UNIFIED DESKTOP STATUS NOTIFICATIONS
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1. A method, comprising:
- connecting a device to a computer system to form a unified system;
generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system;
determining one or more status indicators to display in the unified desktop; and
providing the one or more status indicators in the unified desktop.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment. The unified desktop can present notifications for both the computer system and the device in the unified desktop. Thus, regardless of the origin of the notification, the notification may be presented on the unified desktop on the device user interface and/or the computer system user interface.
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1. A method, comprising:
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connecting a device to a computer system to form a unified system; generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system; determining one or more status indicators to display in the unified desktop; and providing the one or more status indicators in the unified desktop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A unified system, comprising:
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a computer system comprising; a first screen; a processor; a memory a device comprising; a second screen; a second memory; a second processor; wherein when the computer system and the device are connected to form the unified system, the device is operable to; provide a unified desktop over both the first screen and the second screen; and provide at least a portion of the unified desktop to display two or more status indicators, wherein a first status indicator is associated with the device and a second status indicator is associated with the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for providing a unified desktop, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to connect a device to a computer system to form a unified system; instructions to generate the unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes a first user screen associated with the device and a second user screen associated with the computer system; instructions to determine two or more status indicators to display in the unified desktop; instructions to provide the two or more status indicators in the unified desktop; receive a selection of one of the two or more status indicators; in response to receiving the selection of the status indicator, provide a user interface device that may be selected by a user; receive a selection of the user interface device; and in response to receiving the selection of the user interface device, providing a menu associated with the status indicator, wherein the user modifies a function of the device or the computer system by interaction with the menu. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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