Systems, methods, and media for causing an action to be performed on a user device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9848036-B1
Application number	US-201314095374-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	Dec 3, 2013
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

Systems, methods, and media for causing an action to be performed on a user device are provided. In some implementations, the systems comprise: a first user device comprising at least one hardware processor that is configured to: detect a second user device in proximity to the first user device; receive a user input indicative of an action to be performed; determine a plurality of candidate devices that are capable of performing the action, wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the second user device; determine a plurality of device types corresponding to the plurality of candidate devices; determine a plurality of priorities associated with the plurality of candidate devices based at least in part on the plurality of device types; select a target device from the plurality of candidate devices based at least in part on the plurality of priorities; and cause the action to be performed by the target device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for causing an action to be performed on a user device, the system comprising:
a first user device comprising at least one hardware processor that is configured to:
determine that a second user device is within a predetermined distance range from the first user device;
receive a user input indicating that a phone call is to be made using a phone number;
determine a plurality of candidate devices that are capable of making the phone call, wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the second user device;
determine a device type of each of the plurality of candidate devices;
determine a proximity of each of the plurality of candidate devices to the first user device;
for each of the plurality of candidate devices, determine a priority associated with the candidate devices at least based on the device type and the proximity to the first user device of the candidate device;
select a target device from the plurality of candidate devices based at least in part on the priority of each of the plurality of candidate devices;
transmit the phone number to the target device; and
cause the phone call to be made by the target device using the phone number.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the first user device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to detect a plurality of user devices in proximity to the first user device.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the plurality of user devices in proximity to the first user device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
connect the first user device to the second user device in response to detecting the second user device; and
cause a first user interface to be displayed using the first user device, wherein the first user interface indicates that the first user device is connected to the second user device.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to cause a second user interface to be presented using the first user device, wherein the second user interface indicates that the action will be performed by the target device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first user device is further configured to, for each of the plurality of candidate devices, determine a priority score for the candidate device at least based on the device type of the candidate device and the proximity to the first user device of the candidate device, wherein the priority determined for the candidate device is based on the priority score.

8. A method for causing an action to be performed on a user device, comprising:
determining that a second user device is within a predetermined distance range from the first user device;
receiving a user input indicating that a phone call is to be made using a phone number;
determining a plurality of candidate devices that are capable of making the phone call, wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the second user device;
determining a device type of each of the plurality of candidate devices;
determining a proximity of each of the plurality of candidate devices to the first user device;
for each of the plurality of candidate devices, determining a priority associated with the candidate device at least based on the device type and the proximity to the first user device of the candidate device;
selecting a target device from the plurality of candidate devices based at least in part on the priority of each of the plurality of candidate devices;
transmitting the phone number to the target device; and
causing the phone call to be made by the target device using the phone number.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the first user device.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising detecting a plurality of user devices in proximity to the first user device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the plurality of user devices in proximity to the first user device.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
connecting the first user device to the second user device in response to detecting the second user device; and
causing a first user interface to be displayed using the first user device, wherein the first user interface indicates that the first user device is connected to the second user device.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising causing a second user interface to be presented using the first user device, wherein the second user interface indicates that the action will be performed by the target device.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising, for each of the plurality of candidate devices, determining a priority score for the candidate device at least based on the device type of the candidate device and the proximity to the first user device of the candidate device, wherein the priority determined for the candidate device is based on the priority score.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for causing an action to be performed on a user device, the method comprising:
determining that a second user device is within a predetermined distance range from the first user device;
receiving a user input indicating that a phone call is to be made using a phone number;
determining a plurality of candidate devices that are capable of performing the action, wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the second user device;
determining a device type of each of the plurality of candidate devices;
determining a proximity of each of the plurality of candidate devices to the first user device;
for each of the plurality of candidate devices, determining a priority associated with the candidate device at least based on the device type and the proximity to the first user device of the candidate device;
selecting a target device from the plurality of candidate devices based at least in part on the priority of each of the plurality of candidate devices;
transmitting the phone number to the target device; and
causing the phone call to be made by the target device using the phone number.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the first user device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises detecting a plurality of user devices in proximity to the first user device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of candidate devices includes the plurality of user devices in proximity to the first user device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
connecting the first user device to the second user device in response to detecting the second user device; and
causing a first user interface to be displayed using the first user device, wherein the first user interface indicates that the first user device is connected to the second user device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises causing a second user interface to be presented using the first user device, wherein the second user interface indicates that the action will be performed by the target device.

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Smus Boris
• Kauffmann Alejandro Jose
• Plagemann Christian

Classifications

• H04L67/10 Primary

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

• H04L41/22

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• H04L67/51 Primary

  Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services · CPC title

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title

• H04M1/7243

  with interactive means for internal management of messages · CPC title