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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2017
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Spring, TX (US);
Joao Edwardo Carrion, Rio Grande do Sul, BR;
Fabio D. Riffel, Rio Grande do Sul, BR;
Roberto Bender, Rio Grande do Sul, BR;
Rafael Da Cunha, Rio Grande do Sul, BR;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
In example implementations, a method for starting a companion application on a mobile endpoint device and an apparatus for performing the same is provided. The method is performed by a processor of the mobile endpoint device. The method includes detecting that a distance between the mobile endpoint device and a main computer is less than a target distance. The distance is based on a signal strength of a wireless communication signal between the mobile endpoint device and the main computer. An application that is being executed on the main computer is detected. A companion application is started on the mobile endpoint device that is associated with the application.