US 11,902,339 B1Granted

Systems for transferring network application sessions

AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.

InventorsArun Param, Dave Banks, Raghunath Chirravuri, Mustafa Hakim, Jared Haren, Yunjin Huang, Maaz Humayun, Anwar Karam, Salvatore Mitrano

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Abstract

This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for transferring a session associated with an application between electronic devices. For instance, system(s) may receive, from a first electronic device, a first selection associated with the network application. The system(s) may then create the session for the network application and send, to the first electronic device, first content related to the session. Later, the system(s) may receive, from a second electronic device, a second selection associated with the network application. The system(s) may then determine that the session is still active for the first electronic device and transfer the session to being active for the second electronic device. As such, the system(s) may begin to send, to the second electronic device, second content related to the session. In some circumstances, the system(s) may also cause a control device to begin controlling the session that is now active for the second electronic device.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a first electronic device, first identifier data associated with a user profile;
identifying the user profile using the first identifier data;
cause a game session to be created for a network game, the game session associated with session data comprising a first indicator identifying a control device and a second indicator identifying the game session;
causing the game session to be associated with the first electronic device;
causing, based on the session data and in response to the game session being associated with the first electronic device, the control device to be associated with the first electronic device;
receiving first input data from the control device;
generating, based at least in part on the first input data, first content data associated with the network game during the game session;
sending, to the first electronic device, the first content data associated the network game;
receiving, from a second electronic device, a request to associate the game session with the second electronic device, the request based at least in part on second identifier data associated with the user profile and the user profile being associated with the second electronic device;
identifying the user profile using the second identifier data;
determining that the game session is still associated with the first electronic device;
determining to associate the game session with the second electronic device;
causing the game session to be associated with the second electronic device;
determining, based on the game session being associated with the second electronic device and the user profile being associated with the second electronic device, to associate the control device with the second electronic device;
causing the control device to be associated with the second electronic device;
receiving second input data from the control device;
generating, based at least in part on the second input data, second content data associated with the network game during the game session;
and
sending, to the second electronic device, the second content data associated with the network game.

19 more elements

A method comprising:

generating session data, the session data comprising information associated with a session of a network application and user profile data comprising an indicator associated with a control device;
causing the session to be associated with a first electronic device;
based on the session being associated with the first electronic device and the session data, causing the control device to be associated with the first electronic device;
sending, to the first electronic device, first data related to the session of the network application;
receiving, from a second electronic device, a request to associate the session with the second electronic device, the request based at least in part on the user profile data being associated with the second electronic device;
causing the session of the network application to be associated with the second electronic device;
based on the session being associated with the second electronic device and the user profile data being associated with the second electronic device, causing the control device to be associated with the second electronic device;
and
sending, to the second electronic device, second data related to the session of the network application.

6 more elements

A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
generating session data, the session data comprising information associated with a session of a network application and user profile data comprising a first indicator associated with a control device;
causing the session to be associated with a first electronic device;
causing the control device to be associated with the first electronic device based on a second indicator associated with the session data and in response to the session being associated with the first electronic device;
receiving first data generated by the control device;
generating, based at least in part on the first data, second data representing a first state of the network application during the session;
sending the second data to the first electronic device;
receiving, from a second electronic device, a request to associate the session with the second electronic device, the request based at least in part on the user profile data being associated with the second electronic device;
determining to associate the session with the second electronic device;
based at least in part on determining to associate the session, causing the session to be associated with the second electronic device;
based on the session being associated with the second electronic device, the user profile data being associated with the second electronic device, and the second indicator being associated with the session data, causing the control device to be associated with the second electronic device;
receiving third data generated by the control;
generating, based at least in part on the third data, fourth data representing a second state of the network application during the session;
and
sending the fourth data to the second electronic device.

14 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/118,030Filed 10 Dec 2020
Granted: 13 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

H04L 65/1083
Session management: in-session procedures
A63F 13/30
Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions: interconnection arrangements between game servers…
A63F 13/493
Saving the game status; Pausing or ending the game: resuming a game, e.g. after pausing, malfunction or power failure
A63F 13/71
Game security or game management aspects: using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or…