Systems and methods for a supplemental display screen
First Claim
1. A supplemental display device configured to be used with a first computing device having a first display, comprising:
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a touchscreen display;
a control system disposed within the casing and electrically coupled to the touchscreen display, wherein the control system is configured to perform operations comprising;
establish a direct wireless connection with the first computing device;
access, using the direct wireless connection, application icons from the first computing device, the application icons corresponding to applications installed on the first computing device;
display the application icons from the first computing device in a grid format on the touchscreen display;
detect an orientation of the supplemental display device;
orient the application icons on the touchscreen display in accordance with the detected orientation of the supplemental display device and independent of an orientation of the first computing device;
capture a user input on the touchscreen display;
transmit the captured user input to the first computing device, wherein the captured user input transmitted to the first computing device is configured to cause a corresponding action to be performed on the first computing device; and
wirelessly receive content transmitted from the first computing device, wherein the content is transmitted from the first computing device when responding to the transmitted captured user input.
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Abstract
A supplemental display device is configured to be used with a first computing device having a first display. The supplemental display device has a touchscreen display and a control system. The control system is configured to wirelessly connect with the first computing device, access application icons from the first computing device, the icons corresponding to applications installed on the first computing device, display the application icons on the touchscreen display, detect an orientation of the supplemental display device, orient the application icons on the touchscreen display in accordance with the detected orientation of the supplemental display device and independent of an orientation of the first computing device, capture a user input on the touchscreen display, transmit the user input to the first computing device, and wirelessly receive content transmitted from the first computing device, wherein the content is transmitted from the first computing device at least partly in response to the captured user input.
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30 Claims
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1. A supplemental display device configured to be used with a first computing device having a first display, comprising:
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a casing; a touchscreen display; a control system disposed within the casing and electrically coupled to the touchscreen display, wherein the control system is configured to perform operations comprising; establish a direct wireless connection with the first computing device; access, using the direct wireless connection, application icons from the first computing device, the application icons corresponding to applications installed on the first computing device; display the application icons from the first computing device in a grid format on the touchscreen display; detect an orientation of the supplemental display device; orient the application icons on the touchscreen display in accordance with the detected orientation of the supplemental display device and independent of an orientation of the first computing device; capture a user input on the touchscreen display; transmit the captured user input to the first computing device, wherein the captured user input transmitted to the first computing device is configured to cause a corresponding action to be performed on the first computing device; and wirelessly receive content transmitted from the first computing device, wherein the content is transmitted from the first computing device when responding to the transmitted captured user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer implemented comprising:
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establishing, by a supplemental display device having a touchscreen display, a wireless connection with a first computing device having a first display; accessing, by the supplemental display device, a first plurality of application icons over the wireless connection from the first computing device, the first plurality application icons corresponding to applications installed on the first computing device; displaying, by the supplemental display device, the first plurality of application icons from the first computing device in a grid format on the touchscreen display of the supplemental display device; capturing a user touch on the touchscreen display of the supplemental display device; transmitting, by the supplemental display device, the captured user touch to the first computing device, wherein the captured user touch transmitted to the first computing device is configured to cause a corresponding action to be performed on the first computing device; and wirelessly receiving, by the supplemental display device, content transmitted from the first computing device, wherein the content is transmitted from the first computing device when responding to the transmitted captured user touch. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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