Automatic configuration of interactive virtual objects implemented on auxiliary devices

A system, comprising:

• at least one auxiliary device comprising a plurality of user interface components responsive to user inputs;
• and
• a host device comprising:
• a link interface to communicate with the at least one auxiliary device via a communication link;
• wherein the host device comprises:
• assignment logic to assign at least one of a plurality of virtual interactive pages to the at least one auxiliary device based on a number of auxiliary devices connected to the host device, each of the plurality of virtual interactive pages programmed to associate a discrete set of actions or events with specified user interface components of a respective auxiliary device to which a respective virtual interactive page is assigned;
• and
• distribution logic to provide via the communication link the assigned at least one virtual interactive page to the at least one auxiliary device to enable activation of the at least one virtual interactive page at the at least one auxiliary device, the host device configured to execute a selected one of the actions or events in response to receiving a signal via the communication link from the at least one auxiliary device representing activation of a corresponding one of the plurality of user interface components at the at least one auxiliary device that is associated with the selected action or event;
• wherein the host device comprises a telephone and the at least one auxiliary device comprises at least one key expansion module, and each of the plurality of virtual interactive pages comprises the discrete set of actions or events for the at least one key expansion module.

A method comprising:

• storing in memory of a host device a plurality of discrete virtual pages that each represents a different set of executable actions or events responsive to respective user inputs;
• identifying each auxiliary device that is connected to the host device via a communication link, each auxiliary device including programmable user interface components;
• determining, at the host device, assignment data that specifies which of the plurality of discrete virtual pages is assigned to each identified auxiliary device based on a number of auxiliary devices;
• distributing to each identified auxiliary device, via the communication link, at least one discrete virtual page of the plurality of discrete virtual pages based on the determined assignment data to program each identified auxiliary device, such that each identified auxiliary device associates a respective set of the executable actions or events with respective user interface components according to the at least one discrete virtual page of the plurality of discrete virtual pages being implemented by a respective auxiliary device;
• executing, at the host device, a selected one of the actions or events in response to the host device receiving an event signal from a given auxiliary device via the communication link representing activation of a corresponding user interface component at the given auxiliary device;
• and
• wherein the host device comprises a telephone and each identified auxiliary device comprises at least one key expansion module, and each of the plurality of discrete virtual pages comprises the respective set of executable actions or events for the at least one key expansion module.