Sharing skins

A method for sharing a first skin associated with a first user and a second skin associated with a second user via a computer network, the method comprising:

• receiving the first skin at a second display device associated with the second user, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application;
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• alternately displaying the first skin and the second skin to the second user;
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• transferring, from the second display device, the second skin to a first display device associated with the first user;
• wherein the alternately displaying comprises transitioning from displaying, through the second display device, the first skin to displaying the second skin;
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• wherein the transitioning from displaying the second skin to displaying the first skin comprises transitioning as controlled in accordance with a user selected transition effect as selected in accordance with the second user.

A method for sharing a first skin associated with a first user and a second skin associated with a second user via a computer network, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application, the method comprising:

• automatically transferring the first skin to the second user;
• automatically displaying the first skin to the second user, in place of the second;
• receiving, from a second display device, associated with the second user, the second skin at a first display device associated with the first user;
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• displaying, through the first display device, the second skin such that the first display device transitions from displaying the first skin to displaying the second skin;
• wherein the transition from displaying the first skin to displaying the second skin comprises transitioning as controlled in accordance with a user selected transition effect as selected by the first user.

A method for sharing a first skin associated with a first user and a second skin associated with a second user via a computer network, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application, the method comprising:

• causing to be displayed, at a second display device associated with the second user, the first skin to the second user;
• receiving, from the second display device, the second skin at a first display device;
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• displaying, through the first display device associated with the first user, the second skin to the first user;
• wherein the displaying the second skin at the first display device comprises transitioning from displaying the first skin to displaying the second skin;
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• wherein the transitioning from displaying the first skin to displaying the second skin comprises transitioning as controlled in accordance with a user selected transition effect as selected by the first user.

A method for sharing a first skin associated with a first user and a second skin associated with a second user via a server, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application, the method comprising:

• transferring the first skin to the second user;
• transferring the second skin to a first display device associated with the first user where the second skin is displayed, through the first display device, by transitioning from displaying the first skin to displaying the second skin;
• wherein the transitioning from displaying the first skin to displaying the second skin comprises transitioning as controlled in accordance with a user selected transition effect as designated by the first user;
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• storing an indication of transfer of the first skin to the second user and vice versa.

An apparatus comprising a computer programmed to:

• transfer a first skin to a first user, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application;
• transfer a second skin to a second user;
• transfer the first skin to the second user;
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• transfer the second skin to a first display device associated with the first user where the second skin is displayed, through she first display device, by transitioning from displaying the first skin to displaying the second skin;
• wherein the transitioning from displaying the first skin to displaying the second skin comprises transitioning as controlled in accordance with a user selected transition effect as designated by the first user.