US 12,192,255 B2
Systems and methods for selecting a local device in a collaborative environment
Vikram Makam Gupta, Karnataka (IN); and Pooja Srivastava, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/227,022.
Application 18/227,022 is a continuation of application No. 17/833,181, filed on Jun. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,757,954.
Application 17/833,181 is a continuation of application No. 17/366,390, filed on Jul. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,394,758, issued on Jul. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0370509 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04L 65/401 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/4015 (2013.01) [H04L 43/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining that a first device is performing a function in a collaborative environment setting, wherein the function is relevant to a system characteristic;
determining a first quality of the system characteristic of the first device;
in response to determining a change in the first quality:
identifying a plurality of devices in the collaborative environment setting, wherein the plurality of devices corresponds to a plurality of qualities of the system characteristic;
comparing the changed first quality to the plurality of qualities; and
selecting, based on the comparing, a second device of the plurality of devices for performing the function in the collaborative environment setting, wherein the second device corresponds to a second quality of the plurality of qualities of the system characteristic.