Interactive Application Sharing Across Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable computing devices are not ideal for seamless information sharing, often requiring transformation of data before sharing and causing complexity and disconnect among users.
Innovation Solution
Enabling multiple electronic devices to interactively share applications, allowing remote access and collaboration without physical presence, with features like private data designation and integration with communication tools like video conferencing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If information is shared through traditional methods (e.g., emailing drafts), then information can be transferred between users, but the process requires data transformation and creates barriers that increase complexity and disconnect users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements application copying by allowing one user to share their application instance with another user. The receiving device creates a copy of the application that maintains real-time synchronization with the original, enabling seamless collaboration without requiring data transformation or complex sharing workflows.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the application execution environment across multiple devices by establishing a shared session. The application runs on the host device while synchronized display and interaction capabilities are provided to remote devices, combining the benefits of local execution with remote accessibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users access applications remotely, then collaboration is enabled without physical presence, but real-time synchronization and coordination between devices become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time feedback mechanisms where the host device continuously transmits application state updates to remote devices, and remote device interactions are immediately reflected on the host device. This bidirectional feedback loop ensures all users see consistent application state without complex manual synchronization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a session management system that acts as an intermediary between multiple devices. This mediator coordinates communication, manages connection states, and handles synchronization logic, thereby simplifying the complexity of direct peer-to-peer coordination between multiple remote devices.
3Productivity
If all application data is shared with remote users, then full collaboration is achieved, but user privacy and data security are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality control by allowing different portions of the application interface to have different sharing permissions. Users can designate specific regions, data fields, or functional areas as private or shareable, enabling selective information disclosure that maintains both collaboration efficiency and privacy protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments application data into shareable and private components, allowing users to control what information is transmitted to remote devices. This segmentation enables partial sharing where only necessary collaborative elements are transmitted while sensitive data remains protected on the local device.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments permit interactive sharing of applications. Multiple electronic devices may share applications, or application data, in such a fashion that users of the electronic devices may each see one another's application data or interact with one another through a shared application. In some embodiments, users may control what data is shared by designating certain data as public or private. In other embodiments, interactive sharing of applications may be combined with, or incorporated into, a communication between users, such as a video conference.