Application sharing between devices in proximity to each other
AssigneeMultitouch Oy
InventorsTommi Ilmonen, Giulio Jacucci, Petri Martikainen
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus comprising operating a processor of an apparatus as a first processor and/or as a second processor. The method at a first processor comprises recognizing the proximity of a second apparatus; recognizing a first user input and in response to the user input, sending an application share invitation to the second apparatus. The method at a second processor comprises recognizing the proximity of a first apparatus and in response to receiving an application share invitation from the first apparatus, displaying a security prompt for the user on the display.
Claims28
An apparatus comprising:
- a display;
- a memory;
- and
- a processor;
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- operate as a first processor and/or as a second processor;
- wherein
- the processor as a first processor is configured to:
- cause recognizing the proximity of a second apparatus;
- cause recognizing a first user input;
- and
- in response to the user input to cause sending an application share invitation to the second apparatus;
- and wherein
- the processor as a second processor is configured to:
- cause recognizing the proximity of a first apparatus;
- in response to receiving an application share invitation from the first apparatus, to cause displaying of a security prompt for the user on the display.
A method comprising:
- operating a processor as a first processor and/or as a second processor;
- wherein
- the method at a first processor comprises:
- recognizing the proximity of a second apparatus;
- recognizing a first user input;
- and
- in response to the user input, sending an application share invitation to the second apparatus;
- and wherein
- the method at a second processor comprises:
- recognizing the proximity of a first apparatus;
- in response to receiving an application share invitation from the first apparatus, displaying a security prompt for the user on the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.