claim 21 where the first display presents the first region but not the second region, and where the second display presents the second region but not the first region.

23. The system of claim 22 where an operating system for the first data processing apparatus includes a virtual device representing the second display where the virtual device is mapped to a virtual device region of the first display.

24. The system of claim 23 where receiving input comprises displaying a pointer on the second display when the pointer is positioned over the virtual device region.

25. The system of claim 21 where the input is a drag-and-drop operation from the donor region to the recipient region.

26. The system of claim 21 where the mapping is in response to a communication between the first data processing apparatus and the second data processing apparatus.

27. The system of claim 26 where the communication is by way of a wireless connection between the first and second data processing apparatus.

28. The system of claim 21 where mapping comprises determining if the second data processing apparatus has allowed the mapping and preventing the mapping if the second data processing apparatus has not allowed the mapping.

29. The system of claim 21 where the installing is performed by the data processing apparatus associated with the donor region or a distinct other data processing apparatus.

30. The system of claim 21 where the one or more components is one or more of:

a configuration information, capability information, content, a description of content, programming language statements or expressions, and executable software.