Patent ID: 8417779

Claim:
An apparatus that interacts with a handheld carrier device hosting media content, comprising: a non-handheld base computing unit configured to support a media activity; a user interface, coupled with the non-handheld base computing unit, where the user interface enables a user to control operation of the media activity being supported by the non-handheld base computing unit; at least one sensor; and control logic coupled with the at least one sensor and the non-handheld computing unit, the control logic being configured to: detect a proximity of the handheld carrier device to the non-handheld base station; when the proximity exceeds a proximity threshold of the handheld carrier device, recognize the media activity and media content actively hosted by the handheld carrier device; and integrate at least a portion of the media content from the handheld carrier device into the operation of the media activity based upon the recognized media activity and the recognized media content.