CA2712620C - Multi-platform computing device controllable by heterogeneous mobile devices - Google Patents

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CA2712620C
CA2712620C CA 2712620 CA2712620A CA2712620C CA 2712620 C CA2712620 C CA 2712620C CA 2712620 CA2712620 CA 2712620 CA 2712620 A CA2712620 A CA 2712620A CA 2712620 C CA2712620 C CA 2712620C
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Daming Yao
Guangping Chen
Wei Liu
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Abstract

The invention provides a configuration for executing software applications designed for a mobile device, such as a mobile smart phone, on an application console, controlled by a control device, which may be another mobile smart phone of the same brand, different brand, or some other remote control device.

Claims (12)

1. A computing device for executing software applications designed for a mobile device, said mobile device having a microprocessor, one or more input devices and a set of action codes corresponding to user actions sensed by said one or more input devices, said computing device being configured to be responsive to a control device, said control device having a microprocessor, communication circuitry, a data storage unit, and one or more controller input devices, said control device being configured to generate a set of controller action codes corresponding to user actions sensed by said one or more controller input devices, the computing device comprising:
a processor for executing a kernel process;
communication circuitry controlled by the kernel process for establishing a signal communication channel connecting the control device to said computing device when requested by the control device;
a storage unit having one or more storage devices, said storage unit having stored thereon one or more software applications, said one or more software applications being executable in an execution environment native to said mobile device, the storage unit having a storage area having stored thereon an action code translator for executing on said processor and coupled to the kernel process, the action code translator being configured to map a controller action code received from said control device over the signal communication channel to a translated action code that is native to said mobile device, said kernel process being configured to be responsive to request received from said control device for connection, and being further configured to:
provide a list of software applications to the control device for user selection of one software application to be executed by the computing device, upon receiving from the control device a selection of a software application, determine an execution environment suitable for said selected software application and establishing said execution environment, execute said selected software application in said execution environment;
and forward any translated action code to said selected software application.
2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein said action code translator provides said translated action code to said selected software application.
3. The computing device of claim 2, wherein said translated action code is provided to said selected software application through said execution environment.
4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the translated action code is native to the execution environment.
5. The computing device of claim 1, the storage unit further comprises second storage area having stored thereon a consolidated set of universal action codes, said set of action codes forming a portion of said consolidated set of universal action codes, wherein the action code translator is configured to map the action code to one of the universal action codes, which is then mapped to the translated action code.
6. The computing device of claim 1, further comprising a display device or a video port for connecting to a display device.
7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein said kernel process is configured to be responsive to request to add a second mobile device to jointly control the execution of said selected software application with said control device.
8. The computing device of claim 1, wherein said one or more software applications includes a game designed for a mobile telephone handset, and said software application is said game.
9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein said execution environment suitable for said mobile telephone handset is an operating system of said mobile telephone handset.
10. The computing device of claim 8, wherein said game is responsive to input received from any one of multiple mobile control devices.
11. A control device for controlling execution of a software application on a computing device, said software application being designed for a mobile device, said control device comprising:
a microprocessor, said microprocessor having a device kernel process executed thereon;
a data storage unit;
controller input devices; and communication circuitry;
wherein said data storage unit comprises storage areas having stored thereon:
a client application for executing on said microprocessor, said client application comprising:
a universal action code translator for translating a controller action code generated by said control device in response to user action applied to one or more controller input devices to a corresponding universal action code, a communication unit coupled to said universal action code translator for exchanging control messages over a communication channel between the control device and the computing device established through said communication circuitry, and an application console control unit for communicating with the computing device to direct selection and execution of the software application at the computing device.
12. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions, when executed by a computing device having a processor and communication circuitry, causing said computing device to:
wait for user connection request from a control device, said control device having a microprocessor, controller input devices and communication circuitry communicating with the communication circuitry of the computing device to establishing a signal connection therebetween;

upon connection with said control device, cause said computing device to establish data communication with said control device over said signal connection and provide user interface to said control device for processing by the microprocessor of the control device and for user selection of an action to be performed by said computing device, upon receiving selection of a software application from said control device, determine an execution environment suitable for said selected software application and establish said execution environment on said computing device, execute said selected software application in said execution environment, and convert any action code corresponding to user control signal sensed by the controller input devices and received from said control device to an action code native to said selected software application and forward said converted action code to said selected software application.
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