US 11,895,214 B2 · User interaction and task management using multiple devices

Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for user interaction and task completion using multiple devices. A set of devices may be used to perform a task, such that different devices may perform different steps of the task. A device management service may update state information at each device of the set, thereby enabling a user to interact with any of the computing devices to perform the task. A device management service may also automatically determine which device should be used by the user, based on task or step requirements, device characteristics, and device capabilities, among other examples. Thus, rather than being required to continue a task on the same device (even when the device is not well-suited for the current step or task), the user is provided with the option to use and, in some instances, is automatically transitioned to use, different devices within the set.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

at least one processor;
and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to perform a set of operations, the set of operations comprising:
receiving an indication of user input at a first computing device associated with a step of a task session, wherein the indication comprises an identifier associated with the task session;
determining, using the identifier, a set of computing devices associated with the task session, wherein the set of computing devices comprises the first computing device and a second computing device;
determining a ranking using evaluated factors, wherein the evaluated factors comprising device capabilities evaluated associated with the step of the task session and historical device usage information relating to one or more users;
determining a processing computing device based on the determined ranking to perform the step of the task session from the set of computing devices;
and
providing, to the processing computing device, an indication to process the user input associated with the step of the task session.

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A method for initializing a task session associated with a set of computing devices, comprising:

receiving, from a first computing device of a user, an indication of input associated with a step of a task, wherein the indication comprises an identifier;
identifying, based on the identifier, a second computing device associated with the user;
generating a task session associated with a set of computing devices, wherein the set of computing devices comprises the first computing device and the second computing device;
determining a processing computing device to perform the step from the set of computing devices to process the input;
determining a ranking using evaluated factors, wherein the evaluated factors comprising device capabilities evaluated associated with the step of the task session and historical device usage information relating to the user;
providing, to the processing computing device determined based on the ranking, an indication to process the input associated with the step of the task session.

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A method for determining a computing device to perform a step of a task session, comprising:

receiving an indication of user input at a first computing device associated with the step of the task session, wherein the indication comprises an identifier associated with the task session;
determining, using the identifier, a set of computing devices associated with the task session, wherein the set of computing devices comprises the first computing device and a second computing device;
determining a ranking using evaluated factors, wherein the evaluated factors comprising device capabilities evaluated associated with the step of the task session and historical device usage information relating to one or more users;
determining a processing computing device based on the determined ranking to perform the step of the task session from the set of computing devices;
and
providing, to the processing computing device, an indication to process the user input associated with the step of the task session.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

User interaction and task management using multiple devices

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