SMARTPAD SPLIT SCREEN DESKTOP
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Abstract
A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the smartpad. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.
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39 Claims
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21. A smartpad comprising:
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a screen; a dock to electrically connect with a communication device having at least one screen, wherein the docked communication device is in signal communication with the smartpad; and a display, the display on the smartpad configured to display content from the docked communication device, wherein the content is displayed on the display of the smartpad in a certain orientation based on input from an accelerometer on the docked communication device regarding an orientation of the docked communication device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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electrically connecting a dock with a communication device having at least one screen, wherein the docked communication device is in signal communication with the smartpad; and displaying on the smartpad content from the docked communication device, wherein the content is displayed on the display of the smartpad in a certain orientation based on input from an accelerometer on the docked communication device regarding an orientation of the docked communication device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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