Interactive remote windows between applications operating within heterogeneous operating systems on mobile and stationary devices

A mobile device configured to operate, from a stationary device, an application that is running on the mobile device, the mobile device comprising:

• a processor;
• a communications module operable to establish a communication link between the mobile device with the stationary device;
• and
• a memory, operable to store logic instructions, which when executed by the processor
• cause the stationary device to open a window that will display content of an application running on the mobile device;
• send, via the communications link, the content from the application running on the mobile device to the stationary device;
• receive, via the communications link, operation commands for the application running on the mobile device from the stationary device, the operation commands being operable to cause actions to be executed by the application running on the mobile device;
• and
• send, via the communications link, new content from the application running on the mobile device to the stationary device, the new content resulting from the operation commands having been executed by the application running on the mobile device;
• periodically monitor for an acknowledgement message from the stationary device;
• and
• determine that the stationary device can no longer communicate with the mobile device when the acknowledgement message from the stationary device is not received after a predetermined period of time and causes the mobile device to cease sending any additional content to the stationary device,
• wherein the mobile device has a first operating system and the stationary device has a second operating system, and the first operating system and the second operating system are different from one another.