Context-aware auxiliary display platform and applications
First Claim
1. In a computing environment having a computer system, a system comprising:
- an auxiliary device coupled to the computer system to output auxiliary information;
at least one context sensor that indicates a current context that is able to change; and
a service coupled to the context sensor that manages the output of information on the auxiliary device based on the current context.
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Abstract
Described is a mechanism by which application programs (or plug-ins) and an auxiliary service adjust the output and/or data available for output on an auxiliary device based on changes detected in the current context of the auxiliary display. Context sensors detect and report changes in context, whereby some action is taken with respect to what information is displayed or can be displayed on the auxiliary display device. Examples of context data that can change include the physical location of the display, detected movement or motion data, presence of a particular user or others, power state, network connectivity status, privacy status and so forth. The auxiliary device can have context as to its position relative to the main display. Information sensitivity levels may be used to specify whether an application program'"'"'s data can be displayed, based on the perceived sensitivity of the information and the user'"'"'s current context.
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28 Claims
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1. In a computing environment having a computer system, a system comprising:
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an auxiliary device coupled to the computer system to output auxiliary information;
at least one context sensor that indicates a current context that is able to change; and
a service coupled to the context sensor that manages the output of information on the auxiliary device based on the current context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a computing environment having a computer system and an auxiliary device coupled to the computer system to output auxiliary information, a method comprising:
detecting a context change, and adjusting the information that can be output on the auxiliary device based on the context change detection. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a computing environment having a main computer system and an auxiliary device, a method comprising:
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receiving, at the auxiliary device, information corresponding to a context change;
communicating context-related data corresponding to the context change to the main computer system; and
changing a state of the main computer system based on the context-related data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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