UNIFIED DESKTOP DOCKING FLOW
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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 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; and
in response to the docking, hiding a window previously displayed on the second user interface before docking.
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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 desktops or windows based on the displays that were pre-existing before docking or undocking.
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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 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; and in response to the docking, hiding a window previously displayed on the second user interface before docking. - 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 the device is docked with the computer system to form the unified system, the device is operable 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; in response to the docking, hide a window previously displayed on the second user interface before docking; and present a unified desktop on the second user interface.
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- 12. The unified system 11, further comprising the device operable to determine if an application window was visible on the first user interface before docking by accessing information in a frame buffer associated with the device to determine if an application window was visible on the first user interface.
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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; in response to the docking, instructions to hide a window previously displayed on the second user interface before docking; instructions to present a unified desktop on the second user interface; instructions to determine if an application window was visible on the first user interface; and if the application window was visible on the first user interface before docking, instructions to migrate the application window to the second user interface. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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