Patent ID: 9098357
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining, for at least one of a plurality of communications devices, one or more current capabilities; causing a local application to be launched on at least one of the plurality of communications devices based on the one or more current capabilities, state information for the plurality of communication devices in companionship mode and user state information, wherein the current capabilities comprise available applications, physical characteristics, or configuration, wherein state information comprises task status, user interface state, application state, or connectivity state, wherein the user state information comprises a current level of user interaction with the plurality of communication devices, wherein the local application is configured to perform at least a portion of a task; accessing an application registry configured to identify one or more task handlers; causing a task handler of the identified one or more task handlers to be launched in response to identifying one or more task handlers, wherein the task handler is configured to assign the at least a portion of the task to the local application; causing a communication device that is not in companionship mode to enter companionship mode based on a gesture on a user interface; and causing at least a portion of the task to be performed by the communication device that is caused to enter companionship mode.