Abstract: A method of controlling a wireless docking station, which has one or more peripheral devices connected thereto, which are controllable from a mobile device when the mobile device is docked with the wireless docking station. The method involves receiving (S41) a sensing signal indicating that a user is proximate the peripheral device(s) and detecting (S42) that a mobile device is within a predetermined range of the wireless docking station. An identification of the mobile device is determined and the user is requested (S43) to confirm that the user wants to dock the mobile device having the identification with the wireless docking station. When a confirmation signal (S44) is received, an authentication of the mobile device having the identification is permitted to be performed whereby the mobile device having the identification is docked (S47) with the wireless docking station if the authentication is successful.

Abstract: A method of controlling a wireless docking station, which has one or more peripheral devices connected thereto, which are controllable from a mobile device when the mobile device is docked with the wireless docking station. The method involves receiving (S41) a sensing signal indicating that a user is proximate the peripheral device(s) and detecting (S42) that a mobile device is within a predetermined range of the wireless docking station. An identification of the mobile device is determined and the user is requested (S43) to confirm that the user wants to dock the mobile device having the identification with the wireless docking station. When a confirmation signal (S44) is received, an authentication of the mobile device having the identification is permitted to be performed whereby the mobile device having the identification is docked (S47) with the wireless docking station if the authentication is successful.

Abstract: A system to enable a computer to provide output to a display over a general-purpose data transmission medium, such as USB. The system includes provision of a plurality of display interface components, each display interface component adapted to receive display data and transmission of the display data to the display via the general-purpose data transmission medium. Each component is associated with a respective stage of operation of the system. The system is configured to use a respective one of the display interface components during each of a plurality of distinct operational stages.

Abstract: A host device composites a first image (14) formed of overlapping image elements (15, 16) and transmits the first image (14) over the limited bandwidth connection to a display control device. The host device determines hidden display data (19) of one or more portions of one or more overlapped image elements (15, 16) whose display data was not in the composited first image (14) and transmits the hidden display data (19) to the display control device when the limited bandwidth connection has sufficient available bandwidth capacity, so that, when a second image to be displayed includes at least some of the hidden display data (19), the host device transmits information to the display control device instructing the display control device to use the previously transmitted hidden display data (19) to composite the second image using the transmitted hidden display data (19).

Abstract: A method, at a host device (10), of managing memory (28) of a display control device (16), the memory (28) being used for storing display data sent from the host device (10) to the display control device (16) for display. The method involves maintaining a map (18) at the host device (10) corresponding to the memory (28) at the display control device, the map (18) indicating locations corresponding to addresses of the memory (28) at which data is stored or not. The map (18) is used to determine a size of a portion of the display data, and a location on the map (18) where the portion of display data would fit into the memory. An address in the memory (28) corresponding to the determined location on the map (18), together with the portion of display data, is then sent to the display control device (16), and the location on the map (18) corresponding to the address in the memory (28) is updated to indicate that the address has data stored in it.

Abstract: A method, at a host device (10), of managing memory (28) of a display control device (16), the memory (28) being used for storing display data sent from the host device (10) to the display control device (16) for display. The method involves maintaining a map (18) at the host device (10) corresponding to the memory (28) at the display control device, the map (18) indicating locations corresponding to addresses of the memory (28) at which data is stored or not. The map (18) is used to determine a size of a portion of the display data, and a location on the map (18) where the portion of display data would fit into the memory. An address in the memory (28) corresponding to the determined location on the map (18), together with the portion of display data, is then sent to the display control device (16), and the location on the map (18) corresponding to the address in the memory (28) is updated to indicate that the address has data stored in it.

Abstract: A system to enable a computer to provide output to a display over a general-purpose data transmission medium, such as USB. The system includes provision of a plurality of display interface components, each display interface component adapted to receive display data and transmission of the display data to the display via the general-purpose data transmission medium. Each component is associated with a respective stage of operation of the system. The system is configured to use a respective one of the display interface components during each of a plurality of distinct operational stages.