System and method for accessing data and applications on a host when the host is in a dormant state

A computer program product, embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:

• computer code for associating a secondary device interface for a secondary device with a host device interface of a host device;
• computer code for, in response to an indication that the host device is entering a semi-active state, performing a first handoff of control functions from the host device to the secondary device;
• and
• computer code for using the secondary device to manipulate information contained on the host device while the host device is in the semi-active state.

A host device, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory communicatively connected to the processor and including accessible information;
• a host interface communicatively connected to at least one of the processor and the memory;
• and
• an integrated device selectively communicatively connected to the information via the host interface,
• wherein the host device is configured to perform a first handoff of control functions to the integrated device when the host device enters a semi-active state, and wherein the integrated device is configured to manipulate the information in the memory when the first handoff has been completed.