SMARTPAD - NOTIFICATIONS
A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the smartpad. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.
1 . A smartpad comprising:
an interface adapted to receive a multi-screen device, content from the multi-screen device displayable on a display of the smartpad; and
an interaction module, the interaction module adapted to provide an indication to a user of an interaction with one or more hardware features of the one or more of the smartpad and the multi-screen device.
2 . The smartpad of claim 1 , wherein the hardware features include one or more of a power button, a headphone jack, a power adapter, a memory card slot, a volume button, a mute button and a brightness button on the smartpad.
3 . The smartpad of claim 1 , wherein the hardware features include one or more of a power button, a headphone jack, a power adapter, a memory card slot, a volume button, a mute button and a brightness button on the multi-screen device.
4 . The smartpad of claim 1 , wherein the indication is one or more of a visual, audible and tactile indication.
5 . The smartpad of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the hardware features on the multi-screen device is accessible to a user when the multi-screen device is docked with the smartpad.
6 . The smartpad of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware features of the multi-screen device control operation of the smartpad.
7 . The smartpad of claim 1 , wherein one or more o the one or more hardware features of the multi-screen device control operation are not supported by the smartpad.
8 . The smartpad of claim 1 , wherein one or more o the one or more hardware features of the multi-screen device control operation are not supported by the smartpad, and one or more of a visual, audible and tactile indication is provided to a user indicating the lack of support.
9 . The smartpad of claim 1 , further comprising a communications link between the smartpad and the multi-screen device.
10 . The smartpad of claim 1 , wherein the indication is a graphical presentation on the display.
11 . A method for operating a smartpad comprising:
providing an indication to a user of an interaction with one or more hardware features of the one or more of the smartpad and the multi-screen device while the smartpad and a multi-screen device are in a docked state, the docked state allowing content from the multi-screen device to be displayed on a display of the smartpad.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the hardware features include one or more of a power button, a headphone jack, a power adapter, a memory card slot, a volume button, a mute button and a brightness button on the smartpad.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the hardware features include one or more of a power button, a headphone jack, a power adapter, a memory card slot, a volume button, a mute button and a brightness button on the multi-screen device.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the indication is one or more of a visual, audible and tactile indication.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the hardware features on the multi-screen device is accessible to a user when the multi-screen device is docked with the smartpad.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more hardware features of the multi-screen device control operation of the smartpad.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more o the one or more hardware features of the multi-screen device control operation are not supported by the smartpad.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein one or more o the one or more hardware features of the multi-screen device control operation are not supported by the smartpad, and one or more of a visual, audible and tactile indication is provided to a user indicating the lack of support.
19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising establishing a communications link between the smartpad and the multi-screen device.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the indication is a graphical presentation on the display.