MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICES AS VIRTUAL ACCESSORIES

摘要

At least certain embodiments of the present disclosure include a framework for turning one or more multifunctional devices coupled to a personal area network (PAN) into virtual accessories of another multifunctional device coupled to the PAN. In one embodiment, connection between a multifunctional device and a PAN is established, where the PAN is further coupled to a set of multifunctional devices. One or more distributed functionalities associated with a multi-device capable application are assigned to each multifunctional device based on relationship between the multifunctional devices. At least part of the multi-device capable application is shared between the multifunctional devices. Using the multifunctional device, the one or more distributed functionalities are performed in collaboration with the other multifunctional devices.

主权项

1. A machine-readable storage medium storing executable program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:
detecting, by a first device connected to a personal area network (PAN), a second device connected to the PAN that shares a collaborative application with the first device; establishing, by the first device, a first connection for transferring data to the second device; configuring, by the first device, the first device as a dedicated input device for the collaborative application; receiving, by the first device, data through a user interface for the collaborative application; and transmitting, by the first device to the second device through the first connection, the data for processing by the collaborative application on the second device.