Patent ID: 8682962

Claim:
A system comprising: a first portion; a second portion; a first operating platform; a second operating platform; each operating platform comprising a processor and an operating system; the second portion configured to connect with the first portion through one or more connection interfaces; one or more communication links between the first operating platform and the second operating platform; one or more server modules running on one or more of the first and second operating platforms, the one or more server modules configured to provide a communication interface for the first and second operating platforms; one or more client modules running on the other of the first and second operating platforms, the one or more client modules configured to communicate with the one or more server modules; and a selection switch configured to select an active operating platform from the first and second operating platforms; wherein responsive to selecting the active operating platform, the active operating platform operates the system according to settings communications transmitted between the one or more client modules and the one or more server modules; the settings communications comprising one or more of display settings and audio settings; wherein the active operating platform adopts settings from a previously active operating platform via communications transmitted between the one or more client modules and the one or more server modules; and wherein the one or more settings are maintained by the active operating platform responsive to disconnecting the first portion and the second portion.