Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Alexander D Tudor

Cyrus Kanga

Kathleen Patricia Mulcahy

Shiraz Jitendra Cupala

Zhangwei Xu

Szymon Piotr Stachniak

Kenneth Alan Lobb

Alexander H Malek

Jason Robert Tuck

Neil Warren Black

Russell P Songco

William F Schiefelbein

Mario Esposito

John Darren Elliott

Joshua C Zana

Clinton Chi-Wen Woon

Howard Benjamin Nager

Heather Grantham Brodie

Marc V Haddad

Matthew Alan Medak

Eric Christopher Voreis

Alexander James Soule

Marc Victor Haddah

Ronald Oswin Pessner

Ronald Oswin Pessner Jr

Embodiments of the invention provide underlying communication functionality to enable companion experiences. A companion experience allows the user to interact with content playing on a primary device through a companion device. An application on the companion device interacts with an application running on a base device (e.g., a game console, PC, or TV) to provide additional interface options on the companion that are related to a title or application playing on the base device.

Control of remote applications using companion device

Embodiments are provided for the granular data synchronization of multiple data objects. A three-tiered cache may be automatically generated by an application program. A server data object may be stored in a first tier and may include a first set of properties for a current state of data stored on a server. A client data object may be stored in a second tier and may include a second set of properties including one or more properties in the first set and/or un-persisted edits made to the first set. A view data object may be stored in a third tier and may include a third set of properties including un-persisted and unsaved edits made to the first or second set which are being viewed on a client. The server and client data objects may be synchronized to determine edits made to the data stored on the server.

Granular data synchronization for editing multiple data objects

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Alexander D Tudor