Abstract: A method for synchronizing configuration states of a portable device across a plurality of computing platforms comprises associating a plurality of computing device platforms in a plurality of computing device types with a plurality of synchronization protocols; identifying a type of first computing device via a network; identifying a synchronization protocol associated with the computing device platform in the identified computing device; sending a configuration state from the portable device to the first computing device according to the identified synchronization protocol, and updating the configuration state according to user input on the first computing device; receiving an updated configuration state from the first computing device; translating the updated configuration state to a data format used by a second computing device platform in a second computing device; and storing the updated configuration state and the translated updated configuration state on the portable device.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing configuration states of a portable device across a plurality of computing platforms comprises associating a plurality of computing device platforms in a plurality of computing device types with a plurality of synchronization protocols; identifying a type of first computing device via a network; identifying a synchronization protocol associated with the computing device platform in the identified computing device; sending a configuration state from the portable device to the first computing device according to the identified synchronization protocol, and updating the configuration state according to user input on the first computing device; receiving an updated configuration state from the first computing device; translating the updated configuration state to a data format used by a second computing device platform in a second computing device; and storing the updated configuration state and the translated updated configuration state on the portable device.

Abstract: Portable devices for synchronizing configuration states across a plurality of computing platforms, as well as providing interactivity between the platforms. In one aspect, a portable device comprises a processor and a memory. The memory associates a plurality of computing devices with a plurality of synchronization protocols. The portable device detects a presence of a first computing device on a network; connects to the first computing device on identifies the type of the first computing device; identifies a synchronization protocol associated with the type of the first computing device; sends a configuration state from the portable device to the first computing device according to the identified synchronization protocol, wherein the first computing device updates the configuration state according to user input on the computing device; receives an updated configuration state from the first computing device; and stores the updated configuration state on the portable device.