Processing information received at an auxiliary computing device
First Claim
1. In a computing environment having a main computer system and auxiliary device firmware that operates independently of the main computer system, a method comprising:
- receiving data at the auxiliary device firmware from a source other than the main computer system; and
processing the data in the auxiliary device firmware to take an action based on the data, such that the action to take is determined independent of whether the main computer system is online.
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Abstract
Described is a mechanism for receiving new data at an auxiliary device associated with a main computer system, and processing that new data within the auxiliary device firmware to take some action. The receipt and processing of the data is independent of whether the main computer system is in a powered-up state (online) or powered-down state (offline). A cache that maintains the user application data for offline navigation may be updated with new data, either to change existing data in the cache or add a new navigation path. The received data can be processed to perform other actions, depending on the context of that data as determined by auxiliary processing.
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31 Claims
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1. In a computing environment having a main computer system and auxiliary device firmware that operates independently of the main computer system, a method comprising:
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receiving data at the auxiliary device firmware from a source other than the main computer system; and
processing the data in the auxiliary device firmware to take an action based on the data, such that the action to take is determined independent of whether the main computer system is online. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a computing environment having a main computer system, a system comprising:
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an auxiliary device, the auxiliary device configured to operate independent of whether the main computer system is online;
a mechanism coupled to the auxiliary device that receives data from a data source other than the main computer system; and
wherein the auxiliary device processes data received from the other source to determine an action to take independent of whether the main computer system is online. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In a computing environment having a main computer system, a system comprising:
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an auxiliary device that displays information to a user based on data in an offline cache received from the main computer for use when the main computer is offline;
a mechanism coupled to the auxiliary device that receives data from a data source other than the main computer system; and
wherein the auxiliary device processes data received from the other source to update the offline cache such that new information is available for display on the auxiliary device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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