Sharing content across applications and devices having multiple operation modes in an orchestration framework for connected devices

摘要

Aspects described herein allow multiple devices to function as a coherent whole, allowing each device to take on distinct functions that are complementary to one another. Aspects described herein also allow the devices function as a coherent whole when interconnected devices and their respective applications are configured to operate in various operation modes, when management policies are employed to control the operation of the interconnected devices and their respective applications, when transferring content between the interconnected devices and storing the content at those devices, when obtaining access credentials for the interconnected devices that enable the devices to access enterprise resources, when a policy agent applies management policies to control operation of and interaction between the interconnected devices, and when the interconnected devices are used to access an enterprise application store.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
interconnecting a plurality of computing devices through an orchestration framework that coordinates operation of a computing activity across multiple computing devices of the plurality of computing devices; performing a comparison of a first operation mode of a first application at a first one of the computing devices to a second operation mode of a second application at a second one of the computing devices, wherein the first and second operation modes are respectively one of
a managed operation mode in which availability of application functionality depends on a management policy, andan unmanaged operation mode in which availability of application functionality does not depend on the management policy; and either initiating or blocking a transfer of content from the first application to the second application based on enforcement of the management policy with respect to the comparison of the first and second operation modes, wherein the transfer comprises
copying the content from the first application to a virtual clipboard, and pasting the content from the virtual clipboard at the second application; wherein the management policy
permits the transfer of the content where the first operation mode is the same as the second operation mode,permits the transfer of the content where the first operation mode is the unmanaged operation mode, andrestricts the transfer of the content where the first operation mode is the managed operation mode and the second operation mode is the unmanaged operation mode.