US 10,097,591 B2 · Methods and devices to determine a preferred electronic device

Abstract

A method and electronic devices to provide a preferred device mode on a first electronic device and a second electronic device are described. In one example aspect, the present disclosure describes a method for determining a preferred device on a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first and second electronic devices may have established a connection between them. The method includes: receiving a request related to an application on the first electronic device; sending the request to the second electronic device; initiating processing the request on the first electronic device; determining which of the first electronic device and the second electronic device is a preferred device to process the request; if the first electronic device is the preferred device, completing processing of the request on the first electronic device; and if the second electronic device is the preferred device, processing the request on the second electronic device.

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Dependent claims

A method, implemented by a processor of a first electronic device, comprising:

establishing a connection with a second electronic device to share information between the electronic devices;
receiving, by means of an input interface of the first electronic device, a request, made via a user interaction with an application resident on the first electronic device, to display first content on the first electronic device;
initiate processing of the request to display the first content on the first electronic device;
determining which of the first electronic device and the second electronic device is a preferred device to process the request to display the first content, the determining including:
receiving, at the first electronic device, a list of resources associated with the second electronic device from the second electronic device, the list of resources including one or more display hardware resources associated with the second electronic device;
and
comparing, by the processor of the first electronic device, first limitations associated with displaying the first content using display hardware resources associated with the first electronic device and second limitations associated with displaying the first content using the display hardware resources associated with the second electronic device to determine which one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device has less display hardware limitations associated with displaying the first content;
applying one or more historical preferences associated with processing the request, wherein the one or more historical preferences are determined based on a number of times that the first electronic device has been used historically to process the request and a number of times that the second electronic device has been used historically to process the request;
in response to determining that the second electronic device has less display hardware limitations associated with displaying the first content compared to the first electronic device and that the second electronic device has been used a greater number of times historically to process the request:
causing the processing of the request to display the first content to be stopped on the first electronic device;
and
sending the request to the second electronic device to display the first content on the second electronic device.

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A first electronic device comprising:

a communication subsystem for communicating with a second electronic device;
an input interface;
a memory;
and
a processor coupled to the communication subsystem, the input interface, and the memory, the processor configured to:
establish a connection with a second electronic device to share information between the electronic devices;
receive, by means of the input interface of the first electronic device, a request, made via a user interaction with an application resident on the first electronic device, to display first content on the first electronic device;
initiate processing of the request to display the first content on the first electronic device;
determine which of the first electronic device and the second electronic device is a preferred device to process the request to display the first content, the determining including:
receiving, at the first electronic device, a list of resources associated with the second electronic device from the second electronic device the list of resources including one or more display hardware resources associated with the second electronic device;
and
comparing, by the processor of the first electronic device, first limitations associated with displaying the first content using display hardware resources associated with the first electronic device and second limitations associated with displaying the first content using the display hardware resources associated with the second electronic device to determine which one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device has less display hardware limitations associated with displaying the first content;
applying one or more historical preferences associated with processing the request, wherein the one or more historical preferences are determined based on a number of times that the first electronic device has been used historically to process the request and a number of times that the second electronic device has been used historically to process the request;
in response to determining that the second electronic device has less display hardware limitations associated with displaying the first content compared to the first electronic device and that the second electronic device has been used a greater number of times historically to process the request:
cause the processing of the request to display the first content to be stopped on the first electronic device;
and
send the request to the second electronic device to display the first content on the second electronic device.

14 more elements

A method, implemented by a processor of a second electronic device, comprising:

establishing a connection with a first electronic device to share information between the electronic devices;
receiving a communication from the first electronic device indicating that a request to display first content on the first electronic device is input at the first electronic device, the communication including a list of resources associated with the first electronic device, the list of resources including one or more display hardware resources associated with the first electronic device;
determining which of the first electronic device and the second electronic device is a preferred device to process the request to display the first content, the determining including:
comparing, by the processor of the second electronic device, first limitations associated with displaying the first content using display hardware resources associated with the first electronic device and second limitations associated with displaying the first content using display hardware resources associated with the second electronic device to determine which one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device has less display hardware limitations associated with displaying the first content;
applying one or more historical preferences associated with processing the request, wherein the one or more historical preferences are determined based on a number of times that the first electronic device has been used historically to process the request and a number of times that the second electronic device has been used historically to process the request;
in response to determining that the second electronic device has less display hardware limitations associated with displaying the first content compared to the first electronic device device and that the second electronic device has been used a greater number of times historically to process the request, transmitting, to the first electronic device, an instruction to cause the processing of the request to display the first content to be stopped and to send the request to the second electronic device;
and
in response to receiving the request from the first electronic device, displaying the first content on the second electronic device.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description17,057 words

Summary198 words

#This application is a national phase application of international application no. PCT/US2012/022684, filed on Jan. 26, 2012 and entitled “Methods and Devices to Determine a Preferred Electronic Device,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

#The present disclosure relates to electronic devices and, more particularly, to methods and electronic devices to allow a preferred device mode on a plurality of electronic devices.

#Electronic devices are available in various designs, wherein each design may process requests related to a specific application or applications better than other electronic devices. Furthermore, a user may prefer to use a specific electronic device in relation to a specific application.

Brief description of the drawings13 figures

#FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure;

#FIG. 2 is a front view of a smartphone, in accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure;

#FIG. 3 is a front view of a tablet computer, in accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure;

Detailed description16,532 words

#Like reference numerals are used in the drawings to denote like elements and features.

#In one example aspect, the present disclosure describes a method for determining a preferred device on a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first and second electronic devices may have established a connection between them. The method includes: receiving a request related to an application on the first electronic device; sending the request to the second electronic device; initiating processing the request on the first electronic device; determining which of the first electronic device and the second electronic device is a preferred device to process the request; if the first electronic device is the preferred device, completing processing of the request on the first electronic device; and if the second electronic device is the preferred device, processing the request on the second electronic device.

#In another example aspect, the present disclosure describes a first electronic device. The first electronic device includes: a communication subsystem, an input device, a processor, communicatively coupled to the communication subsystem and the input device, and adapted to: establish a connection with a second electronic device; receive a request related to an application on the first electronic device; send the request to the second electronic device; initiate processing the request on the first electronic device; determine which of the first electronic device and the second electronic device is a preferred device to process the request; if the first electronic device is the preferred device, complete processing the request on the first electronic device; and if the second electronic device is the preferred device, process the request on the first second device.

Facts

Application

13/635,375Filed 26 Jan 2012

Published

US 2013/0198392 A11 Aug 2013

Granted

9 Oct 2018

Term ends

4 Jan 2034

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment, including 709 days of adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification6 codes

H04L 65/1069
Session management: session establishment or de-establishment
G06F 3/013
Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality: eye tracking input arrangements
H04M 1/72412
By interfacing with external accessories: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
H04L
Digital communication

Timeline

26 Jan 2012Application filedUS 13/635,375
1 Aug 2013PublishedUS 2013/0198392 A1
29 Jan 2014Assigned to Research In Motion Limitedassignment of assignor's interest
15 Mar 2016Assigned to Blackberry Limitedchange of name
9 Oct 2018GrantedUS 10,097,591 B2
16 Jun 2023Assigned to Malikie Innovations Limitedassignment of assignor's interest
19 Jun 2023Assigned to Malikie Innovations Limitednunc pro tunc assignment
12 Oct 2026TodayWithin its term
4 Jan 2034Term endsEstimated, includes 709 days of adjustment

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