Patent ID: 9167419
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: accessing a multicast capability of an operating system of a client device, the client device being associated with a user; discovering, through the client device, at least one other data processing device in an active state of reception of data from the client device through a local area network (LAN) based on the multicast capability accessed in the client device; wirelessly transmitting, through the client device, a request to the at least one other data processing device discovered to be in the active state of reception of the data from the client device through the LAN, the at least one other data processing device being communicatively coupled to the client device through the LAN, and the request being related to identifying an application residing on the at least one other data processing device; determining, through the client device, that the application residing on the at least one other data processing device is similar to an application residing on the client device configured to render an audio/visual data stream thereon based on a response to the request; and wirelessly launching, through the client device, the audio/visual data stream on the at least one other data processing device through the similar application residing thereon across the LAN based on the determination of the similarity of the application, the wireless launching enabling the same user associated with the client device view the audio/visual data stream on the at least one other data processing device.