Apple's US patent 8,965,349

Abstract of Apple's US ' 349

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Embodiments permit interactive sharing of applications. Multiple electronic devices may share applications, or application data, in such a fashion that users of the electronic devices may each see one another's application data or interact with one another through a shared application. In some embodiments, users may control what data is shared by designating certain data as public or private. In other embodiments, interactive sharing of applications may be combined with, or incorporated into, a communication between users, such as a video conference.




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First claim

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1. A method for interactively sharing an application, comprising: initiating, by a first electronic device, a communication session with a second electronic device; after initiating and during the communication session, transmitting a request from the first electronic device to engage in sharing an application with the second electronic device; receiving, at the first electronic device, confirmation of sharing from the second electronic device during the communication session; displaying, on the first electronic device, the application and data related to the communication session: generating, at the first electronic device, an instruction to the second electronic device, the instruction related to displaying the application on the second electronic device; and transmitting the instruction to the second electronic device during the communication session.


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