UNIFIED DESKTOP DOCKING BEHAVIOR WITH DEVICE AS MASTER
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a device;
providing a computer system;
docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system;
generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system, wherein the unified desktop emulates a personal computer environment, and wherein the device is master and the computer system is subordinated;
while docked, receiving a first event at the device, wherein the first event is associated with the computer system; and
the device processing the first event for the computer system; and
the device sending output associated with the first event to the computer system for display.
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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 that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a unified system where the device is the master.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a device; providing a computer system; docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system; generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system, wherein the unified desktop emulates a personal computer environment, and wherein the device is master and the computer system is subordinated; while docked, receiving a first event at the device, wherein the first event is associated with the computer system; and the device processing the first event for the computer system; and the device sending output associated with the first event to the computer system for display. - 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 second screen; a second memory; a second processor; a device comprising; a first screen; a first memory; a first processor, wherein the device is docked with the computer system to form the unified system, the first processor is configured to; execute a first and a second operating system; wherein the first operating system processes events for the computer system; and wherein the second operating system processes events for the device.
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- 12. The unified system 11, wherein the device further comprises a computer system interface, the computer system interface configured to receive events associated with the compute system.
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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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upon docking a device with a computer system, instructions to generate 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, and wherein the unified desktop emulates a personal computer environment; while docked, instructions to receive a first event at the device, wherein the first event is associated with the computer system; and instructions to process the first event for the computer system; and instructions to send output associated with the first event to the computer system for display. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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