Patent ID: 9288553
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A client device comprising one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware and configured to: receive at a client device an input that involves interaction with a notification that is output in association with an electronic program guide (EPG) that is broadcast by a network operator, the notification indicating that an application gadget is available; responsive to the input, display one or more options by the client device that are selectable to specify another computing device that is to receive and install the application gadget for execution on the other computing device, the one or more options including a remote control device that is associated with the client device to initiate one or more control functions of the client device; and responsive to selection of the remote control device from the one or more options, initiate communication of the application gadget for installation and display at the remote control device effective to cause a display of one or more representations of the one or more control functions of the client device to be modified to allocate a portion of a display device associated with the remote control device for output of the application gadget.