Cloud Entitlement Locker for Cross-Device Application Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal computing devices are not designed to seamlessly transfer applications and data between users or devices, limiting the portability and accessibility of user-owned content across different devices.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a networked environment with a locker manager application that allows users to access and transfer their entitled applications and data across multiple devices by utilizing a locker manager application and an emulation server, enabling seamless login, data synchronization, and saved state management through a networked system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If personal computing devices are designed for single-user access with local data storage, then device security and data privacy are maintained, but data portability and accessibility across multiple devices are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based entitlement locker service as an intermediary between users and their computing devices. This service stores application entitlements and data in the cloud, allowing users to access their purchased applications and data across multiple devices without increasing local device complexity. The cloud service handles the complexity of data synchronization and entitlement verification, while users simply need to log in to access their content.
2Productivity
If data is stored locally on personal computing devices, then access speed and offline availability are improved, but data synchronization and continuity across devices are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data storage between local device storage and cloud storage. Frequently accessed data and applications are stored locally for fast access, while entitlement information and synchronization data are stored in the cloud. This segmentation allows users to experience fast local access speeds while maintaining data continuity across devices through cloud-based entitlement verification and data synchronization.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users can access the same computing device, then device utilization and collaboration are improved, but user-specific data security and entitlement management become complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service entitlement management system where each user has their own cloud-based entitlement locker that automatically synchronizes with their devices. When users log in to a computing device, the system automatically verifies their entitlements and makes their purchased applications and data available to them. This eliminates the need for manual entitlement management and allows multiple users to securely access the same device with their own protected data and applications.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments enabling a saved state of an application to be stored at a central location and to be retrieved by multiple computing devices executing the application. Accordingly, saved states of applications and interfaces are also enabled to follow a user from one personal computing device to the next.