Computer system to continuously maintain a user session when a display device is mechanically connected and disconnected

A method for operating a computing system comprising a base processing device and a display device, the method being implemented by a processor and comprising:

• implementing a user session with a first operating system executing on the base processing device;
• generating application content on the base processing device for an application associated with the user session;
• displaying the application content on a screen of the display device through a mechanical data connection when the base processing device and the display device are mechanically connected;
• detecting a mechanical disconnection between the base processing device and the display device;
• generating further application content for the application on the base processing device;
• and
• communicating the further application content, using a remote desktop operation over a wireless data connection, to a second operating system executing on the display device when the base processing device and the display device are mechanically disconnected, wherein the second operating system displays the further application content on the screen of the display device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores processor-executable instructions to cause a processor to:

• implement a user session with a first operating system on a base processing device that is mechanically connectable and disconnectable from a display device by a user;
• generate application content on the base processing device for an application associated with the user session;
• display the application content on a screen of the display device through a mechanical data connection when the base processing device and the display device are mechanically connected;
• detect a mechanical disconnection between the base processing device and display device;
• generate further application content for the application on the base processing device;
• and
• communicate the further application content, using a remote desktop operation over a wireless data connection, to a second operating system executing on the display device when the base processing device and the display device are mechanically disconnected, wherein the second operating system displays the further application content on the screen of the display device.