Optimizing recipient application selection in a multiple application environment using equivalence classes for applications

摘要

The various embodiments provide a framework for using a server to create and maintain equivalence classes among applications operating on multiple devices that have registered with the server. In the various embodiments, the server may use equivalence classes to select an application on a target device (the “recipient application”) that has the highest probability of being able to receive shared media from an application operating on the originator device (i.e., the “originator application”) based on the recipient application's similarity to the originator application. The various embodiments further enhance privacy protections and the overall user experience by enabling the server to select an appropriate recipient application on the target device without the originator device or its user having to know anything about the target device's characteristics and functionalities.

主权项

1. A method for selecting on a server a recipient application operating on a target device to receive media from an originator application based on characteristics shared by the originator application and the recipient application, comprising:
registering each of the originator application and at least one application operating on the target device; associating each registering application with one or more equivalence classes, wherein each registering application is one of the originator application and the at least one application operating on the target device; receiving from the originator application a request to share the media with the target device; selecting the recipient application operating on the target device, wherein the recipient application is one of the at least one application operating on the target device; and sending shared media to the recipient application operating on the target device.