Patent ID: 9731206
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A63F,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: executing, by a first computing device, a game application to provide audio or visual content; receiving, by the first computing device, a delegation request from a first user to delegate play of the game application to complete a game task; at least partly in response to the delegation request, generating, by the first computing device, an invitation to complete the game task on behalf of the first user; receiving, by the first computing device, a notification of acceptance indicating that the invitation has been accepted; transferring, by the first computing device, control of the game application from the first computing device to a second computing device by launching the game application on the second computing device and transferring a game state of the game application from the first computing device to the second computing device; receiving, by the first computing device, streamed screen data from the second computing device, wherein the screen data is generated by the second computing device at least partly in response to the second computing device receiving control input from a second user and utilizing the control input to execute the game application launched on the second computing device; displaying the streamed screen data on the first computing device; and receiving, by the first computing device, an interruption from the first user, wherein at least partly in response to receiving the interruption, the transmission of the streamed screen data from the second computing device to the first computing device is terminated.