Virtual expansion of desktop
AssigneeDaqri, LLC
InventorBrian Mullins
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Abstract
An augmented-reality device comprises an optical sensor and a transparent display. The augmented-reality device detects, using the optical sensor, a first physical display located within a display distance of the augmented-reality device. The first physical display is connected to a computer. The augmented-reality device generates a virtual display configured to operate as a second physical display. The computer controls the second physical display. The augmented-reality device displays the virtual display in the transparent display. The virtual display appears adjacent to the first physical display.
Claims18
An augmented-reality device comprising:
- an optical sensor;
- a transparent display;
- and
- one or more hardware processors comprising a virtual desktop application, the virtual desktop application configured to perform operations comprising:
- detecting, using the optical sensor, a first physical display device of a computer, the first physical display device being located within a display distance of the augmented-reality device;
- generating a virtual display device configured to operate as a second physical display device of the computer, the second physical display device configured to be controlled by the computer;
- displaying the virtual display device in the transparent display, the virtual display device appearing adjacent to the first physical display device;
- determining that a graphical display of a first application is maximized in the first physical display device and that a graphical display of a second application is minimized in the first physical display device, both the first application and the second application operating on the computer;
- and
- causing the graphical display of the second application to be maximized in the virtual display device in response to determining that the graphical display of the second application is minimized in the first physical display device.
A method comprising:
- detecting, using an optical sensor of an augmented-reality device, a first physical display device of a computer, the first physical display device being located within a display distance of the augmented-reality device;
- generating a virtual display device configured to operate as a second physical display device of the computer, the second physical display device configured to be controlled by the computer;
- displaying the virtual display device in the transparent display, the virtual display device appearing adjacent to the first physical display device;
- determining that a graphical display of a first application is maximized in the first physical display device and that a graphical display of a second application is minimized in the first physical display device, both the first application and the second application operating on the computer;
- and
- causing the graphical display of the second application to be maximized in the virtual display device in response to determining that the graphical display of the second application is minimized in the first physical display device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
- detecting, using an optical sensor of an augmented-reality device, a first physical display device of a computer, the first physical display device being located within a display distance of the augmented-reality device;
- generating a virtual display device configured to operate as a second physical display device of the computer, the second physical display device configured to be controlled by the computer;
- displaying the virtual display device in the transparent display, the virtual display device appearing adjacent to the first physical display device;
- determining that a graphical display of a first application is maximized in the first physical display device and that a graphical display of a second application is minimized in the first physical display device, both the first application and the second application operating on the computer;
- and
- causing the graphical display of the second application to be maximized in the virtual display device in response to determining that the graphical display of the second application is minimized in the first physical display device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.