Patent ID: 9054884
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method comprising: detecting one or more proximity events between a first device and a plurality of second devices; connecting a local browser on the first device to a central proxy server to initiate a co-browsing session between the first device and the plurality of second devices based on the one or more proximity events; identifying one or more co-browsing updates originating from the first device; transmitting at least one of the one or more co-browsing updates originating from the first device to the central proxy server; determining that the local browser on the first device has been placed in a background mode; receiving one or more co-browsing updates originating from one or more of the plurality of second devices; and applying at least one of the one or more co-browsing updates to the local browser while the local browser is in the background mode.