Patent ID: 8850052
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: establishing, by a handheld device, communication with a computing device via a first communication channel; receiving, by the handheld device, through the first communication channel, resource-sharing information that includes information identifying the computing device and information identifying a particular hardware device of the computing device; prompting, by the handheld device, a user to use the particular hardware device of the computing device with the handheld device, wherein the resource-sharing information further includes information sufficient to enable the handheld device to use the particular hardware device; receiving, by the handheld device, an approval from the computing device to use the particular hardware device of the computing device, in response to the computing device determining that the particular hardware device is available; obtaining, by the handheld device, a resource-sharing software plug-in described in the resource-sharing information, wherein the resource-sharing software plug-in enables the particular hardware device to use a resource-sharing stream of data between the handheld device and the computing device; locating, by the handheld device, the computing device using a network address specified in the resource-sharing information; establishing, by the handheld device, a connection with the computing device via a second communication channel in response to locating the computing device; and using, by the handheld device, the particular hardware device of the computing device with the resource-sharing stream of data between the handheld device and the computing device based on the resource-sharing software plug-in.