Patent ID: 9313258
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: maintaining a consolidated catalog of applications available on a plurality of devices coupled to a master device; causing a graphical presentation of the consolidated catalog of applications on a screen controlled by the master device; receiving a selection of an application from the consolidated catalog of applications via a control device; sending a communication to device having the selected application that triggers the device having the selected application to launch the selected application; receiving an acknowledgement from the device having the selected application regarding launching the selected application; in response to receiving the acknowledgement, automatically switching, using a processor of a machine, input and control from the master device to the device having the selected application; automatically redirecting remote control keystrokes of the control device to keystrokes of the device having the selected application; and causing presentation of a display corresponding to the selected application on the screen.