US 11,861,153 B2
Simplified sharing of content among computing devices
Mark David Scott, Kirkland, WA (US); Mark Alan Foltz, Seattle, WA (US); Kurt Mauro Dresner, Kenmore, WA (US); and Adam Parker, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/980,338.
Application 17/980,338 is a continuation of application No. 16/806,434, filed on Mar. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,500,530.
Application 16/806,434 is a continuation of application No. 15/894,646, filed on Feb. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,579,244, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Application 15/894,646 is a continuation of application No. 14/540,718, filed on Nov. 13, 2014, granted, now 9,891,803, issued on Feb. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0049883 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 16/957 (2019.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04847 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 16/9577 (2019.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04N 2007/145 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
displaying, on a display device of a computing device, content in a web browser application executing on the computing device;
displaying, in a user interface on the display device, a plurality of menu items, wherein each menu item of the plurality of menu items indicates a named device to which the content is eligible to be cast and is connected with a same local area network as the computing device;
receiving a selection of a menu item from the plurality of menu items;
in response to receiving the selection of the menu item, causing the content to be casted to the named device for presentation, wherein:
the content is included in a first tab of the web browser application that is being displayed on the display device of the computing device; and
displaying, on the display device of the computing device, other content in a second tab of the web browser application while continuing to provide the content included in the first tab of the web browser application to be casted to the named device for presentation.