Remotely configuring windows displayed on a display device

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a first device via a local connection, a first window, a second window, and first window display characteristics of the first window and the second window, wherein the first window display characteristics comprise images of respective windows displayed on the first device that correspond to the first window and the second window;
• identifying, based on the images, boundaries of the respective windows;
• computing, at a second device based on the identified boundaries of the respective windows, values of second window display characteristics comprising window sizes and window positions for concurrently displaying the first window and the second window on the second device;
• and
• generating, based on the computed values of the second window display characteristics for concurrent display on the second device, the first window and the second window, wherein the first window and the second window have the window sizes and window positions for concurrent display on the second device.

A system comprising:

• communications circuitry configured to receive and transmit data;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• receive, from a first device via a local connection using the communications circuitry, a first window, a second window, and first window display characteristics of the first window and the second window, wherein the first window display characteristics comprise images of respective windows displayed on the first device that correspond to the first window and the second window;
• identify, based on the images, boundaries of the respective windows;
• compute, at a second device based on the identified boundaries of the respective windows, values of second window display characteristics comprising window sizes and window positions for concurrently displaying the first window and the second window on the second device;
• and
• generate, based on the computed values of the second window display characteristics for concurrent display on the second device, the first window and the second window, wherein the first window and the second window have the window sizes and window positions for concurrent display on the second device.