US 12,277,309 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 Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,569.
Application 18/222,569 is a continuation of application No. 17/980,338, filed on Nov. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,861,153.
Application 17/980,338 is a continuation of application No. 16/806,434, filed on Mar. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,500,530, issued on Nov. 15, 2022.
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 2023/0376190 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 16/957 (2019.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01)
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)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
displaying, on a display in communication with a computing device, content in a first tab of a web browser application executing on the computing device;
displaying, in a user interface on the display, a plurality of menu items, wherein a menu item of the plurality of menu items indicates a named device to which the content can be cast and is connected with a same local area network as the computing device;
receiving a selection of the menu item from the plurality of menu items; and
in response to receiving the selection of the menu item, causing the content to be cast to the named device for presentation, wherein
the content displayed in the first tab of the web browser application is mirrored on the named device such that interactions with the content in the first tab of the web browser application are mirrored on the named device.