COMPOUND TRANSFORMATION CHAIN APPLICATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES

摘要

A compound application that is operated across multiple devices using constituent transformation chains associated with multiple devices. Dependencies are identified between different transformation chain classes. Devices are also identified along with their associated instance of a transformation chain class. Upon determining that the transformation chain instances associated with different devices are to be joined, data is permitted to flow between the various devices in accordance with the identified dependences between their respective classes of the associated transformation chain instances, and in accordance with dependency state between the instances. Thus, a compound transformation chain is formed. As devices exit the environment, the associated transformation chain instances may be removed from the compound transformation chain. Thus, rather than devices having interoperating applications, the devices become mutually engaged with the same compound application. As new devices enter the environment, or as devices exit the environment, the compound application itself changes.

主权项

1. A method for facilitating a compound application across multiple devices, the method comprising:
an act of identifying dependencies between a first transformation chain class and a second transformation chain class; an act of identifying a first device that is associated with a first instance of the first transformation chain class; an act of identifying a second device that is associated with a second instance of the second transformation chain class; an act of determining that the first instance and the second instance are to be joined; and in response to the act of determining that the first instance and the second instance are to be joined, an act of flowing data between the first and second instances in accordance with the identified dependencies between the first transformation class and the second transformation class and in accordance with dependency state between the first and second instances.