SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO USER INTERFACES FOR DOCKING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC
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1. A method for use with docking portable electronic devices, comprising:
- displaying on a master device a user interface, wherein a plurality of screens are displayed on corresponding ones of a plurality of master device displays;
docking the master device with a slave device;
adapting the user interface to be displayed on a slave device display; and
dividing the slave device display into a plurality of display portions, each of the display portions corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of master device displays;
wherein each screen displayed on one of the plurality of master device displays is displayed on one of the plurality of display portions of the slave device display.
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Abstract
Systems and methods related to the user interface of docking portable electronic devices. A master device may be docked with a slave device to control operation of the slave device. The master device may be operable to display a user interface. The user interface of the master device may be adapted to be used with the slave device that may include different display and/or input devices than that of the master device. In one embodiment, the master device may be a handheld device such as a smart phone and the slave device may be a tablet device.
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1. A method for use with docking portable electronic devices, comprising:
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displaying on a master device a user interface, wherein a plurality of screens are displayed on corresponding ones of a plurality of master device displays; docking the master device with a slave device; adapting the user interface to be displayed on a slave device display; and dividing the slave device display into a plurality of display portions, each of the display portions corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of master device displays; wherein each screen displayed on one of the plurality of master device displays is displayed on one of the plurality of display portions of the slave device display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for docking of portable electronic devices, comprising:
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a master device having a plurality of master device displays, wherein the plurality of master device displays are operable to display one or more screens thereon; a slave device having a slave device display, wherein the slave device is operable to receive the master device in a docked position and, when in the docked position, the master device is in operative communication with the slave device display; wherein, when in said docked position, the master device is operable to divide the slave device display into a plurality of display portions corresponding with the plurality of master device displays, and wherein the one or more screens displayed on the plurality of master device displays are displayable on corresponding ones of the plurality of display portions of the slave device display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A slave device, comprising:
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a slave device display; a docking member operable to receive a master device in a docked position, wherein, when in the docked position, the master device is in operative communication with the slave device display; wherein, when in said docked position, the master device is operable to divide the slave device display into a plurality of display portions corresponding with a plurality of master device displays, and wherein one or more screens displayed on the plurality of master device displays are displayable on the corresponding portions of the slave device display.
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20. A master device, comprising
a plurality of master device displays, wherein the plurality of master device displays are operable to display one or more screens thereon; -
a communication port operable to establish operative communication with a slave device having a slave device display; wherein the master device receivably engageable with the slave device in a docked position, wherein, when in the docked position, the master device is in operative communication with the slave device display; wherein when in said docked position, said master device is operable to divide the slave device display into a plurality of display portions corresponding with the plurality of master device displays, and wherein the one or more screens displayed on the plurality of master device displays are displayable on the corresponding portions of the slave device display.
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