Google Inc.

Mark Alan Foltz

Mark David Scott

Kurt Mauro Dresner

Adam Parker

Majd Bakar

Jennifer Shien-Ming Chen

Francis Tsui

John Affaki

Joerg Heilig

Sridhar Ramaswamy

Ariel H Bardin

Angela Chunwah Lai

Julie A Black

Thomas R Stanis

Nicholas John Carter

Jiao Yang Lin

Yuri James Wiitala

Hin-Chung Lam

In one general aspect, a method can include displaying, on a display device included in a computing device, content in an application executing on the computing device. The method can further include displaying, in a user interface on the display device, at least one identifier, receiving a selection of the at least one identifier, and initiating casting in response to receiving the selection of the at least one identifier.

Simplified sharing of content among computing devices

A system enables universal remote media control across multiple platforms, devices, and users. A protocol allows a cast controller to have access to media operations and a state(s) associated with media content. The system receives commands from a cast controller, provides the commands to a media player, loads new media content into the media player, based on the commands, and receives state notifications from the media player. Another cast controller can receive the state notifications from the media player and control the media player based on the media operations and state(s) associated with media content.

System for universal remote media control in a multi-user, multi-platform, multi-device environment

In one general aspect, a method can include displaying, on a display device included in a computing device, content in an application executing on the computing device, and determining that the computing device is proximate to a videoconferencing system. The method can further include displaying, in a user interface on the display device, at least one identifier associated with a videoconference, receiving a selection of the at least one identifier, and initiating the videoconference on the videoconferencing system in response to receiving the selection of the at least one identifier. The videoconference on the videoconferencing system can be initiated such that the content is provided for display on a display device included in the videoconferencing system.

A system enables universal remote media control across multiple platforms, devices, and users. A protocol allows a media controller (such as computer or mobile device) to have access to running activities (such as a television show playing on a media player). The protocol does not require installation of a specific platform application, or a specific user-login/pairing of the media controller with the media player. The system receives commands from a media controller device using a common interface, provides the commands to a remote media player, loads new media content into the media player, based on the commands, and receives state notifications from the media player. The commands and the state notifications include a namespace and a message payload represented as a two-element script array. Another user or device can control the media player using the common interface, for example provided by a browser application on the media controller device.

Simplified projection of content from computer or mobile devices into appropriate videoconferences

A method includes determining, by a local computing device, a portion of a web page to render for display via a remote display of a remote device, generating rendered presentation information by rendering the portion of the web page based upon at least one characteristic of the remote device and transmitting the rendered presentation information to the remote device.

Screencasting for multi-screen applications

Keywords and placement criteria related to a campaign are received. An advertisement request that specifies a web property, e.g., a web page, is received, and keywords and placement criteria that are satisfied by the web property are identified. Based on the identified keywords and placement criteria, an advertisement to be provided with the web property is selected.

Hybrid advertising campaign

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