Mobile virtual desktop

Abstract

A device includes a display screen a processor to render a display of a portion of a logical image on the screen. The logical image is larger than that which can be displayed on the display screen of the device. As the device is maneuvered through space, different portions of the logical image are displayed, and the user may interact with these portions as desired.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device, comprising:
 a display screen; and   a processor to render a display of a portion of a logical image on the screen.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a memory to store a dictionary of gestures. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a user input device. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is operable to act as a user input device. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is mounted on a watchband. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a separate eyepiece display. 
     
     
         7 . A device, comprising:
 a position determining circuit; and   a processor to interpret movement of the device based upon inputs received from the accelerometers and to determine an active application based upon the movement.   
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the device further comprises a user interface to allow the user to define a home coordinate for the device. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the position determining circuit further comprises a self-contained mechanism. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 7  wherein the device further comprises a memory to store gestures and corresponding actions based upon those gestures. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the device operates in a mode selected from the group comprises of: device relative, user awareness, and room awareness. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the device operates in room awareness mode only has access to objects specified as relevant for a particular room. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the objects specified as relevant for a particular room are in accordance with a company security policy. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the device is in communication with a second device and the two devices share a common game space. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the device further comprises a port to allow communication with other devices. 
     
     
         16 . A method of translating information, the method comprising:
 determining a current position of a mobile device in a mobile virtual desktop;   interpreting a gesture made with the mobile device on the mobile virtual desktop; and   translating the gesture from the mobile virtual desktop to at least one command for an operating system on the mobile device.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises receiving a user input indicating a home position for the device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein determining a current position further comprises deriving movement magnitude and direction from a home position. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein interpreting a gesture further comprises determining a movement and timing from a gesture made with the mobile device. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein translating the gesture further comprises accessing a database using movement and timing information as indexes, and determining a command from the movement and timing information.