SHARING USER INFORMATION THROUGH SECONDARY DISPLAYS

• US 20130246946A1
• Filed: 03/14/2012
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: IWASAKI, Jill S.
• Application Number:
  US13/420,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20130246946A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/761
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit

Abstract

Information sharing is disclosed between a rich user device and one or more secondary display devices. A user selects types of information at the rich user device to be shared with the secondary display devices. On selection, the rich user device sends the selected information sets to the secondary display devices for display. When updates of the information are detected at the rich user device, those updates are sent along to the secondary display devices to display the new, updated information.

Claims

1. A method for sharing information, comprising:

receiving, at a rich user device, selection of one or more information sets maintained through the rich user device to share with one or more secondary display devices associated with the rich user device;

identifying, by the rich user device, current data associated with the selected one or more information sets; and

sending, by the rich user device, the identified current data to the one or more secondary display devices for display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting new data in the selected one or more information sets; and

transmitting the detected new data to the one or more secondary display devices for display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more information sets comprise one or more of:

calendar information;

message board information;

location information;

photos;

task list information; and

social media information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving selection of an additional one or more information sets maintained on the rich user device to share with one or more additional secondary display devices associated with the rich user device;

identifying additional current data from the additional one or more information sets; and

transmitting the identified additional current data to the one or more additional secondary display devices for display.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing, by the rich user device, a dedicated communication pairing between the rich user device and the associated one or more secondary display devices.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending is performed automatically in response to a preselected event.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the preselected event comprises one or more of:

entry to a location;

receipt by the rich user device of predetermined data; and

arrival at a predetermined time.

8. A method for sharing information, comprising:

receiving, by a secondary display device, one or more information sets from a rich user device, wherein the secondary display device has a dedicated communication pairing with the rich user device;

displaying the one or more information sets on the secondary display device;

receiving, by the secondary display device, updates to the one or more information sets from the rich user device; and

replacing the one or more information sets with the received updates on the secondary display device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the one or more information sets is displayed in an associated section of the secondary display device.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

establishing, by the secondary display device, a dedicated communication pairing between the rich user device and the secondary display devices.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more information sets and the updates are received wirelessly by the secondary display device.

12. An electronic apparatus comprising:

means, executable by a rich user device, for receiving selection of one or more information sets maintained through the rich user device to share with one or more secondary display devices associated with the rich user device;

means, executable by the rich user device, for identifying current data associated with the selected one or more information sets; and

means, executable by the rich user device, for sending the identified current data to the one or more secondary display devices for display.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 12, further comprising:

means for detecting new data in the selected one or more information sets; and

means for transmitting the detected new data to the one or more secondary display devices for display.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more information sets comprise one or more of:

calendar information;

message board information;

location information;

photos;

task list information; and

social media information.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 12, further comprising:

means for receiving selection of an additional one or more information sets maintained on the rich user device to share with one or more additional secondary display devices associated with the rich user device;

means for identifying additional current data from the additional one or more information sets; and

means for transmitting the identified additional current data to the one or more additional secondary display devices for display.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 12, further comprising:

means, executable by the rich user device, for establishing a dedicated communication pairing between the rich user device and the associated one or more secondary display devices.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 12, wherein the means for sending is executed automatically in response to a preselected event.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 17, wherein the preselected event comprises one or more of:

entry to a location;

receipt by the rich user device of predetermined data; and

arrival at a predetermined time.

19. An electronic apparatus comprising:

means, executable by a secondary display device, for receiving one or more information sets from a rich user device, wherein the secondary display device has a dedicated communication pairing with the rich user device;

means for displaying the one or more information sets on the secondary display device;

means, executable by the secondary display device, for receiving updates to the one or more information sets from the rich user device; and

means for replacing the one or more information sets with the received updates on the secondary display device.

20. The electronic apparatus of claim 19, wherein each of the one or more information sets is displayed in an associated section of the secondary display device.

21. The electronic apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:

means, executable by the secondary display device, for establishing a dedicated communication pairing between the rich user device and the secondary display devices.

22. The electronic apparatus of claim 19, wherein the one or more information sets and the updates are received wirelessly by the secondary display device.

23. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon for mirrored interface navigation on a plurality of mobile devices, the program code comprising;

program code, executable at a rich user device, to receive selection of one or more information sets maintained through the rich user device to share with one or more secondary display devices associated with the rich user device;

program code, executable by the rich user device, to identify current data associated with the selected one or more information sets; and

program code, executable by the rich user device, to send the identified current data to the one or more secondary display devices for display.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, further comprising:

program code to detect new data in the selected one or more information sets; and

program code to transmit the detected new data to the one or more secondary display devices for display.

25. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the one or more information sets comprise one or more of:

calendar information;

message board information;

location information;

photos;

task list information; and

social media information.

26. The computer program product of claim 23, further comprising:

program code to receive selection of an additional one or more information sets maintained on the rich user device to share with one or more additional secondary display devices associated with the rich user device;

program code to identify additional current data from the additional one or more information sets; and

program code to transmit the identified additional current data to the one or more additional secondary display devices for display.

27. The computer program product of claim 23, further comprising:

program code, executable by the rich user device, to establish a dedicated communication pairing between the rich user device and the associated one or more secondary display devices.

28. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the program code to send is executed automatically in response to a preselected event.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the preselected event comprises one or more of:

entry to a location;

receipt by the rich user device of predetermined data; and

arrival at a predetermined time.

30. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon for mirrored interface navigation on a plurality of mobile devices, the program code comprising;

program code, executable by a secondary display device, to receive one or more information sets from a rich user device, wherein the secondary display device has a dedicated communication pairing with the rich user device;

program code to display the one or more information sets on the secondary display device;

program code, executable by the secondary display device, to receive updates to the one or more information sets from the rich user device; and

program code to replace the one or more information sets with the received updates on the secondary display device.

31. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein each of the one or more information sets is displayed in an associated section of the secondary display device.

32. The computer program product of claim 30, further comprising:

program code, executable by the secondary display device, to establish a dedicated communication pairing between the rich user device and the secondary display devices.

33. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein the one or more information sets and the updates are received wirelessly by the secondary display device.

34. A rich user device comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory coupled to the at least one processor; and

a display device coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein the at least one processor is configured;

to receive selection of one or more information sets maintained through the rich user device to share with one or more secondary display devices associated with the rich user device;

to identify current data associated with the selected one or more information sets; and

to send the identified current data to the one or more secondary display devices for display.

35. The rich user device of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is further configured:

to detect new data in the selected one or more information sets; and

to transmit the detected new data to the one or more secondary display devices for display.

36. The rich user device of claim 34, wherein the one or more information sets comprise one or more of:

calendar information;

message board information;

location information;

photos;

task list information; and

social media information.

37. The rich user device of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is further configured:

to receive selection of an additional one or more information sets maintained on the rich user device to share with one or more additional secondary display devices associated with the rich user device;

to identify additional current data from the additional one or more information sets; and

to transmit the identified additional current data to the one or more additional secondary display devices for display.

38. The rich user device of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is further configured:

to establish a dedicated communication pairing between the rich user device and the associated one or more secondary display devices.

39. The rich user device of claim 34, wherein the configuration of the at least on processor to send is executed automatically in response to a preselected event.

40. The rich user device of claim 39, wherein the preselected event comprises one or more of:

entry to a location;

receipt by the rich user device of predetermined data; and

arrival at a predetermined time.

41. A secondary display device comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory coupled to the at least one processor; and

a display device coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein the at least one processor is configured;

to receive one or more information sets from a rich user device, wherein the secondary display device has a dedicated communication pairing with the rich user device;

to display the one or more information sets on the secondary display device;

to receive updates to the one or more information sets from the rich user device; and

to replace the one or more information sets with the received updates on the secondary display device.

42. The secondary display device of claim 41, wherein each of the one or more information sets is displayed in an associated section of the secondary display device.

43. The secondary display device of claim 41, wherein the at least one processor is further configured:

to establish a dedicated communication pairing between the rich user device and the secondary display devices.

44. The secondary display device of claim 41, wherein the one or more information sets and the updates are received wirelessly by the secondary display device.