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Automated discovery and launch of an application on a network enabled device

  • US 9,967,295 B2
  • Filed: 01/20/2017
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of a client device comprising:

  • determining that a networked media device sharing a local area network common with the client device has automatically detected at least one of an audio-visual data and an application currently being accessed in a security sandbox by a user of the client device;

    constraining an executable environment in the security sandbox;

    executing a sandboxed application in the executable environment using a processor and a memory;

    automatically instantiating a connection between the sandboxed application and a sandbox reachable service of the networked media device;

    establishing a communication session between the sandboxed application and the sandbox reachable service using the security sandbox;

    automatically communicating a present state of the at least one of the audio-visual data and the application currently being accessed by the user of the client device to the networked media device based on the automatic instantiation of the connection and the establishment of the communication session therebetween; and

    detecting that the at least one of the audio-visual data and the application currently being accessed by the user of the client device has been launched on the networked media device in accordance with the automatically instantiated connection and the established communication session therebetween.

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