Patent ID: 9213515
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a screen management system comprising a processor and via a network, a sign-in request from a primary computing device, wherein the primary computing device displays first visual content on a first screen, and wherein the primary computing device displays layout selection options for an extended screen layout and a stream layout; in response to authenticating the primary computing device using the sign-in request, establishing, by the screen management system, a multi-screen computing session; receiving, by the screen management system and via the multi-screen computing session, a configuration input from the primary computing device, wherein the configuration input defines a multi-screen configuration that identifies a second screen associated with an auxiliary device to be used as an extended screen for the primary computing device in the multi-screen computing session; establishing, by the screen management system, communication with the auxiliary device; creating, by the screen management system, a first web container for the primary computing device and a second web container for the auxiliary device, the second web container comprising a data structure that stores second visual content to be displayed on the second screen; and propagating, by the screen management system and via the network, the second web container to the auxiliary device for presentation of the second visual content at on a display of the auxiliary device.