Remote application control interface

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide an active-application interface on a companion device that allows a user to control an application running on a primary device. The active-application interface may describe state information for a plurality of applications running on the primary device and allow the user to manipulate the application through one or more contextual controls. The active-application interface may be used to control applications running out-of-control focus on the primary device, including applications that do not presently have a visible viewport.

主权项

1. A method of using a control application on a companion device to control media applications running on a primary device, the method comprising:
outputting for display on the companion device, an active-application interface that identifies a plurality of media applications running on the primary device, wherein the plurality of media applications comprise a first media application and a second media application; detecting, at the companion device, a user interaction that triggers a control interface to open; determining that a targeting of the control application is on the second media application; in response to the user interaction, outputting for display on the companion device the control interface that includes a plurality of virtual controls for the second media application; receiving a user interaction with a virtual control on the control interface; and communicating, from the companion device to the primary device, a control command consistent with the user interaction with the virtual control.