US 11,895,214 B2
User interaction and task management using multiple devices
Robert A. Sim, Bellevue, WA (US); Adam Fourney, Bothell, WA (US); Russell Allen Herring, Jr., Sammamish, WA (US); Ryen William White, Woodinville, WA (US); and Elnaz Nouri, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/880,290.
Application 17/880,290 is a continuation of application No. 16/290,445, filed on Mar. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,438,435.
Prior Publication US 2022/0377156 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/60 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/60 (2022.05) [H04L 67/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the system to perform a set of operations, the set of operations comprising:
receiving an indication of user input at a first computing device associated with a step of a task session, wherein the indication comprises an identifier associated with the task session;
determining, using the identifier, a set of computing devices associated with the task session, wherein the set of computing devices comprises the first computing device and a second computing device;
determining a ranking using evaluated factors, wherein the evaluated factors comprising device capabilities evaluated associated with the step of the task session and historical device usage information relating to one or more users;
determining a processing computing device based on the determined ranking to perform the step of the task session from the set of computing devices; and
providing, to the processing computing device, an indication to process the user input associated with the step of the task session.