LENDING TARGET DEVICE RESOURCES TO HOST DEVICE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Various models may enable a first device to share a device resource with a second device in various contexts, such as sharing computing sessions via terminal services; sharing displays via display mirroring; and sharing input components across devices. However, such techniques often utilize ad hoc sharing models that depend on configuration and/or administrative access of each device; limit the capabilities of such sharing; and/or exhibit security concerns. Instead, a target device may advertise an availability of a target device resource. A host device may request the target device to lend the target device resource to the computing environment of the host device. The target device may reserve the target device resource for the host device, which may then integrate the target device resource into the host computing environment. The model may enable the user to utilize resources even from target devices that the user is not otherwise permitted to use.

主权项

1. A method of integrating target device resources of a target device into a host computing environment of a host device having a processor, the method comprising:
executing, on the processor, instructions that cause the host device to:
detect an availability of the target device resource through the target device; andresponsive to receiving a request from a host device user to borrow the target device resource for use in the host computing environment:
transmit to the target device a request to borrow the target device resource for use in the host computing environment; andresponsive to receiving from the target device an acceptance of the request:
integrate the target device resource with host device resources of the host computing environment; andpresent the target device resource to the host device user within the host computing environment.