System and method for implementing a remote display using a virtualization technique

A system for operating the display hardware of a wireless device having a virtual display device protocol slave node from a media device, the system comprising:

• a media device, including:
• a first memory;
• a processor coupled to said first memory;
• and
• a virtual display device protocol master node adapted to run on said processor and retrieve data from said first memory,
• wherein said protocol master node is adapted to communicate with the display hardware of the wireless device;
• wherein said protocol master node is adapted to receive a command, format said command, and send said command to said protocol slave node;
• and
• said protocol master node is adapted to receive formatted data from said protocol slave node, extract said data, and send said data to a virtual device core to record said data.

A system for operating the display hardware of a wireless device from a media device, the system comprising:

• a wireless device, including:
• a first processor;
• a first memory coupled to said first processor;
• display hardware coupled to said memory;
• and
• a virtual display device protocol slave node adapted to run on said first processor and retrieve data from said first memory,
• wherein said slave node is adapted to communicate with said display hardware;
• and a media device, including:
• a second memory;
• a second processor coupled to said second memory;
• and
• a virtual display device protocol master node adapted to run on said second processor and retrieve information from said second memory, wherein said master node is adapted to communicate with said slave node of said wireless device, and said slave node is adapted to communicate with said master node of said media device;
• wherein said protocol master node is adapted to receive a command, format said command, and send said command through a communication link to said protocol slave node;
• wherein said protocol slave node is adapted to receive said command and select from checking registers of said second memory for data or configuring a display configuration;
• wherein said protocol slave node is adapted to format said data and send it via said communication link to said protocol master node;
• and
• wherein said protocol master node is adapted to receive said formatted data, extract said data, and send said data to a virtual device core to record said data.

A system for operating the display hardware of a wireless device from a media device having a virtual display device protocol master node, the system comprising:

• a wireless device, including:
• a means for processing;
• a means for storing coupled to said means for processing;
• a means for displaying data coupled to said storing means;
• and
• a means for unwrapping hardware commands adapted to run on said means for processing and adapted to retrieve data on said means for storing,
• wherein said means for unwrapping hardware commands is adapted to receive a formatted command sent from the protocol master;
• wherein said means for unwrapping hardware commands is adapted to receive said command and select from checking registers of said memory for said data and configuring a display configuration;
• and
• wherein said means for unwrapping hardware commands is adapted to format said data and send said data to said protocol master.

A system for operating the display hardware of a wireless device having a virtual display device protocol slave node from a media device, the system comprising:

• a media device, including:
• a means for processing;
• a means for storing coupled to said means for processing;
• and
• a means for emulating display hardware adapted to run on said means for processing and retrieve data from said means for storing;
• wherein said means for emulating display hardware is adapted to receive a command, format said command, and send said command to the protocol slave node;
• and
• wherein said means for emulating display hardware is adapted to receive formatted data from the protocol slave node, extract said data, and send said data to a virtual device core to record the data.

A system for operating the display hardware of a wireless device from a media device, the system comprising:

• a wireless device, including:
• a first means for processing;
• a first means for storing coupled to said first means for processing;
• a means for displaying data coupled to said first processing means;
• and
• a means for unwrapping hardware commands adapted to run on said first storing means and said first processing means, wherein said means for unwrapping hardware commands is adapted to communicate with said means for displaying data and to receive, from said media device, said packets by a server in said wireless device;
• a media device, including:
• a second means for processing;
• a second means for storing coupled to said second means for processing;
• and
• a means for emulating said means for displaying data adapted to run on said second storing means and said second processing means, wherein said means for unwrapping hardware commands of the wireless device is adapted to communicate with said means for emulating of the media device, and said means for emulating is adapted to communicate with said means for unwrapping hardware commands in said wireless device, said packets from said media device.

A method for operating the display hardware of a wireless device from a media device comprising:

• a. mapping, on the wireless device, a processor of the media device, via a virtual display device protocol slave node;
• b. communicating, by said slave node, with a virtual display device protocol master node of the media device;
• c. receiving, on the wireless device, wrapped packets containing display hardware commands from said master node of the media device;
• d. unwrapping, on the wireless device, said wrapped packets containing display hardware commands;
• e. executing, by the wireless device, said display hardware commands;
• and
• f. running a daemon program on said slave node.

A method for operating the display hardware of a wireless device from a media device comprising:

• a. emulating, on the media device, a hardware interface for communicating with a runtime environment;
• b. mapping, by a virtual display device protocol master node on the media device, the display hardware of the wireless device to said emulated hardware interface so the media device operates as if directly connected to the display hardware;
• c. wrapping, by said master node on the media device, display hardware commands into packets, said commands comprising one or more of a) querying configurable and non-configurable properties of said display hardware on the wireless device, b) changing configuration settings for said display hardware, c) checking configuration settings of the display hardware, or d) sending display data to the display hardware for display;
• d. transmitting, by said master node on the media device, said wrapped packets containing said display hardware commands to the wireless device;
• and
• e. executing commands, by the media device, as if the display hardware of the wireless device is directly connected to the media device;
• said emulating said hardware interface further comprising running a daemon program on said master node of said media device.

A method for operating the display hardware of a wireless device from a media device comprising:

• a. emulating, on the media device, a hardware interface for communicating with a runtime environment, said emulating said hardware interface further comprising running a daemon program on said master node of said media device;
• b. mapping, by a virtual display device protocol master node of the media device, the display hardware of the wireless device to said emulated hardware interface so the media device operates as if directly connected to display hardware;
• c. mapping, by a virtual display device protocol slave node of the wireless device, a processor of the media device to the display hardware so the display hardware operates as if directly connected to said processor;
• d. sending, by said master node, wrapped packets containing display hardware commands to said slave node of the wireless device, said commands comprising one or more of a) querying configurable and non-configurable properties of said display hardware on the wireless device, b) changing configuration settings for said display hardware, c) checking configuration settings of the display hardware, or d) sending display data to the display hardware for display;
• e receiving, by said slave node, said wrapped packets containing display hardware commands from said master node;
• f. unwrapping, on the wireless device, said wrapped packets containing display hardware commands;
• g. executing, by the wireless device, said display hardware commands;
• and
• h. running a daemon program on said slave node.