Patent ID: 6683605
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
In a computer system which includes a plurality of host computers each having a CPU and a storage device for running and storing programs and an associated display for displaying images connected in a local area network, a wireless interface device comprising:means for wirelessly communicating and interfacing with said host computer, said communicating means including means for enabling a user to manually select a host computer from said plurality of host computers for connection for which connection was not previously established, wherein the connection is selected by way of a dialog box and for establishing a wireless connection with said selected host computer in response thereto and providing an indication of a connection to said host computer when wireless communication is established between said wireless interface and said selected host computer; means for displaying images being displayed on said selected host computer and for displaying locally generated images at said wireless interface device; and means responsive to said indication for automatically disabling a screen saver running on said selected host computer to prevent said screen saver from running on said wireless interface device.