DEVICES AND METHODS TO RECEIVE INPUT AT A FIRST DEVICE AND PRESENT OUTPUT IN RESPONSE ON A SECOND DEVICE DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST DEVICE

• US 20150154134A1
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Beaumont, Suzanne Marion, VanBlon, Russell Speight, Waltermann, Rod D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,213,659 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/36 for access to common bus or bus system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/02 Constructional features of telephone sets

Abstract

An apparatus includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive user input into the apparatus implicating an output in response, and present the response on a device separate and apart from the apparatus instead of presenting the response on the apparatus.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

a memory accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

receive user input into the apparatus implicating an output in response;

determine to present the output on a device separate from the apparatus at least in part based on a determination that the user is looking at the device; and

in response to the determination, present the output on the device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a tablet computer and the device is a wireless telephone, and wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

responsive at least in part to a determination that the input to the tablet computer is a command to make a telephone call, automatically initiate the telephone call using the wireless telephone without further command or input from the user.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine a location of the apparatus;

determine that the device is at least one of at the location based on position information received from the device, within a threshold distance of the location based on position information received from the device, and at the threshold distance to the location based on position information received from the device; and

at least in part based on a determination that the device is at least one of at the location, within the threshold distance of the location, and at the threshold distance of the location, present the output on the device.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to present the output on the device at least in part based on input from a temperature sensor.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to present the output on the device at least in part based on input from a humidity sensor.

8. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to present the output on the device at least in part based on input from an ambient light sensor.

9. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to present the output on the device at least in part based on input from one of the group consisting of:

a heat sensor, a sonar receiver, an infrared receiver.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine to present the output on the device at least in part based on a determination that the device is a nearest device to the apparatus physically.

21. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable to:

determine to present the output on the device at least in part based on the determination that the user is looking at the device and at least in part based on a determination that the user is gesturing at least toward the device, the determination that the user is gesturing at least toward the device being based at least in part on data received from a camera in communication with the apparatus.

22. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determination to present the output on the device separate from the apparatus is at least in part based on a determination using eye tracking software that the user is looking at the device.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, comprising a camera accessible to the processor, wherein the determination to present the output on the device is at least in part based on a determination using eye tracking software and data from the camera that the user is looking at the device.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions are executable to determine to present the output on the device at least in part based identification of the user looking at the device as being a command to present the output on the device.

2. (canceled)

5. (canceled)

11. (canceled)

12. Method comprising:

receiving, at an apparatus, user input requesting an output; and

determining a device at which to present the output at least in part based on a determination that the device is a nearest device to that apparatus physically.

25. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining the device at which to present the output is at least in part based on a determination that the device is a nearest device of a plurality of devices to the apparatus physically.

26. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining the device at which to present the output is at least in part based on a determination that the device Is a nearest device physically as determined based on information indicated in a network map accessible by the apparatus.

27. The method of claim 12, wherein the determining the device at which to present the output is at least in part based on a determination that the device is a nearest device physically as determined based on information received from a position sensor of the device.

13. -16. (canceled)

17. A first, device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

receive user input to present an output on a display; and

without further user input, determine a second device different from the first device on which to present the output based at least in part on identification by the first device of the second device having a relatively larger display on which to present the output than the first device.

18. The first device of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

without further user input, command the second device to present the output on the relatively larger display of the second device.

19. The first device of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

determine a second location associated with the second device based on position information received from the second device;

determine that the first device is at least one of at the second location, within a threshold distance of the second location, and at the threshold distance to the second location; and

at least in part based on a determination that the first device is at least one of at the second location, within the threshold distance of the second location, and at the threshold distance to the second location, and at least in part based on the identification by the first device of the second device having the relatively larger display on which to present the output, present the output on the relatively larger display of the second device.

28. The first device of claim 17, wherein the instructions are executable to:

without further user input, determine a second device different from the first device on which to present the output based at least in part on identification by the first device of the second device having a relatively larger display with a relatively higher resolution than the first device.

20. (canceled)