Systems and methods for communicating and switching between components in a hybrid computing environment

摘要

An embodiment includes a system having: a display device having a first operating platform; a base device having a second operating platform and being configured to connect with the display device through a hardware connection; the hardware connection including a communication link between the first and second operating platforms; and a server module and a client module; the server module configured to, responsive to selecting an active operating platform, communicate settings of a previously active operating platform via the hardware connection to the client module to maintain continuity of settings after switching active operating platforms. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a display device having a first operating platform; a base device having a second operating platform and being configured to connect with the display device through a hardware connection; the hardware connection including a communication link between the first and second operating platforms; and a server module and a client module; the server module, responsive to selecting an active operating platform, transmitting settings to the client module using a network communication protocol over the hardware connection, the settings comprising settings of a previously active operating platform that are implemented on a newly active operating platform to maintain continuity of settings after switching active operating platforms; wherein the settings comprise application mapping information associating a first application of a first type of the previously active operating platform with a second application of a second type of the newly active operating platform; and wherein the mapping information is used by the newly active operating platform to open an object previously open in the first application of the first type within the second application of the second type.