Sirqul, Inc.

Justin Arruda

Robert Frederick

Justin Jaewook Yu

Darren Glenn Austin

Thang Le

Russell Brian Dodds

John Thomas Hurr

Chris Gay

Ryan Azucena

Matthew Aaron Kleczka

Michael Sangeun Woo

Techniques are described for controlling distributed operations of devices, such as for devices that are each part of or otherwise associated with a mechanical system containing actuators to manipulate a surrounding environment and optionally further containing sensors to obtain information from the surrounding environment, and with such a device controlling the associated system to perform industrial operations. The described techniques may include identifying a group of multiple such devices to perform one or more assigned tasks, such as in a cooperative distributed manner with each device performing part of the assigned tasks, and/or in a competitive manner with some or all devices independently performing at least one assigned task. The performances of the devices may further be evaluated in various manners, and the devices selected to perform one or more tasks may be identified in various manners (including based at least in part on past performance evaluations).

Controlling distributed device operations

Techniques are described for providing functionality to users of mobile devices, including coordinating the inter-connection of multiple mobile devices, such as for multiple mobile devices of multiple distinct types, and optionally using multiple different types of inter-connections. In some situations, the described techniques include performing matchmaking operations to determine whether and/or how a group of multiple inter-connected mobile devices will provide functionality to each other and/or will access functionality from one or more remote server computing systems, including to select a host mobile device for the group. In addition, in some situations, the described techniques include providing a distributed display canvas functionality, by using the displays of multiple inter-connected mobile devices of a group to display some or all of the graphical user interface ('GUI') of an application, such as by displaying on each mobile device a distinct portion of the GUI specific to that mobile device.

Providing distributed managed communications functionality via multiple mobile devices

Distributed display functionality on multiple mobile devices

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Cranston, RI, United States of America

Justin Arruda