System and method for accessing data and applications on a host when the host is in a dormant state
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- associating a secondary device interface of a secondary device with a host device interface of a host device;
in response to an indication that the host device is entering a semi-active state, performing a first handoff of control functions from the host device to the secondary device; and
using the secondary device to manipulate information contained on the host device while the host device is in the semi-active state.
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Abstract
A system for enabling the viewing, distributing and/or manipulation of stored data or applications on a host device when the host device is in a power-save, dormant or other semi-active state. In one embodiment, a peripheral device is provided which runs its own native operating system. When the peripheral device is connected to the host device, which is running a different native operating system, the peripheral device is capable of sharing files that are stored on the host device, thereby permitting the viewing, editing, transferring or other manipulation of the files. In another embodiment, a wireless modem or similar device is integrated into the host device. When the host device enters a power-save or dormant state, a hand-off occurs to the wireless modem such that the files contained on the host device remain accessible.
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33 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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associating a secondary device interface of a secondary device with a host device interface of a host device; in response to an indication that the host device is entering a semi-active state, performing a first handoff of control functions from the host device to the secondary device; and using the secondary device to manipulate information contained on the host device while the host device is in the semi-active state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A computer program product, embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:
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computer code for associating a secondary device interface for a secondary device with a host device interface of a host device; computer code for, in response to an indication that the host device is entering a semi-active state, performing a first handoff of control functions from the host device to the secondary device; and computer code for using the secondary device to manipulate information contained on the host device while the host device is in the semi-active state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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21. A host device, comprising:
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a processor; a memory communicatively connected to the processor and including accessible information; a host interface communicatively connected to at least one of the processor and the memory; and an integrated device selectively communicatively connected to the information via the host interface, wherein the host device is configured to perform a first handoff of control functions to the integrated device when the host device enters a semi-active state, and wherein the integrated device is configured to manipulate the information in the memory when the first handoff has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system, comprising:
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a host device including accessible information and a host device interface; and a peripheral device including a peripheral device interface and being communicatively connected to the host device via the peripheral device interface, wherein the host device is configured to perform a first handoff of control functions to the peripheral device when the host device enters a semi-active state, and wherein the peripheral device is configured to manipulate the accessible information contained on the host device when the first handoff has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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