On-Demand Multi-Screen Computing

• US 20140089821A1
• Filed: 09/24/2012
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Beattie, James Gordon Jr., Chakraborty, Soumyajit, Griesmer, Stephen J., Rios, Roque III
• Granted Patent: US 9,213,515 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/761
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• 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: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2358/00 Arrangements for display data security
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/04 Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information

Abstract

Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are for on-demand multi-screen computing. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a method for multi-screen computing includes establishing a multi-screen computing session, establishing communication with a primary computing device and an auxiliary device to be included in the multi-screen computing session, creating a web container for the auxiliary device, and propagating the web container to the auxiliary device for presentation on a display of the auxiliary device.

Claims

1. A method for multi-screen computing, the method comprising:

establishing, by a screen management system comprising a processor, a multi-screen computing session;

establishing, by the screen management system, communication with a primary computing device to be included in the multi-screen computing session;

establishing, by the screen management system, communication with an auxiliary device to be included in the multi-screen computing session;

creating, by the screen management system, a web container for the auxiliary device; and

propagating, by the screen management system, the web container to the auxiliary device for presentation on a display of the auxiliary device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting, by the screen management system, a multi-screen configuration user interface for defining a multi-screen configuration for use during the multi-screen computing session;

receiving, by the screen management system, a configuration input via the multi-screen configuration user interface; and

updating, by the screen management system, the multi-screen configuration based upon the configuration input.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the configuration input comprises a definition of a first screen as being associated with the primary computing device and a second screen as being associated with the auxiliary device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the configuration input further comprises an arrangement of the first screen and the second screen within the multi-screen configuration.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the configuration input further comprises an assignment of a layout to the first screen and the second screen.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to establishing communication with the primary computing device, building, by the screen management system, a virtual copy of the primary computing device;

causing, by the screen management system, the auxiliary device to use the virtual copy to access content from the primary computing device;

receiving, by the screen management system, a change that is input via the auxiliary device; and

updating, by the screen management system, the primary computing device and the virtual copy to reflect the change.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the screen management system, an input to move an object from a source screen associated with the primary computing device to a destination screen associated with the auxiliary device; and

in response to receiving the input, moving the object to the web container.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the screen management system, an input via the auxiliary device; and

emulating, by the screen management system, the input on the primary computing device.

9. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

establishing a multi-screen computing session;

establishing communication with a primary computing device to be included in the multi-screen computing session;

establishing communication with an auxiliary device to be included in the multi-screen computing session;

creating a web container for the auxiliary device; and

propagating the web container to the auxiliary device for presentation on a display of the auxiliary device.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:

presenting a multi-screen configuration user interface for defining a multi-screen configuration for use during the multi-screen computing session;

receiving a configuration input via the multi-screen configuration user interface; and

updating the multi-screen configuration based upon the configuration input.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the configuration input comprises a definition of a first screen as being associated with the primary computing device and a second screen as being associated with the auxiliary device.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the configuration input further comprises an arrangement of the first screen and the second screen within the multi-screen configuration.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the configuration input further comprises an assignment of a layout to the first screen and the second screen.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:

in response to establishing communication with the primary computing device, building a virtual copy of the primary computing device;

causing the auxiliary device to use the virtual copy to access content from the primary computing device;

receiving a change that is input via the auxiliary device; and

updating the primary computing device and the virtual copy to reflect the change.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:

receiving an input to move an object from a source screen associated with the primary computing device to a destination screen associated with the auxiliary device; and

in response to receiving the input, moving the object to the web container.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:

receiving an input via the auxiliary device; and

emulating the input on the primary computing device.

17. A screen management system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory in communication with the processor, the memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising

establishing a multi-screen computing session,

establishing communication with a primary computing device to be included in the multi-screen computing session,

establishing communication with an auxiliary device to be included in the multi-screen computing session,

creating a web container for the auxiliary device; and

propagating the web container to the auxiliary device for presentation on a display of the auxiliary device.

18. The screen management system of claim 17, wherein the memory further comprises computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:

presenting a multi-screen configuration user interface for defining a multi-screen configuration for use during the multi-screen computing session;

receiving a configuration input via the multi-screen configuration user interface, the configuration input comprising

a definition of a first screen as being associated with the primary computing device and a second screen as being associated with the auxiliary device,

an arrangement of the first screen and the second screen within the multi-screen configuration, and

an assignment of a layout to the first screen and the second screen; and

updating the multi-screen configuration based upon the configuration input.

19. The screen management system of claim 17, wherein the memory further comprises computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:

receiving an input to move an object from a source screen associated with the primary computing device to a destination screen associated with the auxiliary device; and

in response to receiving the input, moving the object to the web container.

20. The screen management system of claim 17, wherein the memory further comprises computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform additional operations comprising:

receiving an input via the auxiliary device; and

emulating the input on the primary computing device.