Automatic cross-display coordination
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsArnold Lund, Andrew Fuller, Matthew Rhoten, Sriram Viji
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsArnold Lund, Andrew Fuller, Matthew Rhoten, Sriram Viji
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The invention relates to improved systems and methods for communicating information between an auxiliary display device and a primary display device. Methods and systems for automatic cross-display coordination between an auxiliary and primary display device through the use of executable command lines are provided. In at least one embodiment, a user of a user computer may determine what features of an application are associated with executable command lines and displayed on an auxiliary device. In yet other embodiments, an API is provided to allow a user to select or manually enter command lines to execute on a primary display device. Yet further aspects of the invention, the auxiliary display device is used to remotely produce a visual output on a primary display device.
A computer device having a primary display device, an auxiliary display device and computer-readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium has computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
A computer device having a processor and a computer-readable medium, the computer device further comprising:
The computer device of 11, wherein the auxiliary display device is configured to communicate wirelessly with the computer device when it is detached.
A method for synchronizing an auxiliary display device and a primary display device, the method comprising the steps of:
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