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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 18, 2021
Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jesse Johnston, San Jose, CA (US);

James Daniel Hawkins, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Shiba Sheikh, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jonathan Mann, Venice, CA (US);

Claudius Van Der Merwe, Camden Wyoming, DE (US);

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); H04M 1/72463 (2021.01); H04W 12/64 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/64 (2021.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); H04M 1/72463 (2021.01);
Abstract

Methods for improving resource connectivity for users' various computing devices are disclosed. An example method may include establishing a local connection with a sending device, receiving device status information and task status information from the sending device using the local connection, the task status information identifying at least one media content, and generating a user interface that includes a graphical representation of the device status information and a first control that, when selected, executes the at least one media content in an application on the receiving device. Another example method may include detecting an interaction with a UI element that sets a network sharing status to an on state, identifying a locally stored network as shareable, generating an instance of a network data type for the locally stored network, and associating the instance with the user account so that the locally stored network is shared with the user's other devices.


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