TECHNIQUES TO DISPLAY AN INPUT DEVICE ON A MOBILE DEVICE

1 . An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed enable a system to:

detect an external display coupled to a mobile device;

present a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device to operate the mobile device; and

present multimedia content on the external display in response to the operation of the mobile device through the digital input device.

2 . The article of claim 1 , said instructions that when executed enable a system to detect an external display comprise instructions that when executed enable a system to detect that the external display is coupled wirelessly to the mobile device.

3 . The article of claim 1 , said instructions that when executed enable a system to detect an external display comprise instructions that when executed enable a system to detect that the external display is coupled to the mobile device using one or more of: a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) channel, a digital visual interface (DVI) channel, a video graphics array (VGA) channel, and Wireless Display (WiDi) channel.

4 . The article of claim 1 , said instructions that when executed enable a system to present a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device comprise instructions that when executed enable a system to present a keyboard as the digital input device on the integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device.

5 . The article of claim 1 , said instructions that when executed enable a system to present a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device comprise instructions that when executed enable a system to present a track pad as the digital input device on the integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device.

6 . The article of claim 1 , said instructions that when executed enable a system to present a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device comprise instructions that when executed enable a system to present an enlarged portion of the multimedia content as the digital input device on the integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device.

7 . The article of claim 1 , said instructions that when executed enable a system to present a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device comprise instructions that when executed enable a system to present two or more digital input devices simultaneously on the integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device.

8 . The article of claim 1 , said instructions that when executed enable a system to present a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device comprise instructions that when executed enable a system to:

receive information about a digital input device; and

present the digital input device on the integrated touch sensitive display based on the information.

9 . The article of claim 1 , said instructions that when executed enable a system to present a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device comprise instructions that when executed enable a system to:

present a keyboard as the digital input device on the integrated touch sensitive display;

receive information about a second digital input device; and

present a track pad on the integrated touch sensitive display based on the received information.

10 . A method comprising:

detecting an external display coupled to a mobile device;

presenting a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device to operate the mobile device; and

presenting multimedia content on the external display in response to the operation of the mobile device through the digital input device.

11 . The method of claim 10 , the detecting an external display coupled to a mobile device comprises detecting that the external display device is wirelessly coupled to the mobile device.

12 . The method of claim 10 , the detecting an external display coupled to a mobile device comprises detecting one or more of: a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) channel, a digital visual interface (DVI) channel, a video graphics array (VGA) channel, and Wireless Display (WiDi) channel between the mobile device and the external display.

13 . The method of claim 10 , the presenting multimedia content on the external display comprises:

presenting at least a portion of the multimedia content on the integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device.

14 . The method of claim 10 , the presenting a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device comprises:

receiving information about a digital input device; and

presenting the digital input device on the integrated touch sensitive display based on the information.

15 . The method of claim 10 , the presenting a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display of the mobile device comprises:

presenting a keyboard as the digital input device on the integrated touch sensitive display;

receiving information about a second digital input device; and

presenting a track pad on the integrated touch sensitive display based on the received information.

16 . A mobile device, comprising:

a logic device; and

a display manager operative on the logic device to manage content presented on multiple displays, the display manager to use a graphical user interface (GUI) to present a digital input device on an integrated touch sensitive display for a mobile device to operate the mobile device, and present multimedia content on an external display in response to the operation of the mobile device through the digital input device.

17 . The device of claim 16 , the logic device operative to detect that a physical external input device is coupled to the mobile device.

18 . The device of claim 16 , comprising:

a wireless interface system operative to wirelessly couple to the external display.

19 . The device of claim 16 , the integrated touch sensitive display operative to display one or more of a keyboard and/or a track pad as the digital input device.

20 . The device claim 16 , comprising:

a digital display.