Abstract:
A system and method is disclosed for transferring application state between devices. A server stores state objects for applications operating on a first device. The server receives, from a second device, a request for device state information associated with the first computing device. In response to the request, the server provides device state information to the second device, the device state information comprising an application enumeration of the applications operating on the first device. In response to receiving a selected one of the applications in the application enumeration, the server provides the second device a state object corresponding to the selected application, and the second device opens a local instance of the application using state provided by the state object.
Abstract:
A system and method is disclosed for transferring notifications between multiple computing devices. A notification is provided for display at a first computing device associated with a user account. An indication is received of a user gesture for moving the notification to a second computing device associated with the user account, the second computing device being remote from the first computing device. In response to the indication, the notification is provided to the second computing device for display at the second computing device and removed from the first computing device so that the notification is no longer displayed at the first computing device.
Abstract:
A system and method is disclosed for sharing device capabilities between computing devices. A plurality of device capabilities are registered with a server. A first computing device, on identifying an operation to be performed by an application on the first computing device, accesses the server and determines one of the registered device capabilities to perform the operation. The operation is then reassigned from the first computing device to the second computing device based on the determination of the device capability. The operation is performed by the second computing device and the result of the operation provided to the first computing device.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for performing actions in a computing device based on sensor data from remote devices. While in a power-savings mode, the computing device monitors for activity associated with a mobile device. Based on the monitoring for activity data, the computing device receives an indication that a user of the mobile device intends to use the computing device. Based on the indication, the computing device switches from the power-saving mode to a warming mode, the warming mode comprising restoring power to the one or more components and initiating loading the operational state of the computing device before the user physically interacts with the computing device